Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey

The Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. The team plays at the Kohl Center and is currently coached by Mike Hastings. The Badgers ice hockey team competes in the Big Ten Conference.

Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey
Current season
University	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Conference	Big Ten
First season	1921–22; 104 years ago
Head coach	Mike Hastings 2nd season, 26–12–2 (.675)
Assistant coaches	Todd Knott Nick Oliver Kevin Murdock
Captain(s)	Owen Lindmark
Alternate captain(s)	Anthony Kehrer Daniel Laatsch
Arena	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Colors	Cardinal and white[1]
Fight song	On, Wisconsin!
NCAA Tournament championships
1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1982, 2010
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 2006, 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances
1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2013, 2014
Conference regular season championships
1977, 1990, 2000, 2021
Current uniform

The Badgers have won three WCHA regular season conference titles and 11 conference tournament titles.^[2] They have also made 24 appearances in the NCAA men's ice hockey tournament, advancing to the Frozen Four 12 times.^[3] The team's six national titles rank fourth best in college hockey history.^[4]

Their most recent national championship came in 2006 when the Badgers defeated the Boston College Eagles 2–1 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[2][3]

History

Early history

Pond hockey had been played on Lake Mendota in Madison since the late 1800s. The University of Wisconsin formed an informal hockey program in the 1910s. The 1921 season saw the development of intercollegiate hockey at Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.^[5][6] Michigan and Wisconsin scheduled four games to be played on consecutive weekends from February 18 to 26, 1921.^[7]

Modern era

The modern era of Badger hockey began in 1963 with the decision of athletic director Ivan B. Williamson. The Badgers played home games at the Hartmeyer Ice Arena before moving to the Dane County Coliseum in 1967. The program began as an independent NCAA Division I team and scheduling 8 games against Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams, losing all 8 games. Late in the 1965–66 season, the Badgers finally broke through, beating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 5–4 in overtime, their first win over a WCHA opponent. At the end of that season, Coach John Riley retired.

Johnson era

Jake Gardiner playing for Wisconsin (2010).

In 1966, Wisconsin hired "Badger" Bob Johnson. Under Johnson, Wisconsin was offered WCHA membership for the 1969–70 season. In that same season the Badgers received a bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The Badgers won their first national championship at the 1973 Frozen Four.^[8] Badger Bob's 1977 team was one of the most successful to date, as the team swept through the WCHA tournament and the 1977 NCAA Tournament. Behind the efforts of four first team All-Americans, Mike Eaves, Mark Johnson (Bob's son), Craig Norwich and Julian Baretta, the 1977 team won the title with a 6–5 victory in overtime against Michigan.^[9]

Despite losing one of their top players, Mark Johnson, to the 1980 American Olympic Team, the Badgers reached the NCAA title game three consecutive times in 1981, 1982, and 1983, winning the program's third title in 1981 by defeating rival Minnesota in the championship game 6–3.^[10] After again reaching the championship game in 1982, where the Badgers lost to North Dakota, the program was dealt a second blow with the departure of Johnson. He would later coach in the NHL and win the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He left Wisconsin after 15 seasons with 3 NCAA championships, a record of 367–175–23, and having built the program into an NCAA powerhouse. Johnson died in 1991.

Sauer era

Former Badger assistant coach Jeff Sauer was hired in 1982 to replace Bob Johnson as head coach. Sauer won the 1983 NCAA championship in his first season. Wisconsin defeated Harvard 6–2 to earn the program's fourth NCAA title.^[11] Under Sauer's leadership, the Badgers qualified for eight consecutive NCAA tournaments from 1988 to 1995, and won the program's 5th NCAA title in 1990, with a 7–3 victory over Colgate. Also, Sauer presided over the team's move from the aging Coliseum to the new, on-campus Kohl Center in 1998. The Badger men led the nation in college hockey attendance every year from moving to the Kohl Center through the 2011 season.^[12]

Wisconsin again reached the 1992 NCAA Championship game against Lake Superior State, losing 5–3. The game, which featured some questionable calls by the referee that continually put the Badgers at a two-man disadvantage, irked several players so much that they lashed out beyond Sauer's control, verbally abusing the referees and earning Sauer a one-game NCAA suspension. Assistant Coach Bill Zito received a two-game suspension, while players Blaine Moore and Jason Zent each received a one-game suspension.^[13] That game was later vacated by the NCAA for rules violations unrelated to the incidents in the championship game.^[14] In the mid-1990s, Badger hockey earned NCAA bids in 1998 and 2000, but generally underachieved compared to the high standards of the 1970s and 1980s. The 1999–2000 team featured a duo of second overall NHL draft pick Dany Heatley and Steven Reinprecht, won the MacNaughton Cup, and earned a No. 1 position in the polls for most of the season, only to be upset by Boston College in the NCAA regionals.^[15] Two seasons later, during the 2001–02 season, coach Sauer announced his retirement. Jeff Sauer left Wisconsin with two NCAA titles and a record of 489–306–46 at Wisconsin, and a 655–532–57 overall record as a head coach.

Eaves era

Badgers gather before a game against Boston University (2010).

Sauer's replacement was Mike Eaves, a former player who was a captain on the 1977 NCAA championship team and still holds the record as Wisconsin's all-time leading scorer.^[16] In 2003–04, Eaves brought the Badgers just short of the Frozen Four, falling in overtime to Maine in the 2004 NCAA Tournament. The Badgers returned to national prominence by winning the 2006 NCAA championship in Milwaukee with a 2–1 win over Boston College.^[17] In 2010, the Badgers returned to the NCAA championship, vying for a seventh NCAA title but lost 5–0 to Boston College at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, in front of a then-record crowd for an indoor ice hockey game of 37,592.^[18] In 2011, they missed the WCHA Final Five and NCAA tournament completely. In 2012, the team missed the NCAA Tournament again. In 2013 they were winners in their last-ever appearance in the WCHA Final Five before the team joined the newly established Big Ten Hockey conference for the 2013–14 season. In the inaugural season of the Big Ten Hockey conference, the Badgers won the Big Ten Tournament, their second consecutive conference tournament championship.^[19] The 2014–15 season was the worst season in team history. They finished the season with a record of 4–26–5, setting school records for fewest wins and most losses in a season. Eaves was fired on March 18, 2016 after finishing the 2015–16 season with an 8–19–8 record.^[20]

Granato era

Athletic director Barry Alvarez hired Detroit Red Wings assistant Tony Granato to replace Eaves in late March 2016.^[21] Also hired were Tony's younger brother Don Granato, coach of the U.S. National Team Development Program's under-17 team, and Mark Osiecki, associate head coach of the American Hockey League's Rockford IceHogs and former assistant coach at Wisconsin for six years in the 2000s.^[22] Tony Granato signed a five-year contract worth $2.75 million while Osiecki and his brother signed three-year deals worth a total of $660,000 a piece.^[23] The hires were seen as getting UW Men's Ice Hockey back on track, and was noticed by media, such as the Wisconsin State Journal, when they said "Alvarez answered the critics who think UW no longer cares about men’s hockey in the best way he could" during the press conference introducing all three coaches Alvarez stated "I’m very confident that we’ve taken the right steps today in re-establishing the dominance of our hockey program"^[22] All three coaches are Wisconsin alums; Tony Granato played from 1983 to 1987 where he was an All-American, Don Granato played from 1987 to 1991, and Osiecki played from 1987 to 1990.^[21] After all three coaches were hired the phrase "Dream Team" came to be used when referring to UW's new coaching staff, it was first used by Barry Alvarez when he said "It was more than I could dream for to get all three of those guys. To me, it's the Dream Team."^[21][24][25]

In Granato's first season, he led the team back to respectability with a 20-15-1 overall record and a 12-8 conference record, good enough for second place. On March 18, they lost the conference championship game to Penn State 2–1 in double overtime.^[26]

On March 6, 2023, University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh announced that Granato would not return for the 2023-24 season. ^[27]

Hastings era

On March 30, 2023, former Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks head coach Mike Hastings was named Granato's replacement as head coach.^[28]

Season-by-season results

Main article: List of Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey seasons

Source:^[29]

Coaches

All-time coaching records

As of the end of the 2023–24 season^[29]

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1921–1923	A. C. Viner	2	3–13–3	.237
1923–1924	Robert Blodgett	1	3–9–1	.269
1924–1926	Kay Iverson	2	9–10–5	.474
1926–1927	Rube Brandow	1	1–9–0	.100
1927–1930	John Farquhar	3	21–20–7	.510
1930–1931	Spike Carlson	1	4–6–1	.409
1931–1935	Art Thomasen	4	9–22–1	.297
1963–1966	John Riley	3	34–23–3	.592
1966–1975, 1976–1982	Bob Johnson	15	367–175–23	.670
1975–1976	Bill Rothwell *	1	12–24–2	.342
1982–2002	Jeff Sauer	20	489–306–46	.609
2002–2016	Mike Eaves	14	267–225–66	.538
2016–2023	Tony Granato	7	105–129–16	.452
2023–Present	Mike Hastings	1	26–12–2	.675
Totals	13 coaches	75 seasons	1340–959–175	.577

* Interim

Championships

Big Ten Tournament

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	City	Arena
2014	Wisconsin	5–4	Ohio State	Saint Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center

WCHA Tournament

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	City	Arena
2000	North Dakota	5–3	Wisconsin	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center
2013	Wisconsin	3–2	Colorado College	Saint Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center

NCAA Championship Appearances

• Wisconsin appeared in the championship game in the following years:

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	City	Arena
1973	Wisconsin	4–2	Denver	Boston, MA	Boston Garden
1977	Wisconsin	6–5 OT	Michigan	Detroit, MI	Olympia Stadium
1981	Wisconsin	6–3	Minnesota	Duluth, MN	DECC
1982	North Dakota	5–2	Wisconsin	Providence, RI	Providence Civic Center
1983	Wisconsin	6–2	Harvard	Grand Forks, ND	Ralph Engelstad Arena
1990	Wisconsin	7–3	Colgate	Detroit, MI	Joe Louis Arena
1992	Lake Superior State	5–3	Wisconsin	Albany, NY	Knickerbocker Arena
2006	Wisconsin	2–1	Boston College	Milwaukee, WI	Bradley Center
2010	Boston College	5–0	Wisconsin	Detroit, MI	Ford Field

Statistical Leaders

Source:^[29]

Career points leaders

Player	Years	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mike Eaves	1974–1978	160	94	173	267
Mark Johnson	1976–1979	125	125	131	256
Theran Welsh	1977–1981	161	34	194	228
Tony Granato	1983–1987	152	100	120	220
Scott Lecy	1977–1981	151	83	127	210
Ron Vincent	1978–1982	159	75	131	206
Doug MacDonald	1988–1992	152	75	114	189
Delbert Dehate	1966–1970	95	108	80	188
Les Grauer	1975–1979	163	83	98	181
Paul Houck	1981–1985	165	82	95	177
Paul Ranheim	1984–1988	161	88	89	177

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 30 games played

Player	Years	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Brian Elliott	2003–2007	84	4864	49	27	6	145	16	.930	1.78
Shane Connelly	2005–2009	90	5304	41	36	11	211	8	.913	2.39
Scott Gudmandson	2007–2011	70	4022	38	19	7	160	7	.912	2.39
Bernd Brückler	2001–2005	114	6630	51	41	16	274	8	.916	2.48
Curtis Joseph	1988–1989	39	2267	21	11	5	94	1	.919	2.49

Statistics current through the start of the 2019–20 season.

Olympians

This is a list of Wisconsin alumni were a part of an Olympic team.

Name	Position	Wisconsin Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
Bob Lundeen	Forward/Defenseman	1971–1975	USA	1976	5th
Steve Alley	Left wing	1972–1975, 1976–1977	USA	1976	5th
John Taft	Defenseman	1972–1975, 1976–1977	USA	1976	5th
Mark Johnson	Center	1976–1979	USA	1980	Gold
Bob Suter	Defenseman	1975–1979	USA	1980	Gold
Marc Behrend	Goaltender	1979–1983	USA	1984	7th
Bruce Driver	Defenseman	1980–1983	Canada	1984	4th
Patrick Flatley	Right wing	1981–1983	Canada	1984	4th
Chris Chelios	Defenseman	1981–1983	USA	1984, 1998, 2002, 2006	7th, 6th,  Silver, 8th
Tony Granato	Left wing	1983–1987	USA	1988	7th
Jim Johannson	Center	1982–1986	USA	1988, 1992	7th, 4th
Mike Richter	Goaltender	1985–1987	USA	1988, 1998, 2002	7th, 6th,  Silver
Sean Hill	Defenseman	1988–1991	USA	1992	4th
Barry Richter	Defenseman	1989–1993	USA	1994	8th
Gary Suter	Defenseman	1983–1985	USA	1998, 2002	6th,  Silver
Curtis Joseph	Goaltender	1988–1989	Canada	1998, 2002	4th,  Gold
Brian Rafalski	Defenseman	1991–1995	USA	2002, 2006, 2010	Silver, 8th,  Silver
Dany Heatley	Left wing	1999–2001	Canada	2010	Gold
Ryan Suter	Defenseman	2003–2004	USA	2010, 2014	Silver, 4th
Joe Pavelski	Center/Right Wing	2004–2006	USA	2010, 2014	Silver, 4th
Ryan McDonagh	Defenseman	2007–2010	USA	2014	4th
Derek Stepan	Center	2008–2010	USA	2014	4th
René Bourque	Winger	2000–2004	CAN	2018	Bronze
Cody Goloubef	Defenseman	2007–2010	CAN	2018	Bronze
Ben Street	Center/Left Wing	2005–2010	CAN	2022	6th

Players

Current roster

As of September 23, 2024.^[30]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Daniel Laatsch (A)	Senior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-02-13	Altoona, Wisconsin	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	PIT, 215th overall 2021
4	Ben Dexheimer	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2002-06-21	Edina, Minnesota	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
5	Zach Schulz	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2005-06-14	South Lyon, Michigan	USNTDP (USHL)	NYI, 177th overall 2023
6	Logan Hensler	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2006-10-14	Woodbury, Minnesota	USNTDP (USHL)	—
7	Gavin Morrissey	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-02-16	Rochester Hills, Michigan	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
8	Jack Phelan	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-05-28	Hinsdale, Illinois	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	DET, 137th overall 2023
9	Kyle Kukkonen	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-11-13	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	ANA, 162nd overall 2021
11	Simon Tassy	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-21	Montreal, Quebec	Minnesota State (CCHA)	—
12	Ryland Mosley	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-02-15	Arnprior, Ontario	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	—
13	Christian Fitzgerald	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-05-31	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Minnesota State (CCHA)	—
14	Joe Palodichuk	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	2003-02-26	Cottage Grove, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
15	Luke Buss	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-02-14	Columbus, Ohio	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
16	Tyson Dyck	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-02-06	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Massachusetts (HEA)	OTT, 206th overall 2022
17	Owen Mehlenbacher	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2004-01-26	Fort Erie, Ontario	Fargo Force (USHL)	DET, 201st overall 2022
18	Owen Lindmark (C)	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-05-17	Naperville, Illinois	USNTDP (USHL)	FLA, 137th overall 2019
19	Quinn Finley	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-08-08	Suamico, Wisconsin	Chicago Steel (USHL)	NYI, 78th overall 2022
20	Weston Knox	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-04-06	Andover, Minnesota	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
21	Ryan Botterill	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-07-23	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba	Youngstown (USHL)	—
22	Jack Horbach	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2002-05-04	Naperville, Illinois	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
23	Sawyer Scholl	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-02-14	Medford, Wisconsin	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
24	Anthony Kehrer (A)	Graduate	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-03-04	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
26	Cody Laskosky	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1999-06-21	Camrose, Alberta	RIT (AHA)	—
28	Adam Pietila	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2003-01-14	Hartland, Michigan	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
30	Tommy Scarfone	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-03-18	Montreal, Quebec	RIT (AHA)	—
33	Anton Castro	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-01-23	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
34	William Gramme	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2002-05-24	Stockholm, Sweden	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame

Source:^[31]

• Chris Chelios (2013)
• Bob Johnson (1992)

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Source:^[32]

• Chris Chelios (2011)
• Bob Johnson (1991)
• Mark Johnson (2004)
• Mike Richter (2008)
• Jeff Sauer (2014)
• Gary Suter (2011)

NCAA

Individual awards

Hobey Baker Award Blake Geoffrion: 2010 Cole Caufield: 2021

Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Aidan Cavallini: 2017

Mike Richter Award Kyle McClellan: 2024

NCAA Scoring Champion Delbert Dehate: 1968 Mike Eaves: 1978 Mark Johnson: 1979 Steven Reinprecht: 2000 Cole Caufield: 2021

Tournament Most Outstanding Player Dean Talafous: 1973 Julian Baretta: 1977 Marc Behrend: 1981, 1983 Chris Tancill: 1990 Robbie Earl: 2006

All-Americans

AHCA First Team All-Americans

• 1969–70: John Jagger, D
• 1971–72: Jeff Rotsch, D
• 1974–75: Brian Engblom, D
• 1975–76: Craig Norwich, D; Mike Eaves, F
• 1976–77: Julian Baretta, G; Craig Norwich, D; Mike Eaves, F
• 1977–78: Mike Eaves, F; Mark Johnson, F
• 1978–79: Mark Johnson, F
• 1979–80: Roy Schultz, G; Theran Welsh, D
• 1981–82: Bruce Driver, D; John Newberry, F
• 1982–83: Patrick Flatley, F
• 1987–88: Paul Stanton, D; Paul Ranheim, F
• 1989–90: Gary Shuchuk, F
• 1992–93: Barry Richter, D
• 1994–95: Brian Rafalski, D
• 1999–00: Jeff Dessner, D; Steven Reinprecht, F
• 2000–01: Dany Heatley, F
• 2003–04: Bernd Brückler, G
• 2005–06: Brian Elliott, G
• 2008–09: Jamie McBain, D
• 2009–10: Brendan Smith, D; Blake Geoffrion, F
• 2010–11: Justin Schultz, D
• 2011–12: Justin Schultz, D
• 2013–14: Jake McCabe, D
• 2020–21: Cole Caufield, F

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

• 1984–85: Tim Thomas, D; Tony Granato, F
• 1986–87: Tony Granato, F
• 1987–88: Dean Anderson, G; Steve Tuttle, F
• 1988–89: Curtis Joseph, G
• 1990–91: Sean Hill, D
• 1991–92: Duane Derksen, G
• 1996–97: Kirk Daubenspeck, G
• 1999–00: Dany Heatley, F
• 2005–06: Tom Gilbert, D; Joe Pavelski, F
• 2010–11: Jake Gardiner, D
• 2013–14: Michael Mersch, F
• 2014–15: Michael Mersch, F
• 2016–17: Luke Kunin, F
• 2020–21: Dylan Holloway, F; Linus Weissbach, F
• 2023–24: Kyle McClellan, G

WCHA

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player Mike Eaves: 1978 Mark Johnson: 1979 Curtis Joseph: 1989 Gary Shuchuk: 1990 Duane Derksen: 1992 Steven Reinprecht: 2000 Jamie McBain: 2009

Freshman of the Year Mark Johnson: 1977 Mike Richter: 1986 Curtis Joseph: 1989 Jim Carey: 1993 Dany Heatley: 2000

Coach of the Year Bob Johnson: 1977

Tournament Most Outstanding Player Dean Anderson: 1988 Steve Rohlik: 1990 Kirk Daubenspeck: 1995 Joe Bianchi: 1998 Nic Kerdiles: 2013

Defensive player of the year Brian Rafalski: 1995 Jeff Dessner: 2000 Brendan Smith: 2010 Justin Schultz: 2011, 2012

Student-Athlete of the Year Tony Granato: 1987

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-WCHA

• 1974-75: Brian Engblom, D
• 1976-77: Julian Baretta, G; Craig Norwich, D
• 1977-78: Mike Eaves, F; Mark Johnson, F
• 1978-79: Mark Johnson, F
• 1979-80: Roy Schultz, G
• 1981-82: Bruce Driver, D; John Newberry, F
• 1982-83: Patrick Flatley, F
• 1984-85: Tim Thomas, D
• 1987-88: Paul Ranheim, F
• 1988-89: Curtis Joseph, G; Paul Stanton, D
• 1989-90: Gary Shuchuk, F
• 1991-92: Duane Derksen, G
• 1992-93: Barry Richter, D
• 1993-94: Kelly Fairchild, F
• 1994-95: Brian Rafalski, D
• 1997-98: Craig Anderson, D
• 1999-00: Jeff Dessner, D; Dany Heatley, F; Steven Reinprecht, F
• 2003-04: Bernd Brückler, G
• 2005-06: Tom Gilbert, D
• 2008-09: Jamie McBain, D
• 2009-10: Brendan Smith, D; Blake Geoffrion, F
• 2010-11: Justin Schultz, D
• 2011-12: Justin Schultz, D

Second team all-wcha

• 1969-70: Wayne Thomas, G; John Jagger, D; Murray Heatley, F
• 1970-71: John Jagger, D; Murray Heatley, F
• 1971-72: Jim Makey, G
• 1972-73: Jim Makey, G; Norm Cherrey, F
• 1975-76: Craig Norwich, D
• 1976-77: John Taft, F; Mike Eaves, F
• 1977-78: Julian Baretta, G
• 1978-79: Bob Suter, D
• 1979-80: Theran Welsh, D
• 1980-81: Theran Welsh, D
• 1981-82: Marc Behrend, G
• 1982-83: Bruce Driver, D; Chris Chelios, D; Paul Houck, F
• 1984-85: Tony Granato, F
• 1985-86: Marty Wiitala, D
• 1986-87: Mike Richter, G; Paul Ranheim, F; Tony Granato, F
• 1987-88: Dean Anderson, G; Paul Stanton, D; Steve Tuttle, F
• 1988-89: John Byce, F
• 1989-90: Duane Derksen, G; Sean Hill, D; John Byce, F
• 1990-91: Duane Derksen, G; Sean Hill, D
• 1992-93: Jim Carey, G
• 1993-94: Andrew Shier, F
• 1996-97: Kirk Daubenspeck, G
• 1997-98: Steven Reinprecht, F
• 2000-01: Dany Heatley, F
• 2004-05: Bernd Brückler, G; Robbie Earl, F
• 2005-06: Brian Elliott, G; Joe Pavelski, F
• 2006-07: Brian Elliott, G
• 2009-10: Ryan McDonagh, D
• 2010-11: Jake Gardiner, D

Big Ten

Individual awards

Player of the Year Cole Caufield: 2021

Freshman of the Year Trent Frederic: 2017 Cole Caufield: 2020

Goaltender of the Year Kyle McClellan, 2024

Coach of the Year Tony Granato: 2017, 2021

Scoring Champion Cole Caufield: 2020, 2021 Tournament Most Outstanding Player Mark Zengerle: 2014

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Big Ten

• 2013–14: Jake McCabe, D; Michael Mersch, F; Mark Zengerle, F
• 2019–20: Wyatt Kalynuk, D; Cole Caufield, F
• 2020–21: Cole Caufield, F; Dylan Holloway, F
• 2023–24: Kyle McClellan, G

Second team all-big ten

• 2013–14: Joe Rumpel, G; Frankie Simonelli, D; Nic Kerdiles, F
• 2016–17: Jake Linhart, D; Trent Frederic, F; Luke Kunin, F
• 2018–19: Wyatt Kalynuk, D
• 2020–21: Linus Weissbach, F

Big Ten All-Rookie Team

• 2015–16: Luke Kunin, F
• 2016–17: Trent Frederic, F
• 2017–18: Wyatt Kalynuk, D; Linus Weissbach, F
• 2018–19: K'Andre Miller, F
• 2019–20: Cole Caufield, F
• 2020–21: Cameron Rowe, G

Wisconsin Badgers Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the Wisconsin men's ice hockey program who were elected into the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).^[33]

• Steve Alley (2001)
• Marc Behrend (2006)
• Chris Chelios (2011)
• Delbert Dehate (2007)
• Bruce Driver (2016)
• Mike Eaves (1992)
• Brian Elliott (2017)
• Tony Granato (2000)
• Bill Howard (2019)
• Jim Johannson (2018)
• Bob Johnson (1992)
• Mark Johnson (1991)
• Craig Norwich (2008)
• Brian Rafalski (2015)
• Steven Reinprecht (2014)
• Mike Richter (2005)
• Jeff Sauer (2016)
• Bob Suter (2017)
• Dean Talafous (2013)
• Theran Welsh (2010)

Badgers in the NHL

See also: Former NCAA players in the National Hockey League

As of July 1, 2024.

= NHL All-Star team

= NHL All-Star[34]

= NHL All-Star[34] and NHL All-Star team

= Hall of Famers

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Steve Alley Left wing HFD 1979–1981 15 0 Marc Behrend Goaltender WPG 1983–1986 39 0 Mike Blaisdell Right wing DET, NYR, PIT, TOR 1980–1989 343 0 Rene Bourque Right wing CHI, CGY, MTL, ANA, CBJ, COL 2005–2017 725 0 Alex Brooks Defenseman NJD 2006–2007 19 0 Adam Burish Right wing CHI , DAL, SJS 2006–2015 378 1 John Byce Right wing BOS 1989–1992 21 0 Jim Carey Goaltender WSH, BOS, STL 1994–1999 172 0 Cole Caufield Right wing MTL 2021–Present 205 0 Chris Chelios Defenseman MTL, CHI, DET, ATL 1983–2010 1,651 3 Steve Clippingdale Left wing LAK, WSH 1976–1980 19 0 Jake Dowell Center CHI, DAL, MIN 2007–2014 157 0 Davis Drewiske Center LAK, MTL 2008–2013 135 1 Bruce Driver Defenseman NJD, NYR 1983–1998 922 1 Bruce Eakin Center CGY, DET 1983–1986 13 0 Robbie Earl Left wing TOR, MIN 2007–2011 47 0 Mike Eaves Forward MNS, CGY 1978–1986 324 0 Brian Elliott Goaltender OTT, COL, STL, CGY, PHI, TBL 2007–2023 542 0 Ty Emberson Defenseman SJS 2023–Present 30 0 Brian Engblom Defenseman MTL, WSH, LAK, BUF, CGY 1976–1987 659 2 Brian Fahey Defenseman WSH 2010–2011 7 0 Kelly Fairchild Center TOR, DAL, COL 1995–2002 34 0 Patrick Flatley Right wing NYI, NYR 1983–1997 780 0 Trent Frederic Center BOS 2018–Present 280 0 Jake Gardiner Defenseman TOR, CAR 2011–2021 645 0 Blake Geoffrion Left wing NSH, MTL 2010–2012 55 0 Tom Gilbert Defenseman EDM, MIN, FLA, MTL, LAK 2006–2017 655 0 Cody Goloubef Defenseman CBJ, COL, OTT, DET 2011–2020 160 0 Tony Granato Left wing NYR, LAK, SJS 1988–2001 774 0 Dany Heatley Left wing ATL, OTT, SJS, MIN, ANA 2001–2015 869 0 Sean Hill Defenseman MTL, ANA, OTT, CAR, STL, FLA, NYI, MIN 1990–2008 876 1 Dylan Holloway Left wing EDM 2021–Present 89 0 Paul Houck Right wing MNS 1985–1988 16 0 Cameron Hughes Center BOS 2019–2021 2 0 Matt Hussey Center PIT, DET 2003–2007 21 0 John Johannson Forward NJD 1983–1984 5 0 Mark Johnson Defenseman PIT, MNS, HFD, STL, NJD 1976–1987 669 0 Curtis Joseph Goaltender STL, EDM, TOR, DET, PHO, CGY 1989–2009 943 0 Andrew Joudrey Center CBJ 2011–2012 1 0 Wyatt Kalynuk Defenseman CHI 2020–2022 26 0 Nic Kerdiles Left wing ANA 2016–2018 3 0 Terry Kleisinger Goaltender NYR 1985–1986 4 0 Luke Kunin Center MIN, NSH, SJS 2017–Present 359 0 Joseph LaBate Left wing VAN 2016–2017 13 0 Doug MacDonald Center BUF 1992–1995 11 0 David Maley Left wing MTL, NJD, EDM, SJS, NYI 1985–1994 466 1

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Jamie McBain Left wing CAR, BUF, LAK, ARI 2009–2017 348 0 Jake McCabe Defenseman BUF, CHI, TOR 2013–Present 577 0 Ryan McDonagh Defenseman NYR, TBL, NSH 2010–Present 928 2 Mike Meeker Center PIT 1978–1979 4 0 Scott Mellanby Right wing PHI, EDM, FLA, STL, ATL 1978–1986 1,431 0 Michael Mersch Forward LAK 2015–2016 17 0 K'Andre Miller Defenseman NYR 2020–Present 294 0 Brian Mullen Forward WPG, NYR, SJS, NYI 1982–1993 832 0 John Newberry Forward MTL, HFD 1982–1986 22 0 Craig Norwich Defenseman WPG, STL, COR 1979–1981 104 0 Mark Osiecki Defenseman CGY, OTT, WPG, MNS 1991–1993 93 0 Joe Pavelski Center SJS, DAL 2006–2024 1,332 0 Joe Piskula Defenseman LAK, CGY, NSH 2006–2015 13 0 Dan Plante Right wing NYI 1993–1998 159 0 Victor Posa Defenseman CHI 1985–1986 2 0 Brian Rafalski Defenseman NJD, DET 1999–2011 833 3 John Ramage Defenseman CGY, CBJ 2014–2016 2 0 Paul Ranheim Left wing CGY, HFD, CAR, PHI, PHO 1988–2003 1,013 0 Steven Reinprecht Center LAK, COL, CGY, PHO, FLA 1999–2011 663 1 Barry Richter Right wing NYR, BOS, NYI, MTL 1995–2001 151 0 Mike Richter Goaltender NYR 1988–2003 666 1 Shaun Sabol Defenseman PHI 1989–1990 2 0 Peter Scamurra Defenseman WSH 1975–1980 132 0 Justin Schultz Defenseman EDM, PIT, WSH, SEA 2012–Present 745 2 Steve Short Defenseman LAK, DET 1977–1979 6 0 Gary Shuchuk Center DET, LAK 1990–1996 142 0 Jack Skille Right wing CHI, FLA, CBJ, COL, VAN 2007–2017 368 0 Brendan Smith Defenseman DET, NYR, CAR, NJD 2011–Present 694 0 Craig Smith Right wing NSH, BOS, WSH, DAL 2011–Present 928 0 Paul Stanton Defenseman PIT, BOS, NYI 1990–1995 295 2 Derek Stepan Center NYR, ARI, OTT, CAR 2010–2023 890 0 Ben Street Left wing CGY, COL, DET, ANA, NJD 2012–2020 59 0 Gary Suter Defenseman CGY, CHI, PHO, SJS 1985–2002 1,145 1 Ryan Suter Defenseman NSH, MIN, DAL 2005–Present 1,444 0 John Taft Defenseman DET 1978–1979 15 0 Dean Talafous Forward ATF, MNS, NYR 1974–1982 497 0 David Tanabe Defenseman CAR, PHO, BOS 1999–2008 449 0 Chris Tancill Right wing HFD, DET, DAL, SJS 1990–1998 134 0 Wayne Thomas Goaltender MTL, TOR, NYR 1972–1981 243 0 Alex Turcotte Center LAK 2021–Present 32 0 Kyle Turris Center PHO, OTT, NSH, EDM 2007–2022 753 0 Steve Tuttle Right wing STL 1988–1991 144 0 Brad Winchester Defenseman EDM, DAL, STL, ANA, SJS 2005–2011 390 0 Brendan Woods Center CAR 2014–2016 7 0 Andy Wozniewski Defenseman TOR, STL, BOS 2005–2010 79 0 Jason Zent Left wing OTT, PHI 1996–1999 27 0

• 
  Rene Bourque
• 
  Adam Burish
• 
  Cole Caufield
• 
  Chris Chelios
• 
  Davis Drewiske
• 
  Brian Elliott
• 
  Trent Frederic
• 
  Jake Gardiner
• 
  Blake Geoffrion
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  Tom Gilbert
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  Cody Goloubef
• 
  Dany Heatley
• 
  Dylan Holloway
• 
  Curtis Joseph
• 
  Luke Kunin
• 
  Jamie McBain
• 
  Jake McCabe
• 
  Ryan McDonagh
• 
  Scott Mellanby
• 
  Michael Mersch
• 
  K'Andre Miller
• 
  Joe Piskula
• 
  Brian Rafalski
• 
  Peter Scamurra
• 
  Justin Schultz
• 
  Jack Skille
• 
  Brendan Smith
• 
  Craig Smith
• 
  Derek Stepan
• 
  Ryan Suter
• 
  Dean Talafous
• 
  Kyle Turris
• 
  Brad Winchester

Source:^[35]

See also

• Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
• Wisconsin Badgers
• University of Wisconsin–Madison

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External links

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