Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey

The Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.

History

On October 8, 1999, the Bulldogs played the Wisconsin Badgers in the first ever Women's WCHA conference game at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI. It was the highest attended game of the season (3,892) and resulted in an 8–1 defeat of the Badgers.

In 2006, the Wisconsin Badgers became the first team outside the state of Minnesota to win the Women's Frozen Four championship. The Badgers defeated the defending champions, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, by a score of 3–0 at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

On January 28, 2012, the Wisconsin Badgers broke the NCAA women's hockey attendance record for the third consecutive year with 12,402 fans in attendance. The game was part of a two-game sweep of the Bemidji State Beavers. The previous record for most fans to watch a women's college hockey game at the Kohl Center was 10,668. That record was set on January 29, 2011.

On November 6, 2016, Ann-Renee Desbiens achieved career shutout number 44, breaking Noora Raty’s record for most NCAA career shutouts.

An 8-2 win on December 4, 2016 against their rivals, the Minnesota Golden Gophers resulted in a career milestone. Playing in front of a sellout crowd at Labahn Arena, Sarah Nurse scored a hat trick, becoming the first player in program history to score a hat trick against Minnesota. It marked the first time that Wisconsin scored eight goals in a game since October 11, 2015 against Ohio State, as five different Badgers scored at least one goal.

On January 14, 2017 Wisconsin once again broke its own NCAA women's hockey single-game attendance record of 13,573 which was set in 2014. The Badgers defeated St. Cloud State 2-0 at their at Fill the Bowl event in front of a crowd of 15,359.

Appearing in the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament versus the Northeastern Huskies, Daryl Watts scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime win. With the win, the program captured its sixth national championship, all with Mark Johnson as head coach.

Season by season results

* Johnson took a one-year leave to coach the 2010 US Women's Olympic team.

Frozen Four

Wisconsin appeared in the Frozen Four championship in the following years:

Current roster

As of August 20, 2022.

Awards and honors

WCHA honors

*Annie Pankowski, 2015 WCHA Rookie of the Year
*Ann-Renée Desbiens, 2016 WCHA Player of the Year
* Abby Roque, 2020 WCHA Player of the Year

WCHA All-Star teams

Badger Award

The Badger Award is a team honor known as Most Inspirational Player award.
*2000: Kerry Weiland
*2001: Jen Mead
*2002: Kathy Devereaux
*2003: Sis Paulsen/ Katie Temple
*2004: Molly Engstrom
*2005: Sharon Cole
*2006: Sharon Cole
*2007: Phoebe Monteleone
*2008: Erika Lawler
*2010: Genna Prough

Frozen Four All-Tournament team

All-America honors

*Sarah Nurse, Second-Team All-American (2016-17)
*Annie Pankowski, Second-Team All-American (2016-17)
*Jenny Ryan, Second-Team All-American (2016-17)
* Abby Roque: 2020 First Team All-American
*Grace Bowlby, 2020-21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American
*Daryl Watts, CCM/AHCA 2020-21 First Team All-American

USCHO D-1 Women's Player of the Year

*2020: Abby Roque

HCA Awards

*Daryl Watts, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Player of the Month (March 2021):
*Makenna Webster, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Rookie of the Month (March 2021)
*Lacey Eden, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Rookie of the Month (February 2021)

WCHA 20th Anniversary Team

*Sarah Nurse: WCHA 20th Anniversary Team

Career records

Career Points Leaders (Top Ten All-Time Scorers)

Career Goaltending Records (Top Ten - Games Played)

Career Goaltending Records (Top Ten - Wins)

Career Goaltending Records (Top Ten - Saves)

Career Goaltending Records (Top Ten - Shutouts)

Patty Kazmaier Award Winners

*Sara Bauer – 2007
*Jessie Vetter – 2009
*Meghan Duggan – 2011
*Brianna Decker – 2012
*Ann-Renée Desbiens – 2017

Bob Allen Women's Hockey Player of the Year Winners

*Jessie Vetter – 2009
*Meghan Duggan – 2011
*Hilary Knight – 2014
*Brianna Decker – 2015
*Abby Roque - 2020

Badgers in professional hockey

Notable players

*Sara Bauer – Patty Kazmaier Award winner, 2007 Big Ten Medal of Honor, 2007 NCAA Women's Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player
*Brianna Decker – 2012 Patty Kazmaier Award winner, 2011 second team All-American, 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women's Division I first team All-American
*Meghan Duggan – member 2010 U.S. Olympic team, 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award winner, 2011 NCAA Women's Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player, 2011 first team All-American
*Molly Engstrom – member 2010 U.S. Olympic team
* Angie Keseley
* Hilary Knight – member 2010 U.S. Olympic team, 2010 WCHA Pre-Season Player of the Year, 2011 NCAA Women's Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player, 2011 first team All-American
*Erika Lawler – member 2010 U.S. Olympic team
*Carla MacLeod – member 2010 Canadian Olympic team, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten Medal of Honor
*Meaghan Mikkelson – member 2010 Canadian Olympic team
*Jessica Ring – 2006 Big Ten Medal of Honor
*Becca Ruegsegger, 2011 NCAA Elite 88 Award
*Jessie Vetter – member 2010 U.S. Olympic team, 2009 Bob Allen Women's Ice Hockey Player of the Year, 2009 Patty Kazmaier Award, 2006, 2009 NCAA Women's Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player
*Kerry Weiland – member 2010 U.S. Olympic team
* Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej – member 2010 U.S. Olympic team

References

External links

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Ice hockey teams in Wisconsin
1999 establishments in Wisconsin
Ice hockey clubs established in 1999