Wisconsin has been picked among the WCHA head coaches to win the 2021-22 regular=season title. The Badgers, who have won the last two league titles and the last two national championships, totaled 49 points and seven first place votes in preseason polling among the WCHA’s eight coaches. Ohio State received one first place vote and … Read more
Twelve athletes, staff and supporters of the Wisconsin Athletic Department will be inducted into the organization’s hall of fame in 2021, Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced on Tuesday. “Every year it gets harder and harder to select our inductees into the UW Athletic Hall of Fame and this year was no different,” said UW … Read more
The Wisconsin Athletic Board met Friday and approved contract extensions for both hockey coaches. Women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson’s five-year agreement was extended through June 30, 2026, while men’s hockey coach Tony Granato’s five-year agreement was also extended through June 30, 2026. Johnson led UW to a 17-3-1 record in 2020-21, culminating with the Badgers’ … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the final monthly honorees for NCAA women’s hockey for the 2020-21 season. Wisconsin senior forward Daryl Watts is the player of the month, joined by teammate and forward Makenna Webster, named the rookie of the month, while Northeastern senior Aerin Frankel is the goaltender of the month. Watts had … Read more
Twelve different programs are represented on the All-USCHO Women’s Division I teams this year. Northeastern and Wisconsin lead the way, each placing four players on our lists. First Team F: Daryl Watts, Sr – Wisconsin F: Danielle Serdachny, So – Colgate F: Alina Mueller, Jr – Northeastern D: Ashton Bell, Sr – Minnesota Duluth D: … Read more
It’s impossible to compare teams and seasons and national title runs, but Wisconsin coach Mark Johnson said shortly after the final buzzer of the title game that the 2021 National Championship was the most exhausting and difficult one he had ever experienced. And he has experienced many. With his team’s win this year, he became … Read more
ERIE, Pa. – Daryl Watts banked a shot off a Northeastern defender from behind the net in overtime to give the Wisconsin Badgers back-to-back national championships and the sixth title in program history. Watts, who was responsible for the game-winner in three of Wisconsin’s four overtime wins this year, rose to the occasion yet … Read more
ERIE, Pa. – The Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey team earned the chance to become the latest back-to-back champion with a 4-2 win over Ohio State Thursday night. It was the sixth meeting between these familiar foes this season. While the teams had traded wins during the regular season, Wisconsin has taken both post-season matchups against … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation announced Thursday that Northeastern senior goalie Aerin Frankel, Wisconsin senior forward Daryl Watts and Minnesota senior forward Grace Zumwinkle have been named as the three finalists for the 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
ERIE, Pa. – The Wisconsin Badgers advanced to their seventh-straight NCAA Frozen Four with a 3-0 win over Providence on Tuesday afternoon. Wisconsin – who are the reigning National Champions dating back to 2019 – now holds the longest Frozen Four appearance streak in women’s college hockey history. “We’re excited to go to the Frozen … Read more
Note: This is a special, part two, Thursday edition of Wednesday Women. Check out yesterday’s part one that recapped the regular season and conference tournaments before diving in on our thoughts about the NCAA tournament field selection and predictions for how we expect those teams to fare. Arlan: I guess that I could have just … Read more
Arlan and Nicole give their thoughts on the final weeks of the regular season and conference tournament games.
The bracket for the women’s NCAA tournament was announced Sunday evening. Northeastern received the number one overall seed. The other teams, in order, are Wisconsin, Ohio State, Colgate, Minnesota Duluth, Boston College, Providence and Robert Morris. Quarter final games are normally hosted on the campus of the higher seed, but this year, the NCAA consolidated … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — A late-season addition to the squad, freshman Lacey Eden was the hero for Wisconsin, scoring 46 seconds into overtime to give the Badgers their ninth WCHA Tournament Championship. The team also won the regular season title this year. The goal came off a turnover by Ohio State near the blue line. Delaney Drake … Read more
Freshman Makenna Webster’s two goals lead Wisconsin to a 5-3 win over rival Minnesota, who will have to wait until Sunday night to see if their season will continue.
Wisconsin senior forward Daryl Watts has been named the 2020-21 WCHA Player of the Year.
The women’s WCHA announced Thursday its individual award winners for the 2020-21 season.
Connecticut upset Boston College in the Hockey East Tournament and Wisconsin stumbled against UMD but rallied to capture the WCHA regular season crown.
Arlan: Senior Days are being celebrated, so we must be nearing the end of this regular season that has been anything but regular. What have we learned from it? My interest in the sport doesn’t date back to its nascent days, but I’m guessing it was a little like this. Teams likely scheduled each other … Read more
Wisconsin, Ohio State and Northeastern swept their weekend series.