The Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils (UW-Stout) are a Men’s Division III ice hockey team representing the University of Wisconsin-Stout, located in Menomonie, Wisconsin from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team is based out of the Fanetti Community Center, which is located just off the school’s campus.  The men’s program was elevated to varsity status for the 1966-70 season after spending one season as a club team.  After disbanding in 1983, the varsity program was revived for the 1996-97 season.

 

Quick Hits

• School: University of Wisconsin-Stout
• Location: Menomonie, Wisconsin
• School Founded: 1891
• Enrollment: ~7,000
• Colors: Navy Blue & White
• Home Arena: Fanetti Community Center
• Arena Capacity: ~1,000
• Rink Dimensions: 200′ x 85′
• Conference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)
• Head Coach: Mike MacDonald
• Conference Titles: 2 (2007 co-champ, 2026)
• Conference Tournament Titles: 2 (2009, 2026)

Conferences

• NAIA Independent (1969-1983)
• Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (1996-2013)
• Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)

Arenas

• Fanetti Community Center (1969-1983; 1996-present)

Head Coaches

• Arne Taylor (1969-1970) 4-12-0 (.250)
• Ken Erickson (1970-1971) 6-13-1 (.325)
• Jack McNamara (1971-1972) 9-12-0 (.429)
• Tom Slupe (1972-1983) 87-171-4 (.340)
• Terry Watkins (1996-2020) 273-340-43 (.449)
• Mike MacDonald (2020-present) 77-70-6 (.523)

Year by Year Results

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Independent											Overall Record
1969-70	16	4	12	0	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	16	4	12	0	-	-
1970-71	20	6	13	1	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	20	6	13	1	-	-
1971-72	21	9	12	0	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	21	9	12	0	-	-
1972-73	20	9	10	1	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	20	9	10	1	-	-
1973-74	18	6	12	0	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	18	6	12	0	-	-
1974-75	20	13	7	0	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	20	13	7	0	-	-
1975-76	24	14	10	0	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	24	14	10	0	-	-
1976-77	25	7	18	0	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	25	7	18	0	-	-
1977-78	26	9	17	0	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	26	9	17	0	-	-
1978-79	25	8	16	1	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	25	8	16	1	-	-
1979-80	25	8	16	1	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	25	8	16	1	-	-
1980-81	26	3	23	0	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	26	3	23	0	-	-
1981-82	27	6	20	1	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	27	6	20	1	-	-
1982-83	26	4	22	0	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	26	4	22	0	-	-
Varsity program inactive from 1983-1996
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association											Overall Record
1996-97	20	6	14	0	75	103	12	7th	L, QF 2-3, 0-4 (Superior)	27	9	18	0	99	127
1997-98	20	3	16	1	68	110	7	8th	L, QF 3-5, 3-7 (River Falls)	27	7	19	1	98	141
1998-99	16	6	9	1	62	69	13	6th	L, QF 4-4 OT, 1-8 (Superior)	27	9	16	2	95	118
1999-00	14	1	12	1	27	66	3	7th	L, QF 2-5, 1-4 (St. Norbert)	27	5	21	1	62	113
2000-01	14	9	5	0	52	57	18	4th	L, QF 3-8, 2-3 (Stevens Point)	27	15	11	1	98	102
2001-02	14	4	10	0	37	61	8	T-6th	L, QF 2-5, 5-7 (Stevens Point)	27	11	15	1	97	107
2002-03	14	2	12	0	33	71	4	7th	L, QF 0-3, 0-5 (Superior)	27	6	21	0	66	133
2003-04	14	5	7	2	27	42	12	T-5th	L, QF 1-4, 3-3 OT (Lake Forest)	27	14	10	3	83	85
2004-05	14	2	9	3	34	63	7	6th	L, QF 0-4, 6-4, 1-2 minigame (River Falls)	27	10	13	4	92	106
2005-06	14	6	8	0	37	47	12	7th	W, QF 1-0, 3-2 OT (River Falls) L, SF 7-2 (St. Norbert)	28	15	13	0	84	91
2006-07	14	10	3	1	49	34	21	T-1st	W, QF 3-2, 5-0 (Stevens Point) L, SF 4-2 (St. Norbert)	28	21	5	2	106	65
2007-08	14	7	5	2	46	35	16	T-3rd	W, QF 8-4, 7-1 (Stevens Point) W, SF 3-2 OT (Eau Claire L, F 4-3 OT (St. Norbert)	30	18	9	3	124	77
2008-09	14	10	2	2	49	35	22	2nd	W, QF 5-3, 2-1 (Eau Claire) W, SF 3-2 (St. Scholastica) W, F 4-3 (Superior)	31	23	6	2	127	81
2009-10	18	6	8	4	47	59	16	4th	L, QF 5-1, 1-2, 1-2 OT minigame (Stevens Point)	27	10	13	4	79	90
2010-11	18	10	8	0	61	62	20	T-2nd	L, QF 3-2, 3-4 OT, 0-2 minigame (River Falls)	27	16	11	0	95	85
2011-12	18	4	13	1	45	68	9	7th	L, QF 4-4 OT, 2-3 OT (St. Scholastica)	27	8	17	2	80	98
2012-13	18	5	13	0	43	67	10	7th	L, QF 2-3, 2-3 (St. Norbert)	27	10	15	2	74	89
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference											Overall Record
2013-14	12	4	8	0	27	46	8	T-4th	L, QF 6-3 (Superior)	26	8	18	0	67	95
2014-15	12	3	9	0	28	48	6	4th	L, QF 4-3 OT (Superior)	26	8	17	1	71	99
2015-16	8	1	6	1	16	37	3	5th	W, QF 3-2, 3-5, 3-2 minigame (Superior) L, SF 1-3, 1-1 OT (River Falls)	29	10	13	6	78	99
2016-17	8	3	5	0	22	33	6	4th	L, QF 4-3, 2-4, 0-1 minigame (Superior)	27	12	13	2	76	91
2017-18	8	3	4	1	18	23	7	3rd	L, SF 1-4, 3-2, 0-1 minigame (Eau Claire)	26	7	16	3	64	90
2018-19	8	0	6	2	14	29	2	5th	L, QF 2-3, 0-3 (River Falls)	27	13	12	2	81	71
2019-20	15	6	9	0	43	58	12	5th	L, QF 5-2, 1-4, 0-3 minigame (River Falls)	27	8	18	1	68	102
2020-21	10	4	6	0	26	38	8	5th	L, QF 2-1 (Superior)	11	4	7	0	27	40
2021-22	15	6	9	0	44	55	20	4th	L, QF 0-1, 4-7 (Superior)	27	8	19	0	71	99
2022-23	16	6	8	1	35	37	20	4th	W, QF 4-1, 4-2 (River Falls) L, SF 2-4, 0-5 (Stevens Point)	29	17	11	1	94	67
2023-24	15	8	7	0	55	41	16	3rd of 6	W, QF 7-0, 4-1 (Northland) L, SF 2-1, 2-5, 1-2 2OT minigame (Eau Claire)	29	13	14	2	102	91
2024-25	15	5	9	1	42	43	18	5th of 6	L, QF 1-4, 0-4 (River Falls)	27	12	13	2	84	70
2025-26	15	12	2	1	48	25	37	1st of 6	W, SF 1-0 (Stevens Point) W, F 5-4 (River Falls)	30	23	6	1	112	69

NCAA Tournament Appearances

Season	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship	Third Place (1984-1987; 1991-2001)
NAIA
1975	N/A	L, 9-0 (St. Scholastica Saints)	--	--	--
1976	N/A	L, 4-2 (Bemidji State Beavers)	--	--	--
NCAA Division III
2008	L, 4-1 (St. Thomas Tommies)	--	--	--	N/A
2009	Bye	W, 2-1 (St. Scholastica Saints)	L, 3-2 OT (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--	N/A
2026	W, 4-1 (Anna Maria Amcats)	W, 5-1 (Utica Pioneers)	L, 4-2 (Hobart Statesmen)	--	N/A
3 appearances*			2-time National Semifinalist

See Also

• UW-Stout men’s ice hockey website
• WIAC men’s hockey website