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WISCONSIN 2001-02 MEN’S HOCKEY Hockey Release: Feb. 4, 2002
WISCONSIN AT COLORADO COLLEGE Friday-Saturday, Feb. 8-9, 2002 FACEOFF: 8:35/8:05 p.m. (CST) ARENA: World Arena (7,343) LIVE TV: Fox Sports Net • Paul Braun (play-by-play) • John Johannson (color) RADIO: WIBA Radio (1310 AM) • Michael Bahr (play-by-play) • Bill Brophy (color)
Quick Facts THE BADGERS 2001-02 Record ...............................12-13-3 2001-02 WCHA Record .....................10-8-2 Record vs. Colorado College.........99-44-4 In Colorado Springs ................43-19-2 UW Home Record.......................................8-5-1 Road Record........................................4-7-1 Neutral Record ....................................0-1-1 Head Coach .................................Jeff Sauer Alma Mater .......Colorado College, 1965 UW Record (Yr.) ........485-300-45 (20th) Overall Record (Yr.) ..651-526-56 (31st) Assistant Coaches Pat Ford (Wisconsin, 1990) Mark Johnson (Wisconsin, 1994) Bill Howard (Colorado College) Captain...................................Andy Wheeler Assistants ...Kent Davyduke & Matt Doman National Titles .................1973-77-81-83-90 WCHA Titles...........................1977-90-2000 Kohl Center Record ........................43-27-6 October Record...................................2-2-0 November Record...............................4-4-0 December Record ...............................2-2-2 January Record...................................3-4-1 February Record .................................1-1-0 Last Five Games .................................3-1-1 Last 10 Games ....................................4-5-1
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THIS WEEKEND ON THE ICE THE GAMES - Wisconsin (12-13-3, 10-8-2 WCHA) hits the road for the first time since Jan. 18-19, traveling to Colorado College (18-8-2, 12-7-1 WCHA) to take on the red hot Tigers. CC is in the midst of a six-game unbeaten string and is 9-1-0 in its last 10 games. Five of the Tigers’ eight losses came in the first seven games of the season. These will be the 148th and 149th meetings in series history. Both games will be carried live on Fox Sports Net this weekend. LAST WEEKEND’S HIGHLIGHTS - The Badgers split a home series with Alaska Anchorage, winning 5-4 on Friday night and losing 3-2 in Saturday’s tilt. Wisconsin tallied three times in the third period to come from behind to win the game. Sophomore defenseman Dan Boeser scored 1-3=4 in the victory. The Badgers fired 45 shots on goal, the most since Dec. 7 vs. North Dakota (47). On Saturday night, the UW trailed 1-0 after the first period, but took a 2-0 lead into the third period on back-to-back goals by Jake Heisler in the second period. UAA came-from-behind to score twice in the third period (1:16 a part) to claim the 32 win. The Tigers are coming off a home-and-home sweep with in-state rival Denver last weekend. CC is 13-3 at home this season.
NOTES DU JOUR IT DOESN’T GET ANY EASIER - The Badgers’ fight for an upper division finish and home ice for the first round of the playoffs will be a tough one. The six games to close out the month of February are all against teams above Wisconsin in the WCHA standings. In addition to playing at third-place Colorado College this weekend, the Badgers return home next weekend to host first-place Denver before traveling to Minnesota to end February in a two-game set at Mariucci Arena. The UW is just three points behind third-place Colorado College and Minnesota and three points ahead of sixth-place MSU, Mankato and four points in front of Alaska Anchorage. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - Sophomore winger Rene Bourque has had no problem scoring against teams from the state of Colorado, especially vs. CC. Bourque has tallied a combined 9-3=12 against Denver and CC in his two years as a Badger. In fact, Bourque has scored 6-0=6 in six career games vs. the Tigers and has 3-3=6 in six games against Denver squads. SENIOR SPECIALISTS - Classmates Andy Wheeler and Matt Murray have combined to score 11 career shorthanded goals and 14 game-winning tallies. Wheeler has six career shorthanders and gamewinners, while Murray has been the deciding factor on eight occasions and scored five goals while shorthanded. 100 WINS – With their next victory over the Tigers, the Badgers will record the 100th series win over a Colorado College team. The most wins against any team. 60-19-6 – The combined record of the teams the Badgers play the rest of February is 60-19-6. Colorado College (18-8-2), Denver (23-5-0) and Minnesota (19-6-4) have a win percentage of 74.1 percent.
Badger Record When ... Home Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5-1 Road games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7-1 Non-conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5-1 Neutral site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1-1 Scoring first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-4-1 Opponent scores first . . . . . . . . . . .2-9-2 Ahead after one period . . . . . . . . . .9-2-1 Trailing after one period . . . . . . . . . .1-7-0 Tied after one period . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4-2 Ahead after two periods . . . . . . . . . .9-1-1 Trailing after two periods . . . . . . . . .1-11-1 Tied after two periods . . . . . . . . . . .2-1-1 Scoring on the power play . . . . . . . .9-7-1 Scoreless on the power play . . . . . .3-6-2 Allowing a power-play goal . . . . . . .5-7-0 Opponent scoreless on the pp . . . . .7-6-3 10 or fewer penalties . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11-2 More than 10 penalties . . . . . . . . . .5-2-1 Badgers have more penalties . . . . .7-5-2 Opponent has more penalties . . . . .5-6-1 In one-goal games . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4-0 In two-goal games . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4-0 In overtime games . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0-3 Scoring > 4 goals Scoring < 4 goals Allowing > 4 goals Allowing < 4 goals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-6-3
Having 10-19 shots on goal . . . . . . .0-2-1 Having 20-29 shots on goal . . . . . . .4-4-1 Having 30-39 shots on goal . . . . . . .5-5-1 Having 40-49 shots on goal . . . . . . .3-0-0 Having at least 50 shots on goal . . .0-1-0 Allowing 10-19 shots on goal . . . . . .0-0-0 Allowing 20-29 shots on goal . . . . . .3-1-1 Allowing 30-39 shots on goal . . . . . .4-7-1 Allowing 40-49 shots on goal . . . . . .4-4-0 Allowing at least 50 shots on goal . .1-0-1 Out shooting opponent . . . . . . . . . .6-3-0 Badgers out shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9-3 First game of a series . . . . . . . . . . .6-6-1 Second game of a series . . . . . . . . .6-6-1 Games following a win . . . . . . . . . .4-7-1 Games following a loss . . . . . . . . . .6-4-1 Games following a tie . . . . . . . . . . .2-1-1 Friday games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6-2 Saturday games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6-1 Sunday games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0-0 Other days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1-0
BEHIND THE BENCHES WISCONSIN COACH JEFF SAUER - Badger coach Jeff Sauer is in his fourth decade of collegiate head coaching this season and his 20th and final year at Wisconsin. Overall, he has a 651-526-56 record, ranking fourth on the NCAA Coaches all-time win list. At the UW, Sauer’s mark is 485-300-45. Not only is Sauer the WCHA’s winningest coach, his 31 years in the league are also the most of any coach in WCHA history. He is one of just two coaches currently in the league with two national titles (North Dakota’s Dean Blais is the other) and one of just eight coaches ever to win multiple national championships while in the WCHA. The other league coaches that have more than one national title are Murray Armstrong (5, Denver), Vic Heyliger (4, Michigan), Bob Johnson (3, Wisconsin), John MacInnes (3, Michigan Tech), Herb Brooks (3, Minnesota) and Gino Gasparini (3, North Dakota). His UW teams have made 12 NCAA appearances, including three Frozen Four showings and two national titles (1983, 1990). At the league level, Sauer has two regular-season titles (1990, 2000) and five WCHA playoff championships. COLORADO COLLEGE HEAD COACH SCOTT OWENS - Scott Owens (Colorado College, 1979) is in his third season as the head coach of the Tigers, with a record of 45-31-4. He is no stranger to the Tiger program after serving as an assistant coach under former head coach Brad Buetow from 1991-93 and now-Minnesota head coach Don Lucia from 1993-95. Prior to taking over at his alma mater, Owens was the head coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) where he accumulated a mark fo 179-76-9 mark over four seasons (1995-99). In his last two seasons with the Bucs, Owens guided the team to a record of 115-30-3, including a national Junior A Championship in 1998 and USHL regular-season and playoff titles in 1999. As a player for the Tigers, he was a goaltender from 1975-79.
ODDS & ENDS WHO’s HOT: Senior Matt Murray has a five-game point-scoring string intact with 52=7 ... Murray had his four-game goal-scoring string snapped last Saturday night in the Badgers’ 3-2 loss to Alaska Anchorage (Murray had 0-2=2) ... Kent Davyduke has points in 10 of the 13 games he has played in since Dec. 1 ... in those games, the senior assistant captain has contributed 4-11=15, including four two-assist contests ... sophomore Jake Heisler registered his first multi-goal game last Saturday night vs. UAA ... he tallied both goals (within 28 seconds) in the 3-2 UW loss. BOESER’S BEST: Sophomore defenseman Dan Boeser recorded his first career four-point game last Friday night, registering 1-3=4 in the UW’s 5-4 win over UAA. On Saturday his was credited with an assist for his first five-point weekend at Wisconsin. The four-point game was the first by a Badger blueliner since Tim Rothering at Denver on Oct. 25, 1996. LOTS OF HISTORY: Badger head coach Jeff Sauer has many ties to Colorado College and its hockey program. Sauer played wing for the Tigers from 1962-65. Following his playing days, Sauer served as an assistant coach for CC under head coach Bob Johnson. In 1968, Sauer followed Johnson to Wisconsin where he served as the Badgers’ assistant, before returning to his alma mater as the head coach for 12 years (1971-82). UW goaltending coach Bill Howard also attended CC, playing in goal for the Tigers 1964-66. Colorado College head coach Scott Owens was an assistant coach at the UW during the 1991-92 campaign. IRON MEN: Ten players have seen action in all 28 games to date, including Dan Boeser, Brian Fahey, David Hukalo, Matt Hussey, Jon Krall, Alex Leavitt, Matt Murray, Rob Vega, Brad Winchester and Andy Wozniewski. Boeser has not missed a game as a Badger, continuing his 69 consecutive-games played string this weekend. Other players who have not missed a game in quite a while are: Matt Hussey (46 games), Matt Murray (71), Rob Vega (47) and Brad Winchester (86), who currently leads the Badgers in consecutive games played.
2001-02 WCHA Standings Feb. 4, 2002 Rk. Team (overall record) . . .Record .Pts. 1.
Denver (23-5-0) . . . . . . . . .16-4-0 . . .32
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St. Cloud State (22-5-2) . . .14-4-2 . . .30
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Colorado College (18-8-2) . .12-7-1 . . .25
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Wisconsin (12-13-3) . . . . .10-8-2 . . .22
6.
MSU, Mankato (13-14-1) . . .9-12-1 . . .19
7.
Alaska Anchorage (8-13-5) .7-11-4 . . .18
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North Dakota (12-13-2) . . . .7-11-2 . . .16
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Minnesota-Duluth (11-18-1) .4-15-1 . . . 9
Minnesota (19-6-4) . . . . . . .11-6-3 . . .25
10. Michigan Tech (7-19-2) . . . .3-15-2 . . . 8
On Tap Feb. 8-9, 2002 Minnesota at North Dakota Minnesota-Duluth at Denver MSU, Mankato at Alaska Anchorage St. Cloud State at Michigan Tech (WC) Wisconsin at Colorado College
Last Week’s Results Feb. 1, 2002 Alaska Anchorage 4 at Wisconsin 5 Michigan Tech 2 at MSU, Mankato 3 Minnesota 2 at Minnesota-Duluth 5 Colorado College 3 at Denver 2 Alabama-Huntsville 0 at St. Cloud State 3* Feb. 2, 2002 Alaska Anchorage 3 at Wisconsin 2 Michigan Tech 4 at MSU, Mankato 6 Minnesota 2 at Minnesota-Duluth 1 Denver 2 at Colorado College 4 Alabama-Huntsville 2 at St. Cloud State 7* * non-conference
BADGERS vs. TIGERS PLAYER David Hukalo Matt Hussey Brad Winchester Rene Bourque Kent Davyduke Matt Murray Matt Doman Erik Jensen Brian Fahey Dave Hergert Andy Wheeler Rob Vega Jake Heisler Mark Jackson Dan Boeser John Eichelberger Jon Krall Andy Wozniewski Alex Leavitt
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2 4 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 4 5 0 6 5 4 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 8 8 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Scott Kabotoff: 0-0-1 (65:00 minutes); 3Gs, 3.67 GAA; 56 Saves; .887 Save Pct. Bernd Bruckler: First game vs. Colorado College
A FEW SERIES NOTES • The Badgers lead the all-time series, 99-44-4 ... in games played in Colorado Springs, the series mark stands at 43-19-2 in favor of the UW ... • Wisconsin is 5-1-0 over the last six games at CC ... • Seven of the last eight games in the series have been decided by one goal (6) or ended in an overtime tie ... • The games this weekend mark the 148th and 149th in series history ... the 99 wins over the Tigers since the series began on Jan. 8, 1965 are the most against any Badger opponent ... • No member of the current Badger squad has a power-play goal against a Colorado College team ...
THE TIGERS CC LEADERS - Colorado College is led in scoring by sophomore winger Peter Sejna with 16-15=31. He is tied for 10th in the league with those totals. Other top point-getters for the Tigers include senior forwards Mark Cullen (9-21=30) and Alex Kim (1116=27) and junior defenseman Tom Preissing (4-24=24). In goal, senior Jeff Sanger is fourth among the WCHA’s goaltenders with a 2.39 goals-against average. He has .903 save percentage and 12-8-1 record. BITS & PIECES - The Tigers are the league’s least-penalized team with a penalty minute average of 14.7 per game in WCHA play and a 15.1 average in all games ... CC is the hottest team in the country with a 9-1-0 mark over the last 10 games and has a five-game win streak on home ice (last loss was a 2-1 setback to MSU, Mankato on Jan. 12) ... five of CC’s eight losses occured in the first seven games of the season ...
USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll February 4, 2002 Rk. 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Team (first-place votes) . . .Points New Hampshire (7) . . . . . . . .250 St. Cloud State (4) . . . . . . . .247 Michigan State (3) . . . . . . . . .244 Denver (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 Minnesota (1) . . . . . . . . . . . .205 Colorado College . . . . . . . . .197 Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 Cornell (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Boston University . . . . . . . . .138 Northern Michigan . . . . . . . .116 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Nebraska-Omaha . . . . . . . . . 83 UMass-Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Alaska-Fairbanks . . . . . . . . . 37 Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Others receiving votes: Ohio State 9, Wisconsin 3, Dartmouth 2, Western Michigan 2, Harvard 1, Mercyhurst 1.
2001-02 ROSTER No. 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 31 32 35
Name, Pos. Scott Kabotoff**, G Chris Julka, D Brian Fahey**, D Mark Jackson**, D Andy Wozniewski, D Brad Winchester**, C Matt Hussey***, W-C Jake Heisler*, F John Eichelberger*, W Alex Leavitt, C Rob Vega***, D Matt Murray***, C Jon Krall*, D Joe Simon, C Kent Davyduke***, C (A) Dan Boeser*, D David Hukalo***, W John Funk, F Dave Hergert***, W Matt Doman***, W (A) Erik Jensen**, W Joe Campbell, D Rene Bourque*, LW Andy Wheeler***, W (C) Bernd Bruckler, G Mark Baranczyk**, G
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Hgt. 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-2 5-9 6-2 5-8 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-10
Wgt. Year 175 Jr. 190 Fr. 210 Jr. 205 Jr. 210 So. 220 Jr. 210 Sr. 185 So. 185 So. 165 Fr. 200 Sr.# 200 Sr. 195 So. 180 So.# 210 Sr. 190 So. 195 Sr. 175 Fr. 215 Sr. 210 Sr. 205 Jr. 180 Fr. 205 So. 190 Sr.# 180 Fr. 230 Sr.#
B’date 5-16-79 10-4-79 3-2-81 4-1-81 5-25-80 3-1-81 5-28-79 7-5-79 2-26-81 1-31-84 9-20-77 1-26-78 7-27-81 4-19-82 8-10-79 8-14-80 7-21-78 3-27-81 11-17-79 2-10-80 9-4-79 6-26-82 12-10-81 1-13-79 9-26-81 8-3-79
Hometown Sherwood Park, Alberta Madison, Wis. Glenview, Ill. St. Albert, Alberta Buffalo Grove, Ill. Madison, Wis. Plymouth, Minn. Bloomington, Minn. Glencoe, Ill. Edmonton, Alberta Madison, Wis. Fond du Lac, Wis. Temperance, Mich. Grosse Pointe, Mich. Saskatoon, Sask. Savage, Minn. Edmonton, Alberta Mendota Hgts, Minn. Bloomington, Minn. Sartell, Minn. Madison, Wis. Superior, Wis. Lac La Biche, Alberta Duluth, Minn. Graz, Austria Green Bay, Wis.
(C) - captain; (A) - assistant captains; * - letters won; # - redshirt year
USCHO.com College Hockey Poll February 4, 2002 Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Team (first-place votes) . . .Points Denver (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .530 St. Cloud State (12) . . . . . . .525 New Hampshire (9) . . . . . . . .515 Michigan State (3) . . . . . . . . .485 Minnesota (3) . . . . . . . . . . . .451 Colorado College (1) . . . . . . .416 Maine (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405 Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Boston University . . . . . . . . .266 Northern Michigan . . . . . . . .244 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 UMass-Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . .178 Nebraska-Omaha . . . . . . . . .143 Alaska-Fairbanks . . . . . . . . . 75 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Others receiving votes: Northeastern 28, Dartmouth 19, Clarkson 6, Mercyhurst 5, Air Force 3, Harvard 2, North Dakota 2, Western Michigan 2, Providence 1, Union 1, Wisconsin 1.
PRONUNCIATIONS Baranczyk ...............................................................................Buh-RAN-check Boeser ....................................................................................BESS-er Rene Bourque ........................................................................WREN-knee Bork Bernd Bruckler ........................................................................BEHRND BRUEK-ler Davyduke................................................................................DAV (like have)-i-duke Eichelberger............................................................................EYE-kill-burger Fahey......................................................................................FAY (like say)-hee Hukalo.....................................................................................HUCK-a-low Kabotoff ..................................................................................CA (like in cat)-buh-toff Krall.........................................................................................KRAHL Leavitt .....................................................................................LEV (like in lever)-it Wozniewski.............................................................................Woz-NEWS-ski
NHL DRAFT RIGHTS Player
Team ............................................Year ................Overall Pick
Bernd Bruckler
Philadelphia Flyers..........................2001 ........................150th
Joe Campbell
Calgary Flames ...............................2001 ........................233rd
Matt Doman
Calgary Flames ...............................1999 ........................135th
John Eichelberger
Philadelphia Flyers..........................2000 ........................210th
Brian Fahey
Colorado Avalanche ........................2000 ........................119th
Matt Hussey
Pittsburgh Penguins ........................1998 ........................254th
Erik Jensen
New Jersey Devils...........................1998..........................99th
Brad Winchester
Edmonton Oilers .............................2000..........................35th
Goals Scored When ... 6 on 5 5 on 6 5 on 5 5 on 4 5 on 3 4 on 5 4 on 4 4 on 3
GF . . . . . .GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 . . . . . .55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 . . . . . .16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . .0
First minute/game . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . .1 First 5 minutes/game . . . . .7 . . . . . . .4 First minute/period . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . .7 First 5 minutes/period . . . .23 . . . . . .24 Last minute/period . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . .5 Last minute/regulation . . . .2 . . . . . . .4 Last 5 minutes/reg. . . . . . .8 . . . . . . .6 empty net . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . .3
FIRST Period First half Second half
GF . . . . . . . .GA 16 . . . . . . . .11 11 . . . . . . . .9
SECOND Period First half Second half
GF . . . . . . . .GA 12 . . . . . . . .20 15 . . . . . . . .13
THIRD Period First half Second half
GF . . . . . . . .GA 14 . . . . . . . .14 17 . . . . . . . .14
2001-02 Team Stats Most Shots on Goal 54 vs. Wayne State . . . . . . . . . . . .10-19-01 47 vs. North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-7-01 45 vs. Alaska Anchorage . . . . . . . . .2-01-02 41 at Minnesota-Duluth . . . . . . . . .11-10-01 38 at MSU, Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19-02 37 at MSU, Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18-02 36 at Minnesota-Duluth . . . . . . . . .11-09-01 36 vs. Michigan Tech . . . . . . . . . . .11-17-01 36 vs. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12-02
Fewest Shots on Goal 12 at Alaska Anchorage . . . . . . . . .11-30-01 19 at Alaska Anchorage . . . . . . . . .12-01-01 19 at Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-05-02 20 at North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . .10-26-01 21 vs. Michigan Tech . . . . . . . . . . .11-16-01
2001-02 SEASON HIGHS & LOWS MOST SHOTS ON GOAL Wisconsin: 54 vs. Wayne State, Oct. 19 Opponent: 59, Colorado College, Dec. 28 MOST SHOTS ON GOAL / PERIOD Wisconsin: 23 (2nd) vs. Wayne State, Oct. 19 Opponent: 21 (2nd), Colorado College, Dec. 28 MOST PENALTIES Wisconsin: 19-57 at Minnesota-Duluth, Nov. 9; 19-71 vs. UAA, Feb. 2 Opponent: 22-71 by Michigan Tech, Nov. 17 MOST PENALTIES/PERIOD Wisconsin: 13 (3rd) vs. Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 Opponent: 16 (3rd) by Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 MOST PENALTY MINUTES Wisconsin: 71 vs. Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 Opponent: 73 by Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 3 MOST PENALTY MINUTES/PERIOD Wisconsin: 59 (3rd) vs. Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 Opponent: 65 (3rd) by Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 MOST POWER-PLAY ATTEMPTS Wisconsin: 2-9 vs. Michigan Tech, Nov. 17 Opponent: 1-9 at Minnesota-Duluth, Nov. 9 MOST SAVES Wisconsin: 56 by Scott Kabotoff (17-20-13) vs. Colorado College, Dec. 28 Opponent: 50 by Wayne State’s David Guerrera (11-22-17), Oct. 19 MOST SAVES/PERIOD Wisconsin: 20 (2nd) by Scott Kabotoff vs. Colorado College, Dec. 28; and vs. Minnesota (2nd), Jan. 11 Opponent: 22 (2nd) by David Guerrera, Wayne State, Oct. 19 MOST GOALS Wisconsin: 2 (10 times), most recently by Jake Heisler vs. UAA, Feb. 2 Opponent: 2 (eight times), most recently by Shane Joseph, MSU, Mankato on Jan. 18 and 19 and by Andy Hedlund, MSU, Mankato (Jan.19) MOST POINTS Wisconsin: 4, by Dan Boeser (1-3=4) vs. UAA, Feb. 1 Opponent: 3 (five times), by Paul Martin (0-3=3), Minnesota on Jan. 12 MOST PENALTIES Wisconsin: 5-18 by Matt Doman vs. Minnesota-Duluth, Nov. 9 Opponent: 5-18 (twice), by Chris Durno and Greg Amadio, Michigan Tech, Nov. 17 MOST PENALTY MINUTES (INDIVIDUAL) Wisconsin: 18 by Matt Doman vs. Minnesota-Duluth, Nov. 9 Opponent: 19 (twice), Steve Rodberg (4-19) on Nov. 9 and Judd Medak (4-19) on Nov. 10, Minnesota-Duluth
Badger Career Leaders Goals Scored 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . . .26 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . .21 8. Rene Bourque . . . . . . . . . . . .18 9. Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 10. Erik Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Assists 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . . .33 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Brian Fahey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Points 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
David Hukalo (28-53) . . . . . . .81 Matt Murray (36-43) . . . . . . . .79 Matt Hussey (38-39) . . . . . . . .77 Kent Davyduke (24-44) . . . . .68 Brad Winchester (26-35) . . . .61 Matt Doman (21-35) . . . . . . . .56 Andy Wheeler (21-32) . . . . . .53 Dan Boeser (9-28) . . . . . . . . .37 Dave Hergert (15-20) . . . . . . .35 Brian Fahey (8-22) . . . . . . . . .30
Power-play Goals 1. 3. 5. 6. 8.
Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . . .6 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . . . .6 David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Brian Fahey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Alex Leavitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Game-winning Goals 1. 2. 4. 6.
Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . . .4 David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Rene Bourque . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . . . .3
WHAT TO SAY, WHAT TO SAY DAN BOESER - UW’s leading scorer among defensemen (5-15=20) ... had a career-best four points (1-3=4) in the Badgers’ win over UAA last Friday - first UW defenseman to have a four-point game since Tim Rothering against Denver on Oct. 25, 1996 ... first four-point game from a Badger this season ... added an assist on Saturday night for his first career five-point weekend ... has played in 69 consecutive games, including all 41 last season ... established a Badger record at defense for longest penalty-free streak - played in 33 consecutive games last season before being whistled for his first and only penalty on Feb. 24 at Colorado College (his most recent streak of 32 penalty-free games was broken on Jan. 25). RENE BOURQUE - Has six goals in six career games against CC ... was named the U.S. College Hockey Online Offensive Player of the Week (Dec. 11) for his effort against UND on Dec. 7-8 - scored game-winning goals on both nights vs. the Sioux ... has a twin sister and an older set of twin sisters. BERND BRUCKLER - Was named WCHA and U.S. College Hockey Online Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against St. Cloud State on Jan. 25-26 ... recorded a shutout in his first ever action as a Badger, making 25 saves in a 5-0 win over Wayne State ... first goalie since 1992 (Jim Carey) to have a shutout in his debut ... first Austrian-born player to wear the Badger uniform ... despite his 4-5-1 record, has allowed just 27 goals in 12 games with a 2.62 G.A.A. and a .924 save percentage - his save percentage ranks third in the WCHA. KENT DAVYDUKE - Assistant captain ... has 15 points (4-11=15) in his last 13 games ... scored the game-winning goal against Alaska-Anchorage last Friday night ... had a pair of assists in UW’s shootout win over CC on Dec. 28 in the Badger Showdown ... third on the team in scoring with 7-16=23 and tied for the team lead in assists (16) ... team leader in power play goals (4) and penalty minutes (73). MATT DOMAN - Two-year assistant captain ... had his 63 consecutive-games played string snapped on Dec. 27 when he sat out game vs. Brown because of a one-game suspension handed down from the league (for a kneeing penalty in Dec. 8 game vs. UND) ... has points in 10 of his last 16 games. JOHN EICHELBERGER - Snapped his 15-game pointless streak last Saturday when he assisted on a Jake Heisler goal ... has more points this season (1-7=8) in 26 games than he had in his entire rookie season (0-5=5) ... had a career-best series against Minnesota-Duluth, going 1-2=3 in the Badgers’ sweep. BRIAN FAHEY - Has played in 106 of 108 games in his Badger career ... was a member of the 1999-2000 all-WCHA Rookie Team. JAKE HEISLER - Had his first career two-goal game when he scored twice in 28 seconds last Saturday against UAA -- also has his first career three-point weekend against UAA ... scored his first career goal at the UW vs. UND on Dec. 7 -- the game-tying goal which made it 6-6 ... has played in a season-best 20 games this season ... high school teammate of Dave Hergert at Bloomington Jefferson. DAVE HERGERT - Assisted on Jake Heisler’s game-tying goal vs. UND on Dec. 7, which made the game 6-6 and sent it to overtime ... has missed the last eight games with injuries (hamstring / ankle). DAVID HUKALO - Tied for second on the team with three power-play goals ... seven of his 12 points have been on the man-advantage ... has 10 points in 12 career games against CC. MATT HUSSEY - Leads the team in goal scoring (14) and is tied for first in total points (14-12=26) ... his 14 goals are a personal season-best, surpassing his rookie year goal total of 10 in 37 games ... leads team with three three-point contests this year and is second with eight multi-point games -- UW is 6-0-2 in those eight games ... on pace to become just the second upperclassmen in last six years to score 20 goals in a season (Steve Reinprecht scored 26 during the 1999-2000 season).
2001-02 Point Breakdown Power-play Points Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G-A-Pts Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7=10 Alex Leavitt . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5=8 David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4=7 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . .3-4=7 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6=7 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . .4-2=6 Andy Wozniewski . . . . . . . . .1-5=6 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2=4 Rene Bourque . . . . . . . . . . .1-3=4 Brian Fahey . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3=4 Mark Jackson . . . . . . . . . . .0-3=3 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0=1 John Eichelberger . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1
Game-winning Points Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G-A-Pts Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . .2-2=4 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-4=4 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . .3-0=3 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2=3 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2=3 Rene Bourque . . . . . . . . . . .2-0=2 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . .2-0=2 Brian Fahey . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2=2 Alex Leavitt . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2=2 Andy Wozniewski . . . . . . . . .0-2=2 Jake Heisler . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Mark Jackson . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Rob Vega . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1
WHAT TO SAY, WHAT TO SAY MARK JACKSON - Played in a season-high 31 games last season, including four of five UW playoff games ... has tied his career-high with five assists already this season ... has not scored a goal since Dec. 10, 1999 vs. UAA. ERIK JENSEN - Last point was an assist on Jake Heisler’s game-tying goal vs. North Dakota on Dec. 8, which sent the game to overtime where the UW won 7-6 ... played in all but two games for the Badgers last season ... has the highest bench press on the team at 320 pounds ... has not scored a goal this season ... last goal came at North Dakota on Feb. 10, 2001. SCOTT KABOTOFF - Has a 7-5-1 record in league play ... injured his knee in series against St. Cloud State on Jan. 25 ... made a career-high 56 saves on Dec. 28 in Badger Showdown action against Colorado College (third-place game) ... was named the WCHA’s Defensive Player of the Week two consecutive weeks for his play at Minnesota-Duluth (Nov. 9-10) and vs. Michigan Tech (Nov. 16-17). JON KRALL - Has played in all 28 games for the Badgers this season ... wants to own his own farm someday. ALEX LEAVITT - Second on the team in power-play scoring (3-5=8) ... tied for third on the team with nine goals -- is third among WCHA rookies with his nine goals ... scored two power-play goals in UW’s 7-6 overtime win over UND on Dec. 8 - only Badger to ever score two power play goals in a game at the Kohl Center ... was named the WCHA’s Rookie of the Week following the UND weekend ... had his first four-point weekend against UND ... has five multiple-point games - including last Friday against UAA ... he is one of the youngest rookies in UW history as he just turned 18 on Jan. 31. MATT MURRAY - Is 4-2=6 in his last four games ... has nine points (6-3=9) in his last six home games ... tied for third on the team with nine goals ... leads the team in plus/minus with a rating of +5 ... played in every game last season (41) and has missed just one game in 28 contests so far this year. ROB VEGA - Has played in 47 consecutive games, including all five of UW’s playoff games last season ... had a career-high two goals last season ... scored a goal at Colorado College in a 5-3 win on Feb. 24 last year.
Shorthanded Points
ANDY WHEELER - Badger captain ... has seven goals on the season - six of his seven goals have come in WCHA play ... leads the team and is second the WCHA lead with three shorthanded goals this season -- tied for the WCHA lead in shorthanded points (3-1=4) ... also leads the team in game-winning goals with three.
Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G-A-Pts Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . .3-1=4 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0=2 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . .1-1=2 Rob Vega . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2=2 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0=1 Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Jake Heisler . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1
BRAD WINCHESTER - Tied for the team lead in scoring (26 pts.) and assists (16) ... after 28 games, has already set personal bests for a season in goals, assists and total points ... leads team with 10 multi-point games -- UW is 9-0-1 in those 10 games ... has two four-point series this season - a 1-3=4 effort in the sweep at Minnesota-Duluth in November and 2-2=4 in the sweep over North Dakota in December ... had a pair of assists in UW’s game against Colorado College at the Badger Showdown on Dec. 28 ... has played in 86 consecutive Badger contests, the longest streak on the team ... currently listed as one of the Edmonton Oilers’ top-10 prospects. ANDY WOZNIEWSKI - Second among Badger defensemen in scoring with 12 points (3-9=12) ... has played in all 28 games for the UW this season ... played last season with the Texas Tornado of the NAHL after playing the 1999-2000 season with the UMass-Lowell team.
Streaks Current Players Only Longest Point-scoring Streaks David Hukalo . . . . . . . . .12 games (‘99-00) Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . .7 games (‘01-02) David Hukalo . . . . . . . . .5 games (‘99-00) Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . .5 games(‘00-01) Brad Winchester . . . . . .5 games (‘01-02) Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . .5 games (‘01-02) Matt Murray . . . . . . . . .5 games (‘01-02) Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . .4 games (‘00-01) Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . .4 games (‘99-00) Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . .4 games (‘01-02)
Longest Goal-scoring Streaks Rene Bourque . . . . . . . .3 games (‘00-01) Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . .3 games (‘00-01) David Hukalo (2) . . . . . .3 games (‘99-00) Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . .3 games (‘01-02) Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . .3 games (‘01-02) Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . .4 games (‘01-02) *bold indicates current streak
WCHA Team Stats Offense . . . . . . .GF . . . . . . . . . . .Rk. WCHA . . . . . . . . . .65/3.25 . . . . . . . . .5th Overall . . . . . . . . . .88/3.14 . . . . . . . . .7th
Defense . . . . . . .GA . . . . . . . . . .Rk. WCHA . . . . . . . . . .59/2.95 . . . . . . . . .5th Overall . . . . . . . . . .81/2.89 . . . . . . . . .5th
Power Play . . . .PPG . . . . . . . . .Rk. WCHA . . . . . . . . . .16-101/15.8% . . . .7th Overall . . . . . . . . . .24-136/17.6% . . . .8th
Penalty Kill . . . .PK . . . . . . . . . . .Rk.
BY THE NUMBERS 0 - The number of hat tricks scored in UW games this year ... through 24 games this season, no UW player or member of an opposing team has notched three or more goals in a game ... 1 - Since 1996-97, only one upperclassmen has scored 20 goals in one season and that was Steve Reinprecht (26) during the 1999-2000 season ... Matt Hussey, who has 14 to date, is on pace to become just the second junior or senior in the last five years to score 20 goals in one year ... 1 - How many league road games the UW has won since Dec. 1 ... that was a 54 victory at MSU, Mankato on Jan. 19 ... in that time period, the UW is 1-4-1 in WCHA road contests ... 4 - Overtime games the Badgers have played in this season with a 1-0-3 mark in those contests ... the last time the UW won an overtime game on the road was Feb. 3, 2001 in a 3-2 win at Alaska Anchorage ... 6 - How many power-play goals the Badgers have scored on the road this season on 61 attempts (9.8 percent ) ... in WCHA road games, the UW is 4-45 (8.8 percent) on the man advantage, including going 1-20 (5 percent) on Saturday night on the road ... 7 - The number of shorthanded goals the Badgers have this season, the secondmost in the WCHA this season ... Minnesota paces the league with 10 ... 8 - Over the last eight road games (campus sites), the Badgers are 1-6-1 ... 9 - The number of three-goal periods the UW has this season, including two (second and third) against Minnesota on Jan. 11 ... but in three games, the UW has scored just four goals against teams from Colorado ... 24 - The number of multiple-point games the line of Matt Hussey (8), Kent Davyduke (6) and Brad Winchester (10) have this season ... 25 - Its been 25 years since assistant coach Mark Johnson and the 1977 Badger hockey team won the school’s second NCAA title ... it was Steve Alley’s goal 23 seconds into overtime that beat Michigan 6-5 in the championship game ... 898 - The number of wins (modern era) since 1963-64 for the UW hockey program, just two away from reaching 900. (Overall Record: 898-522-72, .625) ... the UW program has played in 1,492 games ...
WCHA . . . . . . . . . .88-102/86.3% . . . .3rd Overall . . . . . . . . . .126-145/86.9% . . .3rd
Penalty Min. . . .No./Avg. . . . . . .Rk. WCHA . . . . . . . . . .620/22.1 . . . . . . . .1st Overall . . . . . . . . . .620/22.1 . . . . . . . .1st
Scoring by Class
Scoring by Class (pct.)
Scoring by Periods
Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G . . .A . . .Pts.
Class . . . . . . . . . . .G . . . . .A . . . .Pts.
WCHA . . . . . . .18 . .21 . .25 .1 .= . .65 Overall . . . . . .27 . .28 . .32 .1 .= . .88
Freshmen . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . 8 . . .17
Freshmen . . . . . . . 10.2% . .5.7% . .7.4%
Sophomores . . . . . . . . .20 . . .39 . . .59
Sophomores . . . . .22.7% .27.6% .25.8%
Juniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 . . .30 . . .41
Juniors . . . . . . . . .12.6% .21.3% .17.9%
Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 . . .64 . . .112
Seniors . . . . . . . . .54.5% .45.4% .48.9%
Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 . . .141 . .229
Totals . . . . . . . . .100% . .100% . .100%
Goals Allowed by Period WCHA . . . . . . .16 . .24 . .19 .0 .= . .59 Overall . . . . . .20 . .33 . .28 .0 .= . .81
Media Information UW Sports Information Contact Julie Kluge, Assistant Sports Information Director, for information on the UW hockey team or requests for player or coach interviews. Office: 608 262-8216 Fax: 608 262-8184 E-mail: [email protected] UWBADGERS.com Information on all Badger Athletics is available on the official University of Wisconsin Athletic Department website at UWBADGERS.com. Radio Information All UW hockey games, home and away, can be heard live on WIBA-Radio (1310 AM). Michael Bahr (play-by-play) and Bill Brophy (color) are the announcers. Interviews Coach Jeff Sauer is available at his weekly Monday afternoon press conference at 1 p.m. CT during the season in the Media Room at the Kohl Center. During the week, Sauer is available following practice and typically in the mornings, Monday-Wednesday, in his office. Requests for phone interviews should be made through Julie Kluge (608 262-8216). Players are available AFTER practice only during the week. Check with the Sports Information office for exact practice times and location during the week. Player & Staff Head Shots Current head shots of all players and UW staff members may be obtained by members of the media at ftp:\\[email protected] (password is sports). Home Postgame The Wisconsin locker room is closed. Coach Sauer and selected players will be available in the Media Room at the Kohl Center following a 10-15 minute cooling-off period.
BADGER NOTEBOOK SAUER TO RETIRE FOLLOWING 2001-02 SEASON - Head coach Jeff Sauer announced earlier this month he would retire from coaching at the end of this season, ending another era of Wisconsin Hockey. Sauer, who succeeded the legendary Bob Johnson in 1982, has coached in the WCHA for 31 years and been the head of the Badger program for 20 seasons. He leaves as the WCHA’s (651 wins) and school’s (485) winningest coach and also as the fourth-winningest coach in college hockey history. BADGER OLYMPIANS - The Badgers have five representatives on Olympic teams that will compete in Salt Lake City in February ... on the U.S. team, three of seven defensemen are former Badgers (Chris Chelios, Brian Rafalski and Gary Suter) and goaltender Mike Richter makes his second appearance in the Winter Games ... for Team Canada, Curtis Joseph will also make his second appearance in goal for the Canadian Olympic team. Chelios will again captain the team, after serving as team captain for the 1998 U.S. Olympic squad. IRON MEN: Ten players have seen action in all 28 games to date, including Dan Boeser, Brian Fahey, David Hukalo, Matt Hussey, Jon Krall, Alex Leavitt, Matt Murray, Rob Vega, Brad Winchester and Andy Wozniewski. Boeser has not missed a game as a Badger, continuing his 69 consecutive-games played string this weekend. Other players who have not missed a game in quite a while are: Matt Hussey (46 games), Matt Murray (71), Rob Vega (47) and Brad Winchester (86), who currently leads the Badgers in consecutive games played. SHORTHANDED SNIPER - Captain Andy Wheeler, the only player in the WCHA with three shorthanded tallies in league play this season, ranks among the all-time Badger leaders in career shorthanded goals and man-down season tallies. Wheeler currently ranks tied for third (WCHA games) with five career shorthanded scores and is one of just six Badgers in school history to score five or more shorthanded goals against WCHA competition. On the season charts, Wheeler is tied for eighth all-time with his three shorthanders this season and tied for sixth for most SHG’s goals score vs. WCHA opponents in a season (3). HAPPY BIRTHDAY! - Badgers who have birthdays coming up this month include Matt Doman (Feb. 10, 22 years old) and John Eichelberger (Feb. 23, 21). THE JEFF SAUER SHOW - Head coach Jeff Sauer’s weekly television show airs Sunday nights at 11 p.m. on WKOW-TV, Channel 27. The show features highlights from the previous weekend’s action, feature stories and interviews with UW players. SEASON SERIES - Listed below are the current season series records against league opponents and how many games are left against each respective team. TEAM
RECORD
GF
GA
GD
GR*
Alaska Anchorage Colorado College Denver Michigan Tech Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth MSU, Mankato North Dakota St. Cloud State
1-2-1 0-0-1^ 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0 1-0-1
11 3 1 5 10 9 6 17 6
14 3 8 1 9 2 7 15 3
-3 0 -7 +4 +1 +7 -1 +2 -3
0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0
10-8-3
63
58
+5
8
* games remaining against; ^ was a non-conference game (3-3 OT tie at the Showdown)
2001-02 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS Date
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 OT
T
Saves by Period 1 2 3 OT T
Starting Goalie
Pen./Min
PP
SHG
Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT
T
@Wisconsin Wayne State
10-19-01
13 9
23 8
18 10
-
54 27
8 11
5 22
9 17
-
22 50
Kabotoff Guerrera
4-8 6-12
1-5 0-4
0 0
2 1
1 3
1 1
-
4 5
@Wisconsin Wayne State
10-20-01
13 6
15 8
7 11
-
35 25
6 10
8 14
11 6
-
25 30
Bruckler Guerrera
9-18 5-10
3-3 0-7
1 0
3 0
1 0
1 0
-
5 0
Wisconsin @North Dakota
10-26-01
6 11
8 15
6 8
-
20 34
11 5
14 7
7 5
-
32 17
Kabotoff Kollar
10-20 9-18
1-6 1-8
0 0
1 0
1 1
1 1
-
3 2
Wisconsin @North Dakota
10-27-01
12 12
10 20
13 10
-
35 42
10 12
17 7
9 12
-
36 31
Bruckler Kollar
6-12 6-12
0-5 2-5
1 1
0 2
3 3
1 1
-
4 6
@Wisconsin Boston College
11-2-01
8 11
7 17
10 15
-
25 43
11 8
16 4
14 8
-
41 20
Kabotoff Kelleher
8-16 4-8
1-4 0-8
0 0
0 0
3 1
2 1
-
5 2
@Wisconsin Boston College
11-3-01
10 8
10 17
14 5
-
34 30
8 10
15 9
4 14
-
27 33
Kabotoff Kaltiainen
6-12 7-14
1-6 1-4
0 0
0 0
1 2
0 1
-
1 3
Wisconsin @Minn.-Duluth
11-9-01
13 11
7 16
16 17
-
36 44
10 11
16 7
17 13
-
43 31
Kabotoff Anderson
19-57 16-54
1-7 1-9
2 0
2 1
0 0
3 0
-
5 1
Wisconsin @Minn.-Duluth
11-10-01
9 19
20 8
12 13
-
41 40
19 8
8 18
12 11
-
39 37
Kabotoff Coole
11-38 12-43
0-6 0-5
0 0
1 0
2 0
1 1
-
4 1
@Wisconsin Michigan Tech
11-16-01
8 9
8 12
5 12
-
21 33
9 8
11 8
12 5
-
32 21
Kabotoff Rogers
8-24 7-14
0-7 0-7
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 0
-
0 1
@Wisconsin Michigan Tech
11-17-01
12 7
15 9
9 17
-
36 33
7 9
9 15
17 7
-
33 31
Kabotoff Rogers
16-51 22-71
2-9 0-6
0 0
3 0
0 0
2 0
-
5 0
Wisconsin @Michigan State
11-23-01
5 14
13 8
5 10
-
23 32
13 5
8 12
9 5
-
30 22
Kabotoff Miller
9-18 7-14
0-3 0-5
0 0
0 1
1 0
0 1
-
1 2
Wisconsin @Michigan
11-24-01
10 12
5 15
10 14
-
25 41
11 8
13 5
12 9
-
36 22
Bruckler Blackburn
9-18 8-16
1-6 3-7
0 1
2 1
0 2
1 2
-
3 5
Wisconsin 11-30-01 @Alaska-Anchorage
2 16
5 19
5 6
-
12 41
14 1
17 5
6 5
-
31 11
Kabotoff Reiter
4-8 6-12
1-5 0-3
0 0
1 2
0 2
0 0
-
1 4
Wisconsin 12-1-01 @Alaska-Anchorage
6 9
5 5
7 8
1 1
19 23
8 5
3 3
8 7
1 1
20 16
Kabotoff King
4-8 3-6
0-2 0-3
0 0
1 1
2 2
0 0
0 0
3 3
@Wisconsin North Dakota
12-7-01
10 10
19 14
15 7
3 2
47 33
7 10
12 17
6 11
2 2
27 40
Kabotoff Kollar
4-8 7-14
3-6 3-3
0 0
0 3
2 2
4 1
1 0
7 6
@Wisconsin North Dakota
12-8-01
6 18
12 14
12 14
-
30 46
18 5
13 12
14 10
-
45 27
Bruckler Brandt
7-14 5-10
1-2 0-4
0 0
1 0
0 1
2 0
-
3 1
Wisconsin Brown
12-27-01
9 8
7 12
10 13
-
26 33
7 9
12 7
12 9
-
31 25
Bruckler Danis
4-8 5-10
1-4 1-3
0 0
0 1
0 0
1 1
-
1 2
Wisconsin Colorado College
12-28-01
10 17
8 21
10 15
2 6
30 59
17 8
20 8
13 9
6 2
56 27
Kabotoff McElhinney
12-38 11-33
0-3 0-4
0 0
2 0
0 1
1 2
0 0
3 3
Wisconsin @Denver
1-4-02
8 9
13 17
9 14
-
30 40
9 8
16 13
12 9
-
37 30
Kabotoff Dubielewicz
12-24 8-16
0-3 1-7
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 2
-
0 3
Wisconsin @Denver
1-5-02
6 18
8 10
5 6
-
19 34
16 5
9 8
4 5
-
29 18
Bruckler Berkhoel
5-21 4-19
0-2 0-3
0 1
1 2
0 1
0 2
-
1 5
@Wisconsin Minnesota
1-11-02
10 13
13 21
4 19
-
27 53
12 8
20 10
18 1
-
50 18
Kabotoff Hauser
10-20 7-14
1-5 2-7
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 1
-
8 3
@Wisconsin Minnesota
1-12-02
11 13
15 13
10 7
-
36 33
11 10
11 15
5 9
-
24 34
Kabotoff Hauser
10-20 13-48
2-7 1-4
0 1
1 2
0 2
1 2
-
2 6
Wisconsin @MSU, Mankato
1-18-02
15 13
10 13
12 11
-
37 37
13 15
11 9
10 12
-
34 36
Kabotoff Jensen
6-12 6-12
0-4 0-4
0 0
0 0
1 2
0 1
-
1 3
2001-02 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS Shots on Goal 16 9 13 - 38 8 10 6 - 24
Saves by Period 8 8 4 - 20 14 7 12 - 33
Starting Kabotoff Jensen
12-24 10-20
1-5 2-7
0 0
Goals by Period 2 2 1 0 2 2 -
5 4
1-25-02
9 9
9 14
7 12
2 1
27 36
9 9
13 9
10 6
2 1
34 25
Kabotoff Weasler
5-10 7-14
1-7 0-5
0 0
0 0
0 1
2 1
0 0
2 2
@Wisconsin St. Cloud State
1-26-02
10 8
9 13
8 12
-
27 33
8 9
12 7
12 7
-
32 23
Bruckler Weasler
13-26 14-36
0-4 0-4
0 0
1 0
2 1
1 0
-
4 1
@Wisconsin Alaska-Anch.
2-1-02
9 8
14 16
22 9
-
45 33
7 8
15 13
7 19
-
29 40
Bruckler Reiter
8-16 11-33
2-7 0-3
1 0
1 1
1 1
3 2
-
5 4
Wisconsin Alaska-Anch.
2-2-02
5 4
11 19
17 11
-
33 34
3 5
19 9
9 17
-
31 31
Bruckler King
19-71 20-73
0-3 2-4
0 0
0 1
2 0
0 2
-
2 3
Wisconsin @MSU, Mankato
1-19-02
@Wisconsin St. Cloud State
Wisconsin 2-8-02 @Colorado College Wisconsin 2-9-02 @Colorado College Wisconsin Denver
2-15-02
Wisconsin Denver
2-16-02
Wisconsin @Minnesota
2-22-02
Wisconsin @Minnesota
2-23-02
Wisconsin Minn.-Duluth
3-1-02
Wisconsin Minn.-Duluth
3-2-02
2001-02 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (Record:
12-13-3, 10-8-2 WCHA)
DATE
RESULT
OPPONENT
GOALS
GOALTENDER
ATTENDANCE
Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
19 20 26 27
L 4-5 W 5-0 W 3-2 L 4-6
WAYNE STATE* WAYNE STATE* at North Dakota at North Dakota
24, 21*, 20, 12 8, 12*, 24*, 19^, 8* 19*, 23, 31 28, 31^, 8, 14
Kabotoff, 22 Bruckler, 25 Kabotoff, 32 Bruckler, 36
9,421 9,822 11,547 11,470
Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30
W 5-2 L 1-3 W 5-1 W 4-1 L 0-1 W 5-0 L 1-2 L 3-5 L 1-4
BOSTON COLLEGE* 13, 7, 9, 21*, 31 BOSTON COLLEGE* 19* at Minnesota-Duluth 11, 31^, 28, 7*, 9^ at Minnesota-Duluth 12, 8, 9, 9 MICHIGAN TECH No Scoring MICHIGAN TECH 7, 21*, 9, 31, 20* at Michigan State* (College Hockey Showcase) at Michigan* (College Hockey Showcase) 28*, 14, 20 at Alaska Anchorage 24*
10,871 11,573 4,683 4,736 10,631 10,878 Kabotoff, 30 6,697 3,842
T 3-3, ot W 7-6, ot W 3-1
at Alaska Anchorage NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA
Kabotoff, 41 Kabotoff, 27 Kabotoff, 43 Kabotoff, 39 Kabotoff, 32 Kabotoff, 33 28 Bruckler, 36 Kabotoff, 31 Bruckler, 6 Kabotoff, 20 Kabotoff, 27 Bruckler, 45
Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 8
12, 9, 9 8, 12*, 12*, 8, 4*, 10, 28 8*, 28, 19e
6,880•
4,169 11,255 12,696
2001 Bank One Badger Hockey Showdown (Bradley Center, Milwaukee) Dec. 27 Dec. 28
L 1-2 T 3-3, ot
vs. Brown* vs. Colorado College*
9* 9, 9, 28
Bruckler, 31 Kabotoff, 56
8,574 8,775
Jan. 4 Jan. 5
L 0-3 L 1-5
at Denver at Denver
No Scoring 28
Kabotoff, 37 Bruckler, 29
6,112• 6,120•
Jan. 11 Jan. 12
W 8-3 L 2-6
MINNESOTA MINNESOTA
9, 14, 12, 31^, 31, 8*, 12, 14^ 9*, 19*
12,937 14,711
Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 25
L 1-3 W 5-4 T 2-2, ot
at MSU, Mankato at MSU, Mankato ST. CLOUD STATE
9 8, 14*, 20, 8, 24 14, 24*
Jan. 26 Jan. 29
W 4-1 T 2-2
ST. CLOUD STATE FRENCH OLYMPIC TEAM (exhibition)
14, 19, 24, 14 19, 19
Kabotoff, 50 Kabotoff, 24 Bruckler, 3 Kabotoff, 34 Kabotoff, 20 Kabotoff, 9 Bruckler, 23 Bruckler, 32 Baranczyk, 27
14,127 9,251
Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Friday Saturday Friday Saturday Friday Saturday
W 5-4 L 2-3 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 23
ALASKA ANCHORAGE ALASKA ANCHORAGE at Colorado College at Colorado College DENVER DENVER at Minnesota at Minnesota
12, 20, 14^, 9*, 19* 10, 10
Bruckler, 29 Bruckler, 31
11,748 12,488
Friday Saturday Fri.-Sun. Thu.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Sat.-Sun.
Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.
MINNESOTA-DULUTH MINNESOTA-DULUTH WCHA First-round playoffs WCHA Final Five (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.) NCAA West Regional (Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich.) NCAA East Regional (Worcester, Mass.)
1 2 8-10 14-16 22-23 23-24
4,295 4,167 11,888
Thu. & Sat. April 4 & 6 NCAA Frozen Four (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.) Home games listed in all CAPS *non-conference; • sell out
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WISCONSIN AT COLORADO COLLEGE Friday-Saturday, Feb. 8-9, 2002 FACEOFF: 8:35/8:05 p.m. (CST) ARENA: World Arena (7,343) LIVE TV: Fox Sports Net • Paul Braun (play-by-play) • John Johannson (color) RADIO: WIBA Radio (1310 AM) • Michael Bahr (play-by-play) • Bill Brophy (color)
Quick Facts THE BADGERS 2001-02 Record ...............................12-13-3 2001-02 WCHA Record .....................10-8-2 Record vs. Colorado College.........99-44-4 In Colorado Springs ................43-19-2 UW Home Record.......................................8-5-1 Road Record........................................4-7-1 Neutral Record ....................................0-1-1 Head Coach .................................Jeff Sauer Alma Mater .......Colorado College, 1965 UW Record (Yr.) ........485-300-45 (20th) Overall Record (Yr.) ..651-526-56 (31st) Assistant Coaches Pat Ford (Wisconsin, 1990) Mark Johnson (Wisconsin, 1994) Bill Howard (Colorado College) Captain...................................Andy Wheeler Assistants ...Kent Davyduke & Matt Doman National Titles .................1973-77-81-83-90 WCHA Titles...........................1977-90-2000 Kohl Center Record ........................43-27-6 October Record...................................2-2-0 November Record...............................4-4-0 December Record ...............................2-2-2 January Record...................................3-4-1 February Record .................................1-1-0 Last Five Games .................................3-1-1 Last 10 Games ....................................4-5-1
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THIS WEEKEND ON THE ICE THE GAMES - Wisconsin (12-13-3, 10-8-2 WCHA) hits the road for the first time since Jan. 18-19, traveling to Colorado College (18-8-2, 12-7-1 WCHA) to take on the red hot Tigers. CC is in the midst of a six-game unbeaten string and is 9-1-0 in its last 10 games. Five of the Tigers’ eight losses came in the first seven games of the season. These will be the 148th and 149th meetings in series history. Both games will be carried live on Fox Sports Net this weekend. LAST WEEKEND’S HIGHLIGHTS - The Badgers split a home series with Alaska Anchorage, winning 5-4 on Friday night and losing 3-2 in Saturday’s tilt. Wisconsin tallied three times in the third period to come from behind to win the game. Sophomore defenseman Dan Boeser scored 1-3=4 in the victory. The Badgers fired 45 shots on goal, the most since Dec. 7 vs. North Dakota (47). On Saturday night, the UW trailed 1-0 after the first period, but took a 2-0 lead into the third period on back-to-back goals by Jake Heisler in the second period. UAA came-from-behind to score twice in the third period (1:16 a part) to claim the 32 win. The Tigers are coming off a home-and-home sweep with in-state rival Denver last weekend. CC is 13-3 at home this season.
NOTES DU JOUR IT DOESN’T GET ANY EASIER - The Badgers’ fight for an upper division finish and home ice for the first round of the playoffs will be a tough one. The six games to close out the month of February are all against teams above Wisconsin in the WCHA standings. In addition to playing at third-place Colorado College this weekend, the Badgers return home next weekend to host first-place Denver before traveling to Minnesota to end February in a two-game set at Mariucci Arena. The UW is just three points behind third-place Colorado College and Minnesota and three points ahead of sixth-place MSU, Mankato and four points in front of Alaska Anchorage. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - Sophomore winger Rene Bourque has had no problem scoring against teams from the state of Colorado, especially vs. CC. Bourque has tallied a combined 9-3=12 against Denver and CC in his two years as a Badger. In fact, Bourque has scored 6-0=6 in six career games vs. the Tigers and has 3-3=6 in six games against Denver squads. SENIOR SPECIALISTS - Classmates Andy Wheeler and Matt Murray have combined to score 11 career shorthanded goals and 14 game-winning tallies. Wheeler has six career shorthanders and gamewinners, while Murray has been the deciding factor on eight occasions and scored five goals while shorthanded. 100 WINS – With their next victory over the Tigers, the Badgers will record the 100th series win over a Colorado College team. The most wins against any team. 60-19-6 – The combined record of the teams the Badgers play the rest of February is 60-19-6. Colorado College (18-8-2), Denver (23-5-0) and Minnesota (19-6-4) have a win percentage of 74.1 percent.
Badger Record When ... Home Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5-1 Road games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7-1 Non-conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5-1 Neutral site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1-1 Scoring first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-4-1 Opponent scores first . . . . . . . . . . .2-9-2 Ahead after one period . . . . . . . . . .9-2-1 Trailing after one period . . . . . . . . . .1-7-0 Tied after one period . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4-2 Ahead after two periods . . . . . . . . . .9-1-1 Trailing after two periods . . . . . . . . .1-11-1 Tied after two periods . . . . . . . . . . .2-1-1 Scoring on the power play . . . . . . . .9-7-1 Scoreless on the power play . . . . . .3-6-2 Allowing a power-play goal . . . . . . .5-7-0 Opponent scoreless on the pp . . . . .7-6-3 10 or fewer penalties . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11-2 More than 10 penalties . . . . . . . . . .5-2-1 Badgers have more penalties . . . . .7-5-2 Opponent has more penalties . . . . .5-6-1 In one-goal games . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4-0 In two-goal games . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4-0 In overtime games . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0-3 Scoring > 4 goals Scoring < 4 goals Allowing > 4 goals Allowing < 4 goals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-6-3
Having 10-19 shots on goal . . . . . . .0-2-1 Having 20-29 shots on goal . . . . . . .4-4-1 Having 30-39 shots on goal . . . . . . .5-5-1 Having 40-49 shots on goal . . . . . . .3-0-0 Having at least 50 shots on goal . . .0-1-0 Allowing 10-19 shots on goal . . . . . .0-0-0 Allowing 20-29 shots on goal . . . . . .3-1-1 Allowing 30-39 shots on goal . . . . . .4-7-1 Allowing 40-49 shots on goal . . . . . .4-4-0 Allowing at least 50 shots on goal . .1-0-1 Out shooting opponent . . . . . . . . . .6-3-0 Badgers out shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9-3 First game of a series . . . . . . . . . . .6-6-1 Second game of a series . . . . . . . . .6-6-1 Games following a win . . . . . . . . . .4-7-1 Games following a loss . . . . . . . . . .6-4-1 Games following a tie . . . . . . . . . . .2-1-1 Friday games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6-2 Saturday games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6-1 Sunday games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0-0 Other days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1-0
BEHIND THE BENCHES WISCONSIN COACH JEFF SAUER - Badger coach Jeff Sauer is in his fourth decade of collegiate head coaching this season and his 20th and final year at Wisconsin. Overall, he has a 651-526-56 record, ranking fourth on the NCAA Coaches all-time win list. At the UW, Sauer’s mark is 485-300-45. Not only is Sauer the WCHA’s winningest coach, his 31 years in the league are also the most of any coach in WCHA history. He is one of just two coaches currently in the league with two national titles (North Dakota’s Dean Blais is the other) and one of just eight coaches ever to win multiple national championships while in the WCHA. The other league coaches that have more than one national title are Murray Armstrong (5, Denver), Vic Heyliger (4, Michigan), Bob Johnson (3, Wisconsin), John MacInnes (3, Michigan Tech), Herb Brooks (3, Minnesota) and Gino Gasparini (3, North Dakota). His UW teams have made 12 NCAA appearances, including three Frozen Four showings and two national titles (1983, 1990). At the league level, Sauer has two regular-season titles (1990, 2000) and five WCHA playoff championships. COLORADO COLLEGE HEAD COACH SCOTT OWENS - Scott Owens (Colorado College, 1979) is in his third season as the head coach of the Tigers, with a record of 45-31-4. He is no stranger to the Tiger program after serving as an assistant coach under former head coach Brad Buetow from 1991-93 and now-Minnesota head coach Don Lucia from 1993-95. Prior to taking over at his alma mater, Owens was the head coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) where he accumulated a mark fo 179-76-9 mark over four seasons (1995-99). In his last two seasons with the Bucs, Owens guided the team to a record of 115-30-3, including a national Junior A Championship in 1998 and USHL regular-season and playoff titles in 1999. As a player for the Tigers, he was a goaltender from 1975-79.
ODDS & ENDS WHO’s HOT: Senior Matt Murray has a five-game point-scoring string intact with 52=7 ... Murray had his four-game goal-scoring string snapped last Saturday night in the Badgers’ 3-2 loss to Alaska Anchorage (Murray had 0-2=2) ... Kent Davyduke has points in 10 of the 13 games he has played in since Dec. 1 ... in those games, the senior assistant captain has contributed 4-11=15, including four two-assist contests ... sophomore Jake Heisler registered his first multi-goal game last Saturday night vs. UAA ... he tallied both goals (within 28 seconds) in the 3-2 UW loss. BOESER’S BEST: Sophomore defenseman Dan Boeser recorded his first career four-point game last Friday night, registering 1-3=4 in the UW’s 5-4 win over UAA. On Saturday his was credited with an assist for his first five-point weekend at Wisconsin. The four-point game was the first by a Badger blueliner since Tim Rothering at Denver on Oct. 25, 1996. LOTS OF HISTORY: Badger head coach Jeff Sauer has many ties to Colorado College and its hockey program. Sauer played wing for the Tigers from 1962-65. Following his playing days, Sauer served as an assistant coach for CC under head coach Bob Johnson. In 1968, Sauer followed Johnson to Wisconsin where he served as the Badgers’ assistant, before returning to his alma mater as the head coach for 12 years (1971-82). UW goaltending coach Bill Howard also attended CC, playing in goal for the Tigers 1964-66. Colorado College head coach Scott Owens was an assistant coach at the UW during the 1991-92 campaign. IRON MEN: Ten players have seen action in all 28 games to date, including Dan Boeser, Brian Fahey, David Hukalo, Matt Hussey, Jon Krall, Alex Leavitt, Matt Murray, Rob Vega, Brad Winchester and Andy Wozniewski. Boeser has not missed a game as a Badger, continuing his 69 consecutive-games played string this weekend. Other players who have not missed a game in quite a while are: Matt Hussey (46 games), Matt Murray (71), Rob Vega (47) and Brad Winchester (86), who currently leads the Badgers in consecutive games played.
2001-02 WCHA Standings Feb. 4, 2002 Rk. Team (overall record) . . .Record .Pts. 1.
Denver (23-5-0) . . . . . . . . .16-4-0 . . .32
2.
St. Cloud State (22-5-2) . . .14-4-2 . . .30
3.
Colorado College (18-8-2) . .12-7-1 . . .25
5.
Wisconsin (12-13-3) . . . . .10-8-2 . . .22
6.
MSU, Mankato (13-14-1) . . .9-12-1 . . .19
7.
Alaska Anchorage (8-13-5) .7-11-4 . . .18
8.
North Dakota (12-13-2) . . . .7-11-2 . . .16
9.
Minnesota-Duluth (11-18-1) .4-15-1 . . . 9
Minnesota (19-6-4) . . . . . . .11-6-3 . . .25
10. Michigan Tech (7-19-2) . . . .3-15-2 . . . 8
On Tap Feb. 8-9, 2002 Minnesota at North Dakota Minnesota-Duluth at Denver MSU, Mankato at Alaska Anchorage St. Cloud State at Michigan Tech (WC) Wisconsin at Colorado College
Last Week’s Results Feb. 1, 2002 Alaska Anchorage 4 at Wisconsin 5 Michigan Tech 2 at MSU, Mankato 3 Minnesota 2 at Minnesota-Duluth 5 Colorado College 3 at Denver 2 Alabama-Huntsville 0 at St. Cloud State 3* Feb. 2, 2002 Alaska Anchorage 3 at Wisconsin 2 Michigan Tech 4 at MSU, Mankato 6 Minnesota 2 at Minnesota-Duluth 1 Denver 2 at Colorado College 4 Alabama-Huntsville 2 at St. Cloud State 7* * non-conference
BADGERS vs. TIGERS PLAYER David Hukalo Matt Hussey Brad Winchester Rene Bourque Kent Davyduke Matt Murray Matt Doman Erik Jensen Brian Fahey Dave Hergert Andy Wheeler Rob Vega Jake Heisler Mark Jackson Dan Boeser John Eichelberger Jon Krall Andy Wozniewski Alex Leavitt
GP
G
A
PTS.
PEN-MIN.
12 11 10 6 10 12 11 8 9 9 8 9 3 8 6 3 3 1 1
2 4 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 4 5 0 6 5 4 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 8 8 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
5-10 0- 0 10-20 1- 2 10-34 8-16 3- 6 6-12 3- 6 0- 0 1- 2 1- 2 0- 0 3- 6 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
OTHER
gw
Scott Kabotoff: 0-0-1 (65:00 minutes); 3Gs, 3.67 GAA; 56 Saves; .887 Save Pct. Bernd Bruckler: First game vs. Colorado College
A FEW SERIES NOTES • The Badgers lead the all-time series, 99-44-4 ... in games played in Colorado Springs, the series mark stands at 43-19-2 in favor of the UW ... • Wisconsin is 5-1-0 over the last six games at CC ... • Seven of the last eight games in the series have been decided by one goal (6) or ended in an overtime tie ... • The games this weekend mark the 148th and 149th in series history ... the 99 wins over the Tigers since the series began on Jan. 8, 1965 are the most against any Badger opponent ... • No member of the current Badger squad has a power-play goal against a Colorado College team ...
THE TIGERS CC LEADERS - Colorado College is led in scoring by sophomore winger Peter Sejna with 16-15=31. He is tied for 10th in the league with those totals. Other top point-getters for the Tigers include senior forwards Mark Cullen (9-21=30) and Alex Kim (1116=27) and junior defenseman Tom Preissing (4-24=24). In goal, senior Jeff Sanger is fourth among the WCHA’s goaltenders with a 2.39 goals-against average. He has .903 save percentage and 12-8-1 record. BITS & PIECES - The Tigers are the league’s least-penalized team with a penalty minute average of 14.7 per game in WCHA play and a 15.1 average in all games ... CC is the hottest team in the country with a 9-1-0 mark over the last 10 games and has a five-game win streak on home ice (last loss was a 2-1 setback to MSU, Mankato on Jan. 12) ... five of CC’s eight losses occured in the first seven games of the season ...
USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll February 4, 2002 Rk. 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Team (first-place votes) . . .Points New Hampshire (7) . . . . . . . .250 St. Cloud State (4) . . . . . . . .247 Michigan State (3) . . . . . . . . .244 Denver (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 Minnesota (1) . . . . . . . . . . . .205 Colorado College . . . . . . . . .197 Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 Cornell (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Boston University . . . . . . . . .138 Northern Michigan . . . . . . . .116 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Nebraska-Omaha . . . . . . . . . 83 UMass-Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Alaska-Fairbanks . . . . . . . . . 37 Northeastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Others receiving votes: Ohio State 9, Wisconsin 3, Dartmouth 2, Western Michigan 2, Harvard 1, Mercyhurst 1.
2001-02 ROSTER No. 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 31 32 35
Name, Pos. Scott Kabotoff**, G Chris Julka, D Brian Fahey**, D Mark Jackson**, D Andy Wozniewski, D Brad Winchester**, C Matt Hussey***, W-C Jake Heisler*, F John Eichelberger*, W Alex Leavitt, C Rob Vega***, D Matt Murray***, C Jon Krall*, D Joe Simon, C Kent Davyduke***, C (A) Dan Boeser*, D David Hukalo***, W John Funk, F Dave Hergert***, W Matt Doman***, W (A) Erik Jensen**, W Joe Campbell, D Rene Bourque*, LW Andy Wheeler***, W (C) Bernd Bruckler, G Mark Baranczyk**, G
S/C R L R L L L L L L L R L L L L L R L R R R L L L L L
Hgt. 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-2 5-9 6-2 5-8 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-10
Wgt. Year 175 Jr. 190 Fr. 210 Jr. 205 Jr. 210 So. 220 Jr. 210 Sr. 185 So. 185 So. 165 Fr. 200 Sr.# 200 Sr. 195 So. 180 So.# 210 Sr. 190 So. 195 Sr. 175 Fr. 215 Sr. 210 Sr. 205 Jr. 180 Fr. 205 So. 190 Sr.# 180 Fr. 230 Sr.#
B’date 5-16-79 10-4-79 3-2-81 4-1-81 5-25-80 3-1-81 5-28-79 7-5-79 2-26-81 1-31-84 9-20-77 1-26-78 7-27-81 4-19-82 8-10-79 8-14-80 7-21-78 3-27-81 11-17-79 2-10-80 9-4-79 6-26-82 12-10-81 1-13-79 9-26-81 8-3-79
Hometown Sherwood Park, Alberta Madison, Wis. Glenview, Ill. St. Albert, Alberta Buffalo Grove, Ill. Madison, Wis. Plymouth, Minn. Bloomington, Minn. Glencoe, Ill. Edmonton, Alberta Madison, Wis. Fond du Lac, Wis. Temperance, Mich. Grosse Pointe, Mich. Saskatoon, Sask. Savage, Minn. Edmonton, Alberta Mendota Hgts, Minn. Bloomington, Minn. Sartell, Minn. Madison, Wis. Superior, Wis. Lac La Biche, Alberta Duluth, Minn. Graz, Austria Green Bay, Wis.
(C) - captain; (A) - assistant captains; * - letters won; # - redshirt year
USCHO.com College Hockey Poll February 4, 2002 Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Team (first-place votes) . . .Points Denver (11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .530 St. Cloud State (12) . . . . . . .525 New Hampshire (9) . . . . . . . .515 Michigan State (3) . . . . . . . . .485 Minnesota (3) . . . . . . . . . . . .451 Colorado College (1) . . . . . . .416 Maine (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405 Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Boston University . . . . . . . . .266 Northern Michigan . . . . . . . .244 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 UMass-Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . .178 Nebraska-Omaha . . . . . . . . .143 Alaska-Fairbanks . . . . . . . . . 75 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Others receiving votes: Northeastern 28, Dartmouth 19, Clarkson 6, Mercyhurst 5, Air Force 3, Harvard 2, North Dakota 2, Western Michigan 2, Providence 1, Union 1, Wisconsin 1.
PRONUNCIATIONS Baranczyk ...............................................................................Buh-RAN-check Boeser ....................................................................................BESS-er Rene Bourque ........................................................................WREN-knee Bork Bernd Bruckler ........................................................................BEHRND BRUEK-ler Davyduke................................................................................DAV (like have)-i-duke Eichelberger............................................................................EYE-kill-burger Fahey......................................................................................FAY (like say)-hee Hukalo.....................................................................................HUCK-a-low Kabotoff ..................................................................................CA (like in cat)-buh-toff Krall.........................................................................................KRAHL Leavitt .....................................................................................LEV (like in lever)-it Wozniewski.............................................................................Woz-NEWS-ski
NHL DRAFT RIGHTS Player
Team ............................................Year ................Overall Pick
Bernd Bruckler
Philadelphia Flyers..........................2001 ........................150th
Joe Campbell
Calgary Flames ...............................2001 ........................233rd
Matt Doman
Calgary Flames ...............................1999 ........................135th
John Eichelberger
Philadelphia Flyers..........................2000 ........................210th
Brian Fahey
Colorado Avalanche ........................2000 ........................119th
Matt Hussey
Pittsburgh Penguins ........................1998 ........................254th
Erik Jensen
New Jersey Devils...........................1998..........................99th
Brad Winchester
Edmonton Oilers .............................2000..........................35th
Goals Scored When ... 6 on 5 5 on 6 5 on 5 5 on 4 5 on 3 4 on 5 4 on 4 4 on 3
GF . . . . . .GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 . . . . . .55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 . . . . . .16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . .0
First minute/game . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . .1 First 5 minutes/game . . . . .7 . . . . . . .4 First minute/period . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . .7 First 5 minutes/period . . . .23 . . . . . .24 Last minute/period . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . .5 Last minute/regulation . . . .2 . . . . . . .4 Last 5 minutes/reg. . . . . . .8 . . . . . . .6 empty net . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . .3
FIRST Period First half Second half
GF . . . . . . . .GA 16 . . . . . . . .11 11 . . . . . . . .9
SECOND Period First half Second half
GF . . . . . . . .GA 12 . . . . . . . .20 15 . . . . . . . .13
THIRD Period First half Second half
GF . . . . . . . .GA 14 . . . . . . . .14 17 . . . . . . . .14
2001-02 Team Stats Most Shots on Goal 54 vs. Wayne State . . . . . . . . . . . .10-19-01 47 vs. North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-7-01 45 vs. Alaska Anchorage . . . . . . . . .2-01-02 41 at Minnesota-Duluth . . . . . . . . .11-10-01 38 at MSU, Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19-02 37 at MSU, Mankato . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18-02 36 at Minnesota-Duluth . . . . . . . . .11-09-01 36 vs. Michigan Tech . . . . . . . . . . .11-17-01 36 vs. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12-02
Fewest Shots on Goal 12 at Alaska Anchorage . . . . . . . . .11-30-01 19 at Alaska Anchorage . . . . . . . . .12-01-01 19 at Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-05-02 20 at North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . .10-26-01 21 vs. Michigan Tech . . . . . . . . . . .11-16-01
2001-02 SEASON HIGHS & LOWS MOST SHOTS ON GOAL Wisconsin: 54 vs. Wayne State, Oct. 19 Opponent: 59, Colorado College, Dec. 28 MOST SHOTS ON GOAL / PERIOD Wisconsin: 23 (2nd) vs. Wayne State, Oct. 19 Opponent: 21 (2nd), Colorado College, Dec. 28 MOST PENALTIES Wisconsin: 19-57 at Minnesota-Duluth, Nov. 9; 19-71 vs. UAA, Feb. 2 Opponent: 22-71 by Michigan Tech, Nov. 17 MOST PENALTIES/PERIOD Wisconsin: 13 (3rd) vs. Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 Opponent: 16 (3rd) by Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 MOST PENALTY MINUTES Wisconsin: 71 vs. Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 Opponent: 73 by Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 3 MOST PENALTY MINUTES/PERIOD Wisconsin: 59 (3rd) vs. Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 Opponent: 65 (3rd) by Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 2 MOST POWER-PLAY ATTEMPTS Wisconsin: 2-9 vs. Michigan Tech, Nov. 17 Opponent: 1-9 at Minnesota-Duluth, Nov. 9 MOST SAVES Wisconsin: 56 by Scott Kabotoff (17-20-13) vs. Colorado College, Dec. 28 Opponent: 50 by Wayne State’s David Guerrera (11-22-17), Oct. 19 MOST SAVES/PERIOD Wisconsin: 20 (2nd) by Scott Kabotoff vs. Colorado College, Dec. 28; and vs. Minnesota (2nd), Jan. 11 Opponent: 22 (2nd) by David Guerrera, Wayne State, Oct. 19 MOST GOALS Wisconsin: 2 (10 times), most recently by Jake Heisler vs. UAA, Feb. 2 Opponent: 2 (eight times), most recently by Shane Joseph, MSU, Mankato on Jan. 18 and 19 and by Andy Hedlund, MSU, Mankato (Jan.19) MOST POINTS Wisconsin: 4, by Dan Boeser (1-3=4) vs. UAA, Feb. 1 Opponent: 3 (five times), by Paul Martin (0-3=3), Minnesota on Jan. 12 MOST PENALTIES Wisconsin: 5-18 by Matt Doman vs. Minnesota-Duluth, Nov. 9 Opponent: 5-18 (twice), by Chris Durno and Greg Amadio, Michigan Tech, Nov. 17 MOST PENALTY MINUTES (INDIVIDUAL) Wisconsin: 18 by Matt Doman vs. Minnesota-Duluth, Nov. 9 Opponent: 19 (twice), Steve Rodberg (4-19) on Nov. 9 and Judd Medak (4-19) on Nov. 10, Minnesota-Duluth
Badger Career Leaders Goals Scored 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . . .26 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . .21 8. Rene Bourque . . . . . . . . . . . .18 9. Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 10. Erik Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Assists 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . . .33 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Brian Fahey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Points 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
David Hukalo (28-53) . . . . . . .81 Matt Murray (36-43) . . . . . . . .79 Matt Hussey (38-39) . . . . . . . .77 Kent Davyduke (24-44) . . . . .68 Brad Winchester (26-35) . . . .61 Matt Doman (21-35) . . . . . . . .56 Andy Wheeler (21-32) . . . . . .53 Dan Boeser (9-28) . . . . . . . . .37 Dave Hergert (15-20) . . . . . . .35 Brian Fahey (8-22) . . . . . . . . .30
Power-play Goals 1. 3. 5. 6. 8.
Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . . .6 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . . . .6 David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Brian Fahey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Alex Leavitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Game-winning Goals 1. 2. 4. 6.
Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . . .4 David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Rene Bourque . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . . . .3
WHAT TO SAY, WHAT TO SAY DAN BOESER - UW’s leading scorer among defensemen (5-15=20) ... had a career-best four points (1-3=4) in the Badgers’ win over UAA last Friday - first UW defenseman to have a four-point game since Tim Rothering against Denver on Oct. 25, 1996 ... first four-point game from a Badger this season ... added an assist on Saturday night for his first career five-point weekend ... has played in 69 consecutive games, including all 41 last season ... established a Badger record at defense for longest penalty-free streak - played in 33 consecutive games last season before being whistled for his first and only penalty on Feb. 24 at Colorado College (his most recent streak of 32 penalty-free games was broken on Jan. 25). RENE BOURQUE - Has six goals in six career games against CC ... was named the U.S. College Hockey Online Offensive Player of the Week (Dec. 11) for his effort against UND on Dec. 7-8 - scored game-winning goals on both nights vs. the Sioux ... has a twin sister and an older set of twin sisters. BERND BRUCKLER - Was named WCHA and U.S. College Hockey Online Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against St. Cloud State on Jan. 25-26 ... recorded a shutout in his first ever action as a Badger, making 25 saves in a 5-0 win over Wayne State ... first goalie since 1992 (Jim Carey) to have a shutout in his debut ... first Austrian-born player to wear the Badger uniform ... despite his 4-5-1 record, has allowed just 27 goals in 12 games with a 2.62 G.A.A. and a .924 save percentage - his save percentage ranks third in the WCHA. KENT DAVYDUKE - Assistant captain ... has 15 points (4-11=15) in his last 13 games ... scored the game-winning goal against Alaska-Anchorage last Friday night ... had a pair of assists in UW’s shootout win over CC on Dec. 28 in the Badger Showdown ... third on the team in scoring with 7-16=23 and tied for the team lead in assists (16) ... team leader in power play goals (4) and penalty minutes (73). MATT DOMAN - Two-year assistant captain ... had his 63 consecutive-games played string snapped on Dec. 27 when he sat out game vs. Brown because of a one-game suspension handed down from the league (for a kneeing penalty in Dec. 8 game vs. UND) ... has points in 10 of his last 16 games. JOHN EICHELBERGER - Snapped his 15-game pointless streak last Saturday when he assisted on a Jake Heisler goal ... has more points this season (1-7=8) in 26 games than he had in his entire rookie season (0-5=5) ... had a career-best series against Minnesota-Duluth, going 1-2=3 in the Badgers’ sweep. BRIAN FAHEY - Has played in 106 of 108 games in his Badger career ... was a member of the 1999-2000 all-WCHA Rookie Team. JAKE HEISLER - Had his first career two-goal game when he scored twice in 28 seconds last Saturday against UAA -- also has his first career three-point weekend against UAA ... scored his first career goal at the UW vs. UND on Dec. 7 -- the game-tying goal which made it 6-6 ... has played in a season-best 20 games this season ... high school teammate of Dave Hergert at Bloomington Jefferson. DAVE HERGERT - Assisted on Jake Heisler’s game-tying goal vs. UND on Dec. 7, which made the game 6-6 and sent it to overtime ... has missed the last eight games with injuries (hamstring / ankle). DAVID HUKALO - Tied for second on the team with three power-play goals ... seven of his 12 points have been on the man-advantage ... has 10 points in 12 career games against CC. MATT HUSSEY - Leads the team in goal scoring (14) and is tied for first in total points (14-12=26) ... his 14 goals are a personal season-best, surpassing his rookie year goal total of 10 in 37 games ... leads team with three three-point contests this year and is second with eight multi-point games -- UW is 6-0-2 in those eight games ... on pace to become just the second upperclassmen in last six years to score 20 goals in a season (Steve Reinprecht scored 26 during the 1999-2000 season).
2001-02 Point Breakdown Power-play Points Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G-A-Pts Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7=10 Alex Leavitt . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5=8 David Hukalo . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4=7 Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . .3-4=7 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6=7 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . .4-2=6 Andy Wozniewski . . . . . . . . .1-5=6 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2=4 Rene Bourque . . . . . . . . . . .1-3=4 Brian Fahey . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3=4 Mark Jackson . . . . . . . . . . .0-3=3 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0=1 John Eichelberger . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1
Game-winning Points Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G-A-Pts Brad Winchester . . . . . . . . .2-2=4 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-4=4 Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . .3-0=3 Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2=3 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2=3 Rene Bourque . . . . . . . . . . .2-0=2 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . .2-0=2 Brian Fahey . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2=2 Alex Leavitt . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2=2 Andy Wozniewski . . . . . . . . .0-2=2 Jake Heisler . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Mark Jackson . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Rob Vega . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1
WHAT TO SAY, WHAT TO SAY MARK JACKSON - Played in a season-high 31 games last season, including four of five UW playoff games ... has tied his career-high with five assists already this season ... has not scored a goal since Dec. 10, 1999 vs. UAA. ERIK JENSEN - Last point was an assist on Jake Heisler’s game-tying goal vs. North Dakota on Dec. 8, which sent the game to overtime where the UW won 7-6 ... played in all but two games for the Badgers last season ... has the highest bench press on the team at 320 pounds ... has not scored a goal this season ... last goal came at North Dakota on Feb. 10, 2001. SCOTT KABOTOFF - Has a 7-5-1 record in league play ... injured his knee in series against St. Cloud State on Jan. 25 ... made a career-high 56 saves on Dec. 28 in Badger Showdown action against Colorado College (third-place game) ... was named the WCHA’s Defensive Player of the Week two consecutive weeks for his play at Minnesota-Duluth (Nov. 9-10) and vs. Michigan Tech (Nov. 16-17). JON KRALL - Has played in all 28 games for the Badgers this season ... wants to own his own farm someday. ALEX LEAVITT - Second on the team in power-play scoring (3-5=8) ... tied for third on the team with nine goals -- is third among WCHA rookies with his nine goals ... scored two power-play goals in UW’s 7-6 overtime win over UND on Dec. 8 - only Badger to ever score two power play goals in a game at the Kohl Center ... was named the WCHA’s Rookie of the Week following the UND weekend ... had his first four-point weekend against UND ... has five multiple-point games - including last Friday against UAA ... he is one of the youngest rookies in UW history as he just turned 18 on Jan. 31. MATT MURRAY - Is 4-2=6 in his last four games ... has nine points (6-3=9) in his last six home games ... tied for third on the team with nine goals ... leads the team in plus/minus with a rating of +5 ... played in every game last season (41) and has missed just one game in 28 contests so far this year. ROB VEGA - Has played in 47 consecutive games, including all five of UW’s playoff games last season ... had a career-high two goals last season ... scored a goal at Colorado College in a 5-3 win on Feb. 24 last year.
Shorthanded Points
ANDY WHEELER - Badger captain ... has seven goals on the season - six of his seven goals have come in WCHA play ... leads the team and is second the WCHA lead with three shorthanded goals this season -- tied for the WCHA lead in shorthanded points (3-1=4) ... also leads the team in game-winning goals with three.
Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G-A-Pts Andy Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . .3-1=4 Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0=2 Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . . . .1-1=2 Rob Vega . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2=2 Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0=1 Dave Hergert . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Jake Heisler . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1 Dan Boeser . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1=1
BRAD WINCHESTER - Tied for the team lead in scoring (26 pts.) and assists (16) ... after 28 games, has already set personal bests for a season in goals, assists and total points ... leads team with 10 multi-point games -- UW is 9-0-1 in those 10 games ... has two four-point series this season - a 1-3=4 effort in the sweep at Minnesota-Duluth in November and 2-2=4 in the sweep over North Dakota in December ... had a pair of assists in UW’s game against Colorado College at the Badger Showdown on Dec. 28 ... has played in 86 consecutive Badger contests, the longest streak on the team ... currently listed as one of the Edmonton Oilers’ top-10 prospects. ANDY WOZNIEWSKI - Second among Badger defensemen in scoring with 12 points (3-9=12) ... has played in all 28 games for the UW this season ... played last season with the Texas Tornado of the NAHL after playing the 1999-2000 season with the UMass-Lowell team.
Streaks Current Players Only Longest Point-scoring Streaks David Hukalo . . . . . . . . .12 games (‘99-00) Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . .7 games (‘01-02) David Hukalo . . . . . . . . .5 games (‘99-00) Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . .5 games(‘00-01) Brad Winchester . . . . . .5 games (‘01-02) Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . .5 games (‘01-02) Matt Murray . . . . . . . . .5 games (‘01-02) Kent Davyduke . . . . . . . .4 games (‘00-01) Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . .4 games (‘99-00) Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . .4 games (‘01-02)
Longest Goal-scoring Streaks Rene Bourque . . . . . . . .3 games (‘00-01) Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . .3 games (‘00-01) David Hukalo (2) . . . . . .3 games (‘99-00) Matt Hussey . . . . . . . . . .3 games (‘01-02) Matt Doman . . . . . . . . . .3 games (‘01-02) Matt Murray . . . . . . . . . .4 games (‘01-02) *bold indicates current streak
WCHA Team Stats Offense . . . . . . .GF . . . . . . . . . . .Rk. WCHA . . . . . . . . . .65/3.25 . . . . . . . . .5th Overall . . . . . . . . . .88/3.14 . . . . . . . . .7th
Defense . . . . . . .GA . . . . . . . . . .Rk. WCHA . . . . . . . . . .59/2.95 . . . . . . . . .5th Overall . . . . . . . . . .81/2.89 . . . . . . . . .5th
Power Play . . . .PPG . . . . . . . . .Rk. WCHA . . . . . . . . . .16-101/15.8% . . . .7th Overall . . . . . . . . . .24-136/17.6% . . . .8th
Penalty Kill . . . .PK . . . . . . . . . . .Rk.
BY THE NUMBERS 0 - The number of hat tricks scored in UW games this year ... through 24 games this season, no UW player or member of an opposing team has notched three or more goals in a game ... 1 - Since 1996-97, only one upperclassmen has scored 20 goals in one season and that was Steve Reinprecht (26) during the 1999-2000 season ... Matt Hussey, who has 14 to date, is on pace to become just the second junior or senior in the last five years to score 20 goals in one year ... 1 - How many league road games the UW has won since Dec. 1 ... that was a 54 victory at MSU, Mankato on Jan. 19 ... in that time period, the UW is 1-4-1 in WCHA road contests ... 4 - Overtime games the Badgers have played in this season with a 1-0-3 mark in those contests ... the last time the UW won an overtime game on the road was Feb. 3, 2001 in a 3-2 win at Alaska Anchorage ... 6 - How many power-play goals the Badgers have scored on the road this season on 61 attempts (9.8 percent ) ... in WCHA road games, the UW is 4-45 (8.8 percent) on the man advantage, including going 1-20 (5 percent) on Saturday night on the road ... 7 - The number of shorthanded goals the Badgers have this season, the secondmost in the WCHA this season ... Minnesota paces the league with 10 ... 8 - Over the last eight road games (campus sites), the Badgers are 1-6-1 ... 9 - The number of three-goal periods the UW has this season, including two (second and third) against Minnesota on Jan. 11 ... but in three games, the UW has scored just four goals against teams from Colorado ... 24 - The number of multiple-point games the line of Matt Hussey (8), Kent Davyduke (6) and Brad Winchester (10) have this season ... 25 - Its been 25 years since assistant coach Mark Johnson and the 1977 Badger hockey team won the school’s second NCAA title ... it was Steve Alley’s goal 23 seconds into overtime that beat Michigan 6-5 in the championship game ... 898 - The number of wins (modern era) since 1963-64 for the UW hockey program, just two away from reaching 900. (Overall Record: 898-522-72, .625) ... the UW program has played in 1,492 games ...
WCHA . . . . . . . . . .88-102/86.3% . . . .3rd Overall . . . . . . . . . .126-145/86.9% . . .3rd
Penalty Min. . . .No./Avg. . . . . . .Rk. WCHA . . . . . . . . . .620/22.1 . . . . . . . .1st Overall . . . . . . . . . .620/22.1 . . . . . . . .1st
Scoring by Class
Scoring by Class (pct.)
Scoring by Periods
Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G . . .A . . .Pts.
Class . . . . . . . . . . .G . . . . .A . . . .Pts.
WCHA . . . . . . .18 . .21 . .25 .1 .= . .65 Overall . . . . . .27 . .28 . .32 .1 .= . .88
Freshmen . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . 8 . . .17
Freshmen . . . . . . . 10.2% . .5.7% . .7.4%
Sophomores . . . . . . . . .20 . . .39 . . .59
Sophomores . . . . .22.7% .27.6% .25.8%
Juniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 . . .30 . . .41
Juniors . . . . . . . . .12.6% .21.3% .17.9%
Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 . . .64 . . .112
Seniors . . . . . . . . .54.5% .45.4% .48.9%
Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 . . .141 . .229
Totals . . . . . . . . .100% . .100% . .100%
Goals Allowed by Period WCHA . . . . . . .16 . .24 . .19 .0 .= . .59 Overall . . . . . .20 . .33 . .28 .0 .= . .81
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BADGER NOTEBOOK SAUER TO RETIRE FOLLOWING 2001-02 SEASON - Head coach Jeff Sauer announced earlier this month he would retire from coaching at the end of this season, ending another era of Wisconsin Hockey. Sauer, who succeeded the legendary Bob Johnson in 1982, has coached in the WCHA for 31 years and been the head of the Badger program for 20 seasons. He leaves as the WCHA’s (651 wins) and school’s (485) winningest coach and also as the fourth-winningest coach in college hockey history. BADGER OLYMPIANS - The Badgers have five representatives on Olympic teams that will compete in Salt Lake City in February ... on the U.S. team, three of seven defensemen are former Badgers (Chris Chelios, Brian Rafalski and Gary Suter) and goaltender Mike Richter makes his second appearance in the Winter Games ... for Team Canada, Curtis Joseph will also make his second appearance in goal for the Canadian Olympic team. Chelios will again captain the team, after serving as team captain for the 1998 U.S. Olympic squad. IRON MEN: Ten players have seen action in all 28 games to date, including Dan Boeser, Brian Fahey, David Hukalo, Matt Hussey, Jon Krall, Alex Leavitt, Matt Murray, Rob Vega, Brad Winchester and Andy Wozniewski. Boeser has not missed a game as a Badger, continuing his 69 consecutive-games played string this weekend. Other players who have not missed a game in quite a while are: Matt Hussey (46 games), Matt Murray (71), Rob Vega (47) and Brad Winchester (86), who currently leads the Badgers in consecutive games played. SHORTHANDED SNIPER - Captain Andy Wheeler, the only player in the WCHA with three shorthanded tallies in league play this season, ranks among the all-time Badger leaders in career shorthanded goals and man-down season tallies. Wheeler currently ranks tied for third (WCHA games) with five career shorthanded scores and is one of just six Badgers in school history to score five or more shorthanded goals against WCHA competition. On the season charts, Wheeler is tied for eighth all-time with his three shorthanders this season and tied for sixth for most SHG’s goals score vs. WCHA opponents in a season (3). HAPPY BIRTHDAY! - Badgers who have birthdays coming up this month include Matt Doman (Feb. 10, 22 years old) and John Eichelberger (Feb. 23, 21). THE JEFF SAUER SHOW - Head coach Jeff Sauer’s weekly television show airs Sunday nights at 11 p.m. on WKOW-TV, Channel 27. The show features highlights from the previous weekend’s action, feature stories and interviews with UW players. SEASON SERIES - Listed below are the current season series records against league opponents and how many games are left against each respective team. TEAM
RECORD
GF
GA
GD
GR*
Alaska Anchorage Colorado College Denver Michigan Tech Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth MSU, Mankato North Dakota St. Cloud State
1-2-1 0-0-1^ 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0 1-0-1
11 3 1 5 10 9 6 17 6
14 3 8 1 9 2 7 15 3
-3 0 -7 +4 +1 +7 -1 +2 -3
0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0
10-8-3
63
58
+5
8
* games remaining against; ^ was a non-conference game (3-3 OT tie at the Showdown)
2001-02 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS Date
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 OT
T
Saves by Period 1 2 3 OT T
Starting Goalie
Pen./Min
PP
SHG
Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT
T
@Wisconsin Wayne State
10-19-01
13 9
23 8
18 10
-
54 27
8 11
5 22
9 17
-
22 50
Kabotoff Guerrera
4-8 6-12
1-5 0-4
0 0
2 1
1 3
1 1
-
4 5
@Wisconsin Wayne State
10-20-01
13 6
15 8
7 11
-
35 25
6 10
8 14
11 6
-
25 30
Bruckler Guerrera
9-18 5-10
3-3 0-7
1 0
3 0
1 0
1 0
-
5 0
Wisconsin @North Dakota
10-26-01
6 11
8 15
6 8
-
20 34
11 5
14 7
7 5
-
32 17
Kabotoff Kollar
10-20 9-18
1-6 1-8
0 0
1 0
1 1
1 1
-
3 2
Wisconsin @North Dakota
10-27-01
12 12
10 20
13 10
-
35 42
10 12
17 7
9 12
-
36 31
Bruckler Kollar
6-12 6-12
0-5 2-5
1 1
0 2
3 3
1 1
-
4 6
@Wisconsin Boston College
11-2-01
8 11
7 17
10 15
-
25 43
11 8
16 4
14 8
-
41 20
Kabotoff Kelleher
8-16 4-8
1-4 0-8
0 0
0 0
3 1
2 1
-
5 2
@Wisconsin Boston College
11-3-01
10 8
10 17
14 5
-
34 30
8 10
15 9
4 14
-
27 33
Kabotoff Kaltiainen
6-12 7-14
1-6 1-4
0 0
0 0
1 2
0 1
-
1 3
Wisconsin @Minn.-Duluth
11-9-01
13 11
7 16
16 17
-
36 44
10 11
16 7
17 13
-
43 31
Kabotoff Anderson
19-57 16-54
1-7 1-9
2 0
2 1
0 0
3 0
-
5 1
Wisconsin @Minn.-Duluth
11-10-01
9 19
20 8
12 13
-
41 40
19 8
8 18
12 11
-
39 37
Kabotoff Coole
11-38 12-43
0-6 0-5
0 0
1 0
2 0
1 1
-
4 1
@Wisconsin Michigan Tech
11-16-01
8 9
8 12
5 12
-
21 33
9 8
11 8
12 5
-
32 21
Kabotoff Rogers
8-24 7-14
0-7 0-7
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 0
-
0 1
@Wisconsin Michigan Tech
11-17-01
12 7
15 9
9 17
-
36 33
7 9
9 15
17 7
-
33 31
Kabotoff Rogers
16-51 22-71
2-9 0-6
0 0
3 0
0 0
2 0
-
5 0
Wisconsin @Michigan State
11-23-01
5 14
13 8
5 10
-
23 32
13 5
8 12
9 5
-
30 22
Kabotoff Miller
9-18 7-14
0-3 0-5
0 0
0 1
1 0
0 1
-
1 2
Wisconsin @Michigan
11-24-01
10 12
5 15
10 14
-
25 41
11 8
13 5
12 9
-
36 22
Bruckler Blackburn
9-18 8-16
1-6 3-7
0 1
2 1
0 2
1 2
-
3 5
Wisconsin 11-30-01 @Alaska-Anchorage
2 16
5 19
5 6
-
12 41
14 1
17 5
6 5
-
31 11
Kabotoff Reiter
4-8 6-12
1-5 0-3
0 0
1 2
0 2
0 0
-
1 4
Wisconsin 12-1-01 @Alaska-Anchorage
6 9
5 5
7 8
1 1
19 23
8 5
3 3
8 7
1 1
20 16
Kabotoff King
4-8 3-6
0-2 0-3
0 0
1 1
2 2
0 0
0 0
3 3
@Wisconsin North Dakota
12-7-01
10 10
19 14
15 7
3 2
47 33
7 10
12 17
6 11
2 2
27 40
Kabotoff Kollar
4-8 7-14
3-6 3-3
0 0
0 3
2 2
4 1
1 0
7 6
@Wisconsin North Dakota
12-8-01
6 18
12 14
12 14
-
30 46
18 5
13 12
14 10
-
45 27
Bruckler Brandt
7-14 5-10
1-2 0-4
0 0
1 0
0 1
2 0
-
3 1
Wisconsin Brown
12-27-01
9 8
7 12
10 13
-
26 33
7 9
12 7
12 9
-
31 25
Bruckler Danis
4-8 5-10
1-4 1-3
0 0
0 1
0 0
1 1
-
1 2
Wisconsin Colorado College
12-28-01
10 17
8 21
10 15
2 6
30 59
17 8
20 8
13 9
6 2
56 27
Kabotoff McElhinney
12-38 11-33
0-3 0-4
0 0
2 0
0 1
1 2
0 0
3 3
Wisconsin @Denver
1-4-02
8 9
13 17
9 14
-
30 40
9 8
16 13
12 9
-
37 30
Kabotoff Dubielewicz
12-24 8-16
0-3 1-7
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 2
-
0 3
Wisconsin @Denver
1-5-02
6 18
8 10
5 6
-
19 34
16 5
9 8
4 5
-
29 18
Bruckler Berkhoel
5-21 4-19
0-2 0-3
0 1
1 2
0 1
0 2
-
1 5
@Wisconsin Minnesota
1-11-02
10 13
13 21
4 19
-
27 53
12 8
20 10
18 1
-
50 18
Kabotoff Hauser
10-20 7-14
1-5 2-7
2 0
2 1
3 1
3 1
-
8 3
@Wisconsin Minnesota
1-12-02
11 13
15 13
10 7
-
36 33
11 10
11 15
5 9
-
24 34
Kabotoff Hauser
10-20 13-48
2-7 1-4
0 1
1 2
0 2
1 2
-
2 6
Wisconsin @MSU, Mankato
1-18-02
15 13
10 13
12 11
-
37 37
13 15
11 9
10 12
-
34 36
Kabotoff Jensen
6-12 6-12
0-4 0-4
0 0
0 0
1 2
0 1
-
1 3
2001-02 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS Shots on Goal 16 9 13 - 38 8 10 6 - 24
Saves by Period 8 8 4 - 20 14 7 12 - 33
Starting Kabotoff Jensen
12-24 10-20
1-5 2-7
0 0
Goals by Period 2 2 1 0 2 2 -
5 4
1-25-02
9 9
9 14
7 12
2 1
27 36
9 9
13 9
10 6
2 1
34 25
Kabotoff Weasler
5-10 7-14
1-7 0-5
0 0
0 0
0 1
2 1
0 0
2 2
@Wisconsin St. Cloud State
1-26-02
10 8
9 13
8 12
-
27 33
8 9
12 7
12 7
-
32 23
Bruckler Weasler
13-26 14-36
0-4 0-4
0 0
1 0
2 1
1 0
-
4 1
@Wisconsin Alaska-Anch.
2-1-02
9 8
14 16
22 9
-
45 33
7 8
15 13
7 19
-
29 40
Bruckler Reiter
8-16 11-33
2-7 0-3
1 0
1 1
1 1
3 2
-
5 4
Wisconsin Alaska-Anch.
2-2-02
5 4
11 19
17 11
-
33 34
3 5
19 9
9 17
-
31 31
Bruckler King
19-71 20-73
0-3 2-4
0 0
0 1
2 0
0 2
-
2 3
Wisconsin @MSU, Mankato
1-19-02
@Wisconsin St. Cloud State
Wisconsin 2-8-02 @Colorado College Wisconsin 2-9-02 @Colorado College Wisconsin Denver
2-15-02
Wisconsin Denver
2-16-02
Wisconsin @Minnesota
2-22-02
Wisconsin @Minnesota
2-23-02
Wisconsin Minn.-Duluth
3-1-02
Wisconsin Minn.-Duluth
3-2-02
2001-02 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (Record:
12-13-3, 10-8-2 WCHA)
DATE
RESULT
OPPONENT
GOALS
GOALTENDER
ATTENDANCE
Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
19 20 26 27
L 4-5 W 5-0 W 3-2 L 4-6
WAYNE STATE* WAYNE STATE* at North Dakota at North Dakota
24, 21*, 20, 12 8, 12*, 24*, 19^, 8* 19*, 23, 31 28, 31^, 8, 14
Kabotoff, 22 Bruckler, 25 Kabotoff, 32 Bruckler, 36
9,421 9,822 11,547 11,470
Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30
W 5-2 L 1-3 W 5-1 W 4-1 L 0-1 W 5-0 L 1-2 L 3-5 L 1-4
BOSTON COLLEGE* 13, 7, 9, 21*, 31 BOSTON COLLEGE* 19* at Minnesota-Duluth 11, 31^, 28, 7*, 9^ at Minnesota-Duluth 12, 8, 9, 9 MICHIGAN TECH No Scoring MICHIGAN TECH 7, 21*, 9, 31, 20* at Michigan State* (College Hockey Showcase) at Michigan* (College Hockey Showcase) 28*, 14, 20 at Alaska Anchorage 24*
10,871 11,573 4,683 4,736 10,631 10,878 Kabotoff, 30 6,697 3,842
T 3-3, ot W 7-6, ot W 3-1
at Alaska Anchorage NORTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA
Kabotoff, 41 Kabotoff, 27 Kabotoff, 43 Kabotoff, 39 Kabotoff, 32 Kabotoff, 33 28 Bruckler, 36 Kabotoff, 31 Bruckler, 6 Kabotoff, 20 Kabotoff, 27 Bruckler, 45
Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 8
12, 9, 9 8, 12*, 12*, 8, 4*, 10, 28 8*, 28, 19e
6,880•
4,169 11,255 12,696
2001 Bank One Badger Hockey Showdown (Bradley Center, Milwaukee) Dec. 27 Dec. 28
L 1-2 T 3-3, ot
vs. Brown* vs. Colorado College*
9* 9, 9, 28
Bruckler, 31 Kabotoff, 56
8,574 8,775
Jan. 4 Jan. 5
L 0-3 L 1-5
at Denver at Denver
No Scoring 28
Kabotoff, 37 Bruckler, 29
6,112• 6,120•
Jan. 11 Jan. 12
W 8-3 L 2-6
MINNESOTA MINNESOTA
9, 14, 12, 31^, 31, 8*, 12, 14^ 9*, 19*
12,937 14,711
Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 25
L 1-3 W 5-4 T 2-2, ot
at MSU, Mankato at MSU, Mankato ST. CLOUD STATE
9 8, 14*, 20, 8, 24 14, 24*
Jan. 26 Jan. 29
W 4-1 T 2-2
ST. CLOUD STATE FRENCH OLYMPIC TEAM (exhibition)
14, 19, 24, 14 19, 19
Kabotoff, 50 Kabotoff, 24 Bruckler, 3 Kabotoff, 34 Kabotoff, 20 Kabotoff, 9 Bruckler, 23 Bruckler, 32 Baranczyk, 27
14,127 9,251
Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Friday Saturday Friday Saturday Friday Saturday
W 5-4 L 2-3 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 23
ALASKA ANCHORAGE ALASKA ANCHORAGE at Colorado College at Colorado College DENVER DENVER at Minnesota at Minnesota
12, 20, 14^, 9*, 19* 10, 10
Bruckler, 29 Bruckler, 31
11,748 12,488
Friday Saturday Fri.-Sun. Thu.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Sat.-Sun.
Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.
MINNESOTA-DULUTH MINNESOTA-DULUTH WCHA First-round playoffs WCHA Final Five (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.) NCAA West Regional (Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich.) NCAA East Regional (Worcester, Mass.)
1 2 8-10 14-16 22-23 23-24
4,295 4,167 11,888
Thu. & Sat. April 4 & 6 NCAA Frozen Four (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.) Home games listed in all CAPS *non-conference; • sell out
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