2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season

2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers
men's ice hockey season
2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	7th WCHA
Home ice	Kohl Center
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	—
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	#19
Record
Overall	21-16-4
Home	14-6-2
Road	6-9-2
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Eaves
Captain(s)	Sean Dolan
Alternate captain(s)	Jake Gardiner; Craig Smith
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The 2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season is the team's 58th season and their 52nd season as a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. They represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Mike Eaves, and they play their home games at Kohl Center.

Regular season

Standings

2010–11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 North Dakota†*	28	21	6	1	43	112	62	44	32	9	3	178	94
#7 Denver	28	17	8	3	37	93	75	42	25	12	5	136	113
#14 Nebraska–Omaha	28	17	9	2	36	94	69	39	21	16	2	128	99
#1 Minnesota–Duluth	28	15	8	5	35	91	73	42	26	10	6	143	108
Minnesota	28	13	10	5	31	91	78	36	16	14	6	113	102
#11 Colorado College	28	13	13	2	28	83	84	45	23	19	3	143	131
Wisconsin	28	12	13	3	27	75	72	41	21	16	4	129	98
Alaska–Anchorage	28	12	14	2	26	62	78	37	16	18	3	89	106
St. Cloud State	28	11	13	4	26	84	80	38	15	18	5	112	113
Bemidji State	28	8	15	5	21	62	78	38	15	18	5	89	102
Minnesota State	28	8	16	4	20	67	90	38	14	18	6	105	116
Michigan Tech	28	2	24	2	6	49	124	38	4	30	4	75	169
Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates loss (0 points).
White background indicates tie (1 point).

2010–11 Schedule and Results

October: 5-2-1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 0–1–1; Neutral: 1-1-0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	WCHA	Overall	Box score
1†*	October 8	Boston University	4–3	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	4,000	0–0–0	0–1–0	[1]
2†*	October 10	Wisconsin	6–0	Holy Cross		Bennett	2,014	0–0–0	1–1–0	[2]
3†	October 15	Alabama–Huntsville	0-7	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	10,769	0–0–0	2–1–0	[3]
4†	October 17	Alabama–Huntsville	2-5	Wisconsin		Bennett	11,731	0–0–0	3–1–0	[4]
5	October 22	Wisconsin	2–4	Denver		Gudmandson	5,328	0-1-0	3–2–0	[5]
6	October 23	Wisconsin	2–2	Denver	OT	Gudmandson	5,905	0–1–1	3–2–1	[6]
7	October 29	Michigan Tech	2–5	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	11,295	1–1–1	4–2–1	[7]
8	October 30	Michigan Tech	1–4	Wisconsin		Bennett	12,690	2–1–1	5–2–1	[8]

November: 2–4–2 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 1–0–1)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	WCHA	Overall	Box score
9	November 5	Wisconsin	6–0	Minnesota		Gudmandson	9,689	3–1–1	6–2–1	[9]
10	November 6	Wisconsin	3–3	Minnesota	OT	Bennett	9,913	3–1–2	6–2–2	[10]
11	November 12	North Dakota	1-0	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	13,601	3-2-2	6-3-2	[11]
12	November 13	North Dakota	4-2	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	15,325	3-3-2	6-4-2	[12]
13	November 19	Minnesota–Duluth	6-5	Wisconsin	OT	Bennett	11,125	3-4-2	6-5-2	[13]
14	November 20	Minnesota–Duluth	3-2	Wisconsin	OT	Bennett	13,163	3-5-2	6-6-2	[14]
15†¤	November 26	Michigan	4-4	Wisconsin	OT	Bennett	12,820	3-5-2	6-6-3	[15]
16†¤	November 27	Michigan State	1-4	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	14,012	3-5-2	7-6-3	[16]

December: 5–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 1–1–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	WCHA	Overall	Box score
17	December 3	Wisconsin	1-2	Alaska-Anchorage	Gudmandson	2,765	3-6-2	7-7-3	[17]
18	December 4	Wisconsin	3-1	Alaska-Anchorage	Gudmandson	3,154	4-6-2	8-7-3	[18]
19	December 10	Bemidji State	2-3	Wisconsin	Gudmandson	11,358	5-6-2	9-7-3	[19]
20	December 11	Bemidji State	0-2	Wisconsin	Gudmandson	12,757	6-6-2	10-7-3	[20]
21†	December 30	Massachusetts	1-5	Wisconsin	Gudmandson	13,171	6-6-2	11-7-3	[21]
22†	December 31	Massachusetts	2-4	Wisconsin	Gudmandson	13,341	6-6-2	12-7-3	[22]

January: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–1–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	WCHA	Overall	Box score
23†	January 7	Canisius	0-3	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	12,791	6-6-2	13-7-3	[23]
24†	January 8	Canisius	5-6	Wisconsin	OT	Bennett	13,201	6-6-2	14-7-3	[24]
25	January 14	Wisconsin	0-2	Minnesota–Duluth		Gudmandson	6,405	6-7-2	14-8-3	[25]
26	January 15	Wisconsin	3-2	Minnesota–Duluth		Gudmandson	6,668	7-7-2	15-8-3	[26]
27	January 21	Minnesota State	2-3	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	14,037	8-7-2	16-8-3	[27]
28	January 22	Minnesota State	1-2	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	15,325	9-7-2	17-8-3	[28]
29	January 28	Wisconsin	4-2	Michigan Tech		Gudmandson	2,211	10-7-2	18-8-3	[29]
30	January 29	Wisconsin	4-1	Michigan Tech		Bennett	2,331	11-7-2	19-8-3	[30]

February: 0–5–1 (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 0–4–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	WCHA	Overall	Box score
31	February 11	Wisconsin	1-4	Nebraska–Omaha	Gudmandson	15,137	11-8-2	19-9-3	[31]
32	February 12	Wisconsin	3-4	Nebraska–Omaha	Gudmandson	10,111	11-9-2	19-10-3	[32]
33	February 18	Minnesota	5-2	Wisconsin	Gudmandson	14,315	11-10-2	19-11-3	[33]
34	February 19	Minnesota	3-3	Wisconsin	Bennett	15,325	11-10-3	19-11-4	[34]
35	February 25	Wisconsin	2-4	St. Cloud State	Bennett	5,982	11-11-3	19-12-4	[35]
36	February 26	Wisconsin	3-7	St. Cloud State	Gudmandson	5,992	11-12-3	19-13-4	[36]

March: 2–3–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–2–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	WCHA	Overall	Box score
37	March 4	Colorado College	3-2	Wisconsin		Bennett	13,493	11-13-3	19-14-4	[37]
38	March 5	Colorado College	1-3	Wisconsin		Gudmandson	15,325	12-13-3	20-14-4	[38]
39†‡	March 11	Wisconsin	3-1	Colorado College		Gudmandson	6,341	12-13-3	21-14-4	[39]
40†‡	March 12	Wisconsin	3-4	Colorado College	OT	Gudmandson	6,652	12-13-3	21-15-4	[40]
41†‡	March 13	Wisconsin	1-2	Colorado College		Bennett	5,451	12-13-3	21-16-4	[41]

† Non-conference game * Warrior Ice Breaker Tournament ¤ College Hockey Showcase ‡ 2011 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament first-round game

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Tyler Barns	10	2	2	4	6
Jason Clark	5	0	0	0	2
Jefferson Dahl	8	0	1	1	2
Sean Dolan	10	3	5	8	2
Chase Drake	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Faust	6	0	0	0	4
Jake Gardiner	10	2	7	9	18
Gavin Hartzog	5	1	0	1	0
Craig Johnson	10	0	2	2	0
Patrick Johnson	10	1	5	6	14
Derek Lee	10	3	3	6	4
Ryan Little	10	3	3	6	16
Sean Little	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Mersch	10	5	2	7	2
Keegan Meuer	2	0	0	0	24
Jordy Murray	10	8	2	10	4
John Ramage	10	0	6	6	20
Justin Schultz	10	4	8	12	2
Frankie Simonelli	8	0	2	2	4
Craig Smith	10	5	8	13	24
Eric Springer	6	0	1	1	4
Mitch Thompson	0	0	0	0	0
Podge Turnbull	10	3	3	6	10
Mark Zengerle	10	3	13	16	2

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Win% = Winning percentage; GA = Goals against; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; SHO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; SV = Saves; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	W	L	T	Win%	GA	MIN	GAA	SHO	SV%	SV	A
Brett Bennett	4	3	0	1	.875	6	245	1.4701	1	94	.940	2
Scott Gudmandson	6	3	2	1	.583	12	364	1.9804	1	157	.929	0
Mitch Thompson	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	-	0	0	-	0

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Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey

v t e Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Hartmeyer Ice Arena (1963–1967) Dane County Coliseum (1967–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Head coaches	A. C. Viner (1921–1923) Robert Blodgett (1923–1924) Kay Iverson (1924–1926) Rube Brandow (1926–1927) John Farquhar (1927–1930) Spike Carlson (1930–1931) Art Thomasen (1931–1935) John Riley (1963–1966) Bob Johnson (1966–1975, 1976–1982) Bill Rothwell (1975–1976) Jeff Sauer (1982–2002) Mike Eaves (2002–2016) Tony Granato (2016–2023) Mike Hastings (2023–Present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1970–2013) Big Ten (1968–1981, 2013–present)
Culture & lore	Badger Showdown Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic
Rivalries	Minnesota
All-time leaders	Mike Eaves (267 Points) Mark Johnson (125 Goals) Graham Melanson (81 Wins)
National championships	1973 1977 1981 1983 1990 2006
Frozen Four appearances	1970 1972 1973 1977 1978 1981 1982 1983 1990 1992* 2006 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances	1970 1972 1973 1977 1978 1981 1982 1983 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992* 1993 1994 1995 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2006 2008 2010 2013 2014 2021 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1970 1972 1973 1977 1978 1982 1983 1988 1990 1995 1998 2013 Big Ten: 2014
Hobey Baker winners	Blake Geoffrion (2010)
Notable players	Adam Burish Jake Dowell Mike Eaves Brian Elliott Jake Gardiner Paul Houck Dany Heatley Mark Johnson Ryan McDonagh Craig Norwich Steven Reinprecht Craig Smith Derek Stepan Brad Winchester
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