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Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVIII: This could be a banner year, but how would we know?

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Brenthoven said:
Ahem.
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Yeah, but if that's all it is, I'd question the sense in making the hire. Outside of the scattered MJ supporters, Granato seems the favored son. As I think it's all moot anyway, perhaps Osiecki or eventually even Shuey would be dark horses by the time it all rolls around.

If only there were a thread to discuss this all in... But hopefully we don't have to go there any time soon. ;)
 
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Yeah, I'd wonder about Oz. He's back living in this area (Verona, I believe) and working working for the Blackhawks in Rockford.

I don't know, do you leave that organization at this point? Probably depends on what his advancement options are.
 
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Wisko McBadgerton said:
Sorry, the beach thing was pretty much a joke. I followed the DU soap opera with Gwoz as well. To me the thing is: What does he have left to prove in coming to a program like UW? IMO nothing, he's been, there done that. (and done it very well, as you point out.) In the ten (or maybe fifteen) years he has left to coach, what motivates him to take the job here? I can't see anything in it for him, outside of a paycheck. Maybe a few years ago he would have, but not anymore. At this point he's going to take something that challenges him, that he really wants to finish up his career doing... A pro job would do that, or like Blais, building something might... beyond that, why?

It's all just my opinion mark, you may very well be right that he'd want to come in. I just personally don't think so.
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Nothing wrong with your opinoin, I just think a head gig at an elite D1 program would get the juices flowing more then being 3rd fiddle in the NHL. Taking UW from good to concistantly great might just be the incentive to spark the imagination of an alum....or maybe he prefers beaches lol.
 
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Looks like some big news for you guys.

@goinshelf44: @AndyBaggotWSJ biggest recruit ever from BC coming to Madison this weekend on his own dime. Intro yourself

@goinshelf44: @AndyBaggotWSJ grandpa Gerry Fabbro in Mich Tech HOF. 2 cousins went US college and sis in US on soccer scholarship
 
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markwojo said:
Nothing wrong with your opinoin, I just think a head gig at an elite D1 program would get the juices flowing more then being 3rd fiddle in the NHL. Taking UW from good to concistantly great might just be the incentive to spark the imagination of an alum....or maybe he prefers beaches lol.
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As much as I would hate to see it I think Gwoz would be a great fit for Wisconsin, and vice versa. Despite his success at Denver, there is a huge difference between UW and DU and UW would be the better job. He would have a much higher profile and a lot more support (even in Wisconsin).

If Eaves left, I would not be torn to see the horrid-to-watch defensive-trap style go away. But other than the he's a great coach for one of our rivals. I think he'd have been gone a long time ago if Brian Elliot's injury had lasted another few weeks.
 
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Time again to ask my monthly question: Where's Ryan Little now?

I see he signed with the Ontario Reign of the ECHL on Nov 21st.... Played 3 games... Was apparently released on Nov. 30th.
 
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Huh, I am shocked I didn't get selected after all my complaints. Anyone on the board here get selected?
 
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WiscTJK said:
Huh, I am shocked I didn't get selected after all my complaints. Anyone on the board here get selected?
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They only picked "yes" people who thought everything was great, that way BA could sleep at night a little better.
 
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WiscTJK said:
Huh, I am shocked I didn't get selected after all my complaints. Anyone on the board here get selected?
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I think I was specifically selected to not be selected.

Actually, I do think this program is a good idea. Managed correctly it can produce some very good ideas. Remains to be seen how it will be managed, of course.

I'd be curious to know what sports the "season ticket holder' component of the group holds tickets in? Obviously a lot of football, then bouncy ball, that does make sense, but I wonder how fans of other sports (HOCKEY) are represented?
 
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Wisko McBadgerton said:
I'd be curious to know what sports the "season ticket holder' component of the group holds tickets in? Obviously a lot of football, then bouncy ball, that does make sense, but I wonder how fans of other sports (HOCKEY) are represented?
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Presumably, they aren't.
 
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WiscTJK said:
Huh, I am shocked I didn't get selected after all my complaints. Anyone on the board here get selected?
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I tried. The drop-down arrow for age had a minimum of 25, which is kind of ridiculous considering how many fans at the games are current undergrads. Like me, for instance. I only go to pretty much every football, men's and women's hockey, men's basketball, and volleyball game, in addition to a couple soccer games each year. I hope they kept their word on having different kind of fans with different perspectives.
 
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Eeek! It's dark in here!
 
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WiscDC said:
Eeek! It's dark in here!
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Apparently it's a part of new game presentation things they're doing. With the exception of the times the lights flashed in our eyes, I really liked it. The dark house for the intros and the fog machines were great. It was kind of odd when they lowered the lights during intermissions, and while it wasn't the official reason given, I like to think it's to conserve electricity. And how about that flag? That was well planned. (The different sections in the lower level had slips of paper taped to our seats telling us what to do.) I'd like to see that again; I'm sure there will be video.

Big surprise - make the upper reserved tickets 10 dollars, and people show up!

With regards to the actual game on the ice...the Badgers won 7-1 when they were expected to win. What more needs to be said?

Edit: The announced attendance was just under 9,000, but it looked and felt like games that draw around 10K but have silly-good energy. I guess it was the north end of the arena, on all 3 levels, that was empty, while on the sides it was full. Either way, it felt electric tonight, even when we weren't getting into fun chants.
 
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In regards to the game: Came out wound tighter than a banjo string and couldn't handle the puck early. Finally settled down and made it look easy. At times this team is capable of the kind of puck movement and play making that makes us look like the best team in hockey. And at other times we make the kinds of mistakes the worst teams in hockey make. Could have been 10-1 with the open nets we missed, could have been much closer if PSU capitalized on some of the boneheaded plays we made early.

First win in the B1G is under our belts, have to get after the second one right from the start tomorrow.
 
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WiscDC said:
Edit: The announced attendance was just under 9,000, but it looked and felt like games that draw around 10K but have silly-good energy. I guess it was the north end of the arena, on all 3 levels, that was empty, while on the sides it was full. Either way, it felt electric tonight, even when we weren't getting into fun chants.
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There were that many there? Looks incredibly empty on TV.

Sounds pretty loud tho...
 
Gurtholfin said:
There were that many there? Looks incredibly empty on TV.

Sounds pretty loud tho...
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I'm watching a bit of the replay right now. The north end seats do remind me of that UA-H last year, but the sides appear pretty full. There are clusters of empty seats below the hash marks (even there it's fine for a friday game these days), but along most of the side, those red splotches are fans, not seats. The upper deck was way different tonight. It was by no means packed, but it was pretty well populated, and they looked like an actual part of the crowd.
 
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