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Badger men’s hockey to open NCAA Tournament against Bemidji State

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team was awarded a number-one seed in the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional and will face Bemidji State (15-9-3) in the opening round on Friday at noon at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The Badgers (20-9-1) are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014.  They’re 7-0 all-time against the Beavers.

It’s also the first ever NCAA tournament appearance for Badger coach Tony Granato, either as a coach or a player.

Massachusetts (16-5-4) and Lake Superior State (19-6-3) meet in the other regional semifinal with the winners to meet for the championship at 3 p.m. on Saturday.  The winner there will head to the 2021 Frozen Four at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on April 8 and 10.

The Big Ten landed four teams in the 16-team tournament field.  Minnesota (23-6-0) also landed a top seed.  Michigan and Notre Dame are the other Big Ten teams in the tournament.

North Dakota is the top overall seed.  Boston College also earned a number-one seed.

Hockey Badgers picked to finish third in the Big Ten

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Penn State was tabbed the favorite in the 2019-20 Big Ten hockey preseason coaches’ poll.

Last season, Penn State made their second Big Ten Tournament championship game appearance in three years.  The Nittany Lions completed the year leading the nation in almost every offensive category, setting team records for goals (177), assists (301), points (478) and goals per game (4.54).  Penn State either broke or tied 37 team, individual, career, single-season or single-game records throughout the course of the 2018-19 season and return 20 letter-winners this year.

Notre Dame was selected second in the preseason poll, with the Wisconsin Badgers picked to finish third.

Two Badgers found their way on the Preseason All-Big Ten Hockey First Team.  Defensemen Wyatt Kalynuk and K’Andre Miller are part of the six-player first team.

Wisconsin freshman Cole Caufield was voted to All-Big Ten Honorable Mention.

 

Wisconsin-Notre Dame to play college hockey at the United Center

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Notre Dame and Wisconsin men’s hockey teams will host the second game of their January series in Chicago on January 21, 2018 at the United Center.  The game will face off at 2 p.m. CST and will air on NBCSN.  It is part of a two-year game series deal where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Wisconsin Badgers each play their home game matchup on neutral ground in Chicago.

Wisconsin head coach Tony Granato is excited about bringing arena experiences to his roster of athletes.  “We had the pleasure of practicing at the United Center, and playing at Madison Square Garden and Joe Louis Arena last season, so we are looking forward to another game at an NHL arena again.

“When we get to play at special places like these, it gives our players and fans great experiences and a taste of what they will see at Frozen Fours.  It also gives our players a chance to feel what it is like to play at the next level.

“We want to thank the Chicago Blackhawks for helping make this happen.”

General admission tickets for the January 21, 2018 game are available starting at 10 a.m. CST on Friday, November 17 and can be purchase online at unitedcenter.com, in person at the United Center Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.

St. Norbert hockey back to the Frozen Four

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St. Norbert College advanced to its 11th NCAA Division III Frozen Four in the last 15 years after beating Augsburg College 4-3 in overtime in a NCAA Tournament quarterfinal at Cornerstone Community Center on Saturday night.

The Green Knights (22-5-1) moved on after Roman Uchyn ended the contest with the game winning goal at 13:54 of overtime.

St. Norbert will face Trinity (Conn.) College in a national semifinal on Friday in Utica, N.Y.  Norwich University and Adrian College play in the other semifinal.

Augsburg outshot St. Norbert 34-26.  T.J. Black made 31 saves in goal for the Green Knights, while Nick Schmit made 22 stops for the Auggies.

Wisconsin represents well at NHL Draft

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Bucky Badger logoAfter Wisconsin’s Luke Kunin (15th overall pick by Minnesota) and Trent Frederic (29th overall by Boston) were selected in the opening round of the NHL Draft on Friday night, three more Badgers were selected on Saturday.

Defenseman JD Greenway went to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round with the 72nd pick overall, Max Zimmer was picked by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round with the 104th overall pick and Philip Nyberg went to the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round with the 129th overall selection.

Wisconsin’s 2016 draft class extends the Badgers’ streak to 19 consecutive years in which one of their incoming or current players were drafted.  The five-member class is also the largest since the 2011 draft also saw five Badgers selected.

 

Elliott solid as Blues advance

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Brian Elliott

Brian Elliott

Former Wisconsin goaltender Brian Elliott had 31 saves for St. Louis last night, helping the Blues advance to their first NHL conference finals since 2001.

The Blues knocked off the Dallas Stars 6-1, winning their second straight seven-game playoff series.

The 31-year-old Elliott, in his ninth year in the NHL, made a solid comeback after being pulled in the first period of game-six when he gave up three goals against the Stars.

The Blues will now play either Nashville or San Jose in the Western Conference Finals.  The Predators and Sharks will play a decisive game seven Thursday night.

Badger hockey update

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Motion WThree goals in the second period gave the Wisconsin men’s hockey team a two-goal lead, but Denver fired right back with two scores of its own to salvage a 3-3 tie with the Badgers.

Matthew Freytag, Jedd Soleway and Luke Kunin scored the three Badger goals while Freshman goaltender matt Jurusik had 21 saves as the Badgers moved to 3-4-4 on the season.

The two teams wrap up their two-game series tonight.

Women extend win streak to 13

The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team opened a six-game homestand with a 5-1 win over Lindenwood at LaBahn Arena on Friday afternoon.

Emily Clark scored a pair of goals to lead the Badgers to their 13th straight win.

An assist extends sophomore Annie Pankowski’s scoring streak to 16 straight games.

The two teams wrap up their weekend series tomorrow (Sunday) at LaBahn Arena (2 p.m.).

 

Rumpel shines in Hockey Badgers win

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Joel Rumpel

Joel Rumpel

After falling to No. 5 Michigan Tech 8-1 on Friday night, the Wisconsin Badgers rebounded to blank the Huskies 2-0 on Saturday at the Kohl Center.

Joel Rumpel recorded his 10th career shutout, the second-most in UW history.  Rumpel made a career high 47 saves in the win, the second-most ever by a UW goalie in a shutout, including 25 in the third period, which also rank second for the most all-time by Wisconsin in a period.  The Swift Current, Saskatchewan, native now has 51 wins, tying him for fifth in program history.  Brian Elliott, Bernd Bruckler and Julian Baretta also have 51 victories in net for the Badgers.

The win is just the second of the season for Wisconsin (2-11-1).  Morgan Zulinick scored on the power play for the Badgers, his fourth goal in the last four games.  Joseph LaBate added an empty netter with just over a minute left to seal the victory for UW.

Wisconsin’s victory snaps a five-game winless streak against Michigan Tech (0-3-2).

Next up for the Badgers, a pair of home games against Boston University this Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center.  Faceoff both nights is 7 p.m.

 

Ugly start to new year for Hockey Badgers

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Mike Eaves

Mike Eaves

The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team returned from their holiday break and suffered its worst home loss under head coach Mike Eaves, falling 8-1 to 5th ranked Michigan Teach at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers (1-11-1) allowed the Huskies (15-4-0) to score three goals in the first 10 minutes.

Sophomore Morgan Zulinick scored Wisconsin’s lone goal, late in the second period.

Wisconsin senior goaltender Landon Peterson made 29 saves in a relief role for the Badgers.

Badger Men’s Hockey Advances to Finals

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Wisconsin only trailed for 32-seconds on Friday during the Big Ten tournament semi-finals as the Badgers defeated the Nittany Lions 2-1.

Michael Mersch scored both of the badger goals in the second period and another strong performance from the Mike Richter award nominee, Jordan Rumpel, (saved 24 of 25 shots) sealed the win.

Wisconsin improved to 23-10-2 on the season and will face Ohio State for the Big Ten title.