U.S. blanks Canada to win World Junior Championship

by | Jan 6, 2021

The U.S. National Junior hockey team knocked off host Canada 2-0 to capture the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Alberta on Tuesday night.  It is the fifth gold medal for the United States in the tournament and fifth medal overall in the last six years...

Wisconsin’s Roque named Women’s Player of the Year

by | Jun 4, 2020

  Wisconsin women’s hockey senior Abby Roque joined hockey royalty on Wednesday afternoon as the forward became the fifth Badger to be named the Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year, given to the top American-born women’s player by USA Hockey....

2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award to be unveiled Friday

by | Mar 27, 2020

  Wisconsin women’s hockey senior Abby Roque will find out Friday (today) if she’s the sixth Badger to win the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as USA Hockey announced it will present the highest individual honor in women’s college hockey in a...

Former Badger Johannson passes away at 53

by | Jan 22, 2018

Former Wisconsin hockey star and two-time Olympian, Jim Johannson died in his sleep early Sunday morning. The 53-year-old Rochester, Minnesota native played four seasons at the University of Wisconsin, scoring 63 goals, 67 assists and 130 points in 148 games played...

Wisconsin’s Connelly going behind the bench

by | 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...

Six Badgers earn spots on Team USA for World Championships

by | Feb 24, 2016

The U.S. roster for the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship has a Wisconsin flair as six Badgers, one current and five former, make up more than one-fourth of the 23-player roster that was announced Wednesday by USA Hockey. UW...

U-S Hockey Hall of Fame has Wisconsin flavor

by | Aug 7, 2014

Former Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Jeff Sauer, along with one of his former players, defenseman Brian Rafalski, will be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in December. USA Hockey made the announcement on Wednesday.  This years class also includes...

Olympic Men’s hockey starts strong

by | Feb 13, 2014

The men’s U.S. Olympic team got off to a strong start, knocking off Slovakia 7-1 in their pool play opener in Sochi, Russia today. Paul Stastny scored twice to lead the American’s, who got 22-saves in-goal from Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick....

U.S. falls to Canada in women’s hockey preliminary

by | Feb 12, 2014

The United States and Canada played even hockey through the first two periods of today’s women’s Olympic preliminary game in Sochi, Russia.  The only difference was former Badger Hilary Knight’s deflection that found the net on a U.S. power play late...