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WISCONSIN HOCKEY 6 NCAA Championships . 16 Conference Championships . 39 All-Americans . 23 Olympians . 80 Badgers in the NHL March 14, 2016 2016 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT 2015–16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2016 Big Ten Tournament Record: 8-18-8, 3-13-4-2 Big Ten Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, MInn. Date Opponent Time/Result Thursday, March 17 OCT. 9 NORTHERN MICHIGAN T, 2-2 (1-2 SO) #6 Wisconsin vs. #3 Penn State, 4 pm CT OCT. 10 NORTHERN MICHIGAN T, 3-3 (0-2 SO) #5 Michigan State vs #4 Ohio State, 7:30 pm CT Oct. 16 at #3/4 Boston College L, 6-0 Oct. 17 at #6 Boston University L, 4-1 Friday, March 18 Oct. 23 at Ferris State T, 5-5 (OT) Wisconsin/Penn State vs #2 Michigan, 4 pm CT Oct. 24 at Ferris State L, 2-1 Michigan State/Ohio State vs #1 Minnesota, 7:30 pm CT OCT. 30 ARIZONA STATE W, 5-1 OCT. 31 ARIZONA STATE W, 2-1 Saturday, March 19 Nov. 6 at #1 North Dakota W, 3-1 Big Ten Championship Game, 7 pm CT Nov. 7 at #1 North Dakota L, 3-1 NOV. 20 #9 DENVER T, 3-3 (1-0 SO) UW vs. Big Ten Tournament Field NOV. 21 #9 DENVER L, 6-2 Penn State 1-3-0 Dec. 4 at #11/12 Michigan L, 6-4 Michigan 0-2-2 Dec. 5 at #11/12 Michigan T, 6-6 (0-2 SO) Minnesota 1-3-0 Dec. 11 at Michigan State L, 4-3 Ohio State 0-2-2 Dec. 12 at Michigan State W, 3-0 Michigan State 1-3-0 JAN. 1 TRINITY WESTERN (Ex) W, 1-0 TOTAL 3-13-4 JAN. 8 OHIO STATE L, 2-0 JAN. 9 OHIO STATE T, 4-4 (1-0 SO) Jan. 15 at #15 Penn State L, 4-3 (OT) WISCONSIN (8-18-8, 3-13-4-2 BIG TEN) VS. PENN STATE (20-12-4, 10-9-1-1 BIG TEN) Jan. 16 at #15 Penn State L, 4-1 THURSDAY, MARCH 17 . 4 P.M.(CT) . ST. PAUL, MINN. XCEL ENERGY CENTER JAN. 22 RV MINNESOTA L, 4-0 JAN. 23 RV MINNESOTA L, 9-2 Location ............................... St. Paul, Minn. WISCONSIN BADGERS JAN. 29 ALASKA W, 4-3 Site .................................Xcel Energy Center Rankings (USCHO/USA TODAY)...............NR/NR JAN. 30 ALASKA W, 5-2 Capacity ............................................18,064 Record (Big Ten) .....................8-18-8 (3-13-4-2) FEB. 12 #6 MICHIGAN L, 4-1 Ice Surface ...................................200’ x 85’ Head Coach .......................................Mike Eaves FEB. 13 #6 MICHIGAN T, 4-4 (0-1 SO) TV ........................................................... BTN Record at UW (Years) ............267-224-66 (14th) FEB. 19 MICHIGAN STATE L, 4-3 Video Stream ............................. BTN2Go FEB. 20 MICHIGAN STATE L, 3-1 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS Radio ...................Thursday: WIBA-AM 1310 Feb. 26 at Ohio State T, 4-4 (1-0 SO) Rankings (USCHO/USA TODAY)................19/RV .................................Friday: WTSO-AM 1070 Feb. 27 at Ohio State L, 6-5 Record (Big Ten) ...................20-12-4 (10-9-1-1) .............................. Saturday: WIBA-AM 1310 Head Coach ................................. Guy Gadowsky MARCH 4 #14 PENN STATE L, 2-1 Record at PSU (Years) ................. 59-67-10 (4th) MARCH 5 #14 PENN STATE W, 4-3 Audio Stream .... Badgersportsnetwork.com March 11 at #19/RV Minnesota W, 4-3 All-Time Series .............UW trails 7-8-0 March 12 at #19/RV Minnesota L, 4-1 In St. Paul ..................... UW leads 1-0-0 Big Ten Tournament, St. Paul, Minn. (March 17-19) Last Meeting: W, 4-3 -- Penn State scored first at the 4:49 mark of the first period, but goals by Jedd Soleway, Jason Ford, March 17 vs. Penn State 4 p.m. Matthew Freytag and Corbin McGuire built the Badgers a 4-1 lead in the second period. Penn State pushed in the third, as they March 18 Semifi nals (vs. Michigan) 4 p.m. outshot UW 21-2 and scored twice, but UW held on for the 4-3 win. Frosh goalie Matt Jurusik stopped 46 shots for the March March 19 Championship Game 7 p.m. 5 win. The game followed one night after a 2-1 Penn State victory. Luke Kunin scored UW’s lone goal, while senior Adam Miller stopped 28 saves in defeat for UW. March 25-27 NCAA Regionals (East-Albany, N.Y; West-St. Paul, Minn.; Northeast-Worcester, Mass.; Penn State Series Notes: The teams meet for the 16th time ... UW snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series with Midwest-Cincinnati) its 4-3 victory on March 5 at the Kohl Center ... UW head coach Mike Eaves has connections to Pennsylvania, having spent April 7 & 9 NCAA Frozen Four, Tampa, Fla.^ two stints as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90 & 1993–94), two seasons as head coach of the AHL’s Hershey Bears (1991–93) and three seasons as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–2000) ... four Badger Home games listed in CAPS. All times are Central. letterwinners have hailed from Pennsylvania, most notably goaltenders Mike Richter and Shane Connelly ... PSU forward Eric ^ - UW serves as the host institution. Scheid is the son of the Jim Scheid, who played at Wisconsin from 1977-81. Jim passed away last August ... Wisconsin’s last conference sweep was at Penn State, coming March 7-8, 2014, with a 4-2 victory and 3-2 overtime win ... UW met Penn State TWITTER: #BADGERS in UW’s fi rst-ever Big Ten Tournament game, winning 2-1 on March 21, 2014 at the Xcel Energy Center on the way to the 2014 . Official Account ....................................... @BadgerMHockey crown. MOBILE APP: BADGER GAMEDAY Key Notes to Consider The Badger Gameday app for iOS and Android devices Sixth-seeded Wisconsin (8-18-8, 3-13-4-2 Big Ten) begins its postseason at the 2016 offers everything fans need to keep up with the Badgers. Big Ten Tournament, opening up with third-seeded Penn State (20-12-4, 10-9-1-1 Big In addition to the latest news, videos and photos from Ten) on Thursday at 4 p.m. CT in the quarterfi nals. The winner will play second-seeded UWBadgers.com. Michigan (22-7-5, 12-5-3-2 Big Ten) in the semifi nals on Friday at 4 p.m. All games of the tournament, which take place at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, will air on BTN. Men’s Hockey Contact: Paul Capobianco . Offi ce: 608-263-1983 . Cell: 608-219-6278 . E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 The Badgers are on an eight-game winning streak at Xcel Energy Center, winning the WISCONSIN BADGERS’ HISTORY 2014 Big Ten Tournament, the 2013 WCHA Final Five and the 2010 NCAA West Regional in the building during the streak. UW’s last loss at Xcel Energy Center was a 2-0 defeat to St. Six-Time NCAA Champions Cloud State on March 19, 2010 in the 2010 WCHA Final Five semifi nals. 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006 Three-Time WCHA Regular-Season Champions Wisconsin closed out its regular season last weekend by splitting at Minnesota. The (MacNaughton Cup) Badgers won 4-3 last Friday, before falling 4-1 last Saturday. 1977, 1990, 2000 Penn State was swept last weekend at Michigan, losing 7-1 and 6-1. PSU owns a three- game losing streak, all on the road, and has dropped four of its last fi ve contests. 12-Time WCHA Playoff Champions (Broadmoor Trophy) Wisconsin and Penn State met two weeks ago at the Kohl Center, with the Badgers 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1995, defeating the Nittany Lions on March 5 by a 4-3 score. PSU won the night before, 2-1. 1998, 2013 UW is 1-3-0 against Penn State this season, winning the most recent game, 4-3, drop- Inaugural Big Ten Tournament Champions ping a pair of one-goal games, including one in overtime, and losing 4-1. 2014 UW freshman goaltender Matt Jurusik (La Grange, Illinois) has totaled 137 saves in Five-Time Big Ten Champions (unoffi cial) three appearances against Penn State this season to average just under 46 saves per game (Competed 1969–81) against PSU. That total including a 54-save, 4-3 overtime loss and a 46-save, 4-3 victory. 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978 80 Badgers in the NHL UW freshman forward Luke Kunin (Chesterfi eld, Missouri) leads the Badgers with three goals and fi ve points in four games against PSU, scoring UW’s lone short-handed goal 23 Badger Olympians of the season in those contests. Sophomore defenseman Jake Linhart (Brookfi eld, Wiscon- 39 Badger All-Americans sin) is the only other Badger with more than one goal against the Nittany Lions with two goals. Linhart’s three points against PSU are tied with Cameron Hughes (3 assists) for UW’s second-highest total against Penn State. 2015–16 QUICK FACTS KUNIN-HUGHES-BESSE LINE The line of freshman Luke Kunin (8 goals, 4 assists), sophomore Cameron Hughes (3 goals, 8 assists) and junior Grant Besse (4 goals, 8 assists) have played together in 10 of the Location: Madison, WI 53711 last 11 games and have combined for 35 points during those 10 games, including 15 goals Population: 243,344 and 20 assists. Founded: 1848 Enrollment: 43,198 Freshman forward Luke Kunin tallied two goals Nickname: Badgers UW SINGLE-SEASON GOALS - FRESHMEN last weekend at Minnesota, giving him eight goals in Colors: Cardinal and White 1.