by Bill Scott | Mar 22, 2021
The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team was awarded a number-one seed in the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional and will face Bemidji State (15-9-3) in the opening round on Friday at noon at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Badgers (20-9-1)...
by Bill Scott | Mar 16, 2021
The Big Ten regular season champion Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team, set to play in Tuesday night’s Big Ten Tournament championship game, made a haul when the All-Big Ten honors were handed out today. Eight different Badgers were named either All-Big...
by Bill Scott | Jan 27, 2021
Notre Dame will host the 2021 Big Ten Hockey Tournament March 18th through the 20th at Compton Family Ice Arena in Notre Dame, Indiana. The tournament is returning to the one-weekend, single-elimination format used during the first four years of Big Ten hockey. The...
by Bill Scott | Oct 7, 2020
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team will open its 2020-21 season in November. The Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday the season will start as early as Nov. 13, a delay of roughly six weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The seven Big Ten teams will play 24...
by Bill Scott | Sep 15, 2020
Wisconsin Badger head hockey coach Tony Granato is part of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2020. Granato played for the Badgers (1983-87) and was a two-time All-American, 100 career goal-scorer and captain. Granato played in the NHL with three teams (New...
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 | Jul 8, 2019
The Wisconsin men’s hockey program opened it’s summer practice schedule on Monday in preparation for its preseason foreign tour to Canada where it will skate in a pair of exhibition contests against the University of British Columbia. Wisconsin’s...
by Bill Scott | Mar 26, 2019
Sophomore defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk, who was a second-team All-Big Ten pick last season, will serve as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team’s captain next season. “We are really excited to have these three lead our program,” Coach Tony Granato said. ...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2019
With Penn State winning at Notre Dame on Saturday, Wisconsin’s chances of securing a home series in the opening round of the Big Ten Conference post-season playoffs went up in smoke. But that didn’t stop the Badgers from pulling off the two-game sweep of...
by Bill Scott | Jan 26, 2019
The Wisconsin Badgers trailed go a goal late in the third period, but the Minnesota Gophers scored four goals in four minutes to come away with a 9-4 victory at Mariucci Arena. Freshman center Mick Messner scored in the second period and forward Brock Caufield, Jack...
by Bill Scott | Oct 8, 2018
Six freshmen tallied points as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team routed the University of Victoria, 8-2, in an exhibition game Sunday night at the Kohl Center. The Badgers jumped in front early in the first period on power-play goals from sophomore defenseman...
by Bill Scott | Jun 28, 2018
Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Tony Granato has announced the signing of defenseman Jesper Peltonen to a National Letter of Intent. Peltonen is expected to join the Badgers for the fall semester. The 5’11, 180-pound defenseman skated for the USHL’s...
by Bill Scott | Feb 24, 2018
The Wisconsin Badgers had a 2-1 lead against 6th ranked Ohio State after two periods, then came unglued in the third, falling to the Buckeyes 6-2 in the first of a two game series in Columbus, Ohio. It’s the third straight defeat for the Badgers, who had dropped...
by Bill Scott | Feb 14, 2018
The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but collapsed late and fell to Slovenia 3-2 in overtime in Gangneung, South Korea. Slovenia captain Jan Mursak scored the tying goal with 1:37 left in regulation and the winner 38 seconds into overtime. Brian...
by Bill Scott | Feb 9, 2018
It’s senior weekend at the Kohl Center this weekend as the 17th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team faces the rival Minnesota Gophers at the Kohl Center. The Badgers will recognize their eight seniors before Saturday nights game. It’s the largest...
by Bill Scott | Jan 29, 2018
The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team got goals from Alexis Mauermann, Claudia Kepler and Maddie Rolfes on Sunday as the Badgers held off St. Cloud State 3-2 at LaBahn Arena. The Badgers extended their unbeaten streak to 11 straight games and improved to...
by Bill Scott | Jan 1, 2018
Former Wisconsin women’s hockey standouts Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight and Alex Rigsby were named to the Team USA roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday. Duggan and Knight will make their third appearance at the Olympics in February. ...
by Bill Scott | Oct 2, 2017
Freshman forward Linus Weissbach scored two goals in his debut for the No. 11/12 Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team, helping UW win the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game against Michigan Tech, 3-2, at the Kohl Center on Sunday. The Badgers (1-0-0) improved to 5-1-0...
by Bill Scott | Jul 14, 2017
Wisconsin men’s hockey director of hockey operations Shane Connelly is going behind the bench for USA Hockey. Connelly has been named an assistant coach for the U.S. Under-17 Select Team that will play in the Five Nations Tournament in Ostrava, Czeck Republic...
by Bill Scott | Jun 28, 2017
Less than two weeks after it was announced that Don Granato was leaving to join the Chicago Blackhawks coaching staff, Wisconsin hockey head coach Tony Granato hired another former Badgers’ captain to take his brother’s place. Mark Strobel, who wore the...
