Hockey Preview: Blue Devils at St. Mary's Thursday

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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (12-5-1, 0-1-1 WIAC) will wrap up non-conference play when they travel to St. Mary's University (3-10-3, 2-4-2 MIAC), Thursday, Jan. 17 for a 7:30 p.m. contest.   Stout will head into conference play Wednesday, Jan. 23 by hosting UW-Eau Claire.

HISTORICAL MARKER: It will be 50 years ago this Saturday, Jan. 19, that UW-Stout played their first known collegiate hockey game. The Blue Devils took on St. Paul Groveland, falling 8-4 to the visiting team. Current UW-Stout head coach Terry Watkins was a member of the St. Paul team and enrolled at Stout the following school yer. The Blue Devils later that day traveled to Eau Claire and downed the Eau Claire Rockets, 5-2, starting a three-game winning streak. Stout finished their inaugural season at 3-6-0. 

WEBCASTS: All UW-Stout home games are scheduled to be broadcast in a live video stream by Blue Devil Video. Live Stats will also be available for home games.

A LOOK AT UW-STOUT:

• The Blue Devils return four seniors, defensemen Mathias Ahman and Joe Kleven, and forwards Gavin Smith and Dylan Zins. Stout has eight juniors, seven sophomores, and 11 freshmen.
• Two freshmen are among the scoring leaders for the Blue Devils. Logan Nelson and Arturas Laikaitis both have a team-best three power play goals. Nelson leads the team with nine goals and six assists Laukaitis has eight goals and four assists.   
• Senior defenseman Mathias Ahman has been clamped down on a bit after his breakout All-American junior season. Ahman currently has seven goals and seven assists, tied for 28th nationally among defensemen. After scoring seven power play goals lasts season, Ahman got his first power play goal of the season, scoring on the advantage late in a 7-4 loss to St. Thomas, Dec. 7, and picked up his second at St. Olaf, Jan. 4, scoring the first goal of the game, and his third over six games with the lead-off goal against Northland College Tuesday. 
• Conner Valesano leads the team in assists with 11, while Hunter Anderson has 10 and Raphael Gosselin, Connor Chambers and Mathias Ahman each have seven.
• Tommi Ahlgren has been solid this season, including back-to-back shutouts in November. Ahlgren has a GAA of 1.89 for the season and is 17th nationally. Ahlgren is 28th nationally in saves percentage (.925), 11th in winning percentage (10-3-1, 750), tied for ninth in shutouts (2)
• In goal, Brady Meyers has made two appearances, picking up a 3-0 shutout win in his collegiate debut against Trine. He came on in relief to allow one goal and has a goals against average (GAA) of 0.61 and a saves percentage of .967. Ridge Gerads has made appearances in three games and has a GAA of 7.09 with 45 saves. 
• The Blue Devils are averaging 3.5 goals per game, good for a 21st ranking nationally. Stout is surrendering 2.2 goals per game, ranking 22nd and have a scoring margin of. 1.27, ranking 18th. The Blue Devils' penalty kill is currently fifth in the NCAA Division III (90.7).
• Complete Blue Devil 2018-19 Statistics

AHMAN IN NATIONAL STATS LAST SEASON

• Ahman received national attention last season as one of the highest scoring defensemen in all of NCAA Division III, finishing the season with 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points, ranking 16th nationally, averaging 0.85 points, a mark that led the WIAC. Ahman was second in the conference with seven power play goals, ranking 14th among all players nationally in power plays. Among defensemen, Ahman tied for third nationally in total goals. In the WIAC among all players, Ahman ranked seventh in goals scored (11), 10th in points (11-11-22), second in power play points (7-6-13) and 15th in assists (11). Ahman was an All-WIAC first team selection.

BLUE DEVIL SPECIAL TEAMS

• The Blue Devils are 13-68 on the power play (.191), ranked 34th nationally. Logan Nelson, Mathias Ahman and Arturas Laukaitis each have three power play goals, tied for 34th nationally. Alex Bowe has two power play goals. Lucas Carroll has two shorthanded goals, and is tied for second nationally. Jack Cernohous scored Stout's first shorthanded goal, his first career goal. The Blue Devils have scored at least one power play goal in nine games and have twice scored two power play goals in single games.
• On the penalty kill, the Blue Devils are 7-75 (.907), tops in the WIAC, and fifth among the NCAA Division III. 

LOTS OF GOALS

• When Stout scored seven goals in a 7-1 win over Northland College, Dec. 8, 2018, it was the most goals scored since scoring seven in a 7-2 win over Aurora University, Jan. 23, 2015. Only two weeks earlier, Stout scored eight goals in an 8-5 win over Concordia University Wisconsin, Jan. 10, 2015. The six goal differential over Northland was the widest since Stout defeated St. Thomas, 8-0, Nov. 7, 2009.

BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS

• Tommi Ahlgren recorded 32 saves in a 3-0 shutout win over Lawrence University, Nov. 16, then took a 4-0 shutout win over No. 7 Marian University, Nov. 17, where he recorded 27 saves. Over the last two games, Ahlgren was able to successfully turn away 10 power play opportunities. The Blue Devils last posted back-to-back shutouts win, Jan. 29, 2011 with a 1-0 win at UW-Superior, and Feb. 3, 2011, a 2-0 win at UW-Eau Claire. The first time Stout put together back-to-back shutout wins was Jan. 29-30, 1999, with two home wins, 4-0, 5-0, over St. Scholastics. Tom Lescovich recorded the back-to-back shutouts in 2011, and Ben Plester and Todd Sether teamed for the 1999 shutouts.

BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT

• The Blue Devils went 2-1 on the week, downing Northland College, 5-1, Jan. 8, before returning home Jan. 11 to edge Hamline University, 2-1, before seeing their winning streak stop at five games with a 3-2 overtime loss to fourth-ranked Augsburg University, Jan. 12.
• Stout's Dmytro Kobylyanskyi scored his first goal of the season as he shot from the point and beat the glove of Augsburg's Daniil Gerasimov to tie the game up at 2-2, but fourth-ranked Augsburg University scored at 1:47 of overtime to take a 3-2 win Jan. 12.| Game Story and Statistics
• The Blue Devils scored early and late to snag a 2-1 win over Hamline University, Jan. 11. Conner Valesano scored about a minute into the game to put Stout on the scoreboard first. The Pipers scored late in the first period to tie. Dylan Zins had a breakaway goal midway through the third period for the win. | Game Story and Statistics
• For the second time this season, Nelson scored two goals and an assist against the Lumberjacks. The freshman scored two goals and added an assist and Mathias Ahman scored this third power play goal over six games as UW-Stout defeated Northland College, 5-1, Jan. 8.  | Game Story and Statistics

Game Stats Tracker

UW-Stout	Statistics	St. Mary's
3.5	Goals/game	2.69
2.2	Goals Allowed	3.03
19.1 percent	Power Play %	18.8 percent
89.0 percent	Penalty Kill %	83.6
3	Shutouts	0

SCOUTING ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY

• St. Mary's (3-10-3) is led by Sophomore Tommy Stang who leads the Cardinals in goals with six and points with 12. Stang also has three goals in the power play this season. Tyson Liverance has five goals and has added six assists. Dylan Robertson has 11 points, all coming from assists. In goal, Nick Nast has started in 10 games and has a 3.03 goal against average to go along with a .895 save percentage. Al Rogers has started six games in net and owns a 3.15 goal against average. Rogers also has a .910 save percentage. 
• St. Mary's Stats

CARDINALS LAST TIME OUT

• The Cardinals split a pair of conference games with Concordia-Moorhead, losing 5-3, Jan. 11, but bouncing back for a big 7-2 win over the Cobbers, Jan. 12.
• This was the kind of game Saint Mary's men's hockey coach Bill Moore has been waiting all season for. The Cardinals nearly scored as many goals in Saturday's rematch against Concordia Saturday afternoon as there were goals scored in Friday's 5-3 Concordia victory in the first game of the two-game series. Ryan Stoynich (Calgary, Alberta) scored twice, as the Cardinals erupted for a season-high seven goals in routing the Cobbers 7-2 at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena — and dealing Concordia its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss of the season. The Cardinals' offense exploded in the first period, scoring three times within the game's opening 10 minutes. Owen Sikich (Wolfeboro, N.H.) opened the scoring less than two minutes into the first period, and a minute later, Jack Hatton(Naperville, Ill.) pushed that advantage to 2-0. Jack Stang (Mendota Heights, Minn.) would add to the Saint Mary's lead with a goal midway through the frame, as the Cardinals took a commanding 3-0 lead into the locker room after the game's opening 20 minutes. And the Cardinals were just getting warmed up. Tommy Stang (Mendota Heights, Minn.) pushed the Saint Mary's lead to 4-0, and Stoynich would net back-to-back tallies to make it 6-0 midway through the third period. Concordia's Mario Bianchi foiled Saint Mary's goalie Al Rogers' (New Haven, Conn.) shutout bid with a power-play goal at 11:40, only to have Saint Mary's Ryan Charko (Warren, N.J.) answer with a power-play goal of his own two minutes later to make it 7-1. Rogers finished with 20 saves in goal for Saint Mary's, while Jacob Stephan made 30 saves in goal for Concordia. | Game Story and Statistics
• It was a true see-saw affair between Concordia and the Saint Mary's University men's hockey team through the game's first two periods Friday evening. The Cobbers would go up, and the Cardinals would answer — again, and again, and again. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, Concordia went up — and stayed up — in the third period. Concordia scored a pair of third-period goals — including an empty-netter with 50 seconds remaining — to hand the Cardinals a 5-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. The Cobbers struck early in the first period — very early — as Joe Burgmeier scored off an assist from Tanner Okeson just 10 seconds in. The lead did not last long, as Jack Stang (Mendota Heights, Minn.) scored — off assists from linemates Tommy Stang (Mendota Heights, Minn.) and Ryan Stoynich (Calgary, Alberta) — to knot the game at 1-1. Concordia regained the lead at 13:58 of the opening period, only to have Saint Mary's answer — exactly five minutes later — on a goal by Owen Sikich (Wolfeboro, N.H.) to make it 2-2 after 20 minutes of play. Less than three minutes into the second period, Concordia had a golden opportunity to break the 2-2 deadlock, but Saint Mary's goalie Al Rogers (North Haven, Conn.) stoned CC's Alex Stoley on a penalty shot to keep the game tied. Rogers may have stopped Stoley, but he could not keep Burgmeier from finding the back of the net for a second time, as the Cobber junior gave CC a 3-2 lead at 4:28 of the middle frame. And for the third straight time, the Cardinals had an answer for the Cobbers' goal, this time coming off the stick of Kyle Meeh (Fenton, Mo.), who scored at 12:31 to make it 3-3 heading into the game's final 20 minutes. Neither team had the upper hand early in the third period, but the Cobbers broke the stalemate on a goal by Jacen Bracko at 11:37 and Stoley added an empty-netter with 50 seconds remaining to round out the scoring. Rogers finished with 37 saves in goal for Saint Mary's, while Jacob Stephan stopped 33 Cardinal shots in goal for the Cobbers. | Game Story and Statistics

WHEN STOUT AND ST. MARY'S MET LAST

• UW-Stout did all it could to claw its way back to even, but St. Mary's University found the upper hand as the Cardinals defeated the Blue Devils 7-4 at the Fanetti Community Center, Jan. 19, 2018. Stout tied the game up after being down three goals, but St. Mary's next three goals came out to be the deciding factor. | Game Story and Statistics

USCHO.com TOP 15 DIVISION III POLL: The Blue Devils received votes in the 2018-19 USCHO.com poll starting Nov. 18, but dropped out in mid-December. They returned to the "Receiving Votes" category with 10 in the Jan. 7 poll and currently have 16. . Blue Devil 2018-19 opponents ranking in the Top 15 in the Dec. 10 USHCO.com Division III poll are: UW-Stevens Point, 1st (Feb. 1, Feb. 8); UW-Eau Claire, 3rd (Nov. 28, Jan. 23) and Augsburg University, 4th. (Jan. 12).  USCHO.com Division III Poll

TEAM CAPTAINS: Captains for the 2018-19 season are Mathias Ahman, Conner Valesano, Lucas Carroll and Adam Kresl.



AWARDS AND HONORS: 2018-19:

• 2018-19: Tommi Ahlgren was selected as the WIAC Athlete of the Week for the second time this season after stopping 23 shots in 4-2 win over St. Olaf, Jan. 4...Tommi Ahlgren was named the WIAC athlete of the week and to the D3hockey.com Team of the Week, Nov. 20, after posting back-to-back shutout wins over Lawrence (3-0) and seventh ranked Marian (4-0).

UW-STOUT COACH TERRY WATKINS

• The 2018-19 season marks Terry Watkins' (264-315-41) 23rd 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. Watkins played in UW-Stout's first-ever game, but he was a member of the Blue Devils' opponents, St. Paul Groveland, Jan. 19, 1969. St. Paul beat the Blue Devils, 8-4. Watkins enrolled at Stout the following school year and joined the hockey team.
• 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.
• Watkins came into the season with a 252-310-40 record.

SAINT MARY'S BILL MOORE

• Bill Moore is the Saint Mary's University men's hockey coach, a position he has held since the 2008-09 school year. In 2014-15, Moore guided the Cardinals to their first MIAC post-season appearance since 2003-04, earning MIAC Coach of the Year honors. The Cardinals, who finished second in the regular-season conference standings in 2014-15, reached the MIAC Playoff championship game, falling to Hamline 4-2. Moore's 2014-15 Cardinals reached the conference tournament title game for the first time since 1994-95—and finished with a 15-10-2 overall record, their most wins since that same 1994-95 campaign. Moore again guided the Cardinals to the MIAC Playoffs in 2015-16, finishing third in the regular-season standings. The Cardinals dropped a 5-4 overtime heartbreaker to eventual champion Augsburg in the playoff semifinals.

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.

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.

PREVIOUS BLUE DEVIL HAT TRICKS (since 2008)
Mathias Ahman vs. St. Olaf College, Jan. 5, 2018
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...
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, Mathias Ahman vs. St. Olaf College, Jan. 5, 2018
A Stout player recorded a shorthanded goal: Lucas Carroll vs. Lawrence University, Nov. 16, 2018 (W 3-0)
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: 41, Tommi Ahlgren vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 30, 2018
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: 7 vs. Northland College (W 7-1), Dec. 8, 2018
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. Marian University, Nov. 17, 2018 (3-0); vs. Lawrence University, Nov. 16, 2018 (4-0); vs. Trine University (3-0), Oct. 26, 2018 vs. St. Olaf College (3-0), Dec. 10, 2016; Gustavus Adolphus (0-0), Nov. 7, 2015
Stout recorded back-to-back shutouts: Nov. 16, 2018, 3-0, vs. Lawrence University, Nov. 17, 2018, 4-0, vs. Marian University
Stout was shut out: vs. Aurora University (2-0), Nov. 24, 2017
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 Nov. 19, 2018 and received a single vote in the Dec. 3 rankings before dropping out...the last time the Blue Devils were mentioned was with 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.

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.

HOME ICE: 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.

LIGHTING THE LAMP: It will now be easier to see when the the Blue Devils score. The Fanetti Community Center this summer received an upgrade in their lighting. The lighting in the ice arena was recently replaced with LED lights. The replacement was helped by Xcel Energy through their incentive program, Focus on Energy. The incentives offered by Xcel Energy and Focus on Energy - including bonus incentives through the program's limited-time Community Small Business Offerings (CSBO) campaign - helped offset the cost of the Menomonie Youth Hockey Association Ice Board's investment. | Complete Story

UP NEXT:  It's all conference play from here-on-out. The Blue Devils host UW-Eau Claire, Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m., then will host UW-Superior, Friday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m