WISCONSIN MEN’S HOCKEY 6 NCAA Championships . 16 Conference Championships . 39 All-Americans . 23 Olympians . 80 Badgers in the NHL Jan. 18, 2016 WISCONSIN (4-10-6, 1-5-2-1 BIG TEN) VS. MINNESOTA (11-10-0, 6-2-0 BIG TEN) 2015–16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FRIDAY, JAN. 22/SATURDAY, JAN. 23 . 8/7 P.M.(CT) . MADISON, WIS. KOHL CENTER Record: 4-10-6, 1-5-2-1 Big Ten Location ................................ Madison, Wis. WISCONSIN BADGERS Site ............................................ Kohl Center Rankings (USCHO/USA TODAY)...............NR/NR Date Opponent Time/Result Capacity ............................................15,359 Record (Big Ten) .......................4-10-6 (1-5-2-1) OCT. 9 NORTHERN MICHIGAN T, 2-2 (1-2 SO) Ice Surface ...................................200’ x 97’ Head Coach .......................................Mike Eaves OCT. 10 NORTHERN MICHIGAN T, 3-3 (0-2 SO) TV ............................................... Friday: BTN Record at UW (Years) ............ 263-216-64 (14th) Oct. 16 at #3/4 Boston College L, 6-0 ................................................ Saturday: ASN Oct. 17 at #6 Boston University L, 4-1 MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS Video Stream ............................. BTN2Go Rankings (USCHO/USA TODAY)................RV/RV Oct. 23 at Ferris State T, 5-5 (OT) Radio ................................... WIBA-AM 1310 Record (Big Ten) .....................11-10-0 (6-2-0-0) Oct. 24 at Ferris State L, 2-1 ...............................Brian Posick & Ian Perrin Head Coach .........................................Don Lucia OCT. 30 ARIZONA STATE W, 5-1 Audio Stream .... Badgersportsnetwork.com Record at MINN (Years) ......... 406-212-68 (17th) OCT. 31 ARIZONA STATE W, 2-1 All-Time Series .....UW trails 90-161-23 Nov. 6 at #1 North Dakota W, 3-1 Series in Madison ..UW trails 53-66-14 Nov. 7 at #1 North Dakota L, 3-1 NOV. 20 #9 DENVER T, 3-3 (1-0 SO) NOV. 21 #9 DENVER L, 6-2 Last Meeting: T, 4-4 (3-2 shootout) -- Cameron Hughes scored at 18:47 of the third period to give the Badgers a 4-3 lead, Dec. 4 at #11/12 Michigan L, 6-4 but Minnesota’s Seth Ambroz scored an extra-attacker goal at 19:58 to send the game to overtime. After a scoreless overtime Dec. 5 at #11/12 Michigan T, 6-6 (0-2 SO) and a tie, the Badgers won a seven-round shootout, 3-2. The game took place on Jan. 31, 2015 at the Kohl Center. Grant Besse Dec. 11 at Michigan State L, 4-3 and Matt Ustaski scored the first two shootout goals, before Corbin McGuire got the winner. Joel Rumpel made 42 saves in the Dec. 12 at Michigan State W, 3-0 game, before stopping five of seven shots in the shootout. Besse, Ryan Wagner and Kevin Schulze scored for the Badgers. The JAN. 1 TRINITY WESTERN (Ex) W, 1-0 tie came one night after UW dropped a 7-5 contest to the Gophers. Matt Ustaski led the way for the Badgers with a goal and JAN. 8 OHIO STATE L, 2-0 three points in the game. JAN. 9 OHIO STATE T, 4-4 (1-0 SO) Jan. 15 at #15 Penn State L, 4-3 (OT) UM Series Notes: The teams meet for the 275th and 276th time, according to UW records, the most-played series in UW Jan. 16 at #15 Penn State L, 4-1 history ... Wisconsin sits 17-28-9 against Minnesota under head coach Mike Eaves, but is 15-19-8 since the start of the JAN. 22 MINNESOTA 8 p.m. 2005–06 season ... UW went 0-2-2 against Minnesota last season, winning a pair of shootouts ... the Badgers are 8-10-6 JAN. 23 MINNESOTA 7 p.m. against Minnesota at the Kohl Center since Eaves became coach in 2002–03 ... Wisconsin has six Minnesota natives on its JAN. 29 ALASKA 7 p.m. roster (Barnes, Besse, Freytag, Hurley, Schulze, Wittchow) JAN. 30 ALASKA 7 p.m. FEB. 12 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. FEB. 13 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. Key Notes to Consider FEB. 19 MICHIGAN STATE 8 p.m. u Wisconsin (4-10-6, 1-5-2-1 Big Ten) opens eight consecutive games at the Kohl FEB. 20 MICHIGAN STATE 8 p.m. Center with the border battle against Minnesota (11-10-0, 6-2-0 Big Ten). The teams meet Feb. 26 at Ohio State 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively. Feb. 27 at Ohio State 6 p.m. MARCH 4 PENN STATE 7 p.m. u The Badgers fought back to tie twice last Friday at Penn State, but dropped a 4-3 MARCH 5 PENN STATE 7 p.m. overtime contest, then fell 4-1 to the Nittany Lions last Saturday. The losses for UW March 11 at Minnesota 7 p.m. marked the first time they were swept in a series this season. March 12 at Minnesota 7 p.m. Minnesota earned 5-2 and 3-1 home victories against Michigan State to extend a Big Ten Tournament, St. Paul, Minn. modest win streak to three games. Minnesota is tied with Michigan for the Big Ten lead March 17-19 TBD with 18 points in eight games. March 25-27 NCAA Regionals (East-Albany, N.Y; West-St. u Freshman Luke Kunin has been a special player of late. Now with points and goals Paul, Minn.; Northeaset-Worcester, Mass.; in each of his last three games, he has a total of three goals and seven points over that Midwest-Cincinnati) span. April 7 & 9 NCAA Frozen Four, Tampa, Fla.^ The Big Ten Third Star of the Week last week after producing the first four-point game for a Badger freshman since Kyle Turris did so in consecutive contests against Rob- Home games listed in CAPS. All times are Central. ert Morris on Oct. 19-20, 2007. Kunin scored the Badgers first short-handed goal of the ^ - UW serves as the host institution. season last Saturday at Penn State, the first for UW since Kevin Schulze scored shorthand- ed on Jan. 9, 2015 against Boston University. TWITTER: #BADGERS In Saturday’s game, Kunin fired off 11 shots on goal, the first Badger in double fig- . Official Account ....................................... @BadgerMHockey ures for shots in a game since Mark Zengerle had 10 against Bemidji State on Feb. 8, 2013. The shot total was the most since Jake Gardiner took 14 shots against Canisius on Jan. 8, MOBILE APP: BADGER GAMEDAY 2011, and the most for a freshman since Jack Skille took 11 shots against Michigan Tech Re-launched for the 2015 season, the all-new Badger on Feb. 17, 2006. Gameday app for iOS and Android devices offers everything Kunin leads the Badgers with nine goals and shares the team lead with 18 points. fans need to keep up with the Badgers, whether at home or The last Badger freshman to lead a team in goals was Dany Heatley in 1999–2000. in their seat at Camp Randall Stadium. In addition to the lat- Heatley scored 28 times that year. The last UW rookie to lead the team in points for a est news, videos and photos from UWBadgers.com, the app season was Turris, when he had 35 points in 36 games. gives fans access to in-game video highlights and the ability The last Badger rookie to post double figures in goals was Nic Kerdiles, who scored to upgrade their gameday experience right from their phone. 11 times in 32 games during the 2012–13 season. Men’s Hockey Contact: Paul Capobianco . Office: 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 u The Badgers are in the midst of a stretch of 12 games during which they play 10 at WISCONSIN BADGERS’ HISTORY the Kohl Center. This weekend begins a stretch of eight consecutive home contests. UW sits 2-2-4 at the Kohl Center this season. Six-Time NCAA Champions 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006 u Freshman goaltender Matt Jurusik was credited with 54 saves in the 4-3 loss last Three-Time WCHA Regular-Season Champions Friday, matching the seventh-highest save total in a game for a Wisconsin goalie in program (MacNaughton Cup) history. The total matched Kirk Daubenspeck’s 54-save performance on March 1, 1996 in a 1977, 1990, 2000 6-5 overtime victory over North Dakota in the WCHA playoffs. Jurusik also posted the first 50-save game for a Badger goalie since Bernd Brückler 12-Time WCHA Playoff Champions stopped 50 shots in a 5-5 tie against Colorado College. It marked the 19th 50-save perfor- (Broadmoor Trophy) mance in UW history. Jurusik also became the 12th goalie to accomplish the feat. 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1995, Jurusik has started 16 consecutive games in goal for the Badgers and sits 4-9-5 with a 1998, 2013 3.20 goals-against average, .901 save percentage and one shutout. Inaugural Big Ten Tournament Champions 2014 u Senior defenseman Eddie Wittchow set up UW’s tying goal late in the third period last Friday that sent the game to overtime, then had the lone assist on UW’s short-handed Five-Time Big Ten Champions (unofficial) goal last Saturday. The points marked the first for Wittchow since March 4, 2014 when he (Competed 1969–81) had an assist at Michigan State. The assist snapped a 47-game pointless streak for Wittchow. 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978 He now has a goal, 11 assists and 12 points in 111 career contests. 80 Badgers in the NHL 23 Badger Olympians u Sophomore defenseman Jake Linhart had the first two-goal game of his career last Friday, opening the scoring with a first-period power-play tally, before tying the game at 39 Badger All-Americans 3-3, 16 minutes, 13 seconds into the third period to get the game to overtime.