WISCONSIN Men’s Hockey Release Contact: Paul Capobianco Feb. 4, 2008 Offi ce: 608-263-1983 / Cell: 608-219-6278 E-mail: [email protected] 2007–08 SCHEDULE GAMES 29-30: AT MICHIGAN TECH Record: 12-11-5 Records: Wisconsin Badgers (12-11-5, 8-9-3 WCHA) vs. Michigan Tech (10-12-4, 6-9-3 WCHA) WCHA Record: 8-9-3 Dates/Times: Fri.-Sat, Feb. 8-9 at 6/4 p.m. CT Current Streak: Lost 1 Location: MacInnes Student Ice Arena (4,200) Live TV: None Last 5: 2-1-2 Tape-Delay TV: None DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Live Stats: michigantechhuskies.com Lefty McFadden Tournament, Dayton, Ohio Web: Live pay audio at UWBADGERS.COM. Live gameday 0 12 vs. #7/8 Notre Dame W, 4-1 blog at UWBADGERS.COM. 0 13 vs. #19/RV Ohio State L, 3-5 Radio: Wisconsin Radio Network (Brian Posick/Mike O 19 RV/RV ROBERT MORRIS W, 7-2 Cerniglia) ... affiliates throughout Wisconsin, including O 20 RV/RV ROBERT MORRIS W, 8-2 in Madison on WIBA 1310 AM N 2 #13/14 MICHIGAN TECH L, 4-2 Polls: UW (USA Today: 12/USCHO: 11); Michigan N 3 #13/14 MICHIGAN TECH W, 4-2 Tech (NR/RV) N 9 #3/4 NORTH DAKOTA W, 4-0 Coaches: Wisconsin’s Mike Eaves (6th year: 119-89- N 10 #3/4 NORTH DAKOTA L, 1-3 28); MTU’s Jaime Russell (5th year: 51-104-24) N 16 at #7 Colorado College L, 3-4 Last Meeting: W, 4-2, Madison, Wis., 11/3/07 N 17 at #7 Colorado College L, 1-6 First Meeting: T, 0-0, Houghton, Mich., 12/29/27 College Hockey Showcase Series Records: Wisconsin leads 86-43-7 N 23 at #2 Michigan L, 2-3 At MTU: UW leads 29-25-3 N 24 at #5/6 Michigan State T, 4-4* Sophomore forward Blake Geoffrion col- N 30 #10 ST. CLOUD STATE W, 3-2 lected the game-winning goal and two D 1 #10 ST. CLOUD STATE W, 4-3 assists in last Friday’s 3-1 victory over D 7 at NR/RV Minnesota State L, 1-3 Minnesota Duluth. The game was his D 8 at NR/RV Minnesota State T, 1-1* fourth of the year with at least three points, to lead the team. Badger Hockey Showdown D 28 COLGATE T, 2-2* D 29 #19/NR BOWLING GREEN W, 5-3 J 4 #4 COLORADO COLLEGE L, 0-2 Key Notes to Consider J 5 #4 COLORADO COLLEGE L, 1-3 J 11 at #2/3 Denver L, 2-3 Wisconsin (12-11-5, 8-9-3 WCHA) enters the last month of the regular season with a trip J 12 at #2/3 Denver W, 7-2 to Michigan Tech (10-12-4, 6-9-3 WCHA) for Winter Carnival. J 18 at Alaska Anchorage W, 2-1 J 19 at Alaska Anchorage T, 4-4* J 25 #17/RV MINNESOTA W, 3-1 The Badgers play as part of Winter Carnival in Houghton for the fi rst time since 2000. J 26 #17/RV MINNESOTA T, 2-2* The Badgers also made trips to Houghton for Winter Carnival in 1990 and 1973. The Badgers F 1 #12/12 MINNESOTA DULUTH W, 3-1 swept the Huskies in 2000 and 1990, but were swept in 1973. F 2 #12/12 MINNESOTA DULUTH L, 1-2* The winner of the weekend series is awarded the John MacInnes Memorial Cup in a two- F 8 at RV/NR Michigan Tech^ 6 p.m. game total-goals series format. If the series is tied after Saturday, a shootout will ensue until a F 9 at RV/NR Michigan Tech^ 4 p.m. weekend winner is determined. F 15 MINNESOTA STATE 7 P.M. F 16 MINNESOTA STATE 8 P.M. This weekend’s series is the fi rst of three in the last four weeks on the road for the UW. F 22 at Minnesota 7 p.m. The UW is 2-5-3 on the road this season, but is 2-0-1 in its last three road contests. F 23 at Minnesota 7 p.m. F 29 at St. Cloud State 7 p.m. The Badgers are tied with Minnesota Duluth for fourth in the WCHA with 19 points, one M 1 at St. Cloud State 7 p.m. point in front of sixth-place Minnesota State for the last home playoff spot. Just fi ve points M 14-16 WCHA First Round (Campus Sites)& separate the Badgers from ninth-place St. Cloud State. M 20-22 WCHA Final Five (St. Paul, Minn.)# M 29-30 NCAA Midwest Regional (Madison, Wis.) The UW has won its last three Friday night games, but is 0-1-2 in its last three Saturdays. A 10 & 12 NCAA Frozen Four (Denver) All three Saturday games have gone to overtime. * - Overtimes ^ - Winter Carnival All of Wisconsin’s eight remaining games are against teams within fi ve points of the Bad- & - WCHA Playoffs gers in the WCHA standings. # - WCHA Final Five, Xcel Center, St. Paul, Minn. This week’s opponent, Michigan Tech, currently sits in eighth place, just four points behind the Badgers and with two games at hand on the UW. UW and MTU split 4-2 victories on Nov. 2-3 at the Kohl Center earlier this year. The Badgers are 2-3-0 against the Huskies in the last fi ve contests and were swept in their trip to Houghton last season, but are 8-0-1 in the previous nine meetings in Houghton. Athletic Communications • University of Wisconsin • Kellner Hall - 1440 Monroe Street - Madison, WI 53711 CURRENT CAREER LEADERS 2007–08 WCHA STANDINGS POINTS Conference Overall 1. Kyle Klubertanz 12-57=69 Rk Team Pts GP Record PCT. GF-GA GP Record PCT. GF-GA 2. Ben Street 32-26=58 1 Colorado College 31 20 15- 4- 1 .775 66- 37 28 20- 7- 1 .732 96- 61 2 North Dakota 29 22 14- 7- 1 .659 69- 44 27 17- 8- 2 .667 85- 52 3. Matthew Ford 21-17=38 3 Denver 24 18 12- 6- 0 .667 53- 43 26 18- 8- 0 .692 80- 59 4. Michael Davies 18-18=36 4 Minnesota Duluth 19 20 7- 8- 5 .475 45- 52 26 11- 9- 6 .538 61- 60 5. Davis Drewiske 8-24=32 Wisconsin 19 20 8- 9- 3 .475 49- 49 28 12-11- 5 .518 84- 71 Jamie McBain 6-26=32 6 Minnesota State 18 20 7- 9- 4 .450 47- 56 27 13-10- 4 .556 76- 69 7 Minnesota 16 20 6-10- 4 .400 42- 52 30 12-12- 6 .500 74- 77 GOALS 8 Michigan Tech 15 18 6- 9- 3 .417 38- 51 26 10-12- 4 .462 57- 65 1. Ben Street 32 9 St. Cloud State 14 18 6-10- 2 .389 53- 57 26 11-12- 3 .481 82- 69 2. Matthew Ford 21 10 Alaska Anchorage 11 20 3-12- 5 .275 43- 64 26 7-12- 7 .404 67- 80 3. Michael Davies 18 4. Kyle Klubertanz 12 5. Kyle Turris/Blake Geoffrion 10 Offensive Notes Wisconsin has at least one power-play goal in each of its last four series after doing so in just two of the previous six series. The UW went 2-for-9 last weekend Assists against Minnesota Duluth on the power play and is now 22-for-124 (17.7 percent) 1. Kyle Klubertanz 57 with the man advantage this season in all games to rank third in the WCHA. The UW power play ranks fi fth in WCHA action at 13.3 percent (11-for-83). 2. Jamie McBain/Ben Street 26 4. Davis Drewiske 24 The UW power play has goals in three consecutive contests (3-for-13 - 23.1 per- 5. Michael Davies 18 cent) and in four of its last fi ve games (6-for-22 - 27.2 percent). Prior to the current stretch, the Badgers last scored a power-play goal in three consecutive games from Nov. 3-10, 2007. GAME-WINNING GOALS 1. Ben Street 5 Freshman forward Kyle Turris (New Westminster, B.C.) collected two assists last Friday to give him points in four of his last seven games. In all four games, Turris 2. Matthew Ford 4 has chipped in two points. 3. Kyle Turris/Blake Geoffrion 2 Turris has nine points (3-6=9) in eight games since returning from the World 4. Gorowsky/Davies/Grotting/McBain/Bendickson 1 Junior Championships. McDonagh/P. Johnson/Goloubef/Engel Junior forward Ben Street (Coquitlam, B.C.) has been the model for constancy this season, scoring points in 20 of the Badgers’ 28 games this season. Street opened GAMES PLAYED the season with points in the fi rst seven games of the year, has gone without a point 1. Kyle Klubertanz 146 in more than one game on just two occasions (both three games) and now has points in six of his last seven games, including both of the last two contests. 2. Davis Drewiske 140 Street tallied his team-leading 12th goal of the season last Friday with an 3. Matthew Ford/Ben Street 112 empty-net goal. Street has career-highs with 12 goals and 26 points. His previous career-high in points came last season when he collected 17 points. POWER-PLAY GOALS 1. Kyle Klubertanz/Michael Davies 8 Freshman forward Kyle Turris (New Westminster, B.C.) is one of seven players 3.