# 2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

The Wisconsin Badgers represented the University of Wisconsin in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Offseason

* Annie Pankowski and four alumni were named to the US National Team that will train for the 2018 Olympics in Korea, while Emily Clark and four alumni have been named to the Canadian team, which will send 23 of 28 players to Korea.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Breanna Blesi | Goaltender | United States | Tended nets for Maple Grove HS (MN) |
| Grace Bowlby | Defense | United States | Played for Team USA U-18 |
| Natalie Buchbinder | Defense | United States | Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Kristen Campbell | Goaltender | Canada | Transfer from North Dakota |
| Delaney Drake | Forward | United States | Played for North American Hockey Academy |
| Kyleigh Hanzik | Forward | United States | Teammate of Drake at NAHA |
| Brette Pettet | Forward | Canada | Played for Team Canada U-18 |
| Maddie Posick | Forward | United States | Played for the Madison Capitols |
| Caitlin Schneider | Forward | United States | Played for the Chicago Young Americans |

## Standings

2017–18 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #2 Wisconsin† | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 81 | 29 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 44 |
| #6 Ohio State | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 112 | 76 |
| #5 Minnesota* | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 74 | 54 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 119 | 79 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 49 | 62 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 71 | 82 |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 60 | 68 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 90 | 96 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 41 | 59 | 33 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 52 | 82 |
| Minnesota State | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 82 | 34 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 57 | 123 |
| Championship: March 4, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com ||||||||||||||||

## 2017-18 Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 22 | Lindenwood* | #2 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Kristen Campbell | W 3-1 | 1–0–0 |
| September 23 | Lindenwood* | #2 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Kristen Campbell | W 4-0 | 2–0–0 |
| September 28 | Mercyhurst* | #2 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Kristen Campbell | W 4-0 | 3–0–0 |
| September 29 | Mercyhurst* | #2 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Kristen Campbell | W 5-1 | 4–0–0 |
| October 6 | at Syracuse* | #1 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Kristen Campbell | W 1-0 | 5–0–0 |
| October 7 | at Syracuse* | #1 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Kristen Campbell | W 5-2 | 6–0–0 |
| October 13 | at Minnesota State | #1 | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN | Kristen Campbell | W 3-2 | 7–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 14 | at Minnesota State | #1 | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN | Kristen Campbell | W 3-1 | 8–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 20 | Bemidji State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | W 5-1 | 9-0-0 (3-0-0) |
| October 22 | Bemidji State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| October 28 | at Minnesota | | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | | |
| October 29 | at Minnesota | | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | | |
| November 4 | Ohio State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| November 5 | Ohio State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| November 10 | at Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | | |
| November 11 | at Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | | |
| November 24 | vs. Northeastern* | | Kettler Capitals Iceplex • Arlington, VA (D1 in DC) | | |
| November 25 | vs. Boston University* | | Kettler Capitals Iceplex • Arlington, VA (D1 in DC) | | |
| December 1 | Minnesota-Duluth | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| December 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| December 8 | at St. Cloud State | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | | |
| December 9 | at St. Cloud State | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | | |
| January 12, 2018 | Minnesota State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| January 13 | Minnesota State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| January 14 | Minnesota State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| January 19 | at Bemidji State | | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | | |
| January 20 | at Bemidji State | | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | | |
| January 26 | St. Cloud State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| January 27 | St. Cloud State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| January 28 | St. Cloud State | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| February 2 | at Ohio State | | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | | |
| February 3 | at Ohio State | | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | | |
| February 9 | at Minnesota-Duluth | | Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN | | |
| February 10 | at Minnesota-Duluth | | Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN | | |
| February 16 | Minnesota | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| February 17 | Minnesota | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| February 18 | Minnesota | | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Kristen Campbell, 2017–18 Second Team All-America