Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2024-2025

[BadgerDad2022]

I don't know, on the one hand I appreciate an opinion of someone who has seen a player play. How much you trust their judgement is another. BadgerDad2022 is new to us, but he seems connected into the world of HS aged hockey players. Do I trust his opinion more than MJ's??? Not so much. Shayla being invited to national camps is a good thing. She's young and I'm sure the coaches told her what they'd like to see her work on. The fact that they offered her at this point tells me all I need to know.

In the end it's ok for us and Badgerdad2022 to have different opinions.

I appreciate that.

I'm not saying she isn't Wisconsin worthy. But I have a hard time believing it was a full scholarship offer that's all.

And I've seen these girls play

[robertearle]

I appreciate that.

I'm not saying she isn't Wisconsin worthy. But I have a hard time believing it was a full scholarship offer that's all.

And I've seen these girls play

A 2026 recruit. No more scholarship limit, only "roster limits". I assume everyone will be a "full scholarship" (which is different than the $22 million payment pool).

[Ditra]

A 2026 recruit. No more scholarship limit, only "roster limits". I assume everyone will be a "full scholarship" (which is different than the $22 million payment pool).

So "roster limits" suggest a maximum the team could carry each season but not a mandatory number. Is that correct? I haven't seen it spelled out that everybody gets a full scholarship. So are you saying that every UW athlete in every sport will be on full scholarship as of 2026?

[Ditra]

I've had my share of cold growing up in Western Wisconsin, but have softened quite a bit in my 30 years of living in the Madison Area. I expect I'll be bundled up pretty snug for these games! Two teenage boys though - we'll see what kind of lesson they learn, or hopefully a lesson they've already learned and they are prepared too!

Good footwear is a must. Standing on concrete in the cold for a couple of hours can be painful.

[robertearle]

So "roster limits" suggest a maximum the team could carry each season but not a mandatory number. Is that correct? I haven't seen it spelled out that everybody gets a full scholarship. So are you saying that every UW athlete in every sport will be on full scholarship as of 2026?

I don't know about every athlete in every sport, but I expect all UW women hockey players will be, yes. Yes, "roster limit" is a maximum, but not a minimum.

[robertearle]

Good footwear is a must. Standing on concrete in the cold for a couple of hours can be painful.

Those "Hot Hands" chemical packets work well, and last a really long time, as long as they're getting enough oxygen buried down in your boots to keep the chemical reaction going.

[Gargoyle]

I enjoyed seeing the Badger hockey women at the football game last night. I guess part of the new "fan experience" is to not line up the introduced team along the end line but instead to have them run out in a group and then interact in some way with the students (last night, they shot off the tshirt cannon). That meant I never actually got to see any faces to speak of. A group photo was taken at the end, facing away from me, and it isn't yet posted to facebook or X or to the web page. At least seeing them was proof that a 2024-2025 team exists!

[Ooftah]

Those "Hot Hands" chemical packets work well, and last a really long time, as long as they're getting enough oxygen buried down in your boots to keep the chemical reaction going.

Showing twice the enthusiasm for the January 2 game in the inviting confines of LaBahn Arena and – ignoring that this game will occur – is looking better all the time.

Out of pure curiosity, and not because I have any intention of attending, I checked ticket pricing and availability at MLB.com. The cheapest tickets in the nose-bleed sections are $25 each including fees and taxes. I doubt that you would have any sense from there that a hockey game was going on. Admission to the indoor “1914 Club” would run you twice the cost of a full set of tickets to the real home games.

[robertearle]

I enjoyed seeing the Badger hockey women at the football game last night. I guess part of the new "fan experience" is to not line up the introduced team along the end line but instead to have them run out in a group and then interact in some way with the students (last night, they shot off the t-shirt cannon). That meant I never actually got to see any faces to speak of. A group photo was taken at the end, facing away from me, and it isn't yet posted to social media. At least seeing them was proof that a 2024-2025 team exists!

IIRC, that's how they did the 'other teams' introductions last year, too - basketball, men's cross country, etc. Maybe the team members have more fun by being more 'active' that way?

(The football team was quite unimpressive, IMO. If W Michigan could have held on to those three or four potential interceptions, if might have been a very different outcome.)

[Ditra]

The new roster limit isn't very friendly if you run into a bunch of injuries. I wonder if schools like Mankato, St. Cloud and Bemidji opt out of the settlement and just continue on as always? If you are not a true division 1 football school does it matter? It's going to be interesting to see how this works itself out over the next couple of seasons.

[robertearle]

The new roster limit isn't very friendly if you run into a bunch of injuries. I wonder if schools like Mankato, St. Cloud and Bemidji opt out of the settlement and just continue on as always? If you are not a true division 1 football school does it matter? It's going to be interesting to see how this works itself out over the next couple of seasons.

It's 26. How many teams carry 26 players now?

[Ditra]

It's 26. How many teams carry 26 players now?

Maybe on the women's side the rosters are smaller but men's teams usually carry more than 26.

[robertearle]

Maybe on the women's side the rosters are smaller but men's teams usually carry more than 26.

We're having the discussion on the "Women's College Hockey" forum, on a comment thread titled "Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2024-2025".

[TJ77]

We're having the discussion on the "Women's College Hockey" forum, on a comment thread titled "Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2024-2025".

What's up with that comment? How many times have you posted about Women's Volleyball on the "Women's College Hockey" forum in threads with "Wisconsin Women's Hockey" in the title?

[robertearle]

What's up with that comment? How many times have you posted about Women's Volleyball on the "Women's College Hockey" forum in threads with "Wisconsin Women's Hockey" in the title?

I think the context is pretty clear. Soon-to-be-implemented roster limits that, yes, will impact men's hockey, but have little if any impact on women's hockey.