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WISCONSIN WOMEN’S HOCKEY 2017 NCAA FROZEN FOUR GUIDE MARCH 17 & 19, 2017 ▪ THE FAMILY ARENA ▪ ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI 4 National Titles (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) ▪ 4 Patty Kazmaier Award Winners ▪ 6 WCHA Regular Season Championships ▪ 15 All-Americans 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #1 WISCONSIN (32-2-4) VS. #4 BOSTON COLELGE (28-5-5) 32-2-4, 22-2-4-3 WCHA NCAA FROZEN FOUR ▪ MARCH 17 ▪ 5 P.M. ▪ THE FAMILY ARENA (10,000) ▪ ST. CHARLES, MO. DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) WEBSTREAM: NCAA.COM ▪ RADIO: 100.9 FM Sept. 23 at St. Cloud State* W, 6-0 Sept. 24 at St. Cloud State* W, 4-2 WISCONSIN BADGERS BOSTON COLLEGE OCT. 7 OHIO STATE* W, 3-0 Head Coach: Mark Johnson EAGLES Record at WIS: 427-77-39 Head Coach: Katie King Crowley OCT. 8 OHIO STATE* T, 1-1 (14th Year) Record at BC: 248-79-44 Oct. 14 at No. 7 Clarkson W, 3-2 (OT) NCAA SEMIFINAL Overall: Same (10th Year) Oct. 15 at No. 7 Clarkson W, 4-1 Oct. 22 at No. 9 North Dakota* W, 2-0 TOP-SEEDED BADGERS MEET BOSTON Oct. 23 at No. 9 North Dakota* W, 5-2 Oct. 28 at Minnesota State* W, 3-0 COLLEGE AT NCAA FROZEN FOUR Oct. 29 at Minnesota State* W, 3-1 The No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team continues its NOV. 5 BEMIDJI STATE* W, 5-0 quest for a fifth NCAA title on Friday as the Badgers meet NOV. 6 BEMIDJI STATE* W, 6-0 No. 4 Boston College in the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Nov. 18 at No. 3 Minnesota Duluth* L, 1-4 Frozen Four in St. Charles, Missouri. Puck drop at The Nov. 19 at No. 3 Minnesota Duluth* W, 4-1 Family Arena is scheduled for 5 p.m. NOV. 25 CORNELL W, 3-0 This year’s matchup between UW and BC is a rematch NOV. 26 CORNELL W, 5-2 of a 2012 NCAA Frozen Four semifinal, a game that DEC. 3 NO. 2 MINNESOTA* L, 0-2 Wisconsin won 6-2. DEC. 4 NO. 2 MINNESOTA* W, 8-2 The winner of Wisconsin/BC will meet the winner of Dec. 9 at Ohio State* W, 7-0 Clarkson/Minnesota on Sunday in the national champion- Dec. 10 at Ohio State* W, 5-0 ship. Puck drop is slated for 2 p.m. and the game will be Jan. 6 at Lindenwood W, 5-1 shown live on Big Ten Network. Jan. 7 at Lindenwood CANCELLED UW enters this weekend with an 21-game unbeaten- JAN. 13 ST. CLOUD STATE* W, 9-0 streak, the longest active unbeaten stretch in the NCAA. JAN. 14 ST. CLOUD STATE*# W, 2-0 JAN. 21 NORTH DAKOTA* W, 3-2 KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER JAN. 22 NORTH DAKOTA* W, 2-1 The Badgers boast the nation’s top-ranked offense and JAN. 27 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 5-0 defense so far this season. UW is averaging 4.11 goals per JAN. 28 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 6-1 game while allowing an average of 0.84 goals per game. Feb. 3 at Bemidji State* W, 6-1 After shutting out Robert Morris on Senior Ann-Renée Desbiens, a Patty Kazmaier top-three Feb. 4 at Bemidji State* W, 4-2 Saturday, Ann-Renée Desbiens now FEB. 11 NO. 2 MINNESOTA DULUTH* T, 1-1 finalist, leads NCAA goaltenders in goals-against average has 54 career shutouts. FEB. 12 NO. 2 MINNESOTA DULUTH* W, 8-0 with a 0.69 clip, winning percentage with a mark of .909, Feb. 18 at No. 4 Minnesota* T, 1-1 save percentage with a .963 clip, and shutouts with 16. Desbiens now has 54 career shutouts Feb. 19 at No. 4 Minnesota* T, 0-0 and has had three-straight seasons with at least 14 shutouts. FEB. 24 MINNESOTA STATE W, 7-0 Junior Annie Pankowski, a Patty Kazmaier top-10 finalist, has been on a tear during the Badgers’ FEB. 25 MINNESOTA STATE W, 6-0 unbeaten run with 42 points during the span thanks to 19 goals and 23 assists. Pankowski ranks Mar. 4 North Dakota& W, 2-1 third in the country in scoring, averaging 1.59 points per game. Her goals per game average of Mar. 5 No. 2 Minnesota Duluth& W, 4-1 0.74 paces the NCAA. MAR. 11 NO. 8 ROBERT MORRIS^ W, 7-0 Junior Emily Clark has been clutch this year for UW as nine of Clark’s 20 goals this year have Mar. 17 No. 4 Boston College% 5 p.m. been game-winners. Clark currently leads the NCAA in the category. Mar. 19 NCAA Championship% 2 p.m. Senior Sarah Nurse is tied for the team lead in goals with 25 on the season. Her three hat tricks All times Central. pace the NCAA while, her three short-handed goals are tied for the third-most in the country this Home games in BOLD CAPS played at LaBahn Arena. year. * Denotes Western Collegiate Hockey Association game # Denotes Fill the Bowl game in Kohl Center & Denotes WCHA Final Face-Off at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis ^ Denotes NCAA Quarterfinal at LaBahn Arena % Denotes NCAA Frozen Four at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri +84 0.70 20 Wisconsin enters the 2017 Senior Ann-Renée Desbiens has With Saturday’s game-winning TWITTER: #BADGERS / #ONWISCONSIN NCAA Frozen Four on an been stellar in her UW career goal against North Dakota, . Official Account ................................. @BadgerWHockey 21-game unbeaten streak, as in the postseason, as she has junior Emily Clark now boasts UW’s last loss came on Dec. 3 a 0.70 goals-against average in 20 career game-winning goals. against then-No. 2 Minnesota. 17 postseason contests. She’s The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, During the unbeaten streak, UW recorded 10 shutouts, a .967 native has tallied nine this sea- has outscored its opponents save percentage and a .882 win- son alone, which ranks first in 98-14 for a goal differential of ning percentage. the NCAA. 84. Women’s Hockey Contact: AJ Harrison . Office: 608-262-2255 . Cell: 608-279-8641 . E-mail: [email protected] . Twitter: @AJHarrison1 Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 WISCONSIN AT THE 2017 NCAA FROZEN FOUR GAME NOTES GET TO KNOW MARK WISCONSIN QUICK FACTS Mark Johnson is in his 14th season as Wisconsin’s head coach UNIVERSITY INFORMATION and has led the Badgers to four national championships during School: University of Wisconsin-Madison his tenure. Location: Madison, Wis. (233,209) Johnson was a member of the 1976-77 NCAA Champion UW Founded: 1848 men’s hockey team and was a two-time first-team All-American Enrollment: 42,818 while at Wisconsin. He was named one of the WCHA’s Top 50 Nickname: Badgers Players in 50 Years, and is UW’s all-time leading scorer with 48 Colors: Cardinal and White single-season goals and 125 career goals. Conference: WCHA He played for five teams during an 11-year National Hockey Division: NCAA I League career that included an All-Star Game appearance. Chancellor: Rebecca Blank Director of Athletics: Barry Alvarez Johnson has been twice inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame – once as a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey Assoc. Athletic Director - W Hockey: Jason King team and most recently for his individual accomplishments as a HEAD COACH MARK JOHNSON player and coach. Hometown: Madison, Wis. The son of legendary Wisconsin coach Bob Johnson, he was named the American Hockey Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1994 Coaches Association Women’s Division I Coach of the Year as well as the WCHA Coach of the Career Record/Years 427-77-39 (.822)/14th season Year in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2016. UW Record/Years Same WCHA Record 300-59-32 (.796) Johnson was awarded the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary award for his accomplishments in the 25 years following the completion of collegiate competition. COACHING STAFF Associate Head Coach: Dan Koch (St. Mary’s, 2001) The leading scorer for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team that won the gold medal in Lake Placid, Assistant Coach: Jackie Crum (Wisconsin, 2006) Johnson coached in the Olympics 30 years later leading the U.S. women’s hockey team to silver Volunteer Asst. Coach: Mark Greenhalgh (Wisconsin, 2007) at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Director of Operations: Paul Hickman (Wisconsin, 2002) In addition to winning four national titles at Wisconsin, Johnson has led the Badgers to seven Athletic Training: Dennis Helwing Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff titles, six WCHA regular season crowns and Strength & Conditioning Jim Snider coached four Patty Kazmaier Award Winners. With more than 400 wins, Johnson is the win- Video Coordinator Emily Engel ningest coach in program history. TEAM INFORMATION 2014-15 Overall Record: 29-7-4 400, WE WANT MORE UW’s winning percentage of .895 is the best 2014-15 WCHA Record (Finish): 19-6-3 (2nd) in the country while the Badgers are one of Wisconsin women’s hockey head coach 2014-15 WCHA Tournament: Champions two teams in the country with 30 or more Mark Johnson holds a 427-77-39 record, Letterwinners returning/lost: 19/5 wins this season. which ranks third in NCAA history. TEAM HISTORY Wisconsin is averaging an NCAA-best 41.22 The other two coaches to reach 400 wins at First Year of Women’s Hockey 1999-2000 (16 seasons) shots on goal per game, while only giving up the NCAA Division I women’s hockey level Record: 507-126-54 (.777) an average of 18.76 shots on goal per game, are Katey Stone (Harvard) and Michael Sisti which also leads the country.