# 2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season was the 73rd season of play for the program. They represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. This marked the 21st season in the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Tony Granato, in his sixth season, playing their home games at Kohl Center.

## Season

Despite losing its top 4 scorers from the previous season, Wisconsin entered the year ranked 13th in the nation. However, That soon proved to be a bit of wishful thinking and the Badgers were dropped from the polls by mid-October. The team faced a murderers-row of opponents, including three consecutive weeks against top-5 teams, and a lack of offensive firepower resulted in a last-place record come December.
Despite the poor start, Wisconsin had an opportunity to turn their season around beginning with the Holiday Face–Off, the first in-season tournament held in Wisconsin since the Badger Showdown ended in 2010. The Badgers ended up winning the event, defeating Providence in a shootout, but weren't able to carry over any momentum from the championship.
In the second half of the season, Wisconsin won just three games. Their 6th-place finish came just a year after they won their first Big Ten championship. Wisconsin faced Notre Dame in the Big Ten quarterfinals and pulled off a stunning victory behind a 50-save effort from Jared Moe. Unfortunately, the Badgers couldn't get a repeat performance and lost the nest two games to the fighting Irish, ending a rather disappointing season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Robbie Beydoun | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets) |
| Cole Caufield | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (Montreal Canadiens) |
| Jason Dhooghe | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Ty Emberson | Defenseman | United States | Signed professional contract (Arizona Coyotes) |
| Dylan Holloway | Forward | Canada | Signed professional contract (Edmonton Oilers) |
| Ty Pelton-Byce | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Manitoba Moose) |
| Linus Weissbach | Forward | Sweden | Graduation (signed with Buffalo Sabres) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Carson Bantle | Forward | United States | 19 | Onalaska, WI; transfer from Michigan Tech; selected 142nd overall in 2020 |
| Caden Brown | Forward | United States | 18 | Chesterfield, MO |
| Corson Ceulemans | Defenseman | Canada | 18 | Regina, SK; selected 25th overall in 2021 |
| Max Johnson | Forward | United States | 23 | Lakeville, MN; graduate transfer from Bowling Green |
| Daniel Laatsch | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Altoona, WI; selected 215th overall in 2021 |
| Liam Malmquist | Forward | United States | 20 | Edina, MN |
| Jake Martin | Defenseman | United States | 18 | White Bear Lake, MN |
| Jared Moe | Goaltender | United States | 22 | New Prague, MN; transfer from Minnesota; selected 184th overall in 2018 |
| Brayden Morrison | Forward | Canada | 19 | Calgary, AB |
| Zach Urdahl | Forward | United States | 19 | Eau Claire, WI |

## Roster

As of September 6, 2021.

## Standings

2021–22 Big Ten ice hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #5 Minnesota † | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 90 | 50 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 138 | 91 |
| #2 Michigan * | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 91 | 59 | 42 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 167 | 94 |
| #9 Notre Dame | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 122 | 75 |
| #16 Ohio State | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 76 | 59 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 125 | 87 |
| Penn State | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 63 | 92 | 38 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 117 | 122 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 53 | 96 | 37 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 76 | 132 |
| Michigan State | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 87 | 36 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 76 | 119 |
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 7, 2022 |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 3 | 1:00 PM | #6 Minnesota Duluth* | #11 | Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Exhibition) | | | L 2–4 | | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 8 | 7:00 PM | Michigan Tech* | #13 | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Rowe | L 2–5 | 8,550 | 0–1–0 |
| October 9 | 7:00 PM | Michigan Tech* | #13 | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Moe | L 1–5 | 10,618 | 0–2–0 |
| October 14 | 7:00 PM | Army* | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW+ | Rowe | W 4–1 | 7,175 | 1–2–0 |
| October 15 | 7:00 PM | Army* | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Moe | W 1–0 | 10,281 | 2–2–0 |
| October 22 | 7:37 PM | at #3 St. Cloud State* | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | | Rowe | L 1–5 | 3,774 | 2–3–0 |
| October 23 | 6:07 PM | at #3 St. Cloud State* | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | | Moe | L 1–4 | 4,165 | 2–4–0 |
| October 29 | 6:00 PM | at #2 Michigan | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN | Moe | L 0–3 | 5,338 | 2–5–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 30 | 6:00 PM | at #2 Michigan | | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN+ | Rowe | W 4–2 | 5,598 | 3–5–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | #5 Minnesota | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Rivalry) | BSW+, BSN+ | Moe | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 9,813 | 4–5–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 6 | 8:00 PM | #5 Minnesota | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Rivalry) | BSW, BSN+ | Rowe | L 1–4 | 12,015 | 4–6–0 (2–2–0) |
| November 12 | 6:30 PM | at #15 Notre Dame | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN | NBCSN | Moe | L 1–5 | 4,335 | 4–7–0 (2–3–0) |
| November 13 | 5:00 PM | at #15 Notre Dame | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN | NBCRN | Rowe | L 0–3 | 3,977 | 4–8–0 (2–4–0) |
| November 19 | 6:00 PM | at Michigan State | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI | | Moe | L 2–3 | 5,653 | 4–9–0 (2–5–0) |
| November 20 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI | | Moe | L 2–5 | 5,009 | 4–10–0 (2–6–0) |
| November 26 | 7:07 PM | Clarkson* | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW+ | Moe | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 7,930 | 4–10–1 |
| November 27 | 7:07 PM | Clarkson* | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Rowe | L 0–3 | 8,919 | 4–11–1 |
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | USNTDP* | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (Exhibition) | | | L 0–4 | | |
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | Penn State | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Moe | W 4–1 | 9,369 | 5–11–1 (3–6–0) |
| December 11 | 6:00 PM | Penn State | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Moe | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 10,176 | 5–12–1 (3–7–0) |
| Holiday Face–Off ||||||||||
| December 28 | 7:37 PM | vs. Yale* | | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI (Face–Off Semifinal) | BSW | Moe | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 6,533 | 6–12–1 |
| December 29 | 7:37 PM | vs. #16 Providence* | | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI (Face–Off Championship) | BSN, BSO, BSW | Moe | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 6,225 | 6–12–2 |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| January 8 | 6:00 PM | #17 Ohio State | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW+ | Moe | L 3–5 | 10,653 | 6–13–2 (3–8–0) |
| January 8 | 3:00 PM | #17 Ohio State | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Moe | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 7,837 | 6–13–3 (3–8–1) |
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | Michigan State | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Moe | W 5–2 | 8,572 | 7–13–3 (4–8–1) |
| January 15 | 8:00 PM | Michigan State | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Moe | W 5–2 | 10,946 | 8–13–3 (5–8–1) |
| January 21 | 6:00 PM | at Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | | Moe | L 1–4 | 6,008 | 8–14–3 (5–9–1) |
| January 22 | 5:00 PM | at Penn State | | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | | Moe | L 2–7 | 6,247 | 8–15–3 (5–10–1) |
| January 28 | 6:00 PM | #4 Michigan | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Moe | L 1–5 | 9,994 | 8–16–3 (5–11–1) |
| January 29 | 8:00 PM | #4 Michigan | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BTN | Rowe | L 2–6 | 12,231 | 8–17–3 (5–12–1) |
| February 4 | 6:00 PM | at #9 Ohio State | | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | | Moe | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 4,743 | 8–18–3 (5–13–1) |
| February 5 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Ohio State | | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | BTN | Rowe | L 2–6 | 4,592 | 8–19–3 (5–14–1) |
| February 12 | 7:30 PM | #11 Notre Dame | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BTN | Moe | W 5–3 | 9,228 | 9–19–3 (6–14–1) |
| February 13 | 7:00 PM | #11 Notre Dame | | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | BSW | Moe | L 2–3 | 10,934 | 9–20–3 (6–15–1) |
| February 25 | 8:00 PM | at #4 Minnesota | | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) | ESPNU | Moe | L 0–5 | 9,350 | 9–21–3 (6–16–1) |
| February 26 | 8:00 PM | at #4 Minnesota | | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN (Rivalry) | BTN | Rowe | L 0–9 | 10,069 | 9–22–3 (6–17–1) |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||||||
| March 4 | 6:00 PM | at #7 Notre Dame* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 1) | | Moe | W 3–1 | 3,634 | 10–22–3 |
| March 5 | 5:00 PM | at #7 Notre Dame* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 2) | | Moe | L 2–3 | 3,738 | 10–23–3 |
| March 6 | 5:00 PM | at #7 Notre Dame* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Quarterfinal game 3) | | Moe | L 2–4 | 2,612 | 10–24–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Mathieu De St. Phalle | F | 36 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
| Corson Ceulemans | D | 34 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 33 |
| Brock Caufield | RW | 37 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 |
| Tarek Baker | LW | 27 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| Jack Gorniak | C/LW | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
| Carson Bantle | LW | 27 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| Roman Ahcan | LW | 34 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 99 |
| Sam Stange | RW | 37 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Dominick Mersch | C | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 43 |
| Liam Malmquist | F | 35 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Max Johnson | C | 31 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Zach Urdahl | LW | 36 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Jesper Peltonen | D | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Caden Brown | F | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Josh Ess | D | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Ryder Donovan | C/RW | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 |
| Daniel Laatsch | D | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Anthony Kehrer | D | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Tyler Inamoto | D | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Owen Lindmark | C | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Garrity | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shay Donovan | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Martin | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke LaMaster | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Cameron Rowe | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Morrison | C | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jared Moe | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Total | | | 76 | 121 | 197 | 395 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Jared Moe | 31 | 1639 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 81 | 894 | 1 | .917 | 2.97 |
| Cameron Rowe | 17 | 585 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 261 | 0 | .861 | 4.30 |
| Ben Garrity | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .250 | 17.91 |
| Empty Net | - | 10 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 37 | 2245 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 132 | 1156 | 1 | .898 | 3.53 |

## 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 | 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 11 | 13 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| USA Today | 12 | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2022 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 3 | 78 | Quinn Finley$^†$ | New York Islanders |
| 4 | 100 | Tyson Jugnauth$^†$ | Seattle Kraken |
| 4 | 124 | Cruz Lucius$^†$ | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 7 | 201 | Owen Mehlenbacher$^†$ | Detroit Red Wings |
† incoming freshman