Hockey Preview: Blue Devils to host Blugolds in weekend series

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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: UW-Stout (7-11-0, 5-4-0 WIAC) return to the Fanetti Community Center to host UW-Eau Claire (7-11-0, 3-6-0 WIAC) in a weekend series, Jan. 28-29. Both games are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The Blue Devils defeated the Blugolds 4-2 when the teams met in Eau Claire, Nov. 20, 2021. With that win in November, the Blue Devils snapped a seven-game losing streak to Eau Claire. 

2021-22 Blue Devil Hockey Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 23 - at St. Mary's University (exh), L 3-2, ot
Friday, Oct. 29 - Bethel University, L 3-2, ot
Saturday, Oct. 30 - Concordia-Wisconsin, L 5-4
Friday, Nov. 5 - at St. Scholastica, L 4-1
Saturday, Nov. 6 - at Gustavus Adolphus, L 2-0
Friday, Nov. 12 - Augsburg University, L 3-0
Saturday, Nov. 13 - St. John's University, L 3-2, ot
Thursday, Nov. 18 - at Northland College, W 3-1
Saturday, Nov. 20 - at UW-Eau Claire, W 4-2
Friday, Dec. 3 - UW-Stevens Point, L 6-3
Saturday, Dec. 4 - UW-Superior, W 4-3
Friday, Dec. 10 - UW-River Falls, L 5-4, ot
Saturday, Dec. 11 - at UW-River Falls, L 5-1
Friday, Jan. 7 - at Bethel University, W 3-2, ot
Saturday, Jan. 8 - at Hamline University, ppd
Tuesday, Jan. 11 - at UW-River Falls, L 7-2
Friday, Jan. 14 - St. Mary's University, W 6-3
Saturday, Jan. 15 - St. Olaf College, L 4-3
Thursday, Jan. 20 - Northland College, W 5-3
Saturday, Jan. 22 - at Northland College, W 6-3
Friday, Jan. 28 - UW-Eau Claire, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 29 - UW-Eau Claire, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4 - at UW-Stevens Point, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 5 - at UW-Stevens Point, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11 - at UW-Superior, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 12 - UW-Superior, 7 p.m.


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.

TONIGHT'S GAME: UW-Stout (7-12-0, 5-5-0 WIAC) and UW-Eau Claire (8-11-0, 4-6-0 WIAC) are in the midst of a three-game series and the teams have split, with Stout winning in November and the Blugolds last night.
   
A LOOK AT UW-STOUT:  Dylan Rallis leads the Blue Devils with 15 points (8g, 7a). Last year's leading scorer and team captain Raphael Gosselin is right behind Rallis with 13 points (6g/7a). Caleb Serre is the team's assists leader with 11 and he has one goal. Peyton Hart has six goals and five assists. Logan Nelson has four goals and seven assists. Matt Dahlseide has three goals and seven assist and Alex Nagel has two goals and six assists. Riley Enderle has popped in four goals. In net, Zack Cloutier is 3-4-0 with a GAA of 3.01 with a saves percentage of .912. Brennan Kitchen is looking for his first win and has a GAA of 3.84 with a saves percentage of .868. Stout is averaging 2.9 goals per contest and giving up 3.9. On the power play, Stout is 13.5 percent (10-74).

A LOOK AT UW-EAU CLAIRE: The Blugolds are led by Connor Szmul leads the team with nine points, scoring four goals and five assists. Quinn Green is leading the Blugolds in goals scored with six, while Jon Richards is leading in assists with seven. In net for the Blugolds has been Ryan Oullette (7-6-0), who worked last night's game. Oullette has a 2.21 GAA with a saves percent of .906. When Oullette is not betwen the pipes, the Blugolds call upon Riley McVeigh, who has a GAA of 2.86 and a save percentage of .878. McVeigh has recorded one win and five losses while in net. The Blugolds split a series with UW-Superior last week, falling 3-0, before coming back for a 4-1 decision. The Blugolds are averaging 2.3 goals and giving up 2.4. On the power play, the Blugolds are 17.2 percent (10-58).

LAST NIGHT'S GAME: The Blugolds of UW-Eau Claire scored two empty net goals in the final 1:04 to take the second game of the I-94 rivalry. UW-Stout took the first game earlier this year in November. In the first period, both teams went back and forth dishing shots out, but were unsuccessful at getting on the board first. At 8:22 of the period, Stout went on the first power play of the game. The Blue Devils were putting shots on net, but Blugold's Ouellete saved the penalty kill. Until Blue Devil's Matt Dahlseide found the back of the net scoring the first goal of the game. The power play goal was assisted by Peyton Hart and Alex Nagel and Stout led 1-0.  But the Blugolds found the back of the net after Stout's Cloutier got screened. The goal was scored at 12:43 of the period by Jarrad Vroman and assisted by Peter Jacobs.  The Blue Devils saw one more power play opportunity with 4:51 left in the period, but Eau Claire killed off the penalty.  After one period, the score remained 1-1 with shots in favor of the Blue Devils, 10-6.  In the second period, Eau Claire went on their first power play at 2:20 of the period. During the power play, Blugold's, Ty Readman found the back of the net and Eau Claire now led 2-1. On the power play, Jon Richards and Jarrad Vroman assisted on the goal.  Eau Claire had two power play opportunities at 6:45 and 11:03 of the period, but this time, Stout killed off both penalties.  Nearing the end of the second period, Stout found themselves on a power play with 1:57 left to go in the period. During that time, Stout did not score and would have three seconds left on the power play to start the third period.  At the start of the period, Eau Claire killed off the penalty. At 1:03 of the period, the Blugolds went on a power play themselves, but the Blue Devils killed off the penalty. At 3:31 of the period, Eau Claire went on another power play and Stout killed off another penalty.  At 10:27 of the period, Stout went on a power play. The Blue Devils had chances to score, but Eau Claire killed off the penalty.  With only 1:45 left in the game, Stout pulled their goalie to get an extra attacker. But the Blugold's Peter Jacobs shot it from half ice and scored an empty net goal with 1:04 left in the game. With 42 seconds left, Eau Claire's Ryan Green scored another empty net goal to make the final 4-1.  Blue Devil's Zack Cloutier ended the game with 33 saves, while Blugold's Ryan Oullette got the win, saving 17 shots.

THE SERIES

• Stout is 28-36-4 against UW-Eau Claire since the men's hockey team returned to varsity status.  | History

A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS:

• Dylan Rallis jumps to the top of the scoring list after his two-goal outing against Northland College last week. Rallis now has 15 points (8g, 8a). Last year's leading scorer and team captain Raphael Gosselin is right behind Rallis with 13 points (6g/7a). Since the calendar has turned, Gosselin has scored a goal in four of six games and has also accounted for four assists in 2022 alone. In the first 12 games of the season, Gosselin scored two goals and two assists and in the last six games he has scored four goals and five assists. Gosselin has a team-high three power play goals.  Freshman Caleb Serre is next on the list with 12 points, as he leads Stout with 11 assists and scored his first collegiate goal against St. Olaf College two weeks ago. Other leading scorers for Stout are Logan Nelson with four goals and seven assists, Peyton Hart with six goals and four assists and Matt Dalhseide with two goals and nine assists. Alec Skar scored his first goal of the season, the game winner against Bethel University, and now has three goals to go along with four assists. Riley Enderle has scored four goals and Kobe Keller has dished off five assists. Cole Beckstead has three goals and Alex Nagel, Matt Dahlseide, Matt Flodell, Joey Petronack and Nick Bowlin have each added two goals.
• Gosselin leads the team in power play goals with three. Stout has gotten power play goals from newcomers Matt Flodell, Peyton Hart and John Jebamani, as well as Peter Verstegen and Logan Nelson. The Blue Devils scored two shorthanded goals against Northland College, Jan. 20, with Alec Skar and Verstegan scoring back-to-back shorties. Rallis scored shorthanded Nov. 5 against St. Scholastica, Stout's first shorthanded goal since the 2018-19 season. Alex Nagel scored shorthanded against UW-River Falls, Dec. 10, and Hart scored shorthanded against River Falls, Jan. 11. 
• Stout has five goalies this season and freshman Tyler Masternak has snared four of Stout's seven wins. The freshman is posting a GAA of 3.28 with a saves percentage of .902. Zack Cloutier has picked up the other three wins, and matches Masternak's GAA with 3.18 and a saves percentage of .906. Brennan Kitchen has a GAA of 3.84 with a saves percentage of .868. Masternak and Cloutier each have been credited with an assist on a goal this year.
• The Blue Devils finished the abbreviated 2020-21 season at 4-7 overall. The Blue Devils averaged 2.75 goals per game and gave up 3.6 goals. Stout is 6-29 (20.9 percent) on the power play and 7-27 (74.1) on the penalty kill. 
• The Blue Devils return their top seven scorers and nine of their top 10 scorers from last season. 
• Raphael Gosselin returns as the team's leading scorer from last season, leads the team in points, posting four goals and seven assists for 11 points.
• Kobe Keller led Stout in goals scored with five, of which two were power play goals, and added a pair of assists. Logan Nelson, a three-time all-WIAC honorable mention pick, returns after scoring four goals and three assists. Matt Dahlseide and Peter Verstegan each scored two goals and four assists. Defenseman Joey Petronack had a goal and five assists as a freshman, earning honorable mention honors. Alex Nagel was just behind Gosselin in assists, dishing off six. Alex Stuckert had a goal and three assists, while Brandon Connett had two goals, both power play goals, and an assist during his freshman season.
• Twenty different players scored at least one point last season.
• The Blue Devils return two all-conference goalies in Brennan Kitchen and Zack Cloutier. Kitchen earned honorable mention honors in 2019-20 and Cloutier earned first team honors last season when he set a single season record for goals against average (GAA) with a 1.63 mark. Tyler Masternak joins the Blue Devils' goalie crew that also includes returners Brady Meyers and Marco Zink.
• Stout returns five players who have earned All-WIAC honors at least once throughout their career. Senior forward Logan Nelson has been selected WIAC honorable mention all three years. Junior goalie Brennan Kitchen was a honorable mention pick in 2019-20. Senior forward Raphael Gosselin earned first team honors last season, as did sophomore goalie Zach Cloutier. Sophomore defenseman Joey Petronack was an honorable mention selection last spring.
• The Blue Devils have seven seniors, eight juniors, eight sophomores and 11 freshmen on their 2021-22 roster.

BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT

• The Blue Devils swept Northland College, downing the Lumberjacks, 5-3, Jan. 20, and 6-3, Jan. 22.   
• The Blue Devils used two shorthanded goals to uplift Stout to their 8th point in the WIAC standings. UW-Stout scored five goals in the contest downing the Lumberjacks. In the first period, it was Northland University scoring the first goal of the game. The goal was scored by Ty Brown and assisted by Eddie Gallagher and Connor Evans to give the Lumberjacks the 1-0 advantage. | Game Story and Statistics
• Northland College matched UW-Stout's first three goals one-by-one, but the Blue Devils turned on the jets in the final 12 minutes of the game to double up on Northland College, 6-3, Saturday at Bay Area Civic Center. The score was tied 2-2 after the second period. Dylan Rallis, with his second goal of the evening, gave Stout a 3-2 lead at 1:29 of the third period, but as had been the practice earlier in the game, Northland matched Stout's goal when Eddie Gallagher scored his second goal of the night to tie the score 3-3 at 5:51. Alec Skar opened the door for the Blue Devils just over two minutes later. The defense shut the Lumberjacks out and Stout took a two goal lead on a goal by Peyton Hart, with assists by Matt Dahlseide and Nick Bowlin at 14:18. Bowlin scored at 16:19 to shut the door, with assists by Hart and Matt Dahlseide. Nelson finished the night with three assists.  |  Game Story and Stats

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SCOUTING UW-EAU CLAIRE

• Eau Claire (7-11-0, 3-6-0) was ranked as high as seventh to start the season, but have since fallen  out of the rankings. Connor Szmul leads the team with nine points, coming off four goals and five assists. Quinn Green is leading the Blugolds in goals scored with six, while Jon Richards is leading in assists with six.
• In net for the Blugold has been Ryan Oullette (6-6-0). Oullette has allowed 2.31 goals against, and had saved 90.4-percent of all shots. When Oullette is not betwen the pipes, the Blugolds call upon Riley McVeigh, who has a GAA of 2.86 and a save percentage of .878. McVeigh has recorded one win and five losses while in net.
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• The Blugolds were shut out in the first meeting, but then bounced back and recorded a 4-1 win against UW-Superior
• With another quick turnaround, Eau Claire traveled to Superior on Friday night, falling to the Yellowjackets by a score of 3-0. Superior would score once in the first and twice in the second to earn the shutout win, despite Eau Claire out-shooting the Yellowjackets 30-22, including an 11-5 advantage in the third period. |  Game Story and Stats
• Eau Claire faced UW-Superior for the second time in as many days on Saturday night, this time avenging Friday night's loss with a 4-1 victory. The Blugolds got on the board first with a Willy Stauber goal at 11:34 in the first off an assist from Derek Hammer . | Game Story and Stats

WHEN STOUT AND EAU CLAIRE LAST MET

•  Stout got the better of the struggling Eau Claire team earlier this season, they will be looking to continue the series sweep in these next two meetings.
• UW-Stout scored two goals in the third period to defeat nearby rival UW-Eau Claire 4-2 Saturday at Hobbs Ice Arena. With the score tied at 2-2 after the second period, Stout scored twice in less than a 90 second time span early in the third period. |  Game Story and Statistics

THE SERIES

• Stout is 28-36-4 against UW-Eau Claire since the men's hockey team returned to varsity status.  | History

USCHO.com TOP 15 DIVISION III POLL:

• The most recent poll was released Jan. 24. UW-Stevens Point is ranked 11th. While UW-River Falls has fallen out of the votes receiving category.
• The last time the Blue Devils received votes was in the 2018-19 USCHO.com poll starting Nov. 18, but they 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 since.
• USCHO.com Division III Poll

PRESEASON POLL:

• Eau Claire was selected to win the 2021-22 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) men's ice hockey championship, according to a preseason poll conducted by the league's head coaches and sports information directors. UW-Superior claimed the regular-season title a season ago by winning the Commissioner's Cup. It was the eighth overall championship – first since 2011 – and the first Commissioner's Cup crown. UW-River Falls owns a league high 19 regular-season championships, while UW-Stevens Point has 14 and UW-Stout one. UW-Eau Claire is followed in the predictions by: UW-Stevens Point; UW-River Falls; UW-Superior; UW-Stout; and Northland College.

TEAM CAPTAINS: Raphael Gosselin is the captain for the 2021-22 season. Alex Nagel, Logan Nelson, and Alec Skar are serving as assistant captains.

2021-22 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:  Dylan Rallis, Jr, Minneapolis, Minn. (Holy Angels); Raphael Gosselin, Sr, Quebec City, Quebec...Tyler Masternak, Fr, Oshawa, Ontario...Logan Nelson, Sr, St. Michael, Minn. (St. Michael-Albertville)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2021-22: Senior captain Raphael Gosselin was selected as the WIAC/Kwik Trip Hockey Athlete of the Week and the UW-Stout Athlete of the Week after scoring a goal and assisting on the game-winning goal in a 3-2 overtime win over Bethel University, Jan. 7...Goalie Tyler Masternak was selected as the UW-Stout Athlete of the Week after picking up wins over Northland College and UW-Eau Claire in the conference openers.
• 2020-21: Goalie Zack 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 2021-22 season marks Mike MacDonald's (11-19-0) second season as the Blue Devils' head coach. (began the 2021-22 season at 4-7-0)
• 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.

• Matt Loen (224-135-30) is in his 15th season as head coach for UW-Eau Claire.
• Last season Loen led the Blugolds to a second place WIAC regular season finish and a record of 4-3-1. Due to COVID-19, the NCAA cancelled all winter championships taking place in the spring of 2021.
• In 2017-2018, Loen was named WIAC Co-Coach of the Year, an honor he has earned six times in the last nine years. He also received the honor in 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2014-15 and 2016-17. In 2012-2013, Loen and the Blugolds captured the NCAA Division III National Championship in Lake Placid, New York. That year, Loen was named the USCHO and D3Hockey.com National Coach of the Year. The Blugolds also won the NCHA and WIAC Conference Championships.
• Loen ranks 6th on the all-time WIAC Coaches Wins List. He has also been named NCHA Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2013. Loen is the school's all-time leader in wins with an overall record 190-117-27. Under Loen, a number of Blugolds have earned post-season honors. He coached 10 first team All-NCHA and 12 NCHA honorable mentions recipients, with a total of 34 NCHA All-Academic. In the WIAC he has coached 27 first team All-WIAC and 23 honorable mentions and three WIAC Scholar-Athlete. He has coached five All-Americans and one Academic All-American.
• Loen played in over 500 games professionally. He was named Rookie of the Year in the United Hockey League (UHL) for the Madison Monsters. He played for Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top farm team for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League (IHL), the top team in Nashville Predators' farm system. He is a multiple-time minor league All-Star.

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 last season. UW-Eau Claire was picked to win the league title, according to a preseason poll conducted by conference coaches and sports information directors. UW-Stevens Point was chosen second, UW-River Falls third, UW-Superior fourth, UW-Stout fifth and Northland sixth. 

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 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: Alec Skar vs. Northland College, Jan. 20, 2022; Peter Verstegan vs. Northland College, Jan. 20, 2022; Peyton Hart vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 11, 2022; Alex Nagel vs. UW-River Falls, Dec. 11, 2021; Dylan Rallis vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 5, 2021
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: Tyler Masternak vs. Bethel University, Jan. 7, 2022; Zach Cloutier vs. Concordia-Wis, Oct. 30, 2021
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

LENDING AN ASSIST: in the 2021-22 season, goalie Zack Cloutier dished an assist Oct. 30, 2021 against Concordia-Wis...Tyler Masternak recorded his first collegiate assist against Bethel University, Jan. 7, 2022...Goalie Zack Cloutier chalked up an assists against Concordia University-Wisconsin, Oct. 30, 2021...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 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 were last mentioned in 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 play a weekend series at UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 4-5.








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UW-STEVENS POINT COACH TYLER KRUEGER

• Tyler Krueger is in his fifth year as the head coach of the UWSP men's hockey program in 2021-22.  With Krueger at the helm, the Pointers have won the WIAC regular season title three times.  He holds a career record of 75-17-9, including a 29-5-6 record in WIAC games.
• In the 2020-21 season, Krueger guided his Pointers to the seventh-straight WIAC Championship game.  His team was led by WIAC Player of the Year Zach Zech, one of four All-WIAC picks in 2021.
• 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.

UW-SUPERIOR COACH RICH MCKENNA

• The 2021-22 season is the sixth season for Richard McKenna as head coach of the UW-Superior men's hockey program. McKenna was named to the position May 11, 2016, becoming just the sixth head coach to lead the Yellowjackets since the program was reinstated in 1965.
• In McKenna's first five seasons at UWS, he has had 10 players earn All-WIAC honors and helped six sign professional contracts. He has also coached several current NHL players and draft picks from his time in the USHL and NCAA Division I.
• McKenna led the Yellowjackets to he 2021 WIAC championship with 7-3 overall record and 5-3 mark in the league. Superior won the title -- its first since taking the 2011 crown -- with a 3-2 from-from-behind victory at UW-Stevens Point on March 12.
• McKenna came to the Yellowjackets following a season as the head coach and general manager of the New Jersey Titans of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). He led the Titans to a record of 34-22-4 and a second-place finish in the NAHL's East Division in 2015-16.
• McKenna began his coaching career as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III Castleton State in Vermont in 2008-09 where he helped the Spartans to a 15-win season and a berth in the ECAC East playoffs. From there, McKenna spent two seasons (2009-11) as an assistant coach at Division III Wesleyan (Middletown, Conn.) before moving to the Division I ranks at UConn. While there, McKenna helped guide the Huskies to the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals in 2011-12 and then the semifinals in 2012-13.
• He moved into the junior game as the assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Muskegon (Mich.) Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). There, McKenna worked under head coach and former NHL player Todd Krygier for two seasons, helping the Lumberjacks reach the Clark Cup finals in 2014-15 where they ultimately lost to the Sioux Falls Stampede.
• McKenna played his college hockey at Castleton State and graduated from there in 2007.