University of Wisconsin-Madison Men's Ice Hockey

Mike Hastings became the sixth Wisconsin men's hockey coach of the modern era (since 1962) on March 30, 2023. In his first season behind the Badgers' bench a...

Badgers Sports Medicine staff since: 1999 Professional credentials: MS, LAT, ATC NPI: 1083004568 Previous Professional Experience: 1998-99 Assistant Athletic Trainer – United States Military Academy at West Point Education: Master of Science, Health Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1998 Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology, University of Illinois, 1996 Additional Professional Certifications: Graston Technique M1-Basic Training Professional Memberships: National Athletic Trainers’ Association Wisconsin Athletic Trainers’ Association Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association Clinical Specialties/Professional Interests: Hockey specific/related injuries Splint/Cast protective padding fabrication Osteopathic/Muscle Energy manual medicine Hometown: Sheldon, Ill. Bio: Originally from Illinois, Andy is in his second tour of duty with the Badgers. After finishing graduate school at UW and working one year at the US Military Academy at West Point, he was fortunate to be able to return to Wisconsin and begin working with the UW men’s hockey program. He resides in Monona with his wife, Liz, and their two children AJ and Allie. During his time away from work, Andy enjoys watching and playing various sports, running, and spending time with family. Return to Sports Medicine Staff

Kevin Murdock joined the Wisconsin men's hockey coaching staff as an assistant coach in July of 2023. Murdock, who spent last season as an assistant coach at...

Luke Regner, a 2017 University of Wisconsin graduate, is returning to Madison as Badger men's hockey's director of hockey operations. Regner spent the past four seasons in a similar role with Minnesota State men's hockey under new Badger head coach Mike Hastings. Among Regner's duties at MSU, he coordinated team travel and community relations, while also doing video game breakdown and pre-scouting of opponents. While a student at Wisconsin, Regner spent four seasons helping with men's hockey in various capacities, including video, recruiting and statistics. He also helped as a video assistant for UW football. After graduating from UW, Regner worked as hockey operations coordinator at Robert Morris for two years before moving on to Minnesota State. Regner is a St. Peter, Minnesota, native.

An Eau Claire, Wisconsin, native, LaPoint is in his 13th year with the Badgers. In charge of Wisconsin’s equipment needs, LaPoint performs duties from skate sharpening, equipment inventory and purchasing to laundry and travel logistics. LaPoint spent the four years before coming to Madison as an assistant equipment manager with the University of North Dakota men’s hockey program. While at North Dakota, he performed the regular duties of an equipment manager, while also helping with the program’s video needs on road trips. In addition to his duties at North Dakota, LaPoint spent seven months at Gerrell’s Sports Center in Grand Forks, where he repaired and sharpened skates and served as a general salesman for sporting goods. He also spent each summer since 2000 as a coach, referee and counselor for Top Dog Hockey Camps. LaPoint graduated in 2009 from North Dakota with a degree in general studies and a minor in meteorology. Prior to his time at North Dakota, he attended Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, for two years, where he competed as a member of the NCAA Division III program’s hockey team. In the summers of 2018 and 2019, LaPoint served Team USA at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup including once in Canada and once in Slovakia and Hungary. He also served as an equipment manager for the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team that won gold at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Alberta and for the team again at the 2022 event that was halted. LaPoint and his wife, Callie, reside i

Nick Oliver, head coach of the USHL's 2023 regular-season champion Fargo Force, arrived in Madison in May 2023 to join the Wisconsin men's hockey staff as an...

Sports Contact: Men's Hockey, Men's and Women's Rowing, Men's Soccer Paul Capobianco has been with Wisconsin since 1999, where he has served as athletic comm...

Todd Knott (pronounced Kuh-NOT) joined the Badger coaching staff as associate head coach in April 2023. The 2023 American Hockey Coaches Association's Terry Flanagan Award winner for his career body of work as an assistant coach, Knott spent the prior 11 seasons on Hastings' staff at Minnesota State, first as an assistant coach, before becoming associate head coach in 2018. He spent 14 years total at Minnesota State. Ranked the No. 1 college hockey recruiter by a panel of NHL scouts, USHL executives, agents and other college coaches according to The Athletic in the fall of 2022, Knott was key in helping Minnesota State to eight NCAA tournament appearances over 11 seasons, as well as a pair of NCAA Frozen Four trips and an NCAA runner-up finish. As a coaching partner with new head coach Mike Hastings at Minnesota State, Knott's collegiate coaching resume mimics UW's bench boss, with eight conference regular-season titles and four conference tournament titles over the 11 seasons. That also included 11 consecutive 20-win seasons and three 30-win campaigns. Knott is simply the best in the business," once source said to The Athletic in the college coach recruit rankings. "He can identify and recruit talent as well as anyone. He's honest and relentless in his effort." Before his time at Minnesota State, Knott coached in the USHL beginning in 2005 as associate head coach for Des Moines, helping the team win the Clark Cup in his first season. He moved on to become head coach and gene