LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey vs. Michigan Tech, game two

After romping to an 8-2 win last night, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team will go for the sweep against Michigan Tech.Senior tri-captain Blake Geoffrion netted his first career hat trick against the Huskies and in all, 12 different Badgers registered a point on the night. Junior Brendan Smith had four… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey vs. Michigan Tech

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team (8-5-1, 5-4-1 WCHA) returns home from a two-week road trip for a series against Michigan Tech (3-9-0, 2-8-0 WCHA).The Badgers toppled No. 7 Michigan State 7-3 last Friday before falling 3-2 against Michigan Saturday to go 1-1 in the College Hockey Showcase. Sophomore Derek Stepan… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey at St. Cloud State, game two

After losing the series opener in demoralizing fashion, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team will try to salvage a split tonight in game two against the St. Cloud State Huskies.UW’s history of playing poorly at the National Hockey Center continued in a 4-1 loss in Friday’s game. Despite the final, the… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey at St. Cloud State

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team went 5-1 in its three-week homestand, but now faces a challenge on the road as they take on the St. Cloud State Huskies.UW (6-3-1, 4-3-1 WCHA) will hope history doesn’t become a factor, as the team is just 5-6-1 at St. Cloud in the Mike… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey vs. Alaska Anchorage Game 2

After dominating UAA to the tune of a 5-1 win Friday night, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team returns to the ice tonight to try to sweep the Seawolves.Wisconsin moved into a tie for fourth place in the WCHA with its win last night. UAA is currently in eighth place in… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey vs. Minnesota game two

After a 4-2 win last night here at the Kohl Center, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team will try to sweep Minnesota for the second series in a row.A win tonight would give the Badgers (4-2-1, 2-2-1 WCHA) their fourth win in a row. The Gophers (2-4-1, 2-4-1 WCHA) will try… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey vs. Minnesota

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team takes on Border Battle rival Minnesota at the Kohl Center tonight at 7.The Gophers (2-3-1) are fresh off a weekend sweep of Alaska-Anchorage where they earned their first two wins of the season. The Badgers also swept their series last weekend, outscoring New Hampshire 10-2.… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Wisconsin men's hockey v. UNH

While most UW students are dressed in costume out on state street, a small segment of the student body is in attendance tonight at the Kohl Center, many of whom also donned costumes for the event. It’s Halloween in Madison, but the Badgers aren’t scared of UNH. They are ready… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey v. UNH

If you’re not already out on State Street in full costume for Halloween, check out the Herald Sports live blog with associate sports editors Adam Holt and Jordan Schelling. Scroll down for the blog. Wisconsin men’s hockey v. UNH… Read more »

Burish finding success in the pros

The 2009 Stanley Cup fiinals will feature a rematch of last year’s final with Detroit and Pittsburgh squaring off once again. I don’t really mind the fact that these two teams will meet since thier is so much exciting talent on both squads, but it would have been nice to… Read more »

WCHA looks to expand to 12 teams

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced today it will be pursuing the possibility of expanding its membership from 10 to 12 teams in the near future, according to UWBadgers.com. As a first step toward doing so, the WCHA lifted its moratorium on expansion as of today and continuing indefinitely. According… Read more »

Eaves signs new recruits

After losing four seniors and WCHA Player of the Year Jamie McBain to the NHL, Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves signed two new recruits for the 2009-10 season. Brett Bennett, a goaltender from Williamsville, N.Y, and defenseman John Ramage of Chesterfield, Mo., will be added to the roster to try… Read more »

McBain going pro

The Wisconsin State Journal is reporting that Wisconsin junior defenseman Jamie McBain has decided to leave school a year early and go pro. McBain, a second-round pick of the Carolina Hurricanes, led the Badger men’s hockey team in scoring this season with 37 points. One of UW’s assistant captains, he was… Read more »

Live game blog: UW vs. UND--3rd-place game

Join the Badger Herald’s Tyler Mason as he blogs live from Wisconsin’s final game of the season. The Badgers take on the North Dakota Fighting Sioux at 2 p.m. today at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul in the WCHA Final Five’s third-place game.  Wisconsin fell 3-0 yesterday afternoon… Read more »

Live game blog: Wisconsin hockey vs. Denver--Final Five

Join Tyler Mason live from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team takes on Denver at 2 p.m. CT in the WCHA Final Five. The Badgers (19-15-4, 14-11-3 WCHA) enter the Final Five essentially needing to win the tournament in order to secure a… Read more »

McBain earns WCHA honors

ST. PAUL — At the WCHA award banquet at this weekend’s Final Five tournament, UW defenseman Jamie McBain was named the WCHA Player of the Year.  McBain, a junior from Faribault, Minn., leads Wisconsin in scoring, with seven goals and 29 assists on the season. He also led all WCHA… Read more »

Outdoor hockey coming to Camp Randall

The UW Athletic Department announced Friday that both the Wisconsin men’s and women’s hockey teams will play an outdoor game at Camp Randall Stadium on Feb. 6, 2010.  The women’s team will host the Bemidji State Beavers, while the men’s squad will host the Michigan Wolverines. The women’s game will… Read more »

Listen to Badger hockey live online

Trying to find a way to catch this weekend’s Badger hockey games against Minnesota State? Don’t worry, the BH has you covered. Join Badger Herald beat writer Tyler Mason and WSUM sports director Eric Levine as they broadcast the game live from the Alltel Center in Mankato. Click here to… Read more »

Badger hockey: UW in tourney position

Despite a disappointing 4-3 overtime loss to Denver Friday night—in which the Badgers allowed the game-tying goal with 14.4 seconds to play in regulation—Wisconsin moved up a spot in the PairWise rankings to 14th and would be in the NCAA tournament if it were to start today. How did this… Read more »

McBain, Connelly earn weekly honors

For their strong performances this past weekend in a sweep over the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Wisconsin defenseman Jamie McBain and goaltender Shane Connelly earned weekly honors.  McBain, a junior from Faribault, Minn., scored two goals—one in each game, including a short-handed goal Friday—and added a pair of assists against the… Read more »

Listen to Badger hockey live

Both the Badger men’s and women’s hockey teams are in Minneapolis this weekend to take on the Golden Gophers, and the Badger Herald and WSUM have all your live coverage. Join Herald beat writer Tyler Mason as he and Eric Levine broadcast all four of the weekend’s games live on… Read more »

Men's hockey: More from the Shattuck story

Some things didn’t make today’s story in the Herald on four Badgers who all attended Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn. Here are some of the highlights: Tom Ward, SSM’s hockey director and head coach of the boy’s prep team, on the rigorous schedules:  “It takes a toll, absolutely it does. That’s part… Read more »

Drewiske gets shot at NHL

At the completion of last season, I wrote a column on team captain Davis Drewiske, who remained unsigned by a professional team until after the Badgers lost to North Dakota in the NCAA Tournament. But just days after the loss, the Los Angeles Kings came calling. Drewiske then spent time… Read more »

Men's hockey: Badgers gear up for Rau, Tigers

Last season, Chad Rau was a Badger killer. In four games against Wisconsin a year ago, the Colorado College forward scored five goals, including one short-handed tally in each game. Two of those five proved to be game-winners as CC took all four games from UW. So it’s only natural… Read more »

Men's hockey: Goloubef makes Team Canada

Wisconsin’s sophomore defenseman Cody Goloubef has been named to Team Canada for this year’s World Junior Championship, set to take place in Ottawa Dec. 26 and running through Jan. 5. “It’s a real big deal in Canada,” Goloubef said of the World Juniors last week before the tryout. “It’s a… Read more »

Badger hockey cracks Top 20

After reeling off a five-game winning streak following a weekend sweep of Alaska Anchorage, the UW men’s hockey team (9-7-2, 7-5-2 WCHA) is back in the national polls, garnering the No. 16 spot in the USCHO.com poll.The Badgers were the second-highest unranked team receiving votes last week but jumped six… Read more »

Geoffrion could play in holiday tournament

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team saw its captain Blake Geoffrion helped off the ice Friday night against Alaska Anchorage after suffering an apparent ankle injury. What appeared at the time to be rather serious—Geoffrion was grabbing his leg in obvious pain and didn’t return the rest of the weekend—might not… Read more »

Listen to Badger hockey live

Can’t make it to the hockey games this weekend? No problem. Join Badger Herald sports editor Tyler Mason and WSUM’s Eric Levine at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday night as they broadcast the Wisconsin-Alaska Anchorage hockey series live from the Kohl Center. To tune in, click here.… Read more »

Men's hockey remains unranked

Despite going 7-1-1 in the month of November, the UW men’s hockey team remains unranked in the USCHO.com poll. They are, however, receiving the second-highest amount of votes for unranked teams, with 72. “You can’t really pay much attention to that,” Wisconsin goaltender Shane Connelly said last week when… Read more »

Five sign to join Badger hockey

Five student-athletes signed national letters of intent to join the Wisconsin men’s hockey team.Four forwards and one defensemen are set to come to Madison beginning in the fall of 2009. Derek Lee from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Justin Schultz of Westbank, British Columbia, Verona native Keegan Meuer, Madison native Craig… Read more »

Men's hockey finally earns 1st victory

It took eight games, but the Wisconsin men’s hockey team eventually won one. The Badgers had seen numerous third-period leads slip away during their first seven contests—including Friday night’s 3-2 loss to North Dakota. But Saturday, they scored five third-period goals to top the Fighting Sioux 5-2 in Grand Forks.… Read more »

Defensemen McBain, McDonagh named as assistant captains

With senior co-captain Ben Street sidelined for several months with an injury, head coach Mike Eaves named junior Jamie McBain and sophomore Ryan McDonagh as assistant captains. Junior forward Blake Geoffrion currently serves as the captain for the UW men’s hockey team, a position he shared with Street for the… Read more »

Co-captain Street to miss 3-6 months

As if an 0-4 start wasn’t bad enough for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team, they got a bit more bad news Monday, as it was learned that senior forward Ben Street will be out at least three months with what head coach Mike Eaves described as a “lower body injury,”… Read more »

Badger hockey ranked 13th to open season

The Badger men’s hockey team will begin the season ranked No. 13 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine. It’s the same ranking they ended the 2007-2008 season at after losing to North Dakota in the Midwest Regional finals in Madison. To me, the ranking is right about where I expected… Read more »