The Arizona Wildcats men's ice hockey team is a college ice hockey program that represents the University of Arizona. The team competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I level as a WCHL (Western Collegiate Hockey League) team. Club ice hockey (pre-1979) Intercollegiate ice hockey at the University of Arizona got its start in the late 1970s as a traditional student-run sports club, open to all interested students. The team did not have a coach, schedule, or much organization, but they did receive support from the Tucson Rustlers (a local professional ice hockey team at the time) and played teams from Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Los Angeles. The earliest known record of Arizona's ice hockey club team is a photo and short write-up in the 1978–79 University of Arizona school yearbook. Arizona IceCats (1979–2011) Leo Golembiewski became Head Coach and General Manager of the team. Under Golembiewski, the team became known as the Arizona IceCats and were a founding member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA, est. 1991). Golembiewski coached the team for 32 seasons of play, ending with the 2010–2011 season, and had an overall record of 634–217–23. They won a National Championship (1985), appeared in eight Final Fours (’84, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’91, ’93, ’94, ’97) and ten Elite Eights. Starting in the 1980–81 season, IceCat home games were played at the Tucson Convention Center. IceCats games were also broadcast on ESPN radio and the World Wide Web on FastHockey.com. Arizona Wildcats (2011–present) In April 2011, the University of Arizona took over the administration of the program. Along with affiliation with the Department of Campus Recreation, the move included a name change from IceCats to Wildcats, managerial changes throughout the organization, and coaching staff changes. Assistant Coach and former player Dave Dougall remained with the team through the transition. Two staff members stayed with the team as well, Official scorer Hank Krzysik and On Ice Announcer Joe Pyritz. The Arizona Wildcat hockey team continues to play their home games at Tucson Convention Center. Games are still broadcast online, with streams available on the Wildcat Hockey website. In the first season under their new name, the Wildcats went 13–18–3 over the course of 34 games. Wins against ranked opponents Oklahoma and Ohio highlighted the year, while the Wildcats struggled against in-state rival ASU. Sophomore Andrew Murmes led the team in scoring. The Wildcats finished the season 25th in