INSIDE MEN'S HOCKEY BY PAUL CAPOBIANCO @BadgerMHockey
A fond farewell to the
what was then called the Dane County Coliseum on Nov. 24, 1967, an 11-3 vic- tory over UW-Superior. The team's last season at
W
the Coliseum took place in 1997-98,
before the Kohl
Center opened for the 1998- 99 season (though the Bad- gers played their 2005 WCHA first-round playoff series in the building be- cause of a scheduling con- flict at the Kohl Center). Another last is on the ho-
rizon for the facility as the Badgers will skate for the last time on Thursday at
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isconsin played its first hockey game at
SCHEDULE (12-14-2, 7-13-2)
Bob Johnson complex Last practices at the Coliseum this week
what is now the Alliant En- ergy Center for practice. The squad will practice the rest of the season at The Shell and other rinks. Next season, La Bahn Are- na becomes the new home of Badgers men's hockey, with a new locker room complex centered between the Kohl Center and La Bahn Arena ice surfaces. Head coach Mike Eaves on what he'll miss about the Bob Johnson, as the current training complex — named for the late, great Badgers mentor — is dubbed: "I guess this will sound maybe a little strange, but
Last Five Jan. 21 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Feb. 3 Feb. 4
Alaska Anchorage W, 3-2 at #18 North Dakota L, 5-3 at #18 North Dakota L, 4-2 St. Cloud State St. Cloud State
L, 5-1 L, 2-1
This Week Friday #10 Denver Saturday #10 Denver
Next Five Feb. 24 Feb. 25
7 p.m. 7 p.m.
at Bemidji State 7:30 p.m. at Bemidji State
March 3 at Minnesota March 4 at Minnesota March 11 WCHA Playoffs
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBD
the fact that when we were out there away from campus, we were a little isolated, and it was just hockey. "But at the same time, I will let that go very quickly to know that we're on campus, and we won't have to travel out there, and we'll have everything under one roof."
