The Badger Hockey Podcast

Vince and Aidan celebrate Wisconsin hockey starting 6-0 across the two teams. The duo hands out stars, takes big takeaways, and previews a MAJOR week that involved a championship rematch for the women's squad and a Mike Hastings homecoming for the men. Also, Vince chats with freshman Hailey Box about her first career goal, her international experience against her current teammate, and how travel seniority works at Wisconsin women's hockey.

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:48) Women's hockey season recap

(00:03:07) Women's Hockey roster reload

(00:11:41) Women's Hockey key dates, previewing opener vs St. Lawrence

(00:21:45) Kelly Gorbatenko preview

(00:23:24) Aidan's Interview with Kelly Gorbatenko

(00:29:36) Why we're excited about women's hockey

(00:38:00) Men's Hockey preview: season recap

(00:41:19) Men's Hockey roster update

(00:46:15) Goalkeeping battle analysis

(00:49:43) Vince relives his disastrous student section shootout performance

(00:51:00) What excites out about men's hockey

(00:54:06) Closing thoughts

Vince Hesprich and Aidan Michaels get you caught up on everything you need to know about Wisconsin Hockey going into the 2026-27 season. The duo recap the previous years, analyze the roster overhaul, highlight key dates and explain why they are so excited for the year to come. Also, Aidan chats with captain Kelly Gorbatenko about how the women's squad can complete their three-peat. (Show recorded 9/23/26)