Facing adversity that was at times overwhelming, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-3-2 WCHA, 1-5-2 overall) managed to force a tie Friday night, and battled to a tough loss Saturday against No. 3 Minnesota (4-2-2, 7-2-2) in Minneapolis.
Traveling east for the first time this season, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (4-2-2 WCHA, 8-4-2 overall) split their weekend road series with the Ohio State Buckeyes (8-4-0, 10-4-0). With the win, the Badgers moved up to take sole position of third place in the WCHA standings.
The rivalry between the Wisconsin and Minnesota men’s hockey teams goes back decades—far beyond any current player or coaches’ time with their team. The two squads have faced off 262 times in their history, and they will begin writing the next chapter this weekend when the Badgers (1-2-1 WCHA, 1-4-1 overall) head to Minneapolis to take on the No. 3 ranked Golden Gophers (3-2-1, 6-2-1).
During a collegiate season, athletes spend their bye week catching up on their studies and some much-needed rest to prepare themselves for the grueling schedule remaining. That is not the case for two Wisconsin women’s hockey players.
Wisconsin men’s hockey assistant coach Bill Butters announced he is leaving his position with the Badgers effective immediately according to the UW athletic department and head coach Mike Eaves.
A tough weekend went from bad to worse for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-2-1 WCHA, 1-4-1 overall) Saturday night as the team was swept by Colorado College and then lost their leading scorer, junior forward Mark Zengerle, to a broken finger.
It was a great weekend for hockey as the Badger women improved to 3-3-2 in the WCHA and 7-3-2 overall after capturing their first conference sweep of the season by the scores of 2-0 and 5-0 over Minnesota State.
Whether the coaching staff and players wanted to admit it or not, frustration within the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-3-2 WCHA, 5-3-2 overall) was—statistically speaking— at a program-high after being shutout in three straight games, spanning from the Minnesota-Duluth series through the opening game of the Bemidji State series.
With the season still young, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-0-1 WCHA, 1-2-1 overall) has already seen its share of ups and downs.
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-3-2-2 WCHA, 5-3-2 overall) is coming off a sweep against New Hampshire and looking ahead to hosting Minnesota State (2-2-2-1, 4-4-2) this weekend at the LaBahn Arena.
Faced with the prospect of falling below .500 and continuing its worst winless streak in a decade, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-3-2-2 WCHA, 5-3-2 overall) responded with a pair of victories to sweep its weekend home series with New Hampshire (1-2 Hockey East, 3-4 overall).
The Badgers (1-0-1 WHCA, 1-2-1 overall) had two weeks to mull over a heartbreaking season-opening pair of losses to Northern Michigan in which they were unable to hold a lead in the third period of both games.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (0-2-0 overall) will look to bounce back from an opening-weekend sweep as it hits the road to take on Minnesota-Duluth (2-2-0) in its first WCHA series of the season.
After getting off to a 3-0-1 start in which it outscored its opponents 21-7, many expected the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-3-2-2 WCHA, 3-3-2 overall) to continue its run of dominance in the sport.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team received a big vote of confidence today, when freshman forward Nic Kerdiles announced he would be staying with the program despite facing a 10-game suspension.
UPDATE: The UW Athletic Department issued a statement clarifying the suspension, saying: "The reduction means that Kerdiles will miss Wisconsin’s first 10 regular-season games, which includes the two games already played against Northern Michigan last weekend. He will be eligible to compete on Friday, Nov. 30 in Wisconsin’s game at Denver."
After being swept last weekend against Minnesota-Duluth and being shutout in a series for the first time since 2001, the No. 9 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-2-1 WCHA, 3-2-1 overall) look to get back to their winning ways in their first home series of the 2012 season against Bemidji State (0-2-0,1-3-0) Friday.
If you didn’t know the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-2-1-1 WCHA, 3-2-1 overall) was held scoreless in its weekend series at previously-winless Minnesota-Duluth, head coach Mark Johnson’s Monday press conference would not have helped you deduce as much.
This season’s opening series for the Wisconsin men’s hockey (0-2-0 overall) team didn’t go quite as well as it had hoped.
After imposing its offensive will against Lindenwood last weekend, the No. 4 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-2-1-1 WCHA, 3-2-1 overall) was stone-walled offensively against Minnesota-Duluth (2-2-0 WCHA, 2-2-0 overall) and was swept, losing 2-0 Saturday and 1-0 Sunday.
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