2022–23 Wisconsin Badgers
men's ice hockey season
Conference7th Big Ten
Home iceKohl Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall13–23–0
Conference6–18–0
Home9–9–0
Road3–13–0
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachTony Granato
Assistant coachesMark Osiecki
Andy Brandt
Brad Winchester
Captain(s)Dominick Mersch
Alternate captain(s)Brock Caufield
Mathieu De St. Phalle
Jack Gorniak
Anthony Kehrer
Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022-23 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season was the 74th season of play for the program and 22nd in the Big Ten. The Badgers represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. They were coached by Tony Granato in his seventh season and played their home games at Kohl Center.

Season

After an abysmal season, Wisconsin was hoping for a resurgence in 2023. Unfortunately for the Badgers, this season the Big Ten was the strongest conference in the nation, boasting upwards of 6 teams ranked in the top 20. Wisconsin was the odd man out and though they did see improvements on both the offensive and defensive side of the puck, it wasn't enough to keep them out of the conference cellar. From the start of the season the Badgers had to face a murderer's row of opponents and played their first 8 games against ranked teams. While they did win two of those games, both were against non-conference competition and only marginally helped the team's cause.

Wisconsin managed to put together a 5-game winning streak in the middle of the season but four of those victories came against two of the lowest-ranked teams in the country and the team followed that up by going 3–11 over the next fourteen games. It wasn't really until the end of the regular season that the Badgers showed any signs of life when they managed to split three consecutive series, all against ranked teams. While it didn't help they at all in regards to their playoff position, it did at least show that they had the potential to make waves in the conference tournament.

In the postseason meeting at Michigan, the Badger's offense show up and scored 9 goals in two games. However, the defense was porous and allowed the Wolverines to score 13 goals.[1]

Shortly after the end of the season, head coach Tony Granato was relieved of his position. The move did not come as a surprise to Granato, who said:

“Based on the end of last year, I knew we had to win this year,”[2]

It was the fifth losing season for the Badgers under Granato in seven years.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Roman AhcanGoaltender United StatesGraduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Tarek BakerForward United StatesGraduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Caden BrownForward CanadaReturned to juniors mid-season (Waterloo Black Hawks)
Ryder DonovanForward United StatesLeft program (transferred to St. Thomas)
Josh EssDefenseman United StatesGraduation (retired)
Tyler InamotoDefenseman United StatesGraduation (signed with Ontario Reign)
Max JohnsonForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Jake MartinDefenseman United StatesLeft program (retired)
Brayden MorrisonForward CanadaReturned to juniors mid-season (Dubuque Fighting Saints)
Jesper PeltonenDefenseman FinlandGraduation (signed with EHC Kloten)
Cameron RoweGoaltender United StatesTransferred to Western Michigan

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Ben DexheimerDefenseman United States20Edina, MN
Jack HorbachForward United States20Naperville, IL
Tyson JugnauthDefenseman Canada18Toronto, ON; selected 100th overall in 2022
Cruz LuciusForward United States18Lawrence, KS; selected 124th overall in 2022
Kyle McClellanGoaltender United States23Manchester, MO; transfer from Mercyhurst
Robby NewtonForward United States21Milwaukee, WI
Ty SmilanicForward United States20Elizabeth, CO; transfer from Quinnipiac; selected 74th overall in 2020
Charlie StramelForward United States17Rosemount, MN

Roster

As of September 8, 2022.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Wisconsin Daniel Laatsch Sophomore D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-02-13 Altoona, Wisconsin Sioux City (USHL) PIT, 215th overall 2021
3 Wisconsin Sam Stange Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 2001-04-20 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Sioux Falls (USHL) DET, 97th overall 2020
4 Alberta Corson Ceulemans Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2003-05-05 Beaumont, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) CBJ, 25th overall 2021
5 Minnesota Shay Donovan Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-05-26 Duluth, Minnesota Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL)
6 Wisconsin Zach Urdahl Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-13 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Des Moines (USHL)
7 Minnesota Mike Vorlicky Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000-07-17 Edina, Minnesota Edina (USHS–MN)
9 Alberta Brayden Morrison Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-05-04 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL)
11 Wisconsin Jack Gorniak (A) Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-09-15 West Salem, Wisconsin West Salem (USHS–WI) MTL, 123rd overall 2018
12 Illinois Mathieu De St. Phalle (A) Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-03-20 Lake Forest, Illinois Chicago (USHL)
13 Illinois Jack Horbach Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-05-04 Naperville, Illinois Madison (USHL)
16 Wisconsin Robby Newton Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-16 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Janesville (NAHL)
18 Illinois Owen Lindmark Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-05-17 Naperville, Illinois NTDP (USHL) FLA, 137th overall 2019
19 Wisconsin Brock Caufield (A) Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-09 Stevens Point, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL)
20 Minnesota Ben Dexheimer Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2002-06-21 Edina, Minnesota Madison (USHL)
21 Wisconsin Carson Bantle Junior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2002-01-22 Onalaska, Wisconsin Michigan Tech (WCHA) ARI, 142nd overall 2020
22 Missouri Caden Brown Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2003-06-22 St. Louis, Missouri NTDP (USHL)
23 Minnesota Liam Malmquist Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-10-08 Edina, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL)
24 Manitoba Anthony Kehrer (A) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-03-04 Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux City (USHL)
25 Illinois Dominick Mersch (C) Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1998-12-16 Park Ridge, Illinois Lincoln (USHL)
26 Minnesota Luke LaMaster Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1999-10-17 Duluth, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
27 British Columbia Tyson Jugnauth Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 2004-04-17 Kelowna, British Columbia West Kelowna (BCHL) SEA, 100th overall 2022
28 Minnesota Charlie Stramel Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2004-10-15 Rosemount, Minnesota NTDP (USHL)
29 Colorado Ty Smilanic Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2002-01-20 Denver, Colorado Quinnipiac (ECAC) MTL, 74th overall 2020
31 Missouri Kyle McClellan Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-18 Manchester, Missouri Mercyhurst (AHA)
33 Minnesota Ben Garrity Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-20 Rosemount, Minnesota Minot (NAHL)
35 Minnesota Jared Moe Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-07-22 New Prague, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) WPG, 184th overall 2018
51 Minnesota Cruz Lucius Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2004-04-05 Grant, Minnesota NTDP (USHL) CAR, 124th overall 2022

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota2419412105710650402910116890
#3 Michigan *24121023303882794126123171128
#7 Ohio State24111120013669634021163131101
Notre Dame241010420335526037161658597
#19 Michigan State24101221123465803818182107115
#8 Penn State24101310303471753922161129106
Wisconsin246180000185492361323094126
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Exhibition
October 2 2:00 PM at Lakehead* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin (Exhibition)  McClellan L 2–3 OT 1,770
Regular Season
October 7 6:00 PM at #14 Ohio State Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio  Moe L 1–3  3,519 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 8 4:00 PM at #14 Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio  Moe L 3–4  3,041 0–2–0 (0–2–0)
October 14 7:04 PM #10 St. Cloud State* Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSW Moe L 1–5  7,030 0–3–0
October 15 7:04 PM #10 St. Cloud State* Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSW McClellan L 1–2  9,894 0–4–0
October 21 7:00 PM at #10 Minnesota Duluth* AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, MinnesotaMY9 Moe W 5–2  6,573 1–4–0
October 22 6:00 PM at #10 Minnesota Duluth* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MinnesotaMY9 Moe W 3–0  7,038 2–4–0
October 28 6:00 PM #16 Penn State Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSW+ Moe L 1–2  6,004 2–5–0 (0–3–0)
October 29 6:00 PM #16 Penn State Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSW+ Moe L 0–4  6,933 2–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 4 6:00 PM at Michigan State Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MichiganBTN+ Moe L 0–5  5,038 2–7–0 (0–5–0)
November 5 5:00 PM at Michigan State Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MichiganBTN+ McClellan L 1–5  5,318 2–8–0 (0–6–0)
November 11 7:00 PM Long Island* Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSW+ Moe W 3–2  6,058 3–8–0
November 12 7:00 PM Long Island* Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSW Moe W 4–3 OT 7,650 4–8–0
November 18 7:00 PM Lindenwood* Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSW+ McClellan W 4–3  5,550 5–8–0
November 19 7:00 PM Lindenwood* Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSW Moe W 5–1  6,974 6–8–0
December 2 7:00 PM #5 Michigan Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSD, BSW+ Moe W 6–3  7,464 7–8–0 (1–6–0)
December 3 4:00 PM #5 Michigan Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSD+, BSW+ Moe L 2–4  8,619 7–9–0 (1–7–0)
December 9 8:00 PM at #3 Minnesota 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota (Rivalry)BTN Moe L 1–7  8,961 7–10–0 (1–8–0)
December 10 6:00 PM at #3 Minnesota 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rivalry)BSN, BSW McClellan L 4–6  9,713 7–11–0 (1–9–0)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28 7:30 PM vs. Lake Superior State* Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal)BSW+ Moe W 4–0  6,533 8–11–0
December 29 7:30 PM vs. Clarkson* Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Championship)BSW Moe L 1–3  6,584 8–12–0
Regular Season
January 6 7:00 PM #20 Notre Dame Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSW+ Moe W 2–0  7,256 9–12–0 (2–9–0)
January 7 5:30 PM #20 Notre Dame Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBTN McClellan L 4–6  7,256 9–13–0 (2–10–0)
January 13 7:00 PM USNTDP* Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Exhibition)  McClellan L 1–6  6,313
January 20 7:00 PM #7 Ohio State Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSGL, BSW Moe W 4–0  7,414 10–13–0 (3–10–0)
January 21 7:00 PM #7 Ohio State Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBSGL, BSW+ Moe L 0–2  9,766 10–14–0 (3–11–0)
January 27 5:00 PM at Notre Dame Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, IndianaPeacock Moe L 3–5  5,022 10–15–0 (3–12–0)
January 28 6:00 PM at Notre Dame Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IndianaPeacock Moe L 1–3  5,022 10–16–0 (3–13–0)
February 3 6:00 PM at #6 Michigan Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan  Moe L 2–6  5,800 10–17–0 (3–14–0)
February 4 6:00 PM at #6 Michigan Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan  Moe L 4–7  5,800 10–18–0 (3–15–0)
February 10 7:00 PM #1 Minnesota Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Rivalry)BSW+ Moe L 1–4  8,018 10–19–0 (3–16–0)
February 11 5:00 PM #1 Minnesota Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Rivalry)BTN McClellan W 3–1  11,075 11–19–0 (4–16–0)
February 17 8:00 PM #17 Michigan State Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBTN McClellan L 2–6  8,416 11–20–0 (4–17–0)
February 18 7:00 PM #17 Michigan State Kohl Center • Madison, WisconsinBTN+, BSW Moe W 6–2  10,703 12–20–0 (5–17–0)
February 24 6:00 PM at #10 Penn State Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania  Moe L 1–6  6,371 12–21–0 (5–18–0)
February 25 4:00 PM at #10 Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania  McClellan W 2–1  6,557 13–21–0 (6–18–0)
Big Ten Tournament
March 3 6:00 PM at #4 Michigan* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 1)BTN+ McClellan L 5–6 OT 3,704 13–22–0
March 4 6:00 PM at #4 Michigan* Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Quarterfinal Game 2)BTN+ Moe L 4–7  5,541 13–23–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Cruz LuciusRW3411233418
Mathieu De St. PhalleF3613173020
Brock CaufieldRW361112234
Corson CeulemansD338152338
Carson BantleLW35971614
Tyson JugnauthD325101530
Jack GorniakC/LW31571230
Charlie StramelF33571259
Zach UrdahlLW34651114
Sam StangeRW3438112
Ben DexheimerD350111112
Owen LindmarkC3645910
Jack HorbachC/RW3244840
Liam MalmquistF3343712
Dominick MerschC3525715
Daniel LaatschD361676
Mike VorlickyD3207734
Luke LaMasterD3412337
Ty SmilanicC141127
Anthony KehrerD2610114
Robby NewtonF70110
Shay DonovanD110112
Jared MoeG300112
Brayden MorrisonC10000
Kyle McClellanG120000
Caden BrownC130004
Total94157251424

[5]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Jared Moe311577:0210170877634.8983.31
Kyle McLellan15570:59360342570.8833.57
Empty Net-24:52---5----
Total362172:531323012610204.8943.48

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 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com NR - NR 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 NR NR NR NR 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 weeks 1, 13, or 26.[6]

Players drafted into the NHL

2023 NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player NHL team
121Charlie StramelMinnesota Wild
247Brady Cleveland Detroit Red Wings
366William Whitelaw Columbus Blue Jackets
5137Jack Phelan Detroit Red Wings
6177Zach Schulz New York Islanders

† incoming freshman [7]

References

  1. "SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. "'I knew we had to win this year': Tony Granato not surprised by his departure from Wisconsin men's hockey program". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Wisconsin Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. "2022-23 Men's Hockey Schedule". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  5. "Univ. of Wisconsin 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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