The Trine Thunder are a Women’s Division III ice hockey team representing Trine University, located in Angola, Indiana from the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. The team is based out of Thunder Ice Arena, which is located on the school’s campus. The women’s varsity program was established for the 2017-18 season.

 

Quick Hits

• School: Trine University
• Location: Angola, Indiana
• School Founded: 1884
• Enrollment: 2,343
• Colors: Navy Blue, White, & Vegas Gold
• Home Arena: Thunder Ice Arena
• Arena Capacity: 700
• Rink Dimensions: 200′ x 85′
• Conference: Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA)
• Head Coach: Melissa Paluch

Conferences

• Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (2017-present)

Arenas

• Thunder Ice Arena (2017-present)

Head Coaches

• Tom Hofman (2017-2022; replaced mid-season) 36-75-8 (.336)
• Melissa Paluch (2022-present) 31-65-5 (.332)

Year by Year Results

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association										Overall Record
2017-18	18	2	16	0	22	84	4	10th of 10	Did not qualify	22	4	17	1	34	92
2018-19	18	8	8	2	36	38	18	T-5th of 10	Lost QF 8-1, 5-0 (Lake Forest)	25	10	13	2	46	62
2019-20	16	5	9	2	29	31	12	7th of 9	Did not qualify	23	9	10	4	57	43
2020-21	8	2	6	0	5	26	6	3rd of 4 South	L, QF 2-0 (Aurora)	15	4	11	0	12	51
2021-22	16	6	9	1	52	52	21	6th of 9	Lost QF 4-0, 4-3 (St. Norbert)	27	9	17	1	73	84
2022-23	16	6	10	0	27	59	18	6th of 9	Lost QF 7-2, 5-1 (Aurora)	27	10	17	0	79	96
2023-24	16	2	13	1	16	59	9	T-7th of 9	Lost QF 3-2, 3-2 OT (St. Norbert)	27	6	20	1	44	87
2024-25	18	5	11	2	31	53	17	7th of 10	Lost QF 7-0, 12-1 (Adrian)	27	8	17	2	47	88
2025-26	18	3	14	1	21	49	11	8th of 10	Lost QF 9-0, 6-1 (Adrian)	27	7	18	2	45	87

See Also

• Trine Thunder women’s ice hockey website
• NCHA women’s hockey website