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Badgers tie Notre Dame, take 4 of 6 points on the weekend

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Ty Pelton-Byce scored the game tying goal with 26.8 seconds left in regulation as the 5th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team (15-8-1, 13-6-0-0-1-1 Big Ten) skated to a 5-5 overtime tie against Notre Dame (11-12-1, 8-10-1-2-2-1 Big Ten).  The Fighting Irish claimed the extra point in the shootout.

The Badgers blew a 3-1 lead before eventually settling for the overtime tie.

Wisconsin got two goals and two assists from Pelton-Byce.  Cole Caufield, Linus Weissbach and Roman Ahcan also added scoring tallies for the Badgers.  Caufield’s goal is his 19th of the season, which leads the nation.

Wisconsin is now 13-0-1 when leading after two periods.

The Badgers beat the Irish 4-2 on Friday and grabbed four-points on the weekend.

The Badgers wrap up their home stand next weekend with a series against Ohio State on Feb. 26-27.  Games are scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on Friday and 4 p.m. CT on Saturday.

 

Wisconsin sweeps Minnesota, moves into first place in Big Ten

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The 11th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team (13-7-0, 11-5-0 0-1-0 Big Ten) swept the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-5-0, 11-5-0 0-0-0 Big Ten), pulling out a 8-1 win in their series finale in Minneapolis on Saturday night.  The win pushes the Badgers into first place in the Big Ten standings, one-point better than the Gophers.

Six different Badgers scored goals as UW outscored Minnesota 12-2 in the two-game weekend series.

The Badgers went on the power play just four minutes into the game and quickly found the net when Roman Ahcan tipped a Cole Caufield shot past Jack LaFontaine for an early 1-0 lead.  Dylan Holloway also scored on the power-play at 8:25 of the first period to put the Badgers up 2-0.

After Minnesota cut the lead to 2-1, Ty Emberson put the Badgers up by two again with his first goal of the season.

Ty Pelton-Byce scored a quick goal just 42 seconds into the second period to put the Badgers up 4-1.  Roman Ahcan added his second goal of the game a short time later and Jack Gorniak finished the second period scoring, giving the [Read more…]

Badgers climb to within two-points of Big Ten hockey lead

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The 11th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team (12-7-0, 10-5-0 0-1-0 Big Ten) moved within two points of the Big Ten Conference lead, knocking off league leader and second-ranked Minnesota (15-4-0, 11-4-0 0-0-0 Big Ten) 4-1 on Friday night in 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Cole Caufield put the Badgers on the board just a minute into the first period, taking a pass from Ty Pelton-Byce on a breakaway to give UW a 1-0 lead.

The Gophers tied the game 1-1 at 8:01 of the second period on a goal by Sammy Walker.

Cole Caufield put the Badgers ahead again at 13:00 in the third period on assists from Pelton-Byce and Linus Weissbach.

Just 42 second later, Dylan Holloway got one past Minnesota goaltender Jack LaFontaine while he was being hooked by a Minnesota defender.  The Badgers then scored again on the ensuing power play when a Holloway shot bounced off of Roman Ahcan’s head and landed in the net for a 4-1 Badger lead. [Read more…]

Badgers sweep Spartans in Big Ten hockey

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The Wisconsin Badgers (11-7-0, 9-5-0 0-1-0 Big Ten) pulled off a two-game weekend sweep over the Michigan State Spartans (6-10-2, 5-10-1 2-1-0 Big Ten), pulling out a 4-1 win in Saturday’s series finale at LaBahn Arena.

After a scoreless first period, Linus Weissbach gave the Badgers a 1-0 lead at 7:05 of the second period, scoring on a centering pass from Cole Caufield.

The Spartans responded at 3:42 of the third period to tie the game up at one apiece.

The Badgers broke the game open in the third in a five-minute power play, getting goals from Ty Pelton-Byce and Cole Caufield.  Caufield also added an empty-net goal at 19:25 of the third for the final 4-1 margin.  It helped Caufield to his first career four-point night.

Caufield extended his point streak to 10 games (nine goals, 10 assists) and his goal streak to five games (seven goals).  Cameron Rowe got the win in goal for the Badgers.

Wisconsin travels to the Twin Cities for a border battle series with the Minnesota Gophers on Friday and Saturday.  The two teams split a two-game series in Madison earlier this season.

 

Hockey Badgers grab series opener at Penn State

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The 12th ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team ran its win streak to three games, pulling out a 4-1 win at Penn State in Big Ten action on Thursday.  It’s the third straight win over the Nittany Lions this season.

Ty Pelton-Byce and Cole Caufield tallied power play goals for the Badgers.  Mathieu De St. Phalle also scored his first collegiate goal in the first period and Dominick Mersch added an empty net tally in the third period to account for the Badgers offense.

Freshman Cameron Rowe got the start in goal for the Badgers, stopping 45 of 46 shots on goal for his fourth win of the season (4-0).

Caufield extended his point streak to seven games (5 goals, 6 assists) as the Badgers have won five of their last six.

The 9-6 Badgers shoot for the sweep at 5 p.m. Friday night at Pegula Ice Arena.

Hockey Badgers swept by ASU

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On Friday, we learned that because of COVID, four forwards would be unavailable to the Wisconsin (4-4-0, 4-3-0-0-1-0 Big Ten) men’s hockey team for it’s weekend series against Arizona State and the Sun Devils (2-3-1) took advantage and beat the shorthanded Badgers 8-5 and 3-1 at LaBahn Arena.

Roman Ahcan, Tarek Baker, Dominic Mersch and Ty Pelton-Byce were held out of the series.  One player reportedly tested positive while the others didn’t play because of contact tracing.

According to Big Ten protocols, a player who tests positive must sit out 21 days.  Those in close contact can’t play or practice for 14 days.

Wisconsin’s lone goal on Sunday was a ricochet off of Sam Stange’s skate in the second period.  It was Stange’s fourth goal and fourth point of the season.

Senior goaltender Robbie Beydoun made 25 saves in goal on the night.

The Badgers head to Columbus for an away series against Ohio State on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 3-4 at 4:30 p.m.  Friday’s game will air on ESPNU.

 

Hockey Badgers sweep Notre Dame

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The Wisconsin men’s hockey team pulled off their first Big Ten weekend sweep since February of 2017, knocking off Notre Dame 5-3 on Saturday night in South Bend, Indiana.

Senior Ty Pelton-Byce finished sophomore Cole Caufield’s rebound to put the Badgers (2-0-0, 2-0-0-0 Big Ten) on the board with just 3:04 left in the first period.

The Badgers also got a pair of Goals from sophomore Ryder Donovan and single tallies from junior Brock Caufield and sophomore  Dylan Holloway.  It was the second goal of the weekend for Holloway.

Senior Colin Theisen notched his first career hat trick, scoring all three goals for the Irish (0-2-0, 0-2-0-0 Big Ten).

Graduate goaltender Robbie Beydoun is now 2-0 on the season, making 29 saves in goal on Saturday night.

Wisconsin’s power play went 3 for 6 on the weekend, while going three of four on the penalty kill.

The Badgers head home to begin a six-game homestand with a battle against Michigan at LaBahn Arena Thursday and Friday, Nov. 19-20.  Both games are currently slated for 6 p.m. starts.

Badgers rout Merrimack to split opening weekend

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team pulled out their first win of the season, rolling to a 11-5 win over Merrimack in North Andover, Massachusetts on Saturday night.

After falling 5-3 to Boston College on Friday night, Wisconsin racked up double-digit goals with three Badgers netting two goals each.

Freshman Cole Caufield scored twice, after netting two goals on Friday as well.  Alex Turcott and K’Andre Miller also scored a pair of Badger goals.

Wisconsin started show in the first, but picked up the pace with a six-goal second period.  The other Badger goal scorers included Tyler Inamoto, Dylan Holloway, Mick Messner, Roman Ahcan and Ty Pelton-Byce.

Fifteen different Badgers scored points in Saturday’s win.  Cole Caufield, Ahcan and Turcotte each had three.

The last time Wisconsin scored 11 or more goals came against Northern Michigan in 1992.

The Badgers return Madison for their home opener next weekend.  The Badgers will face two-time defending National Champion Minnesota-Duluth in a two-game series starting Friday night at the Kohl Center.