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2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season
The 2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season is the 75th season of play for the program and 23rd in the Big Ten. The Badgers represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Kohl Center and are coached by Mike Hastings in his first season.
| 2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Holiday Face–Off, Champion NCAA Tournament, | |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Home ice | Kohl Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #9 |
| USA Today | #9 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 26–12–2 |
| Conference | 16–7–1 |
| Home | 14–5–2 |
| Road | 10–6–0 |
| Neutral | 2–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Mike Hastings |
| Assistant coaches | Todd Knott Nick Oliver Kevin Murdock |
| Alternate captain(s) | Anthony Kehrer Mathieu De St. Phalle |
| Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
Season edit
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Departures edit
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Caufield | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies) |
| Corson Ceulemans | Defenseman | Canada | Signed professional contract (Columbus Blue Jackets) |
| Shay Donovan | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Augustana |
| Jack Gorniak | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets) |
| Luke LaMaster | Defenseman | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Liam Malmquist | Forward | United States | Transferred to St. Thomas |
| Dominick Mersch | Forward | Finland | Graduation (signed with Chicago Wolves) |
| Jared Moe | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Robby Newton | Forward | United States | Transferred to Colgate |
| Ty Smilanic | Forward | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Zach Urdahl | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to Omaha |
Recruiting edit
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Cleveland | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Wausau, WI; selected 47th overall in 2023 |
| Tyson Dyck | Forward | Canada | 19 | Abbotsford, BC; transfer from Massachusetts; selected 206th overall in 2022 |
| Christian Fitzgerald | Forward | Canada | 21 | Coquitlam, BC; transfer from Minnesota State |
| William Gramme | Goaltender | Sweden | 21 | Stockholm, SWE |
| Owen Mehlenbacher | Forward | Canada | 19 | Fort Erie, ON; selected 201st overall in 2022 |
| Joe Palodichuk | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Cottage Grove, MN |
| Sawyer Scholl | Forward | United States | 21 | Green Bay, WI |
| Zach Schulz | Defenseman | United States | 18 | South Lyon, MI; selected 177th overall in 2023 |
| David Silye | Forward | Canada | 24 | Arnprior, ON; transfer from Minnesota State |
| Simon Tassy | Forward | Canada | 22 | Montreal, QC; transfer from Minnesota State |
| William Whitelaw | Forward | United States | 18 | Rosemount, MN; selected 66th overall in 2023 |
Roster edit
As of September 15, 2023.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Daniel Laatsch | Junior | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-02-13 | Altoona, Wisconsin | Sioux City (USHL) | PIT, 215th overall 2021 | |
| 3 | Sam Stange | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 2001-04-20 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Sioux Falls (USHL) | DET, 97th overall 2020 | |
| 4 | Ben Dexheimer | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2002-06-21 | Edina, Minnesota | Madison (USHL) | — | |
| 5 | Zach Schulz | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2005-06-14 | South Lyon, Michigan | NTDP (USHL) | NYI, 177th overall 2023 | |
| 6 | Brady Cleveland | Freshman | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 2005-04-01 | Wausau, Wisconsin | NTDP (USHL) | DET, 47th overall 2023 | |
| 7 | Mike Vorlicky | Graduate | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 2000-07-17 | Edina, Minnesota | Edina (USHS–MN) | — | |
| 8 | William Whitelaw | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 2005-02-05 | Rosemount, Minnesota | Youngstown (USHL) | CBJ, 66th overall 2023 | |
| 9 | Charlie Stramel | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2004-10-15 | Rosemount, Minnesota | NTDP (USHL) | MIN, 21st overall 2023 | |
| 11 | Simon Tassy | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-03-21 | Montreal, Quebec | Minnesota State (CCHA) | — | |
| 12 | Mathieu De St. Phalle (A) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2000-03-20 | Lake Forest, Illinois | Chicago (USHL) | — | |
| 13 | Christian Fitzgerald | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2002-05-31 | Coquitlam, British Columbia | Minnesota State (CCHA) | — | |
| 14 | Joe Palodichuk | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 2003-02-26 | Cottage Grove, Minnesota | Fargo (USHL) | — | |
| 15 | David Silye | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1999-03-02 | Arnprior, Ontario | Minnesota State (CCHA) | — | |
| 16 | Tyson Dyck | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2004-02-06 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | UMass (HEA) | OTT, 206th overall 2022 | |
| 17 | Owen Mehlenbacher | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 2004-01-26 | Fort Erie, Ontario | Fargo (USHL) | DET, 201st overall 2022 | |
| 18 | Owen Lindmark | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-05-17 | Naperville, Illinois | NTDP (USHL) | FLA, 137th overall 2019 | |
| 19 | Quinn Finley | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2004-08-08 | Suamico, Wisconsin | Chicago (USHL) | NYI, 78th overall 2022 | |
| 21 | Carson Bantle | Senior | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 2002-01-22 | Onalaska, Wisconsin | Michigan Tech (WCHA) | ARI, 142nd overall 2020 | |
| 22 | Jack Horbach | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2002-05-04 | Naperville, Illinois | Madison (USHL) | — | |
| 23 | Sawyer Scholl | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-02-14 | Medford, Wisconsin | Minnesota (NAHL) | — | |
| 24 | Anthony Kehrer (A) | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2002-03-04 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Sioux City (USHL) | — | |
| 27 | Tyson Jugnauth | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 162 lb (73 kg) | 2004-04-17 | Kelowna, British Columbia | West Kelowna (BCHL) | SEA, 100th overall 2022 | |
| 31 | Kyle McClellan | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-03-18 | Manchester, Missouri | Mercyhurst (AHA) | — | |
| 33 | Ben Garrity | Senior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 2000-01-20 | Rosemount, Minnesota | Minot (NAHL) | — | |
| 34 | William Gramme | Freshman | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2002-05-24 | Stockholm, Sweden | Lone Star (NAHL) | — | |
| 51 | Cruz Lucius | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2004-04-05 | Grant, Minnesota | NTDP (USHL) | CAR, 124th overall 2022 |
Standings edit
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #4 Michigan State †* | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 92 | 69 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 147 | 117 | ||
| #9 Wisconsin | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 81 | 57 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 128 | 81 | ||
| #7 Minnesota | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 80 | 65 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 132 | 94 | ||
| #10 Michigan | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 85 | 77 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 169 | 125 | ||
| Notre Dame | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 66 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 101 | 98 | ||
| Penn State | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 62 | 92 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 113 | 130 | ||
| Ohio State | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 94 | 38 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 100 | 124 | ||
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 11, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results edit
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | Augustana* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 4–0 | 5,703 | 1–0–0 | |||
| October 8 | 5:00 pm | Augustana* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 3–0 | 6,646 | 2–0–0 | |||
| Ice Breaker Tournament | |||||||||||
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | at Bemidji State* | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Game 1) | FloHockey | McClellan | W 4–3 OT | 2,008 | 3–0–0 | |||
| October 14 | 6:00 pm | at #7 North Dakota* | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (Ice Breaker Game 2) | Midco | McClellan | L 0–2 | 11,783 | 3–1–0 | |||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 20 | 6:00 pm | at #17 Michigan Tech* | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | FloHockey | McClellan | W 4–2 | 3,394 | 4–1–0 | |||
| October 21 | 5:00 pm | at #17 Michigan Tech* | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | FloHockey | McClellan | W 5–2 | 3,394 | 5–1–0 | |||
| October 26 | 8:00 pm | at #1 Minnesota | #14 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rivalry) | BTN | McClellan | W 5–2 | 8,461 | 6–1–0 (1–0–0) | ||
| October 27 | 8:00 pm | at #1 Minnesota | #14 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rivalry) | BTN | McClellan | W 3–2 | 10,363 | 7–1–0 (2–0–0) | ||
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | #4 Michigan | #5 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 5–4 | 10,114 | 8–1–0 (3–0–0) | ||
| November 4 | 6:00 pm | #4 Michigan | #5 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 2–1 | 12,218 | 9–1–0 (4–0–0) | ||
| November 17 | 6:30 pm | at #11 Michigan State | #1 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | BTN+ | McClellan | L 2–4 | 6,555 | 9–2–0 (4–1–0) | ||
| November 18 | 5:00 pm | at #11 Michigan State | #1 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | BTN+ | McClellan | L 2–3 | 6,555 | 9–3–0 (4–2–0) | ||
| November 24 | 7:00 pm | Alaska Anchorage* | #6 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | L 0–1 | 8,496 | 9–4–0 | ||
| November 25 | 6:00 pm | Alaska Anchorage* | #6 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | Gramme | W 5–0 | 8,755 | 10–4–0 | ||
| December 1 | 7:00 pm | Ohio State | #6 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 3–0 | 9,859 | 11–4–0 (5–2–0) | ||
| December 2 | 8:00 pm | Ohio State | #6 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 6–1 | 9,720 | 12–4–0 (6–2–0) | ||
| December 8 | 8:00 pm | #17 Penn State | #6 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN | McClellan | W 6–3 | 7,470 | 13–4–0 (7–2–0) | ||
| December 9 | 7:00 pm | #17 Penn State | #6 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | Gramme | W 4–1 | 9,490 | 14–4–0 (8–2–0) | ||
| Holiday Face–Off | |||||||||||
| December 28 | 7:30 pm | vs. Air Force* | #6 | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal) | BSW | McClellan | W 3–0 | 8,652 | 15–4–0 | ||
| December 29 | 7:30 pm | vs. Northeastern* | #6 | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Championship) | BSW | McClellan | W 3–0 | 8,689 | 16–4–0 | ||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| January 5 | 6:00 pm | at Notre Dame | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Peacock | McClellan | W 2–1 | 5,069 | 17–4–0 (9–2–0) | ||
| January 6 | 4:00 pm | at Notre Dame | #5 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Peacock | Gramme | W 7–4 | 5,077 | 18–4–0 (10–2–0) | ||
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | Lindenwood | #3 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 5–0 | 7,775 | 19–4–0 | ||
| January 13 | 7:00 pm | Lindenwood | #3 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | Gramme | T 3–3 OT | 9,379 | 19–4–1 | ||
| January 26 | 6:00 pm | at #14 Michigan | #3 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN+ | McClellan | L 1–5 | 5,800 | 19–5–1 (10–3–0) | ||
| January 27 | 6:00 pm | at #14 Michigan | #3 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN+ | McClellan | W 6–5 OT | 5,800 | 20–5–1 (11–3–0) | ||
| February 2 | 7:00 pm | #9 Minnesota | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Rivalry) | BTN+ | McClellan | L 1–2 OT | 13,498 | 20–6–1 (11–4–0) | ||
| February 3 | 7:00 pm | #9 Minnesota | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Rivalry) | BTN+ | McClellan | T 1–1 SOW | 15,359 | 20–6–2 (11–4–1) | ||
| February 9 | 7:00 pm | Notre Dame | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 4–2 | 9,789 | 21–6–2 (12–4–1) | ||
| February 10 | 6:00 pm | Notre Dame | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 3–2 | 12,672 | 22–6–2 (13–4–1) | ||
| February 16 | 6:00 pm | at Ohio State | #4 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN+ | McClellan | L 2–3 OT | 6,353 | 22–7–2 (13–5–1) | ||
| February 17 | 3:30 pm | at Ohio State | #4 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | McClellan | L 1–3 | 6,764 | 22–8–2 (13–6–1) | ||
| February 23 | 6:00 pm | at Penn State | #6 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | BTN+ | McClellan | W 6–0 | 6,403 | 23–8–2 (14–6–1) | ||
| February 24 | 4:00 pm | at Penn State | #6 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | BTN+ | McClellan | W 3–2 OT | 6,569 | 24–8–2 (15–6–1) | ||
| March 1 | 8:00 pm | #6 Michigan State | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | L 2–5 | 13,208 | 24–9–2 (15–7–1) | ||
| March 2 | 8:00 pm | #6 Michigan State | #4 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | McClellan | W 4–1 | 13,428 | 25–9–2 (16–7–1) | ||
| Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | Ohio State* | #5 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Quarterfinal Game 1) | BTN+ | McClellan | L 1–3 | 8,873 | 25–10–2 | ||
| March 9 | 6:00 pm | Ohio State* | #5 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Quarterfinal Game 2) | BTN+ | McClellan | W 4–2 | 10,837 | 26–10–2 | ||
| March 10 | 5:00 pm | Ohio State* | #5 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Quarterfinal Game 3) | BTN+ | McClellan | L 1–3 | 7,944 | 26–11–2 | ||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 29 | 4:30 PM | vs. #8 Quinnipiac* | #9 | Amica Mutual Pavilion • Providence, Rhode Island (NCAA East Regional semifinal) | ESPNews | McClellan | L 2–3 OT | 6,988 | 26–12–2 | ||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics edit
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Rankings edit
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | 14 | 5 (5) | 3 (12) | 1 (32) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 (1) | - | 5 (1) | 3 (5) | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 | 4 | 4 (1) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | 18 | 5 (1) | 3 (3) | 1 (28) | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6^ | 3 (3) | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.