Wisconsin Badgers

Twitter: @Wkalynuk17
Instagram: @kalynuk_7

Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born in April of 1997 ... parents are Randy and Leanna ... has two sisters, Quinn and Lexie ... major is communication arts ... selected by Philadelphia in the seventh round (196th overall) in the 2017 NHL Entry draft ... father played hockey at Brandon University ... second cousin, Marty Murray, played eight NHL seasons with Calgary, Philadelphia, Carolina and Los Angeles between 1995 and 2007 ... first Manitoba native to play for Wisconsin since 1992 (Duane Derksen)

2019-2020 / Junior Season
Team captain ... first team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... finished second on the team with 28 points with seven goals and 21 points ... finished with season-high five-game point streak (1 goal, 4 assists) ... posted three consecutive two-point contests from Jan. 24-31 with a goal and five assists total in two games at Notre Dame and one against Minnesota 

2018–19 / Sophomore Season
Named to the All-Big Ten Second Team on defense... named Spike Carlson/Chris Chelios Most Valuable Player... finished second on the team with nine goals... led team with 116 shot...  posted second consecutive 25-point seasons, one off the team scoring lead... ranked tied for second on the team in power-play points with eight... notched a power-play goal in the Badgers 6-2 victory over Michigan Tech... tallied a team-high seven power play assists... recorded 59 blocks on the season, good for fourth on the team... led all Wisconsin blue-liners in scoring this season... notched the game-winning goal against St. Lawrence on Oct. 20... tallied four multi-point performances... enjoyed a career-high six game point-streak from Oct. 13-Oct. 27, notching four goals and nine points in the stretch... recorded a season-high nine shots on goal in UW's 3-0 defeat of Michigan State Dec. 8... notched three assists in three straight games, including two against Ohio State on Feb. 8-9... scored the game-winning assist in the Badgers' 5-4 overtime victory against Michigan on March 1... matched his career high point totals in a game on Oct. 13, scoring two goals and an assist against Boston College... played in all 37 contests this season... Academic All-Big Ten

2017–18 / Freshman Season
Named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team … led the team with 22 assists from the blue line … his 25 points ranked fourth among all UW players and second among the conference’s freshmen defenders … became the first UW defenseman to score 25-or-more points in his rookie season since Ulvis Katlaps scored 35 points (4 goals, 31 assists) in 1992-93 … also led the Badgers with 12 power-play assists and tied for the lead with 14 power-play points … recorded 55 blocks on the season, good for second on the team … his six blocks in the 3-2 win over Michigan Tech on Oct. 1 led all Badgers … scored multiple points nine times during the season … tallied his first career point on Oct. 21, assisting a goal in the Badgers’ 4-0 victory … scored his first goal as a Badger on the power play, adding the game-winning assist, in a 6-3 win over Michigan State on Nov. 10 … had a career day against Michigan on Nov. 18, dishing out three assists in a 4-4 draw … scored the game-winning goal against then-No. 1 Notre Dame at the United Center on Jan. 21, going coast to coast for the first goal in the 5-0 shutout … had back-to-back two-point games in the series against St. Lawrence, Oct. 27-28, tallying two assists in each contest …  assisted two goals in a 5-4 loss to Minnesota on Dec. 1 … had two assists on Jan. 6 in a 3-3 tie with Penn State … tallied the game-winning assist, as well as a goal, in the 4-2 victory at Michigan on Feb. 3 … notched two assists in Wisconsin’s 6-5 loss to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on March 2 … one of four rookies to play in all 37 games for the Badgers … spent most of the season paired with senior Jake Linhart … co-recipient of the team’s Mark Johnson Rookie of the Year Award (Linus Weissbach)

Before Kalynuk was a Badger
Skated for the Bloomington Thunder (USHL) from 2015–17 ... paced the team’s defense with six goals and 25 assists during the 2016–17 season ... earned USHL Defenseman of the Week on Jan. 2, 2017 for a three-point performance against Chicago ... named to the All-USHL Third Team ... helped the Thunder reach the playoffs, scoring 24 points on three goals and 21 assists in 2015-16 ... spent the 2014-15 season with the USHL’s Lincoln Stars, recording 15 assists ... played five games for Canada in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Career Highs
GAME
Goals: 2; vs. Boston College, 10/13/18
Assists: 3; vs. Michigan, 11/18/17
Points: 3 (2x); last vs. Boston College,10/13/18
Point Streak: 6; 10/13-10/27/18
Multi-point Games: 20
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 2; vs. Boston College, 10/12-13/18
Assists: 4 (2x) last vs. Michigan, 11/17-18/17
Points: 4 (2x) last vs. Michigan, 11/17-18/17