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Varsity - March 28, 2013

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INSIDE MEN���S HOCKEY BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO Two wins to Pittsburgh Road to the Frozen Four begins for Badgers W hen Wisconsin began the season 1-7-2, few could realistically believed it would finish 10 games above .500. Few believed a team enduring injuries, line changes and early-season coaching changes could turn it around and contend for a WCHA title come March. Few believed a team that went winless in the month of November had any chance of making the NCAA tournament. ���All the guys in the room believed,��� senior captain John Ramage said. ���Knowing how people were thinking about our team when we started out that poorly,��� Tyler Barnes 46 �� VARSITY MAR CH 28, 2013 said, ���people didn���t really believe in us. We always had that belief. I think it���s pride now coming out being able to show what we���re actually capable of.��� The Badgers were capable of putting together a streak unfathomable in November, and have gone 21-5-5 since a 1-1 tie against then-No. 5 Denver on Nov. 30. The Badgers made a lot of believers last weekend, rolling to the WCHA Final Five championship that included wins over two top-10 teams. Outscoring its opponents 14-5 over the three-game tournament, Wisconsin continued its turnaround last Saturday by defeating Colo- @BadgerMHockey SCHEDULE (22-12-7, 13-8-7) Last Five March 15 March 16 March 21 March 22 March 23 Minnesota Duluth W, 3-1 Minnesota Duluth W, 4-1 #8 Minnesota State W, 7-2 #7 St. Cloud State W, 4-1 vs. Colorado CollegeW, 3-2 This Week (NCAA Northeast Regional) Friday #3 UMass Lowell* 3:30 pm Saturday Regional Final 5:30 pm * - winner advances Coming Up (Frozen Four) April 11 National Semifinal April 13 Championship TBD TBD rado College, 3-2, in the title game and claiming the program���s first Broadmoor Trophy since 1998. The win also secured Wisconsin an automatic berth in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, which placed the Badgers as a No. 4 seed in the Northeast Region and in a matchup with topseeded UMass Lowell on Friday. ���We definitely can win this game,��� Ramage said. ���All the guys believe it in our locker room, too.���

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