When the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (8-5-5 WCHA, 11-8-5 overall) skates into Ralph Engelstad Arena to play North Dakota (8-5-5, 13-8-5) for the first time this season, both teams will be five points out of first place in the WCHA.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (8-5-5 WCHA, 11-8-5 overall) took another step toward the top of the WCHA conference this weekend with a sweep of conference foe Alaska-Anchorage (1-15-4, 3-16-5), but UW may have lost one of its key players in the process.
Coming off a successful series split against North Dakota last weekend, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (11-9-2 WCHA, 15-9-2 overall) knew it would be put to the test against No. 1 Minnesota (20-0-0, 26-0-0), winners of 32 straight contests. To say it simply, the Gophers did not disappoint. Minnesota completed the season sweep of the Badgers with 2-0 and 5-1 wins Friday and Sunday, respectively, at the LaBahn Arena. In the process, the Gophers broke the NCAA women’s hockey record of consecutive games won, previously set by Wisconsin in 2007 and again in 2011.
The No. 20 Wisconsin men’s hockey team (6-5-5 WCHA, 9-8-5 overall) will look to bounce back from their first loss in twelve games and continue their run up the WCHA standings when they host Alaska-Anchorage (1-13-4, 3-14-5) at the Kohl Center this weekend.
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team (11-7-2 WCHA, 15-7-2 overall) faces the toughest challenge remaining this season as it hosts No. 1 Minnesota (18-0-0, 24-0-0) this weekend at LaBahn Arena. The top-ranked Golden Gophers have yet to fall this season and come into this series after tying the NCAA unbeaten streak last weekend.
A lot of talk has surrounded the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (2-5-5 WCHA, 4-7-5 overall) this season as they transition into their new locker room and practice facility.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (2-5-5 WCHA, 3-7-5 overall) shot out of the gates against Alabama-Huntsville (3-13-1) Thursday, scoring two goals in the first 10 minutes of the game, en route to a 6-0 win.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (2-5-5 WCHA, 2-7-5 overall) is coming off of two straight ties against Michigan Tech last weekend, but the Badgers are still in search of their first home win of the season. The team will have one more chance before winter break as they host Alabama-Huntsville (3-12-1) in a rare Thursday/Friday series this week.
Coming off of an impressive three-point weekend on the road against Denver, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (2-5-3 WCHA, 2-7-1 overall) is looking to continue turning their season around at home this weekend against Michigan Tech (3-6-1, 4-8-1).
After being swept on the road against archrival and top-ranked Minnesota last weekend, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (6-6-2 WCHA, 10-6-2 overall) would usually be looking to wind down the following weekend against inferior competition. That won't be the case however, as the Badgers must regroup to welcome another rival, the No. 8 ranked North Dakota Fighting Sioux (8-4, 11-5), to La Bahn Arena.
When watching your typical hockey game, it’s not uncommon to see a few words and maybe even a couple of shoves exchanged after the whistle. Get lucky, and maybe you might see a fight between a couple of players who have become just plain sick of each other.
Back on Nov. 7, things were not going well for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team. The Badgers were already coming off a home sweep at the hands of Colorado College to drag their record down to 1-4-1, when third-year assistant coach Bill Butters decided to leave the team in order to spend more time with his family and his ministry.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (2-5-3 WCHA, 2-7-3 Overall) entered this weekend in a precarious position, having failed to escape the last three series with a win.
Head coach Mark Johnson stressed after practice Thursday he would find out where his team is at during this point of the season after the weekend series with WCHA rival Minnesota, and he certainly found out his team can put up a fight against a superior team. Despite that, the No.10 Wisconsin women's hockey team (6-6-2 WCHA, 10-6-2 overall) was swept by the No.1 Gophers (12-0-0, 18-0-0) Saturday and Sunday by scores of 4-1 and 2-0, respectively.
Seventeen WCHA regular-season and tournament crowns. Seven NCAA National titles. Five Patty Kazmaier Award winners. This is just a small sample of the rich and historic traditions of the Wisconsin and Minnesota women's hockey programs, and these traditions will be on display this weekend, as No.10 Wisconsin (6-4-2 WCHA, 10-4-2 overall) travels to Ritter Arena to take on undefeated and unanimous No. 1 Minnesota (10-0-0, 16-0-0) in the Border Battle rivalry.
Things have not come easy this season for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-5-2 WCHA, 1-7-2 overall), but the team will have a chance to right the ship this weekend in the same building where it saw its 2011-’12 season end—on the road against No. 5 Denver (7-1-0, 9-3-0).
With the showdown versus No. 1 Minnesota looming next weekend, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (6-4-2-2 WCHA, 10-4-2 overall) took care of business against St. Cloud State (4-11-0, 2-10-0-0), scoring a combined 12 goals in a sweep of the Huskies with scores of 6-0 and 6-3, respectively.
It’s had already been a rough couple of weeks for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-5-2 WCHA, 1-7-2 overall) and things only got worse this weekend as the Badgers were swept at home by Minnesota State (3-5-0, 5-5-2) in consecutive 4-2 losses.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team has hired former Badger Matt Walsh as an interim assistant coach to replace Bill Butters after his departure from the team earlier this month.
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