INSIDE
MEN'S HOCKEY
BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO
Special teams an area to
improve as UW opens up
Power play, penalty kill look for jump
hile the Badgers
were streaking to
a 21-6-5 mark during the final four months of
last season, they did much of
their damage at even strength.
Of the 16 teams in the NCAA
tournament, Wisconsin had
the lowest power-play conversion rate at 13.0 percent (18for-138), and ranked 54th out
of the 59 NCAA schools.
UW's penalty kill also was
the lowest of the NCAA field,
checking in at No. 40 nationally with an 80.9 percnet success rate (127-for-157).
There is no coincidence that
when the Badgers opened up
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their first official practice at
Hobbs Ice Center in Eau Claire,
Wis., last weekend, nearly the
entire first half hour before
the team started its Red-White
Scrimmage was spent working
on special teams.
The Badgers have all the
ingredients for an excellent
power play, and they did show
signs of improvement late last
year. Over the final six weekends, UW's power play clicked
at 18.8 percent (9-for-48),
scoring half its season total of
goals with the man advantage
in just 12 games.
UW's penalty kill also improved as the Badgers were
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SCHEDULE
COMING UP
Friday Northern Michigan 7 p.m.
Saturday Northern Michigan 8 p.m.
Oct. 18 at Boston College
6 p.m.
Oct. 19 at Boston University 6 p.m.
Nov. 1 Lake Superior State 7 p.m.
perfect in six of their last nine games,
killing 26 of 30 penalties (86.7 percent).
MIKE RICHTER HONORED
● Goaltender Mike Richter put together
a solid collegiate career during his
two seasons as a Badger. Named to the
1987 All-WCHA Second Team, Richter
would make a much larger name for
himself on the international and NHL
stages. Known for his great character,
Richter is a three-time U.S. Olympian,
a 15-year NHL star and a Stanley Cup
champion with the New York Rangers.
He was inducted into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005 and the U.S.
Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008.
