by Bill Scott | Dec 6, 2017
Wisconsin hockey star Trent Frederic has been named to USA Hockey’s preliminary roster for this year’s U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete in this years event in Buffalo, New York. The preliminary roster consists of 28 players. The group...
by Bill Scott | Mar 23, 2017
Wisconsin hockey captain Luke Kunin will bypass his final two years of eligibility after signing a three-year entry level contract with the Minnesota Wild. The 19-year-old forward was the 15th overall pick in last year’s NHL Draft. In two seasons with the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 18, 2017
The Wisconsin Badgers avenged a pair of losses last weekend to Ohio State, knocking off the Buckeyes 2-1 in Friday’s Big Ten tournament semifinals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The second-seeded Badgers (20-14-1) knows it has to win the championship game to...
by Bill Scott | Mar 13, 2017
Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey coach Tony Granato was named the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Badgers to a second place finish in the league this season. Granato’s Badgers are 19-14-1 entering the Big Ten Tournament in Detroit this...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2017
The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team wrapped up the regular season on Saturday with a 3-1 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Kohl Center. The Badgers (19-4-1, 12-8-0-0 Big Ten) fell behind 2 minutes and 46 seconds into the first period when Ohio...
by Bill Scott | Feb 27, 2017
The 19th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team fell just short in their attempt to sweep the rival Minnesota Gophers in Big Ten hockey action at Mariucci Arena on Saturday night. The Badgers fell to the 4th ranked Gophers 3-2. Wisconsin fell behind 2-0 before...
by Bill Scott | Jan 27, 2017
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team won its second straight game against a top-10 ranked opponent on Thursday night, knocking off 8th-ranked Ohio State 3-1 in Columbus. It’s the second straight win over a top-10 ranked opponent, having beaten 7th ranked...
by Bill Scott | Jan 10, 2017
Wisconsin’s Seamus Malone and Luke Kunin were named the Big Ten’s first and third stars of the week for their performances in last weekend’s sweep of Michigan State at the Kohl Center. Malone was named the first start of the week after a goal and...
by Bill Scott | Dec 19, 2016
Wisconsin sophomore captain Luke Kunin will assume that same role with Team USA for the upcoming 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship later this month. Kunin, who leads the Badgers with 11 goals through this season’s first 16 games,...
by Bill Scott | Dec 13, 2016
For the second time this season, Wisconsin sophomore Luke Kunin has been named the Big Ten’s second star of the week, after a three-point series split with Michigan over the weekend. Kunin scored two goals in the Badgers 7-4 Friday night victory over the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 5, 2016
Wisconsin sophomore forward Luke Kunin has been picked to join Team USA’s 27-man preliminary roster for the upcoming World Junior Championships in Montreal and Toronto from Dec. 26-Jan. 5. The Badger captain will join some of the best young American players in...
by Bill Scott | Nov 6, 2016
Freshman goalie Jack Berry, making his first career start, stopped all 22 shots he faced, leading the Wisconsin Badgers to a 2-0 win over the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Saturday night at the Kohl Center. The Holly, Michigan native came on in relief in Friday...
by Bill Scott | Nov 1, 2016
Wisconsin sophomore forward and team captain Luke Kunin was named the Big Ten’s second star after scoring three goals and adding two assists in a pair of road wins over St. Lawrence and Clarkson last weekend. Kunin is the third Badger to receive the Big...
by Bill Scott | Oct 9, 2016
The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team scored four power-play goals and bounced back from a season opening loss on Friday night to knock off the Northern Michigan Wildcats 6-5 at the Resch Center in Green Bay on Saturday night. Trent Frederic scored the...
by Bill Scott | Sep 15, 2016
Wisconsin men’s hockey head coach Tony Granato announced that sophomore forward Luke Kunin will serve as team captain, while senior forward Grant Besse and junior forward Cameron Hughes will serve as alternate captains for the 2016-17 season. Kunin is no...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2016
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team captured its second straight victory, holding off rival Minnesota 4-3 at Mariucci Arena on Friday night. Grant Besse scored a pair of goals for the Badgers (8-17-8, 3-12-4-2 Big Ten), including an empty-netter in the final minutes...
by Bill Scott | Feb 14, 2016
Luke Kunin’s second goal of the game came with 27 seconds left in the third period, helping the Wisconsin men’s hockey team skate away with a 4-4 tie with Big Ten leading Michigan on Saturday night at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin (6-13-1, 1-8-3 Big Ten)...
by Bill Scott | Jan 16, 2016
The second-ranked Wisconsin Badgers got a first period goal from junior defenseman Jenny Ryan held up in Friday’s 1-0 win over 6th-ranked Bemidji State at the Sanford Center in Bemidji. Junior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped all 28 shots she faced to earn...
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 | Oct 25, 2015
Wisconsin women’s goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens turned away all 16 shots she faced in the Badgers 4-0 win over Bemidji State on Saturday afternoon. That was the school record-setting sixth straight shutout for Wisconsin (8-0). The effort also tied the all-time...
