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 | May 27, 2016
Former Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves has been named the new head coach at Division 3 St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota on Friday. Eaves spent 14 seasons at Wisconsin and won the 2006 NCAA title, but was fired in March after back-to-back losing...
by Bill Scott | Mar 31, 2016
Tony Granato spent 13 seasons as a player in the NHL and has been a coach in the league for an additional ten-plus seasons. He’s been playing and coaching in the league that hockey people aspire to get to. Yet given the opportunity to coach the Wisconsin...
by Bill Scott | Mar 18, 2016
Mike Eaves has accomplished a considerable amount as Wisconsin’s hockey coach in his 14-seasons on the job, not to mention a distinguished playing career. But back-to-back losing seasons has cost Eaves his job. Eaves remains the all-time leading scorer in...
by Bill Scott | Mar 18, 2016
Wisconsin hockey fans will soon find out the fate of long-time veteran coach Mike Eaves after the Badgers season came to an end in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. The Badgers (8-19-8, 3-13-4-2 Big Ten) fell to Penn State 5-2 at the Xcel Energy...
by Bill Scott | Jul 3, 2015
Coming off a 4-26-5 season a year ago, the Wisconsin Badgers were looking to turn things around this season. They thought they had one of the top incoming goaltender recruits in the country, but that has all gone up in smoke. Luke Opilka had already enrolled in...
by Bill Scott | Jun 3, 2015
After one season as head coach and general manager of the USHL’s Madison Capitols, Luke Strand was hired today as the associated head coach under Mike Eaves at the University of Wisconsin. When asked about his decision to join the Badgers staff, Strand...
by Bill Scott | Apr 25, 2015
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2015
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...
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 | Dec 9, 2014
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team announced today that freshman defenseman Keegan Ford has decided to leave the team. “Keegan came in to see me and told me he wasn’t having much fun,” said coach Mike Eaves. “He said it wasn’t one...
by Bill Scott | Oct 12, 2014
The 10th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team started fast, but fell to Alaska-Anchorage 4-2 on Saturday night. The Badgers were swept in their two games at the Kendall Hockey Classic at Sullivan Arena. The Badgers put the first seven shots on net in the game...
by Bill Scott | Sep 30, 2014
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. ...
by Bill Scott | Sep 24, 2014
The Minnesota Gophers have been picked as the preseason favorite in the 2014-15 Big Ten men’s hockey coaches’ poll, announced today. The Michigan Wolverines were picked to finish second and the Wisconsin Badgers third. Minnesota completed the 2013-14...
by Bill Scott | Sep 9, 2014
Former UW defenseman and Miracle on Ice star Bob Suter died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. He was 57. “We are all stunned,” UW women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson, who played with Suter on UW’s 1977 NCAA championship team and on the U.S....
by Bill Scott | Jan 10, 2014
The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers return to Big Ten play tonight, playing host to the Michigan Wolverines at the Kohl Center. The Badgers are coming off a weekend split with Alaska Anchorage in non-conference play last weekend on home ice. Jake McCabe scored the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 26, 2013
While the Wisconsin men’s hockey team returns to the ice this weekend against Alabama-Huntsville at the Kohl Center, the Badgers will be playing without sophomore center Nic Kerdiles. Kerdiles is in Malmo, Sweden, site of the U20 IIHF World Junior Hockey...
by Bill Scott | Oct 11, 2013
The 3rd ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team opens its season tonight against Northern Michigan at the Kohl Center. The Badgers are favored to win the inaugural Big Ten title and they’ll have plenty of experience to see that through. Mike Eaves has nine...
by Bill Scott | Sep 19, 2013
The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team opens play Oct. 11-12 against Northern Michigan at the Kohl Center. They’ll open their inaugural Big Ten season November 29th at Minnesota. Badger coach Mike Eaves is in St. Paul, Minnesota today for Big Ten Hockey...
by Bill Scott | Apr 27, 2013
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...
