Desbiens named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week

After earning a pair of shutouts against a top-10 foe, Wisconsin women’s hockey goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. Desbiens was stellar in goal last weekend for the No. 3 Badgers in their sweep of No. 6 Bemidji State,...

Badger hockey roundup

Wisconsin women’s goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens turned away all 16 shots she faced in the Badgers 4-0 win over Bemidji State on Saturday afternoon.  That was the school record-setting sixth straight shutout for Wisconsin (8-0). The effort also tied the all-time...

Badger women’s hockey team looking to end drought

The Wisconsin Badgers face off against the rival Minnesota Gophers tonight in the women’s Frozen Four semifinals at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.  The Badgers will be trying not only to get into the Frozen Four championship game, but they’ll be trying to...

Badgers blank St. Cloud State, head to post season

Five different Badgers scored in Wisconsin’s final regular season game on Sunday, a 5-0 win over St. Cloud State before a sold out LaBahn Arena (2,273) in Madison. Sophomore Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped the 10 shots she faced as the Badgers (24-6-4, 19-6-3-1 WCHA)...

Badger women’s hockey players honored

Wisconsin women’s hockey senior captain Blayre Turnbull was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, while sophomore goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens earned her fourth WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season. Turnbull earned her first-career WCHA...

Wisconsin’s Johnson earns 350th coaching victory

The 4th-ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team earned its 10th shutout of the season, blanking 7th-ranked Clarkson 4-0 at LaBahn Arena in Madison on Sunday. The Badgers’ win gave UW head coach Mark Johnson his 350th career victory, making him only the...

Badger women’s hockey extends unbeaten streak

3rd-ranked Wisconsin blanked North Dakota 2-0 on Sunday at LaBahn Arena.  It gave the Badgers a 2-game sweep of UND. The Badgers (17-2-1, 13-2-1-0 WCHA) head into their winter break with a 12-game unbeaten streak and a nine-game winning streak.  The Badgers took the...

Top ranked Badger women hope to turn tables on Gophers (AUDIO)

To say the Minnesota Gophers have had Wisconsin’s number over the last few years would be an understatement.  Over the last three seasons, the Lady Gophers are 12-1-1 against the Badgers, including a 12-game unbeaten streak and 5-straight Minnesota victories in...

Desbiens named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week

After posting two shutouts in No. 1 Wisconsin’s sweep of Ohio State, sophomore goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens has been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Defensive Player of the Week. It marks the first defensive player of the week honor for...