The Ice is Heating Up

Today the puck will drop for the Wisconsin Men’s hockey team (22-10-2, 13-6-1 Big Ten). Earning a first round bye with their 2nd-seed, Wisconsin will face Penn State in the second round. The 6th seeded Nittany Lions won their opening match against 3rd-seeded...

Badger hockey sweeps Minnesota State in OT thriller

John Ramage did it again.  The Wisconsin hockey defenseman scored the overtime game winning goal with 6.2 seconds left to give the Badgers a  2-1 win over Minnesota State on Saturday night.  It moved the Badgers past the Mavericks into 6th place in the WCHA, tied with...

Badger hockey takes down ranked Minnesota State in overtime

The Wisconsin Badgers hockey team ran its unbeaten streak to 9-straight games, knocking off 11th-ranked Minnesota State 4-3 in overtime in Mankato on Friday night.  It marks the first time Wisconsin (7-7-5, 5-5-5 WCHA) has won a WCHA game that has went into overtime...

Badger hockey unbeaten in last eight games

The Wisconsin Badger hockey team swept the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves with a 1-0 win Saturday night. The Badgers (6-7-5, 4-5-5 WCHA) have won their last four games, and have recovered well from a dismal 1-7-2 start to their season. Currently, Wisconsin sits two points...

Badger hockey undefeated in past seven games

The last time the Wisconsin Badger hockey team lost a game, it was Thanksgiving.  Needless to say, they have been on a roll since then.  They are undefeated in their last seven games, and on a three game win streak. Friday’s 5-3 win over the Alaska-Anchorage...

Badger hockey sweeps Alabama Huntsville

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team is now undefeated in their last six games, and swept Alabama Huntsville with a 4-1 win Friday night. The Badgers (4-7-5, 2-5-5 WCHA) rolled over the Chargers 5-0 Thursday night. Wisconsin, which got off to a slow start...

Badgers tie Michigan Tech 3-3

The Wisconsin Badger hockey team tied the Michigan Tech Huskies 3-3 in a game that saw over 60 shots on goal. The Badgers (2-7-5, 2-5-5 WCHA) had 37 shots on goal, and scored two goals in the first period.  Junior forward Tyler Barnes opened the Badger scoring at the...

Badger hockey draws with Michigan Tech

The Wisconsin Badger hockey team could not be separated from the Michigan Tech Huskies Friday night, as the teams drew 1-1. The Badgers (2-7-4) and Huskies (4-8-2) could only muster six shots each in the first period. The second period was a different story as each...

Minnesota State sweeps Badgers in hockey

The Minnesota State Mavericks (5-5-2, 3-5-0 WCHA) completed their sweep over the Wisconsin Badgers (1-7-2, 1-5-2 WCHA) with a score of 4-2 on Saturday night. The Mavericks jumped out to an early lead with a goal provided by Matt Leitner at the 4:38 mark in the first...

Badgers fall to Minnesota State in hockey

The Wisconsin Badgers (1-6-2, 1-4-2 WCHA) fell to the Minnesota State Mavericks (4-5-2, 2-5-0 WCHA) Friday night by a score of 4-2. The Mavericks struck first through Dylan Margonari at the 2:11 mark in the first period.  The Badgers’ Michael Mersch responded...

Badger Hockey on home ice Friday and Saturday

Both the Badger Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams open home series on Friday.  The Men will play host to a pair with Minnesota State while the Women welcomes St. Cloud State to town for the weekend. It’s been a rough start from Mike Eaves and the...

Badgers’ hockey falls in OT, 5-4

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team (1-3-1) fell to Colorado College (4-3-0) in dramatic fashion as they lost in overtime, 5-4. The Badgers, who before the game honored “Badger” Bob Johnson, jumped to an early 2-0 lead at the end of the first period with...

Badgers blow another 1-goal lead, swept by Northern Michigan

For the second straight night, the Wisconsin Badgers blew a 1-goal lead and fell to Northern Michigan, this time by the score of 4-2 at the Resch Center in Green Bay.  It allowed the Badgers to pull off a 2-game series sweep. Wisconsin struck first only three minutes...

Northern Michigan upsets ranked Wisconsin Badgers 2-1

The 15th ranked Wisconsin Badgers (0-1-0) dropped their hockey season opener, 2-1 to the Northern Michigan Wildcats (1-0-0) at the Resch Center in Green Bay on Friday night. The Badgers took the lead 1-0 in the second period when junior forward Michael Mersch scored...