The Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers (UW-Stevens Point) are a Men’s Division III ice hockey team representing the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team is based out of K.B. Willett Arena, which is located just off the school’s campus. The men’s program was established for the 1981-82 season.
Quick Hits
- School: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
- Location: Stevens Point, Wisconsin
- School Founded: 1894
- Enrollment: ~8,251
- Colors: Purple, Gold, & Black
- Home Arena: K.B. Willett Arena
- Arena Capacity: 1,800
- Conference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)
- Head Coach: Tyler Krueger
- Conference Titles: 13 (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 co-champ, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Conference Tournament Titles: 10 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024)
- National Titles: 6 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2016, 2019)
Conferences
- NCAA Division II Independent (1981-1984)
- NCAA Division III Independent (1984-1986)
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1986-2013)
- Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)
Arenas
- K.B. Willett Arena (1981-present)
Head Coaches
- Linden Carlson (1981-1985) 9-77-2 (.114)
- Mark Mazzoleni (1985-1991) 135-52-10 (.711)
- Joe Baldarotta (1991-2007) 263-171-38 (.598)
- Will Nichol (2007-2011) 54-48-8 (.527)
- Chris Brooks (2001-2006) 119-44-13 (.713)
- Tyler Krueger (2017-Present) 168-54-20 (.736)
Year by Year Results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
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NCAA Division II Indepdendent | Overall Record |
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| 1981-82 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 1 | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 | 2 | 20 | 1 | - | - |
| 1982-83 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | - | - |
| 1983-84 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | - | - |
NCAA Division III Indepdendent | Overall Record |
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| 1984-85 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | - | - |
| 1985-86 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | - | - |
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record |
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| 1986-87 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 5th | Did not qualify | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | - | - |
| 1987-88 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 113 | 86 | 32 | 3rd | L, SF 4-0, 8-1, 1-0 minigame (Bemidji St.) | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 165 | 118 |
| 1988-89 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 63 | 46 | 1st | W, SF 4-7, 7-6, 1-0 4OT minigame (Mankato St.) W, F 2-0, 2-2 OT (Bemidji St.) | 41 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 222 | 119 |
| 1989-90 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 116 | 68 | 41 | 1st | W, SF 8-1, 7-2 (River Falls) W, SF 3-3 OT, 6-2 (Mankato St.) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 196 | 103 |
| 1990-91 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 129 | 70 | 32 | 3rd | W, SF 7-1, 4-3 (Bemidji St.) W, F 4-1, 5-3 (Mankato St.) | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 192 | 98 |
| 1991-92 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 105 | 69 | 30 | 1st | W, SF 3-3 OT, 7-1 (Bemidji St.) W, F 6-2, 4-4 OT (Mankato St.) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 202 | 114 |
| 1992-93 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 60 | 36 | 1st | W, SF 7-3, 2-6, 2-0 minigame (Superior) W, 5-3, 3-8, 2-0 minigame (Bemidji St.) | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 171 | 111 |
| 1993-94 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 84 | 58 | 27 | 2nd | L, SF 4-4 OT, 1-4 (Bemidji St.) | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 113 | 85 |
| 1994-95 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 61 | 25 | 3rd | W, QF 2-2 OT, 4-2 (St. Norbert) W, SF 6-0, 2-5, 2-1 OT minigame (Superior) L, F 1-6, 2-3 (Bemidji St.) | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 107 | 110 |
| 1995-96 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 59 | 76 | 15 | T-5th | L, QF 2-2 OT, 5-6 (Superior) | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 84 | 99 |
| 1996-97 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 50 | 29 | T-2nd | L, SF 1-4, 2-1, 0-1 minigame (Superior) | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 119 | 75 |
| 1997-98 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 52 | 28 | T-3rd | W, QF 4-1, 5-1 (Lake Forest) W, SF 4-7, 3-1, 2-0 minigame (River Falls) L, F 0-3, 2-1, 0-1 minigame (St. Norbert) | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 114 | 82 |
| 1998-99 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 57 | 20 | T-3rd | W, QF 6-4, 9-2 (Eau Claire) L, SF 2-4, 4-5 (River Falls) | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 135 | 99 |
| 1999-00 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 30 | 24 | 1st | W, QF 5-1, 4-1 (St. Scholastica) W, 3-1, 5-1 (River Falls) L, F 4-4 OT, 3-6 (Superior) | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 144 | 80 |
| 2000-01 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 48 | 14 | 5th | W, 8-3, 3-2 (Stout) L, SF 1-3, 3-4 (Superior) | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 110 | 94 |
| 2001-02 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 42 | 18 | 3rd | W, QF 5-2, 7-5 (Stout) L, SF 4-3 OT (Superior) | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 109 | 85 |
| 2002-03 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 44 | 16 | 4th | W, QF 3-3 OT, 6-5 (Lake Forest) L, SF 3-1 (St. Norbert) W, 3P 5-2 (River Falls) | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 109 | 89 |
| 2003-04 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 57 | 12 | T-5th | W, QF 6-4, 1-3, 3-1 minigame (Superior) L, SF 4-1 (River Falls) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 92 | 96 |
| 2004-05 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 58 | 15 | 4th | L, QF 3-4, 1-6 (Lake Forest) | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 102 | 102 |
| 2005-06 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 47 | 14 | T-4th | L, QF 2-5, 1-4 (Lake Forest) | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 82 | 87 |
| 2006-07 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 61 | 7 | T-6th | L, QF 2-3, 0-5 (Stout) | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 83 | 118 |
| 2007-08 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 34 | 12 | T-5th | L, QF 4-8, 1-7 (Stout) | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 83 | 64 |
| 2008-09 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 48 | 13 | 5th | L, QF 3-8, 3-4 (St. Norbert) | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 105 | 79 |
| 2009-10 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 64 | 12 | T-5th | W, QF 1-5, 2-1, 2-1 OT minigame (Stout) L, SF 7-1 (St. Norbert) | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 87 | 96 |
| 2010-11 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 52 | 47 | 17 | T-3rd | W, QF 2-4, 1-0, 2-0 minigame (Eau Claire) L, SF 4-2 (Superior) | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 82 | 77 |
| 2011-12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 48 | 20 | 4th | W, QF 1-2, 3-0, 2-1 OT minigame (Superior) W, SF 5-1 (St. Scholastica) L, F 4-0 (St. Norbert) | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 73 |
| 2012-13 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 59 | 57 | 17 | 3rd | L, QF 2-1, 1-4, 1-3 minigame (River Falls) | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 93 | 76 |
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record |
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| 2013-14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 2nd | L, QF 4-2, 0-1, 1-2 minigame (Eau Claire) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 133 | 58 |
| 2014-15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 20 | 1st | W, SF 1-1 OT, 5-3 (Superior) L, F 3-1 (River Falls) | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 134 | 76 |
| 2015-16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3rd | W, SF 2-2 OT, 2-1 (Eau Claire) W, F 4-3 2OT (River Falls) | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 150 | 68 |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 5-1, 8-1 (Superior) W, F 3-2 (Eau Claire) | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 126 | 72 |
| 2017-18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 5-1, 3-2 (River Falls) L, F 3-2 (Eau Claire) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 109 | 59 |
| 2018-19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 6-0, 6-2 (River Falls) W, F 3-2 (Eau Claire) | 31 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 46 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 34 | 23 | T-1st of 6 | W, SF 4-1, 5-1 (River Falls) L, F 4-2 (Eau Claire) | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 116 | 67 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3rd | W, QF 6-3 (Northland), W, SF 2-1 OT (Eau Claire) L, F 3-2 (Superior) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 25 | 32 | 1st | W, SF 4-3, 3-2 (Superior) L, F 6-2 (Eau Claire) | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 59 |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 26 | 35 | 1st | W, SF 4-2, 5-0 (Stout) W, F 5-1 (Eau Claire) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 104 | 54 |
| 2023-24 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 35 | 26 | 1st | W, SF 4-4 OT, 4-2 (River Falls) W, F 5-1 (Eau Claire) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 66 |
| 2024-25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 28 | 32 | 2nd of 6 | L, SF 3-4, 2-1, 0-1 3OT minigame (Eau Claire) | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 111 | 66 |
| 2025-26 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 39 | 20 | 5th of 6 | W, QF 2-1 (Superior) L, SF 1-0 (Stout) | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 78 | 68 |
NCAA Tournament Appearances
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place (1984-1987; 1991-2001) |
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| 1988 | N/A | L, 5-6, 5-9 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | -- | -- | N/A |
| 1989 | N/A | W, 5-2, 5-3 (Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds) | W, 11-0, 6-3 (Bemidji State Beavers) | W, 3-3, 3-2 (RIT Tigers) | N/A |
| 1990 | N/A | W, 4-4, 3-0 (St. Thomas Tommies) | W, 5-4, 3-3 (Mankato State Mavericks) | W, 10-1, 3-6, 1-0 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) | N/A |
| 1991 | N/A | W, 9-1, 6-3 (Lake Forest Foresters) | W, 5-2 (Babson Beavers) | W, 6-2 (Mankato State Mavericks) | -- |
| 1992 | N/A | W, 3-4, 4-2, 1-0 (St. Thomas Tommies) | W, 12-7 (Salem State Vikings) | L, 7-3 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) | -- |
| 1993 | N/A | W, 5-3, 3-8, 2-0 (Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets) | W, 7-2 (Elmira Soaring Eagles) | W, 4-3 OT (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | -- |
| 1994 | N/A | L, 2-4, 3-4 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | -- | -- | -- |
| 1995 | N/A | L, 4-8, 2-5 (Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets) | -- | -- | -- |
| 1998 | N/A | W, 1-3, 2-1, 2-0 (St. Norbert Green Knights) | W, 8-2 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) | L, 2-1 (Middlebury Panthers) | -- |
| 2014 | Bye | W, 3-0 (St. Thomas Tommies) | W, 2-1 (Oswego Lakers) | L, 3-1 (St. Norbert Green Knights) | N/A |
| 2015 | Bye | W, 4-2 (Hamline Pipers) | W, 6-2 (Amherst Lord Jeffs) | L, 5-2 (Trinity Bantams) | N/A |
| 2016 | Bye | W, 5-2 (Adrian Bulldogs) | W, 5-1 (Geneseo Knights) | W, 5-1 (St. Norbert Green Knights) | N/A |
| 2017 | Bye | L, 6-3 (Adrian Bulldogs) | -- | -- | N/A |
| 2018 | Bye | W, 5-2 (Adrian Bulldogs) | L, 3-0 (Salve Regina Seahawks) | -- | N/A |
| 2019 | Bye | W, 3-0 (St. Norbert Green Knights) | W, 5-3 (Hobart Statesmen) | W, 3-2 OT (Norwich Cadets) | N/A |
| 2023 | W, 2-1 4OT (Augsburg Auggies) | L, 3-2 OT (Adrian Bulldogs) | -- | -- | N/A |
| 2024 | L, 4-0 (Adrian Bulldogs) | -- | -- | -- | N/A |
17 appearances | 6-time National Champions | 4-time National Runner-Up | 1-time National Semifinalist |
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