Hockey Preview: Blue Devils take on Pointers this week

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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (3-3-0, 3-3-0 WIAC) slipped into a tie for third place with UW-Stevens Point (3-2, 3-2 WIAC), this week's opponent. The Blue Devils will host the Pointers, Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m., then will travel to Stevens Point, Friday, Feb. 26. 

THIS SEASON: The COVID-19 pandemic forced all sports to rethink their schedule and WIAC hockey will have 10 games, which will only be against conference opponents, plus a conference tournament. The teams will meet twice during the shortened regular season, all in the same week with games on Wednesdays and Fridays. The conference tournament is scheduled to be held the second week of March, with the first round Monday, March 8, the second round Wednesday, March 10 and the championship game Friday, March 12. All tournament games will be played at the high seed. The top two seeded teams will get a first round bye. There are six teams in the WIAC for men's hockey - UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, UW-Superior and Northland College. Fans will not be allowed during the 2020-21 season. 

2020-21 Blue Devil Hockey Schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 3 - UW-River Falls, W 5-1
Friday, Feb. 5 - at UW-River Falls, L 4-1
Wednesday, Feb. 10 - Northland College, W 1-0
Friday, Feb. 12 - at Northland College, W 4-2
Wednesday, Feb. 17 - at UW-Eau Claire, L 10-2
Friday, Feb. 19 - UW-Eau Claire, L 4-2
Wednesday, Feb. 24 - UW-Stevens Point, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 26 - at UW-Stevens Point, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 3 - at UW-Superior, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 5 - UW-Superior, 7 p.m.
Monday, March 8 - WIAC First Round
Wednesday, March 10 - WIAC Second Round
Friday, March 12 - WIAC Championship


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


A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS:

• The Blue Devils were in first place coming into last week's games with UW-Eau Claire, but a pair of losses slipped Stout into a tie for third place. The Blue Devils are currently averging 2.5 goals per game and 3.5 goals. Stout is 4-23 (17.4 percent) on the power play and 5-23 (78.3) on the penalty kill. 
• Raphael Gosselin leads the team in points, posting two goals and five assists for seven points. Gosselin has scored at least one point in five of six games, and scored three points, a goal and two assists in the season opener against UW-River Falls. Gosselin is tied for third in the WIAC in points. 
• Logan Nelson scored a pair of goals and added an assist in Stout's first game of the season. Nelson scored his team-leading third goal in Stout's 4-2 win over Northland. With three goals and one assist, Nelson currently has four points.
• Kobe Keller has two goals, scoring against Northland College and UW-Eau Claire.
• Peter Verstegen (1-3-4). Alex Nagel (0-3-3) and Evan Butcher (0-3-3) have each scored three assists. Joey Petronack (1-2-3), Riley Jensen (1-2-3) and Vladislav Sorokin (0-2-2) have each dished off two assists.
• In addition, the Blue Devils haven gotten goals from Matt Dahlseide (1-1-2), Brandon Connett (1-1-2), Steven Mordini (1-1-2), Alex Stuckert (1-0-1) and Keegan Bauman (1-0-1). 
• Noah Carson, Alec Skar, and Mikey Butcher each have a single assist.
• The Blue Devils have gotten power play goals from Logan Nelson, Joey Petronack, Brandon Connett and Keegan Bauman. Stout is second in the WIAC in power play goals Game-winning-goals have been recorded by Connett, Dahlseide and Verstegen. Stout is looking for their first short-handed goal of the season. 
• Seventeen different players have scored at least one point this season. 
• The Blue Devils have four seniors, eight juniors, 11 sophomores and nine freshmen on their roster.

A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS LAST SEASON:

• Raphael Gosselin, Evan Butcher and Konnar Dechaine are the returning Blue Devils' scoring leaders, with Butcher leading the way with 18 points on four goals and a team-best 14 assists. Gosselin finished with four power play goals and Dechaine had three power play goals. Goesselin had eight total goals and nine assists. Dechaine finished the 2019-20 season with eight goals and seven assists. Logan Nelson finished with a team-best 10 goals and dished off four assists.  Alex Nagel finished with nine assists, along with four goals. Freshman Vladislav Sorokin has six goals, two on the power play for the season, and has two assists. Alex Bowe had three goals and six assists. 
• Freshman goalie Brennan Kitchen, who earned all-conference honorable mention honors, started 16 games and worked 1016 minutes between the pipes. For the season, Kitchen has a save percentage of .904 with a GAA of 3.13. He has a record of 7-10-1. 
• Kitchen had 55 saves in a shutout win over Northland College and the 55 saves were the most saves since Corey Koop recorded more than 50 saves twice during the 2013-14 season. Koop had 51 saves against UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 20 2014, and 59 saves against UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 7, 2013. The shutout over Northland College was Stout's first since the Blue Devils blanked Marian University, 3-0, Nov. 17, 2018.  
• The Blue Devils averaged 2.5 goals per contest and gave up 3.8 goals. 
• Brady Meyers has played 282 minutes and recorded 134 saves. 
• The Blue Devils scored 14 power play goals against 86 opportunities (16.3 percent).
• The Blue Devils allowed 13 power plays goal against 87 opportunities (85.1 percent). The Blue Devils were 20th nationally in penalty kill last season.
• 2019-20 Statistics | 2019 WIAC Statistics | 2019 Division III Statistics

BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT



 

• The Blue Devils lost both games to UW-Eau Claire last week, 10-2, 4-2. 
• The UW-Stout hockey team ran into a buzz saw when they travel to Hobbs Ice Arena Wednesday as host UW-Eau Claire piled up 10 goals against the Blue Devils in a 10-2 decision. The first period featured six goals, but five of them were from Eau Claire. Stout closed out the period on Joey Petronack's power play goal with 18 seconds left in the period. The Blugolds scored three more goals in the second before Riley Jensen made it 8-2 in the final two minutes of the period. Eau Claire added two more goals in the third. Brennan Kitchen made his first start of the season, but was tagged for four goals and was pulled 11 minutes into the opening period. Kitchen stil made nine saves in just over one half of a period. Brady Meyers finished the game, making 24 saves, but surrendered six goals. Zach Dyment recorded 16 saves for Eau Claire.  |  Game Story and Statistics
• UW-Stout had eight power play chances, but UW-Eau Claire's penalty kill seemed to be enough throughout the game. Eau Claire continued their hot offense from Wednesday's game against Stout as the Blugolds scored two goals in the first 10 minutes of the game.  To start the game UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire tried to set up plays to get on the board first. A few scoring chances from both teams, but no goals were accounted for.  But the Blugold's Zach Kennedy found the back of the net with an assist from Cole Paskus. Austin Redders also assisted on the play. The goal was scored 6:33 into the game.  A little less than three minutes later, Derek Hammer from Eau Claire scored to make the game 2-0. Cole Paskus added another assist on the play and Charlie Weland also assisted on the goal. The Blue Devils had two power play opportunities in the period. For 11 seconds, Stout went on a 5 on 3 power play. But both penalties got killed off by Eau Claire.  Shots in the period were in favor of Stout, 9-6, but it was the Blugolds leading 2-0 on the scoreboard.  In the second, the Blue Devils got on the board only four minutes into the period. Kobe Keller shot and got it past Blugold's Dyment to make it a one goal game. Evan Butcher assisted on the goal.  Only 50 seconds after the Stout goal, the Blugolds answered back to make it 3-1. Jon Richards scored for Eau Claire with assists coming from Adam Parsells and Matt Stanton.  At 10:10 of the second period, Eau Claire's Jon Richards scored again to make it a 4-1 game. Assists came from Andrew McGlynn and Jarrad Vroman.  Both teams had chances on the power play, but couldn't find the back of the net. Shots in the period were 11-4 in favor of the Blugolds.  The third period was full of penalties. Eau Claire served six different penalties and Stout served two. Stout had four power play opportunities in the first 15 minutes of the game. But could not find the back of the net as the game remained 4-1. Stout had the next penalty, but the Blue Devil's killed off the penalty.  With 37 seconds left in the game, Brennan Kitchen left the net to give Stout an extra attacker. The Blue Devil's Raphael Gosselin took advantage and scored with 17 seconds left in the game. Riley Jensen and Vladislav Sorokin had assists on the goal. But the goal was not enough as the Blugolds held onto the lead and took the game 4-2. Zach Dyment earned the win in net for Eau Claire and had 15 saves on the night. Brennan Kitchen ended with 18 saves. | Game Story and Statistics

Game Stats Tracker

UW-Stout	Statistics	UW-Stevens Point	x	-
2.5	Goals/game	2.6	-	-
3.5	Goals Allowed	3.4	-	-
17.4 percent	Power Play %	25.0 percent	--	-
78.3 percent	Penalty Kill %	83.3 percent	-	-
1	Shutouts	1	-	-

SCOUTING UW-STEVENS POINT

• Last season, the Pointers finished the season at 18-7-3 overall, 10-2-3 in the WIAC. The Pointers advanced to the WIAC championship game where they lost 4-2 to UW-Eau Claire.
• The Pointer return all-conference players in goalie Eli Billing, forward Stephen Quagliata, forward Colin Raver, forward Carter Roo and forward Zach Zech.
• The Pointers have a balanced attack over their five games, with Ryan Orgel leading the way with two goals and two assists. Steven Quagliatia has a goal and three assists. Zach Zech has two goals and an assist, as does Carter Roo. Colin Raver has a goal and two assists. Tyler Pietrowski and Jordan Fader each have a goal and an assist. 
• The Pointers split their opening series with UW-Eau Claire, split a pair of games with UW-River Falls, then defeated UW-Superior before the second game of the series was canceled. 
• In the goal, Eli Billing is 2-2-0 with a GAA of 3.15 and a saves percentage of .880. Ryan Wagner has worked two games, posting a 1-0-0 record and a GAA of 3.32 with a saves percentage of .864.
• Statistics

THE POINTERS LAST TIME OUT

• UW-Stevens Point defeated UW-Superior, 5-3, Feb. 17, but their game at Superior Feb. 19 was canceled due to COVID-19 protocol.   
• Three different UW-Stevens Point men's hockey plays scored their first goals as Pointers in a 5-3 home win over UW-Superior. Cody Moline got the Pointers on the board just 21 seconds into the game.  His first career goal came off assists from Steven Quagliata and Nick Gonrowski. Gonrowski handed out another helper moments later on Jordan Roo's first career goal at the 4:59 mark.  Isaac Moberg (St. Paul, Minn./) also had an assist on the play. The Yellowjackets evened the game with two goals in the first 11 minutes of the second period. Late in the second, Zach Zech scored on the power play to put UWSP back in front.  Nicholas Aromatario and Ryan Orgel assisted on the goal. At the 8:19 point of the third period, Jordan Fader (Rice Lake, Wis./) netted a shorthanded goal to push UWSP's lead back to two goals. Seven minutes later, the Yellowjackets made it a one-goal game. Tyler Pietrowski closed out the scoring with his first goal in a Pointers' sweater.  Carter Roo and Orgel assisted on the goal at the 17:16 mark.Ryan Wagner  made 23 saves to earn the win for the Pointers, his second career victory.  UWS goaltender Oscar Svensson had 25 saves. |  Game One Story and Stats
• x.  | Game Two Game Story and Stats

WHEN STOUT AND STEVENS POINT MET LAST SEASON

• The Pointers took all three meeting last year, winning 6-3, Dec. 6, 2019, in Stevens Point, then sweeping the series in Menomonie, 9-1, 8-3, Feb. 7-8.
• Logan Nelson scored two goals for UW-Stout, but 13th-ranked UW-Stevens Point went on to down the Blue Devils, 6-3, at KB Willett Arena Friday. The Pointers jumped out to a 3-0 lead, getting their first goal of the night midway through the first period, then added two goals by Zach Zech in the first half of the second period before the Blue Devil offense came alive in a big way. Zech's second goal was a 3-on-5 power play goal, the first power play goal the Blue Devils allowed since Nov. 8. Nelson put the Blue Devils on the board at the 13:05 mark of the second period, getting assists from Konnar Dechaine and Riley Jensen. Fifty ticks of the clock later, Dechaine scored on an assist from Jensen and the Blue Devils were within a goal. But the Pointers made it a two-goal game with less than a minute left on the second period clock on a goal by Jordan Faber.  The Pointers stretched the lead to three goals two minutes into the third period before Nelson scored his second goal of the night at the 7:26 mark to get the Blue Devils back within striking range. The Blue Devils pulled goalie Brennan Kitchen with about 90 seconds remaining and the Pointers scored the empty net goal, but not until there was less than one second left on the clock to make the score 6-3. Kitchen recorded 32 saves, while the Pointers' Eli Billing had 20 saves.   | Game Story and Statistics
• After two weekends on the road, UW-Stout took on UW-Stevens Point  at home. The Blue Devils got on the board first, but the Pointers scored three goals in each period to beat Stout 9-1. | Game Story and Statistics
• In the final matchup of the year against the Pointers, the Blue Devil's comeback fell short in the third period. Stevens Point scored three times in the first period and four goals in the third to take down UW-Stout, 8-3.  | 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, but dropped out after back-to-back losses to UW-Eau Claire and UW-Superior and have not returned. 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, 6th (Nov. 28, Jan. 23) and Augsburg University, 7th. (Jan. 12). St. Thomas (Dec. 6) and Concordia-Moorhead (Nov. 9, Nov. 10) are receiving votes. USCHO.com Division III Poll

TEAM CAPTAINS: Lucas Carroll is the captain for the 2020-21 season with Evan Butcher and Konnar Dechaine serving as assistant captains. 

2020-21 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:  Raphael Gosselin, Jr, Quebec City, Quebec; Zach Clouiter, Fr, Val-D'Or, Quebec; Lucas Carroll, Sr, East Bethel, Minn. (St. Francis)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2020-21: Goalie Zach Cloutier was selected as the Kwik Trip/WIAC Athlete of the Week and The Heights/UW-Stout Athlete of the Week. 
• 2019-20: Goalie Brennan Kitchen, defenseman Connor Chambers and forward Logan Nelson earned WIAC honorable mention honors. Lucas Carroll was selected to the all-sportsmanship team...Brennan Kitchen was selected as the WIAC hockey athlete of the week after stopping 55 shots in a 4-0 shutout over Northland College, Jan. 25. On the weekend, Kitchen had 88 total saves...After scoring three goals and an assist over the weekend against Bethel University and Hamline University, Konnar Dechaine was selected as the UW-Stout athlete of the week, Jan. 13…After scoring two goals each night in a loss to UW-Stevens Point and a win over UW-Superior, Logan Nelson was selected as the WIAC Athlete of the Week.

UW-STOUT COACH MIKE MACDONALD

• The 2020-21 season marks Mike MacDonald's (3-3-0) first season as the Blue Devils' head coach. 
• Before coming to Stout, MacDonald coached four seasons at Curry College, near Boston, Mass. Prior to joining Curry, he spent a year as an assistant coach at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. 
• MacDonald graduated from the SUNY Geneseo with a degree in Business Administration in 2007. During his time at Geneseo, the team posted a record of 67-33-11, winning the SUNYAC Championship in 2005 and 2006. Over his collegiate career, MacDonald appeared in 109 games and is among the school's all-time leaders in goals (61) and points (120).
• MacDonald played six seasons professionally. He began his professional career in the Central Hockey League, spending one season each with the Odessa Jackalopes and New Mexico Scorpions. The following four seasons he played primarily for the Southern Professional Hockey League's Huntsville Havoc. While there he served as the team's captain for three seasons. In 2010 he scored the game-winning goal to give Huntsville its first ever SPHL Championship. Over his career, MacDonald appeared in 338 professional games with 213 points on 84 goals and 129 assists.
• MacDonald is a native of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

UW-STEVENS POINT'S TYLER KRUEGER

• Tyler Krueger (71-15-8) is in his fourth year as the head coach of the UWSP men's hockey program in 2020-21.  With Krueger at the helm, the Pointers have won the WIAC regular season title all three seasons.  He holds a career record of 68-13-8, including a 24-2-5 record in WIAC games. In 2018-19, he guided the Pointers to the first unbeaten season in Division III history and the sixth national championship in program history. Krueger was honored with the Edward Jeremiah Award as National Coach of the Year by the American Hockey Coaches Association  and the USCHO.com National Coach of the Year. His 2018-19 Pointers set a program record with a 31-game unbeaten streak, had the highest winning percentage (.968) and allowed the fewest goals (46). He guided sophomore goaltender Connor Ryckman to the WIAC Player of the Year honor, one of two AHCA/CCM All-Americans (Tanner Karty).  His Pointers went 8-0-0 in WIAC play and won the WIAC Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons. He was hired as permanent head coach on May 31, 2018.  He served as interim head coach for the 2017-18 season and led the Pointers to the Frozen Four. UWSP won the regular season WIAC title with an undefeated 6-0-2 record and he led the Pointers to an NCAA Tournament road win at Adrian in the second round to advance to Lake Placid. Under Krueger's tutelage, junior Tanner Karty earned WIAC Player of the Year honors and finished as the national leader in game-winning goals.  Karty and goaltender Max Milosek earned ACHA/CCM All-American honors in 2018 under Krueger.

THE CONFERENCE:

• UW-Stout is a member of the six-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. Northland College joined the league this season.

LENDING AN ASSIST: Goalie Evan Bisek recorded an assist against Marian University, Nov. 2, 2019...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.


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, 2008THE 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, Mathias Ahman vs. St. Olaf College, Jan. 5, 2018
A Stout player recorded a shorthanded goal: Trent Olson vs. St. Mary's University, Jan. 17, 2019
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: 55, Brennan Kitchen vs. Northland College, Jan. 25, 2020; 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: Evan Bisek vs. Marian University, Nov. 2, 2019
A Stout team scored 5-7 goals: 5 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021; 7 vs. Northland College (W 7-2), Jan. 23, 2020
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. Northland College, Feb. 10, 2021 (1-0); vs. UW-Superior, Feb. 15, 2020 (1-0); vs. Northland College, Jan. 25, 2020 (4-0); 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. UW-Eau Claire (4-0), Feb. 1, 2020; vs. St. John's University (5-0), Nov. 16. 2019
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

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.

UP NEXT:  The Blue Devils will close out the regular season when they travel to UW-Superior, Wednesday, March 3, then return home to host the Yellowjackets, Friday, March 5.