2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers; men's ice hockey season
Holiday Face–Off, Champion
Conference	Big Ten
Home ice	Kohl Center
Record
Overall	13–21–3
Conference	7–16–1
Home	6–10–3
Road	5–10–0
Neutral	2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Hastings
Assistant coaches	Todd Knott; Nick Oliver; Kevin Murdock
Captain(s)	Owen Lindmark
Alternate captain(s)	Anthony Kehrer; Daniel Laatsch
	Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey seasons; « 2023–24 2025–26 »

The 2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season is the 76th season of play for the program and 24th in the Big Ten. The Badgers represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Kohl Center and are coached by Mike Hastings in his second season.

Previous season

During the 2023–24 season, Wisconsin went 26–12–2, including 16–7–1 in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, where they lost in overtime to Quinnipiac in the regional semifinals.^[1]

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Carson Bantle	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)
Brady Cleveland	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Colorado College
Ben Garrity	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Tyson Jugnauth	Defenseman	Canada	Left program (signed with Portland Winterhawks)
Luke LaMaster	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Cruz Lucius	Forward	United States	Transferred to Arizona State
Kyle McClellan	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Iowa Wild)
David Silye	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Calgary Wranglers)
Mathieu De St. Phalle	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Charlie Stramel	Forward	United States	Transferred to Michigan State
Sam Strange	Forward	United States	Transferred to Omaha
Mike Vorlicky	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with Idaho Steelheads)
William Whitelaw	Forward	United States	Transferred to Michigan

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ryan Botterill	Forward	Canada	21	Portage la Prairie, MB
Anton Castro	Goaltender	United States	21	Mendota Heights, MN
Logan Hensler	Defenseman	United States	17	Woodbury, MN
Kyle Kukkonen	Forward	United States	21	Maple Grove, MN; transfer from Michigan Tech
Cody Laskosky	Forward	Canada	25	Camrose, AB; transfer from RIT
Gavin Morrissey	Forward	United States	21	Rochester Hills, MI
Ryland Mosley	Forward	Canada	24	Arnprior, ON; transfer from Michigan Tech
Weston Knox	Defenseman	United States	20	Andover, MN
Jack Phelan	Defenseman	United States	20	Hinsdale, IL; selected 137th overall in 2023
Adam Pietila	Forward	United States	21	Howell, MI; transfer from Northern Michigan
Tommy Scarfone	Goaltender	Canada	23	Montreal, QC; transfer from RIT

Roster

As of September 23, 2024.^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Daniel Laatsch (A)	Senior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-02-13	Altoona, Wisconsin	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	PIT, 215th overall 2021
4	Ben Dexheimer	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2002-06-21	Edina, Minnesota	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
5	Zach Schulz	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2005-06-14	South Lyon, Michigan	USNTDP (USHL)	NYI, 177th overall 2023
6	Logan Hensler	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2006-10-14	Woodbury, Minnesota	USNTDP (USHL)	—
7	Gavin Morrissey	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-02-16	Rochester Hills, Michigan	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
8	Jack Phelan	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-05-28	Hinsdale, Illinois	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	DET, 137th overall 2023
9	Kyle Kukkonen	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-11-13	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	ANA, 162nd overall 2021
11	Simon Tassy	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-21	Montreal, Quebec	Minnesota State (CCHA)	—
12	Ryland Mosley	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-02-15	Arnprior, Ontario	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	—
13	Christian Fitzgerald	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-05-31	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Minnesota State (CCHA)	—
14	Joe Palodichuk	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	2003-02-26	Cottage Grove, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
15	Luke Buss	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-02-14	Columbus, Ohio	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
16	Tyson Dyck	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-02-06	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Massachusetts (HEA)	OTT, 206th overall 2022
17	Owen Mehlenbacher	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2004-01-26	Fort Erie, Ontario	Fargo Force (USHL)	DET, 201st overall 2022
18	Owen Lindmark (C)	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-05-17	Naperville, Illinois	USNTDP (USHL)	FLA, 137th overall 2019
19	Quinn Finley	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-08-08	Suamico, Wisconsin	Chicago Steel (USHL)	NYI, 78th overall 2022
20	Weston Knox	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-04-06	Andover, Minnesota	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
21	Ryan Botterill	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-07-23	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba	Youngstown (USHL)	—
22	Jack Horbach	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2002-05-04	Naperville, Illinois	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
23	Sawyer Scholl	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-02-14	Medford, Wisconsin	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
24	Anthony Kehrer (A)	Graduate	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-03-04	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
26	Cody Laskosky	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1999-06-21	Camrose, Alberta	RIT (AHA)	—
28	Adam Pietila	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2003-01-14	Hartland, Michigan	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
30	Tommy Scarfone	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-03-18	Montreal, Quebec	RIT (AHA)	—
33	Anton Castro	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-01-23	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
34	William Gramme	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2002-05-24	Stockholm, Sweden	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—

Standings

2024–25 Big Ten ice hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Michigan State †*	24	15	5	4	2	1	2	50	92	60	37	26	7	4	129	77
#5 Minnesota †	24	15	6	3	1	3	0	50	87	62	40	25	11	4	154	101
#9 Ohio State	24	14	9	1	3	2	0	42	72	62	40	24	14	2	127	106
#17 Michigan	24	12	10	2	5	1	2	36	76	83	36	18	15	3	112	118
#12 Penn State	24	9	11	4	2	1	3	33	78	88	37	20	13	4	130	114
Wisconsin	24	7	16	1	1	6	0	27	64	77	37	13	21	3	108	110
Notre Dame	24	4	19	1	2	2	1	14	60	97	38	12	25	1	102	127
Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 27, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	6:07 pm	at #15 Omaha*	#10	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska (Exhibition)		Castro	W 3–2 ^OT	5,456
Regular Season
October 11	7:00 pm	Lindenwood*	#9	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN+	Scarfone	L 2–4	7,537	0–1–0
October 12	6:00 pm	Lindenwood*	#9	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN+	Gramme	W 3–2 ^OT	8,857	1–1–0
October 18	7:00 pm	Ohio State	#16	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Scarfone	L 1–2 ^OT	9,332	1–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 19	6:00 pm	Ohio State	#16	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Gramme	L 1–2	11,782	1–3–0 (0–2–0)
October 25	8:00 pm	at #1 Denver*	#20	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Scarfone	L 2–4	6,935	1–4–0
October 26	7:00 pm	at #1 Denver*	#20	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Gramme	L 1–6	6,560	1–5–0
November 1	6:00 pm	at #19 Notre Dame		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Scarfone	L 2–3 ^OT	4,755	1–6–0 (0–3–0)
November 2	5:00 pm	at #19 Notre Dame		Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock	Scarfone	W 2–1	4,826	2–6–0 (1–3–0)
November 8	7:00 pm	#3 Minnesota		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Rivalry)	BTN+	Gramme	L 2–3	10,157	2–7–0 (1–4–0)
November 9	6:00 pm	#3 Minnesota		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Rivalry)	BTN+	Gramme	L 2–3	11,694	2–8–0 (1–5–0)
November 15	6:00 pm	at #18 Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Scarfone	W 5–4 ^OT	6,315	3–8–0 (2–5–0)
November 16	6:00 pm	at #18 Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Scarfone	W 6–3	6,348	4–8–0 (3–5–0)
November 29	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Scarfone	W 7–1	8,904	5–8–0
November 30	8:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Scarfone	T 1–1 ^OT	9,505	5–8–1
December 6	7:00 pm	#1 Michigan State		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Scarfone	W 4–0	9,326	6–8–1 (4–5–0)
December 7	7:00 pm	#1 Michigan State		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN	Scarfone	L 2–3 ^OT	1,063	6–9–1 (4–6–0)
December 13	5:00 pm	at #8 Michigan		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan	BTN	Scarfone	W 4–0	5,800	7–9–1 (5–6–0)
December 14	6:00 pm	at #8 Michigan		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan		Scarfone	L 2–3 ^OT	5,800	7–10–1 (5–7–0)
Holiday Face–Off
December 28	5:00 pm	vs. Ferris State*		Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal)		Scarfone	W 8–0	6,625	8–10–1
December 29	5:00 pm	vs. Connecticut*		Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Championship)		Scarfone	W 4–3	4,920	9–10–1
Regular Season
January 2	5:30 pm	at #1 Michigan State		Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	BTN	Scarfone	L 3–4	6,555	9–11–1 (5–8–0)
January 4	8:00 pm	vs. #1 Michigan State		Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois (Frozen Confines)	BTN	Scarfone	L 3–4 ^OT	24,788	9–12–1 (5–9–0)
January 17	7:00 pm	Long Island*		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Scarfone	W 6–3	8,354	10–12–1
January 18	6:00 pm	Long Island*		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Scarfone	T 2–2 ^OT	9,699	10–12–2
January 24	7:00 pm	#10 Michigan		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Gramme	W 5–4	11,093	11–12–2 (6–9–0)
January 25	7:30 pm	#10 Michigan		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN	Scarfone	T 4–4 ^SOL	13,063	11–12–3 (6–9–1)
January 31	7:00 pm	at #4 Minnesota	#17	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rivalry)		Scarfone	L 2–5	10,747	11–13–3 (6–10–1)
February 1	5:00 pm	at #4 Minnesota	#17	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Rivalry)		Scarfone	L 1–4	10,894	11–14–3 (6–11–1)
February 7	7:00 pm	Penn State	#19	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Scarfone	L 0–2	10,071	11–15–3 (6–12–1)
February 8	6:00 pm	Penn State	#19	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin		Scarfone	L 2–6	12,446	11–16–3 (6–13–1)
February 14	6:00 pm	at #8 Ohio State		Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio		Castro	L 1–4	4,947	11–17–3 (6–14–1)
February 15	7:30 pm	at #8 Ohio State		Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio		Scarfone	L 2–4	5,489	11–18–3 (6–15–1)
February 21	7:30 pm	Notre Dame		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN	Scarfone	W 7–3	12,463	12–18–3 (7–15–1)
February 22	7:30 pm	Notre Dame		Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	BTN	Scarfone	L 1–6	12,959	12–19–3 (7–16–1)
Big Ten Tournament
March 7	7:00 pm	at #9 Ohio State		Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Quarterfinals Game 1)	B1G+	Scarfone	W 4–1	1,747	13–19–3
March 8	7:00 pm	at #9 Ohio State		Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Quarterfinals Game 2)	B1G+	Scarfone	L 2–3 ^OT	2,181	13–20–3
March 9	7:00 pm	at #9 Ohio State		Nationwide Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Quarterfinals Game 3)	B1G+	Scarfone	L 2–3	962	13–21–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:^[3]^[4]

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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 (Final)
USCHO.com	10	9	16	20	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	–	RV	RV	RV	RV	17	19	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
USA Today	10	9	15	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	–	RV	NR	RV	RV	18	20	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.^[5]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors

Player	Award	Ref
Logan Hensler	All-Big Ten Freshman Team	^[6]
Gavin Morrissey	All-Big Ten Freshman Team	^[6]

References

^ Stewart, Mark (March 30, 2024). "Wisconsin falls, 3-2, to Quinnipiac in overtime in first round of NCAA men's hockey tournament". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
^ "Men's hockey schedule for 2024-25 season released". uwbadgers.com. August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "Big Ten Conference Announces Hockey Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.

External links

[1] Stewart, Mark (March 30, 2024). "Wisconsin falls, 3-2, to Quinnipiac in overtime in first round of NCAA men's hockey tournament". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[4] "Men's hockey schedule for 2024-25 season released". uwbadgers.com. August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[5] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[Big2025-6] "Big Ten Conference Announces Hockey Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.

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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
University of Wisconsin Madison, WI