THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (3-1-0, 0-0-0 WIAC) will host #11 Augsburg College (3-0-1, 0-0-0 MIAC), Friday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. before heading out on the road for nearly a month when they travel to St. Olaf College (0-4-0, 0-0-0 MIAC), Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Stout will take to the road for nearly a month before turning home to host St. Olaf on Dec. 10.

WEBCASTS: All UW-Stout home games are scheduled to be broadcast in a live video stream by Blue Devil Video with Trey Gardner and Sam Naegele on the call. Live Stat will also be available for home games. Check out the Blue Devil schedule page for multimedia available for road games.

UW-STOUT: The Blue Devils needed additional scoring and so far this year, they are getting it at opportune times on their way to a 3-1 overall record with 16 players scoring at least one point and eight players scoring at least one goal. Senior Riley Colvard has scored three goals, only goal short of his single season best of four that he set last season. Senior Justin Moody and freshman Connor Valesano have both scored two goals and two assists. Senior goalkeeper Spencer Viele has started three games and has a goals against average of 2.62, while freshman Tommi Ahlgren made his first start Saturday night against Gustavus and has a GAA of 0.76. The Blue Devil power play has a been a little low, recorded only two power play goals in 16 opportunities. On the other hand, the Blue Devils penalty kill is 91.3 percent, allowing only two power play goals in 23 attempts. The Blue Devils have received one vote in each of the past two USCHO.com coaches poll. | 2016-17 Statistics

BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT: The Blue Devils lost 6-2 at Bethel University, Nov. 4, but turned it around the next night with a 2-1 win over Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 5. Coming off their first loss of the season the previous night, and fighting off a Gustavus ( team that played top-ranked and defending national champion UW-Stevens Point to a 3-3 draw, the Blue Devils kept the Gusties scoreless in the first two periods. The Gusties got on the board first when Jake Bushey scored at 8:47, with an assist from Colin Hernon. The Blue Devils took the goose egg off the board when Karl Andersen took a pass and skated slightly to side of the net to put the puck home in a crowd and notch his first goal of the season at 13:53. Andersen was assisted by Adam Kresl and Derek Sand. Just about four minutes later, the Blue Devils got the game-winner when Justin Moody blasted a pass to Joe Anderson from across the ice and Anderson also picked up his first goal of the season. Jordan Stejskal was also credited with an assist on the play. | Story and Statistics

UW-STOUT PREVIEW: Are the Blue Devils a veteran team or are they a young, inexperienced team? The argument can certainly be made both ways. The Blue Devils are heavy in seniors with nine on the roster, and all nine have seen a great deal of time in a UW-Stout uniform. By the same token, 12 freshmen and one junior transfer will be putting on the navy and white for the first time this season. With only one junior returner, the Blue Devils lean more towards the younger side with seven sophomores. Senior Justin Moody was second on the team last year in scoring with nine goals and a team-high 14 assists, and earned all-WIAC honorable mention honors. Sophomore Joe Anderson scored six goals and nine assists. Senior forwards Riley Colvard and Craig Lindegard were among the team leaders in assists. Colvard had 10 assists to goal along with four goals and Lindegard dished off 11 assists along with three goals. Senior Shayne McLaughlin pushed in seven goals and fellow senior Karl Andersen had five goals and five assists. Senior goalie Spencer Viele is Stout's only returning goalie. An injury early in the season slowed Viele down after an initial fiery start. Viele finished the season with a 4-3-2 overall record and an GAA of 2.56. Sophomore defenseman Joe Kleven returns after an all-WIAC honorable mention, season. Kleven was also an offensive threat with six goals and six assists. The Blue Devils will need to more offensive to move up in the WIAC. Stout last year averaged 2.7 goals per contest. The defense allowed only 3.4. | 2015-16 Blue Devil Statistics

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SCOUTING AUGSBURG: The Auggies of Augsburg come into Friday's game ranked 11th in the lastest USCHO poll and 12th in the D3hockey.com poll. The Auggies boast no losses on their record, but did tie a tough Hamline team in their first game of the season. To add more to their resume, they beat eighth ranked UW-Eau Claire 2-1 in overtime last saturd Their best win on the season came against UW-Superior as the Auggies piled up eight goals as eight different players scored goals and 13 copped at least one point in an 8-4 win. Nate Flynn leads the Auggies with three goals and a point. Corbin Chapman also has scored three goals. Rory Vessel has dished off five assists. Nick Schmit, who played his freshman year at Stout, and Jordyn Kaufer are splitting time evenly. Schmit has a 2-0-0 record with a goals against average of 1.93, while Kaufer is 1-0-1 with a 2.58 GAA. | Statistics

LAST TIME OUT: In their last game against the ranked Blugolds, the Auggies were able to win by an OT penalty shot. Nate Flyn scored the final goal with 36 seconds remaining. Goalie Nick Schmit, a transfer from Stout made his second start for the Auggies, stopping 35 of the 36 shots he faced to pick up the victory. | Story and Stats

WHEN AUGSBURG AND STOUT LAST MET: UW-Stout matched Augsburg College's first period goal, but could not match the Auggies in the third period and Augsburg went on to a 4-1 win at Ed Saugestad Rink last season. Following a scoreless second period, the Auggies' Corbin Chapman opened the scoring with a third period goal at the 7:21 mark to break the tie, then at the 14:57 mark, Chapman completed the hat trick. Chris Nuth completed the scoring with an empty net goal with just over a minute remaining in the game. | Story and Stats

THE SERIES: Augsburg leads the series 11-7-1. The Auggies have won the last three meetings.



SCOUTING ST. OLAF: The Oles, coming into this weekend, are winless under first year coach Mike Eaves. Previous to coming to Northfield, Eaves coached the University of Wisconsin for 14 years. The Oles' biggest offensive outburst came in a 5-4 loss to Hamline last Saturday. Menomonie native Drew Otto leads the Oles in goals with three and two assists. Tobias Gabrielson has a pair of goals and a pair of assists. The Oles have been outscored 4.5-2.5 in their first four games. | Statistics

LAST TIME OUT: Hamline University scored four times in the third period to overcome a two-goal deficit to defeat St. Olaf 5-4 in a MIAC men's hockey game on Saturday night at Northfield Ice Arena. | Story and Stats

WHEN ST. OLAF AND STOUT LAST MET The Blue Devils won both contests last year, taking a 4-1 win in Northfield, Minn., in November and a 5-3 win over the Oles in December in Menomonie. | Story and Stats

THE SERIES: Stout holds a 19-12-0 lead in a series that began on Nov. 20, 1971 in Menomonie with a 7-2 Stout win. The Blue Devils have won four of the last contests.


USCHO.com TOP 15 DIVISION III POLL: Blue Devil 2016-17 opponents receiving votes in the latest USHCO.com Division III poll are: UW-Stevens Point, 1st; UW-Eau Claire, 13th; Augsburg (11th). St. Scholastica (10pts), UW-River Falls (1), and UW-Superior (3) are receiving votes. Stout is receiving one vote. | USCHO.com Division III Poll

TEAM CAPTAIN Captains for the 2016-17 season are Derek Sand, Justin Moody and Shayne McLaughlin. Sand and Moody are captains for the second consecutive year.

AWARDS AND HONORS: 2016-17: After dishing off three assists in the first period against Finlandia University in the season opener and adding another assist the following night, freshman defenseman Trent Olson was selected as the UW-Stout/Digi-Copy Athlete of the Week, Oct. 31.


THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Terry Watkins (236-282-35) is in his 21st season as the head coach of the Blue Devils' varsity program. Watkins spent eight years coaching the club team (104-102-16) as Stout prepared to return to varsity status in 1997. Watkins was the 2006-07 NCHA coach of the year when Stout finished in a three-way tie for first. Watkins had a Hall of Fame career at Stout as a defenseman. Stout won a WIAC title in 2010-11, and an NCHA title during the 2006-07 season. Watkins reached 700 games as the head coach of a UW-Stout hockey team (varsity and club) when the Blue Devils played UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 7, 2013.


THE CONFERENCES: UW-Stout is a member of the five-team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The WIAC is made up of Stout, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Superior and UW-River Falls. Both Augsburg and St. Olaf are members of the MIAC.

PREVIOUS BLUE DEVIL HAT TRICKS (since 2008)
Joe Anderson vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Jan. 9, 2016
Tyler Cayemberg vs. Concordia University Wisconsin, Nov. 21, 2015
Austin Nelson vs. Aurora University, Jan. 23, 2015
Branden Gay vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 2, 2011
Branden Gay vs. St. Norbert, Feb. 12, 2011
Scott Motz vs. St. Mary's University, Jan. 13, 2009
Nick Klaren vs. Northland, Nov. 4, 2008
Scott Motz vs. Northland, Nov. 4, 2008
Derek Hanson vs. Augsburg, Oct. 31, 2008
Derek Hanson vs. Concordia, Oct. 24, 2008

The Last Time in a Single Game...
Two Stout players recorded a hat trick: Scott Motz, Nick Klaren vs. Northland College, Nov. 4, 2008
A Stout player recorded two or more power play goals: 2, Tyler Cayemberg vs. Concordia Wisconsin, Nov. 21, 2015
A Stout player recorded a shorthanded goal: Tyler Cayemberg vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Dec. 11, 2015
Stout scored two empty net goals: Jake Useldinger, Nolan Kirley vs. Saint Mary's University, Jan. 16, 2016
A Stout goalie recorded 40-45 saves: 44, Nick Schmit vs. Hamline University, Jan. 8, 2016
A Stout goalie recorded 46-50 saves: 49, Spencer Viele vs. Aurora University, Jan. 24, 2015
A Stout goalie recorded 50-55 saves: 51, Corey Koop vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 20, 2014
A Stout goalie recorded 55-plus saves: 59, Corey Koop vs. UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 7, 2013
A Stout player recorded four goals: 4, Brad Weappa vs. Hamline University, Jan. 18, 2000
A Stout goalie recorded an assist: Spencer Viele vs. UW-Superior, Jan. 29, 2016
A Stout team scored 5-7 goals: 6 vs. Saint Mary's (W 6-3), Jan. 16, 2016
A Stout team scored 8-10 goals: 8 vs. Concordia Wisconsin (W 8-5), Jan. 10, 2015
A Stout team scored 10-plus goals: 11 vs. Northland College (W 11-2), Nov. 4, 2008
Stout posted a shutout: vs. Gustavus Adolphus (0-0), Nov. 7, 2015
Stout was shut out: vs. UW-Stevens Point (0-7), Feb. 3, 2016
Both teams played to a scoreless tie: vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 7, 2015

BLUE DEVIL RECORD BOOK
Individual Records
Goals by Game: 8, Glenn LaChapelle vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 18, 1973
Assists by Game: 9, Chuck Gerber vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 18, 1973
Points by Game: 9, Glenn LaChapelle (8/1) vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 18, 1973; Chuck Gerber (0/9) vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 18, 1973;
Saves by Game: 67, Tom Slupe vs. Wisconsin JV, Feb. 14, 1970
Goals by Season: 43, Glenn LaChappelle, 1972-73
Assists by Season: 28, Derek Hanson, 2008-09
Points by Season: 65, Glenn LaChapelle (43/22), 1972-73
Saves by Season: 850, Tad Larson, 1977-78
Goalie Win/Loss Record by Season: 21-5-2, Matt Koenig, 2008-09
Goals by Career: 80, Glenn LaChapelle, 1970-73
Assists by Career: 80, Derek Hanson, 2006-10; Scott Motz, 2006-10
Points by Career: 140, Derek Hanson (60/80), 2006-10
Saves by Career: 2480, Tad Larson, 1974-78
Goalie Win/Loss Record by Career: 44-16-4, Matt Koenig, 2005-09
Fastest First Period Goal: 10 seconds, Mark Ryder vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 17, 1973
Fastest Second Period Goal: 6 seconds, Mike Kautz vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 20, 2006
Fastest Third Period Goal: 6 seconds, Duane Johnson vs. St. Cloud State, Dec. 2, 1978
Fastest Overtime Goal: 6 seconds, Curt Moore vs. Concordia, Nov. 26, 1976
Team Records
Most Goals in a Period: 11, vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 17, 1973
Most Goals in a Game: 21 vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 17, 1973
Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 18, vs. Wisconsin JV, Feb. 14, 1970
Most Penalty Minutes: 21-54 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Dec. 13, 1997
Most Penalty Minutes, Both Teams: 35-96 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Dec. 13, 1997


STOUT'S RANKED HISTORY: The Blue Devils returned to the USCHO.com poll, albeit it was only one vote in the Oct. 31, 2016 poll. The last time Stout was mentioned was Jan. 18, 2016...The Blue Devils returned to the USCHO.com Division III poll, Jan. 18, 2016, after nearly a four year hiatus, receiving five votes. A tie and two straight losses the following week dropped the Blue Devils out of the poll. Stout finished the 2008-09 season as the second ranked team in the USCHO.com poll. With the exception of the Nov. 17, 2008, USCHO.com poll, Stout had been ranked in the top 15 since the Nov. 13, 2006, poll. Stout made their first appearance in the poll on Nov. 27, 2000, when they received one vote, then moved up to 10th the following week. The 2008-09 season ending poll matched Stout's previous high mark of second in the Jan. 29, 2007, poll. Stout opened the 2009-10 season ranked third, their highest-ever season-opening ranking, but fell out of the polls midway through the season and returned to the top 15, Nov. 22, 2010. Stout was in the 2011-12 USCHO.com poll early in the season, dropped out, returned again, but dropped out. Stout returned to the poll after a win over top-ranked St. Norbert, Jan. 18, 2012, garnering eight votes in the Jan. 21, 2012, poll, effectively ranking the Blue Devils 19th. Stout returned to the poll in the early part of the 2012-13 season, receiving seven votes in the Dec. 3, 2012 poll before dropping out. | USCHO.com Division III poll

SCORELESS TIE: If fans were looking for scoring in the UW-Stout/Gustavus Adolphus College game Nov. 7, 2015, they went away disappointed. The scoreless tie with the Gusties was a first for UW-Stout, which has never had a scoreless tie in any of the program's varsity games, stretching back to 1968. Gustavus last season set an NCAA Division III record for ties with eight and one was a scoreless tie. According to Tim Danehy of collegehockeystats.net, scoreless ties are "not common obviously, but not that rare overall" across all divisions, both men and women, and appear to be on the rise. So far this year, six scoreless ties have been reported, but the Stout/Gustavus double goose eggs were the first of the season for Division III men. Last season there were 17 scoreless ties reported to collegehockeystats.net, of which six were Division III men, Danehy said. In 2013-14 there were nine total and 2012-13 had 10 total. The same night UW-Stout and Gustavus were going scoreless, the UW-Eau Claire women and St. Catherine played to a 0-0 decision.

LENDING AN ASSIST: Two different Stout goalies earned assists during the 2015-16 season. Spencer Viele was awarded an assist Nov. 6 against Bethel University, then added a second assist Jan. 29 at UW-Superior and Chase Hollander earned an assist Nov. 21, 2015, against Concordia. The three helpers mark the first time two UW-Stout goalies have gotten an assist in the same year since the team returned to varsity status 20 years ago...When Spencer Viele was awarded an assist against Bethel University, Nov. 6, 2015, he was not the first Stout goalie, and won't be the last, to get an assist. Since the Blue Devil hockey program returned to varsity play during the 1996-97 season, seven goalies have earned at least one assist. Chase Hollander was awarded an assist for his pass as Danny Ray scored against UW-Superior, Jan. 17, 2015. Corey Koop did it during the 2013-14 season, Jeff Stone during the 2008-09 season, and Jake Schuman during the 2004-05 season each recorded an assist. Jeff Dotson did it in 2000-01 as a freshman, then did it again as a senior in 2003-04. Kelly Elde did it twice during the 1996-97 season.

ALL TIED UP: When the Blue Devils notched a 3-3 tie with St. Scholastica, Jan. 19, 2016, it tied a school record for most ties in a single season with four. The 2009-10 team and the 2004-05 team each finished with four ties. The Blue Devils snapped that record a week later, Jan. 28, when they forged a 2-2 tie with ninth ranked UW-Eau Claire, then finished with six in the final game of the season against UW-River Falls.

NEW NAME: The Dunn County Board in 2015 approved renaming the Dunn County Ice Arena the Fanetti Community Center in recognition of Marilyn Fanetti's contribution to fundraising efforts undertaken by the Menomonie Youth Hockey Association to remodel and add to the arena at the Dunn County Recreation Park. Fanetti donated $370,000 to the project and asked that the hockey arena and new community room be named for her family.

UP NEXT: The Blue Devils will be at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, Friday, Nov. 18, then will be at Concordia-Wisconsin, Saturday, Nov. 19. Stout does not return home until Saturday, Dec. 10 when they host St. Olaf College.