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The Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds are a Men's Division III, and Women's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference both teams previously played in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association until the WIAC added ice hockey as a varsity sport for both men and women starting with the 2013-14 season.

Men's program

The men's program was established for the 1977-78 season.  They were a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics until 1984.  The team was a member of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association from its formation in 1980 until the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's hockey conference was formed for the 2013-14 season.

The team won the regular season championship of the NCHA in 2012-13 with a 10-2-0 record.

The team won the inaugural WIAC conference tournament in 2014 and also won the tournament in 2018

Men's Year by Year Record

Season GP W L T GF GA Pts Finish Conference Tournament GP W L T GF GA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Overall Record
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Overall Record
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17 8 5 3 0 27 16 10 2nd of 5 W, SF 2G-0 (WI-River Falls) L, F 3-2 WI-Stevens Point) 28 18 7 3 103 61
2017-18 8 5 2 1 32 21 11 2nd of 5 W, SF 2G-1 (WI-Stout) W, F 3-2 (WI-Stevens Point) 28 17 10 1 95 65

Women's program

The women's program was established for the 1997-98 season.  The team was a member of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association from its formation until the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's hockey conference was formed for the 2013-14 season.  The team has had only one head coach during its existence, Mike Collins.

Head Coaches

  • Mike Collins (2000-2015) 72-150-30
  • Erik Strand (2015-Present) 9-13-5 (as of end of 2015-16 season)

Women's Year by Year Record

Season GP W L T GF GA Pts Finish Conference Tournament GP W L T GF GA
Midwest Women's Alliance (as Club Team) Overall Record
1997-98 10 3 7 0 20 43 6 - N/A 13 3 10 0 24 60
1998-99 Did not play
1999-00 Did not play
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Overall Record
2000-01 16 1 15 0 24 95 2 5th of 5 Did not qualify 25 4 21 0 60 150
2001-02 16 2 12 2 34 72 6 4th of 6 L, SF 3-1 (WI-SP) 27 6 19 2 63 98
2002-03 16 2 12 2 29 59 6 5th of 5 Did not qualify 25 8 14 3 51 69
2003-04 16 5 11 0 21 55 10 4th of 5 L, SF 4-0 (WI-Sup) 27 10 15 2 56 89
2004-05 10 4 5 1 20 31 9 4th of 6 L, SF 3-0 (WI-SP) W, 3P 5-1 (WI-Sup) 25 15 9 1 81 54
2005-06 15 1 8 6 24 43 8 5th of 6 Did not qualify 25 7 12 6 59 67
2006-07 15 6 7 2 33 40 14 5th of 6 Did not qualify 25 13 10 2 67 61
2007-08 18 9 9 0 43 43 18 4th of 7 L, QF 1-0 (2ot) (Lake Forest) 26 12 14 0 59 59
2008-09 18 7 9 2 47 50 16 4th of 7 L, QF 4-0 (Lake Forest) 26 12 11 3 67 66
2009-10 16 7 7 2 63 43 16 6th of 9 L, QF 3-2, 3-1 (WI-RF) 27 12 12 3 90 67
2010-11 20 10 6 4 57 41 24 T-4th of 11 L, QF 3-5, 5-4, 1-0 (ot) (Concordia) 27 14 8 5 81 60
2011-12 20 8 9 3 49 46 19 8th of 11 L, QF 5-0, 3-0 (WI-RF 27 9 14 4 56 69
2012-13 20 8 9 3 41 47 19 8th of 11 L, QF 5-4, 5-2 (WI-RF) 27 9 14 4 57 75
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Overall Record
2013-14 12 0 11 1 12 47 1 4th of 4 L, SF 2-0 (8-0, 6-1) (Wisc-River Falls) 27 4 21 2 38 98
2014-15 12 1 10 1 20 53 3 4th of 4 L, SF 2-0 (6-1, 5-1) (Wisc-River Falls) 27 5 21 1 43 100
2015-16 12 2 8 2 19 28 6 4th of 4 L, SF 1-0-1 (4-1, 3-3) (Wisc-River Falls) 27 9 13 5 54 48
2016-17 9 5 4 0 23 19 10 2nd of 4 W, SF 4-1 (Wisc-Stevens Point) L, F 3-2 (ot) (Wisc-River Falls) 28 18 9 1 81 49
2017-18 9 4 3 2 19 18 10 2nd of 4 W, SF 2G-0 (Wisc-Superior) L, W 3-2 (2ot) (Wisc-River Falls) 30 19 7 4 93 48

NCAA Tournament

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