# 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season

The 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team was the Badgers' 56th season. They represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Mike Eaves and play their home games at Kohl Center.

## Regular season
### Standings

2008–09 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #13 North Dakota† | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 96 | 74 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 146 | 118 |
| #7 Denver | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 96 | 68 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 132 | 96 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 92 | 78 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 131 | 106 |
| Colorado College | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 79 | 82 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 103 | 103 |
| Minnesota | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 87 | 83 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 119 | 105 |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 83 | 81 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 122 | 107 |
| #8 Minnesota–Duluth* | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 78 | 72 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 128 | 98 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 88 | 90 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 117 | 122 |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 69 | 93 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 95 | 111 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 94 | 38 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 62 | 122 |
| Championship: Minnesota–Duluth † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

### Schedule and results

* Green background indicates win (2 points).
* Red background indicates loss (0 points).
* White background indicates tie (1 point).
2008–09 Game Log :
† Denotes a non-conference game
* Denotes College Hockey Showcase
^ Denotes Badger Showdown
° Denotes 2009 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament first round
“ Denotes 2009 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament semifinals (neutral site: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota)
× Denotes 2009 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament third place (neutral site: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota) :

## Player stats
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jamie McBain | 30 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 20 |
| Derek Stepan | 30 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6 |
| John Mitchell | 30 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 95 |
| Tom Gorowsky | 26 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0 |
| Blake Geoffrion | 27 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 |
| Brendan Smith | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| Andy Bohmbach | 29 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 20 |
| Michael Davies | 24 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 |
| Jake Gardiner | 29 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 45 |
| Jordy Murray | 30 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 38 |
| Ben Grotting | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| Sean Dolan | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| Matt Thurber | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| Podge Turnbull | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| Patrick Johnson | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| Aaron Bendickson | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Eric Springer | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Ryan Little | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Ben Street | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Chris Hickey | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Bardis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Johnson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA | G | A | PIM |
| Shane Connelly | 27 | 1630 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 3 | .913 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Gudmandson | 3 | 179 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .882 | 4.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |