Re: Its #1 vs #3 when Denver visits UW
Lots of stories to follow I'm sure from the DU fans that were in Madison, but a few short brushstrokes.
* I've been to Madison three times for games, but nothing like this. No exaggeration, 3000+ students in the barn both nights. They filled all three decks and stretched around to the side.
* Crowd probably the best I've seen at any sporting event ever. They sang, danced & chanted all game long....even the "Old People."
* One Sconnie fan told me that it was, "The best he'd seen the Badgers play in a couple of years." So DU fans shouldn't panic. The Badgers played awesome & we hung with them. Play the series in Magness & DU would have taken three points.
* Another Sconnie fan told me that George Gwozdecky was his favorite player in the mid-Seventies because he "played so hard every shift." He added that DU's recent teams reflect George's playing style which is why they've had so much success in Madison.
* Wish I had a dollar for every Sconnie fan who told me that "Patrick Johnson was Badger Bob's grandson."
*Patrick Wiercioch was booed every single time he touched the puck.
* Blake Geoffrion was amazing & his line destroyed DU.
* DU lost almost every faceoff on Saturday night. Thats why the game was in DU's end 70% of the time. GWG off a faceoff, no surprise.
* 15,000+ fans at Kohl Center each night. EVERY. SINGLE. FREAKIN. FAN. WORE. BADGER. GEAR.
Funny Story. Boone walks into Nitty Gritty Restaurant on Saturday night pregame. 400+ people "Boo" him as he walks through the restaurant. These people aren't USCHO readers. They instantly recognized that he was DU's mascot. A mascot that actually looks like a "Pioneer," what a concept.