2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season
American college ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season was the 73rd season of play for the program. They represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season . This marked the 21st season in the Big Ten Conference . They were coached by Tony Granato , in his sixth season, playing their home games at Kohl Center .
Season
Despite losing its top 4 scorers from the previous season, Wisconsin entered the year ranked 13th in the nation. However, That soon proved to be a bit of wishful thinking and the Badgers were dropped from the polls by mid-October. The team faced a murderers-row of opponents, including three consecutive weeks against top-5 teams, and a lack of offensive firepower resulted in a last-place record come December.
Despite the poor start, Wisconsin had an opportunity to turn their season around beginning with the Holiday Face–Off , the first in-season tournament held in Wisconsin since the Badger Showdown ended in 2010. The Badgers ended up winning the event, defeating Providence in a shootout, but weren't able to carry over any momentum from the championship.
In the second half of the season, Wisconsin won just three games. Their 6th-place finish came just a year after they won their first Big Ten championship. Wisconsin faced Notre Dame in the Big Ten quarterfinals and pulled off a stunning victory behind a 50-save effort from Jared Moe. Unfortunately, the Badgers couldn't get a repeat performance and lost the nest two games to the fighting Irish, ending a rather disappointing season.
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Carson Bantle
Forward
United States 19
Onalaska, WI ; transfer from Michigan Tech ; selected 142nd overall in 2020
Caden Brown
Forward
United States 18
Chesterfield, MO
Corson Ceulemans Defenseman
Canada 18
Regina, SK ; selected 25th overall in 2021
Max Johnson
Forward
United States 23
Lakeville, MN ; graduate transfer from Bowling Green
Daniel Laatsch
Defenseman
United States 19
Altoona, WI ; selected 215th overall in 2021
Liam Malmquist
Forward
United States 20
Edina, MN
Jake Martin
Defenseman
United States 18
White Bear Lake, MN
Jared Moe
Goaltender
United States 22
New Prague, MN ; transfer from Minnesota ; selected 184th overall in 2018
Brayden Morrison
Forward
Canada 19
Calgary, AB
Zach Urdahl
Forward
United States 19
Eau Claire, WI
Roster
As of September 6, 2021.[ 1]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Daniel Laatsch Freshman
D 6' 5" (1.96 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
2002-02-13
Altoona, Wisconsin Sioux City (USHL PIT 2021
3
Sam Stange Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2001-04-20
Eau Claire, Wisconsin Sioux Falls (USHL DET 2020
4
Corson Ceulemans Freshman
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2003-05-05
Beaumont, Alberta Brooks (AJHL CBJ 2021
5
Tyler Inamoto A Senior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1999-05-06
Barrington, Illinois USNTDP (USHL FLA 2017
6
Zach Urdahl Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2001-10-13
Eau Claire, Wisconsin Des Moines (USHL —
7
Mike Vorlicky Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-07-17
Edina, Minnesota Edina (USHS–MN —
8
Max Johnson Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1998-05-12
Lakeville, Minnesota Bowling Green (WCHA —
9
Brayden Morrison Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2002-05-04
Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL —
11
Jack Gorniak Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1999-09-15
West Salem, Wisconsin West Salem (USHS–WI MTL 2018
12
Mathieu De St. Phalle Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2000-03-20
Lake Forest, Illinois Chicago (USHL —
13
Roman Ahcan A Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-03-24
Savage, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL —
14
Jesper Peltonen Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
1998-06-08
Helsinki, Finland Omaha (USHL —
16
Tarek Baker C Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-02-22
Verona, Wisconsin Sioux City (USHL —
17
Jake Martin Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
2003-03-18
Eagle River, Wisconsin USNTDP (USHL —
18
Owen Lindmark Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2001-05-17
Naperville, Illinois USNTDP (USHL FLA 2019
19
Brock Caufield A Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-03-09
Stevens Point, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL —
20
Josh Ess Senior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1999-04-03
Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville South (USHS–MN CHI 2017
21
Carson Bantle Sophomore
F 6' 5" (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2002-01-22
Onalaska, Wisconsin Michigan Tech (WCHA ARI 2020
22
Ryder Donovan Junior
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
2000-10-04
Duluth, Minnesota Duluth East (USHS–MN VGK 2019
23
Liam Malmquist Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
2000-10-08
Edina, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL —
24
Anthony Kehrer Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
2002-03-04
Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux City (USHL —
25
Dominick Mersch A Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1998-12-16
Park Ridge, Illinois Lincoln (USHL —
26
Luke LaMaster Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1999-10-17
Duluth, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL —
27
Caden Brown Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2003-06-22
St. Louis, Missouri USNTDP (USHL —
28
Shay Donovan Junior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1998-05-26
Duluth, Minnesota Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL —
29
Ben Garrity Sophomore
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
2000-01-20
Rosemount, Minnesota Minot (NAHL —
31
Cameron Rowe Sophomore
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
2001-06-01
Wilmette, Illinois Des Moines (USHL —
35
Jared Moe Junior
G 6' 4" (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1999-07-22
New Prague, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten WPG 2018
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OTW
OTL
3/SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#5 Minnesota †
24
18
6
0
1
2
0
55 90
50
39
26
13
0
138
91
#2 Michigan *
24
16
8
0
0
3
0
51 91
59
42
31
10
1
167
94
#9 Notre Dame
24
17
7
0
5
1
0
47 74
55
40
28
12
0
122
75
#16 Ohio State
24
13
9
2
1
1
1
42 76
59
37
22
13
2
125
87
Penn State 24
6
17
1
1
1
1
20 63
92
38
17
20
1
117
122
Wisconsin 24
6
17
1
1
2
0
20 53
96
37
10
24
3
76
132
Michigan State 24
6
18
0
1
0
0
17 51
87
36
12
23
1
76
119
Championship : March 19, 2022† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament championUSCHO.com Top 20 Poll ; updated April 7, 2022
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 3
1:00 PM
#6 Minnesota Duluth *
#11
Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Exhibition)
L 2–4
Regular Season
October 8
7:00 PM
Michigan Tech *
#13
Kohl Center • Madison, WI BSW
Rowe
L 2–5 8,550
0–1–0
October 9
7:00 PM
Michigan Tech*
#13
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Moe
L 1–5 10,618
0–2–0
October 14
7:00 PM
Army *
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW+
Rowe
W 4–1 7,175
1–2–0
October 15
7:00 PM
Army*
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Moe
W 1–0 10,281
2–2–0
October 22
7:37 PM
at #3 St. Cloud State *
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN
Rowe
L 1–5 3,774
2–3–0
October 23
6:07 PM
at #3 St. Cloud State*
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN
Moe
L 1–4 4,165
2–4–0
October 29
6:00 PM
at #2 Michigan
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN
Moe
L 0–3 5,338
2–5–0 (0–1–0)
October 30
6:00 PM
at #2 Michigan
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI
BTN+
Rowe
W 4–2 5,598
3–5–0 (1–1–0)
November 5
7:00 PM
#5 Minnesota
Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Rivalry )
BSW+ , BSN+
Moe
W 4–3 OT
9,813
4–5–0 (2–1–0)
November 6
8:00 PM
#5 Minnesota
Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Rivalry)
BSW , BSN+
Rowe
L 1–4 12,015
4–6–0 (2–2–0)
November 12
6:30 PM
at #15 Notre Dame
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCSN
Moe
L 1–5 4,335
4–7–0 (2–3–0)
November 13
5:00 PM
at #15 Notre Dame
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN
NBCRN
Rowe
L 0–3 3,977
4–8–0 (2–4–0)
November 19
6:00 PM
at Michigan State
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI
Moe
L 2–3 5,653
4–9–0 (2–5–0)
November 20
7:00 PM
at Michigan State
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI
Moe
L 2–5 5,009
4–10–0 (2–6–0)
November 26
7:07 PM
Clarkson *
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW+
Moe
T 2–2 OT
7,930
4–10–1
November 27
7:07 PM
Clarkson*
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Rowe
L 0–3 8,919
4–11–1
December 3
7:00 PM
USNTDP *
Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (Exhibition)
L 0–4
December 10
7:00 PM
Penn State
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Moe
W 4–1 9,369
5–11–1 (3–6–0)
December 11
6:00 PM
Penn State
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Moe
L 4–5 OT
10,176
5–12–1 (3–7–0)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28
7:37 PM
vs. Yale *
Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI (Face–Off Semifinal)BSW
Moe
W 3–2 OT
6,533
6–12–1
December 29
7:37 PM
vs. #16 Providence *
Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI (Face–Off Championship)
BSN , BSO , BSW
Moe
T 2–2 SOW
6,225
6–12–2
Regular Season
January 8
6:00 PM
#17 Ohio State
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW+
Moe
L 3–5 10,653
6–13–2 (3–8–0)
January 8
3:00 PM
#17 Ohio State
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Moe
T 2–2 SOL
7,837
6–13–3 (3–8–1)
January 14
7:00 PM
Michigan State
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Moe
W 5–2 8,572
7–13–3 (4–8–1)
January 15
8:00 PM
Michigan State
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Moe
W 5–2 10,946
8–13–3 (5–8–1)
January 21
6:00 PM
at Penn State
Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA
Moe
L 1–4 6,008
8–14–3 (5–9–1)
January 22
5:00 PM
at Penn State
Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA
Moe
L 2–7 6,247
8–15–3 (5–10–1)
January 28
6:00 PM
#4 Michigan
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Moe
L 1–5 9,994
8–16–3 (5–11–1)
January 29
8:00 PM
#4 Michigan
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BTN
Rowe
L 2–6 12,231
8–17–3 (5–12–1)
February 4
6:00 PM
at #9 Ohio State
Value City Arena • Columbus, OH
Moe
L 3–4 OT
4,743
8–18–3 (5–13–1)
February 5
7:00 PM
at #9 Ohio State
Value City Arena • Columbus, OHBTN
Rowe
L 2–6 4,592
8–19–3 (5–14–1)
February 12
7:30 PM
#11 Notre Dame
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BTN
Moe
W 5–3 9,228
9–19–3 (6–14–1)
February 13
7:00 PM
#11 Notre Dame
Kohl Center • Madison, WI
BSW
Moe
L 2–3 10,934
9–20–3 (6–15–1)
February 25
8:00 PM
at #4 Minnesota
3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry)ESPNU
Moe
L 0–5 9,350
9–21–3 (6–16–1)
February 26
8:00 PM
at #4 Minnesota
3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry)
BTN
Rowe
L 0–9 10,069
9–22–3 (6–17–1)
Big Ten Tournament
March 4
6:00 PM
at #7 Notre Dame *
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 1)
Moe
W 3–1 3,634
10–22–3
March 5
5:00 PM
at #7 Notre Dame *
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 2)
Moe
L 2–3 3,738
10–23–3
March 6
5:00 PM
at #7 Notre Dame *
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 3)
Moe
L 2–4 2,612
10–24–3
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Central Time . [ 2]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Mathieu De St. Phalle F 36
10
12
22 8
Corson Ceulemans D 34
7
15
22 33
Brock Caufield RW 37
7
12
19 14
Tarek Baker LW 27
5
12
17 38
Jack Gorniak C /LW 37
5
10
15 14
Carson Bantle LW 27
8
6
14 28
Roman Ahcan LW 34
5
7
12 99
Sam Stange RW 37
4
7
11 6
Dominick Mersch C 37
5
5
10 43
Liam Malmquist F 35
1
8
9 4
Max Johnson C 31
5
2
7 2
Zach Urdahl LW 36
4
3
7 4
Jesper Peltonen D 36
2
5
7 6
Caden Brown F 33
2
4
6 2
Josh Ess D 37
1
5
6 4
Ryder Donovan C /RW 34
2
2
4 28
Daniel Laatsch D 28
1
2
3 4
Anthony Kehrer D 36
1
2
3 10
Tyler Inamoto D 26
0
2
2 26
Owen Lindmark C 9
1
0
1 2
Ben Garrity G 5
0
0
0 0
Shay Donovan D 6
0
0
0 0
Jake Martin D 11
0
0
0 2
Luke LaMaster D 17
0
0
0 8
Cameron Rowe G 17
0
0
0 0
Brayden Morrison C 19
0
0
0 4
Jared Moe G 31
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
6
Total
76
121
197
395
[ 3]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Jared Moe 31
1639
8
16
3
81
894
1
.917
2.97
Cameron Rowe 17
585
2
8
0
42
261
0
.861
4.30
Ben Garrity 5
10
0
0
0
3
1
0
.250
17.91
Empty Net
-
10
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
Total
37
2245
10
24
3
132
1156
1
.898
3.53
Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25 (Final)
USCHO.com
11
13
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
-
NR
USA Today
12
14
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24. [ 4]
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[ 5]
References
External links
