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AD Alvarez impressed with Badgers' turnaround, predicts more improvement this season

By Jacqueline Damrow | Oct. 5, 2017

Coming off of an uncharacteristically poor two year stint (12-46-13), the Badgers have been quick to return to prominence under new head coach Tony Granato. Over the last five years, Wisconsin went from being a powerhouse to being at the bottom of the Big Ten, before returning back to its historically impressive form last season.

MEN'S HOCKEY

Hughes’ dedication, leadership earn him captaincy

By Kelly Ward | Jun. 12, 2017

For senior forward Cameron Hughes, the 2016-’17 season came with significant challenges both on and off the ice.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers upset by No. 2 Clarkson in National Championship Game

By Ben Leadholm | Mar. 21, 2017

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — It wasn’t supposed to end this way for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Drive for five: Wisconsin must avoid slow start, miscues in National Championship

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Mar. 19, 2017

Get pucks to the net and good things will happen. It’s nearly a piece of hockey gospel; a line repeated ad nauseam by players and coaches as a way to deal with the luck inherent in their sport. And if getting pucks to the net is gospel, then Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson is one of the primary disciples.

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Ann-Renée Desbiens becomes fifth Wisconsin player to earn top college hockey award

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Mar. 18, 2017

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — A year after rewriting the NCAA record books, Wisconsin’s senior goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens became the third netminder to win women’s collegiate hockey’s most prestigious award. Desbiens was announced as the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Award Saturday, in her second year as a top-three finalist.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

At long last: Wisconsin finally gets over hump with win over Boston College, advances to championship game Sunday afternoon

By Ben Leadholm | Mar. 17, 2017

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — After falling in the semifinals the past three seasons, No. 1 Wisconsin (33-2-4) began the season with an all-in mentality towards a national title.

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Wisconsin Badgers keep NCAA Tournament hopes alive with tight victory over Ohio State, advance to Big Ten Title Game

By Bobby Ehrlich | Mar. 17, 2017

The No. 2-seed Badgers (20-14-1) battled No. 3-seed Ohio State (21-11-6) for the fifth time this season and broke a 2-2 series tie with a tight one-goal victory to advance to the Big Ten Championship.

After suffering through two brutal seasons, Corbin McGuire and the Badgers can still capture a share of the conference title.

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Badgers close season with Ohio State hoping for tournament berth, share of Big Ten title

By Bobby Ehrlich | Mar. 10, 2017

The last time the No. 16 Badgers (12-6-0 Big Ten, 19-12-1 overall) met the No. 15 Buckeyes (9-8-1, 18-10-6), Ohio State erased a two-goal deficit with just two minutes left to force an overtime period in Madison Square Garden.

PODCAST

Cardinal Zone Podcast: Men's hoops, women's and men's puck down to nitty gritty

Mar. 9, 2017

In this week's episode, host Bobby Ehrlich chats with women's hockey beat writer Cameron Lane-Flehinger, who breaks down the NCAA Tournament bracket and Wisconsin's chances of winning it all.

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Wisconsin-born: Hometown heroes treasure opportunity to play for Cardinal and White

By Ethan Levy | Mar. 9, 2017

For the Badgers, Tim Davison, Jake Bunz, Jarod Zirbel, Jake Linhart and Jason Ford all dreamed about playing for Wisconsin since they were little kids. All five current Badgers grew up in Wisconsin, and their careers have been dedicated to finding their way to UW.

MEN'S HOCKEY

Monday press conference: Granato, Johnson preview big weekends for both hockey squads

By Noa Rubnitz | Mar. 7, 2017

Men’s Hockey As the season comes to an end, post-season anticipation rises for the Badgers.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Badgers break down Rooney, Minnesota-Duluth to claim third-straight WCHA title

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Mar. 5, 2017

University of Minnesota-Duluth goaltender Maddie Rooney had stolen the show the day before against Minnesota, and for 40 minutes, she threatened to do the same to Wisconsin in the final of the WCHA Tournament. The sophomore netminder had turned back 42 of the Badgers’ 43 shots, and with the score tied 1-1 the game, and the conference title, were up for grabs in the final period. It took junior forward Annie Pankowski just 33 seconds to break the tie, the first of three goals in the final frame that gave No. 1 Wisconsin (22-2-4 WCHA, 31-2-4 overall) a 4-1 win over No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth (19-5-4, 25-6-5). The victory gave the Badgers the WCHA Tournament title, their third consecutive and seventh overall. "I'm excited for the players," head coach Mark Johnson told UWBadgers.com.

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UW splits penultimate regular season series with Penn State

By Ethan Levy | Mar. 5, 2017

Coaches often stress the importance of playing with a lead. Playing with a lead allows a team to skate with confidence and play more sound hockey without taking chances.

Junior Peter Tischke tied the game against Penn State with under two minutes to go on Saturday, but the Badgers could only manage one point in the Big Ten standings after losing the shootout. PSU earned five of six points for the weekend.

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Tischke delivers unprecedented defensive outing

By Bobby Ehrlich | Mar. 2, 2017

With Wisconsin clinging to a 3-2 lead in hostile territory, Peter Tischke laid his body on the line to help preserve the Badger lead.

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Badgers split marquee matchup with No. 4 Minnesota

By Bobby Ehrlich | Feb. 26, 2017

In what was probably its most highly anticipated series in years, No. 19 Wisconsin (11-5-0 Big Ten, 18-11-1 overall) came away with a key win and a heartbreaking loss in the Border Battle against No. 4 Minnesota (12-4-0, 21-9-2) for Big Ten supremacy.

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Special teams will play pivotal role in battle for Big Ten supremacy

By Ethan Levy | Feb. 24, 2017

With the speed and physicality of college hockey, there are often games where both teams spend a considerable amount of time on the power play and on the penalty kill.

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No. 1 Badgers win streak snapped in shootout loss to Minnesota

By Ben Leadholm | Feb. 20, 2017

For the second straight game, 65 minutes was not enough time to decide a winner between top-ranked Wisconsin and No. 4 Minnesota.

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Cavallini, Kunin carry Badgers past fiesty Wolverines

By Bobby Ehrlich | Feb. 18, 2017

Senior Aidan Cavallini, a perpetual fourth-liner, was promoted to the second line for the first time in his Wisconsin career Saturday night.

Sarah Nurse leveled the score in the third period to keep the Badgers alive in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Heroics from Nurse, Ryan help Badgers escape No. 4 Minnesota on road

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 18, 2017

Facing off against arch rival Minnesota, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team twice found itself trailing the Golden Gophers on the road, needing a goal to stay alive.

Badger defensemen are often left hung out to dry in their own zone.

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X's and O's: Ethan Levy breaks down the Badgers' defensive woes

By Ethan Levy | Feb. 16, 2017

Throughout this 2016-17 campaign, the Badgers have often been plagued by defensive zone mishaps that have turned into uncontested goals for their opponents.