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Wisconsin Badgers 2016-2017

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Nowheresville said:
The game is now officially sold out.

Do you think UW ever regrets cheaping out on the 4,000 seat arena that was originally planned? It was always dumb to only put 2,300 seats in for a team that would routinely draw 3,000+ at the Kohl Center, and situations like this are a good reminder of that poor decision.
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I think there may be some that regret it who are close to the team support-wise, but if they didn't cheap it out, they may not have got it at all (which maybe wasn't a bad idea?). The issue was they didn't need to cheap it out, the AD is flush with FB and BB money. Perhaps for a game like this they could have moved it to the KC, but would that hurt the home ice advantage?
 
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Nowheresville said:
The game is now officially sold out.

Do you think UW ever regrets cheaping out on the 4,000 seat arena that was originally planned? It was always dumb to only put 2,300 seats in for a team that would routinely draw 3,000+ at the Kohl Center, and situations like this are a good reminder of that poor decision.
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What was the plan for 4,000 seats? A second level, like Ridder? They could have gone 'up' but I don't think there's enough room to have gone 'out' much more.
 
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robertearle said:
What was the plan for 4,000 seats? A second level, like Ridder? They could have gone 'up' but I don't think there's enough room to have gone 'out' much more.
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Yeah, the original plan was for around 4,400. There were some nice renderings on-line that disappeared once the scaled back version went forward. I regret not saving/printing them out. Can't remember if it was a 2nd deck or just seating all the way around and going up farther.

Unfortunately, a lot of the fundraising was done when the economy was down and the men's team was griping about getting a facility ASAP. At some point, decisions were made that have had longer term consequences. The inability to host either a WCHA or NCAA tournament is a real slap in the face for Wisconsin women's hockey fans.
 
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It took a little searching to find them (especially since it didn't take the LaBahn name until after the current arena construction was approved), but I found some of the original sketches and renderings from the plans for a 4,400 seat arena proposed in 2007.

The original plans and drawings start around page 30 of the pdf:
http://www.uwathletics.com/sport_news/general_sport/mp_6565.pdf

What's interesting is not only did those drawings not include plans for a 2nd deck - other than a few suites - it actually had the arena aligned so there were no seats along one entire side of the arena - still a U shape, but with seats going behind both goals. I really didn't remember that aspect of things, and thought current the no seats behind one of the goals was one of the original plans all along - something that always stood out, because I like sitting behind the goals and knew I would be losing my seats when they moved.

As others mentioned, proposing a new arena in 2007-08 really couldn't have been worse in terms of timing for funding, but the short term solution really has had long-term consequences - and we talked about the problems before the doors to LaBahn even opened.
 
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Badger Booster said:
I think the pre-order option was for season ticket holders only. Not 100% sure. Speaks to the demand as I pre-ordered and this is the first time I'm not near center ice.

With that said, it still looks like there are standing-room only tickets left, but are going fast.
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They were sold out of standing room tickets when I stopped by the box office around 10:45 this morning. People will put extra tickets behind the glass inside the entrances to LaBahn. That is how I got into the second game against Duluth a few weeks ago. I'm hoping that will work out for me again!

I would love to see a WCHA/NCAA tourney in Madison. I will be perpetually annoyed that Minnesota frequently gets home ice advantage for these things.
 
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Nowheresville said:
It took a little searching to find them (especially since it didn't take the LaBahn name until after the current arena construction was approved), but I found some of the original sketches and renderings from the plans for a 4,400 seat arena proposed in 2007.

The original plans and drawings start around page 30 of the pdf:
http://www.uwathletics.com/sport_news/general_sport/mp_6565.pdf

What's interesting is not only did those drawings not include plans for a 2nd deck - other than a few suites - it actually had the arena aligned so there were no seats along one entire side of the arena - still a U shape, but with seats going behind both goals. I really didn't remember that aspect of things, and thought current the no seats behind one of the goals was one of the original plans all along - something that always stood out, because I like sitting behind the goals and knew I would be losing my seats when they moved.

As others mentioned, proposing a new arena in 2007-08 really couldn't have been worse in terms of timing for funding, but the short term solution really has had long-term consequences - and we talked about the problems before the doors to LaBahn even opened.
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Wow, nice find. Hard to believe that would seat 4,400 with a relatively big portion of the rink with no seats. I don't remember that, but obviously there it is.
 
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wiscolorado said:
People will put extra tickets behind the glass inside the entrances to LaBahn. That is how I got into the second game against Duluth a few weeks ago. I'm hoping that will work out for me again!

I would love to see a WCHA/NCAA tourney in Madison. I will be perpetually annoyed that Minnesota frequently gets home ice advantage for these things.
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I would keep checking craigslist - some tickets will probably pop up there at some point this week. With the high demand, higher ticket price, and the fact that these games aren't included with season tickets, I'd be a little surprised if extra tickets are put up on the glass this week.

There was talk of hosting a Frozen Four back when they were talking about building a 4,400 seat arena, but it's not really possible with the size of LaBahn. The coliseum could be an interesting host site idea for it, but I don't see UW putting in the effort, and the upcoming new home ice format of the B1G mens tourney probably makes it even less likely.

Having said that, I would think that they would still have a reasonable chance of hosting a WCHA at LaBahn. Again, however, that would require UW putting in the effort to bid for it.
 
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Nowheresville said:
I would keep checking craigslist - some tickets will probably pop up there at some point this week. With the high demand, higher ticket price, and the fact that these games aren't included with season tickets, I'd be a little surprised if extra tickets are put up on the glass this week.

There was talk of hosting a Frozen Four back when they were talking about building a 4,400 seat arena, but it's not really possible with the size of LaBahn. The coliseum could be an interesting host site idea for it, but I don't see UW putting in the effort, and the upcoming new home ice format of the B1G mens tourney probably makes it even less likely.

Having said that, I would think that they would still have a reasonable chance of hosting a WCHA at LaBahn. Again, however, that would require UW putting in the effort to bid for it.
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There is a pair of tickets up on Craigslist right now (for $40; and no, I'm not pimping my own Craigslist ad)

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Beyond all that, there is also this odd 'video board control' story from when they upgraded the video at Camp Randall.

The control facility for the Camp Randall video boards is the control facility at the Kohl Center. “Instead of duplicating that room [at Camp Randall] we actually found it was cheaper to run 7000 feet of fiber optic cable under Dayton Street and we connected the scoreboard at Camp Randall to the control room here" the story reads. That - if I undertstand correctly - means there is a "one event at a time" limitation between Kohl Center and Camp Randall. And I assume that the same control and same 'one at a time' limit would apply to LaBahn, as well.

But... there is also preparation underway for the KC to get a video board upgrade as well as the Field House to get video board capabilities. And there is no way that a "one event at a time" limit could survive the addition of the Field House to the mix. So a 'video board' barrier to hosting WCHA/NCAA at LaBahn may soon disappear.

https://insidethekohlcenter.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/kohl-center-a-home-to-many-at-uw/

(All that said, what do they do on a weekend like nine days ago, when there is WCHA first round at LaBahn while state HS wrestling is happening at the Kohl Center? Does 'three mats at a time' wrestling not use video the way a single competition would? Anyone who can add info here, please do.)
 
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robertearle said:
Beyond all that, there is also this odd 'video board control' story from when they upgraded the video at Camp Randall.

The control facility for the Camp Randall video boards is the control facility at the Kohl Center. “Instead of duplicating that room [at Camp Randall] we actually found it was cheaper to run 7000 feet of fiber optic cable under Dayton Street and we connected the scoreboard at Camp Randall to the control room here" the story reads. That - if I undertstand correctly - means there is a "one event at a time" limitation between Kohl Center and Camp Randall. And I assume that the same control and same 'one at a time' limit would apply to LaBahn, as well.

But... there is also preparation underway for the KC to get a video board upgrade as well as the Field House to get video board capabilities. And there is no way that a "one event at a time" limit could survive the addition of the Field House to the mix. So a 'video board' barrier to hosting WCHA/NCAA at LaBahn may soon disappear.

https://insidethekohlcenter.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/kohl-center-a-home-to-many-at-uw/

(All that said, what do they do on a weekend like nine days ago, when there is WCHA first round at LaBahn while state HS wrestling is happening at the Kohl Center? Does 'three mats at a time' wrestling not use video the way a single competition would? Anyone who can add info here, please do.)
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I sure hope you are right that this control board issue will go away with the new video boards.

It was fascinating to see the original depiction of LaBahn with all the seats on the ends and 1 side. If I had to chose between that plan or the current one not taking the amount of seats into consideration, I'd take the current layout.

Awesome to see Pankowski and Nurse climb up the national scoring ladder, they are now 6th & 8th in points and tied for 2nd in goals. What can MJ do to get Norby and Cogan going? I'm still lobbying to see Norby/McKibbon/Maurmann but MJ isn't going to rock the boat this far into the season. He is still spotting Mauermann into games, which is nice. Steady as she goes.

Ok..some Bob Morris talk..UW's depth should again pay dividends. Their top point getting F have 50 and 45 pts, but after that it drops off to 24, 18, 17, 17, 8, 7, 6. UW's after the top 2 have 44, 32, 27, 26, 20, 20, 17. They only have 8 F who have played in 33 or 34 games. The scoring of their D is comparable to UW's (top 4 have for more total points than UW's), but have a bigger impact on their overall scoring due to the scoring totals of the F's. It looks like they use 6 D, all 6 have played in 30+ games. UW will have to be aware of the D getting involved in the attack and surely shut down the 1st line.

Overall stats, scoring O..UW 4.03/RM 3.12; scoring D UW .86/RM 1.97; PP UW 22/RM 17; PK UW 92/RM 91; Penalties per game UW 8/RM 11; my favorite stat, SHG UW 8/RM 1.

Overall I just don't know how to interpret their stats due the the conference they play in. They have a very very good goalie, there's always that fear of the goalie stealing a game, but I don't think they have seen a team with this much speed and depth all year.
 
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Timothy A said:
He is still spotting Mauermann into games, which is nice. Steady as she goes.
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I think what he has been doing is after a power play, Mauermann comes in to 'spell' whoever was just on the ice during the power play but would otherwise also be on the ice with their regular line. So that that PP player doesn't have to go back-to-back shifts.
 
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Badger Booster said:
http://www.uwbadgers.com/news/2017/3/8/womens-hockey-saturdays-ncaa-quarterfinal-to-be-shown-on-the-wisconsin-channel.aspx

This is a pretty big deal. With the game selling out in around 2 hours, there was literally no other way to see the game. Great development for the local Badger women's hockey fan. Even better if the Wisconsin Channel available throughout the state, which I just don't know.
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Wisconsin Channel should be available to stream via their website. That makes me happy down here in Georgia.
 
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Badger Booster said:
Even better if the Wisconsin Channel available throughout the state, which I just don't know.
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The "Wisconsin Channel" is WI Public Television's 'second' channel. I assume (though I don't know know for certain) that anywhere regular WPT is available over-the-air and on cable, the Wisconsin Channel will also be available.
 
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robertearle said:
There is a pair of tickets up on Craigslist right now (for $40; and no, I'm not pimping my own Craigslist ad)

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Beyond all that, there is also this odd 'video board control' story from when they upgraded the video at Camp Randall.

The control facility for the Camp Randall video boards is the control facility at the Kohl Center. “Instead of duplicating that room [at Camp Randall] we actually found it was cheaper to run 7000 feet of fiber optic cable under Dayton Street and we connected the scoreboard at Camp Randall to the control room here" the story reads. That - if I undertstand correctly - means there is a "one event at a time" limitation between Kohl Center and Camp Randall. And I assume that the same control and same 'one at a time' limit would apply to LaBahn, as well.

But... there is also preparation underway for the KC to get a video board upgrade as well as the Field House to get video board capabilities. And there is no way that a "one event at a time" limit could survive the addition of the Field House to the mix. So a 'video board' barrier to hosting WCHA/NCAA at LaBahn may soon disappear.

https://insidethekohlcenter.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/kohl-center-a-home-to-many-at-uw/

(All that said, what do they do on a weekend like nine days ago, when there is WCHA first round at LaBahn while state HS wrestling is happening at the Kohl Center? Does 'three mats at a time' wrestling not use video the way a single competition would? Anyone who can add info here, please do.)
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Thanks for the tip, I ended up getting those tickets! However, I only wanted one ticket and he was selling a pair. So if any of you know someone who is looking for a ticket, you know who to ask! The catch of course is that they'll have to sit next to me, since it is reserved seating ;)
 
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NCAA Quarterfinal News/Notes/Video vs. Robert Morris

http://www.uwbadgers.com/news/2017/3/9/this-week-in-womens-hockey-uw-hosts-ncaa-quarterfinal-vs-rmu.aspx?path=whockey

Stuff gets real starting tomorrow. It will be one of the biggest crowds in LaBahn history as they officially sold standing-room only tickets which is not the norm. You never really know how teams will react coming into a sold out, and very loud, environment.

As a fan, it's a nerve-wracking game as RMU really has nothing to lose. Fortunately, Wisconsin has a style of just coming at you in waves for the full 60 minutes. Overall, a big weekend of hockey on campus.
 
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wiscolorado said:
Thanks for the tip, I ended up getting those tickets! However, I only wanted one ticket and he was selling a pair. So if any of you know someone who is looking for a ticket, you know who to ask! The catch of course is that they'll have to sit next to me, since it is reserved seating ;)
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this guy had an extra ticket & put it to an interesting use
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/penguins-fan-uses-extra-ticket-bring-homeless-man-game/
 
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It's a Great Day for Hockey!

The drive for five starts now. I like that Brad Winchester gave a shout out to the women's team during last night's men's game broadcast (which was a complete debacle).

Should be a wild atmosphere. Can't take anything or anyone for granted. I feel like this staff and this team isn't going to overlook RMU.

Now off for my pregame food & drinks.

Let's Go Red!
 
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