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Varsity - January 31, 2013

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INSIDE MEN'S HOCKEY BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO In the thick of the race Badgers just four points out of first after run I t would have been hard to imagine back when the Badgers were licking their wounds following a Thanksgiving weekend sweep at the hands of Minnesota State. Wisconsin was sitting at 1-7-2 overall and 1-5-2 in the WCHA, and in a tie for 10th place in the league. Fast forward to today and the Badgers have gone 10-1-3 since that weekend to find themselves in a three-way tie for fourth place in the WCHA, just four points behind first-place St. Cloud State, and ranked No. 19 in the nation. The Badgers are now looking at a great oppor- 48 » VARSITY JANUA RY 31, 2013 tunity as seven of their final 10 WCHA contests are at home and eight of their final 10 conference games are against teams either ahead of or tied with them in the league standings. It is still a daunting task to reach the top, but nobody thought that Wisconsin would be in the position it's in when it had just one victory through 10 games. Soldier Field rink » Last week, construction began on the rink at Soldier Field for the OfficeMax Hockey City Classic, scheduled for Feb. 17. The Badgers take on Minnesota at 3:30 p.m. in the @BadgerMHockey SCHEDULE (11-8-5, 8-5-5) Last Five Jan. 12 at Minnesota St. W, 2-1 (OT) Jan. 18 Miami (Ohio) W, 1-0 Jan. 19 Miami (Ohio) L, 1-2 Jan. 25 Alaska Anchorage W, 5-2 Jan. 26 Alaska Anchorage W, 2-1 This Week Friday at North Dakota Saturday at North Dakota 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Coming Up Feb. 8 Bemidji State 7 p.m. Feb. 9 Bemidji State 7 p.m. Feb. 15 Minnesota 7 p.m. HOCKEY CITY CLASSIC, CHICAGO Feb. 17 vs. Minnesota 3:30 p.m. second game of a double-header that includes Notre Dame and Miami at noon. The Hockey City Classic Festival begins this Friday with the "Light the Lamp" Opening Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks alumni Bobby Hull and Tony Esposito join local youth hockey players to take the first shots at Soldier Field.

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