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WISCONSIN WOMEN’S HOCKEY 4 National Titles (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) . 4 Patty Kazmaier Award Winners . 4 WCHA Regular Season Championships . 14 All-Americans (0-0-0, 0-0-0-0 WCHA) (0-0-0, 0-0-0-0 WHEA) 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #3 WISCONSIN VS. PROVIDENCE (2015-16 RECORD: 0-0-0, 0-0-0-0 WCHA) FRIDAY, OCT. 2 / SATURDAY, OCT. 3 . 9 P.M. / 5 P.M. (CT) . SAN JOSE, CALIF. SHARKS ICE AT SAN JOSE DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) Location ....................... San Jose, California PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS Oct. 2 at Providence 9 p.m. Site ........................... Sharks Ice at San Jose Rankings (USCHO/USA TODAY) ............NR/TBD Oct. 3 at Providence 5 p.m. Capacity ..............................................1,000 2014-15 Record .............6-25-4, 5-15-1 (WHEA) OCT. 10 OHIO STATE* 2 p.m. Online Video ...........Big Dog Enterprises Head Coach .....................................Bob Deraney OCT. 11 OHIO STATE* 2 p.m. Radio ....................................................None Record at PC (Years) ............ 276-236-63 (17th) Oct. 16 at St. Cloud State* 3 p.m. All-Time Series ............ UW leads 4-1-1 Oct. 17 at St. Cloud State* 3 p.m. WISCONSIN BADGERS Streak ...........................UW is undefeated Oct. 23 BEMIDJI STATE* 7 p.m. Rankings (USCHO/USA TODAY) ...............3/TBD ........................... in the last four meetings Oct. 24 BEMIDJI STATE* 3 p.m. 2014-15 Record .........29-7-4, 19-6-3-1 (WCHA) Last Meeting....................Nov. 28, 2009 Oct. 30 at Minesota State* 2 p.m. Head Coach .................................. Mark Johnson ........................ Wisconsin 4, Providence 1 Oct. 31 at Minnesota State* 2 p.m. Record at UW (Years) ............360-71-34 (13th) Nov. 13 at Minnesota Duluth* 3 p.m. Nov. 14 at Minnesota Duluth* 3 p.m. NOV. 20 LINDENWOOD 2 p.m. NO. 3 BADGERS HEAD TO CALIFORNIA TO OPEN NOV. 22 LINDENWOOD 2 p.m. 2015-16 CAMPAIGN NOV. 27 DARTMOUTH 7 p.m. The No. 3 Wisconsin women’s hockey team, coming NOV. 28 DARTMOUTH 3 p.m. off of its eighth NCAA Frozen Four appearance, opens DEC. 4 MINNESOTA* 7 p.m. the 2015-16 season at Sharks Ice in San Jose, California DEC. 5 MINNESOTA* 3 p.m. against Providence College. Dec. 11 at North Dakota* 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at North Dakota* 7 p.m. KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER JAN. 8 MINNESOTA DULUTH* 2 p.m. The Badgers are 12-3-1 in their previous 16 season JAN. 10 MINNESOTA DULUTH* 12 p.m. opening games, as UW began the 2014-15 season with Jan. 15 at Bemidji State* 2 p.m. a 5-1 win on the road at Lindenwood. The Cardinal Jan. 16 at Bemidji State* 2 p.m. and White are undefeated in its last five season open- JAN. 23 NORTH DAKOTA* 2 p.m. ers (4-0-1). JAN. 24 NORTH DAKOTA* 1 p.m. Wisconsin is also 12-3-1 in its road-opening games JAN. 30 ST. CLOUD STATE* 2 p.m. and is undefeated in its past five road-openers (4-0-1). JAN. 31 ST. CLOUD STATE* 12 p.m. The Badgers lead the series against the Friars 4-1-1 Feb. 5 at Ohio State* 6 p.m. with the last meeting coming on Nov. 28, 2009 in Feb. 6 at Ohio State* 3 p.m. FEB. 13 MINNESOTA STATE* 2 p.m. Providence. FEB. 14 MINNESOTA STATE* 2 p.m. UW returns 19 letterwinners from last year’s WCHA Feb. 19 at Minnesota* 7 p.m. Final Face-Off champion team including 2014-15 Feb. 20 at Minnesota* 4 p.m. USCHO.Com Rookie of the Year Annie Pankowski Wisconsin sophomore Annie Pankows- Feb. 26 WCHA First Round TBA along with third-team All-WCHA selections Courtney ki, the 2014-15 USCHO.Com Rookie of Feb. 27 WCHA First Round TBA Burke and Ann-Renee Desbiens. the Year, led Wisconsin last year with Feb. 28 WCHA First Round TBA Six Badgers suited up in the U.S./Canada Under-22 21 goals and 43 points March 5 WCHA Final Face-Off^ TBA series in August, as juniors Mellissa Channell, Sarah March 6 WCHA Final Face-Off Finals^ TBA Nurse and sophomore Emily Clark played for Canada, while senior Courtney Burke, junior March 11 NCAA Quarterfinal TBA Jenny Ryan and sophomore Annie Pankowski represented the United States. March 12 NCAA Quarterfinal TBA March 18 NCAA Frozen Four% TBA Three current Badgers played in the 2015 IIHF World Championships as sophomore Annie March 20 NCAA Frozen Four Championship% TBA Pankowski led the United States to the gold medal as the U.S. defeated junior Ann-Renée Desbiens, sophomore Emily Clark and Team Canada, 7-5, in the gold medal contest. All times Central. Pankowski tallied a goal in the gold-medal game, Clark had a goal and an assist in the tour- Home games in BOLD played at LaBahn Arena. nament and Desbiens pitched two shutouts for Team Canada in the five-game tournament. * Denotes Western Collegiate Hockey Association game ^ WCHA Final Face-Off (Minneapolis, Minnesota) % NCAA Frozen Four (Durham, New Hampshire) TWITTER: #BADGERS . Official Account ........................................ @BadgerWHockey 4 360 .958 This weekend’s series in San Jose Wisconsin head coach Mark Wisconsin set the NCAA women’s ONLINE: UWBADGERS.COM marks the fourth time in program Johnson enters this weekend’s hockey penalty killing record last UWBadgers.com offers the most complete and compre- history UW has hosted neutral site series with 360 wins, the fourth- year as the Badgers killed 113 of hensive coverage of the Badgers on gameday via the live games outside the NCAA women’s most in NCAA women’s hockey their opponents 118 power plays. Gameday Blog and GameTracker live stats. hockey footprint. UW played in history. Johnson needs 26 wins Harvard held the previous record Lakewood, California, in 2004, Fort to pass former Minnesota Duluth as the Crimson collected a .957 Meyers, Florida in 2008 and most bench boss Shannon Miller for penalty-killing clip during the recently played in Vail, Colorado third on the all-time list. 2003-04 season in 2013. 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 VS PROVIDENCE GENERAL NOTES GET TO KNOW MARK WISCONSIN QUICK FACTS Mark Johnson is in his 13th season as Wisconsin’s head UNIVERSITY INFORMATION coach. and has led the Badgers to four national champion- School: University of Wisconsin-Madison ships during his tenure. Location: Madison, Wis. (233,209) Johnson was a member of the 1976-77 NCAA Champion Founded: 1848 UW men’s hockey team and was a two-time first-team All- Enrollment: 42,818 American while at Wisconsin. He was named one of the Nickname: Badgers WCHA’s Top 50 Players in 50 Years, and is UW’s all-time Colors: Cardinal and White leading scorer with 48 single-season goals and 125 career Conference: WCHA goals. Division: NCAA I He played for five teams during an 11-year National Hockey Chancellor: Rebecca Blank League career that included an All-Star Game appearance. Director of Athletics: Barry Alvarez Assoc. Athletic Director - W Hockey: Jason King Johnson has been twice inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame – once as a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hock- HEAD COACH MARK JOHNSON ey team and most recently for his individual accomplishments as a player and coach. Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1994 The son of legendary Wisconsin coach Bob Johnson, he was named the American Hockey Career Record/Years 360-71-34 (.810)/13th season Coaches Association Women’s Division I Coach of the Year as well as the WCHA Coach of UW Record/Years Same the Year in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011. WCHA Record 244-54-30 (.790) Johnson was awarded the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary award for his accomplish- COACHING STAFF ments in the 25 years following the completion of collegiate competition. 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 Friesen (Wisconsin, 2006) Johnson coached in the Olympics 30 years later leading the U.S. women’s hockey team to Volunteer Asst. Coach: Mark Greenhalgh (Wisconsin, 2007) silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Director of Operations: Paul Hickman (Wisconsin, 2002) Athletic Training: Dennis Helwing In addition to winning four national titles at Wisconsin, Johnson has led the Badgers to four Strength & Conditioning Jim Snider Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff titles and four WCHA regular season crowns Video Coordinator Emily Engel and coached four Patty Kazmaier Award Winners. With more than 350 wins, Johnson is the winningest coach in program history. TEAM INFORMATION 2014-15 Overall Record: 29-7-4 2014-15 WCHA Record (Finish): 19-6-3 (2nd) 3. Shannon Miller (UMD 1999-15) 385 2014-15 WCHA Tournament: Champions THE SERIES VS. PROVIDENCE Letterwinners returning/lost: 19/5 The Badgers lead the overall series against 4. Mark Johnson (UW 2003-09,10-15) 360 Newcomers: 3 the Friars 4-1-1. ABOUT WISCONSIN UW is undefeated against Providence in PROGRAM HISTORY the last four meetings with the Badgers’. The Badgers, who enter the 2015-16 First Year of Women’s Hockey 1999-2000 (16 seasons) only loss to the Friars coming in 2002. ranked No. 3 in the USCHO.Com Poll, Record: 440-120-46 (.764) are coming off of a 29-7-4 season last year. All-time WCHA Record: 304-86-38 (.750) The Badgers are unbeaten at home against WCHA Tournament Record: 37-14-0 (.725) Providence, winning both contests at the UW advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four WCHA Regular Season Titles: 4 (2006,07,11,12) Kohl Center in 2007.