Wisconsin Hockey, Vol II: Rebuild, Refresh, and Renew!

[burd]

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Can't argue with that. I remember the late 90's and early 2000's being amazing in there. '06 was pretty impressive as well, but since then the student section has had a massive decline and without that there is a real lack of intensity in the building.

Man, I remember being forced to change location for our season tickets in the early part of the '00's because the student section had gone all the way up to the top of the 3rd deck. Those were the days.

I'm not one of those fans who has been at every rink in the conference, much less the country, but I've seen quite a few games over a lot of years, mostly at the two Engelstads, the Dane, Kohl, and the two Mariuccis. Most games in GF were pretty intense, but the Jan 2000 Sioux/Badger series in Madison was the best (non-playoff) college hockey atmosphere I've seen. A great mix of intensity and fun I came to associate with Wisconsin hockey at the Dane and later the Herb. Nodak students used to love traveling to games in Madison, and it wasn't all about the partying.

[BuB]

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I'm not one of those fans who has been at every rink in the conference, much less the country, but I've seen quite a few games over a lot of years, mostly at the two Engelstads, the Dane, Kohl, and the two Mariuccis. Most games in GF were pretty intense, but the Jan 2000 Sioux/Badger series in Madison was the best (non-playoff) college hockey atmosphere I've seen. A great mix of intensity and fun I came to associate with Wisconsin hockey at the Dane and later the Herb. Nodak students used to love traveling to games in Madison, and it wasn't all about the partying.

Yep, I was there Saturday night.....Badgers got out to a big lead and had to hold on at the end. I think it finished 6-5 if I remember correctly. Good Times....

[gwhinwi]

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I'm not one of those fans who has been at every rink in the conference, much less the country, but I've seen quite a few games over a lot of years, mostly at the two Engelstads, the Dane, Kohl, and the two Mariuccis. Most games in GF were pretty intense, but the Jan 2000 Sioux/Badger series in Madison was the best (non-playoff) college hockey atmosphere I've seen. A great mix of intensity and fun I came to associate with Wisconsin hockey at the Dane and later the Herb. Nodak students used to love traveling to games in Madison, and it wasn't all about the partying.

Yep, I was there Saturday night.....Badgers got out to a big lead and had to hold on at the end. I think it finished 6-5 if I remember correctly. Good Times....

I was at both of those. Some of the best hockey experiences I've ever been a part of.

[BuB]

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I was at both of those. Some of the best hockey experiences I've ever been a part of.

I wonder if the KC will ever reach that level of "atmosphere" again? I certainly hope so. I'd have to think that it is going to take some time - but hopefully G2O can get things righted quickly.

Anyone have any idea what the expected attendance might be for the 10/1 game against Victoria? I mean, they may not get 5000 for that game - or am I wrong?

[GBBadger14]

Wow, congrats to Kunin...

Your 2016-17 #Badgers captains. @lukekunin9 @G_Besse12, @CameronHughes96 https://t.co/Y8ImJZwepx pic.twitter.com/MItZ1UMAMa

— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) September 14, 2016

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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Good on him.

[BuB]

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Good article in WSJ today about Jeff Sauer - who is being inducted into the UW Hall of Fame. He shared some thoughts about how he tried to discourage the formation of the B10 Hockey league, citing (as many have done here) how the culture of college hockey is different than other sports.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/sports/c...8cce2ab3e.html

[Timothy A]

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Good article in WSJ today about Jeff Sauer - who is being inducted into the UW Hall of Fame. He shared some thoughts about how he tried to discourage the formation of the B10 Hockey league, citing (as many have done here) how the culture of college hockey is different than other sports.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/sports/c...8cce2ab3e.html

Nice article. It's amazing how he has translated his knowledge of the game to sled hockey. It would be neat to watch a deaf olympics hockey game. I wonder how the ref's stop the action when needed.

[KaMiGo]

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This seems pretty positive

According to #Badgers officials: men's hockey at 96% renewal on season tix + about 1,500 new customers.

— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) September 16, 2016

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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Awesome

[WiscDC]

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This seems pretty positive

According to #Badgers officials: men's hockey at 96% renewal on season tix + about 1,500 new customers.

— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) September 16, 2016

Awesome, indeed. Hopefully the buzz can snowball itself during this year and beyond.

[Almington]

Awesome, indeed. Hopefully the buzz can snowball itself during this year and beyond.

The key will be starting the season strong so that, once football is done and media attention can shift, journalists have something positive to write about.

[burd]

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Any of you Badger fans heard from Gurth lately? Haven't seen him in a long time.

[Timothy A]

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Any of you Badger fans heard from Gurth lately? Haven't seen him in a long time.

I bet he'll hop back on when the season gets rolling. A lot of the big hitters are the summer off. All that's mostly on here right now are the weak sauce guys like you and me.

[burd]

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I bet he'll hop back on when the season gets rolling. A lot of the big hitters are the summer off. All that's mostly on here right now are the weak sauce guys like you and me.

So true.