From: The Capital Timesby Todd Milewski
(left) Wisconsin is gonig to need a strong weekend from netminder Shane Connelly to advance to the Frozen Four
There are all sorts of comforts in being at home, especially when it comes to a high-pressure situation like the NCAA tournament.
So what's the biggest advantage for the University of Wisconsin in playing the NCAA Midwest Regional at the Kohl Center?
Coach Mike Eaves pointed to the rink itself.
"You know what? It's being able to practice right out here [in the kohl Center]," Eaves said after a recent practice inside the regional site. "We haven't been here very much other than games our whole second semester. It's just the world in which we live. And being able to walk from there (the locker room) to there (the ice) and practice and get used to our boards and the ice and the air in this building, that's a very nice thing to have."
Wisconsin opens the NCAA tournament against Denver in a regional semifinal game Saturday in front of what should be a friendly crowd at the Kohl Center.
The Badgers were 10-6-2 on home ice in the regular season, the program's sixth winning home record in 10 years at the Kohl Center. They've barely skated on the ice in the last month, however -- they practiced there for three days two weeks ago but they haven't played there since Feb. 16.
So what's the biggest advantage for the University of Wisconsin in playing the NCAA Midwest Regional at the Kohl Center?
Coach Mike Eaves pointed to the rink itself.
"You know what? It's being able to practice right out here [in the kohl Center]," Eaves said after a recent practice inside the regional site. "We haven't been here very much other than games our whole second semester. It's just the world in which we live. And being able to walk from there (the locker room) to there (the ice) and practice and get used to our boards and the ice and the air in this building, that's a very nice thing to have."
Wisconsin opens the NCAA tournament against Denver in a regional semifinal game Saturday in front of what should be a friendly crowd at the Kohl Center.
The Badgers were 10-6-2 on home ice in the regular season, the program's sixth winning home record in 10 years at the Kohl Center. They've barely skated on the ice in the last month, however -- they practiced there for three days two weeks ago but they haven't played there since Feb. 16.
No comments:
Post a Comment