With Saturday's 3-1 win over St. John's, Falcon men's hockey Coach Steve Freeman won his 300^th career game.

Freeman, is his 17^th year as head coach of the Falcons, has a 300-150-35 career record at UWRF. The Falcons are 8-5-2 this year.

He is the program's all-time leader in games won.?Freeman has been named Coach of the Year 10 times in his career at UW-River Falls. Freeman is the WIAC all-time leader in games won. He has led the team to the WIAC Championships in nine of the past 12 seasons. He is the winningest coach in UW-River Falls hockey history and that was accomplished in just six seasons, the shortest period of time of any UWRF coach.

In the NCAA Div. III at the start of this season, Freeman is ninth in winning percentage (.656) of active coaches. His career wins mark ranks him 13th in the NCAA Div. III. He has accomplished that ranking despite having coached fewer seasons than any other coach in the top 14 list.

Freeman has coached in a Falcon program that has played in five NCAA Frozen Four National Championships, 11 NCAA National Tournaments and 13 NCHA Peters Cup Final Tournaments. He was named the NCHA Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2003 and was the WIAC Coach of the Year in 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2012.??

Freeman was the No. 1 assistant for seven years and has always played a key role in the team's great success. His recruiting and leadership over the years have made the Falcons a powerhouse in Div. III hockey. The Falcons won the 1994 NCAA National Championship and participated in the NCAA Frozen Four in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2001.Year in and year out the Falcons are considered a top program in the national picture.

His work ethic and enthusiasm for the game has helped create a winning atmosphere in the Falcons locker room where players know what is expected from them both on and off the ice.

Freeman, a career coach, draws on his vast coaching experience from stops at the high school, Junior A and college levels to teach and motivate. He previously was a head coach/general manager in the United States Hockey League. He served as head coach at St. Mary's Springs High School where his team won a State championship. He also had great success at Stevens Point High School where his teams made several state tournament appearances. He led his teams to four conference championships. He has also coached select teams in international competition.

The New Brighton, Minn., native played hockey through the high school, Junior A and college levels.

He has been involved with hockey symposiums and clinics both in the United States and internationally. He has often been a guest speaker/instructor at U.S.A. Hockey clinics.