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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (11-4-1, 0-1-1 WIAC) will travel to Northland College (6-6-2, 4-4-2 NCHA) Tuesday, Jan. 8 before hosting Hamline University (2-11-1, 2-6-0 MIAC), Friday, Jan. 11 and Augsburg University (12-1-2, 7-0-1 MIAC), Saturday, Jan. 12. Stout will be at St. Mary's University, Thursday, Jan. 17 in their final non-conference game of the season and head into conference play Wednesday, Jan. 23 by hosting UW-Eau Claire.


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 10 , while Hunter Anderson has nine 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 1.88 for the season and is 17th nationally. Ahlgren is 28th nationally in saves percentage (.927), 11th in winning percentage (10-2-1, 773), tied for ninth in shutouts (2)
• In goal, Brady Meyers has made two appearances, picking up the 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 3.7 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 (91.0
• 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 13-65 on the power play (.200), 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 6-72 (.917), 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

• Forgive Logan Nelson if he might be looking forward to playing Northland College twice every year for the remainder of his career.  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, Tuesday. The win was the second over the Lumberjacks in a month. The teams met in Menomonie, Dec. 8, with the Blue Devils taking a 7-1 win. The Lumberjacks will join the WIAC beginning with the 2019-20 season. | Game Story and Statistics 
• UW-Stout rained on St. Olaf's parade as the Blue Devils scored three first period goal on their way to a 4-2 win over the Oles as the school played their first-ever game at the just completed on-campus St. Olaf Ice Arena Jan. 4. Senior defenseman and team captain Mathias Ahman put the Blue Devils (10-4-1) on the board seven minutes into the game, scoring his sixth goal of the season and second power play goal, getting assists from Alex Nagel and Connor Chambers. Stout scored two goals in just less than four minutes of game time to take a 3-0 first period lead when freshman Arturas Laukaitis scored at 11:31 and Gavin Smith scored at 15:28. Lucas Carroll assisted on both goals and Smith assisted on Laukaitis' goal and Alex Toscano assisted on Smith's goal. The Oles cut the lead to 3-1 when Roshen Jaswal scored with just over two minutes left to play in the period. Nagel got the goal back late in the second period, getting assists from Joe Kleven and Conner Valesano at 17:39. Jaswal made the game more interesting in the third period when he scored his second goal of the game, this one coming on the power play at 13:59. Tommi Ahlgren recorded 23 saves for the Blue Devils and Eric Hancock turned away 23 shots. Including an exhibition game in October, this was the team's third win over St. Olaf this season.  | Game Story and Statistics

Game Stats Tracker

UW-Stout	Statistics	Northland College	Hamline University	Augsburg University
3.7	Goals/game	3.0	1.9	4.2
2.2	Goals Allowed	3.5	4.3	2.3
20.0 percent	Power Play %	21.4 percent	8.1 percent	26.2 percent
91.7 percent	Penalty Kill %	81.1 percent	78.0 percent	82.5 percent
3	Shutouts	0	1	2

SCOUTING NORTHLAND COLLEGE

• Northland (6-6-2) were winless in the month of January, but have won the past two games in January. Kalib Ford is leading the 'Jacks in points with 15 points. Ford has five goals and a team leading 10 assists. Lucas DeBenedet is Northland's leading scorer with eight goals. A pair of freshmen forwards have double digits with Zackary Fisher having 13 points (6g, 7a) and Cole Woodliffe having 10 points (5g, 5a). Senior David Krejcik has the majority of the minutes this season, starting 12 of the 14 games. Krejcik ones a .910 save percentage and a 2.91 goals against average. 
• Lumberjacks Stats

LUMBERJACKS LAST TIME OUT

• The 'Jacks met with the College of St. Scholastica in a NCHA showdown on back to back nights. The matchups took place on January 4 at Northland and January 5 at St. Scholastica. Northland came out of both games victorious with wins of 4-3 at home and 4-2 away. 
• Game 1 and Game 2 

WHEN STOUT AND NORTHLAND MET LAST

• After dropping a non-conference game the previous night, UW-Stout found their stride as they beat Northland College, 7-1, Dec. 8 in Menomonie. The Lumberjacks scored first, but the Blue Devils scored seven unanswered goals. Stout had four goals in the second period and three in the third period. Austin Jackson and Logan Nelson each had two goals and Conner Valesano dished off three assists. | Game Story and Statistics

SCOUTING HAMLINE UNIVERSITY

• After losing 10 seniors from last year, Hamline (2-11-1) is trying to find their stride on the ice. The Pipers are winless in their last seven games. The Pipers are led by Weiland Parrish who leads the team in goals with six and points with eight. Parrish also has four goals coming from the power play. Mitch McPherson also has eight points (4g, 4a). The Pipers have used two goalies this year. Sam Nelson has started eight games and owns a 3.26 goal against average and a .90 save percentage. Evan Robert has started six games and owns a 5.08 goal against average and a .851 save percentage. 
• Hamline Stats

PIPERS LAST TIME OUT

• Hamline had a pair of games against MIAC opponent, Augsburg on January 4 and January 5. The Pipers fell in both games losing 6-3 at home and 2-7 at Augsburg. 
• Game 1 and Game 2

WHEN STOUT AND HAMLINE MET LAST

• Hamline University scored the final three goals of the game, including two in the third period, to give UW-Stout a 5-3 loss Jan. 12, 2018, at TRIA Rink. But in the first two periods, it was the Blue Devils (5-9-2)  that came from behind and eventually took a lead. Hamline (4-9-1) opened the game with a goal at the 12:14 mark of the first period by Russ Jordan. Stout's Mathia Ahman tied the score just under two minutes later, getting his 10th goal of the season and seventh on the power play, with assists from Connor Chambers and Evan Butcher. Seconds later, the Pipers took the lead back on a goal by Brandon Reinholz. Most of the second period belonged to Stout. Alex Toscano scored at 9:57, with assists by Adam Kresland Joe Kleven, to tie the score. Stout took the lead, 3-2, at 16:10 on a Gavin Smith goal, with assists by Lucas Carroll and Jordan Stejskal. Hamline took advantage on the power play just three seconds before the end of the second period when Mitch McPherson scored at 19:57. The Pipers took a 4-3 lead on Jordan's second goal of the game at 6:53 in the third period, then salted the game away with an empty net goal at 19:08 by McPherson. | Game Story and Statistics

SCOUTING AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY

• Augsburg (12-1-2), ranked fourth in the latest USCHO.com poll, has been red hot in the 2018-19 season having a 7-0-1 record against MIAC oppenents. Senior Alex Rodriguez is having a career year for the Auggies. Rodriguez is currently leading the nation in goals with 13. To go along with his 13 goals, Rodriguez has 10 assists. Luke Dietsch has 19 points (9g, 10a) on the season. Augsburg also has seven players with double digit points. In net, Nick Schmit has been leading in minutes and has started 10 games. Schmit has a 2.09 goal against average and a .929 save percentage. Daniil Gerasimov has started four games and owns a 2.39 goal against average and .911 save percentage. 
• Augsburg Stats

AUGGIES LAST TIME OUT

• With nearly a month off for Holiday Break, Augsburg didn't miss a beat beating MIAC opponent Hamline twice last weekend. On January 4, Augsburg went to Hamline and beat the Pipers, 6-3. The next night, Augsburg played in front of their home crowd and came out victorious, 7-2. 
• Game 1 and Game 2 

WHEN STOUT AND AUGSBURG MET LAST

• Augsburg University struck early and often, scoring the first four goals of the game on their way to a 6-2 win over UW-Stout Jan. 13, 2018. The Auggies (12-5-0) scored three times in the first period. The Auggies struck first when Jake Larson scored at 2-minutes, 59-minutes. Augsburg added a goal at the six minutes mark and again at the 16 minute mark to carry a 3-0 lead into the first break. Augsburg struck again less than two minutes into the second period, taking a 4-0 lead before Stout got on the scoreboard. Jonathan Marzec scpred his second goal of the calendar year, | 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, and but dropped out in mid-December. They returned to the "Receiving Votes" category with 10 in the Jan. 7 poll. . 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). Marian University (Nov. 17) and St. Thomas (Dec. 7) are receiving votes. USCHO.com Division III Poll

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

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Week Five: Tommi Ahlgren, Jr, Tampere, Finland;


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' (263-314-41) 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.

NORTHLAND'S SEAMUS GREGORY

• Seamus Gregory was hired as the Head Coach of LumberJack Hockey in July of 2014, he is the fourth Head Coach in school history. Entering his fifth season at the helm in Ashland, Gregory and his staff have completely revamped the Jack lineup with the current roster complied of 26 underclassmen. In Gregory's second season (2015-16) behind the Jack bench, he led the program to their 3rd best ever season in their 19 year history of collegiate hockey. Prior to Northland, Gregory spent three seasons (2011-2014) at Williston State College in northwest North Dakota

HAMLINE'S CORY LAYLIN

• Cory Laylin is starting his fifth season as head coach of the Piper men pucksters. The St. Cloud, Minn. native, whose first coaching assignment was an assistant at Hamline, made a smashing return to the Pipers in 2014-15. After winning just three games the previous two seasons, Hamline finished in fifth place in conference play and then swept through the MIAC playoffs with three road victories. That earned them a second ever berth in the NCAA Division III men's hockey tournament. They finished the year with a 14-11-4 overall record. In 2015-16, HU again finished fifth in the league. They won a first round game at Concordia before falling to eventual conference champ Augsburg. HU ended the year with a 10-12-5 overall mark. The Pipers made the postseason again in 2016-17, finishing fourth with a 7-5-4 league standard (10-10-6 overall). HU hosted Concordia in a first round MIAC playoff game, marking the third straight year thyey have been playing in the postseason, 

AUGSBURG'S CHRIS BROWN

• Chris Brown enters his 11th season as head coach of the Augsburg men's hockey team in 2016-17. In addition to his coaching duties, Brown serves an instructor in the health and physical education department. During his time at Augsburg, Brown has helped guide the Auggies to the top of the MIAC standings, including capturing the MIAC regular season and playoff Championships in 2015-16, which capped off the Auggies first NCAA tournament berth since 1998. In his collegiate coaching career, Brown has earned conference coach of the year honors four times, including being named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year at Augsburg in 2015-16. He has also been a finalist for the American Hockey Coaches Association's Division III National Coach of the Year award three times

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.

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: : Stout will be at St. Mary's University, Thursday, Jan. 17 in their final non-conference game of the season and head into conference play Wednesday, Jan. 23 by hosting UW-Eau Claire.