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Casey O'Brien

  • Award
    Forward of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/7/2024
  • Sport
    Hockey
  • School
    University of Wisconsin
  • Year
    Graduate Student
  • Position
    Forward
  • Hometown
    Milton, Massachusetts
  • High School
    Shattuck St. Mary’s
Awards and Honors: First-Team All-American … Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-3 Finalist … All-WCHA First Team … USCHO National Player of the Year … First-Team All-USCHO … WCHA Forward of the Year Finalist  … WCHA Final Faceoff All-Tournament Team … WCHA Final Faceoff MVP … WCHA Forward of the Month (Jan. 2024) ... Preseason All-WCHA Team (2023) ... Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalist (2021-22) ... All-USCHO Third-Team (2023) ... Second-Team All-WCHA (2022-23) ... Third-Team All-WCHA (2021-22) ... WCHA Forward of the Week (Sept. 27, 2021, Jan. 30, 2023, Jan. 15, 2024, Jan. 22, 2024) ... WCHA All-Academic Team (2022-23, 2023-24

2023-24: Played in all 41 games for the Badgers in her senior season … posted a career-best 73 points on 23 goals and NCAA-leading 50 assists … became the first Badger in school history to record 50 assists in a season … enjoyed 22 multi-point games, recording three or more points in 13 of the games … finished the season with a +53 plus/minus rating … recorded 508 wins from the face-off dot, ending the season with a .592 face-off win percentage … enjoyed a four-point game against Boston College on Oct. 6 … recorded back-to-back five-point weekends against St. Thomas and Minnesota State in January … tallied two points in the 2-1 overtime win over Minnesota Duluth on Jan. 26 … enjoyed two goals in the 4-2 victory against Ohio State on Feb. 24 … posted 13 points in the WCHA conference tournament, including a late goal against Minnesota in the conference semifinal game to send the game to overtime and four against Ohio State in the championship game … tallied two assists in the 3-1 victory over Colgate in the national semifinal game

2022-23: Saw the ice in all 41 games for the National Championship team as an assistant captain … led the team in most offensive categories, including points with 48 … recorded a team-leading 19 goals and 29 assists … scored all three short-handed goals for the Badgers … tied for the lead in game-winning goals with four … enjoyed a .563 faceoff percentage and a plus-minus rating of +39 … posted a career-high six points against Bemidji State on Dec. 2 … recorded three or more points in six games throughout the season … posted her 100th career point on Jan. 27 … tallied the game-winning goal against Minnesota on Feb. 11

2021-22: Was named a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top-10 finalist after posting 27 goals and 28 assists for 55 points her sophomore season ... her +38 plus/minus rating ranked second on the team while her 9 game-winning goals led the country and ranked third in school history ... recorded six goals during UW's sweep of Lindenwood, including a four-goal game on Sept. 25 ... recoded three points in a 5-0 win at Merrimack on Oct. 2 ... tallied three points off a goal and two assists in a 3-1 win against Ohio State on Oct. 23 ... scored both goals for UW in its 2-2 tie against Minnesota on Dec. 4 ... enjoyed a five-point game against Bemidji State on Feb. 26 

2020-21: Saw the ice in all 21 games... had 10 points, including a goal at Minnesota State-Mankato and another in the Frozen Four game against Ohio State... scored a game-winning point with an assist to take down Ohio State in the Frozen Four... finished with a rating of +11