Dan Stauber

Dan Stauber
Biographical details
BornDuluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Superior
Playing career
1984–1988Wisconsin–Superior
1988–1989Borås HC
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1992Wisconsin–Eau Claire (asst.)
1992–?Waupaca HS
?–1998Denfeld HS
1998–2000Wisconsin–Superior (asst.)
2000–2016Wisconsin–Superior
2016–2020Proctor HS
Head coaching record
Overall258–148–58 (.619) [college]
Tournaments8–3–1 (.708)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2001 NCHA champion
2001 NCHA tournament champion
2002 NCHA tournament champion
2002 National Champion
2006 NCHA tournament champion
2009 NCHA champion
Awards
2002 Edward Jeremiah Award

Daniel Stauber is an American former ice hockey player and coach who was the NCAA Division III coach of the year.[1]

Career

Stauber's college career began in 1984 with Wisconsin–Superior. Unfortunately, during his four years as a player, the Yellowjackets never finished with a winning record. After graduating, Stauber briefly played professional hockey in Sweden, before retiring in 1989. He remained in the game, becoming an assistant coach at Wisconsin–Eau Claire shortly thereafter. In the mid-90's, he became the head coach at Waupaca High School and later his alma mater, Denfeld High School.[2]

Stauber was lured back to Wisconsin–Superior in 1998 as an assistant coach. He served under his former coach, Steve Nelson, for two seasons before being named as his replacement in 2000. While Nelson had led Wisconsin–Superior to the frozen four in seven of the previous nine seasons, the team had been unable to win the championship.[3] In Stauber's first season as head coach, that trend continued; while he led the program to its first ever 30-win season, UWS was defeated by the Plattsburgh State Cardinals in the national semifinal. A year later, however, Stauber finally got his team to reach the promised land when they downed the Norwich Cadets 3–2 in overtime to win their first NCAA national championship. Stauber was named as the national coach of the year for his efforts.

The team declined a bit after the championship, but Stauber continued to lead them to positive results for many years afterwards. The Yellowjackets made two more appearances in the NCAA tournament but, by the 2010s, they had fallen down in the standings. During his tenure as head coach, Stauber went back to class and earned a Master's in education.[4] In 2016, Stauber stepped down as head coach a little more than a year after setting the program record for the most wins behind the bench.[5] He returned to the high school ranks with Proctor High School, serving as the boy's ice hockey coach for four seasons before hanging up his whistle in 2020 and working as a teacher thereafter.

Personal life

Stauber's three brothers all played college hockey. Jamie attended Wisconsin–Eau Claire in the early 80's, Pete won a Division I national championship at Lake Superior State and Robb won the Hobey Baker Award while attending Minnesota before embarking on a career in the NHL.

Towards the end of his tenure at Wisconsin–Superior, Dan coached his son Owen with the Yellowjackets. He also had several nephews play college hockey, including Jaxson, Levi and Willy.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA — — — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA — — — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA — — — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA — — — — — — — — — —
1988–89 Borås HC Division 2 6 3 5 8 — — — — — —
NCAA totals — — — — — — — — — —

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets (NCHA) (2000–2013)
2000–01 Wisconsin–Superior 30–4–1 11–3–0 1st NCAA third-place game (win)
2001–02 Wisconsin–Superior 24–5–5 8–3–3 2nd NCAA national champion
2002–03 Wisconsin–Superior 21–6–2 11–2–1 T–2nd NCHA runner-up
2003–04 Wisconsin–Superior 15–8–4 7–4–3 3rd NCHA Quarterfinals
2004–05 Wisconsin–Superior 19–3–7 9–2–3 2nd NCHA runner-up
2005–06 Wisconsin–Superior 18–10–3 7–5–2 3rd NCAA Quarterfinals
2006–07 Wisconsin–Superior 20–6–1 9–4–1 4th NCHA Quarterfinals
2007–08 Wisconsin–Superior 13–6–8 6–4–4 T–3rd NCHA Quarterfinals
2008–09 Wisconsin–Superior 23–4–3 11–1–2 1st NCAA Quarterfinals
2009–10 Wisconsin–Superior 9–11–7 3–11–4 7th NCHA Quarterfinals
2010–11 Wisconsin–Superior 16–13–1 10–8–0 T–2nd NCHA runner-up
2011–12 Wisconsin–Superior 10–10–7 4–7–7 5th NCHA Quarterfinals
2012–13 Wisconsin–Superior 11–14–2 6–10–2 T–5th NCHA Quarterfinals
Wisconsin–Superior: 229–100–51 102–64–32
Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets (WIAC) (2013–2016)
2013–14 Wisconsin–Superior 11–15–3 3–7–2 T–4th WIAC Runner-Up
2014–15 Wisconsin–Superior 9–18–1 1–11–0 5th WIAC Semifinals
2015–16 Wisconsin–Superior 9–15–3 2–5–1 4th WIAC first round
Wisconsin–Superior: 29–48–7 6–23–3
Total: 258–148–58

      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. ^ "Dan Stauber". Wisconsin Hockey Wall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "UW-Superior Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Dan Stauber". LinkedIn. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Stauber steps down as Wisconsin-Superior head coach after 16 seasons". USCHO. February 27, 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Edward Jeremiah Award
2001–02 		Succeeded by