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Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born in April of 1998 ... 2017 Kearney High School graduate ... just the third Badger from Sweden, joining former teammate Johan Blomquist and former defenseman Jan-Ake Danielson ... taken 192nd overall in the 2017 NHL Entry draft by Buffalo in the seventh round ... major is communication arts
2020–21 / Senior Season
Second-team All-America ... second-team All-Big Ten ... third in the nation with 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) ... 1.32 points per game ranked fifth in the country ... 29 assists ranked second and 0.94 assists per game ranked third in the nation ... second in the Big Ten with 33 points (nine goals, 24 assists) in 24 games ... finished season with points in nine consecutive games (four goals, 11 assists) ... had four assists against Ohio State (Feb. 27) for first career four-point game ... Academic All-Big Ten
2019–20 / Junior Season
Opened season with three consecutive multi-point games with two assists at Boston College and Merrimack and a goal and two assists against Minnesota Duluth ... added an assist in the fourth game for season-opening four-game point streak ... had goals in each game against Notre Dame, and added an assist for three-point weekend (Nov. 15-16) ... scored four goals, 18 assists and 22 points in 35 games played ... Academic All-Big Ten
2018–19 / Sophomore Season
Finished third in scoring on the team with eight goals and 25 points in only 27 contests... tallied two goals and eight points on the power play... enjoyed a five-game point streak from Oct. 13 to Oct. 27, notching two goals and eight points in the stretch... tallied the game-winning goal in overtime against Michigan on March 2... tallied the game-winning assist against St. Lawrence on Oct. 20... enjoyed a second five-game point streak from Feb. 23 to March 9, scoring three goals and eight points... tallied seven multi-point games this season... was a season-high plus-three on two occasions this year, once against Michigan State on Dec. 7 and once against Minnesota on Jan. 26... tallied two assists against Michigan State on Dec. 8... enjoyed a three-point (1G, 2A) game against Penn State on Feb. 23... notched a goal and an assist against Michigan on March 2... scored a goal in a 2-2 OT tie against Michigan State on Feb. 2... recorded 66 shots on the year... the Badgers were 11-5-1 when Weissbach tallied a point... notched a goal and an assist on the power play against Michigan Tech on Oct. 27... scored two assists against Michigan Tech on Oct. 26... scored a goal and an assist against Boston College on Oct. 13
2017–18 / Freshman Season
Named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team … played in 34 games for the Badgers, tallying 10 goals and 16 assists … his 26 points led all rookies and ranked third on the team … scored multiple points on six different occasions, the second-most by a UW rookie that year … tallied 11 power-play points, the third-most among the Badgers … had a five-game point streak from Nov. 17 to Dec. 1, tallying two goals and five assists … scored two goals in his Wisconsin debut on Oct. 1 to best Michigan Tech 3-2, becoming the first freshman to tab multiple goals in his debut since Michael Davies in 2006 … named the Big Ten First Star of the Week on Oct. 3 for his play against Michigan Tech … scored a goal in the 4-0 win over Northern Michigan on Oct. 21 … dished out two assists in the 7-3 win over Michigan on Nov. 17, following up with a two-goal night on Nov. 18 in the 4-4 tie … tallied an assist in four-straight games against Mercyhurst (Nov. 25-26), Minnesota (Dec. 1) and Notre Dame (Dec. 8) … scored the fourth goal in UW’s 5-0 victory at the United Center over then-No. 1 Notre Dame on Jan. 21 … had a two-point night with one goal and one assist in a 4-4 tie against Penn State on Jan. 27, then scored the only goal in Wisconsin’s shootout victory … had a three-point weekend at Michigan, notching two assists in a 5-3 loss on Feb. 2 before assisting a goal in the 4-2 win on Feb. 3 … notched two assists in the Badgers’ 7-4 loss to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on March 3 … scored 10 of his 26 points against Michigan … co-recipient of the team’s Mark Johnson Rookie of the Year award (Wyatt Kalynuk)
Before Weissbach was a Badger
Played 2016–17 with the USHL’s Tri-City Storm, cashing in on 19 goals and 47 points to lead the squad in scoring and rank 16th in the league ... his four game-winning goals, including two in overtime, also led the Storm ... notched 12 multi-point games during the season ... named to the All-USHL Third Team ... skated for Frölunda HC J20 (SuperElit) in 2015–16, scoring 50 points in 47 games ... played for Team Sweden at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in 2014–15, winning the bronze medal
Career Highs
GAME
Goals: 2 (3x); last vs. Notre Dame, 2/19/21
Assists: 4, vs. Ohio State, 2/27/21
Points: 4, vs. Ohio State, 2/27/21
Point Streak: 9; 2/19-3/26/21
Multi-point Games: 30
Overtime Goals: 1, vs. Michigan, 3/2/19
