# 2022–23 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

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
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Chloe Baker | Goalie | United States | Played for the Chicago Mission |
| Jesse Compher | 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
### Standings

2022–23 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| September 22 | 6:00 PM | at #14 Penn State* | #3 | Pegula Ice Arena • State 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 Arena • Madison, 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 Center • St. 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 Arena • Duluth, 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 Center • Bemidji, 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 Center • Mankato, 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 Center • Hamden, 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 Rink • Columbus, 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 Arena • Mendota 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 • Madison, WI | Kronish | L 0–1 | 14,430 | 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 Arena • Minneapolis, 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 Arena • Hamilton, NY (First Round) | Kronish | W 9–1 | 227 | 26–10–2 |
| March 11 | 2:00 PM | vs. #3 Colgate | #6 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY (National Quarterfinals) | Kronish | W 4–2 | 1,349 | 27–10–2 |
| March 17 | 6:00 PM | vs. #2 Minnesota | #6 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, 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 Arena • Duluth, MN (Frozen Four National Championship) | Kronish | W 1–0 | 3,940 | 29–10–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||||

## Roster

Source:
| 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 |