Tyler Krueger
{{Short description|American ice hockey coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Tyler Krueger
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|05|23}}
| birth_place = Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
| death_date =
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| current_title = Head Coach
| current_team = Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| current_conference = WIAC
| alma_mater = University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| player_years1 = 2010–2014
| player_team1 = Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| player_positions = Defenseman
| coach_years1 = 2015–2017
| coach_team1 = Wisconsin–Stevens Point (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 2017–Present
| coach_team2 = Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| overall_record = 96–23–10 ({{winpct|96|23|10}})
| tournament_record = 4–1 ({{winpct|4|1}})
| 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
| coaching_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.{{cite web |url=http://www.ahcahockey.com/coty.html |title=American Hockey Coaches Association |access-date=2012-07-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116180435/http://www.ahcahockey.com/coty.html |archive-date=2010-01-16 }}
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.{{cite news|title=UW-Stevens Point Men's Hockey Team History |url=https://www.uscho.com/stats/history/wisconsin-stevens-point/mens-hockey/2022-2023/ |work=USCHO.com |accessdate=August 8, 2022}} 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.{{cite news|title=Tyler Krueger |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-krueger-07484894 |work=Linked In |accessdate=August 8, 2022}}
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.{{cite news|title=Tyler Krueger |url=https://athletics.uwsp.edu/staff-directory/tyler-krueger/321 |work=Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers |accessdate=August 8, 2022}}
Statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | |||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | |||||||||
| 2008–09
| NAHL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2008–09 | BCHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11
| NCHA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2011–12 | NCHA | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13
| NCHA | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2013–14 | WIAC | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NCAA totals ! 76 !! 1 !! 14 !! 15 !! 38 !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
Head coaching record
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{{CIH yearly record subhead
|name = Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers
|color = color:white; background:#59178a; {{box-shadow border|a|#fcc917|2px}}
|startyear = 2017
|conference = WIAC
|conflong = Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2017–18
| name = Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| overall = 21–6–3
| conference = 6–0–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA National Semifinal
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = 2018–19
| name = Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| overall = 29–0–2
| conference = 8–0–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA National Champion
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2019–20
| name = Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| overall = 18–7–3
| conference = 10–2–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = WIAC Runner-Up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| overall = 7–4–1
| conference = 5–3–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = WIAC Runner-Up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2021–22
| name = Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| overall = 21–6–1
| conference = 11–2–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = WIAC Runner-Up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Wisconsin–Stevens Point
| overall = 96–23–10
| confrecord = 40–7–6
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall = 96–23–10
|conference =
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References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats|nhl=|euro=|elite=106906|hockeydb=123641}}
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{{succession box | before = Blaise MacDonald | title = Edward Jeremiah Award| years = 2018–19 | after = Cam Ellsworth}}
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Category:American ice hockey coaches
Category:American men's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey people from Wisconsin
Category:People from Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Category:University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point alumni