Tyler Krueger

Tyler Krueger

Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Conference	WIAC
Biographical details
Born	(1990-05-23) May 23, 1990 (age 34) Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Playing career
2010–2014	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Position(s)	Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015–2017	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (asst.)
2017–Present	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Head coaching record
Overall	96–23–10 (.783)
Tournaments	4–1 (.800)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2018 WIAC champion 2019 WIAC champion 2019 WIAC tournament champion 2019 NCAA National Champion 2020 WIAC champion 2022 WIAC champion
Awards
2019 Edward Jeremiah Award
Records
Fewest losses, one season (0)

Tyler Krueger is an American ice hockey coach and former player who was the NCAA Division III coach of the year in 2019.[1]

Career

A native of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Krueger's college career began in 2010 at his home-town university. He played four years for the team, helping the program return to prominence with an NCAA tournament bid in his senior season, the first for the pointers in 16 years.[2] After graduating, Krueger took a year off before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach. His appointment coincided with the Pointers winning the 5th national championship in program history.[3]

After two years as an assistant, Krueger was promoted to interim head coach after Chris Brooks left for a Division I job. The team responded to their new coach with an appearance in the National Semifinal, leading the administration to hire Krueger on full-time. The very next season, Krueger led Wisconsin–Stevens Point to the first undefeated season in the history of Division III hockey and was named as the national coach of the year.[4]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	Alaska Avalanche	NAHL		19	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Burnaby Express	BCHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	NCHA		8	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	NCHA		21	0	3	3	14		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	NCHA		21	1	5	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	WIAC		26	0	5	5	12		—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals				76	1	14	15	38		—	—	—	—	—

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers (WIAC) (2017–present)
2017–18	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	21–6–3	6–0–2	1st	NCAA National Semifinal
2018–19	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	29–0–2	8–0–0	1st	NCAA National Champion
2019–20	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	18–7–3	10–2–3	T–1st	WIAC Runner-Up
2020–21	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	7–4–1	5–3–1	T–2nd	WIAC Runner-Up
2021–22	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	21–6–1	11–2–0	1st	WIAC Runner-Up
Wisconsin–Stevens Point:		96–23–10	40–7–6
Total:		96–23–10
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
2. "UW-Stevens Point Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
3. "Tyler Krueger". Linked In. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
4. "Tyler Krueger". Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Blaise MacDonald	Edward Jeremiah Award 2018–19	Succeeded by Cam Ellsworth