By Jim Scott
Feb 28, 2021 8:38 AM
(UW ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS) MADISON â A hat trick by national scoring leader and Hobey Baker Award candidate Cole Caufield, the No. 5 Wisconsin menâs hockey team (17-8-1, 15-6-1 1-1-0 Big Ten) shutout the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-17-1, 6-16-0 0-2-0 Big Ten) by 7-0 score in its final home game of the season.
Caufield opened the scoring for the Badgers at 11:48 of the first period with his 20th goal of the season. On a feed from Ty Emberson and Linus Weissbach, Caufieldâs initial shot was blocked by an OSU defensman, but he stuck with it to give the Badgers a 1-0 lead.
10 Takeaways: Reset and Restart
As the Devils return to play, we have a look at your 10 Takeaways by Amanda Stein amandacstein / NewJerseyDevils.com
The team has only been back for all of 48 hours after 16 days away from the game in Covid Protocol… and yet I ve found ten things to share with you! The easy one is just being back, there s so much I could say about how that makes everyone feel, but even in just these first 48 hours back, there s plenty to cover!
Here are your 10 Takeaways of the week:
1. Mackenzie s Long-Awaited Return
It was the long-awaited return - that of Mackenzie Blackwood into the New Jersey Devils net. Nearly a month away from gameplay after being placed in Covid Protocol, Blackwood returned to man the net against the Rangers on Tuesday night.
Caufield, Harris candidates for Hobey Baker Award
The Canadiens prospects are enjoying outstanding seasons with their respective teams by Pierre-Antoine Mercier. Translated by Matt Cudzinowski. @CanadiensMTL / canadiens.com
MONTREAL - Forward Cole Caufield and defenseman Jordan Harris were selected by their respective squads to be candidates for the 2021 Hobey Baker Award, which is presented annually to the top NCAA player in the nation.
Caufield is on fire with the University of Wisconsin. Since claiming the goal medal with Team USA at the World Junior Hockey Championship in early January, the 20-year-old right-winger has registered 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists) in 11 games.
Before Saturday night s contest against the University of Michigan, the Stevens Point, WI native was riding a 12-game point streak an
Minnesota State Returns Home to Face Bowling Green
The #4/6 Minnesota State Mavericks (9-2-1 overall, 6-0-0 WCHA) return home to play the #8/8 Bowling Green Falcons (16-4-0 overall, 5-1-0 WCHA) this weekend. Puck drop is scheduled for Friday at 8:07 EST and Saturday at 7:07 EST. This upcoming series against Bowling Green is important, as Minnesota State and Bowling Green are fighting for first and second among the WCHA standings.
Minnesota State and Bowling Green sit atop the WCHA standings. The race for first is tight, and at this point in the season, every win matters. With so much on the line, it is expected that there will be a playoff atmosphere accompanying these games.
Amid starts and stops, Minnesota State Mankato keeps plugging along COVID-19 issues throughout the WCHA have forced the Mavericks men s team to adjust on the fly. Still, coach Mike Hastings has his team hitting its stride in time for this weekend s top-10 matchup against Bowling Green.
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Hopefully, the men s hockey schedule-makers in the WCHA and at Minnesota State Mankato invested heavily in pencils and erasers this season because writing any dates and matchups down in ink has been met almost immediately by a reschedule that command from COVID-19.
Of the Mavericks 11 series from Nov. 20 through January on the revised WCHA schedule that was announced in late October, only one – the Jan. 15-16 trip to Lake Superior State – was played on the exact dates listed. Coach Mike Hastings and his Mavericks have endured postponements, cancellations and adjustments, all the w