2022–23 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

2022–23 Wisconsin Badgers
women's ice hockey season
National Champions
Frozen Four, W, 1–0 vs. Ohio State
Conference3rd WCHA
Home iceLaBahn Arena
Rankings
USA Today#4
USCHO.com#3
Record
Overall29–10–2
Conference19–7–2
Home13–4–1
Road13–5–1
Neutral3–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMark Johnson (20th season)
Assistant coachesDan Koch
Jackie Crum
Mark Greenhalgh
Captain(s)Britta Curl
Alternate captain(s)Natalie Buchbinder
Nicole LaMantia
Casey O'Brien
Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Wisconsin won the NCAA women's ice hockey tournament, their seventh national championship.

Offseason

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Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Notes
Chloe Baker Goalie  United States Played for the Chicago Mission
Jesse Compher[1] Forward  United States Grad transfer from Boston University
Laila Edwards Forward  United States Played for the USA-U18 team
Claire Enright Forward  United States Played for the USA-U18 team
Caroline Harvey Defense  United States Won a silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Vivian Jungels Defense  United States Played for Edina High School
Kirsten Simms Forward  United States Played for the USA-U18 team

Regular season

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February 3, 2023 against St. Cloud at the Kohl Center

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Ohio State 28 23 4 1 1 70 119 52 40 33 6 2 169 71
#3 Minnesota * 28 22 3 3 1 68 126 52 39 30 6 3 177 72
#1 Wisconsin 27 19 6 2 1 60 113 46 40 29 10 2 169 67
#7 Minnesota Duluth 28 17 8 3 2 54 87 44 39 26 10 3 125 53
#12 St. Cloud State 28 11 16 1 0 36 57 82 37 18 18 1 87 96
Minnesota State 28 9 18 1 0 30 55 92 36 15 20 1 91 105
St. Thomas 28 3 24 1 1 12 30 110 36 8 27 1 53 130
Bemidji State 28 2 26 0 0 6 23 130 36 5 30 1 40 154
Championship: March 4, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
September 22 6:00 PM at #14 Penn State* #3 Pegula Ice ArenaState College, PA Kronish L 1–4  534 0–1–0
September 23 6:00 PM at #14 Penn State* #3 Pegula Ice Arena • State College, PA Gervais W 9–1  735 1–1–0
September 29 7:00 PM at Lindenwood* #5 LaBahn ArenaMadison, WI Kronish W 6–0  2,171 2–1–0
September 30 7:00 PM at Lindenwood* #5 LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI Gervais W 10–0  2,273 3–1–0
October 7 7:00 PM St. Thomas #5 LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI Kronish W 5–0  2,273 4–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 8 6:00 PM St. Thomas #5 LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI Gervais W 9–1  2,273 5–1–0 (2–0–0)
October 14 6:00 PM at St. Cloud State #4 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, MN Kronish W 5–0  332 6–1–0 (3–0–0)
October 15 3:00 PM at St. Cloud State #4 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Gervais W 3–2 OT 359 7–1–0 (4–0–0)
October 20 7:00 PM Bemidji State #5 Labahn Arena • Madison, WI Kronish W 8–0  2,075 8–1–0 (5–0–0)
October 21 7:00 PM Bemidji State #5 Labahn Arena • Madison, WI Gervais W 7–1  2,273 9–1–0 (6–0–0)
October 28 7:00 PM at #5 Minnesota Duluth #3 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, MN Kronish L 1–2 OT 888 9–2–0 (6–1–0)
October 29 3:00 PM at #5 Minnesota Duluth #3 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Gervais W 4–3  916 10–2–0 (7–1–0)
November 19 2:00 PM #1 Minnesota #3 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI Kronish T 3–3 SOL 2,273 10–2–1 (7–1–1)
November 20 2:00 PM #1 Minnesota #3 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI Kronish W 4–1  2,273 11–2–1 (8–1–1)
December 2 3:00 PM at Bemidji State #2 Sanford CenterBemidji, MN Kronish W 13–1  213 12–2–1 (9–1–1)
December 3 2:00 PM at Bemidji State #2 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Kronish W 4–1  317 13–2–1 (10–1–1)
December 9 6:00 PM at Minnesota State #2 Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, MN Kronish W 5–2  175 14–2–1 (11–1–1)
December 10 3:00 PM at Minnesota State #2 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN Kronish W 5–1  233 15–2–1 (12–1–1)
December 31 2:00 PM at #4 Quinnipiac #2 People's United CenterHamden, CT Kronish W 3–0  885 16–2–1
January 1 2:00 PM at #4 Quinnipiac #2 People's United Center • Hamden, CT Kronish L 0–3  853 16–3–1
January 7 2:00 PM #8 Minnesota Duluth #2 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI Kronish L 1–3  2,273 16–4–1 (12–2–1)
January 8 2:00 PM #8 Minnesota Duluth #2 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI Gervais L 0–1  2,273 16–5–1 (12–3–1)
January 13 5:00 PM at #1 Ohio State #8 The Ohio State University Ice RinkColumbus, OH Kronish L 1–2 OT 680 16–6–1 (12–4–1)
January 14 2:00 PM at #1 Ohio State #8 The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Gervais L 0–5  683 16–7–1 (12–5–1)
January 21 2:00 PM Minnesota State #8 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI Kronish W 2–1  2,273 17–7–1 (13–5–1)
January 22 2:00 PM Minnesota State #8 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI Kronish W 6–0  2,273 18–7–1 (14–5–1)
January 27 6:00 PM at St. Thomas #8 St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, MN Kronish W 6–1  501 19–7–1 (15–5–1)
January 28 6:00 PM at St. Thomas #8 St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN Gervais W 3–0  310 20–7–1 (16–5–1)
February 3 7:00 PM St. Cloud State #8 Kohl Center[2] • Madison, WI Kronish L 0–1  14,430[3] 20–8–1 (16–6–1)
February 4 3:00 PM St. Cloud State #8 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI Gervais W 3–2  2,273 21–8–1 (17–6–1)
February 10 6:00 PM at #3 Minnesota #8 Ridder ArenaMinneapolis, MN Kronish T 2–2 SOW 3,539 21–8–2 (17–6–2)
February 11 7:30 PM at #3 Minnesota #8 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Kronish W 7–5  3,539 22–8–2 (18–6–2)
February 18 3:00 PM #1 Ohio State #6 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI Kronish W 6–5 OT 2,273 23–8–2 (19–6–2)
February 19 2:00 PM #1 Ohio State #6 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI Kronish L 1–3  2,273 23–9–2 (19–7–2)
WCHA Tournament
February 24 7:00 PM Minnesota State #6 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI (First Round) Kronish W 3–0  1,823 24–9–2
February 25 3:00 PM Minnesota State #6 Labhan Arena • Madison, WI (First Round) Kronish W 4–1  2,273 25–9–2
March 3 5:00 PM vs. #3 Minnesota #6 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Final FaceOff Semifinals) Kronish L 2–4  2,334 25–10–2
NCAA Tournament
March 9 5:00 PM vs. LIU #6 Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, NY (First Round) Kronish W 9–1  227 26–10–2
March 11 2:00 PM vs. #3 Colgate #6 Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, NY (National Quarterfinals) Kronish W 4–2  1,349 27–10–2
March 17 6:00 PM vs. #2 Minnesota #6 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, MN (Frozen Four Semifinal) Kronish W 3–2 OT 3,425 28–10–2
March 19 3:00 PM vs. #1 Ohio State #6 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, MN (Frozen Four National Championship) Kronish W 1–0  3,940 29–10–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

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Source:[4]

Number Player Position Class Height Hometown
1 Jane Gervais G R-So. 5-8 Valcourt, Quebec
2 Natalie Buchbinder D Gr. 5–8 Fairport, New York
3 Sophie Helgeson D So. 5–6 Roseau, Minnesota
4 Caroline Harvey D Fr. 5–7 Salem, New Hampshire
6 Lacey Eden F R-So. 5–8 Annapolis, Maryland
7 Jesse Compher F Gr. 5–8 Northbrook, Illinois
9 Sophie Shirley F Gr. 5–9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
10 Laila Edwards F Fr. 6-0 Cleveland, Ohio
12 Grace Shirley F Sr. 5–7 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
14 Mayson Toft D Jr. 5–8 Lowry, Minnesota
16 Claire Enright F Fr. 5–5 Lakeville, Minnesota
17 Britta Curl F R-Sr. 5–8 Bismarck, North Dakota
18 Marianne Picard F R-Fr. 5–6 Repentigny, Quebec
20 Vivian Jungels D Fr. 5–7 Edina, Minnesota
21 Nicole LaMantia D Gr. 5–4 Wayne, Illinois
23 Sarah Wozniewicz F So. 5–7 Cochrane, Alberta
24 Kaitlyn Kotlowski D R-Jr. 5–10 Warroad, Minnesota
25 Chayla Edwards D Sr. 5–9 Cleveland, Ohio
26 Casey O'Brien F Jr. 5–4 Milton, Massachusetts
27 Kirsten Simms F Fr. 5–5 Plymouth, Minnesota
28 Maddi Wheeler F Jr. 5–4 Erinsville, Ontario
30 Cami Kronish G R-Sr. 6-0 New York, New York
32 Chloe Baker G Fr. 5–6 Hermosa Beach, California

References

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  1. ^ "Compher to join Badgers for 2022-23 season". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Hockey Schedule". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Stewart, Mark (February 3, 2023). "Wisconsin draws the second-largest women's hockey crowd in NCAA history but falls to St. Cloud State". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Women's Hockey Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.