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

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

Roster As of September 6, 2021.

Standings

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season

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!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season

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Scoring statistics F 36 10 12 22 8 D 34 7 15 22 33 RW 37 7 12 19 14 LW 27 5 12 17 38 C/LW 37 5 10 15 14 LW 27 8 6 14 28 LW 34 5 7 12 99 RW 37 4 7 11 6 C 37 5 5 10 43 F 35 1 8 9 4 C 31 5 2 7 2 LW 36 4 3 7 4 D 36 2 5 7 6 F 33 2 4 6 2 D 37 1 5 6 4 C/RW 34 2 2 4 28 D 28 1 2 3 4 D 36 1 2 3 10 D 26 0 2 2 26 C 9 1 0 1 2 G 5 0 0 0 0 D 6 0 0 0 0 D 11 0 0 0 2 D 17 0 0 0 8 G 17 0 0 0 0 C 19 0 0 0 4 G 31 0 0 0 0 Bench - - - - - 6 Total 76 121 197 395

Goaltending statistics 31 1639 8 16 3 81 894 1 .917 2.97 17 585 2 8 0 42 261 0 .861 4.30 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

PollWeekPre12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 (Final) USCHO.com1113NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR USA Today1214NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.

Players drafted into the NHL

2022 NHL entry draft 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

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