by Bill Scott | Mar 28, 2021
It didn’t take long for Wisconsin sophomore forward Cole Caufield to take the next step. Just over 24-hours after the Badgers fell to Bemidji State 6-3 in the NCAA’s East Regional opener, the nations leading scorer in goals and points announced he would...
by Bill Scott | Jan 21, 2021
One of the top scorers in the WCHA’s highest-scoring decade, Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson has been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Decade for the 1970’s. Johnson, who was named to the WCHA’s All-Decade Team earlier...
by Bill Scott | May 26, 2020
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Tuesday that hockey will return this summer in a new playoff format, with the rest of the regular season schedule being cancelled. Bettman said the 2019-2020 regular season will not be completed, and that the top 24 teams, 12...
by Bill Scott | Apr 9, 2020
The final NHL Central Scouting rankings were released on Wednesday, prior to this year’s 2020 NHL Draft. One current and three incoming Badger’s made that list. Current Badger Dylan Holloway is expected to be one of the first NCAA players to go off the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 18, 2020
Wisconsin right winger Cole Caufield informed coach Tony Granato that he’s planning to return for a second season with the Badgers. Caufield led the team in scoring as a freshman. He was the 15th overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft by the Montreal Canadians. ...
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 | Oct 12, 2016
The 2016-17 NHL season gets underway tonight and a total of 14 Wisconsin men’s hockey players find themselves on opening-day rosters. NHL training camps started with 29 former Badgers spread around over 21 NHL training camps. Of those 29 players, 20 played in...
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 | Apr 26, 2016
Former Wisconsin Badger goaltender Brian Elliott backstopped the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2, game seven victory over the defending NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night in St. Louis. Elliott had 31 saves in goal, helping the Blues advance to the...
by Bill Scott | Apr 13, 2016
The Wisconsin men’s hockey program has had 14 former players go on to have their names etched into the Stanley Cup as champions of the NHL, and 12 UW alumni will have the chance to do the same when the NHL playoffs get underway Wednesday night. Wisconsin lays...
by Bill Scott | Dec 10, 2015
The Los Angeles Kings of the NHL have called up former Wisconsin Badger forward Michael Mersch on Wednesday, marking the former Badger’s first NHL appearance in his three-year pro career. The Kings made the move after an injury to forward Kyle Clifford. If...
by Bill Scott | Jun 30, 2015
Most fans think NHL shootouts in overtime are a good thing. But most NHL players want to see the game decided on the ice without a shootout. The problem is, not enough overtime games were being decided in a 5-on-5 or 4-on-4 format within the five-minute overtime,...
by Bill Scott | Jun 29, 2015
Two Wisconsin Badgers were selected in the 2015 NHL Draft over the weekend. Freshman goaltender Luke Opilka went in the fifth round, 146th overall, to his home town St. Louis Blues. Opilka is the first drafted goaltender on its roster since Brett Bennett wrapped up...
by Bill Scott | Feb 21, 2014
The controversy hasn’t reached full proportion because the NHL doesn’t want to steal the thunder of the current Olympic games. But when the Sochi games end, expect the subject of NHL players continuing to play in the Olympics to hit epic proportion. When...
by Bill Scott | Jul 10, 2013
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2013 Tuesday. Among the four names on the list was for Wisconsin Badger Chris Chelios. Chelios played 23-seasons in the NHL with Montreal, Chicago, Detroit and a few games with Atlanta. In the 2009-2010 season, he...
by Bill Scott | Jun 13, 2013
In today’s WRN Sports Daily, I take a look back at last night’s Stanley Cup Finals opener between Chicago & Boston. The NBA Finals continue tonight with game 4 between San Antonio and Miami. Can the Spurs push Miami closer to elimination and will they...
by Bill Scott | May 21, 2013
In today’s version of the WRN Sports Daily, I take a look at the history and tradion of the Octopus, in regards to the role it plays at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena, home of the Detroit Red Wings. Did you ever wonder by Wings fans throw Octopus’ on the...
