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Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2025-2026

robertearle said:
A friend of mine who has never had season tickets got the same letter. So, first thought is that that is a mistake; call the ticket office and talk to them, to double-check. Or maybe you missed the window to make your request back in July (IIRC)?

Second thought is a much worse one: they are converting the (IIRC) three sections behind the benches to reserved seating. Maybe enough of those seats went to new "big donor" buyers who have "priority" that it pushed the overall number past capacity, and landed X number of existing season ticket buyers "into the parking lot". If that is the case, and the number extends as far as season ticket holders from 2013, then you are likely far from the only one. And that's a story that needs to be told.

Contact Milewski, and tell him what's happening. Because that is all kinds of wrong.

(For reference, I've had tickets since the 2009-10 season, and - as far as I know - am OK for this coming year. The only 'donor points' I would have is from those women's hockey seasons, season tickets for volleyball since 2015, and the requried $100 "donation" that I've paid for VB the last two years. That doesn't add up to much, comparatively. Volleyball will do a "pre-sale" of "single game tickets", opening it up by priority, and my turn as always near the end of the line.)
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I'm alive!!!!!!!!!! I emailed the ticket office and Jason King last night (and other as well), and they both have called me back. Apparently when my wife clicked to renew the 2 tickets, she also requested 2 more, which she did not intend to do. The 2 ticket requests that were rejected were the new ones she erroneously ordered. The ticket office and King both told me I have 2 tickets and the parking pass loaded into my account. They have not released them yet, so we have not seen the money come out yet. The ticket office assured me they never take season tickets away from anyone unless you sell them too frequently or are too rowdy. I will say that I am impressed with their prompt response. My email to them was reasonable and mature, I did not go DEFCON 1 on them. I was planning on posting it, but now that it's been cleared up, I see no need for other than to show off my awesome ability to write coherently and logically with a bit of creativity and humor, but you have been seeing this for many many years on this forum. :) ;) Thanks again to Jason King and the ticket office.
 
Timothy A said:
I'm alive!!!!!!!!!! I emailed the ticket office and Jason King last night (and other as well), and they both have called me back. Apparently when my wife clicked to renew the 2 tickets, she also requested 2 more, which she did not intend to do. The 2 ticket requests that were rejected were the new ones she erroneously ordered. The ticket office and King both told me I have 2 tickets and the parking pass loaded into my account. They have not released them yet, so we have not seen the money come out yet. The ticket office assured me they never take season tickets away from anyone unless you sell them too frequently or are too rowdy. I will say that I am impressed with their prompt response. My email to them was reasonable and mature, I did not go DEFCON 1 on them. I was planning on posting it, but now that it's been cleared up, I see no need for other than to show off my awesome ability to write coherently and logically with a bit of creativity and humor, but you have been seeing this for many many years on this forum. :) ;) Thanks again to Jason King and the ticket office.
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Oh, that is excellent news! Whew! I was "freaking out" on your behalf. Now I can go back to figuring out how to pronounce the names of two of our new players.
 
Gargoyle said:
Oh, that is excellent news! Whew! I was "freaking out" on your behalf. Now I can go back to figuring out how to pronounce the names of two of our new players.
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I appreciate it.

I'm practicing spelling Sapovalivova and Pieckenhagen. It's kind of interesting to see them physically maturing on the team bio's pictures.
 
I recall back in the mid-2010's, the team would regularly have a few players who couldn't dress due to the 22-player limit. This will happen again this year, at least when the Olympic team isn't practicing or playing. It's sometimes hard to maintain morale for those players, although perhaps knowing that they will all suit up for the Olympic prep/games will help with that.
 
When she was interviewed at WCHA Media Day yesterday, Coach Muzzerall said that the reason her team was so fit coming into the Fall was "18.9 seconds" and that they have a "vendetta" because they "earned a silver instead of a gold"? The personality contrast between her and MJ is stark. She obviously has been very successful but that must be an intense place to play.
 
Claygr said:
When she was interviewed at WCHA Media Day yesterday, Coach Muzzerall said that the reason her team was so fit coming into the Fall was "18.9 seconds" and that they have a "vendetta" because they "earned a silver instead of a gold"? The personality contrast between her and MJ is stark. She obviously has been very successful but that must be an intense place to play.
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I agree. I also think a majority of players need that level of intensity or external accountability from a coach because they don’t have the discipline themselves.

I think it looks exhausting for both Coach and players —— but they have the trophies forever. For the players it’s a 4 year exercise, for the coach it’s like how long can you do this. I don’t think it’s a bad thing necessarily but being that hardass, intense coach does not look easy either.

I coach tweens and I’m pepping myself up to be harder on them this year (in a healthy/appropriate way), not sure I have it in me lol. Leading is definitely hard!

Wisconsin is quite unique. When the MJ era ends it will be so interesting to see who fills the void nationwide.
 
Lindsay said:
I agree. I also think a majority of players need that level of intensity or external accountability from a coach because they don’t have the discipline themselves.

I think it looks exhausting for both Coach and players —— but they have the trophies forever. For the players it’s a 4 year exercise, for the coach it’s like how long can you do this. I don’t think it’s a bad thing necessarily but being that hardass, intense coach does not look easy either.

I coach tweens and I’m pepping myself up to be harder on them this year (in a healthy/appropriate way), not sure I have it in me lol. Leading is definitely hard!

Wisconsin is quite unique. When the MJ era ends it will be so interesting to see who fills the void nationwide.
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Here's the thing about leadership. One size does not fit all. You have to know each player and what makes them tick. You get the most out of your underlings by motivating and teaching them in a way that they can relate to. I'm 100% confident that there are players on UW that wish MJ would blow a nut occasionally and show some fire. The reverse is true for TWSNBN, I'm sure there are players on that team who wish Muzzy would chill a bit. I'm also 100% confident on both teams there is an assistant coach who has the opposite personalities of the head coaches. You need ying and yang balance.
 
Timothy A said:
Here's the thing about leadership. One size does not fit all. You have to know each player and what makes them tick. You get the most out of your underlings by motivating and teaching them in a way that they can relate to. I'm 100% confident that there are players on UW that wish MJ would blow a nut occasionally and show some fire. The reverse is true for TWSNBN, I'm sure there are players on that team who wish Muzzy would chill a bit. I'm also 100% confident on both teams there is an assistant coach who has the opposite personalities of the head coaches. You need ying and yang balance.
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After the UW volleyball team won the national championship, a writer for the WI State Journal, Dennis Punzel, wrote a book that is a combination biography of the head coach, Kelly Sheffield, a history of UW volleyball, and the story of the championship season. In it, he talks about a particular 'personality test' that the coaches give each incoming player, with the idea that the test will help the coaches understand how each player learns, how best to communicate with them, what motivates them.

(It's funnier if you know the players mentioned, and watched them play, but you'll get the idea.)

Sheffield talking about the test, says something like "If we're in the fifth set of a tough match, and during a timeout, I walk up to Madison Duello and tell her to 'relax, take a deep breath', it will probably help her to focus and center herself. If I say that same thing to Lauren Barnes, she's going to want to punch me in the nose."
 
robertearle said:
After the UW volleyball team won the national championship, a writer for the WI State Journal, Dennis Punzel, wrote a book that is a combination biography of the head coach, Kelly Sheffield, a history of UW volleyball, and the story of the championship season. In it, he talks about a particular 'personality test' that the coaches give each incoming player, with the idea that the test will help the coaches understand how each player learns, how best to communicate with them, what motivates them.

(It's funnier if you know the players mentioned, and watched them play, but you'll get the idea.)

Sheffield talking about the test, says something like "If we're in the fifth set of a tough match, and during a timeout, I walk up to Madison Duello and tell her to 'relax, take a deep breath', it will probably help her to focus and center herself. If I say that same thing to Lauren Barnes, she's going to want to punch me in the nose."
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Lauren Barnes - former hockey player, hero of the 2021 national championship game, and one of my favorite Badger athletes of all time.
 
Claygr said:
When she was interviewed at WCHA Media Day yesterday, Coach Muzzerall said that the reason her team was so fit coming into the Fall was "18.9 seconds" and that they have a "vendetta" because they "earned a silver instead of a gold"? The personality contrast between her and MJ is stark. She obviously has been very successful but that must be an intense place to play.
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WCHA Media Day
 
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