INSIDE MEN'S HOCKEY BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO @BadgerMHockey
Finding rhythm a goal Five straight weekends of games upcoming
off from action, the Badgers look forward to getting into a rhythm. Wisconsin opened the sea-
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son with a series, had a week off, played two weekends, then took another weekend off. So, has the schedule helped or hindered the Bad- gers' development? "Both," UW head coach
Mike Eaves said. "I was very pleased we didn't play this last weekend because the time was used in other areas, as you can well imagine. "The down side of that
is that you don't get your- self in a rhythm of playing, and we need some games."
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fter a month that in- cluded two weekends
Butters departs Assistant coach Bill Butters
walked into the head coach's office on Monday, Nov. 5 and told Eaves that he wanted to step down. The shocking de- cision was announced last Wednesday. "We certainly had our mo-
ments of change this season already...," Eaves said. "I think there were a couple of days that I felt the guys were in a little bit of shock, mourn- ing, to use a couple of adjec- tives. But, on Saturday when we practiced, we competed against each other for about an hour and 45 minutes. "If there was any (shock), I
think it was put in the back, and we moved forward."
SCHEDULE (1-4-1, 1-2-1)
Last Five Oct. 13 No. Michigan Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Nov. 2 Nov. 3
This Week Friday
at Minnesota Saturday at Minnesota
Next Five Nov. 23 Minnesota State Nov. 24 Minnesota State Nov. 30 at Denver Dec. 1 Dec. 7
at Denver Michigan Tech L, 2-4
at Minnesota Duluth W, 2-0 at Minnesota Duluth T, 2-2* Colorado College L, 4-5* Colorado College
L, 0-3
7 p.m. 8 p.m.
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m.
Now Eaves is tasked with finding a midseason replacement, something he did early in 2003-04, when John Hynes left to take over the U.S. Na- tional Team Development Program. That year, Mark LeRose filled in for the balance of the schedule.
