Wisconsin Hockey: Vol. XVIII - Belief in a Better Tomorrow

[wjefwhite]

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Amen!

[RonWolf]

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The thing I can't wait for is the TV schedule. Just praying the NBA lockout is replaced (for good) with Badger Hockey games.

[MadCityRich]

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Or anything at all, for that matter.

North Dakota: Home of the Sioux, occasional floods and not much else.

......don't forget SNIRT!

(I'm baaaaaack!)

[UWisco]

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Ok I got to admit, a Badger forum should not be this lame there is no chatter. So let's get everybodys minds working with a question. Who do you guys think will lead the team in goals, assist, points overall, and what incoming freshmen will make the biggest impact.

Fo me I got Schultz making the kohl brighter, Zengerle dishing the biscuit, Schultz leading the team in scoring also possible Hobey winner, and Rumpel making the biggest impact.

[solovsfett]

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Player that will improve their point totals the most from last year to this year?

Derek Lee is my pick.

btw...since the B10 is a reality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lLX8...eature=related

[Chuck Schwartz]

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Player that will improve their point totals the most from last year to this year?

Derek Lee is my pick.

btw...since the B10 is a reality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lLX8...eature=related

Hahaha where on earth did you find that?

[solovsfett]

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Hahaha where on earth did you find that?

I think I was looking for UW hockey and got frustrated by not finding Heatley goals on the rats so I think I was entering a search just for college hockey or maybe it was ncaa hockey or something.

still, great to see so many wolverines get pummeled in 2 mins! Specner, Tok, Strobel....man that was the tail end of the era right there. after that season the UW went downhill quickly.

[solovsfett]

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2011-2012 WCHA Team Finish Predictions:

Chuck posted his WCHA predictions yesterday...

1. Denver
2. North Dakota
3. Colorado College
4. Minnesota-Duluth
5. St. Cloud State
6. Nebraska-Omaha
7. Wisconsin
8. Minnesota
9. Alaska-Anchorage
10. Bemidji State
11. Michigan Tech
12. Minnesota State

I 100% agree the top 2 teams are Denver and UND. After that however, I have a tough time on the next 4. my list would be

1. Denver
2. North Dakota
3. Nebraska-Omaha
4. Minnesota
5. Wisconsin
6. Minnesota-Duluth

reason being I think Duluth lost too much in Connolly and Fontaine, Minnesota's improvement by losing Hill (don't underestimate the morale lift/impact this will have on the kids) and talented frosh class, and UW was solid (if unspectacular) last year and adds (my .02) a better goalie, a couple of talented frosh forwards (goal scorers this time not play-makers) and guys like Mersh, Barnes, Lee, Zengerle, Faust, and Simonelli should be much improved

[UWisco]

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I don't know why people are so down on Wisconsin, we should actually be half decent this year.

[solovsfett]

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I don't know why people are so down on Wisconsin, we should actually be half decent this year.

it's not down on Wisconsin to be realistic. Rumpel could be CUJO but we don't know that yet. and even if he IS CUJO pt 2, we do not know that the guys needed to step up WILL step up in production. Zengerle could score 20-25 goals and 40-50 points if he improves just a little bit and keeps his effing head up and shoots the puck when he's got the chance and quick, but will he????

Craig Smith is gone so who replaces those points? Who replaces Gardiner's up-ice rush? these are all valid questions and the unknown makes me want to project lower than I'd like.

Believe me I expect Mersch, Barnes, Lee, Zengerle, Faust, Simo to improve significantly, but what if say 2 of those don't?

[Badgerdude4]

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Howdy folks...

I'm a Northern Michigan fan who is planning on attending Opening Weekend in October... I was wondering if I could get some hotel advice from y'all

I just did a search on Kayak.com and the only hotel it shows around the "campus" area is the DoubleTree Inn at a staggering $186/night for Oct. 7th-9th.... No other hotels along the strip between Lake Mendota & Lake Menona are available... Next closest hotels are west of Campus along Highway 12/14... Those are chaper, starting around $100/night... Overall, I was just wondering why the prices were so high, considering it's a non-football weekend... I figured the usual $60-75/night hockey trip budget would suffice...

Also, what are the location differences between the two... We would like to be somewhere where we can make it out for food & drinks on foot if possible... Plan on checking out the infamous State Street as well... Easy access to the Kohl is also wanted... Any advice or other things that we should note for this trip?

Thanks in advance

The Double Tree is about a block away from the Kohl, like 2 blocks away from State, and right in the heart of Downtown. 12/14 is pretty far IMO. I used Google maps to find a few other hotels around here. There are actually quite a few. If you search for "Hotels near Madison, WI" you should find a good amount. $119/night at University Inn and it's right on State. Hope that all helps. Have a fun weekend in MadTown if you decide to come!

[Timothy A]

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Does the construction interfere with one's ability to get from the parking lot behind gate C by the train to the front of the KC? I'm planing to go to the first women's game and gate C is usually not open, so we walk around to the front.

Why are people down on UW? UW didn't get home ice last year and lost a ton of firepower. Losing Smith was totally huge.

[icebadger]

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Does the construction interfere with one's ability to get from the parking lot behind gate C by the train to the front of the KC? I'm planing to go to the first women's game and gate C is usually not open, so we walk around to the front.

I don't *think* you'll have any trouble. The construction has closed gate B from my observation, so if you're walking from the gate C area up Frances St to Gate A you should be fine.


This is looking at Gate B from the west side of the KC.

[Badgerdude4]

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This board is lame right now. What incoming freshman are you guys most looking forward to watching this season?

It's between Rumpel and McCabe. Obviously Rumpel is going to have to be good coming in. I'm hoping he comes in and has a stelar freshman performance like Bachman did a few years ago for CC. Hopefully Northern Michigan and Tech get his feet wet and prepare him quick for NoDak, UNO, SCSU, and Minny. McCabe just seems like my kind of player. Small but powerful defenseman.

I also can't wait to see some breakout performances for a lot of the Sophomores. Barnes, Clark, and Dahl are all guys I'm really looking forward to seeing in bigger roles.

I guess I'm just really anxious for the season to finally be here!

[solovsfett]

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Toews destroys kid at hockey camp...eesh

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puc...rn=nhl-wp12360