Kay Iverson

Kay Iverson
Biographical details
Born	Copenhagen, Denmark
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1924–1926	Wisconsin
1926–1930	Marquette
1932	Tulsa Oilers
Head coaching record
Overall	47–22–6 (.667)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1928 West Intercollegiate Championship; 1930 West Intercollegiate Championship

Kay Iverson was a Danish-born Canadian ice hockey coach who led Marquette to two intercollegiate championships.^[1]

Career

Iverson followed his older brother Emil into the coaching ranks of college hockey when he became the third head coach for the program at Wisconsin in 1924. After a poor first season, the Badgers produced the team's first winning record in 1926.^[2] In the offseason, Iverson left Wisconsin and made the short trek to Milwaukee to take over at Marquette. His first recruiting class included three Canadian players; Pudge MacKenzie, Don McFadyen, and George McTeer, nicknamed "the three Macs". Those players formed the nucleus of the team and helped the Blue and Gold produce its first winning season.

McTeer left after just one year, but the other two remained. Iverson built the program around their talents and the team went nearly undefeated in 1928, winning the western intercollegiate championship after claiming the season series over Minnesota.^[3] After finishing in second place the following year, Marquette returned to the top of the field in 1930, managing to defeat Harvard during the year.^[4]

Iverson left Marquette after the second championship and was later the coach for the Tulsa Oilers at the start of the 1932–33 season.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Wisconsin Badgers Independent (1924–1926)
1924–25	Wisconsin	1–7–1
1925–26	Wisconsin	8–3–4
Wisconsin:		9–10–5
Marquette Blue and Gold Independent (1926–1928)
1926–27	Marquette	5–2–0
1927–28	Marquette	12–1–1
Marquette:		17–3–1
Marquette Hilltoppers Independent (1928–1930)
1928–29	Marquette	9–5–0
1929–30	Marquette	12–4–0
Marquette:		21–9–0
Total:		47–22–6
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

^ "Marquette Ice Hockey (1922-1933)". MU Scoop. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
^ "Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
^ "1928 Hilltop". Marquette University. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
^ "1930 Hilltop". Marquette University. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[1] "Marquette Ice Hockey (1922-1933)". MU Scoop. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

[2] "Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

[3] "1928 Hilltop". Marquette University. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[4] "1930 Hilltop". Marquette University. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

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v t e Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Hartmeyer Ice Arena (1963–1967) Dane County Coliseum (1967–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Head coaches	A. C. Viner (1921–1923) Robert Blodgett (1923–1924) Kay Iverson (1924–1926) Rube Brandow (1926–1927) John Farquhar (1927–1930) Spike Carlson (1930–1931) Art Thomasen (1931–1935) John Riley (1963–1966) Bob Johnson (1966–1975, 1976–1982) Bill Rothwell (1975–1976) Jeff Sauer (1982–2002) Mike Eaves (2002–2016) Tony Granato (2016–2023) Mike Hastings (2023–Present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1970–2013) Big Ten (1968–1981, 2013–present)
Culture & lore	Badger Showdown Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic
Rivalries	Minnesota
All-time leaders	Mike Eaves (267 Points) Mark Johnson (125 Goals) Graham Melanson (81 Wins)
National championships	1973 1977 1981 1983 1990 2006
Frozen Four appearances	1970 1972 1973 1977 1978 1981 1982 1983 1990 1992* 2006 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances	1970 1972 1973 1977 1978 1981 1982 1983 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992* 1993 1994 1995 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2006 2008 2010 2013 2014 2021 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1970 1972 1973 1977 1978 1982 1983 1988 1990 1995 1998 2013 Big Ten: 2014
Hobey Baker winners	Blake Geoffrion (2010)
Notable players	Adam Burish Jake Dowell Mike Eaves Brian Elliott Jake Gardiner Paul Houck Dany Heatley Mark Johnson Ryan McDonagh Craig Norwich Steven Reinprecht Craig Smith Derek Stepan Brad Winchester
University of Wisconsin Madison, WI

v t e Marquette Golden Eagles men's ice hockey
Formerly the Marquette Blue and Gold and Marquette Hilltoppers
Venues	Arena Ice Gardens (1922–1924) Hilltop Rink (1924–1933)
Coaches	George Grady (1922–1923) Jake Thomsen (1923–1924) Harold Garry (1924–1925, 1932–1933) Art Schinner (1925–1926) Kay Iverson (1926–1930) John W. Hancock (1930–1932)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI