The UW-River Falls men's hockey opens postseason play this Saturday, Feb. 28 as the No. 3 seeded Falcons are set to travel to face No. 2 seeded UW-Eau Claire in the WIAC Tournament/Commissioner's Cup Semifinals.

UW-RIVER FALLS (13-11-1, 7-8 WIAC) AT UW-EAU CLAIRE (16-7-2, 11-3-1 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 28
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: Eau Claire, Wis. // Hobbs Ice Arena

WIAC PAY-PER-VIEW COVERAGE

• The WIAC announced a new pay-per-view model for its 2025-26 championships and tournaments, including the men's hockey postseason. Fans can purchase single-game passes to stream live tournament broadcasts through the conference's streaming platform. For pricing details and viewing access, visit the official WIAC release: WIAC Pay-Per-View Information.

TICKETS

• Tickets for UW-Eau Claire men's hockey games at Hobbs Ice Arena are CASH ONLY.
  • General Seating: Adult: $12, Senior (65+), High School, and College Students: $10 (available at front gate only)

THE SERIES

• The Saturday's game marks the 173rd all-time meeting between UW-River Falls and UW-Eau Claire, with the Falcons leading the series 101-63-8.
• The Falcons and Blugolds have faced each other seven times in WIAC Tournament history, with UW-Eau Claire winning six.
  • UWRF and UWEC met last season in the WIAC Championship, with the Blugolds prevailing on their home ice by a score 2-0 to earn the WIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

WIAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• UWRF finished with 21 points in the 2025-26 standings with a 7-8 league record to earn the No. 3 seed for the postseason tournament.
• Since the inception of the WIAC Commissioner's Cup in 2014, the Falcons hold an 11-20-3 playoff record.
  • Last season, UWRF made its third appearance in the WIAC Tournament Championship game and first since 2016 after sweeping UW-Stout in the first round and advancing past UW-Superior in the semifinals.

FALCON NOTES

• The Falcons closed out the 2025-26 regular season with a weekend sweep over Beloit College Feb. 13-14, outscoring the Buccaneers 15-2 with 8-1 and 7-1 victories.
  • During the wins, freshman forward Keenan Ingram recorded hat-tricks in both games with a total of nine points, and was named the WIAC Player of the Week for the season time this season.
• UWRF has scored power play goals in five-straight games, including a season-high three in the regular season finale at Beloit. The Falcons lead the WIAC and rank seventh in NCAA Division III with a .271 percentage. 
• Keenan Ingram is the top goal scorer in the nation with 24 goals, and ranks fourth with 40 points, which leads the WIAC.
  • Ingram's 40 points is the most in UWRF history since former Falcon All-American TJ Dahl tallied 43 points during the 2007-08 season.
  • Additionally, his 24 goals is UWRF's most since Brian Wilson scored 25 in 1995, and his nine power play goals leads the WIAC and is just two shy of breaking a UWRF single-season record.
• Five of the WIAC's top-seven scorers are Falcons, led by Ingram. Gavin Middendorf, Ben Portner, and Alex Atwill rank third through fifth, respectively, while Luke Margenau ranks seventh and is the top scoring defender in the league with 21 points and leads the conference with 67 blocked shots (3rd/NCAA).
  • Atwill is the WIAC leader in assists with 22.
  • Brennan Boynton has started in all but one game the season and leads the WIAC with 27.1 saves per game.