The Wisconsin Badgers represented the University of Wisconsin in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Badgers appeared in the NCAA Championship Game, losing to the Clarkson Golden Knights 0–3.
Offseason Recruiting Player Position Nationality Notes Alyson Baldwin Goaltender Hails from Richmond, Texas Presley Norby Defense Played high school hockey in Minnesota Maddie Rowe Forward From River Falls, Wisconsin Alexis Mauermann Forward Stands Nikki Cece Goaltender Competed in the PWHL
Roster
2016–17 Badgers
Regular season News and notes On Sunday, November 6, 2016, Ann-Renee Desbiens broke Noora Raty’s for most NCAA career shutout records. In a 6-0 shutout victory against the Bemidji State Beavers, Desbiens would log career shutout number 44.
2016-17 Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:red;color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style="background:red;color:#FFFFFF;"| WCHA Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:red;color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Tournament
Home attendance Wisconsin led all NCAA Division I women's ice hockey programs in both average and total home attendance, averaging 2,911 spectators and totaling 55,315 spectators.
The 15,359 spectators at the January 14 home game against St. Cloud State at the Kohl Center set a new record for single-game attendance in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey, surpassing the previous record of 13,573 spectators that had been set the by Wisconsin's February 15, 2014 home game against Minnesota at the same venue.
Awards and honors Emily Clark, WCHA Player of the Month (December 2016) Ann-Renee Desbiens, WCHA Offensive Player of the Month, January 2017 Ann-Renée Desbiens, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 14, 2017) Alexis Mauermann, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 31, 2017) Abby Roque, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 7, 2017) Abby Roque, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 14, 2017) Baylee Wellhausen, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 14, 2017) Ann-Renée Desbiens - 2017 Patty Kazmaier Award recipient Ann-Renée Desbiens - WCHA Goaltending Champion Abby Roque, Forward - WCHA Rookie of the Year Ann-Renée Desbiens, Goaltender - All-WCHA First Team Annie Pankowski, Forward - All-WCHA First Team Jenny Ryan, Defense - All-WCHA First Team Sarah Nurse, Forward - All-WCHA Second Team Emily Clark, Forward - All-WCHA Third Team Abby Roque, Forward - All-WCHA Rookie Team Mekenzie Steffan, Defense - All-WCHA Rookie Team
All-America honors Sarah Nurse, Second-Team All-American (2016–17) Annie Pankowski, Second-Team All-American (2016–17) Jenny Ryan, Second-Team All-American (2016–17)
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