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Badgers upset top-ranked Gophers in hockey series opener

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The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (6-5-0, 6-3-0-0-1-0 Big Ten) scored first and knocked off top-ranked Minnesota (10-1-0, 8-1-0-0-0-0 Big Ten), 3-1, on Saturday at LaBahn Arena, handing the Gophers their first loss of the season.

Linus Weissbach put the Badgers on the board midway through the second period at 10:44 on assists from Tarek Baker and Cole Caufield to make it 1-0 Wisconsin.

Baker put the Badgers up 2-0 just 1:59 into the third period, scoring his second goal of the season on a feed from Sam Stange and Ty Emberson.

The Gophers finally answered at 7:50 of the third period with a power-play goal from Sampo Ranta to make it 2-1 Wisconsin.

The Badgers closed out the scoring with a short-handed empty-net goal at 19:06 in the third period from Owen Lindmark to make it 3-1.

Badger goaltender Robbie Beydoun made 35 saves in goal to get the win for the Badgers.  Wisconsin has now won three straight games against Minnesota when the Gophers were No. 1, winning a pair of games on Feb. 6-7, 2014 at the Kohl Center.

The two teams close out the 2-game series on Sunday afternoon (4 p.m. CT / Fox Sports Wisconsin) at LaBahn Arena.

 

Hockey Badgers picked fifth in Big Ten preseason coaches poll

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Minnesota was tabbed the favorite to win the 2020-21 Big Ten regular season hockey title in a poll of the league’s coaches.

Michigan was selected second h the poll, Notre Dame and Ohio State tied for 3rd.  Wisconsin is picked to finish fifth, while Michigan State is sixth and defending Big Ten Champion Penn State rounds out the poll in seventh.

Wisconsin’s 2019-20 Big Ten scoring champion, sophomore forward Cole Caufield is one of six players to make the 2020-21 Preseason All-Big Ten Hockey Team.  Badger Sophomore forward Dylan Holloway and Junior Defenseman Ty Emberson were both named Big Ten Honorable Mention.

The Badgers open their season Friday and Saturday night at Notre Dame.  Wisconsin will be trying to improve on a season that saw them win just 14 games for the third straight year.

Wisconsin has three new goaltenders, led by Michigan Tech graduate transfer Robbie Beydoun.  Beydoun is expected to be the Badgers opening night starter, but freshman Cameron Rowe is pushing for playing time.