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Sophomore forward Sean Dhooghe has scored five goals this year to lead a scoring explosion by Wisconsin’s underclassmen.

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Wisconsin looks for first series sweep of season

By Ethan Levy | Nov. 18, 2017

Difficulty putting together a full weekend Wisconsin has struggled to put together a full weekend all season.

Kyle Hayton played well, but the Badgers couldn't provide enough offensive support in 4-2 loss.

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Hayton stars in net for Badgers in 7-3 win

By Ethan Levy | Nov. 17, 2017

Coming into this season, the Badgers felt like they had a legitimate shot to win a national championship.

Trent Frederic has not been as dominant as many predicted thus far in his sophomore season. If Frederic can respond and pick up some offensive momentum, the Badgers will likely earn a sweep this weekend against Michigan State.

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Michigan resembles 2016-’17 Badgers, looks to add to surprising Big Ten run this weekend against Wisconsin

By Ethan Levy | Nov. 17, 2017

Coming into this season, many thought the Big Ten was going to primarily be a five-team race between Minnesota, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Penn State. Now, after a 2-1-1 conference start and a 6-3-1 overall start, including a win and a tie against No. 7 Minnesota, Michigan has reestablished themselves as a competitive, quality hockey team with legitimate Big Ten Championship aspirations.

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Wisconsin splits series against lowly Spartans

By Ethan Levy | Nov. 12, 2017

In the middle of the season, it is a common theme for coaches to dissect how a team is playing potentially above tangible results.

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Freshmen guide UW into weekend series with Michigan State

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 10, 2017

It’s not easy being a freshman collegiate athlete. Even if you’ve figured out your classes and practice schedule and gotten adjusted to the level of competition, there’s still any number of little things that can trip you up and get you off your game.

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Cardinal Zone Hockey Podcast: Early season update

By The Daily Cardinal sports staff | Nov. 9, 2017

In our first Cardinal Zone Hockey Podcast of the season, sports editor Ben Pickman is joined by sports editor Ethan Levy and men’s hockey beat writer Cameron Lane-Flehinger as the trio breaks down the start of Wisconsin’s season.

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Dhooghe duo do it together, each score first goal of career in Wisconsin tie

By Ethan Levy | Nov. 5, 2017

Over the course of this season, Wisconsin has played seven different freshmen, and five of those first-year players have been in the lineup for all 11 games so far.

Freshman Tarek Baker did not score tonight, but played a big role on UW's best line in its 3-2 loss to North Dakota.

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Despite a near perfect third line performance, Wisconsin falls in first game against North Dakota

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 3, 2017

The third line on a hockey team is sometimes the most critical, and is often the most overlooked.

This is Wisconsin's most anticipated series this season. Wisconsin's last matchup against a top-20 opponent at home was against Ohio State, which saw the Badgers win the first game and lose the second.

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Big game for the "big boys:" Wisconsin hosts North Dakota in top-10 matchup

By Ethan Levy | Nov. 2, 2017

For the first time since 2010, the Kohl Center will be hosting a top-ten men’s hockey matchup. The No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers, for the first time in three years, have cracked the top-10 of the USCHO poll after a couple of seasons rebuilding a largely storied program.

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Defensive miscues for UW lead to unexpected lackluster loss

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 28, 2017

Call it a letdown, call it a hangover. Whatever its name, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-1-0 Big Ten, 6-3-0 overall) experienced it Saturday night against St. Lawrence.

Seamus Malone helped the Badgers earn a win on Saturday after a lackluster loss on Friday.

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Powerplay integral in UW's 4-2 win over St. Lawrence

By Ethan Levy | Oct. 27, 2017

Simply, the Badgers dominated St. Lawrence in the opening game of their weekend series. Ultimately, Wisconsin outshot the SLU 42-19, which is an impressive margin — but, more shockingly, UW recorded 84 shot attempts to the Saints 40.

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Hayton to face alma mater when Saints travel to Madison this weekend

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 27, 2017

It’s homecoming weekend for Kyle Hayton. But instead of going back to college, the senior goaltender’s college is coming to him. When the former St.

The Wisconsin players are tasked with picking the pregame soundtrack that plays in the Kohl Center prior to puck drop. The players really enjoy the opportunity to hear the songs they pick on the ice during gamedays.

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From T.I. to T-Swift: UW players select pregame, locker room soundtrack

By Ethan Levy | Oct. 23, 2017

In its two years under head coach Tony Granato, Wisconsin has been focused on building an identity for its program.

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Wisconsin looks to carry superb defensive play into weekend against Northern Michigan

By Ethan Levy | Oct. 20, 2017

The No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers have started the year 4-1 behind victories against the No. 19 and No. 13 teams in the nation; a substantially better start than the last two years in which the Badgers were a cumulative 3-4-3 (0-2-3, 3-2-0) after the first five games of each respective season.

Max Zimmer tied the game and forced overtime off a rocket of a shot late in the third period.

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Max Zimmer looks to remain consistent, dominant after scoring in breakout weekend

By Ethan Levy | Oct. 19, 2017

“I don’t know, I feel alright. Obviously I would have liked to play better, play some more. I’m just in a little bit of a drought right now.

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Badgers get road sweep in first away series this season

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 16, 2017

Defending a top-10 ranking for the first time since the beginning of the 2014 season, the No. 10 Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-1-0 Big Ten, 4-1-0 overall) took to the road for the first time in 2017 and rode a strong goaltending performance to a pair of victories over no.

Wisconsin travels east this weekend to play No. 13 Boston College Friday and Merrimack Saturday.

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Now being one of the "big boys," UW will need best defensive performance in first road trip

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 12, 2017

When the Wisconsin men’s hockey team took the ice for its home season opener just over a year ago, it did so with numerous questions surrounding the program, including relying on a new head coach to rebuild a once-storied program that had fallen on hard times.

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Sheffield, Byrne, Granato reflect on previous week, comment on week to come

By Jacqueline Damrow | Oct. 10, 2017

Volleyball: After coming off of two tough losses against ranked teams, the No. 11 Badgers (2-4 Big Ten, 11-4 overall) are eager to take on No. 5 Nebraska (6-0 Big Ten, 13-3 overall) this Wednesday at the field house.

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Badgers use gritty performance to split weekend series with Buckeyes

By Ethan Levy | Oct. 7, 2017

After last night’s 3-2 loss to Ohio State, head coach Tony Granato said something intriguing about junior forward Ryan Wagner in relation to the rest of his lineup.

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Badgers fall in conference opener against Ohio State

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 6, 2017

Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. The Wisconsin Badgers (0-1-0 Big Ten, 1-1-0 overall) learned that lesson the hard way in the closing stages of a 3-2 loss to Ohio State (1-0-0, 1-0-0) at the Kohl Center Friday night, as a pair of key defensive miscues soiled an otherwise strong defensive performance by the Badgers. The Buckeyes came out stronger in what was their season opener, possessing the puck for long stretches and keeping junior netminder Sean Romero out of danger with only four shots on goal allowed in the opening period. “I think they came out and got to their game before they let us get to ours,” head coach Tony Granato said.