by Bill Scott | Mar 22, 2021
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)...
by Bill Scott | Oct 1, 2019
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...
by Bill Scott | Nov 13, 2017
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 19, 2017
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...
by Bill Scott | Jun 27, 2016
After 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...
by Bill Scott | May 12, 2016
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...
by Bill Scott | Nov 21, 2015
Three 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...
by Bill Scott | Jan 4, 2015
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...
by Bill Scott | Jan 3, 2015
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 21, 2014
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 21, 2014
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 20, 2014
On Wednesday evening the Herb Brooks Foundation and Let’s Play Hockey announced the five finalists for the Mike Richter Award. The inaugural award will go the nation’s most outstanding goaltender. Of the five finalists Badger men’s hockey junior...
by Bill Scott | Oct 22, 2013
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team dropped from 2nd to 11th in this weeks USCollegeHockey poll. The Badgers fell to Boston College 9-2 on Friday night and to Boston University 7-3 on Saturday. Wisconsin has this weekend off before facing Lake Superior State on...
by Bill Scott | Oct 13, 2013
Third-ranked Wisconsin pulled out a 2-1 win over Northern Michigan at the Kohl Center on Saturday, earning its first opening-series sweep since the 2004-05 season. For the second night in a row, the Badgers (2-0) struck first. Nic Kerdiles took a Joseph LaBate pass,...
by Bill Scott | May 8, 2013
The Big Ten Conference announced the dates and opponents for the inaugural season of Big Ten men’s ice hockey today, featuring 20-game schedules for each of the six Big Ten hockey schools: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State and...
by Bill Scott | May 1, 2013
According to the University’s website, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team doesn’t have the dates and times yet, but the opponents are set for the 2013-14 hockey season. Wisconsin is competing for the first time in the new Big Ten Hockey Conference,...
by Bill Scott | Mar 4, 2013
St. Norbert College earned the top seeding in the West Region of the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament for the 11th time in 12 years, and will receive a first-round bye in the 11-team tournament as a result. St. Norbert (23-5-1) will host a national...
by Bill Scott | Oct 5, 2012
Fox Sports Wisconsin and its alternate channel, along with the Big Ten Network, NBC Sports Network and Fox College Sports will combine to broadcast 23 Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey games live for the upcoming 2012-13 season. Thirteen Wisconsin home games will...
by Bill Scott | Jun 19, 2012
St. Norbert College has found its new home for men’s college hockey. After five UW-Schools left the NCHA last February, the Green Knights had to find a new league to play in. They selected the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA), joining schools like...
by Bill Scott | Apr 25, 2012
The NCHA and the WIAC announced the two conferences have reached an agreement that will result in the WIAC members leaving the NCHA following the 2012-13 season, a year earlier than originally planned. The conferences elected to expedite the departure of the...
