The Bethel Royals are a Women’s Division III ice hockey team representing Bethel University, located in Arden Hills, Minnesota from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team is based out of the Super Rink at National Sports Center, which in Blaine, Minnesota. The women’s program was established for the 1990-00 season.

 

Quick Hits

• School: Bethel University
• Location: Arden Hills, Minnesota
• School Founded: 1871
• Enrollment: 2,800
• Colors: Navy Blue, Vegas Gold, & White
• Home Arena: Super Rink at National Sports Center
• Arena Capacity: 1,000
• Rink Dimensions: 200′ x 85′
• Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)
• Head Coach: Brian Carlson
• Conference Titles: 1 (2016 co-champ)

Conferences

• Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1999-present)

Arenas

• Columbia Arena (1999-2007)
• Super Rink at National Sports Center (2007-present)

Head Coaches

• Jeff Palmer (1999-2006) 42-104-8 (.299)
• Charlie Burggraf (2006-2010) 37-51-9 (.428)
• Brian Carlson (2010-Present) 185-176-35 (.511)

Year by Year Results

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference										Overall Record
1999-00	14	1	13	0	36	130	2	8th of 8	Did not qualify	19	3	16	0	38	135
2000-01	18	5	13	0	55	124	10	8th of 10	Did not qualify	20	5	15	0	59	139
2001-02	18	3	14	1	36	93	7	8th of 10	Did not qualify	24	4	18	2	45	122
2002-03	17	3	14	0	40	86	6	9th of 10	Did not qualify	23	4	19	0	51	109
2003-04	18	6	11	1	29	54	13	7th of 10	Did not qualify	23	9	13	1	41	68
2004-05	18	6	10	2	36	65	14	T-6th of 10	Did not qualify	21	6	13	2	38	80
2005-06	18	10	7	1	58	40	21	3rd of 10	L, SF 2-1 (St. Thomas)	24	11	10	3	68	51
2006-07	18	5	10	3	29	51	13	8th of 10	Did not qualify	23	6	14	3	39	64
2007-08	18	8	9	1	45	49	17	5th of 10	L, QF 5-2 (Hamline)	25	11	12	2	61	72
2008-09	18	10	5	3	43	31	23	3rd of 10	L, SF 3-0 (St. Thomas)	25	11	10	4	56	48
2009-10	18	9	9	0	31	35	18	6th of 10	Did not qualify	24	9	15	0	39	56
2010-11	18	11	5	2	54	27	24	T-2nd of 10	W, SF 4-2 (St. Thomas) L, F 3-0 (Gustavus)	27	15	10	2	73	52
2011-12	18	9	7	2	49	48	20	T-4th of 10	W, QF 5-4 OT (St. Olaf) L, SF 1-0 (Gustavus)	27	12	11	4	75	73
2012-13	18	11	5	2	54	36	24	4th of 10	W, QF 3-2 (St. Kate's) L, SF 3-2 (Gustavus)	27	15	10	2	77	53
2013-14	18	13	5	0	56	25	26	3rd of 10	L, SF 3-2 (Gustavus)	26	17	7	2	84	45
2014-15	18	8	7	3	45	32	19	5th of 10	W, QF 7-1 (Saint Mary's) W, SF 6-3 (Gustavus) L, F 3-2 (St. Thomas)	28	15	10	3	85	55
2015-16	18	12	4	2	42	28	26	T-1st of 10	W, SF 1-0 OT (Augsburg) L, F 2-1 (St. Thomas)	27	15	10	2	61	51
2016-17	18	5	9	4	48	56	14	T-7th of 10	Did not qualify	25	8	13	4	64	74
2017-18	18	7	9	2	45	47	16	6th of 10	W, QF 4-3 (Concordia) L, SF 4-0 (Gustavus)	27	12	13	2	80	76
2018-19	18	3	10	5	39	60	11	T-7th of 10	Did not qualify	25	6	14	5	54	87
2019-20	18	6	10	2	27	43	14	6th of 10	Did not qualify	25	8	15	2	41	61
2020-21	4	2	1	1	11	9	0.625	N/A	Cancelled	9	6	2	1	25	21
2021-22	13	5	6	2	18	26	0.436	7th of 10	W, FR 3-1 (St. Olaf) L, QF 8-0 (Hamline)	21	8	11	2	37	57
2022-23	18	5	13	0	36	55	18	8th of 10	Did not qualify	24	8	16	0	52	67
2023-24	18	8	9	1	33	42	26	5th of 10	W, QF 1-0 (Hamline) L, SF 2-1 OT (Gustavus)	27	15	11	1	54	53
2024-25	18	6	12	9	28	51	18	8th of 10	Did not qualify	25	11	13	1	52	60
2025-26	18	8	9	2	38	32	27	5th of 10	L, QF 2-0 (Gustavus)	26	14	10	2	66	50

See Also

• Bethel Royals women’s ice hockey website
• MIAC women’s hockey website