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Jack Frost: Freshman Berry cool as ice

By Bobby Ehrlich | Feb. 16, 2017

Jack Berry spends his time on the ice between the pipes, often facing a barrage of shots from the opposing team.

Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded her 50th career shutout, an NCAA record, as the Badgers dusted Minnesota-Duluth 8-0 Sunday.

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Badgers blowout No. 2 Duluth for second-straight WCHA title

By Ben Leadholm | Feb. 12, 2017

Saturday afternoon, it took 65 minutes and a 12-round shootout to determine who would get the extra point between top-ranked Wisconsin and No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth.

Goalie Matt Jurusik played well, but allowed five goals as the Badgers dropped a second-straight game to Penn State.

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Kunin, Badgers suffer first sweep of season at hands of No. 10 Nittany Lions

By Bobby Ehrlich | Feb. 11, 2017

After the first period, it was an all-around ugly night for the No. 17 Badgers, as they were swept right out of their own building by the Nittany Lions.

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Comeback effort not enough as UW falls to No. 10 Penn State

By Ethan Levy | Feb. 10, 2017

Eight minutes into the second period of Friday night’s game, Penn State dumped the puck into the Badgers’ zone on a seemingly harmless play.

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Badgers, new top line welcome No. 2 Duluth in pivotal series

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 9, 2017

For most of the season, Wisconsin’s game plan has been to suffocate teams with layers of defense and roll out three or even four skilled offensive lines that collectively overwhelm the opposing team’s defenders, wearing them down. Thus, it came as a surprise to senior forward Sarah Nurse when head coach Mark Johnson told her before a game against Minnesota State two weekends ago that she would be joining junior forwards Annie Pankowski and Emily Clark for the game, a move that put the Badgers’ top three scorers on the same line.

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Italian Stallion: Aidan Cavallini’s workhorse mentality paying off

By Bobby Ehrlich | Feb. 9, 2017

In his first three seasons as a Wisconsin Badger, Aidan Cavallini amassed a grand total of zero goals.

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Clark, Pankowski bury Beavers to keep Badgers' streak alive

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 5, 2017

For two periods, Bemidji State stuck with No. 1 Wisconsin, matching the Badgers nearly shot-for-shot and giving the country’s top-ranked team its toughest challenge in two months.

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No. 18 Badgers stay hot, sweep Michigan State

By Ethan Levy | Feb. 5, 2017

All season, the Badgers have prided themselves on their ability to adjust. Whether that comes in the form of changing lines mid-game or dressing different players on the fourth line and on defense, the Badgers have found a way to overcome adversity and often earn wins. In No. 18 Wisconsin’s (8-2-0-0 Big Ten, 15-8-1 overall) sweep of Michigan State (1-7-2-0, 5-16-3) in East Lansing this weekend, the Badgers once again had to adjust in order to earn a tough six points. In the first game of the weekend, Badgers senior defenseman Tim Davison drew a kneeing penalty, but was taken to the locker room and did not return.

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Badgers record 500th win in blowout of Bemidji State

By Ben Leadholm | Feb. 3, 2017

Back in 1999 when the Wisconsin women’s team played its first game, few knew what to expect from the program.

Head coach Mark Johnson's Badger squad is riding a 10-game win streak.

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Top-ranked Wisconsin has seen improvement on power play over win streak

By Ben Leadholm | Feb. 2, 2017

Every great team, regardless of the sport, has had that one shortcoming that makes people think “yeah, but...” that they needed to overcome to hit on all cylinders and compete for a title.

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Former Badgers' coach Jeff Sauer dies at 73

By Bobby Ehrlich | Feb. 2, 2017

Legendary coach Jeff Sauer, who guided the Badgers to two national championships in 1983 and 1990, passed away at the age of 73.

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Decorated Desbiens battles injuries in quest for elusive NCAA title

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 1, 2017

In his 25 years as a goaltending coach, Mark Greenhalgh has worked with numerous award-winning goaltenders, including All-Americans Jessie Vetter and Alex Rigsby.

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Zimmer coming alive after difficult transition

By Ethan Levy | Feb. 1, 2017

When freshmen hockey players step onto the Madison campus and the Kohl Center ice, quite a bit gets thrown at them all at once.

Cameron Hughes netted a game-winner in overtime on one of the biggest stages in sports.

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New York dream: Hughes and Happ shine under bright lights of Madison Square Garden

By Bobby Ehrlich | Jan. 29, 2017

NEW YORK—In a span of just over seven hours, two Badger athletes turned dreams into memories in the city that never sleeps.

Wisconsin defeated Ohio State in an overtime thriller at Madison Square Garden.

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Resilient Badgers overcome late Buckeye comeback, secure overtime victory in Madison Square Garden

By Ethan Levy | Jan. 29, 2017

NEW YORK—After beating Ohio State Thursday, the Badgers’ not only had an opportunity to play a game in Madison Square Garden, but also had a chance to sweep the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes in the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” The game lived up to its hype: A furious late-game effort by the Buckeyes sent the contest to overtime, where Cameron Hughes scored the golden goal to send the Badgers’ home happy.

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Even scoring pushes Wisconsin past physical Minnesota State

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Jan. 28, 2017

Playing for the second time in just 18 hours, Minnesota State returned to LaBahn Arena and with a physical game plan, succeeding at times in keeping Wisconsin in its own zone and limiting scoring opportunities.

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Badgers lean on experience to prepare for physical series with Minnesota State

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Jan. 27, 2017

In women’s hockey, where body-checking is officially illegal, physical play is still an important part of the game and has a tendency to manifest itself in more dangerous forms, like scrums after the whistle or questionable hits behind the play and away from the attention of the referees. Like in any sport, the interpretation of these acts will differ wildly between coaches, players and officials as to what constitutes a “dirty” or illegal play, and what is allowable.

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Captain America: UW’s Kunin provides veteran leadership despite youth

By Bobby Ehrlich | Jan. 26, 2017

During the offseason, forward Luke Kunin made waves when he was selected as the first sophomore captain of the Badgers since former head coach Mike Eaves captained UW in the 1975-’76 season.

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 head East to Madison Square Garden for memorable weekend

By Ethan Levy | Jan. 26, 2017

The Badgers are coming off maybe their most impressive weekend of hockey this season after splitting a home series against No. 6 Minnesota.

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McKibbon guides Badgers past North Dakota in second leg of physical series

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Jan. 22, 2017

Twice during a physical and occasionally chippy game, Wisconsin’s bench watched as one of their teammates was helped off the ice after a hard and questionably legal hit by a North Dakota player.