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After stops in Pittsburgh, Chryst and Granato keep friendship back in Madison

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 8, 2018

In December 2011, Tony Granato received a phone call. An old friend from college had gotten a new job and was moving into town, and Granato was supposed to help him find a place to live. It was a normal story, except for a few details; Granato was an assistant coach for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins and his old friend was Paul Chryst, who had just been named the newest head football coach at Pittsburgh.

Junior Jack Berry stopped just 11 of the 15 shots he faced in Friday night's 5-0 loss, costing the Badgers a chance in a game where they outshot North Dakota.

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Goaltending, penalties prove costly as Wisconsin swept by North Dakota

By Nathan Denzin | Nov. 4, 2018

The No. 16 Wisconsin Badgers (0-0-0 Big Ten, 4-4-0 overall) dropped both games of their weekend set to the No. 14 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0-0 NCHC, 4-2-1 overall). Friday’s contest ended in a 5-0 blowout in favor of the Fighting Hawks, and Saturday night’s contest ended just seconds into overtime as Jacob Bernard-Docker found the back of the net for North Dakota, giving it a 3-2 win.

Seamus Malone tallied the opening goal against Michigan Tech, but it wasn't enough as the Badgers allowed too many penalties, and goals, to give themselves a chance at the win.

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Special teams struggles doom Wisconsin in 6-2 loss to Michigan Tech

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 26, 2018

Five-on-five, Wisconsin played well enough. It battled for loose pucks, tracked back to shut down odd-man rushes and got traffic in front of the net to disrupt the opposing goaltender’s eyes and rhythm. The Badgers allowed a goal, but they scored one, too. It wasn’t a stellar performance, but it was good enough to have a chance at a win.

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

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Underclassmen leading Wisconsin in all phases as Badgers welcome Michigan Tech to Madison

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 26, 2018

By numbers alone, Wisconsin’s men’s hockey team was always going to be reliant on its underclassmen this year.

Wisconsin split its opening road weekend of 2018-19 and maintained its offensive output with nine goals in the two games.

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Dhooghe's scoring burst leads Wisconsin to split on New York roadtrip

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 21, 2018

As a freshman, it took Sean Dhooghe 22 games and three months to score four goals for the UW men's hockey team. On the first road trip of his sophomore year, it took him just five and a half periods.

Junior goaltender Jack Berry produced one of his best performances of the season in his first action in over a month, but it wasn't enough for the Badgers to come out with a win against Denver.

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Freshmen lead the way as new-look Wisconsin takes down No. 10 Boston College 3-0 in season opener

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 12, 2018

Nearly two years ago to the day, head coach Tony Granato made his home coaching debut against a top-10 Boston College team and left with a statement win. The same script played out again Friday night as an unranked Badger squad (0-0-0 Big Ten, 1-0-0 overall) welcomed the No. 10 Eagles (0-0-0 Hockey East, 0-1-0 overall) to the Kohl Center and captured a 3-0 upset.

Defenseman Peter Tischke was almost cut when Granato took over, but since then he's come to embody all the characteristics that 'Badger hockey' represents.

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'Culture of character:' How Tony Granato has remade Wisconsin hockey on and off the ice

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 12, 2018

When head coach Tony Granato took over the Wisconsin men’s hockey program in the spring of 2016, he was agreeing to take stewardship not just of a team, but of an entire culture.

Since arriving at Wisconsin, Granato has been implementing confidence within his players and the program. Despite its underwhelming record this season, Wisconsin looks to continue progressing through that confidence.

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Wisconsin primed to continue development as Granato stresses, implements confidence

By Ethan Levy | Mar. 15, 2018

For the first time since the 2013-’14 season, the Wisconsin Badgers had legitimate NCAA Tournament expectations heading into their season.

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Wisconsin's season ends after loss to Michigan in Big Ten Tournament

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Mar. 5, 2018

Leading up to its first round series against Michigan, the Wisconsin’s men’s hockey team emphasized the importance of treating the Big Ten Tournament as a new season.

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Wisconsin readies for opening round series against Michigan

By Ethan Levy | Mar. 2, 2018

“We don't want to think about what’s happened in the past. It’s a clean slate.” As sophomore forward Max Zimmer alluded to earlier this week, Friday marks the start of essentially a new season for Wisconsin.

Senior captain Cameron Hughes and the Badgers lost two four-goal contests against Ohio State in Columbus.

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UW dominated by Ohio State in final regular season series

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 26, 2018

With an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament out of the picture, and little chance of capturing home-ice advantage for the first round of the Big Ten tournament, Wisconsin’s men’s hockey team entered Columbus for its final series of the regular season looking to recapture some momentum after a deflating home finale. After a pair of four-goal beatdowns at the hands of No. 6 Ohio State (14-8-2 Big Ten, 21-8-5 overall), the Badgers (14-17-4, 8-13-3) have acquired plenty of momentum — that of a stone dropped from a cliff, rather than a team surging into the postseason. Wisconsin started the weekend off strong, and took it to the heavily-favored Buckeyes for the first 40 minutes of Friday’s game.

Wisconsin gave up three goals in 74 seconds in a stretch that cost them a game in which they otherwise performed well.

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Wisconsin dominated by Minnesota on disappointing senior night

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 10, 2018

Friday nights haven’t been kind to Wisconsin this year — the Badgers have dropped numerous series openers in disappointing fashion — but just about every time they’ve bounced back with a strong performance the following night.

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

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Good wasn't good enough: UW couldn't connect on multitude of chances in 4-2 loss to Minnesota

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 9, 2018

Sometimes good just isn’t good enough. By just about any measure, Wisconsin (8-10-3 Big Ten, 14-14-4 overall) played well Friday night against Minnesota (8-10-1, 17-13-1). The Badgers skated well, controlled play for extended stretches, crashed the net and got a strong performance from senior goaltender Kyle Hayton.

Will Johnson and the Badgers welcome Minnesota to the Kohl Center this weekend.

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Badgers look for complete 60 minute effort against Minnesota

By Ethan Levy | Feb. 9, 2018

In Wisconsin’s opening game of its first series against Minnesota, the Badgers dominated the Gophers for almost the entire game, outscoring them 4-1 over 49 minutes and 34 seconds of the 60 minute contest.

The fact that hockey players only play in short spurts on the ice can lead to feelings of intense frustration, excitement and anticipation.

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Quick change: Badger skaters wrestle with challenges of short shifts on ice

By Ethan Levy | Feb. 1, 2018

Hockey is vastly different than any other sport. It’s remarkably fast, uniquely physical and fiercely emotional.

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Wisconsin, Michigan both in must-win mode for clash in Ann Arbor

By Ethan Levy | Feb. 1, 2018

Wisconsin and Michigan are both in full desperation mode. No. 18 Wisconsin (7-8-2-1 Big Ten, 13-12-3-0 Overall) will likely need to go around 4-2 over its last six games and have a pretty successful Big Ten Tournament run in order to make the postseason.

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

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UW earns emotional two points in comeback against Penn State

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Jan. 27, 2018

It wasn’t a win, but you couldn’t have told that from the reaction of Wisconsin’s bench as they streamed onto the ice. The emotional outpouring, from Jack Berry’s exuberant sliding fist pump to Peter Tischke’s elated hugs, wasn’t about the extra point in the conference standings that the Badgers had just earned as much as the expression of a team that has finally found its confidence after months of underperforming expectations.

Sophomore defenseman Josh Ess scored the game-winning goal in the third period after Wisconsin's defense kept it in the game during a penalty kill.

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Game notes: Wisconsin vs. Penn State

By Ethan Levy | Jan. 27, 2018

No. 18 Wisconsin (7-8-2 Big Ten, 13-12-3 overall) vs. No. 14 Penn State (6-8-3-2, 13-11-3). Wisconsin beat Penn State last night, 4-2.

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Consistency, depth lifts Wisconsin to 4-2 victory over Penn State

By Ethan Levy | Jan. 27, 2018

For the majority of Wisconsin’s games this season, the story has been this: UW played well, but it still couldn’t win. With only a few series to go and No. 18 UW (7-8-2 Big Ten, 13-12-3 overall) sitting outside the top-16, close losses and moral victories are no longer enough for the Badgers. And while No. 14 Penn State (6-8-3-2, 13-11-3) led Wisconsin for the majority of the night, and the story of UW’s season looked like it was destined to repeat itself, the Badgers found a way to rewrite the script and come from behind in a thrilling 4-2 victory.

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UW welcomes Penn State, looks for sweep over Nittany Lions

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Jan. 26, 2018

Just minutes after Wisconsin’s dominating — and emotional — 5-0 win over No. 1 Notre Dame at the United Center, the team’s attention had already turned from celebrating the biggest win of the season to looking for more success. “There’s so much belief in that locker room."