Hockey Badgers set program record for losses

Mike Eaves Wisconsin men’s hockey team (4-23-4, 2-13-2-2 Big Ten) was plagued by seven penalties on Friday night.  Michigan State capitalized on two of their six power plays and went on to beat the Badgers 3-0 at Munn Ice Arena Friday night. The shutout loss...

Badger hockey team wins first Big Ten game

  The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team (3-19-4, 1-9-2-2) captured its first Big Ten victory of the season, knocking off Ohio State 3-2 in the series finale at Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Saturday night. Wisconsin’s Joseph LaBate forced a...

Hockey Badgers remain winless in Big Ten play

The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team remains winless in the Big Ten, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes 2-1 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio on Friday night. The Badgers scored first when Corbin McGuire buried a rebound from the right side at the...

Badgers fall to Gophers in series finale

The Wisconsin Badgers (2-13-2, 0-3-1-1 Big Ten) fell behind 5-0 and went on to lose to the 16th-ranked Minnesota Gophers (11-7-2, 2-2-2-0) 5-2 on Saturday night at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. After pumping 20 shots on Badger goaltender Joel Rumpel on Friday night,...

Hockey Badgers forge a tie at Minnesota

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team got a pair of late third period goals and skated to a 2-2 tie with the 16th ranked Minnesota Gophers at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis.  The Badgers then earned the extra point in the conference standings by winning the shootout...

Rumpel named Big Ten’s Third Star of the week

Wisconsin Badger goaltender Joel Rumpel pitched a 47-save shutout at Michigan Tech on Saturday night at the Kohl Center and today was named the Big Ten’s Third Star of the Week. It’s the 10th career shutout for Rumpel, moving hin into second place by...

Rumpel shines in Hockey Badgers win

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...

Hockey Badgers end the drought

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-8-1, 0-0-0 Big Ten) earned its first win of the season Saturday night, as the Badgers defeated Ferris State (7-7-1, 4-4-0 WCHA), 5-3 at the Kohl Center on Saturday night. The win marked Badgers goaltender Joel Rumpel’s...

Hockey Badgers remain winless on the season

The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team put up a good battle but fell to 2nd-ranked North Dakota 4-3 in their home opener at the Kohl Center last night. With three weeks of practice since their last game, the Badgers grabbed their first lead of the season with a...

Badger men’s hockey ranked No. 10 and No. 12 in polls

The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team will open the 2014-15 season ranked No. 10 in the USCHO.com Preseason Poll and No. 12 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Preseason Poll. The Badgers finished the 2013-14 season ranked No. 7 in the nation in both polls. ...

Hockey Badgers enter NCAA playoffs tonight

The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team opens play in the NCAA tournament tonight.  The 4th ranked Badgers are the number-1 seed in the Midwest Regional and will face 13th ranked North Dakota in the semifinals in Cincinnati. The other regional semifinal features...

Badger Men’s Hockey Goaltender Finalist for Richter Award

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...

Hockey Badgers sweep top-ranked Gophers

The Wisconsin Badgers earned back-to-back wins over the #1 ranked team in the country. The Badgers (16-8-2, 7-4-1-0 Big Ten) knocked off the Minnesota Gophers  (19-4-5, 8-2-2-0 Big Ten) 2-1 on Friday night, matching Thursday’s 2-1 victory. Joel Rumpel was...

Hockey Badgers headed to NCAA Tournament

After a 1-7-2 start, the Wisconsin Badgers capped off one of the most improbable comebacks in their history, knocking off Colorado College 3-2 to win the WCHA’s Final Five Championship, the Broadmoor Trophy and more importantly, the league’s automatic bid...

Badgers advance to Final Five semis (Update – Audio)

The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers (20-12-7) scored a season-high seven goals to roll past No. 8 Minnesota State (23-13-3) with a 7-2 win in the quarterfinals of the WCHA Final Five at the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday afternoon.  Eleven Badgers recorded points and...

Hockey Badgers 3-0 outdoors

The Wisconsin Badgers will mostly likely trying to make a case for a spot in the NCAA post season playoffs for an at-large berth.  They made a strong case for themselves on Sunday, beating the Minnesota Gophers 3-2 in the Hockey City Classic at Soldier Field. Sean...

Rumpel named WCHA’s Defensive player of the week

Wisconsin sophomore goaltender Joel Rumpel stopped 64 of 66 shots on goal and recorded a shutout while leading the Badger men’s hockey team to a 2-0 win and a 2-2 tie (OT) against Minnesota-Duluth.  Rumpel blanked UMD on Friday with a 29-save effort for his...

Hockey Badgers open final WCHA season with a victory

The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team will be shifting to the Big Ten Conference next season.  They opened their final WCHA campaign last night with a 2-0 win over Minnesota-Duluth at Amsoil Arena in Duluth last night. Wisconsin junior center Mark...

Hockey Badgers open regular season tonight

The 15th ranked Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team opens up the regular season with a pair of non-conference games against the Northern Michigan Wildcats tonight at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The Badgers beat the U.S. Under-18 Team 5-0 in an exhibition last...