2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

2020–21 Wisconsin Badgers
women's ice hockey season
WCHA Regular Season champions
WCHA Final Faceoff champions
NCAA Frozen Four champions, 2–1 (OT) vs. Northeastern
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceLaBahn Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com1
Record
Overall14–3–1
Home5–1–0
Road7–2–1
Neutral3–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMark Johnson (18th season)
Assistant coachesDan Koch
Jackie Crum
Mark Greenhalgh
Captain(s)Grace Bowlby
Brette Pettet
Daryl Watts
Alternate captain(s)Caitlin Schneider
Britta Curl
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championship trophy

The Wisconsin Badgers represented the University of Wisconsin in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. In the WCHA Final Faceoff championship game, the Badgers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes by a 3–2 mark in overtime, as Lacey Eden scored the game-winning goal.[1] Appearing in the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament versus the Northeastern Huskies, Daryl Watts scored the game-winning goal in a 2−1 overtime win.[2]

Offseason

  • September 3: Mercyhurst Lakers goaltender Kennedy Blair has transferred to the Badgers.[3]

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Jane Gervais Goaltender  Canada As a sophomore and junior, she led the Stanstead College Varsity Girls Hockey team to gold medals at the NAPHA Playoff Championships. As a senior, she posted 14 shutouts.
Casey O'Brien Forward  United States She skated for Team USA in 2018 and 2019 at the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championships
Makenna Webster Forward  United States She led Team USA in scoring at the 2018 and 2019 IIHF U-18 World Championships. At the 2020 edition of the event, she was named an alternate captain and captured the gold medal.
Maddi Wheeler Forward  Canada She scored the gold medal-winning goal for Canada, in overtime, at the 2019 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championships.
Mayson Toft Defense  United States As a high school varsity hockey player for Alexandria High School, she gained Defensive Player of the Year honors for four consecutive years.

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Regular season

Standings

2020–21 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin † * 16 12 3 1 0 36 62 25 21 17 3 1 79 33
#4 Minnesota Duluth 16 11 5 0 0 34 50 23 23 12 7 0 55 33
#3 Ohio State 16 11 5 0 0 32 42 32 20 13 7 0 56 42
#6 Minnesota 19 11 7 0 1 36 62 40 20 11 8 1 65 45
Minnesota State 20 7 12 1 0 20 38 56 20 7 12 1 38 56
St. Cloud State 19 6 12 1 0 18.5 32 62 19 6 12 1 32 62
Bemidji State 20 2 16 2 1 12.5 24 72 20 2 16 2 24 72
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record

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Regular Season
November 27 at Ohio State #1 Columbus, OH Andrea Braendli L 2–3  0–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 28 at Ohio State Columbus, OH Kennedy Blair W 5–0  1–1–0 (1–1–0)
January 2 at MSU Mankato Mankato Kennedy Blair W 3–2  2–1–0 (2–1–0)
January 3 at MSU Mankato Mankato Kennedy Blair W 1–0  3–1–0 (3–1–0)
January 8 Ohio State La Bahn Arena • Madison, WI Kennedy Blair W 2–1  4–1–0 (4–1–0)
January 9 Ohio State #1 La Bahn Arena • Madison, WI Andrea Braendli L 1–2  4–2–0 (4–2–0)
January 15 Minnesota #2 La Bahn Arena • Madison, WI Kennedy Blair W 5–0  5–2–0 (5–2–0)
January 16 Minnesota #2 La Bahn Arena • Madison, WI Kennedy Blair W 6–3  6–2–0 (6–2–0)
January 22 at St. Cloud State #1 St. Cloud, MN Kennedy Blair W 10–0  7–2–0 (7–2–0)
January 23 at St. Cloud State #1 St. Cloud, MN Kennedy Blair W 4–2  8–2–0 (8–2–0)
February 5 at Minnesota #4 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Kennedy Blair W 4–3  9–2–0 (9–2–0)
February 6 at Minnesota Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Kennedy Blair T 2–2 OT 9–2–1 (9–2–1)
February 12 Bemidji State #1 La Bahn Arena • Madison, WI Kennedy Blair W 4–0  10–2–1 (10–2–1)
February 13 Bemidji State #1 La Bahn Arena • Madison, WI Kennedy Blair W 7–0  11–2–1 (11–2–1)
February 26 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Emma Soderberg L 2–4  11–3–1 (11–3–1)
February 27 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Kennedy Blair W 4–3  12–3–1 (12–3–1)
WCHA Frozen Faceoff
March 6 vs. Minnesota Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Kennedy Blair W 5–3  13–3–1 (13–3–1)
March 7 vs. Minnesota Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Kennedy Blair W 3–2 OT 14–3–1 (14–3–1)
NCAA Tournament
March 16 vs. Providence Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA Kennedy Blair W 3–0  15–3–1 (14–3–1)
March 18 vs. Ohio State Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA Kennedy Blair W 4–2  16–3–1 (15–3–1)
March 20 vs. Northeastern Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA Kennedy Blair W 2–1 OT 17–3–1 (15–3–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

2020–21 Badgers

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Quebec Jane Grevais Freshman G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Valcourt, Quebec Stanstead College
2 New York (state) Natalie Buchbinder Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Fairport, New York Shattuck-St. Mary's
4 Ontario Teagan Grant Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) New Liskeard, Ontario Toronto Aeros
6 Maryland Lacey Eden Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Annapolis, Maryland Shattuck St. Mary’s
7 Alberta Dara Greig Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Lethbridge, Alberta Pursuit of Excellence
8 Missouri Mackenna Webster Freshman F 5' 2" (1.57 m) St. Louis, Missouri Shattuck St. Mary’s
9 Saskatchewan Sophie Shirley Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Calgary Inferno (CWHL)
10 Michigan Delaney Drake Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Traverse City, Michigan North American Hockey Academy (JWHL)
15 Illinois Caitlin Schneider (A) Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Glenview, Illinois Chicago Young Americans
16 Wisconsin Maddie Posick Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Stoughton, Wisconsin Madison Capitols
17 North Dakota Britta Curl (A) Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck Blizzard
19 Ontario Daryl Watts (C) Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Toronto, Ontario Boston College (WHEA)
20 Nova Scotia Brette Pettet (C) Senior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Kentville, Nova Scotia Team Canada U-18
27 Minnesota Grace Bowlby (C) Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Edina, Minnesota Team USA U-18
28 Ontario Maddi Wheeler Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Erinsville, Ontario Nepean Jr. Wildcats
30 New York (state) Cami Kronish Sophomore (RS) G 6' 0" (1.83 m) New York, New York North American Hockey Academy (JWHL)
29 North Dakota Kennedy Blair Senior (RS) G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Bismarck, North Dakota Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA)
32 Minnesota Breanna Blesi Junior (RS) G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove HS


Awards and honors

All-America honors

  • Grace Bowlby, 2020–21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American[14]
  • Daryl Watts, CCM/AHCA 2020–21 First Team All-American[14]

HCA Awards

  • Daryl Watts, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (March 2021):[15]
  • Makenna Webster, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Rookie of the Month (March 2021)
  • Lacey Eden, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Rookie of the Month (February 2021) [16]

References

  1. ^ "Badgers claim WCHA Final Faceoff title". uwbadgers.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "N.S. player captains Wisconsin to NCAA women's hockey title". cbc.ca. March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Blair to join Badgers for 2020–21 season". uwbadgers.com. September 3, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Fab Five: Wisconsin to welcome five freshmen to 2020–21 squad – Johnson recruits top group of five new Badgers". uwbadgers.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020–21 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020–21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Wisconsin's Grace Bowlby And Lacey Eden, Minnesota's Grace Zumwinkle And Minnesota Duluth's Emma Söderberg Earn WCHA Player Of The Month Honors Presented By Sterling Trophy". wcha.com. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowlby named WCHA Defenseman of the Week". uwbadgers.com. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020–2021 All-USCHO Teams". uscho.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "Wisconsin's Lacey Eden Honored As National Rookie Of The Month". wcha.com. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "Wisconsin's Grace Bowlby And Lacey Eden, Minnesota's Grace Zumwinkle And Minnesota Duluth's Emma Söderberg Earn WCHA Player Of The Month Honors Presented By Sterling Trophy". wcha.com. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "WCHA Announces 2020–21 Individual Awards". wcha.com. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020–2021 All-USCHO Teams". uscho.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans – NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  15. ^ "LINDBERG, TRIVIGNO AND FRANKEL RECEIVE HCA NATIONAL MONTHLY HONORS". hockeyeastonline.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "Northeastern's Mueller, Frankel, Wisconsin's Eden tabbed HCA women's hockey award winners for February". uscho.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.