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1 This is Wisconsin Women s Hockey Postseason Guide 2013 WCHA Final Face-Off

2 WISCONSIN WOMEN S HOCKEY March 5, 2013 Contact: Ross LaDue Office: / Cell: grl@athletics.wisc.edu schedule/results Record: WCHA: DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sept. 28 at Minnesota State* T, 2-2 (3-2) Sept. 29 at Minnesota State* W, 3-2 Oct. 5 at Lindenwood W, 7-2 Oct. 6 at Lindenwood W, 9-1 Oct. 13 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 0-2 Oct. 14 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 0-1 Oct. 19 BEMIDJI STATE* L, 0-1 Oct. 21 BEMIDJI STATE* T, 3-3 (2-0) Oct. 26 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 2-1 Oct. 28 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 5-0 Nov. 2 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 2-0 Nov. 3 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 5-0 Nov. 16 at No. 8/9 Ohio State* W, 4-2 Nov. 17 at No. 8/9 Ohio State* L, 1-3 Nov. 23 ST. CLOUD STATE* W, 6-0 Nov. 24 ST. CLOUD STATE* W, 6-3 Dec. 1 at No. 1 Minnesota* L, 1-4 Dec. 2 at No. 1 Minnesota* L, 0-2 Dec. 8 No. 8 NORTH DAKOTA* W, 3-2 Dec. 9 No. 8 NORTH DAKOTA* W, 3-1 Jan. 7 MINN. WHITECAPS (EXH.) W, 4-0 Jan. 11 No. 9 OHIO STATE* W, 4-1 Jan. 12 No. 9 OHIO STATE* W, 2-1 Jan. 18 at North Dakota* L, 0-3 Jan. 19 at North Dakota* W, 2-1 Jan. 25 No. 1 MINNESOTA* L, 0-2 Jan. 27 No. 1 MINNESOTA* L, 1-5 Feb. 8 at St. Cloud State* W, 6-0 Feb. 9 at St. Cloud State* W, 5-1 Feb. 16 MINNESOTA DULUTH* W, 3-1 Feb. 17 MINNESOTA DULUTH* W, 3-2 (OT) Feb. 22 at Bemidji State* W, 2-0 Feb. 23 at Bemidji State* W, 3-1 March 1 ST. CLOUD STATE # W, 5-0 March 2 ST. CLOUD STATE # W, 4-1 March 8 vs No. 7 North Dakota % 4 p.m. March 9 WCHA Final Face-Off Championship 7 p.m. March NCAA Quarterfinals March NCAA Frozen Four TBA TBA All times Central. Home games in BOLD CAPS played at LaBahn Arena. * Denotes Western Collegiate Hockey Association game # WCHA First Round Playoffs % WCHA Final Face-Off (Minneapolis, Minn.) ^ NCAA Quarterfinal $ NCAA Frozen Four (Minneapolis, Minn.) 2013 WCHA Final Face-Off SemiFinal 1: Wisconsin vs North Dakota Friday, March 8, p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. Ridder Arena Video: WCHA.com Audio: WSUM.org Live Stats: WCHA.com Live Blog: UWBadgers.com 2: Minnesota vs Ohio State Friday, March 8, p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. Ridder Arena Video: WCHA.com Live Stats: WCHA.com Championship Saturday, March 9, p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. Ridder Arena Video: WCHA.com Audio: TBA Live Stats: WCHA.com Live Blog: TBA 2 Seed - Wisconsin Badgers 3 Seed - North Dakota Rankings (USCHO/USA Today)...6/ Record (WCHA) ( ) Record (WCHA) ( ) Head Coach...Mark Johnson Record at UW (.820) (10th season) Website...UWBadgers.com Key notes to consider Rankings (USCHO/USA Today)...8/ Record (WCHA) ( ) Record (WCHA) ( ) Head Coach...Brian Idalski Record at UND (.477) (6th season) Website...UNDSports.com 1 Seed - Minnesota 5 Seed - Ohio State Rankings (USCHO/USA Today)...1/ Record (WCHA) ( ) Record (WCHA) ( ) Head Coach...Brad Frost Record at UM (.811) (6th season) Website...GopherSports.com u The women s hockey team faces North Dakota in the semifinals of the 2013 WCHA Final Face-Off on Friday, March 8, at 4 p.m. The winner advances to the championship game and plays the winner of Minnesota-Ohio State on Saturday at 7 p.m. u The Badgers advanced to the Final Face-Off after sweeping St. Cloud State by scores of 5-0 and 4-1 in the first-round of WCHA playoffs, March 1-2. u Senior forward Brianna Decker leads the nation with 227 shots on goal and is tied for sixth with 29 goals scored. Decker is also on a nine-game scoring streak, having tallied eight goals and 10 assists since Jan. 27. u Junior goaltender Alex Rigsby has the third-best save percentage in the nation (.943), and is the foundation of the Badgers defense which is averaging only 1.50 goals against per game, third best in the country. u Wisconsin is tied with North Dakota and Northeastern for eighth in the PairWise, the closest attempt to mimic the method used to determine participants for the NCAA tournament. Badgers in the playoffs Rankings (USCHO/USA Today)... NR/NR Record (WCHA) ( ) Record (WCHA) ( ) Head Coach... Nate Handrahan Record at OSU (.534) (2nd season) Website... OhioStateBuckeyes.com u Wisconsin owns a record in WCHA postseason games, and has won the WCHA tournament championship four times (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011). u The Badgers played North Dakota in its first WCHA Final Face-Off appearance on March 4, Wisconsin beat UND 3-0, en route to the program s fourth NCAA title. u Brianna Decker leads current Badgers with 30 career points in postseason play. The senior captain has recorded 13 goals and 17 assists in 17 postseason games. Athletic Communications Office University of Wisconsin Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711

3 WCHA standings WCHA Overall Team Pts W-L-T-SW GP GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA 1 Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota Minn. Duluth Ohio State Minn. State St. Cloud State Bemidji State USCHO.com Div. I Women s Poll March 4, 2013 Rk Team (1st place) Record Pts Last Rank 1 Minnesota (15) Boston College Cornell Boston University Clarkson Wisconsin Harvard North Dakota Mercyhurst Northeastern Also receiving votes: USA TODAY/USA Hockey poll March 5, 2013 Rk Team (1st place) Pts Last Rank Record 1 Minnesota (19) Cornell Boston College Boston University Clarkson Harvard North Dakota Wisconsin Mercyhurst Northeastern Also receiving votes: St. Lawrence 2. badgers in the Rankings Date USCHO.com USA Today Preseason 2 2 Oct. 1/2 4 3 Oct. 8/9 4 3 Oct. 15/ Oct. 22/23 RV RV Oct. 29/30 RV RV Nov. 5/6 RV RV Nov. 12/13 RV RV Nov. 19/20 RV RV Nov. 26/27 10 RV Dec. 3/4 9 9 Dec. 10/ Jan. 7/8 8 8 Jan. 14/ Jan. 21/ Jan. 28/ Feb. 4/5 8 9 Feb. 11/ Feb. 18/ Feb. 25/ March 4/5 6 8 Last time out u The Badgers swept St. Cloud State in the first round of the WCHA playoffs, March 1-2. A total of 10 Badgers recorded points in the series. Madison Packer led the Badgers with two power-play goals and four assists on the weekend. u Alex Rigsby made 17 saves in net on Friday against the Huskies to help Wisconsin open the postseason with a shutout for the fourth time in program history. Karley Sylvester scored the first goal in the 5-0 win. Madison Packer scored on the power play and added three assists, tying her career-game highs for assists and points. Brianna Decker recorded one goal and two assists, and Erika Sowchuk and Jordan Brickner netted the final two goals of the game. u The Badgers started Saturday s game where they left off from the previous day and out-shot St. Cloud State 17-4 in the first period. Katy Josephs scored in the first 20 minutes of play to give the Badgers a 1-0 edge. The Huskies tied the game at 1-1 in the second period scoring on a 5-on-3 power play. However, the Huskies goal would be their only tally of the weekend, and Wisconsin scored three in the final period, including twice on the power play, to win 4-1. Wisconsin vs North Dakota u Wisconsin owns a overall record against North Dakota and the Badgers have won 12 of the last 14 meetings. In postseason play, Wisconsin is undefeated against North Dakota (5-0), having played UND twice in WCHA first-round playoff series (2006, 2007) and once in the Final Face-Off semifinals (2011). u The Badgers went 3-1 against North Dakota this season, sweeping UND at LaBahn Arena (Dec. 8-9) and splitting at Ralph Engelstad Arena (Jan ). u North Dakota makes its second appearance to the WCHA Final Face-Off in program history after beating Minnesota State in its first-round series by scores of 6-1 and 8-1. Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux combined for 14 points over the weekend against the Mavericks, including a six-point outing by Jocelyne Lamoureux in the second game of the series. Decker named Patty Kaz top-10 finalist u The Badgers senior captain Brianna Decker has been named a top-10 finalist for the 2013 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Given annually to the nation s top women s hockey player, Decker received the award in 2012 after leading the nation with 37 goals. This season, she leads the Badgers with 29 goals (sixth in the nation), and 26 assists. She also became the fifth Badger, and 17th player in NCAA history, to record 200 career points. Johnson s milestones u Coach Johnson recorded his 200th WCHA victory on Feb. 9, as the Badgers downed St. Cloud State, 5-1. He also recorded 300th overall win when Wisconsin beat Bemidji State, 2-0, on Feb. 22. Don t look back u Wisconsin has scored the first goal of a game 20 times this season and has gone undefeated (20-0-0) in those games when taking the lead first. Badgers in the new barn u The Badgers posted a (.805) record at home during LaBahn Arena's inaugural season. u Wisconsin has swept two nationally ranked opponents in LaBahn Arena: No. 8 North Dakota (Dec. 8-9) and No. 9 Ohio State (Jan ). u Brianna Decker scored a total of 18 goals at LaBahn Arena, including the first on Oct. 21 at the 13:56 mark of the second period. u Wisconsin owns the best average home attendance in the nation with 1,810 fans per game this season. Rigbsy, what a champ! u Rigsby is currently third in the nation with a.943 save percentage. Her 824 saves is seventh in the nation and is the second most by a UW goaltender in a single season. She ranks third in the country in minutes played with 2052:28, but ranks first in percentage played (99.3). u Her seven shutouts this season is second-most in the nation. She also sits seventh all-time in NCAA history with 23 career shutouts.

4 The Last Time Wisconsin... Won a WCHA game vs. Bemidji State (W, 3-1) - Feb. 23, 2013 Lost a WCHA game vs. Minnesota (L, 5-1) - Jan. 27, 2013 Won a non-conference game vs. New Hampshire (W, 5-0) Oct. 28, 2012 Lost a non-conference game at Robert Morris (L, 3-1) Nov. 6, 2009 Won in overtime vs. Minnesota Duluth (W, 3-2, OT) - Feb. 17, 2013 Lost in overtime vs. Ohio State (L, 4-3, OT) Feb. 27, 2010 Won a shootout vs. Bemidji State (T, 3-3; SO-W, 2-0) Oct.. 21, 2012 Lost a shootout vs. North Dakota (T, 4-4; SO-L, 2-1) - Jan. 15, 2012 Won at home vs. St. Cloud State (W, 4-1) - March 2, 2013 Lost at home vs. Minnesota (L, 5-1) Jan. 27, 2013 Won on the road vs. Bemidji State (W, 3-1) - Feb. 23, 2013 Lost on the road at North Dakota (L, 3-0) - Jan. 18, 2013 Defeated a ranked opponent vs. No. 9 Ohio State (W, 2-1) - Jan. 12, 2013 Scored in first TWO minutes vs. Minnesota State (Josephs, 01:02) Feb. 25, 2012 Allowed a goal in first TWO minutes vs. North Dakota (Josefine Jakobsen, 0:40) Dec. 8, 2012 Shut out an opponent vs. St. Cloud State (W, 5-0) - March 1, 2013 was Shut out vs. Minnesota (L, 2-0) - Jan. 25, 2013 Scored five or more goals vs. St. Cloud State (W, 5-0) - March 1, 2013 Allowed five or more goals vs. Minnesota (L, 5-1) Jan. 27, 2013 Scored on a penalty Shot at Ohio State (Karley Sylvester) Nov. 16, 2012 Allowed a Penalty Shot Goal vs. Minnesota (Emily West on Alex Rigsby) March 18, 2012 Attempted a Penalty Shot at North Dakota (Brianna Decker) Jan. 19, 2013 Opponent attempted a penalty shot vs. Minnesota (Emily West on Alex Rigsby) March 18, 2012 HAD A PLayer score multiple goals vs. St. Cloud State (Josephs, 2) - March 1, 2013 HAD A PLAYER RECORD a hat trick vs. Lindenwood (Alev Kelter, 3) Oct. 6, 2012 HAD A PLAYER RECORD a Natural hat trick vs. Minnesota State (Bro. Ammerman, 4) Feb. 24, 2012 u With 2498 career saves, Rigsby surpassed Jessie Vetter for second-place at UW for career saves. Jackie MacMillan holds the record with 2527 saves. u She recorded a season-high 37 saves against Minnesota on Dec. 1. She followed up her performance with 36 saves the following night, for a total of 73 saves on the weekend against Minnesota. Rigsby s.936 save percentage against Minnesota during the Dec. 1-2 series, ranks as the highest percentage the Gophers have faced all season. u She recorded a career-long shutout streak spanning 214:20 minutes. The streak started on Oct. 26 and lasted until Nov. 16. Climbing the ranks u Brianna Decker keeps climbing in the record book at Wisconsin. In her career, the senior has 244 points from 115 goals and 129 assists. u With two goals over the Feb weekend, Decker surpassed Meghan Duggan for second-most career points at Wisconsin. u In the NCAA Division I women s hockey record book, Decker currently ranks eighth for career points (244), seventh in career goals (115) and 15th in assists (129). Shoot the puck u With 1154 total shots on goal so far this season, the Badgers are averaging 34 shots on goal per game, 10th most in the nation. Offensive defensemen u The Wisconsin defensemen are currently tied for sixth in the nation for most points (83), having contributed 28 goals and 55 assists. Freshman Courtney Burke leads the UW defensive corps with four goals and 19 assists. Triple-deke u The Badgers lead the nation having scored two penalty-shot goals this season. Coming through clutch u The Badgers are undefeated (8-0-6) in their last 14 games that have gone into overtime. So far this season, the Badgers have played in three overtime games, winning one (Feb. 17 vs UMD) and tying two (Sept. 28 vs MSU, Oct. 21 vs BSU). Weekly Winners u Three Badgers have been named WCHA Player of the Week six times this season. u Alex Rigsby earned her fourth defensive player of the week honor as Wisconsin swept Bemidji State, Feb , helping the Badgers end the regular season with six-consecutive wins. Rigsby only conceded one goal on the weekend, making 44 saves, and posted her sixth shutout of the season with the Badgers 2-0 win on Feb. 22. u Courtney Burke garnered her first weekly-honor of her career, being named the WCHA s Rookie of the Week on Jan. 16. With three assists on the weekend, Burke helped the Badgers sweep No. 9 Ohio State on Jan Two assists came on the power play, while the third was short-handed. u Earning her third weekly award this season, Rigsby was named the WCHA s Defensive Player of the Week on Dec. 12 for her efforts against North Dakota on Dec The junior netminder made 59 of 62 saves over the weekend, conceding only one evenstrength goal, as the Badgers claimed the weekend sweep. u After recording seven points off of four goals and three assists, and scoring her 100th career goal, Brianna Decker was named Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 28. Decker scored two goals in both games against St. Cloud State, Nov , while also adding one assist in the first game and two on the following day. u Rigsby was named Defensive Player of the Week for a second time after posting backto-back shutouts against Minnesota State on Nov On the weekend, Rigsby made a total of 36 saves, extending her shutout streak to 189:29 minutes. u Backstopping the Badgers to their first win, sweep and shutout in LaBahn Arena, Rigsby was named Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 for her efforts against New Hampshire. Rigsby made a total of 50 saves on the weekend (Oct. 26/28), while only conceding one goal to UNH.

5 Situational RECORDS Overall Record In conference games In non-conference games In home games In road games At neutral sites Against ranked opponents Against WCHA opponents Against ECAC teams Against CHA Teams Against Hockey East teams In overtime games In day games In night games UW scores first Opponent scores first UW leads after 1st period UW trails after 1st period Tied after 1st period UW leads after 2nd period UW trails after 2nd period Tied after 2nd period UW leads in shots UW trails in shots Shots are even UW has 0-19 shots UW has shots UW has shots UW has shots UW has 50 or more shots UW allows 0-19 shots UW allows shots UW allows shots UW allows shots UW allows 50 or more shots UW scores on power play UW is scoreless on power play Opponent scores on power play Opponent is scoreless on power play In one-goal games In two-goal games In three-goal games In four-or-more goal games On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In September In October In November In December In January In February In March Century Club u Brianna Decker became just the third Badger in program history to score 100 career goals, doing so with her second goal of the game against St. Cloud State on Nov. 23. The previous two Badgers to break the century mark for goals were Hilary Knight (143) and Meghan Duggan (108). u Decker was the 15th player in NCAA history to record 100 goals. 200-point plateau u Brianna Decker became the fifth Badger to reach 200 career points. She joins the company of UW greats, Hilary Knight (262), Meghan Duggan (238), Sara Bauer (218) and Brooke Ammerman (215). u Decker reached 200 points in just 112 games, marking the fastest Badger to reach the milestone. Knight was the previous record holder, reaching 200 points in 120 games. Duggan reached 200 points in 141 games, Bauer in 142 and Ammerman in 145. u Decker was the 17th player in NCAA history to record 200 points. Tip of the hat u Two hat tricks have been recorded by two Badgers so far this season. u Brianna Decker recorded the first hat trick of the season for Wisconsin. Her eighth career hat trick came in the 7-2 win over Lindenwood on Oct. 5. One of her three goals included a goal off a penalty shot. u Alev Kelter tallied the second hat trick for the Badgers, one day after Decker s, in the 9-1 win over Lindenwood on Oct. 6. The senior s first-career hat trick included two unassisted goals. Future Badgers u The Badgers signed five student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Melissa Channell (Oakville, Ontario), Sydney McKibbon (Oakville, Ontario), Sarah Nurse (Hamilton, Ontario), Annie Pankowski (Laguna Hills, Calif.), and Jenny Ryan (Victor, N.Y.) plan to attend the University of Wisconsin and play hockey for the Badgers beginning in the season. u Sarah Nurse recently set the Provincial Women s Hockey League s scoring record with 36 goals during the regular season. In addition, Nurse finished second in the PWHL for point scoring with 56, and fellow incoming freshman Sydney McKibbon reached 50 points in the PWHL this season. Four Nations Cup Standouts u Former Badger Hilary Knight led all players at the 2012 Four Nations Cup with six goals, scoring four in the round-robin game against Finland and one on the power play against Canada in the gold-medal game. Brianna Decker was second among the tournament s goal scorers with five goals, having also scored four in the game against Finland. u The tournament was also a huge success for Badger goaltending. Alex Rigsby earned her first start, win and shutout as a member of the senior women s national team in the opening game against Sweden. Former netminder Jessie Vetter earned a win in the 15-1 blowout against Finland in the prelims, before leading Team USA to a 26-save shutout against Canada in the gold-medal game. Hockey Canada notebook u Two Badgers were invited to attend the Canadian women s under-22 camp this summer. Defenders Saige Pacholok and Katarina Zgraja skated in Calgary, Alberta for the camp, while assistant coach Jackie Friesen was asked to help coach the camp. u Former Badgers Meaghan Mikkelson, Bobbi-Jo Slusar and Carolyne Prévost were among 40 players invited to at Canada s National Women s Team September Camp/Fall Festival in Calgary, Alberta, Sept u During the fall camp, Meghan Mikkelson tallied the shootout-winning goal for Team White against the Midget AAA Red Deer Chiefs on Sept. 26. Slusar scored the second goal for Team White on Sept. 27 against the Midget AAA Calgary Flames. Prévost tallied a goal in a shootout on Sept. 29 in the intrasquad game for Team Red. u Meaghan Mikkelson and Bobbi-Jo Slusar were part of the silver-medal winning team at the 2012 Four Nations Cup in Finland. Both former Badgers played all four games on the blue line.

6 Badgers in the National ranks Points GP Points T-9 Brianna Decker T-28 Madison Packer T-100 Courtney Burke Karley Sylvester Goals GP Goals T-6 Brianna Decker T-20 Madison Packer T-32 Alev Kelter T-91 Karley Sylvester Assists GP Assists T-19 Brianna Decker T-41 Courtney Burke Madison Packer T-92 Saige Pacholok Power-Play Goals GP PPG T-2 Madison Packer T-19 Karley Sylvester 34 6 T-36 Brianna Decker 34 5 T-82 Alev Kelter 34 3 Short-handed Goals GP SHG T-3 Brianna Decker 34 3 T-8 Alev Kelter 34 2 T-21 Blayre Turnbull 34 1 Jordan Brickner 34 1 Game-Winning Goals GP GWG T-12 Brianna Decker 34 5 T-19 Alev Kelter 34 4 T-40 Madison Packer 34 3 Karley Sylvester 34 3 T-70 Katy Josephs 34 2 Points (Defensemen) GP Points T-18 Courtney Burke T-36 Saige Pacholok T-81 Jordan Brickner 34 9 Kelly Jaminski 34 9 Points (Rookies) GP Points T-14 Courtney Burke T-35 Erika Sowchuk u Former Badger Carolyne Prévost won gold with the Canadian Women s U-22 team that participated in the 2013 Meco Cup in Germany, Jan u Future Badgers Sydney McKibbon and Sarah Nurse won gold with the Canadian Women s U-18 team that participated in the 2013 IIHF World Championship. Canada used a 2-1 overtime win against the U.S. to claim the gold medal. u Meaghan Mikkelson, Carolyne Prévost, and Bobbi-Jo Slusar were invited to the Canadian women s team winter training camp, which is being held Jan in Ottawa, Ontario. The camp will serve as an evaluation opportunity for the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey Women s World Championship and the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. USA Hockey notebook u Decker was named captain of the U.S. U-22 squad for a three-game series against Canada (Aug ) in Calgary, Alberta. It was her first time donning the C for a U.S. national team. u Decker, Kelter and Rigsby helped the U.S. U-22 team claim its first-ever sweep over Canada in the five-year history of the series. The U.S. outscored Canada 12-7 in the threegame event. Decker recorded one assist in the opening game, before scoring two goals and tallying one assist in the second period of the third game. Kelter assisted on the gamewinning goal in game three as team USA rallied from an early deficit to win. Rigsby played all 60 minutes in both the first and third games, making a total of 46 saves on 50 shots in the two games. u Five Badgers, two current and three former, won gold with Team USA at the 2012 Four Nations Cup in Finland. Brianna Decker and Alex Rigsby were the two current Badgers, while Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight and Jessie Vetter were also on the squad. u Current Badgers Courtney Burke, Brianna Decker and Alex Rigsby, along with Hilary Knight and Jessie Vetter, were invited to the U.S. senior women s national team s winter training camp, which was held Dec in Blaine, Minn. It was the first winter training camp for Burke, who was also the camps youngest participant. u Future Badger Jenny Ryan took home silver with the U.S. Women s U-18 team that participated in the 2013 IIHF World Championships. Team USA lost a 2-1 decision in overtime to Canada. u Brianna Decker, Alex Rigsby, Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight and Jessie Vetter were named to the U.S. Women s National Team camp that will begin March 25 in preparation for the 2013 IIHF Women s World Championship in Ottawa, Ontario. Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA 6 Alex Rigsby 2037: Save Percentage Saves GA Sv % 3 Alex Rigsby Winning Percentage Record Win% T-10 Alex Rigsby Shutouts GP Shutouts 2 Alex Rigsby 34 7 Scoring Offense Games Goals G/GM 10 Wisconsin Scoring Defense Games Goals G/GM 3 Wisconsin Scoring Margin Games GF GF/G GA GA/G Margin 7 Wisconsin Penalty Minutes Games PIM PIM/G 15 Wisconsin Power Play Totals SHA PCT 14 Wisconsin 27/ Penalty Kill Totals SHF PCT 10 Wisconsin 108/ Team Winning Percentage W-L-T Win% 9 Wisconsin Media Information Wisconsin Athletic Communications Women s Hockey Contact: Ross LaDue grl@athletics.wisc.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Interviews Wisconsin players and coaches are available for interviews after practice each day. Please contact Ross LaDue in advance for specific availability. Credentials Contact Ross LaDue to request credentials for UW women s hockey home games. Postgame Head coach Mark Johnson and requested Badger skaters are available to the media following each game, outside of the locker room. Please contact Ross LaDue for specific interview requests. Photo availability Headshots and action photos of current Wisconsin women s hockey players and coaches are available at ftp:// Contact the UW Athletic Communications office for login information. Follow the Badgers on the web u u u UWBadgers.com is the official home of Wisconsin athletics on the web. Facebook: Twitter:

7 Wisconsin Women s Hockey Alphabetical Roster No. Name yr. Pos. Ht. S/C Hometown 10 Brittany Ammerman JR F 5-6 L River Vale, N.J. 28 Natalie Berg JR D 5-9 R Minnetonka, Minn. 26 Jordan Brickner SR D 5-8 L Lake Forest, Ill. 6 Courtney Burke FR D 5-9 L Albany, N.Y. 18 Brianna Decker SR F 5-4 R Dousman, Wis. 9 Molly Doner FR F 5-5 L Mukilteo, Wash. 23 Kim Drake FR F 5-10 L Mosinee, Wis. 1 Ilana Friedman JR G 5-6 L Middleton, Wis. 8 Kaitlyn Harding FR F 5-7 L Anchorage, Alaska 7 Kelly Jaminski JR D 6-0 L Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. 20 Mikayla Johnson FR F 5-7 L Madison, Wis. 27 Rachel Jones FR F 5-6 L Berlin, Wis. 12 Katy Josephs SO F 5-4 R Calgary, Alberta 15 Alev Kelter SR D 5-8 R Eagle River, Alaska 5 Stefanie McKeough SR D 5-7 R Carlsbad Springs, Ontario 16 Saige Pacholok SR D 5-5 R Edmonton, Alberta 14 Madison Packer JR F 5-9 R Birmingham, Mich. 33 Alex Rigsby JR G 5-7 L Delafield, Wis. 25 Erika Sowchuk FR F 5-7 L Fernie, British Columbia 24 Karley Sylvester SO F 5-9 L Warroad, Minn. 17 Blayre Turnbull SO F 5-7 R Stellarton, Nova Scotia 21 Lauren Unser SR F 5-4 R West Salem, Wis. 30 Jorie Walters FR G 5-4 L Grinnell, Iowa 13 Katarina Zgraja SO D 5-5 L Waterloo, Ontario Wisconsin women s Hockey Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. S/C Hometown 1 Ilana Friedman JR G 5-6 L Middleton, Wis. 5 Stefanie McKeough SR D 5-7 R Carlsbad Springs, Ontario 6 Courtney Burke FR D 5-9 L Albany, N.Y. 7 Kelly Jaminski JR D 6-0 L Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. 8 Kaitlyn Harding FR F 5-7 L Anchorage, Alaska 9 Molly Doner FR F 5-5 L Mukilteo, Wash. 10 Brittany Ammerman JR F 5-6 L River Vale, N.J. 12 Katy Josephs SO F 5-4 R Calgary, Alberta 13 Katarina Zgraja SO D 5-5 L Waterloo, Ontario 14 Madison Packer JR F 5-9 R Birmingham, Mich. 15 Alev Kelter SR D 5-8 R Eagle River, Alaska 16 Saige Pacholok SR D 5-5 R Edmonton, Alberta 17 Blayre Turnbull SO F 5-7 R Stellarton, Nova Scotia 18 Brianna Decker SR F 5-4 R Dousman, Wis. 20 Mikayla Johnson FR F 5-7 L Madison, Wis. 21 Lauren Unser SR F 5-4 R West Salem, Wis. 23 Kim Drake FR F 5-10 L Mosinee, Wis. 24 Karley Sylvester SO F 5-9 L Warroad, Minn. 25 Erika Sowchuk FR F 5-7 L Fernie, British Columbia 26 Jordan Brickner SR D 5-8 L Lake Forest, Ill. 27 Rachel Jones FR F 5-6 L Berlin, Wis. 28 Natalie Berg JR D 5-9 R Minnetonka, Minn. 30 Jorie Walters FR G 5-4 L Grinnell, Iowa 33 Alex Rigsby JR G 5-7 L Delafield, Wis. pronunciation guide Molly Doner: DAWN-er Kelly Jaminski: Juh-MIN-ski Alev Kelter: uh-lev Stefanie McKeough: Mc-Q Saige Pacholok: Sage / Puh-HALL-lick Erika Sowchuk: SAO-chuck Katarina Zgraja: zh-gry-yuh WCHA Award winners Preseason Player of the Year Brianna Decker (UW) Jocelyne Lamoureux (UND)* Amanda Kessel (UM)* Preseason rookie OF THE YEAR Hannah Brandt (UM) OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Oct. 3 - Amanda Kessel (UM) Oct Lauren Smith (MSU) Oct Paige Semenza (OSU) Oct Tracy McCann (MSU) Oct Taylor Kuehl (OSU) Nov. 7 - Amanda Kessel (UM) Nov Julia Gilbert (SCSU) Nov Jocelyne Lamoureux (UND) Nov Brianna Decker (UW) Dec. 5 - Zoe Hickel (UMD) Dec Haylea Schmid (SCSU) Jan. 9 - Lauren Smith (MSU) Jan Amanda Kessel (UM) Jan Jamie Kenyon (UMD) Jan Amanda Kessel (UM) Jan Jocelyne Lamoureux (UND) Feb. 6 - Josefine Jakobsen (UND) Feb. 6 - Amanda Kessel (UM) Feb Jocelyne Lamoureux (UND) Feb Monique Lamoureux (UND) Feb Bridigette Lacquette (UMD) DefENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Oct. 3 - Danielle Butters (MSU) Oct Chelsea Knapp (OSU) Oct Kayla Black (UMD) Oct Jorid Dagfinrud (UND) Oct Noora Räty (UM) Oct Alex Rigsby (UW) Nov. 7 - Alex Rigsby (UW) Nov Julie Friend (SCSU) Nov Megan Bozek (UM) Nov Monique Lamoureux (UND) Nov Monique Lamoureux (UND) Dec. 5 - Noora Räty (UM) Dec Alex Rigsby (UW) Jan. 9 - Jessica Havel (BSU) Jan Erika Wheelhouse (BSU) Jan Bridgette Lacquette (UMD) Jan Noora Räty (UM) Feb. 6 - Noora Räty (UM) Feb Megan Bozek (UM) Feb Audrey Hanmer (SCSU) Feb Alex Rigsby (UW) ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Oct. 3 - Hannah Brandt (UM) Oct Maryanne Menefee (UM) Oct Katie Fitzgerald (SCSU) Oct Hannah Brandt (UM) Oct Milica McMillen (UM) Nov. 7 - Hannah Brandt (UM) Nov Kaitlyn Tougas (BSU) Nov Hannah Brandt (UM) Nov Lee Stecklein (UM) Dec. 5 - Julia McKinnon (OSU) Dec Hannah Brandt (UM) Jan. 9 - Meghan Dufault (UND) Jan Courtney Burke (UW) Jan Shleby Amsley-Benzie (UND) Jan Hannah Brandt (UM) Feb. 6 - Hannah Brandt (UM) Feb Maryanne Menefee (UM) Feb Meghan Dufault (UND) Feb Amanda Leveille (UM)

8 Wisconsin Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Goals (Season goals) Goaltender, Saves Att. Sept. 28 at Minnesota State* T, 2-2 (3-2) Kelter (1), Josephs-EX-GT (1) Rigsby, Sept. 29 at Minnesota State* W, 3-2 Decker-PP (1), Decker (2), Drake (1) Rigsby, Oct. 5 at Lindenwood W, 7-2 Decker (3), Jaminksi (1), Sylvester-PP (1), Packer-PP (1), Decker-PS (4), Decker-PP-HT (5), Sylvester-PP (2) Rigsby, Oct. 6 at Lindenwood W, 9-1 Kelter (2), Decker (6), Sowchuck (1), Josephs (2), Packer (2), Kelter (3), Sylvester (3), Kelter-HT (4), Sylvester (4) Rigsby, Oct. 13 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 0-2 Rigsby, Oct. 14 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 0-1 Rigsby, Oct. 19 BEMIDJI STATE* L, 0-1 Rigsby, Oct. 21 BEMIDJI STATE* T, 3-3 (2-0) Decker (7), Burke (1), Brickner-SH (1) Rigsby, Oct. 26 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 2-1 Sylvester-PP (5), Decker (8) Rigsby, Oct. 28 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 5-0 Decker-PP (9), Burke (2), Packer (3), Decker (10), Sylvester-PP (6) Rigsby, Nov. 2 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 2-0 Sowchuk (2), Kelter (5) Rigsby, Nov 3 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 5-0 Kelter (6), Zgraja (1), Decker (11), Decker (12), Turnbull (1) Rigsby, Nov. 16 at Ohio State* W, 4-2 Kelter (7)-SH, Sylvester (7)-PS, Turnbull (2)-SH, Packer (4)-EN Rigsby, Nov. 17 at Ohio State* L, 3-1 Kelter (8)-PP-EX Rigsby, Nov. 23 ST. CLOUD STATE* W, 6-0 Kelter (9)-PP, Packer (5), Decker (13), Pacholok (1), Kelter (10), Decker (14) Rigsby, Nov. 24 ST. CLOUD STATE* W, 6-3 Decker (15)-PP, Packer (6)-PP, Packer (7), Berg (1), Unser (1), Rigsby, Decker (16)-SH-EN Dec. 1 at Minnesota* L, 1-4 Decker (17) Rigsby, Dec. 2 at Minnesota* L, 0-2 Rigsby, Dec. 8 NORTH DAKOTA* W, 3-2 Packer (8)-PP, Decker (18), Kelter (11) Rigsby, Dec. 9 NORTH DAKOTA* W, 3-1 Burke (3)-PP, Packer (9), Decker (19)-SH Rigsby, Jan. 4 MINNESOTA WHITE CAPS W, 4-0 Sylvester, Burke, Jones, Josephs Walters, Jan. 11 OHIO STATE* W, 4-1 Packer (10), Decker-SH (20), Kelter-SH (12), Decker-PP (21) Rigsby, Jan. 12 OHIO STATE* W, 2-1 Packer-PP (11), Kelter (13) Rigsby, Jan. 18 at North Dakota* L, 0-3 Rigsby, Jan. 19 at North Dakota* W, 2-1 Josephs (3), Packer (12) Rigsby, Jan. 25 MINNESOTA* L, 0-2 Rigsby, Jan. 27 MINNESOTA* L, 1-5 Packer (13) Rigsby, Feb. 8 at St. Cloud State* W, 6-0 Sylvester-PP (8), Pacholok (2), Kelter (14), Sowchuk (3), Decker (22), Burke (4) Rigsby, Feb. 9 at St. Cloud State* W, 5-1 Sylvester-PP (9), Jones (1), Brickner-PP (2), Decker (23), Packer-PP (14) Rigsby, Feb. 16 MINNESOTA DULUTH* W, 3-1 Kelter-PP (15), Packer-PP (15), Packer-PP (16) Rigsby, Feb. 17 MINNESOTA DULUTH* W, 3-2 (OT) Decker (24), Turnbull (3), Decker (25) Rigsby, Feb. 22 at Bemidji State* W, 2-0 Doner (1), Decker-EN (26) Rigsby, Feb. 23 at Bemidji State* W, 3-1 Jaminski (2), Josephs (4), Decker (27) Rigsby, March 1 ST. CLOUD STATE ^ W, 5-0 Sylvester (10), Decker (28), Packer-PP (17), Sowchuk (4), Brickner (3) Rigsby, March 2 ST. CLOUD STATE ^ W, 4-1 Josephs (5), Josephs-PP (6), Packer-PP (18), Decker (29) Rigsby, March 8 vs North Dakota & 4 p.m. All times Central * WCHA game ^ WCHA Playoffs & WCHA Final Face-off % NCAA Quarterfinal $ NCAA Women s Frozen Four Home games in CAPS at LaBahn Arena Schedule is subject to change Please note: Bold italics denotes game-winning goal; (#) denotes individual season goals; PP denotes power-play goal; SH denotes shorthanded goal; EN denotes empty net goal; HT denotes hat tricks; GT denotes game-tying goal; EX denotes extra attacker; PS denotes penalty shot goal

9 WISCONSIN QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School: University of Wisconsin-Madison Location: Madison, Wis. (pop. 231,916) Founded: 1848 Enrollment: 42,099 Nickname: Badgers Colors: Cardinal and White Conference: WCHA Division: NCAA I Interim Chancellor: David Ward Director of Athletics: Barry Alvarez Assoc. Athletic Director - W Hockey: Sean Frazier TEAM INFORMATION Overall record: WCHA record (finish): (1st) WCHA Tournament: Lost to Minn. Duluth 3-1 Letterwinners returning/lost: 15/7 Newcomers: 8 PROGRAM HISTORY First season: (14 seasons) All-time record: (.765) Record at Kohl Center: (.820) Record at LaBahn Arena: (.805) All-time WCHA record: (.754) WCHA tournament: (.738) WCHA regular season titles: 4 (2006, 07, 11, 12) WCHA tournament championships: 4 (2006, 07, 09, 11) NCAA appearances: 7 (2005, 06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12) NCAA titles: 4 (2006, 07, 09, 11) NCAA tournament record: (.842) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mark Johnson Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1994 Career Record/Years: (.821) / 10th season UW Record/Years: Same WCHA Record: (.794) Associate Head Coach: Dan Koch (St. Mary s, 2001) Assistant Coaches: Jackie Friesen (Wisconsin, 2006) Mark Greenhalgh (Wisconsin, 1987) Director of Operations: Paul Hickman (Wisconsin, 2002) Athletic Training: Dennis Helwig Strength & Conditioning: Jim Snider FACILITY INFORMATION Home Rink: La Bahn Arena Capacity: 2,273 Opened: 2012 Address: 105 East Campus Mall Madison, WI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director, Athletic Communications: Brian Lucas Director, Website Services: Tamara J. Flarup Women s Hockey Contact: Ross LaDue Office Phone: Cell Phone: Office Fax: Press Box Phone: grl@athletics.wisc.edu UW WOMEN S HOCKEY ON THE WEB Official website: UWBadgers.com Twitter: Facebook: YouTube: Head Coach mark johnson With strong ties to Wisconsin hockey as a coach s son, player and assistant coach, Johnson stepped into the role of head women s hockey coach beginning with the season. In nine seasons, Johnson and the Badgers have shattered both school and national records. Johnson has established Wisconsin s rank among the elite in college women s hockey. Under his direction, Wisconsin has compiled four NCAA titles, four Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff titles and three WCHA regular season crowns. Johnson and the Badgers were the first team ever to land in the NCAA championship game in four consecutive seasons and win the title three times (2006, 2007, 2009). A four-time American Hockey Coaches Association Division I Coach of the Year, Johnson led the Badgers to their fourth national title in while posting a record, setting a NCAA record for most wins in a single season. The Badgers also claimed the WCHA regular-season and playoff titles en route to winning their fourth national championship in six years. MARK JOHNSON 10th Season at Wisconsin Wisconsin, 1994 UW Record: (.821) Career Record: Same Johnson has led the Badgers to an 14-2 record in the NCAA Tournament, which includes nine Frozen Four wins. Johnson celebrated his 200th career win on Feb, 1, 2008 against Ohio State. He leads all active women s college-hockey coaches with a winning percentage of.830 after compiling an impressive record of in his first seven years at Wisconsin. Three Badgers have won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award under Johnson. Sara Bauer became UW s first award recipient in 2006, Jessie Vetter received the award in 2009 and Meghan Duggan won in Named the 2003 WCHA Co-Coach of the Year and an AHCA DI Coach of the Year award finalist, Johnson guided UW to a record in his first season. After going in , the Badgers made history in Johnson s third season, winning a then-program-record 28 games (28-9-1), earning their first NCAA tournament berth and reaching a No. 2 national rank. In , Wisconsin debuted at No. 1 and went on to validate that distinction with a record and a national championship. As an encore in , the team successfully defended all three championships while posting a record. Over that two-year span, Johnson s team won more games in a two-year period (72) than another other team in women s college hockey history. During the campaign, Johnson s team broke or tied 18 NCAA team and individual records, including wins in a season (36), fewest losses (one), best winning percentage (.927) and most shutouts (18).The Badgers fell to Minnesota Duluth in the 2008 championship game before rebounding in 2009 with the program s third NCAA championship as Johnson s squad led the nation in nearly every category. Johnson s Badgers reached 29 victories in four straight seasons, something no other program has accomplished. From the season to , Wisconsin recorded 135 wins, more than any other team in the nation. The third head coach in UW women s hockey history, Johnson joined the staff after serving as an assistant coach with the men s program from He also coached the professional Madison Monsters and at both Verona HS and Madison Memorial HS. Johnson s most notable accomplishments as a player occurred when he led the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team s gold medal-winning effort with 11 points, including two goals in the MiracleOn-Ice against the Soviet Union and an assist on the game-winning goal against Finland in the final contest. Following his Olympic experience, Johnson embarked on a successful 11-year NHL career. Johnson earned his B.S. degree in kinesiology from Wisconsin in He and his wife Leslie have five children Douglas, Christopher, Patrick, Mikayla and Megan. Coaching History YEAR COACH OVERALL RECORD WCHA RECORD W L T Pct. W L T Pct Julie Sasner Trina Bourget Mark Johnson *Tracey DeKeyser Mark Johnson Overall 14 seasons * Tracey DeKeyser served as interim head coach during the season as head coach Mark Johnson took a one-year sabbatical to coach the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women s Ice Hockey Team.

10 LA bahn arena: the new Home of wisconsin Women s hockey LaBahn Arena Facts u LaBahn Arena, is set to open on Oct. 19, 2012, and is the new home for the UW men s and women s hockey teams. The rink, which features a 200 x 90 ice surface, serves as the main practice facility for both squads and is the primary home venue for the women s team. u On Nov , the Wisconsin State Building Commission gave final approval to the multi-level, hockey and swimming competition and training facility to be constructed adjacent to the Kohl Center on the UW-Madison campus. LaBahn Arena is named after Charles (UW-Madison 49) and Mary Ann LaBahn, the lead donors for the project. u La Bahn Arena is a tri-level complex that includes, among other items: Seating for 2,273 spectators Women s hockey office suite and associated support spaces Underground connection to the Kohl Center A connecting skywalk to the Southeast Recreation Facility (SERF) Wisconsin firsts in la bahn arena Goal (Assist) Oct. 21, 2012 vs Bemidji State - 13:56 2nd period - Brianna Decker (Kelly Jaminski) Win Oct. 26, 2012 vs New Hampshire (2-1) Shutout Oct. 28, 2012 vs New Hampshire (5-0) - Alex Rigsby (21 Saves) Shootout Oct. 21, 2012 vs Bemidji State - Won 2-0 (2 rounds) Penalty Oct. 19, 2012 vs Bemidji State - 5:07 2nd period - Blayre Turnbull (2-min, Holding) Hat Trick Penalty Shot Series Records at la bahn Arena OPPONENT RECORD LAST Bemidji State /21/12 Minnesota /27/13 Minnesota Duluth /17/13 Minnesota State /3/12 Minn. Whitecaps* /4/13 New Hampshire /28/12 North Dakota /9/12 Ohio State /12/13 St. Cloud State /2/12 Overall /2/13 Year-By-Year SEASON OVERALL WCHA season (.805) (.750) * Club, Foreign or National Team - does not count towards record

11 Wisconsin s Postseason Game-by-Game 2000 WCHA Playoff Championship Quarterfinal Wisconsin vs. Bemidji State Win 9-2 3/2/00 at Bloomington, Minn. UW goals: Sikich-pp, Kegley-pp, Paulsen-pp, Kegleypp, Buchholz, Antony, Kegley, Antony, Schmitt Semfinal Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Lose 0-5 3/3/00 at Bloomington, Minn. UW goals: Third Place Wisconsin vs. Ohio State Lose 2-4 3/4/00 at Bloomington, Minn. UW goals: Paulsen-pp, Sherman 2001 WCHA Playoff Championship Quarterfinal Wisconsin vs. Bemidji State Win 5-2 3/8/01 at Rochester, Minn. UW goals: Hunter, Sikich-pp, Hunter-pp, Sikich, Sikichpp Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Duluth Lose 5-6 (OT) 3/9/01 at Rochester, Minn. UW goals: Rickard, Rickard-pp, Antony, Hunter-pp, Paulsen-pp Third Place Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Win 4-3 3/10/01 at Rochester, Minn. UW goals: Antony-pp, Hunter-pp, Uliasz, Millar 2002 WCHA Final Five Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Duluth Win 4-1 3/8/02 at Blaine Minn. UW goals: Rickard, Hunter-pp, Paulsen-pp, Friesen Championship Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Lose 2-3 3/9/02 at Blaine, Minn. UW goals: Weiland-pp, Weiland 2003 WCHA Final Five #5 Wisconsin vs. #3 Minnesota Lose 1-3 3/7/03 at Grand Forks, N.D. UW goals: Millar Third Place #5 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State Win 4-1 3/8/03 at Grand Forks, N.D. UW goals: Antony, Sikich, Millar, Vermeulen 2004 WCHA Final Five Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Duluth Lose 1-3 3/13/04 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Engstrom-pp Third Place Wisconsin vs. Ohio State Win 5-4 (OT) 3/14/04 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Macy, Hunter, Macy, Bauer, Rickard 2005 WCHA Playoff Championship Quarterfinal #3 Wisconsin vs. St. Cloud State Win 3-1 3/4/05 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Zaugg, Macy-pp, MacLeod-en #3 Wisconsin vs. #2 Minnesota Duluth Win 3-2 (OT) 3/5/05 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Friesen, Kletzien, Cole-pp Championship #3 Wisconsin vs. #1 Minnesota Lose 3-2 (OT) 3/6/05 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: MacLeod-ex, MacLeod-ex 2005 NCAA Regional #3 Wisconsin vs. #5 Dartmouth Lose 3-4 3/19/05 at Hanover, N.H. UW goals: Cole, Burish, Bauer 2006 WCHA First Round #3 Wisconsin vs. North Dakota Game 1: Win 4-1 3/3/06 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Keseley, Keseley-pp, Keseley, Bauer-pp Game 2: Win 6-0 3/4/06 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Zaugg-pp, Kenyon, Lawler, Burish, Monteleone-dp-ex, Lawler 2006 WCHA Playoff Championship Wisconsin vs. #10 St. Cloud State Win 9-0 3/11/06 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Kenyon-pp, Slusar, Hanson, Kenyon, Morris, Bauer, Lawler, Kenyon, Kenyon Championship Wisconsin vs. #4 Minnesota Win 4-1 3/12/06 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Kenyon-pp, Slusar-pp, Morris, Mikkelson-pp 2006 NCAA Regional #2 Wisconsin vs. #7 Mercyhurst Win 2-1 (2OT) 3/19/06 at Middleton, Wis. UW goals: Slusar-pp, Hanson 2006 NCAA Frozen Four Wisconsin vs. #3 St. Lawrence Win 1-0 3/24/06 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Hanson Championship Wisconsin vs. #4 Minnesota Win 3-0 3/26/06 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Zaugg-pp, Hutchins, Zaugg 2007 WCHA First Round #2 Wisconsin vs. North Dakota Game 1: Win 4-0 2/23/07 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Sanders, Bauer-pp, Keseley-sh, Zaugg-sh Game 2: Win 3-0 2/24/07 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Mikkelson, Bible, Duggan 2007 WCHA Playoff Championship #1 Wisconsin vs. #10 Ohio State Win 4-0 3/3/07 at Minneapolis UW goals: Giles-pp, Duggan-sh, Keseley, Zaugg Championship #1 Wisconsin vs. #9 Minnesota Win 3-1 3/4/07 at Minneapolis UW goals: Duggan-pp, Kranz, Bible 2007 NCAA Regional #1 Wisconsin vs. #5 Harvard Win 1-0 (4OT) 3/10/07 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Zaugg 2007 NCAA Frozen Four #1 Wisconsin vs. #2 St. Lawrence Win 4-0 3/16/07 at Lake Placid, N.Y. UW goals: Duggan, Zaugg, Duggan, Zaugg Championship #1 Wisconsin vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth Win 4-1 3/18/07 at Lake Placid, N.Y. UW goals: Zaugg-pp, Lawler, Bauer, Giles 2008 WCHA First Round #5 Wisconsin vs. Minnesota State Game 1: Win 4-2 2/29/08 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Duggan, Hanson, Knight, Zaugg Game 2: Win 5-0 3/1/08 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Knight, Duggan, Duggan, Keseley, Nash-pp 2008 WCHA Final Face-off #5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Minnesota Win 4-3 3/8/08 at Duluth, Minn. UW goals: Zaugg, Lawler, Lawler, Zaugg-pp Championship #5 Wisconsin vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth Lost 4-5 (OT) 3/9/08 at Duluth, Minn. UW goals: Zaugg-pp, Giles-pp, Zaugg, Deluce 2008 NCAA Regional #5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Minnesota Win 3-2 (OT) 3/15/08 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Nash, Knight, Zaugg

12 Wisconsin s Postseason Game-by-Game 2008 NCAA Frozen Four #4 Wisconsin vs. #1 Harvard Win 4-1 3/20/08 at Duluth, Minn. UW goals: Lawler, Giles, Zaugg, Zaugg Championship #4 Wisconsin at #2/3 Minnesota Duluth Lose 4-0 3/22/08 at Duluth, Minn. UW goals: 2009 WCHA First Round #2 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State Game 1: Win 7-0 2/27/09 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Bible, Giles-pp, Lawler, Deluce-pp, Duggan, Duggan, Matthews Game 2: Win 4-1 2/28/09 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Knight-pp, Lawler-pp, Knight-en, Lawler-en 2009 WCHA Final Face-off #2 Wisconsin vs. #3/4 Minnesota Duluth Win 3-1 3/7/09 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Matthews-pp, Giles, Duggan-pp Championship #2 Wisconsin vs. #1 Minnesota Win 5-3 3/8/09 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Giles-pp, Duggan, Lawler, Bible-pp, Knightpp 2009 NCAA Regional #1 Wisconsin vs. #7/8 Dartmouth Win 7-0 3/14/09 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Keseley-pp, Lawler, Knight, Knight-sh, Keseley-pp, Keseley, Ammerman 2009 NCAA Frozen Four # 1 Wisconsin vs. #5 UMD Win 5-1 3/20/09 at Boston, Mass. : UW goals: Lawler-pp, Knight-pp, Lawler-pp, Sanders, Knight-pp Championship #1 Wisconsin vs. #3 Mercyhurst Win 5-0 3/22/09 at Boston, Mass. UW goals: Ammerman, Duggan-pp, Keseley, Windmeier, Knight 2010 WCHA First Round #10 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State Game 1: Lose 2-3 (OT) 2/26/10 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Ammerman, Frykas Game 2: Lose 3-4 (OT) 2/27/10 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Prévost-pp, Giles-pp, Sanders-ex 2011 WCHA First Round #1 Wisconsin vs. St. Cloud State Game 1: Win 9-3 2/25/11 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Duggan, Knight, Decker-pp, Decker-pp, Prévost-pp, Packer, Duggan, Prévost, Knight Game 2: Win 5-1 2/26/11 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Duggan, Knight-pp, Decker, Prévost, Knight 2011 WCHA Final Face-off #1 Wisconsin vs. #8 North Dakota Win 3-0 3/4/11 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Prévost, Decker-sh, Deluce-pp Championship #1 Wisconsin vs. #3 Minnesota Win 5-4 (OT) 3/5/11 at Minneapolis, Minn. UW goals: Decker-pp, Duggan, Packer, Duggan, Nash 2011 NCAA Regional #1 Wisconsin vs. #7 Minnesota Duluth Win 2-1 3/12/11 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Knight-pp, Duggan 2011 NCAA Frozen Four #1 Wisconsin vs. #5/4 Boston College Win 3-2 3/18/11 at Erie, Pa. UW goals: Duggan, Bro. Ammerman, Decker Championship #1 Wisconsin vs. #3 Boston University Win 4-1 3/20/11 at Erie, Pa. UW goals: Prévost, Bro. Ammerman-pp, Deluce, Prévost 2012 WCHA First Round #1 Wisconsin vs. Minnesota State Game 1: Win 7-0 2/24/12 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Bro. Ammerman, Brit. Ammerman, Decker, Decker, Bro. Ammerman, Bro. Ammerman -sh, Bro. Ammerman Game 2: Win 4-0 2/25/12 at Verona, Wis. UW goals: Josephs, Prévost, Bro. Ammerman - pp, Decker 2012 WCHA Final Face-off #1 Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Duluth Loss 3-1 3/2/12 at Duluth, Minn. UW goals: Decker-pp 2012 NCAA Regional #1 Wisconsin vs. #8 Mercyhurst Win 3-1 3/10/12 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Prévost, Knight-sh, Decker 2012 NCAA Frozen Four #1 Wisconsin vs. #4 Boston College Win 6-2 3/16/12 at Duluth, Minn. UW goals: Bri. Ammerman, Prévost-sh, Knight, Bri. Ammerman, Bro. Ammerman, Knight-pp Final #1 Wisconsin vs. #2 Minnesota Loss 2-4 3/18/12 at Duluth, Minn. UW goals: McKeough-pp, Bro. Ammerman 2013 WCHA First Round #6 Wisconsin vs. St. Cloud State Game 1: W, 5-0 3/1/13 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Sylvester, Decker, Packer, Sowchuk, Brickner Game 2: W, 4-1 3/2/13 at Madison, Wis. UW goals: Josephs, Josephs, Packer, Decker 2013 WCHA Final Face-off #6 Wisconsin vs. North Dakota 4 p.m. 3/8/13 at Minneapolis, Minn.

13 Wisconsin in the Postseason NCAA Tournament Results Date Opponent (Rank) Result site 3/19/05 at Dartmouth (5) L 3-4 Hanover, N.H. 3/18/06 MERCYHURST (7) W 2-1 2OT Middleton, Wis. 3/24/06 vs. St. Lawrence (3) W 1-0 Minneapolis, Minn. 3/26/06 at Minnesota (4) W 3-0 Minneapolis, Minn. 3/10/07 HARVARD (6) W 1-0 4OT Madison, Wis. 3/16/07 vs. St. Lawrence (5) W 4-0 Lake Placid, N.Y. 3/18/07 vs. Minnesota Duluth (8) W 4-1 Lake Placid, N.Y. 3/15/08 at Minnesota (5) W 3-2 OT Minneapolis, Minn. 3/20/08 vs. Harvard (1) W 4-1 Duluth, Minn. 3/22/08 at Minnesota Duluth (3) L 0-4 Duluth, Minn. 3/14/09 DARTMOUTH (7) W 7-0 Madison, Wis. 3/20/09 vs. Minnesota Duluth (5) W 5-1 Boston, Mass. 3/22/09 vs. Mercyhurst (3) W 5-0 Boston, Mass. 3/12/11 vs. Minnesota Duluth (7) W 2-1 Madison, Wis. 3/18/11 vs. Boston College (5) W 3-2 Erie, Pa. 3/20/11 vs Boston University (3) W 4-1 Erie, Pa. 3/10/12 vs Mercyhurst (8) W 3-1 Madison, Wis. 3/16/12 vs Boston College (4) W 6-2 Duluth, Minn. 3/18/12 vs Minnesota (2) L 2-4 Duluth, Minn. 18 games: UW record is UW Postseason marks and milestones Overall postseason record: (.770) Games in overtime: (.545) Goals for-against: WCHA postseason record: (.725) Titles: 4 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) First goal scored: Michelle Sikich (PP) vs. Bemidji State, 3/2/00 Most recent scored: Brianna Decker vs. St. Cloud State, 3/2/13 Goals for-against: NCAA postseason record: (.842) Titles: 4 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) First goal scored: Sharon Cole vs. Dartmouth, 3/19/05 Most recent scored: Brooke Ammerman vs. Minnesota, 3/18/12 Goals for-against: First appearance: 2005 Last appearance: 2012 Total appearances: 7 WCHA Postseason The Western Collegiate Hockey Association women s hockey championship began as the WCHA Playoff Championship in In 2002, 2003 and 2004, it was called the WCHA Final Five before returning as the WCHA Playoff Championship from 2005 to Since 2008, the women s postseason championship has been known as the WCHA Final Face-off. Beginning with the 2006 season, the WCHA postseason incorporated a first round best-of-three series to determine the Final Face-off participants. Four teams advance to the WCHA Final Face-off for the two-day tournament. Date Opponent (Rank) Result L location 3/2/00 vs. Bemidji State W 9-2 Bloomington, Minn. 3/3/00 vs. Minnesota (3) L 0-5 Bloomington, Minn. 3/4/00 vs. Ohio State L 2-4 Rochester, Minn. 3/8/01 vs. Bemidji State W 5-2 Rochester, Minn. 3/9/01 vs. Minnesota Duluth (2) L 5-6 OT Rochester, Minn. 3/10/01 vs. Minnesota (3) W 4-3 Rochester, Minn. 3/8/02 vs. Minnesota Duluth (3) W 4-1 Blaine, Minn. 3/9/02 vs. Minnesota (1) L 2-3 Blaine, Minn. 3/7/03 vs. Minnesota (3) L 1-3 Grand Forks, N.D. 3/8/03 vs. Ohio State W 4-1 Grand Forks, N.D. 3/13/04 vs. Minnesota Duluth L 1-3 Minneapolis, Minn. 3/14/04 vs. Ohio State W 5-4 OT Minneapolis, Minn. 3/4/05 vs. St. Cloud State W 3-1 Minneapolis, Minn. 3/5/05 vs. Minnesota Duluth (2) W 3-2 OT Minneapolis, Minn. 3/6/05 at Minnesota (1) L 2-3 OT Minneapolis, Minn. 3/3/06 NORTH DAKOTA W 4-1 Madison, Wis. 3/4/06 NORTH DAKOTA W 6-0 Madison, Wis. 3/11/06 vs. St. Cloud State W 9-0 Minneapolis, Minn. 3/12/06 vs. Minnesota (4) W 4-1 Minneapolis, Minn. 2/23/07 NORTH DAKOTA W 4-0 Verona, Wis. 2/24/07 NORTH DAKOTA W 3-0 Verona, Wis. 3/3/07 vs. Ohio State (10) W 4-0 Minneapolis, Minn. 3/4/07 vs. Minnesota (9) W 3-1 Minneapolis, Minn. 2/29/08 MINNESOTA STATE W 4-2 Madison, Wis. 3/1/08 MINNESOTA STATE W 5-0 Madison, Wis. 3/8/08 vs. Minnesota (4) W 4-3 Duluth, Minn. 3/9/08 at Minnesota Duluth (3) L 4-5 OT Duluth, Minn. 2/27/09 OHIO STATE W 7-0 Verona, Wis. 2/28/09 OHIO STATE W 4-1 Verona, Wis. 3/7/09 vs. Minnesota Duluth (3) W 3-1 Minneapolis, Minn. 3/8/09 at Minnesota (1) W 5-3 Minneapolis, Minn. 2/26/10 OHIO STATE L 2-3 OT Verona, Wis. 2/27/10 OHIO STATE L 3-4 OT Verona, Wis. 2/25/11 ST. CLOUD STATE W 9-3 Verona, Wis. 2/26/11 ST. CLOUD STATE W 5-1 Verona, Wis. 3/4/11 vs. North Dakota (8) W 3-0 Minneapolis, Minn. 3/5/11 vs. Minnesota (3) W 5-4 OT Minneapolis, Minn. 2/24/12 vs. Minnesota State W 7-0 Verona, Wis. 2/25/12 vs. Minnesota State W 4-0 Verona, Wis. 3/2/12 vs. Minnesota Duluth L 1-3 Duluth, Minn. 3/1/13 ST. CLOUD STATE W 5-0 Madison, Wis. 3/2/13 ST. CLOUD STATE W 4-1 Madison, Wis. 42 games: UW record is

14 All-time Postseason Points (NCAA and WCHA) Scorer GP G-A=P Scorer GP G-A=P Scorer GP G-A=P Meghan Duggan =46 Tia Hanson =6 Bridget Buchholz 3 1-0=1 Hilary Knight =42 Alev Kelter =6 Kayla Hagen =1 Erika Lawler =32 Stefanie McKeough =6 Kelly Jaminski =1 Sara Bauer =31 Emily Morris =6 Heidi Kletzien =1 Brianna Decker =30 Jordan Brickner 8 1-4=5 Jennifer Mead 4 0-1=1 Brooke Ammerman =28 Steph Millar 9 3-2=5 Phoebe Monteleone =1 Angie Keseley =27 Malee Windmeier =5 Natascha Sherman 6 1-0=1 Jinelle Zaugg =25 Grace Hutchins =5 Nicole Uliasz =1 Carolyne Prévost =18 Kyla Sanders =5 Kristen Witting =1 Mallory Deluce =15 Brittany Ammerman =4 Maria Evans 3 0-0=0 Jasmine Giles =15 Jackie Friesen =4 Leah Federman 2 0-0=0 Meaghan Mikkelson =15 Brittany Haverstock =4 Kathryn Greaves 9 0-0=0 Meghan Hunter 9 6-8=14 Amy Vermeulen =4 Liz Jankowski 5 0-0=0 Kerry Weiland =13 Katy Josephs 8 3-0=3 Derya Kelter 3 0-0=0 Kendra Antony =12 Anne Dronen =3 Roseann Meyer 1 0-0=0 Sis Paulsen =12 Breann Frykas 9 1-2=3 Laurel Miller 8 0-0=0 Madison Packer =11 Melanie Schmitt 6 1-2=3 Mikka Nordby 8 0-0=0 Bobbi-Jo Slusar =10 Karley Sylvester 8 1-1=2 Julie Ortenzio 9 0-0=0 Alycia Matthews =10 Blayre Turnbull 8 0-2=2 Carla Pentimone 2 0-0=0 Kelly Kegley 6 3-6=9 Kathy Devereaux 4 0-2=2 Jaime Thibodeaux 1 0-0=0 Michelle Sikich 8 5-4=9 Molly Engstrom 9 1-1=2 Leslie Toner 3 0-0=0 Cyndy Kenyon =9 Olivia Jakiel =2 Lauren Unser =0 Sharon Cole =9 Emily Kranz =2 Courtney Burke 2 0-0=0 Rachel Bible =8 Geena Prough 7 0-2=2 Molly Doner 2 0-0=0 Kelly Nash =7 Alex Rigsby Kim Drake 2 0-0=0 Lindsay Macy 6 3-4=7 Katarina Zgraja 8 0-1=1 Kaitlyn Harding 2 0-0=0 Karen Rickard 9 4-3=7 Erika Sowchuk 2 1-0=1 Rachel Jones 2 0-0=0 Carla MacLeod =7 Natalie Berg 5 0-1=1 Saige Pacholok =6 Gretchen Anderson 6 0-1=1 Active players in bold Nikki Burish =6 Stephanie Boeckmann 8 0-1=1 All-time WCHA Playoff Championship Results Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Site 2000 Minnesota Duluth (25-5-3) Shannon Miller 2-0 Minnesota Bloomington, Minn Minnesota Duluth (28-5-4) Shannon Miller 3-0 Ohio State Rochester, Minn Minnesota (28-4-6) Laura Halldorson 3-2 Wisconsin Blaine, Minn Minnesota Duluth (31-3-2) Shannon Miller 5-3 Minnesota Grand Forks, N.D Minnesota (30-4-2) Laura Halldorson 4-2 Minn. Duluth Minneapolis, Minn Minnesota (36-2-2) Laura Halldorson 3-2 (OT) Wisconsin Minneapolis, Minn Wisconsin (36-4-1) Mark Johnson 4-1 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn Wisconsin (36-1-4) Mark Johnson 3-1 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn Minnesota Duluth (34-4-1) Shannon Miller 5-4 (OT) Wisconsin Duluth, Minn Wisconsin (34-2-5) Mark Johnson 5-3 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn Minnesota Duluth (31-8-2) Shannon Miller 3-2 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn Wisconsin (37-2-2) Mark Johnson 5-4 (OT) Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn Minnesota (31-5-2) Brad Frost 2-0 Minn. Duluth Duluth, Minn. All-time NCAA Championship Results Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Site 2001 Minnesota Duluth (28-5-4) Shannon Miller 4-2 St. Lawrence Minneapolis, Minn Minnesota Duluth (24-6-4) Shannon Miller 3-2 Brown Durham, N.H Minnesota Duluth (31-3-2) Shannon Miller 4-3 (2OT) Harvard Duluth, Minn Minnesota (30-4-2) Laura Halldorson 6-2 Harvard Providence, R.I Minnesota (36-2-2) Laura Halldorson 4-3 Harvard Durham, N.H Wisconsin (36-4-1) Mark Johnson 3-0 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn Wisconsin (36-1-4) Mark Johnson 4-1 Minn. Duluth Lake Placid, N.Y Minnesota Duluth (34-4-1) Shannon Miller 4-0 Wisconsin Duluth, Minn Wisconsin (34-2-5) Mark Johnson 5-0 Mercyhurst Boston, Mass Minnesota Duluth (31-8-2) Shannon Miller 3-2 (3OT) Cornell Minneapolis, Minn Wisconsin (37-2-2) Mark Johnson 4-1 Boston University Erie, Pa Minnesota (34-5-2) Brad Frost 4-2 Wisconsin Duluth, Minn.

15 Career Record Watch (As of March 3, 2013) Goals 1. Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, 2009-Present Meghan Duggan, Brooke Ammerman, Jinelle Zaugg, Meghan Hunter, Sara Bauer, Carolyne Prévost, Kendra Antony, Erika Lawler, Assists 1. Sara Bauer, Meghan Duggan, Brianna Decker, 2009-Present Erika Lawler, Hilary Knight, Brooke Ammerman, Meghan Hunter, Kendra Antony, Kerry Weiland, Angie Keseley, Sis Paulsen, Points 1. Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, 2009-Present Meghan Duggan, Sara Bauer, Brooke Ammerman, Meghan Hunter, Erika Lawler, Kendra Antony, Jinelle Zaugg, Carolyne Prévost, Game-winning Goals 1. Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, 2009-Present Jinelle Zaugg, Brooke Ammerman, Sara Bauer, Meghan Duggan, Jackie Friesen, Meghan Hunter, Sis Paulsen, Carolyne Prévost, Short-handed Goals 1. Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, 2009-Present 8 2. Sara Bauer, Meghan Duggan, Jasmine Giles, Mallory Deluce, Carla Macleod, Carolyne Prévost, Erika Lawler, Jinelle Zaugg, Meghan Hunter, Kyla Sanders, Power-play Goals 1. Hilary Knight, Meghan Duggan, Brooke Ammerman, Jinelle Zaugg, Meghan Hunter, Brianna Decker, 2009-Present Sis Paulsen, Molly Engstrom, Kendra Antony, Jackie Friesen, Sara Bauer, Penalties 1. Sis Paulsen, Kerry Weiland, Madison Packer, 2010-Present Nikki Burish, Meghan Duggan, Jackie Friesen, Lindsay Macy, Jasmine Giles, Meaghan Mikkelson, Brooke Ammerman, Goaltender Wins 1. Jessie Vetter, Alex Rigsby, 2010-Present Jackie MacMillan, Meghan Horras, Christine Dufour, Becca Ruegsegger, Alannah McCready, Jennifer Neary, Chanda Gunn, Jessica Bernal, Goaltender Saves 1. Jackie MacMillan, Alex Rigsby, 2010-Present Jessie Vetter, Meghan Horras, Christine Dufour, Becca Ruegsegger, Alannah McCready, Jennifer Neary, Chanda Gunn, Theresa Hilleman, Player marks Multi-Point Games Player Number Decker, Brianna 17 Packer, Madison 11 Burke, Courtney 4 Kelter, Alev 4 Pacholok, Saige 3 Sylvester, Karley 2 Jaminski, Kelly 2 Brickner, Jordan 1 Josephs, Katy 1 Sowchuk, Erika 1 Turnbull, Blayre 1 Unser, Lauren 1 Multi-goal Games Player Number Decker, Brianna 8 Packer, Madison 4 Kelter, Alev 2 Josephs, Katy 1 Multi-assist Games Player Number Decker, Brianna 7 Packer, Madison 4 Burke, Courtney 3 Pacholok, Saige 3 Brickner, Jordan 1 Jaminski, Kelly 1 Sowchuk, Erika 1 Sylvester, Karley 1 Turnbull, Blayre 1 Unser, Lauren 1 Current Point streaks Player Games G-A=P Date Started Decker, Brianna =18 Jan. 27, 2013 Brickner, Jordan 2 1-2=3 March 1, 2013 Pacholok, Saige 2 0-2=2 March 1, 2013 Packer, Madison 2 2-4=6 March 1, 2013 Sylvester, Karley 2 1-1=2 March 1, 2013 Josephs, Katy 1 2-0=2 March 2, 2013 Turnbull, Blayre 1 0-1=1 March 2, 2013 Hat Tricks Player Number Decker, Brianna 1 Kelter, Alev 1

16 SinglE-season Record Watch (as of March 3, 2013) points 1. Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, Meghan Hunter, Brooke Ammerman, Sara Bauer, Erika Lawler, Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, Goals 1. Hilary Knight, Hilary Knight, Meghan Hunter, Meghan Duggan, Brianna Decker, Brianna Decker, Brooke Ammerman, Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, Jinelle Zaugg, Assists 1. Meghan Duggan, Sara Bauer, Brianna Decker, Brianna Decker, Erika Lawler, Brooke Ammerman, Angie Keseley, Hilary Knight, Meaghan Mikkelson, Kerry Weiland, Brianna Decker, Game-Winning Goals 1. Brianna Decker, Hilary Knight, Hilary Knight, Jinelle Zaugg, Jinelle Zaugg, Meghan Hunter, Meghan Duggan, Brooke Ammerman, Brooke Ammerman, Hilary Knight, Hilary Knight, Sara Bauer, Meaghan Mikkelson, Sara Bauer, Sara Bauer, Brianna Decker, Alev Kelter, Plus/Minus 1. Meghan Duggan, Brianna Decker, Brianna Decker, Hilary Knight, Brooke Ammerman, Sara Bauer, Hilary Knight, Angie Keseley, Jinelle Zaugg, Meghan Duggan, Brianna Decker, Power-Play Goals 1. Hilary Knight, Meghan Hunter, Brooke Ammerman, Meghan Duggan, Molly Engstrom, Meghan Hunter, Madison Packer, Jinelle Zaugg, Jinelle Zaugg, Hilary Knight, Brooke Ammerman, Jinelle Zaugg, Meghan Duggan, Sis Paulsen, Michelle Sikich, Karley Sylvester, Short-handed Goals 1. Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan, Jasmine Giles, Erika Lawler, Kyla Sanders, Sara Bauer, Sara Bauer, Alev Kelter, Brooke Ammerman, Mallory Deluce, Hilary Knight, Carolyne Prevost, Mallory Deluce, Hilary Knight, Angie Keseley, Jinelle Zaugg, Carla Macleod, Meghan Hunter, Michelle Sikich, Shots 1. Hilary Knight, Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, Hilary Knight, Brianna Decker, Brianna Decker, Madison Packer, Meghan Hunter, Meghan Duggan, Brooke Ammerman, Penalty Minutes 1. Sis Paulsen, Lindsay Macy, Kerry Weiland, Kerry Weiland, Rachel Bible, Kerry Weiland, Nikki Burish, Madison Packer, Sis Paulsen, Lindsay Macy, Madison Packer, Courtney Burke, Goaltender Saves 1. Alex Rigsby, Alex Rigsby, Jessie Vetter, Jackie MacMillan, Jackie MacMillan, Jessie Vetter, Alex Rigsby, Jackie MacMillan, Meghan Horras, Jackie MacMillan, Save Percentage (min. 15 games) 1. Christine Dufour, (17 gp) Jessie Vetter, (24 gp) Alex Rigsby, (22 gp) Jessie Vetter, (40 gp) Meghan Horras, (18 gp) Jackie MacMillan, (35 gp) Meghan Horras, (19 gp) Jessie Vetter, (38 gp) Alex Rigsby, (31 gp) Jackie MacMillan, (35 gp) Alex Rigsby, Goaltender Wins 1. Jessie Vetter, Alex Rigsby, Alex Rigsby, Jessie Vetter, Alex Rigsby, Jackie MacMillan, Jackie MacMillan, Meghan Horras, Jessie Vetter, Jackie MacMillan, Goals Against Average (min. 15 games) 1. Jessie Vetter, (24 gp) Christine Dufour, (17 gp) Jessie Vetter, (40 gp) Jackie MacMillan, (35 gp) Meghan Horras, (19 gp) Alex Rigsby, (30 gp) Jessie Vetter, (38 gp) Christine Dufour, (16 gp) Meghan Horras, (19 gp) Alex Rigsby, (31 gp) Alex Rigsby, Shutouts 1. Jessie Vetter, Jessie Vetter, Jessie Vetter, Meghan Horras, Alex Rigsby, Alex Rigsby, Alex Rigsby, Jackie MacMillan, Christine Dufour, Jessie Vetter,

17 Badgers in the canadian women s hockey league (As of March 5, 2012) u Two former Wisconsin women s hockey student-athletes were taken in the third annual Canadian Women s Hockey League draft during the summer seniors, Hilary Knight (Boston) and Carolyne Prévost (Montreal) will be playing alongside six other former UW women s hockey players this upcoming season in the CWHL. u Other former Badgers currently playing in the CWHL include: Meghan Duggan (Boston), Erika Lawler (Boston), Molly Engstrom (Boston), Bobbi-Jo Slusar (Alberta), Meaghan Mikkelson (Alberta) and Mallory Deluce (Toronto). Mallory Deluce (Toronto) u Has played in 21 games for the Furies... scored the game s first goal, before collecting two assists, including the lone helper on an 4-3 overtime winner at Brampton (Oct. 20)... tallied one assist in a 4-3 overtime loss the following night against Brampton (Oct. 21)... scored one goal and recorded one assist in the Nov. 17 game against Alberta which was played in the Air Canada Centre in Toronto... scored two goals, one short-handed, in 3-1 win over Alberta (Nov. 19)... tallied four assists in the three-game series against Alberta on Nov. 30-Dec recorded three assists in Toronto s 4-3 win against Montreal (Jan. 6)... scored the game winner and recorded an assist in the 7-3 win at Brampton on Jan assisted one goal at Boston on Jan scored Toronto s lone goal in a 2-1 loss at Boston on Feb tallied one assist against Montreal on March 3. Meghan Duggan (Boston) u Has played in 12 games for the Blades... Recorded four assists on Sept. 30 in a 6-4 exhibition win against Northeastern, including helping on the game-winning goal to cap off Karen Thatcher s hat trick... assisted on the game winner in a 4-3 exhibition win against Boston College (Oct. 6)... scored the third goal in the series finale against Montreal on Oct. 21 to help the Blades to a 4-1 victory... recorded one assist in a 4-3 win against Toronto on Oct recorded two assists in a 6-3 loss to Montreal on Jan recorded one goal and one assist in 5-2 win against Toronto on Jan recorded a season-high four-point weekend against Brampton (March 2-3), scoring two goals in the opening game and notching two assists in the second game. Molly Engstrom (Boston) u Has played in eight games for the Blades... recorded two assists against Toronto in a 4-3 win on Oct scored her first goal of the season, on the power play, in a 3-1 win against Alberta on Dec. 8. Hilary Knight (Boston) u Has played in all 22 games for the Blades... second in the CWHL for points (26), first in goals (16) and first in game-winning goals (4)... recorded an assist on the Blades fourth goal in a 4-4 exhibition tie against Boston University on Oct scored on the power play for Boston s third goal in a 4-3 come-from-behind win in a n exhibition against Boston College on Oct recorded an assist on the Blades first goal in an eventual 3-2 overtime loss on Oct. 20 against Montreal to open the regular season... tallied first two goals in a 4-1 win over Montreal on Oct tallied one assist on the power play in a 2-1 win at Toronto (Oct. 28)... scored one goal in each game and tallied three assists in the Blades sweep of Montreal on Nov matched her UW career record, scoring five goals in an exhibition against Team Russia on Nov recorded two assists in 5-2 win against Brampton (Dec. 1)... scored three goals in the three-game series against Alberta (Dec. 8-10), including a game-winner on Dec.... recorded one goal and one assist in 6-3 loss to Montreal on Jan netted one goal and assisted one in 5-2 win against Toronto on Jan recorded one goal and one assist in the two wins against Alberta over Feb. 1-3 series... recorded one goal in both games against Toronto (Feb ), including the game-winner in the series opener... recorded a natural hat trick in the third period against Brampton (March 3) to secure a 4-1 win for the Blades. Erika Lawler (Boston) u Has yet to play to this season. Meaghan Mikkelson (Alberta) u Has played in all 20 games for Alberta... recorded first point of the season with an assist in an 8-2 loss to Brampton on Oct scored Alberta s second goal in a 3-2 win the following night against Brampton (Oct. 29)... scored game-winning goal against Boston on Feb scored the game-winner and recorded one assists in a 3-2 win at Brampton (Feb. 24), before tallying one assist the following day in a 4-1 loss. Carolyne Prévost (Montreal) u Has played in 20 games for the Stars this season... scored her first CWHL goal in a 5-3 loss to Boston on Nov recorded three assists in series against Toronto (Nov )... scored one goal in each game of the Dec. 8-9 series against Brampton, while also recording one assist in the 8-3 win on Dec recorded two goals, one gamewinning, and three assists in 9-3 win against Brampton. Bobbi-Jo Slusar (Alberta) u Has played in 12 games for Alberta so far this season. Meghan Duggan recorded four points last weekend, helping the Boston Blades sweep Brampton, March 2-3. Duggan scored two goals in the opening game, before closing the series with two assists. Badgers among CWHL Leaders Scoring GP G-A=P P/G 2. Hilary Knight (BOS) = Mallory Deluce (TOR) = T-22. Carolyne Prévost (MTL) = T-24. Meghan Duggan (BOS) = T-38. Meaghan Mikkelson (ALB) = T-54. Molly Engstrom (BOS) 8 1-2= Goals GP G-A=P G/G 1. Hilary Knight (BOS) = T-16. Mallory Deluce (TOR) = T-24. Carolyne Prévost (MTL) = T-24. Meghan Duggan (BOS) = T-33. Meaghan Mikkelson (ALB) = T-48. Molly Engstrom (BOS) 8 1-2= Assists GP G-A=P A/G 5. Mallory Deluce (TOR) = T-6. Hilary Knight (BOS) = T-22. Meghan Duggan (BOS) = Carolyne Prévost (MTL) = T-36. Meaghan Mikkelson (ALB) = T-49. Molly Engstrom (BOS) 8 1-2= Power-Play Goals GP PPG T-3. Hilary Knight (BOS) 22 3 T-16. Molly Engstrom (BOS) 8 1 Carolyne Prévost (MTL) 18 1 Short-Handed Goals GP SHG 2. Mallory Deluce (TOR) 21 2 Game-winning Goals GP GWG 1. Hilary Knight (BOS) 22 4 T-5. Meaghan Mikkelson (ALB) 20 2 T-17. Mallory Deluce (TOR) 21 1 Carolyne Prévost (MTL) 18 1

18 International Badgers u Nine former and current Badgers have represented their home countries by competing in the Winter Olympic Games, including two Canadians and seven Americans. u Canadian defensemen Carla MacLeod leads Wisconsin s Olympians as a two-time Olympic gold medalist. MacLeod led Canada to gold in both 2006 and Meanwhile, Meaghan Mikkelson picked up her first Olympic gold with Canada in u Six Badgers skated with Team USA in their first Olympic Games in Duggan and Knight joined former Badgers Erika Lawler Jessie Vetter, Kerry Weiland and Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej in taking home the silver in their Olympic debut, while Molly Engstrom added a silver medal to her bronze from u The United States and Canada are the only gold-medal winners in Olympic Winter Games history. Team USA won the inaugural Olympic gold medal in 1998, while Canada took the top prize in 2002, 2006 and Carla MacLeod (above) leads Wisconsin s Olympians as a two-time Olympic gold medalist, while Molly Engstrom (below) was Wisconsin s first U.S. Olympian. u A total of 13 former and current Badgers have represented their home countries by competing in either the IIHF Women s World Championship or the Four Nations Cup, which includes four Canadians and nine Americans. World Championships & Four Nations Cup Participants Canada (4) Carla MacLeod World Championships 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Three/Four Nations Cup 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 Stefanie McKeough Three/Four Nations Cup 2011 Meaghan Mikkelson World Championships 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 Three/Four Nations Cup 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 Bobbi-Jo Slusar World Championships 2011 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 United States (9) Brianna Decker World Championships 2011, 2012 Three/Four Nations Cup 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 Badger Olympians Canada (2) 2010 Gold Medal Carla MacLeod Defenseman Meaghan Mikkelson Defenseman 2006 Gold Medal Carla MacLeod Defenseman United States (7 players) (1 coach) 2010 Silver Medal Mark Johnson Head Coach Meghan Duggan Forward Molly Engstrom Defenseman Erika Lawler Forward Hilary Knight Forward Jessie Vetter Goaltender Kerry Weiland Defenseman Jinelle Zaugg Forward 2006 Bronze Medal Molly Engstrom Defenseman Meghan Duggan World Championships 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Three/Four Nations Cup 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 Molly Engstrom World Championships 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Three/Four Nations Cup , 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 Hilary Knight World Championships 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 Erika Lawler World Championships 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 Alex Rigsby Three/Four Nations Cup 2012 Jessie Vetter World Championships 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 Three/Four Nations Cup 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 Kerry Weiland World Championships 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 Three/Four Nations Cup 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej World Championships 2007 Three/Four Nations Cup 2006, 2007, 2010