# 2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They play their home games at LaBahn Arena and are coached by Mark Johnson in his 22nd season. Wisconsin finished the regular season with a program-record 31 wins.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Grace Bickett | Defense | United States | Played for Orono High School |
| Hannah Halverson | Forward | United States | Won two Minnesota State Championship's with Edina |
| Quinn Kuntz | Goalie | United States | Graduate transfer from Ohio State |
| Finley McCarthy | Forward | United States | Played for the USA-U18 team |
| Maggie Scannell | Forward | United States | Played for the USA-U18 team |
| Emma Venusio | Defense | Canada | Played for the Canada-U18 team |
| McKayla Zilisch | Forward | United States | Transferred from Bemidji State |

### Departing players

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Britta Curl | Forward | United States | Graduated |
| Chayla Edwards | Forward | United States | Graduated |
| Jane Gervais | Goalie | Canada | Transferred to Vermont |
| Sophie Helgeson | Defense | United States | Transferred to RPI |
| Maddi Wheeler | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Ohio State |
| Anna Wilgren | Defense | United States | Graduated |

### PWHL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Team |
| 2 | 9 | Britta Curl | Minnesota Frost |
| 4 | 23 | Dara Greig | Montreal Victoire |
| 5 | 29 | Anna Wilgren | Montreal Victoire |

## Roster

As of March 3, 2025.

## Regular season
### Standings

2024–25 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Wisconsin†* | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 137 | 35 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 42 |
| #2 Ohio State | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 95 | 58 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 142 | 76 |
| #4 Minnesota | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 95 | 69 | 40 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 148 | 96 |
| #6 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 76 | 53 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 108 | 68 |
| #11 St. Cloud State | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 53 | 71 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 74 | 82 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 70 | 97 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 105 | 118 |
| St. Thomas | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 47 | 116 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 73 | 140 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 108 | 37 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 56 | 148 |
| Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 8, 2025 ||||||||||||||||||

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| September 27 | 7:00 PM | Lindenwood* | #2 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 12–0 | 2,273 | 1–0–0 |
| September 28 | 2:00 PM | Lindenwood* | #2 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 8–1 | 2,235 | 2–0–0 |
| October 4 | 5:00 PM | at Boston College* | #1 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA | McNaughton | W 7–1 | 303 | 3–0–0 |
| October 5 | 5:00 PM | at Boston College* | #1 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA | McNaughton | W 7–0 | 230 | 4–0–0 |
| October 12 | 2:00 PM | #3 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 5–1 | 2,273 | 5–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 13 | 2:00 PM | #3 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 7–3 | 2,273 | 6–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 18 | 6:00 PM | at #3 Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | McNaughton | W 5–0 | 3,139 | 7–0–0 (3–0–0) |
| October 19 | 3:00 PM | at #3 Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | McNaughton | W 4–3 | 3,224 | 8–0–0 (4–0–0) |
| October 24 | 7:00 PM | Bemidji State | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 4–0 | 2,273 | 9–0–0 (5–0–0) |
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | Bemidji State | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 6–0 | 2,273 | 10–0–0 (6–0–0) |
| November 1 | 3:00 PM | at #8 St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | McNaughton | W 6–0 | — | 11–0–0 (7–0–0) |
| November 2 | 1:00 PM | at #8 St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | McNaughton | W 4–0 | 325 | 12–0–0 (8–0–0) |
| November 15 | 5:00 PM | at #2 Ohio State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | McNaughton | W 4–2 | 784 | 13–0–0 (9–0–0) |
| November 16 | 2:00 PM | at #2 Ohio State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | McNaughton | L 2–3 | 807 | 13–1–0 (9–1–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | St. Thomas | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 6–1 | 2,273 | 14–1–0 (10–1–0) |
| November 23 | 4:00 PM | St. Thomas | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 5–2 | 2,273 | 15–1–0 (11–1–0) |
| November 29 | 5:00 PM | at Maine* | #1 | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | McNaughton | W 9–0 | 453 | 16–1–0 |
| November 29 | 3:00 PM | at Maine* | #1 | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | Kuntz | W 6–1 | 373 | 17–1–0 |
| December 6 | 3:00 PM | at Minnesota State | #1 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN | McNaughton | W 2–1 | 324 | 18–1–0 (12–1–0) |
| December 7 | 2:00 PM | at Minnesota State | #1 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN | McNaughton | W 5–0 | 317 | 19–1–0 (13–1–0) |
| January 2 | 7:00 PM | #2 Ohio State | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 6–0 | 2,273 | 20–1–0 (14–1–0) |
| January 4 | 4:30 PM | vs. #2 Ohio State* | #1 | Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL | McNaughton | T 3–3 $^{SOL}$ | — | 20–1–1 (14–1–1) |
| January 11 | 5:00 PM | Minnesota State | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 6–2 | 2,273 | 21–1–1 (15–1–1) |
| January 12 | 2:00 PM | Minnesota State | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 3–1 | 2,273 | 22–1–1 (16–1–1) |
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | at St. Thomas | #1 | St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN | McNaughton | W 6–1 | 621 | 23–1–1 (17–1–1) |
| January 18 | 3:00 PM | at St. Thomas | #1 | St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN | McNaughton | W 11–1 | 625 | 24–1–1 (18–1–1) |
| January 25 | 2:00 PM | #11 St. Cloud State | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 5–2 | 2,273 | 25–1–1 (19–1–1) |
| January 26 | 4:00 PM | #11 St. Cloud State | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 2,273 | 25–1–2 (19–1–2) |
| January 31 | 6:00 PM | at #6 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | McNaughton | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,003 | 26–1–2 (20–1–2) |
| February 1 | 3:00 PM | at #6 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | McNaughton | W 2–1 | 1,489 | 27–1–2 (21–1–2) |
| February 8 | 2:00 PM | #3 Minnesota | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 8–2 | 2,273 | 28–1–2 (22–1–2) |
| February 9 | 12:00 PM | #3 Minnesota | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | McNaughton | W 6–1 | 2,273 | 29–1–2 (23–1–2) |
| February 21 | 3:00 PM | at Bemidji State | #1 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | McNaughton | W 6–1 | 342 | 30–1–2 (24–1–2) |
| February 22 | 2:00 PM | at Bemidji State | #1 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Kuntz | W 6–1 | 326 | 31–1–2 (25–1–2) |
| [[2025 WCHA women's ice hockey tournament|WCHA Tournament]] |||||||| |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | Bemidji State | #1 | Labhan Arena • Madison, WI (Quarterfinals) | McNaughton | W 3–0 | 2,273 | 32–1–2 |
| March 1 | 3:00 PM | Bemidji State | #1 | Labhan Arena • Madison, WI (Quarterfinals) | McNaughton | W 11–0 | 2,273 | 33–1–2 |
| March 7 | 1:00 PM | #6 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN (Semifinals) | McNaughton | W 3–1 | 867 | 34–1–2 |
| March 8 | 2:00 PM | #4 Minnesota | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN (Championship) | McNaughton | W 4–3 | 1,715 | 35–1–2 |
| [[2025 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament|NCAA Tournament]] |||||||| |
| March 15 | 2:00 PM | Clarkson | #1 | Labhan Arena • Madison, WI (National Quarterfinals) | McNaughton | W 4–1 | 2,421 | 36–1–2 |
| March 21 | 7:30 PM | Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (National Semifinals) | | | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source: |||||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| USA Today | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |