Despite a rocky year for Wisconsin hockey, their star freshman is getting the conference love that he deserves. Earlier today, Cole Caufield was named Big Ten freshman of the year and named to the All-Big Ten first team.
Caufield took the nation by storm early and often this season. The star forward was a first round draft pick of the Montreal Canadians in last years NHL entry draft.
He went on to score two goals in his first three career games at Wisconsin. Overall, Caufield finished with 19 goals and 36 points, both team highs. Wisconsin ended up going just 14-20-2 despite a plethora of NHL talent on the roster.
Wisconsin defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk also was named to the Big Ten first team.