The 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season was the 71st season of play for the program and the 20th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison and were coached by Tony Granato, in his 4th season.
| 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 7th Big Ten |
| Home ice | Kohl Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 14–20–2 |
| Conference | 7–15–2–2 |
| Home | 10–8–0 |
| Road | 4–12–2 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Tony Granato |
| Assistant coaches | Mark Strobel Mark Osiecki Brad Winchester |
| Captain(s) | Wyatt Kalynuk |
| Alternate captain(s) | Sean Dhooghe Tarek Baker |
| Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
Roster
editAs of August 16, 2019.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jack Berry | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-02-18 | Holly, Michigan | New Jersey Titans (NAHL) | — |
| 2 | 
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Wyatt Kalynuk (C) | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-04-14 | Virden, Manitoba | Bloomington Thunder (USHL) | PHI, 196th overall 2017 |
| 4 | 
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Dylan Holloway | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2001-09-23 | Bragg Creek, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Tyler Inamoto | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-05-06 | Barrington, Illinois | USNTDP (USHL) | FLA, 133rd overall 2017 |
| 7 | 
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Mike Vorlicky | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2000-07-17 | Edina, Minnesota | Edina High School (USHS–MN) | — |
| 8 | 
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Cole Caufield | Freshman | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 2001-01-02 | Stevens Point, Wisconsin | USNTDP (USHL) | MTL, 15th overall 2019 |
| 9 | 
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Linus Weissbach | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1998-04-19 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | BUF, 192nd overall 2017 |
| 11 |
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Jack Gorniak | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1999-09-15 | West Salem, Wisconsin | West Salem High School (USHS–WI) | MTL, 123rd overall 2018 |
| 12 |
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Mick Messner | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 1999-04-20 | Madison, Wisconsin | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 13 |
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Roman Ahcan | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 1999-03-24 | Savage, Minnesota | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 14 | 
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Jesper Peltonen | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1998-06-08 | Helsinki, Finland | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Alex Turcotte | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-02-26 | Island Lake, Illinois | USNTDP (USHL) | LAK, 5th overall 2019 |
| 16 |
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Tarek Baker (A) | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-02-22 | Verona, Wisconsin | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 17 |
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Ty Pelton-Byce | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1997-04-14 | Madison, Wisconsin | Harvard Crimson (ECAC) | — |
| 18 |
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Owen Lindmark | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2001-05-17 | Naperville, Illinois | USNTDP (USHL) | FLA, 137th overall 2019 |
| 19 |
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K'Andre Miller | Sophomore | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-01-21 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | USNTDP (USHL) | NYR, 22nd overall 2018 |
| 20 |
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Josh Ess | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1999-04-03 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Lakeville South High School (USHS–MN) | CHI, 215th overall 2017 |
| 21 |
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Ty Emberson | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2000-05-24 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | USNTDP (USHL) | ARI, 73rd overall 2018 |
| 22 |
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Max Zimmer | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-10-29 | Medina, Minnesota | Chicago Steel (USHL) | CAR, 104th overall 2016 |
| 23 |
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Jason Dhooghe | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-03-15 | Aurora, Illinois | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 24 |
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Sean Dhooghe (A) | Junior | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 1999-03-09 | Aurora, Illinois | USNTDP (USHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Dominick Mersch | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1998-12-16 | Park Ridge, Illinois | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Ryder Donovan | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2000-10-04 | Duluth, Minnesota | Duluth East High School (USHS–MN) | VGK, 110th overall 2019 |
| 28 |
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Shay Donovan | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1998-05-26 | Duluth, Minnesota | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Brock Caufield | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 1999-03-09 | Stevens Point, Wisconsin | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 32 |
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Daniel Lebedeff | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 1999-05-23 | Helsinki, Finland | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 35 |
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Johan Blomquist | Senior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1995-09-17 | Stockholm, Sweden | Connecticut Junior Rangers (USPHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #9 Penn State | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 79 | 70 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 121 | 88 | |
| #10 Ohio State | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 91 | 80 | |
| #17 Michigan | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 92 | 72 | |
| #18 Minnesota | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 66 | 62 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 95 | 94 | |
| Notre Dame | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 90 | 91 | |
| Michigan State | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 82 | |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 63 | 89 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 110 | 124 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 6:02 PM | at #10 Boston College* | #16 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Lebedeff | L 3–5 | 6,172 | 0–1–0 | ||
| October 12 | 8:07 PM | at Merrimack* | #16 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | Lebedeff | W 11–5 | 2,106 | 1–1–0 | |||
| October 18 | 7:02 PM | vs. #3 Minnesota–Duluth* | #17 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSN+ | Lebedeff | W 6–2 | 10,410 | 2–1–0 | ||
| October 19 | 7:02 PM | vs. #3 Minnesota–Duluth* | #17 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSN+ | Lebedeff | W 3–1 | 13,296 | 3–1–0 | ||
| October 25 | 7:02 PM | vs. #13 Clarkson* | #6 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW | Lebedeff | L 0–4 | 7,811 | 3–2–0 | ||
| October 26 | 7:07 PM | vs. #13 Clarkson* | #6 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Lebedeff | W 4–3 | 9,672 | 4–2–0 | |||
| October 31 | 7:01 PM | at #12 Penn State | #7 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | BTN | Lebedeff | L 1–6 | 5,793 | 4–3–0 (0–1–0–0) | ||
| November 1 | 6:01 PM | at #12 Penn State | #7 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | BTN | Lebedeff | L 2–4 | 5,980 | 4–4–0 (0–2–0–0) | ||
| November 8 | 7:07 PM | at #20 Omaha* | #12 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Lebedeff | W 5–2 | 5,605 | 5–4–0 (0–2–0–0) | |||
| November 9 | 7:07 PM | at #20 Omaha* | #12 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Lebedeff | L 2–5 | 6,411 | 5–5–0 (0–2–0–0) | |||
| November 15 | 7:02 PM | vs. #4 Notre Dame | #15 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW | Lebedeff | W 3–0 | 9,698 | 6–5–0 (1–2–0–0) | ||
| November 16 | 7:05 PM | vs. #4 Notre Dame | #15 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Lebedeff | L 4–5 OT | 12,593 | 6–6–0 (1–3–0–0) | |||
| November 22 | 7:05 PM | at Minnesota | #16 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | FSN, FSW | Lebedeff | L 1–4 | 7,903 | 6–7–0 (1–4–0–0) | ||
| November 23 | 7:05 PM | at Minnesota | #16 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | FSN+, FSW+ | Berry | T 3–3 SOW | 8,612 | 6–7–1 (1–4–1–1) | ||
| November 30 | 7:02 PM | vs. Michigan | #19 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW+ | Lebedeff | W 3–2 | 9,894 | 7–7–1 (2–4–1–1) | ||
| December 1 | 4:01 PM | vs. Michigan | #19 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN | Lebedeff | L 1–3 | 9,571 | 7–8–1 (2–5–1–1) | ||
| December 6 | 6:00 PM | at Michigan State | #19 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Lebedeff | L 0–3 | 6,007 | 7–9–1 (2–6–1–1) | |||
| December 7 | 6:00 PM | at Michigan State | #19 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Berry | L 4–5 OT | 5,608 | 7–10–1 (2–7–1–1) | |||
| January 1 | 4:00 PM | at USNTDP* | USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition) | Berry | W 3–2 | 1,270 | |||||
| January 10 | 8:00 PM | vs. #8 Ohio State | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | ESPNU | Lebedeff | L 2–4 | 8,869 | 7–11–1 (2–8–1–1) | |||
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 Ohio State | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW+ | Berry | W 5–2 | 12,192 | 8–11–1 (3–8–1–1) | |||
| January 17 | 8:00 PM | vs. #20 Michigan State | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | ESPNU | Berry | L 0–4 | 9,336 | 8–12–1 (3–9–1–1) | |||
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. #20 Michigan State | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW+ | Lebedeff | W 3–1 | 12,813 | 9–12–1 (4–9–1–1) | |||
| January 24 | 6:00 PM | at Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi+ | Berry | W 6–4 | 4,895 | 10–12–1 (5–9–1–1) | |||
| January 25 | 5:00 PM | at Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBC Sports Chi+ | Berry | L 2–5 | 5,453 | 10–13–1 (5–10–1–1) | |||
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW+, FSN | Lebedeff | L 2–6 | 11,367 | 10–14–1 (5–11–1–1) | |||
| February 1 | 8:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW, FSN+ | Berry | L 2–4 | 13,506 | 10–15–1 (5–12–1–1) | |||
| February 7 | 5:00 PM | at Michigan | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN | Lebedeff | L 4–8 | 5,800 | 10–16–1 (5–13–1–1) | |||
| February 8 | 6:30 PM | at Michigan | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Lebedeff | L 3–5 | 5,800 | 10–17–1 (5–14–1–1) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 Penn State | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Lebedeff | W 4–3 | 9,095 | 11–17–1 (6–14–1–1) | ||||
| February 15 | 7:02 PM | vs. #9 Penn State | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW | Lebedeff | L 2–3 | 13,054 | 11–18–1 (6–15–1–1) | |||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 Arizona State* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Lebedeff | W 7–6 | 9,249 | 12–18–1 (6–15–1–1) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:02 PM | vs. #9 Arizona State* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Lebedeff | W 6–2 | 12,856 | 13–18–1 (6–15–1–1) | ||||
| February 28 | 5:00 PM | at #10 Ohio State | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Lebedeff | W 3–2 | 6,229 | 14–18–1 (7–15–1–1) | |||
| February 29 | 7:01 PM | at #10 Ohio State | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Berry | T 3–3 3x3 OTW | 9,152 | 14–18–2 (7–15–2–2) | |||
| Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 6:00 PM | at #11 Ohio State | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Quarterfinal Game 1) | Berry | L 1–9 | 1,694 | 14–19–2 (7–15–2–2) | ||||
| March 7 | 6:00 PM | at #11 Ohio State | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Quarterfinal Game 2) | Berry | L 1–2 OT | 2,626 | 14–20–2 (7–15–2–2) | ||||
| Wisconsin Lost Series 0–2 | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring Statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Caufield | C/RW | 36 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 6 |
| Wyatt Kalynuk | D | 36 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 24 |
| Alex Turcotte | C | 29 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 20 |
| Roman Achan | F | 33 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 43 |
| Ty Pelton-Byce | F | 32 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 |
| Linus Weissbach | W | 35 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 25 |
| K'Andre Miller | D | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 |
| Dylan Holloway | F | 35 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 49 |
| Owen Lindmark | C | 36 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 |
| Sean Dhooghe | RW | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 39 |
| Max Zimmer | LW | 21 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| Tarek Baker | LW | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| Ty Emberson | D | 33 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 53 |
| Josh Ess | D | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Jack Gorniak | C/LW | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Tyler Inamoto | D | 35 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Ryder Donovan | C/RW | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| Mike Vorlicky | D | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Brock Caufield | RW | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mick Messner | LW | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Jack Berry | G | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dominick Mersch | F | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Jesper Peltonen | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shay Donovan | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Blomqvist | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Dhooghe | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Lebedeff | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Berry | 14 | 647 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 285 | 0 | .882 | 3.52 |
| Daniel Lebedeff | 27 | 1467 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 87 | 718 | 1 | .892 | 3.56 |
| Johan Blomqvist | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .800 | 6.95 |
| Empty Net | - | 17 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 2175 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 135 | 1023 | 1 | .883 | 3.72 |
Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | 16 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| USA Today | NR | 15 | NR | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Players drafted into the NHL
edit| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Dylan Holloway | Edmonton Oilers |
| 4 | 97 | Sam Strange† | Detroit Red Wings |
† incoming freshman
References
edit- ^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Wisconsin Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Wisconsin Badgers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Univ. of Wisconsin 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.