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Issued: April 24, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY ANNOUNCES TEAM AWARD WINNERS

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey head coach Matt Loen announced the team award winners for the 2007-08 season recently at the team’s end-of-year banquet.


Issued: April 14, 2008

MATT LOEN NAMED HEAD MEN’S HOCKEY COACH

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – After leading the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey program to one of its most successful seasons ever as interim head coach, Matt Loen has been named the permanent head coach following a national search, Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon announced today.


Issued: March 1, 2008

OVERTIME GOAL ENDS MEN’S HOCKEY TOURNEY RUN

MENOMONIE, Wis. – This year’s UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team is the only one in program history to make it to the Peters Cup semifinals, but it lost 3-2 in overtime to 11th-ranked UW-Stout tonight.


Issued: February 28, 2008

FOUR NAMED TO ALL-WIAC MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The most successful postseason team in UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey history found out this week that four members are on the All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) team.


Issued: February 28, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY PREPARES FOR FIRST SEMIFINAL EVER

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – This year’s UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team has made history with its postseason run and it looks to extend that playoff push on Saturday at 13th-ranked UW-Stout.


Issued: February 27, 2008

TICKETS FOR NCHA SEMIFINAL GAME AT STOUT STILL AVAILABLE

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Tickets are available at UW-Eau Claire’s Service Center for this Saturday’s Northern Collegiate Hockey Association semifinal game slated for 7:30 p.m. at UW-Stout.


Issued: February 23, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY ADVANCES FOR FIRST TIME EVER

SUPERIOR, Wis. – For the first time in program history, the fifth-seeded UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team is advancing to the second round of the Peters Cup Playoffs after going to a mini-game and winning 1-0 against fourth-seeded UW-Superior tonight.


Issued: February 22, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY MOVES ONE GAME CLOSER TO UNCHARTED TERRITORY

SUPERIOR, Wis. – For the first time since 1995, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team won a Peters Cup playoff game as they defeated UW-Superior 4-2 tonight.


Issued: February 21, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY PLAYOFF GAME TO BE BROADCAST LIVE

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team, which finished in fifth place in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA), will face No. 4 seeded UW-Superior this Friday and Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Peters Cup.


Issued: February 20, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY PREPARES FOR PLAYOFFS IN SUPERIOR

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team looks to make some noise in this year’s Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) playoffs, which start this weekend at UW-Superior for the Blugolds.


Issued: February 18, 2008

BRIGL GARNERS NCHA PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

MENOMONIE, Wis. – UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey goalie Tyler Brigl (So.-Eagan, Minn.) has been named the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) player of the week, conference spokesman Layne Pitt announced today.


Issued: February 17, 2008

PETERSEN LEADS BLUGOLDS ON ALL-NCHA TEAM

MENOMONIE, Wis. – UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey defenseman Greg Petersen (Jr.-Maple Grove, Minn./Totino-Grace) received first team All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) honors, league sports information director Layne Pitt announced today.


Issued: February 17, 2008

SEVEN BLUGOLDS MAKE ALL-NCHA ACADEMIC TEAM

MENOMONIE, Wis. – Seven UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey players received recognition on the All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) Academic team, league sports information director Layne Pitt announced today.


Issued: February 16, 2008

BRIGL POSTS SHUTOUT AS MEN’S HOCKEY GETS BIG WIN

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Behind UW-Eau Claire goalie Tyler Brigl’s (So.-Eagan, Minn.) fourth shutout of the season, the men’s hockey team got a big 2-0 victory over UW-Stevens Point tonight at Hobbs Ice Center.


Issued: February 14, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON AT HOME

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – As the playoffs loom ahead, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team will look at moving up in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) standings this weekend against UW-Stevens Point.


Issued: February 9, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY COMES BACK TO FORCE TIE

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Down 2-0 going into the third period, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team put together a pair of scores to get its first tie of the season.


Issued: February 8, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY DROPS OVERTIME GAME

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – After pushing UW-Superior to an extra period tonight, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team fell in overtime by a 2-1 score.


Issued: February 7, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY GETS READY FOR CONFERENCE BATTLES

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW–Eau Claire men’s hockey team has spent the week preparing for a pair of tough Northern Colligate Hockey Association (NCHA) matchups. They will host UW–Superior on Friday night and St. Scholastica (Minn.) on Saturday night.


Issued: February 4, 2008

KIDS, BLUGOLDS AND DOCS NIGHT SET FOR MEN’S HOCKEY

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The Mighty Docs, a local hockey club and charitable organization, invites youths and their families to attend the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey game against UW-Superior this Friday.


Issued: February 2, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY RIPS THROUGH RANKED FALCONS

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team faced the sixth-ranked team in the nation tonight, but the team posted its biggest win of the year with a 5-0 shutout over UW-River Falls.


Issued: February 1, 2008

STOUT TAKES CARE OF MEN’S HOCKEY

MENOMONIE, Wis. – Facing No. 12 UW-Stout, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team managed one score as it fell 4-1 tonight.


Issued: January 31, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY FACES RANKED COMPETITION THIS WEEKEND

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team has a chance to gain some ground in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) this weekend, but will have to win a couple tough games against No. 6 UW-River Falls and No. 12 UW-Stout.


Issued: January 26, 2008

LATE GOALS BOOST MEN’S HOCKEY TO VICTORY

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – A night after facing the top team in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA), the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team took on cellar-dwelling Lake Forest College (IL) and won 4-2 thanks to two third-period scores.


Issued: January 25, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY HANGS TOUGH WITH ST. NORBERT

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team faced a tough task in top-ranked St. Norbert College tonight, but kept it within a goal before the Green Knights made it 3-0 in the third.


Issued: January 18, 2008

CLOSE-FOUGHT BATTLE ENDS IN MEN’S HOCKEY LOSS

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team matched UW-Stevens Point shot-for-shot tonight but came on the short end of a 2-1 score.


Issued: January 12, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY COMES UP SHORT IN NON-CONFERENCE FINALE

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Finishing up its non-conference schedule for the season, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team fell short in a 4-3 loss to Hamline University at Hobbs Ice Center tonight.


Issued: January 11, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY UNABLE TO GET PAST AUGGIES

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team suffered another loss at the hands of Augsburg College, a 2-4 loss, at Hobbs Ice Center tonight.


Issued: January 10, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY FINISHES NON-CONFERENCE PLAY AT HOME

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team will complete its non-conference schedule this weekend at Hobbs Ice Center, taking on Augsburg College on Friday and Hamline University on Saturday.


Issued: January 5, 2008

JOHNSON’S HAT TRICK DOES IN MEN’S HOCKEY

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team could not hold off Chris Johnson, Jim Jensen and Cory Ellertson as the three combined for all seven goals in Augsburg College’s first win of the season, a 7-3 game.


Issued: January 4, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY USES BIG THIRD PERIOD TO DOWN LAWRENCE

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Scoring three times in a 76-second span, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team erased a 3-1 third-period deficit en route to a 6-3 non-conference triumph over Lawrence University at the Hobbs Ice Center Friday.


Issued: January 4, 2008

MEN’S HOCKEY OPENS 2008 WITH HOME AND AWAY CONTESTS

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team will open up 2008 with two non-conference games, hosting Lawrence University on Friday, and traveling to Minneapolis, Minn. to take on Augsburg College on Saturday.


Issued: December 11, 2007

THE POINTERS ROLL TO A 5-0 VICTORY OVER MEN’S HOCKEY

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team after winning two straight Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) conference games last weekend, were halted and shut-out by UW-Stevens Point 5-0 in a non-conference game at Willett Arena.


Issued: December 8, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY DROPS YELLOWJACKETS 3-1

SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team earned its second win is as many days tonight as it defeated UW-Superior 3-1 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) conference game.


Issued: December 7, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY GETS BIG CONFERENCE WIN ON THE ROAD

DULUTH, Minn. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team earned a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) conference win on the road tonight at Mars Lakeview Arena against St. Scholastica by a score of 4-2.


Issued: December 4, 2007

ST. THOMAS SKATES TO A 3-1 VICTORY OVER MEN’S HOCKEY

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team out-shot St. Thomas University (Minn.) tonight at Hobbs Ice Center, but the Blugolds were unable to find the net in a 3-1 non-conference loss.


Issued: December 2, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY SET FOR TUESDAY NIGHT REMATCH WITH ST. THOMAS

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team will have another chance against non-conference rival St. Thomas University (Minn.) on Tuesday night at Hobbs Ice Center in Eau Claire.


Issued: December 1, 2007

STOUT SCORES WITH 29 SECONDS REMAINING TO DEFEAT MEN’S HOCKEY

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team led UW-Stout 1-0 until 29 seconds into the third period when the Blue Devils tied the game 1-1. The game was not decided until the 19:31 mark in the third period when Andy Sternberg scored the game winning goal to get the 2-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) victory tonight at Hobbs Ice Center.


Issued: November 30, 2007

RIVER FALLS TOO MUCH FOR MEN’S HOCKEY

RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team led by a two goal performance from Sean Garrity (Sr.-North St. Paul, MN/North) fell short to conference leading River Falls tonight at Hunt Arena.


Issued: November 27, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY TO PLAY TWO CONFERENCE RIVALS THIS WEEKEND

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team is back in action this weekend after a week off for Thanksgiving break. The Blugolds will take on two conference opponents. They will face UW-River Falls in River Falls on Friday and UW-Stout at Hobbs Ice Center Saturday.


Issued: November 17, 2007

MEN'S HOCKEY LOSES TO ST. NORBERT

GREEN BAY, Wisc. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team lost to St. Norbert today at the Resch Center by a 2-1 score. St. Norbert scored in both the first and second periods before Eau Claire got on the board.


Issued: November 16, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY SKATES TO SECOND SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team skated to its second shutout of the season with a 2-0 win in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) conference action over Lake Forest College (Il) tonight at Hobbs Ice Center.


Issued: November 14, 2007

TICKET POLICY SET FOR HOCKEY GAME AT THE RESCH CENTER

UW-Eau Claire hockey season passes and Green Bay Gamblers’ season passes will be honored Saturday at the Resch Center in Green Bay for the hockey doubleheader involving those two teams.


Issued: November 14, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY BEGINS CONFERENCE PLAY THIS WEEKEND

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team will begin Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) conference action this weekend when it plays host to Lake Forest (IL) at Hobbs Ice Center and a neutral-site game at the Resch Center against St. Norbert College.


Issued: November 10, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY FALLS TO THE TOMMIES AFTER EARLY LEAD

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team after defeating St. Mary’s University (MN) 6-4 last night, jumped on the board early tonight scoring three goals in the first period. The Blugolds led 3-1 after the first, but were unable to hold off St. Thomas and lost 5-4 tonight in St. Paul.


Issued: November 9, 2007

MEN'S HOCKEY TAKES ONE FROM CARDINALS

WINONA, Minn. – After trailing two periods to the Cardinals of St. Mary’s, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team was able to finish strong in the 6-4 victory here tonight.


Issued: November 7, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY ON THE ROAD TO FACE TWO NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team after winning two of its first three games of the season, will hit the road to play two non-conference games against Minnesota opponents St. Mary’s University and St. Thomas University.


Issued: November 3, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY SHUTS-OUT ST. JOHNS IN NON-CONFERENCE WIN

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team behind a shutout performance from goalie Tyler Brigl (So.- Eagan, MN) earned a non-conference win over St. John’s University (MN) by a score of 1-0 at Hobbs Ice Center tonight.


Issued: November 2, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY LOSES IN NON-CONFERENCE HOME OPENER

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – After defeating St. Scholastica 5-3 in its season opener in Duluth, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team lost tonight in its non-conference home opener against Concordia College (MN) 2-1 at Hobbs Ice Center.


Issued: October 30, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY HOME OPENER FRIDAY NIGHT

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team will host Concordia College (MN) at 7 p.m. Friday night at Hobbs Ice Center for its home opener and one of two home games this weekend.


Issued: October 27, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY WINS SEASON OPENER

DULUTH, Minn. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team wins its season opener tonight in Duluth in a non-conference game against St. Scholastica (MN) by the score of 5-3.


Issued: October 25, 2007

2007-08 MEN’S HOCKEY SEASON PREVIEW

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team will look to build on what it accomplished last season under former head coach Luke Strand. Interim head coach Matt Loen will provide great continuity for that building, having served as an assistant to Strand the past two years.


Issued: October 25, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY RELEASES 2007-2008 ROSTER

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – First year head coach Matt Loen released his roster for the upcoming UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey season earlier this week.


Issued: October 24, 2007

MEN’S HOCKEY SEASON OPENER SATURDAY

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team looks to start off its 2007-08 season with a win when it visits St. Scholastica this Saturday.


Issued: October 18, 2007

NCHA PREVIEW: ST. NORBERT GETS THE NOD IN MEN'S PRESEASON COACHES POLL

ST. PAUL, Minn. - With last year's NCHA regular season standings ending in a three-way tie between St. Norbert, UW-River Falls and UW-Stout, it is not surprising that coaches had different opinions when it came to casting their votes in the annual coaches' preseason poll.


Issued: August 24, 2007

MATT LOEN TO LEAD BLUGOLD MEN'S ICE HOCKEY

A familiar face will lead the UW-Eau Claire men’s ice hockey team for the 2007-08 season.


Issued: August 20, 2007

STRAND RESIGNS TO TAKE POSITION WITH HOUSTON AEROS

After just two years as the UW-Eau Claire head men’s ice hockey coach, Luke Strand has resigned to take a position with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League.



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