UW athletic board puts the heat on a pair of coaches

After tough seasons for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team and the women’s basketball team, the UW Athletic board voted to retain coaches Mike Eaves (hockey) and Bobbie Kelsey (women’s hoops), but didn’t extend their contracts. Eaves contract...

Badger women’s hockey team looking to end drought

The Wisconsin Badgers face off against the rival Minnesota Gophers tonight in the women’s Frozen Four semifinals at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.  The Badgers will be trying not only to get into the Frozen Four championship game, but they’ll be trying to...

Badger women’s hockey opens NCAA quarterfinals today

The Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team is three wins away from its fifth NCAA National title.  The fourth-seeded Badgers open the NCAA Tournament today at 2:00 p.m. against Boston University at LaBahn Arena. The Terriers average almost four goals a game, led...

Wisconsin’s Johnson earns 350th coaching victory

The 4th-ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team earned its 10th shutout of the season, blanking 7th-ranked Clarkson 4-0 at LaBahn Arena in Madison on Sunday. The Badgers’ win gave UW head coach Mark Johnson his 350th career victory, making him only the...

Top ranked Badger women hope to turn tables on Gophers (AUDIO)

To say the Minnesota Gophers have had Wisconsin’s number over the last few years would be an understatement.  Over the last three seasons, the Lady Gophers are 12-1-1 against the Badgers, including a 12-game unbeaten streak and 5-straight Minnesota victories in...

Johnson to coach CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects game

Wisconsin women’s head hockey coach Mark Johnson will join Philadelphia Flyers assistant Joe Mullen as head coaches for the second annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game Sept. 26 in Pittsburgh, PA. The event, which will feature 40 of the top...

UW Athletic Board approves coaching contracts

The UW Athletic Board met Friday afternoon and approved the recommendations of the UW Department of Athletics regarding contracts for winter/spring sports head coaches. There were some that thought Mike Eaves job security was at bit iffy after a slow start this past...

Badgers to honor the late Bob Johnson tonight

University of Wisconsin officials will dedicate the Kohl Center ice sheet to former legendary coach Bob Johnson tonight.  Johnson led the Badgers to three national titles (1973, ’77 and ’81) during his career. Wisconsin women’s coach Mark Johnson...

Badger women’s hockey sweeps Lindenwood

After a 7-2 victory on Friday night, Mark Johnson’s Wisconsin women’s hockey team dominated Lindenwood, 9-1 on Saturday afternoon.  Alev Kelter recorded a hat trick and a 4-point game, while Brianna Decker’s 1 goal and 2 assists allowed her to become...

Badger women’s hockey schedule is out

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team will host 16 games at newly constructed La Bahn Arena for the upcoming season, starting with the home opener set for Oct. 19. The Badgers women open the 2012-13 season with a trip to conference rival Minnesota State on Sept....