Wisconsin Men’s Hockey Ranked #16, Picked 3rd in Big Ten

The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team is getting some national preseason hype.  Coach Tony Granato’s team is ranked 16th in the first U-S-C-H-O poll and picked to finish third in the Big Ten Conference.  Badgers defensemen K’Andre Miller and Wyatt Kalynuk made the all-Big Ten preseason first team.  U-W’s freshman class is one of reasons the team is considered a contender this season after missing the N-C-A-A tournament five years in a row.  The group includes first-round N-H-L draft picks Alex Turcotte and Cole Caufield and projected 2020 first-rounder Dylan Holloway.  The Badgers are holding a public scrimmage at the Kohl Center Sunday.