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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. Wisconsin is just 1-5-2 to start the season and is averaging just 1.75 goals per game. Eaves tries to explain what has been going on…
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 goals from junior forward Michael Mersch at the 1:29 mark, and a goal from sophomore forward Brad Navin at the 12:33 mark.
Colorado College fought back in the second period and had scored two goals scored by freshman forward Hunter Fejes at the 6:35 mark and senior defender Mike Boivin at the 8:22 mark.
The start of the third period had the teams tied at 2-2 and saw a four goal third period. The Badgers struck first, scoring 54 seconds into the start of the third period.
The Badgers could not hold onto the lead, allowing Colorado College’s William Rapuzzi to tie the game at the 10:54 mark after converting the game-tying, breakaway goal.
The overtime period did not last long as Colorado College junior forward Alexander Krushelnyski scored to win the game just 25 seconds after the start of overtime.
The Badgers look to even things up as they take on Colorado College at the Kohl Center Saturday night in the finale of this two game series.
For the second straight night, the Wisconsin Badgers blew a 1-goal lead and fell
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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 into the game with a goal by junior defender Frankie Simonelli. The Badgers dominated the first period, forcing 11 saves from Wildcat goalkeeper Jared Coureau. [Read more…]
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
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 on a Wisconsin power play.
The Wildcats responded to even the game at 1-1 only 18 seconds into the third period when former Green Bay Gambler Reed Seckel forced the puck into the net during a scramble.
The Wildcats scored the game winner midway through the 3rd period when a shot was deflected off of Northern Michigan’s Cohen Adair, giving the Wildcats a 2-1 lead.
Wisconsin looks to shake off the upset and even the series tonight as the Badgers and Wildcats face off at the Resch Center at 7pm.