Location River Falls, Wisconsin Colors Red, White | Fight song The Pledge Song | |
Arena University of Wisconsin–River Falls Conference Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Head coach Steve Freeman; 18th year, 320–165–40 | ||
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) men’s hockey team is the collegiate hockey team at the university. UWRF is a Division III hockey team, a part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Falcons are a part of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC), which is also a part of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA). However, the WIAC announced in February 2012 that they would be leaving the NCHA due to budgetary reasons, effective for the 2014–15 season. The Falcons have won three national titles, one as a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1983, and two NCAA national titles in 1988 and 1994. The Falcons home arena is Hunt Arena, which opened in 1973 and is still home of the Falcons hockey teams. Freeman is currently the head coach of the Falcons and is the all time wins leader for both UWRF as well as the WIAC with over 300 total wins.
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As of November 2012