Wisconsin Hockey Part 2 - No Silly Eaves-isms, Just Win The Title!

[Timothy A]

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So I'm with Coach Johnson on this one.

Johnson? I thought this fellow named Sour replaced him. I can't wait til the WCHA first round total goals series in a few weeks. Wouldn't it be crazy if UW outscored whoever they play by let's say 6 goals in game 1 and then lost by 7 or 8 the next game? That would be just crazy; it would be a "black" day to be sure.

 

[Wisko McBadgerton]

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Johnson? I thought this fellow named Sour replaced him. I can't wait til the WCHA first round total goals series in a few weeks. Wouldn't it be crazy if UW outscored whoever they play by let's say 6 goals in game 1 and then lost by 7 or 8 the next game? That would be just crazy; it would be a "black" day to be sure.

Puh... That would never happen as Coach Johnson is irreplaceable. And I hear UW has scholarships reserved for his progeny in perpetuity.


But I cannot hear the rest of your post.

 

[uwbadgers14]

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Ok, I'll guess:
At this point in the season there is the "Dance with the one that brung ya' " theory. In which case PJ has played all year and this has been a pretty good team all year.
I think more than that though, is that we're quickly approaching elimination hockey games that may turn on one play in the whole game. I think you just look at every guy and decide, if he's the guy that has the opportunity to make a play at a big moment, (or conversely, not make a big mistake) is he more or less likely to make it than the next guy. PJ hasn't had a good season overall but he's played and gained experience and time with his line mates. He can be a capable player at times. If the season's on the line over one play and I have to pick between Podge or PJ to make one play in a pressure environment, I'm going with PJ right now just based on his ice time and comfort with the team. I don't know if PJ will make the play, (and I'd rather not have the whole season in his hands!) but I feel more comfortable with him than Podge right now simply because he's been in there.

If Podge had played all year and was sucking I'd probably still stick with him too.

So I'm with Coach Johnson on this one.

You make some good points but saying that, I don't see Patrick Johnson out there in those key situations anyway. He is not on the PP or PK and he not not the ice in the final min. with the goalie pulled trying to hold a lead. So having said all that I don't find his spot that important except to create energy with a good shift and keep things positive on the bench. both things I think podge can do, with a bigger body and more of a scoring touch.

I heard coach oz say on the radio before the game Saturday that in order for podge to get in the lineup he has to put up points, well he has scored some very big goals in his very limited time on the ice last year and this year which isn't too bad considering he hasn't ever been playing with the same line consistently or even the same position, he moves back and from from center to wing The kid has a great shot, better the PJ's that's for sure, a bigger body who can do great work in front of the goalie, lets face it i think a couple goalies in the league can see right over PJ's head. I just don't get it...

 

[MadCityRich]

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1070 radio in Madison is reporting that the proposed practice facility is officially on hold.

Thanks for calling out the hockey alums, Barry. If there was a chance of any former players donating, forget about it now. How many of your football alums helped pay for Camp Randall improvements??

EDIT: Sorry, Chuck. I didn't mean to step on you. I just clicked on your blog and saw you had an article.

Go to the 60 minutes blog for all the details.......

 

[GoBucky36]

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http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/030210aad.html

After a pair of 5-2 victories over Michigan Tech last weekend, the No. 3 Wisconsin men's hockey team has clinched home ice for the opening round of the conference tournament. The best-of-three series is slated for March 12 and 13, with a game three on March 14 if necessary.

The Badgers currently stand alone in second place in the WCHA. Since Denver has already clinched the McNaughton Cup, three points at Minnesota this weekend would solidify a second-place finish in one of the nation's top conferences.

Wisconsin can finish no worse than fourth in the conference when the regular season ends.

Since the top five finishers in the conference are guaranteed opening-home series in the conference playoffs, the Badgers look forward to welcoming a conference opponent back to the Kohl Center for the last time this season.

If the season was to end right now, the UW would battle the Minnesota State Mavericks, a team that the Badgers are 3-1 against this season.

It is also a possibility for the Badgers to do battle the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves, a team Wisconsin outscored, 11-3, in a two-game sweep earlier this season.

Even though the Badgers head west this weekend to battle Minnesota in their final regular season game, it is possible for the UW to turn around and play them again in the opening round of the WCHA's. Wisconsin split the regular-season series against the Gophers earlier this season.

Finally, though the furthest stretch for Wisconsin, there remains the possibility that the Badgers would have to face the Colorado College Tigers. Though the UW has outscored CC, 12-10, in the four games, the Badgers are 1-2-1 against the Tigers so far this season.

This is the second time in as many years that Wisconsin will host the opening round of the playoffs. Last year, Wisconsin swept Minnesota State in a pair of games in the Kohl Center, but then dropped a 3-0 decision to Denver in the semifinals. The Badgers bounced back by topping the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, 4-1, in the third-place game.

This will be the last time seven Badger seniors lace up their skates in the Kohl Center.

 

[Timothy A]

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1070 radio in Madison is reporting that the proposed practice facility is officially on hold.

Thanks for calling out the hockey alums, Barry. If there was a chance of any former players donating, forget about it now. How many of your football alums helped pay for Camp Randall improvements??

EDIT: Sorry, Chuck. I didn't mean to step on you. I just clicked on your blog and saw you had an article.

Go to the 60 minutes blog for all the details.......

Here's a novel idea, take ALL the profit from the Camp Randall Classic and dump into the practice facility fund. That would be a start. In fact, why not dump all the hockey profit into the fund and let BB and FB support the rest of the sports until this complex gets done.

 

[Chuck Schwartz]

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1070 radio in Madison is reporting that the proposed practice facility is officially on hold.

Thanks for calling out the hockey alums, Barry. If there was a chance of any former players donating, forget about it now. How many of your football alums helped pay for Camp Randall improvements??

EDIT: Sorry, Chuck. I didn't mean to step on you. I just clicked on your blog and saw you had an article.

Go to the 60 minutes blog for all the details.......

Hey no worries, we're all freinds here.

The proposed athletic facility that was designed to be used as a practice facility for mens hockey and a practice and 2,400 seat game facility for womens hockey has been placed on hold Athletic Director Barry Alvarez announced Tuesday.

Citing a lack of donors, the project has been delayed, at least for now. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, about $6 million has been raised for the project and Alvarez said that the project will not start until $8 million is raised. The overall cost of the facility is expected to be in the $25 million dollar range.

From the article: “This project has been very well received and we are most appreciative of those who have supported it financially thus far,” Alvarez said in the statement. “We are, however, not quite where we feel we need to be to move forward at this time from a financial standpoint."

In my opinion, this is bull s*** Barry. Yesterday Andy Baggot had an opinion article out criticizing Alvarez and his "lack of tact" in recruiting money for the facility. Back in October Alvarez was quoted as saying, "It would be nice if some of our hockey guys would step up." Basically Baggot goes on to say that if you want former UW athletes to donate money, critizing them in the press probably isn't the way to go about things. And to be honest with you, Baggot is correct.

Flat out, this facility needs to be built. So Barry needs to get off of his ***, and do whatever he needs to do to start raising some money to get this thing built. The men's hockey team is the only team at the University that has to travel off campus to get to practice. The current practice situation is a flat out joke.

 

[Chuck Schwartz]

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Here's a novel idea, take ALL the profit from the Camp Randall Classic and dump into the practice facility fund. That would be a start. In fact, why not dump all the hockey profit into the fund and let BB and FB support the rest of the sports until this complex gets done.

Quit making sense.

 

[solovsfett]

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I think Jen is one of the other downtown Milwaukeeans.

I'm rocking the suburbs (just like Quiet Riot did).

Live in tFalls, work in Muskego.

nice! not sure if I'm moving back to town or not but if/when I do I'm so glad 540 carries UW hockey...FINALLY!

 

[GoBucky36]

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That sucks about the practice facility being put on hold. I cant help but suspect that if the football or basketball program were in the same situation that the UW would find the money to make it happen.

 

[Almington]

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That sucks about the practice facility being put on hold. I cant help but suspect that if the football or basketball program were in the same situation that the UW would find the money to make it happen.

Of course! Hockey is the bastard stepchild of the revenue sports. Part of the problem is that the program is succeeding in spite of the practice arraignments. If football or bouncyball was in a similar situation their would be a massive outcry that the program could not compete under such as massive disadvantage.

 

[Timothy A]

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Barry wanting hockey alum to pitch in and row the boat is crazy. WI has had great success in having guys play at the NHL level, but even so, if 1 to 2 guys a year makes it to the bigs, most of them aren't going to make a ton of money. A few are/will like Heater, but 99% of UW hockey alum aren't in the NHL, they are out of hockey with regular jobs, kids to put through college ect. Guys like Hussey, Snedden, Toumie, Daveyduke, Kuk, Nelson (you know the names) aren't going to be able to foot the bill for this. Other guys toiling in the ECHL or Europe and places like that don't make crap for money. It's for the love of the game they are atill trying to make it work. Barry probably has enough money coming to him in pay, benefits and retirement funds he could pay for the whole **** thing himself. Arshole. Arswipe.

And from a practicle standpoint, now is the time to build. I work in the commercial construction world. Prices are down 10-20% on building supplies with everyone so desperate for work. I was marking up projects 18% 2 years ago and we had a huge backlog. Now I am marking up projects 8% and I'm getting slaughtered and have very little backlog. If they wait and build in 2 years, they'll add at least 15% to the cost of the project vs if they broke ground today, assuming the economy improves, which I think it is to a certain extent from what I'm seeing. So this delay is going to cost them more money in the long run.

Hockey makes money for UW, and building this facility is protecting the long term health of the program.

This is ****ed up on many fronts. Barry is the village idoit.

 

[dtrumbower]

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Thank you to those that have offered such quick advice. I think we'll probably already be getting internet through Charter, that's what made me wonder about just doing one cable box through them too, it can't be that much more since if I don't do a Charter box in that room I'd just be doing another DTV box anyways. I suppose I'll wait until next season to consider it though, since by the time we move this one will be over. The Versus issue still irks me though. I plan on getting the Center Ice package next year, but for the games that are shown on Versus, are they blacked out then on the Center Ice package I assume? Or do you at least get one of the feeds still? I'd really hate to switch to DirecTV next month when we move, just in time for the NHL playoffs, and have to miss the entire first and second rounds because of the Versus issue...

Anyways, sorry for taking the thread off topic.....ON WISCONSIN!

If you do satellite, go Dish vs DirectTV. I switched in December but had both services for a few weeks. The quality of picture of Dish is much better then Directv. I was surprised and happy.

 

[Carter]

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If you do satellite, go Dish vs DirectTV. I switched in December but had both services for a few weeks. The quality of picture of Dish is much better then Directv. I was surprised and happy.

I would give the exact opposite advice. In the past Dish has failed to broadcast college hockey games that were on the air on Fox Sports channels. If you had DirecTV, you had the game. If you had Dish, you were screwed. Just saying. I took a financial hit to dump Dish and move back to DirecTV, and I've never regretted it.

 

[WeWantMore]

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Maybe the hockey team can practice at the new Union South?

 

[MadCityRich]

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Barry probably has enough money coming to him in pay, benefits and retirement funds he could pay for the whole **** thing himself. Arshole. Arswipe.
This is ****ed up on many fronts. Barry is the village idoit.

There goes any thoughts I had of you being a religious man, Timmy!
Holy ****! Well done and I agree.

 

[Timothy A]

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There goes any thoughts I had of you being a religious man, Timmy!
Holy ****! Well done and I agree.

Well, I had a moment were my sinful nature got the best of me. He's such an arrogant SOB. I'm not ready to aplogize yet. F-U Barry - Oops.

Blake practiced w/o contact yesterday, will practive today with contact. Here's to hoping all goes well. We'll need all the bullets in the gun @ the rodents.

 

[uwbadgers14]

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Maybe the hockey team can practice at the new Union South?

Or one of the million other new buildings the university is putting up... this news frustrates me to no end...

 

[WisconsinWildcard]

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Or one of the million other new buildings the university is putting up... this news frustrates me to no end...

In all fairness, the vast majority of the other buildings being put up on campus are academic buildings. Most of these receive funding from our large research funding and other donors. I think it is only fair to judge athletic buildings with other athletic buildings or other funding ventures of the athletic department.

 

[blockski]

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In all fairness, the vast majority of the other buildings being put up on campus are academic buildings. Most of these receive funding from our large research funding and other donors. I think it is only fair to judge athletic buildings with other athletic buildings or other funding ventures of the athletic department.

Indeed. UW's Athletic Department is self-sustaining, and it should remain that way.

What's frustrating is that this is clearly the number one priority, and in these economic times when fundraising is hard, Barry seems to be burning bridges rather than building them.

It's also worth noting that this would be a big boost for the swimming teams. Knowing a couple of former swimmers, they sure could use the upgrades.