by Bill Scott | Jan 31, 2015
For the second time in as many Fridays, the Wisconsin Badgers grabbed a first-period lead, leading 3-1 in their series opener against the rival Minnesota Gophers. Unfortunately for the Badgers, they’re now 0-2 in those games. Last weekend, Michigan came from...
by Bill Scott | Jan 26, 2015
The 4th-ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team earned its 10th shutout of the season, blanking 7th-ranked Clarkson 4-0 at LaBahn Arena in Madison on Sunday. The Badgers’ win gave UW head coach Mark Johnson his 350th career victory, making him only the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 8, 2014
3rd-ranked Wisconsin blanked North Dakota 2-0 on Sunday at LaBahn Arena. It gave the Badgers a 2-game sweep of UND. The Badgers (17-2-1, 13-2-1-0 WCHA) head into their winter break with a 12-game unbeaten streak and a nine-game winning streak. The Badgers took the...
by Bill Scott | Nov 14, 2014
The 3rd ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team made history Thursday night at the LaBahn Arena with an 8-2 win over Minnesota State. The Badgers set a new program record by recording 32 shots in the first period, surpassing the previous mark of 30 against...
by Bill Scott | Oct 25, 2014
Goals by Katy Josephs and Baylee Wellhausen allowed the 2nd-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team to knock off Bemidji State 2-1 on Friday night at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minnesota. Wisconsin (7-2-0, 5-2-0-0 WCHA) outshot Bemidji State (4-3-0, 0-3-0-0...
by Bill Scott | Oct 17, 2014
To say the Minnesota Gophers have had Wisconsin’s number over the last few years would be an understatement. Over the last three seasons, the Lady Gophers are 12-1-1 against the Badgers, including a 12-game unbeaten streak and 5-straight Minnesota victories in...
by Bill Scott | Oct 15, 2014
After posting two shutouts in No. 1 Wisconsin’s sweep of Ohio State, sophomore goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens has been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Defensive Player of the Week. It marks the first defensive player of the week honor for...
by Bill Scott | Oct 13, 2014
For the first time since the 2011-12 season, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team checked in at No. 1 in the USCHO.Com Division 1 Women’s Hockey Poll. Wisconsin (6-0-0, 4-0-0-0 WCHA) overtook Border Battle rival Minnesota (3-0-1, 1-0-1-0 WCHA) for the number...
by Bill Scott | Oct 6, 2014
After trailing for the first time all season, the second-ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team rallied, scoring four goals in a span of 6 minutes and 58 seconds to knock off N0. 10 Minnesota Duluth, 6-2 on Saturday night at AMSOIL Arena. Senior captain...
by Bill Scott | May 13, 2014
The Wisconsin 2014-15 men’s hockey non-conference schedule is out. The Badgers will open the 2014-15 season with a trip to the Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage, Alaska. The Badgers will face Alaska on Friday, Oct. 10, then take on Alaska Anchorage on...
by Bill Scott | Mar 8, 2014
The 5th ranked Wisconsin Badgers were 0-5 in Big Ten road series openers going into last night’s game against Penn State at University Park. The Badgers ended that streak by knocking off the Nittany Lions 4-2. The Badgers jumped out to a 3-0 lead but Penn State...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2014
The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team advanced to the WCHA Final Five Face-Off with a 2-0 win over Minnesota State on Sunday in Madison. Junior Blayre Turnbull and sophomore Courtney Burke each scored to lift the No. 2-ranked Badgers at LaBahn Arena....
by Bill Scott | Jan 13, 2014
The 2nd ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team knocked off North Dakota 4-1 at sold out LaBahn Arena to earn a split in their 2-game weekend series in Madison. Freshman goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens, making just her ninth collegiate start, shut down the...
by Bill Scott | Oct 13, 2013
The 4th ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team fell to top ranked Minnesota 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at Ridder Arena as the Gophers pulled off a 2-game sweep in the series. The Badgers (2-2-0, 2-2-0 WCHA) held the Golden Gophers (4-0-0, 2-0-0 WCHA)...
by Bill Scott | Sep 19, 2013
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team was picked to finish second in the WCHA by the league’s coaches today. The Badgers earned 42 points and a first-place vote in the preseason coaches poll, while Border Battle rival and two-time defending national champion...
by Bill Scott | Sep 19, 2013
Wisconsin has been chosen as the preseason favorite for the inaugural season of Big 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...
by Bill Scott | Sep 18, 2013
The Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team has been picked No. 7 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine preseason poll. The Badgers finished the 2012-13 season ranked No. 10 and finished 23-10-2 on the season. Two other teams from the WCHA grabbed spots in the...
by Bill Scott | Jul 17, 2013
The Wisconsin women’s hockey program announced its schedule for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Highlighting the nonconference portion of the schedule is a trip to Vail, Colorado, where the Badgers will face Northeastern University and Boston University on November...
by Bill Scott | Mar 29, 2013
The Badger Men’s Hockey team will skate in their first NCAA tournament since 2010 this afternoon. Wisconsin will take on the River Hawks of UMass Lowell Friday Afternoon in New Hampshire. If you rewind the clock back to early on in the season, the Badgers went...
by Bill Scott | Mar 24, 2013
The Wisconsin Badger (22-12-7) men’s hockey team drew a fourth seed in the East Regional and will face top-seed UMass Lowell (26-10-2) on Friday at 3:30pm CT in Manchester, New Hampshire at Verizon Wireless Arena. The game is currently scheduled for broadcast on...
