After a long winter’s break, No. 15 Wisconsin men’s hockey (10–9–2 overall, 4–5–1–0 Big Ten) drops the puck for the first time in 2018 on Friday, traveling to State College for a weekend tilt with No. 14 Penn State (11–7–2 overall, 4–4–2–1 Big Ten).
The Badgers, who entered the season with high hopes of building on last year’s unexpected run to the Big Ten Championship Game, have had a positive if uneven start to the 2017–18 season.
Climbing as high as fifth in the country, Wisconsin netted big road wins at Boston College and at Minnesota, but has also had some bad losses including howlers against St.