Men's Hockey Assistant Coach - Matt Loen

Matt Loen enters his second season as an assistant men’s hockey coach for the Blugolds. Loen will be responsible for aiding in recruiting coordination, on-ice game and practice preparations, video coordination and the power play.

Loen played for the Blugolds from 1991-95 and was a first team All-American in 1994-95, a first team All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) selection in 1993-94 and 1994-95 in addition to being an All-Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) in 1993-94. Voted team MVP in 1994-95, Loen is listed several times in the Blugold record book including tied for third in assists in a season (37), fifth in points in a season (56), tied for eighth for career points scored per game (1.24) and tied for 10th in career points (120) during his 97-game career. Loen also recorded one career hat trick, doing so against Bemidji State (MN) on December 3, 1994.

After his career with the Blugolds concluded Loen went on to a professional career which saw him play in over 500 games. Loen was the Rookie of the Year in the United Hockey League (UHL) for the Madison Monsters. Loen also played for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top farm team for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League (IHL), the top team in Nashville Predators’ farm system. During his years as a professional Loen was a multiple-time minor league All-Star.

"Matt has a very good grasp of teaching one-on-one," said Blugold head coach Luke Strand. "His playing experiences and abilities are a great asset to our program. Having been teammates in both college and pro hockey, we have a good balance for one another’s strengths."

Updated 10/17/06