2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season

2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers
men's ice hockey 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
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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.

Season[edit]

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.	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]

2023–24 Big Ten ice hockey Standings v t e
	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]

Rankings[edit]

Poll	Week
Poll	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.

References[edit]

^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Wisconsin Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ "2023-24 Men's Hockey Schedule". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

External links[edit]

[1] "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Wisconsin Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Hockey Schedule". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[3] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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v t e Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Hartmeyer Ice Arena (1963–1967) Dane County Coliseum (1967–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Head coaches	A. C. Viner (1921–1923) Robert Blodgett (1923–1924) Kay Iverson (1924–1926) Rube Brandow (1926–1927) John Farquhar (1927–1930) Spike Carlson (1930–1931) Art Thomasen (1931–1935) John Riley (1963–1966) Bob Johnson (1966–1975, 1976–1982) Bill Rothwell (1975–1976) Jeff Sauer (1982–2002) Mike Eaves (2002–2016) Tony Granato (2016–2023) Mike Hastings (2023–Present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1970–2013) Big Ten (1968–1981, 2013–present)
Culture & lore	Badger Showdown Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic
Rivalries	Minnesota
All-time leaders	Mike Eaves (267 Points) Mark Johnson (125 Goals) Graham Melanson (81 Wins)
National championships	1973 1977 1981 1983 1990 2006
Frozen Four appearances	1970 1972 1973 1977 1978 1981 1982 1983 1990 1992* 2006 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances	1970 1972 1973 1977 1978 1981 1982 1983 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992* 1993 1994 1995 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2006 2008 2010 2013 2014 2021 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1970 1972 1973 1977 1978 1982 1983 1988 1990 1995 1998 2013 Big Ten: 2014
Hobey Baker winners	Blake Geoffrion (2010)
Notable players	Adam Burish Jake Dowell Mike Eaves Brian Elliott Jake Gardiner Paul Houck Dany Heatley Mark Johnson Ryan McDonagh Craig Norwich Steven Reinprecht Craig Smith Derek Stepan Brad Winchester
University of Wisconsin Madison, WI