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The NAHL’s Corpus Christi IceRays have officially announced that goaltender Xander Miceli will be playing for the Wisconsin Badgers<\/a> next season.<\/p>\n Miceli posted a 2.95 goals-against average in his 34 appearances with the IceRays this past season. Overall, he had a .900 save percentage and will join Daniel Hauser and Cornell transfer Alexis Cournoyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I want to thank God, my family, coaches, advisor, trainer, billets, teammates and everyone who has supported me throughout this journey,” Miceli said<\/a>. Go Badgers<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\n According to Badgers’ Todd Milewsiki<\/a>, Anton Castro won’t be back with UW. Knowing how well both Hauser and Cournoyer played last season, the team should have no issues swapping out Miceli for Castro.<\/p>\n Castro, the sophomore out of Minnesota, started one game during his freshman season but didn’t make a single appearance for the Badgers as a sophomore.<\/p>\n Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n Now, Wisconsin turns to Miceli, a Nashville native, as its No. 3 goaltender.<\/p>\n Contact\/Follow\u00a0@TheBadgersWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of\u00a0Wisconsin Badgers<\/a>\u00a0news, notes and opinion.<\/p>\n