Wisconsin Badgers 2026 Offseason

[Timothy A]

Randomly was taking a look at GPL's portal tracker and they have Pulver in the portal. Haven't seen it anywhere else though.

Also saw yesterday Finley either just had or is going to have shoulder surgery. Maybe a result of the Martone hit in Worcester? That was a brutal hit and he seemed shaken up afterwards despite getting right back on the ice.

I saw from another source that Pulver is in the portal. Best wishes.

Perhaps Finley was playing hurt after that game against Michigan State then.

 

[GoBucky18]

Pulver is now in the portal on USCHO's list. Not a big surprise. I wish the lad well. He had two of the biggest wins of this past year in beating Mich St. at their barn when they were #1. I wish the lad nothing but success. Really like how Hastings has completely transformed our Goalie room from a "just stop the puck, you idiot" perspective under TG to now an extremely competitive "you wanna play here, you have to win your position AND we expect you to perform" perspective.

 

[Timothy A]

TDM says it's also unclear if Castro will be back.

A different article by Todd also says that Hastings is in no rush to fill the assistant coach position. He's considering making it some sort of hybrid coaching/general manager spot that may or may not include on ice coaching.

 

[WiscTJK]

Poirier from Maine now in the portal. Are the Badgers going after him?

2026 men's college hockey transfer portal tracker

This page tracks all movement in the NCAA hockey transfer portal.

www.grandforksherald.com

 

[WiscTJK]

TDM says it's also unclear if Castro will be back.

A different article by Todd also says that Hastings is in no rush to fill the assistant coach position. He's considering making it some sort of hybrid coaching/general manager spot that may or may not include on ice coaching.

articles on the coach and goalies (paywall):

Job opening could reshape look of Wisconsin men's hockey coaching staff

The Badgers aren't rushing to fill the job opened when Nick Oliver left to become head coach at St. Cloud State.

madison.com

Wisconsin men's hockey goalie enters transfer portal after team makes addition

Badgers coach Mike Hastings pointed to the team's goaltending metrics when asked why he was interested in a personnel change via the transfer portal.

madison.com

 

[Doogity]

Can never have enough scorers on a team. That being said, if he had surgery on his hip, what does his return to skating timeline look like. Then, who is departing the team as a result of the addition.