Frankie Simonelli
27  Frankie Simonelli
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Bensenville, Ill.

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 195

Position:
D

Prev. School/Team:
USA Hockey NTDP

02/28/2012

Simonelli earns first WCHA honor

Sophomore earns WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week accolade

01/20/2012

Rumpel records second shutout in 4-0 Badger win

Wisconsin takes down Alaska Anchorage as Schultz, Zengerle record three points

12/09/2011

Badgers skate to 3-3 tie with No. 1 Bulldogs

Schultz nets two goals for Wisconsin, Zengerle extends point-scoring streak to 16 games

11/25/2011

Offense explodes in 7-2 win over Mercyhurst

Zengerle, Schultz and Mersch all have big nights as the Badgers put together best offensive performance of the season

11/19/2011

Badgers fall to Colorado College 4-2

Late goal brings Wisconsin close, but not enough as Badgers fall in Colorado Springs

02/11/2011

Frankie Simonelli

Freshman defenseman Frankie Simonelli

Badger Bites
Shoots right ... born in October of 1992 ... parents are Kathy and Tom ... has a brother, Jeremy (22) ... attended Fenton High School ... major is undeclared

2011-12/Sophomore Season
Recorded game-winning goal and two assists againt Nebraska- Omaha (Oct. 29) ... Recorded three points (1 goal, 2 assists) in a series against Bemidji State (Feb. 24-25) ... Named WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week Feb. 28 ... skated in all 37 games ... set new career highs in goals (5), assists (14) and points (19) ... Named to WCHA All-Academic team

2010-11/ Freshman Season
Skated in 39 games ... first career goal was game-winner in 4-1 victory over Michigan State in the College Hockey Showcase (Nov. 27) ... scored and had a career high three points in 5-1 win over Massachusetts (Dec. 30) ... had two games with two assists, against Minnesota (Nov. 5) and Massachusetts (Dec. 30)

Before Simonelli Was a Badger
Spent 2009-10 and 2008-09 at USA Hockey's National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... collected one goal and six points in 27 USHL games in 2009-10 for the under-18 team ... was a plus-16 ... during the 2008-09 season playing for the U.S. under-17 team, he sat second on the team with 31 points while leading the defensemen with 22 assists ... played with Team Illinois prior to joining the development program and helped the team to 2007-08 state and regional titles ... team placed second at USA Hockey's Tier I Under-18 National Championship ... had nine goals and 35 points in 82 games that season for Team Illinois ... was an all-conference golfer in 2006-07

Overall Statistics
Season GP G A Pts. SOG P-PIM PPG SHG GWG
2010-11 39 2 9 11 34 8-16 1 0 1
2011-12 37 5 14 19 58 15-30 2 0 1
Totals 76 7 23 30 92 23-46 3 0 2
WCHA Statistics
Season GP G A Pts. SOG P-PIM PPG SHG GWG
2010-11 28 0 5 5 21 7-14 0 0 0
2011-12 28 4 10 14 40 12-24 2 0 1
Totals 56 4 15 19 61 19-38 2 0 1

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CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 1 (7x); last vs. Bemidji State, 2/24/12
Assists: 2 (5x); last vs. Bemidji State, 2/25/12
Points: 3 (2x); vs. Nebraska- Omaha, 10/29/11
Point Streak: 3, 12/11-31/10
Multi-point Games: 6
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 1 (7x); last vs. Bemidji State, 2/24-25/12
Assists: 3 (2x); last vs. Nebraska- Omaha, 10/28-29/11
Points: 4(2x); last vs. Nebraska- Omaha, 10/28-29/11