Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

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Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

My tickets arrived today.

[WiscDC]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

My tickets arrived today.

And we're now just one month away!

[WiscDC]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

We've still got a few weeks before the real hockey starts, so I wanted to share this - an official Crease Creatures twitter account. They've already had UWGratefulRed for a while now. In addition, they've made lots of efforts with the basketball student section - trying split and full season ticket packages and a couple versions of pretty comprehensive rewards program are what they've done in my freshman and sophomore years here. At football games, they tell us when basketball student tickets go on sale, with that video of Ben Brust's buzzer-beater against Michigan last year. For hockey, they just say tickets are available and put up a picture of Kerdiles or someone. There's no rewards system or anything for hockey. Basically, it's what most of you have said - they take the hockey fans for granted. (I already sent them an email suggesting that they make it the Final Five championship team photo instead of a generic picture of a skating Kerdiles or Zengerle, who random students aren't familiar with, while those who already have tickets are.

To me, this seems like another small step towards the athletic department actually caring, even though it's not football.

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

Baby steps.

[Chuck Schwartz]

Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

Saw an sneak peek interview Ben Worgull (Badger Nation Magazine) did with Eaves tonight as I usually write the season preview for them. Eaves says the initial plan is for Kerdiles to go back to center to start this season. So, it will be Zengerle, Kerdiles, Dahl and Meuer down the middle for now. I'm probably going to write up some line combinations based off of this, but what do you guys think?

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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Well, it helps balance out the lines, I guess. I thought Zengerle and Kerdiles could play well off each other, but I suppose we should see what happens before criticizing.

[Chuck Schwartz]

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Well, it helps balance out the lines, I guess. I thought Zengerle and Kerdiles could play well off each other, but I suppose we should see what happens before criticizing.

To be fair, Eaves does note they understand how effective Kerdiles-Zengerle-Barnes were down the stretch, so they know they can go back to that at any time.

[WiscDC]

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Who are the other options at center? Zengerle, Dahl, and Meuer have been there regularly, of course, but the remaining forwards (I think) have either played there sporadically or never at all while at UW. I've gotten a semi-okay idea of who has experience there vs. being strictly wingers, and who is more or less of a defensive liability/asset, but what do you think?

[solovsfett]

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To be fair, Eaves does note they understand how effective Kerdiles-Zengerle-Barnes were down the stretch, so they know they can go back to that at any time.

I wonder where Zulinick figures in...2nd line? 3rd?

[Chuck Schwartz]

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Who are the other options at center? Zengerle, Dahl, and Meuer have been there regularly, of course, but the remaining forwards (I think) have either played there sporadically or never at all while at UW. I've gotten a semi-okay idea of who has experience there vs. being strictly wingers, and who is more or less of a defensive liability/asset, but what do you think?

Zulinick and Soleway are also very good centers. Young, but they will eventually play that position at Wisconsin. Eaves likes guys to start on the wing for a season or two before moving them to center. Craig Smith played on the wing for a year before going to center, Zengerle played on the wing for a year before moving to the middle, now Kerdiles. Zully and Soleway likely the same.

[Chuck Schwartz]

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I wonder where Zulinick figures in...2nd line? 3rd?

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Zulinick-Zengerle-Barnes
LaBate-Kerdiles-Mersch

[GBBadger14]

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Zulinick-Zengerle-Barnes
LaBate-Kerdiles-Mersch

I was initially thinking that Besse may crack the top 6, but those two lines are hard to beat.

[solovsfett]

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Zulinick-Zengerle-Barnes
LaBate-Kerdiles-Mersch

solid!

...If this is how it pans out I hope Besse is on the 3rd line then, he's got too much talent to languish on the 4th line

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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solid!

...If this is how it pans out I hope Besse is on the 3rd line then, he's got too much talent to languish on the 4th line

With any luck, it'll work as well as when we put Skille and Street on the third line...

[Bonin21]

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ZZB Line