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Hockey Badgers sweep top-ranked Gophers

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The Wisconsin Badgers earned back-to-back wins over the #1 ranked team

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Nic Kerdiles

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 spectacular for the second night in-a-row, stopping 28 of 29 Minnesota shots to record the win.  The Gophers 2-goals in the series is a season low.

Nic Kerdiles, in his first series back on the ice since suffering an injury on Jan. 4, put the Badgers ahead for good with 15:27 left in the game.  The sophomore took a feed from Grant Besse inside the blue line and beat Minnesota goalie Adam Wilcox from straight-on to put the Badgers up for good. [Read more…]

Hockey Badgers host Michigan this weekend

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The 14th ranked Wisconsin Badgers return to Big Ten play tonight, playing host to

Mike Eaves

Mike Eaves

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 game-winning goal on Saturday to salvage the series split.

The Badgers have put together a 10-1-1 record at the Kohl Center this season.  Wisconsin is in the midst of a school record 12-game home stand and has outscored their opponents 34-15.

The series is the first multi-game series between the two teams in 33 years.  The last time the two teams met, Wisconsin and Michigan played to a 4-4 tie on Nov. 26, 2010 at the Kohl Center.

Michigan is winless in its last four games, playing for the first time since losing twice in outdoor games, Dec. 27-28 to Western Michigan at Comerica Park in Detroit.

The Badgers will be without sophomore center Nic Kerdiles, who suffered a shoulder injury in Saturday’s win against Anchorage.  Kerdiles is fourth in team scoring with 8 goals and 9 assists.

AUDIO: Mike Eaves says this is a big series with Michigan :19

AUDIO: Mike Eaves faced Michigan 19 times as a player :17

 

Badgers’ Kerdiles set for U-20 World Junior Hockey Championships (AUDIO)

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While the Wisconsin men’s hockey team returns to the ice this weekend against Alabama-Huntsville at the Kohl Center, the Badgers will be

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Nic Kerdiles

playing without sophomore center Nic Kerdiles.  Kerdiles is in Malmo, Sweden, site of the U20 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships that start today and run through Jan. 5, 2014.

The tournament if full of players that have been drafted over the past couple of years by NHL franchises, including Kerdiles, a second round selection of the Anaheim Ducks.

This event has had a Wisconsin flavor to it over the years.  Mike Eaves coached the 2004 US squad that won its first gold medal in the event.  Former Badgers’ Ryan Suter, Jake Dowell and Jeff Likens were on that squad.

In 2010, another ex-Badger, Derek Stepan, captained the U-S to its second gold medal.  Last year, current UW defenseman Jake McCabe was captain of Team USA when it won the gold medal in Russia.

Canada won five straight gold medals from 2005-2009.  The United States then beat the Canadians in overtime to win gold in 2010.

The United States, Canada, Russia and Sweden are the favored teams, but Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will give the top teams a run for their money. [Read more…]

Badgers tabbed as Big Ten hockey favorites

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Wisconsin has been chosen as the preseason favorite for the inaugural season of Big

Michael Mersch

Michael Mersch

Ten hockey as voted on by the coaches.

The Badgers won 22 games last season and advanced to the NCAA tournament, finishing up its time as a member of the WCHA by capturing the 2013 WCHA Final Five.  The Badgers return nine seniors and six juniors, the most upperclassmen on their roster since the 2009-10 squad that reached the 2010 NCAA Championship game.  The Badgers also return 81.3% of their goal scoring (91 of 112 goals) and 78.9% of their points (239 of 303 points) for the 2013-14 campaign. [Read more…]

Hockey Badgers headed to NCAA Tournament

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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

Nic Kerdiles

Nic Kerdiles

win the WCHA’s Final Five Championship, the Broadmoor Trophy and more importantly, the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Badgers (22-12-7) got goals from Tyler Barnes, Sean Little and freshman Nic Kerdiles to finish 21-5-5 in the last 31 games.  Joel Rumpel finished with 19 saves as the Badgers out-shot Colorado College 33-21.

Kerdiles was named the most valuable player of the Final Five, recording a goal and an assist in the win over the Tigers.  Joining Kerdiles on the all-tournament team were Tyler Barnes, John Ramage and Joel Rumpel.

The pairings for next week’s NCAA Quarterfinals will be announced on Sunday.

 

Badgers face CC for trip to NCAA Tournament

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The Wisconsin Badgers will face Colorado College in the WCHA Tournament championship game on Saturday night.  Wisconsin knocked off St.

Mike Eaves

Mike Eaves

Cloud State 4-1 in the WCHA’s Final Five semi-finals, while Colorado College blanked Minnesota 2-0 in the other semi-final.

Joseph LaBate, John Ramage, Nic Kerdiles and Tyler Barnes all scored goals for the Badgers (21-12-7) who will play for the Broadmoor Trophy tomorrow night in St. Paul.  The Badgers haven’t won the league’s tournament title since 1998.

Joel Rumpel made 30 saves for Wisconsin, which has scored a total of 24 goals during their 5-game win streak.

The Badgers and St. Cloud State are both on the at-large NCAA Tournament bubble.  They could still get into the NCAA Tournament even if they lose, but that’s a bit of a stretch.  Mike Eaves team needs to win Saturday night to make sure they’re in with the automatic bid.

Wisconsin and Colorado College have 2-games head to head.  CC won both contests Nov. 2nd and 3rd

Hockey Badgers blank Alabama Huntsville

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The Wisconsin men’s hockey team earned their first victory at the Kohl Center

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this season, blanking Alabama Huntsville 5-0 in the first of a two-game weekend series. 

Wisconsin’s Nic Kerdiles scored his first goal as a Badger at the 4:00 mark of the first period to give Bucky a 1-0 lead. 

Kerdiles joined fellow Badger Michael Mersch in lighting the lamp twice on the night.

The Badgers will go for the sweep when the face the Chargers again tonight (7pm) at the Kohl Center.

Kerdiles debuts tonight for hockey Badgers

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The long-awaited debut of Wisconsin Badger freshman forward Nic Kerdiles is

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finally here.  Kerdiles has been serving a 10-game NCAA suspension for a violation of the organization’s amateur rules regarding impermissible benefits.

His appearance in the Badger lineup tonight couldn’t have come at a better time.  Wisconsin has struggled to a 1-7-2 start, 1-5-2 in the WCHA. 

Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves is excited to have Kerdiles back, but he also wants to make sure the Kerdiles doesn’t try to carry the team on his back and everyone needs to chip in. [Read more…]

Hockey Badgers open regular season tonight

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The 15th ranked Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team opens up the regular

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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 week in Madison. 

UW returns 15 of its top 16 scorers from last season, and more than 83 percent of its scoring as it heads into the 2012-13 season.  Among the returnees is junior forward Mark Zengerle who led UW in points (50) and assists (37) and was third in goals (13).  He is the top returning scorer in college hockey. [Read more…]