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‘WHITE OUT’ CONDITIONS The energy was off the charts as a sea of white packed the Kohl Center on Friday night to cheer on the Badgers to a 69-61 win over No. 21 Maryland. PHOTOS BY DAVID STLUKA
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THE CHAMP Shuaib Aljabaly celebrates after winning the 2019 USA Cross Country Championships junior title. With his win, the UW freshman will race for Team USA at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in late March. PHOTO BY BOB THOMAS
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LITTLE BASKET, BIG SCORE! Future Badger? Five-year old Rylan Baker-Graham scores a basket during the children’s dunk contest at Sunday’s women’s basketball game against Michigan. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON
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CAREER DAY FOR HOWARD Senior Marsha Howard scored a career-high 30 points against Michigan on Sunday. It marked the first 30-plus point game for a Badger since the November of 2016. PHOTO BY GREG ANDERSON
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FEBRUARY 6, 2019 ▪ VOLUME 9, ISSUE 22
28 DEAR MARK... Given the chance, what advice would you give your 18-year-old self? Mark Johnson has a heads-up for young Mark on some of the things he’ll encounter on the way to becoming a hockey legend.
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27 VIRAL VIDEO 41 INSIDE BASKETBALL 45 INSIDE HOCKEY 49 INSIDE WRESTLING 51 INSIDE TRACK & FIELD 55 INSIDE TENNIS
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ifferent sizes, different shapes, different (shooting) strokes, different folks. Charlie Thomas, the biggest, and Brevin Pritzl, the smallest, are the oldest and most experienced. Aleem Ford, a redshirt sophomore, and Kobe King, a redshirt freshman, are the youngest and least seasoned. When Greg Gard scans his bench, he identifies options; diverse options. “At times, it’s like, ‘Which piece of the Swiss Army knife do I need?’” Gard posed. “They’re all a little bit different in obviously size and physicality, shooting and experience and all kinds of things. We’ve had different guys step up at different times and we’re going to continue to need that.” Ranging from Ford and King combining for 15 points in the
Michigan upset to Thomas providing a second-half spark at Nebraska to Pritzl and Ford hitting timely 3-pointers against Maryland, they have each contributed something positive at various times during a five-game Big Ten winning streak. “It’s hard sometimes coming off the bench because you never know when you’re going in or the situation that you’re going to be thrown into,” Gard said. “Typically, you’ve got a pretty good handle on who will be more apt to fit into what the style and the matchup is going to be (from the opponent). “But that obviously can all get thrown out with a variety of things. Sometimes our foul trouble can skew that one way or another. Sometimes it’s the other team’s foul trouble that
changes their lineup. Sometimes, the flow of the game changes. Sometimes, it’s an immediate reaction to something.” Do the Badgers need to go bigger? That was the case against the Cornhuskers and why Thomas was Gard’s choice. Do they need to go smaller? And more mobile? That was the scenario against the Terps and why Ford was a better fit than Thomas, especially against a zone defense. Gard isn’t picky. “I don’t care who it is,” he said, “as long as it’s someone that has Wisconsin on his jersey.” As a realist, he knows the pitfalls for players who are not in the lineup or getting regular minutes. “Sometimes,” he said, “you can get caught up in your own little world — either overwhelmed by the moment or consumed in your-
self and why you’re not playing or why you’re not playing as much.” But he always delivers the same message to the subs in his rotation. “I tell them, ‘Study the game as it’s going on, learn from media timeout to media timeout. So, when you do get called (to play), I’m not pulling you out of Dream Land. Make sure you’re tuned in.” A year ago, Pritzl started 21 games and averaged 29 minutes. Now, he’s averaging 10 fewer minutes and has yet to start. “It’s all about staying engaged and staying ready,” Pritzl said. “I’m always trying to prepare myself mentally, so when the opportunity presents itself I’m ready to perform.” Over the last four games, Pritzl has gone 6-of-9 from the 3-point line. Timely triples. “They’ve been timely for us in terms of stretching a lead,” Gard said. “Or, they’ve been a Closethe-Door-3 or a Catch-You-3 or whatever. The volume hasn’t been high. But it has been the timing of them. He has a good feel for where to be and spacing and his knowledge of the game is pretty good.” Roles can change from game to game, half to half, possession to possession. “You just have to come in with energy to produce,” said Pritzl, who earned his undergrad degree in kinesiology in December, graduating in three-and-a-half years. “It may be a different guy every game. But because of the variety the other team never knows where that punch is going to come from.”
▪▪▪▪ The lid finally came off the basket for Ford with 12 minutes and 48 seconds to play in the first half against Maryland. Ford had missed all 10 field goal attempts the three previous games and had not scored since Wisconsin upended Michigan, a span of 13 days. During this scoreless stretch, Ford received constant backing from his teammates and the coaching staff. Collectively, they encouraged Ford to believe in himself and keep shooting because “the next one was bound to fall” as long as he was getting good looks at the rim.
“YOU JUST HAVE TO COME IN WITH ENERGY TO PRODUCE,” SAID PRITZL. “IT MAY BE A DIFFERENT GUY EVERY GAME. BUT BECAUSE OF THE VARIETY THE OTHER TEAM NEVER KNOWS WHERE THAT PUNCH IS GOING TO COME FROM.” Last Thursday night, Ford also got a Facetime pep talk from Travis Trice, Sr., a successful high school basketball coach in Ohio and the father of UW point guard D’Mitrik Trice, who’s rooming with Ford. The elder Trice stressed being “more aggressive in all areas” to Ford. The following day, he took that attitude into the Maryland game and applied something else that he had been working on. “I’ve been trying to get closer to the basket and work inside-out,” said the 6-foot-8,
220-pound Ford. “The last few days of practice, I felt like I had been doing a better job of that.” Taking the floor Friday night after the first media timeout, he had a plan in mind. “When I get to the post,” Ford reminded himself, “look to attack.” Matched against Terps forward Ricky Lindo, a bouncy 6-8 freshman, Ford got him to overplay his right shoulder by faking a move into the paint and then quickly countered to his left with a jump hook — a McHale — so named after the former Boston Celtics low-post legend, Kevin McHale. “I believe it was a McHale — I’m not sure what you want to call it, but we work on it all the time,” said Ford, who has rarely scored in this manner at Wisconsin. “I’ve felt that I’ve always had a decent touch around the basket. But I haven’t used it much since I’ve been here.” Less than a minute later, he was back on the bench. But, at least, he was in the scoring column for the first time since completing an old-fashioned 3-point play against Michigan — a basket and one — also a rarity for Ford who had just three freethrow attempts through the first 18 games this season. Ford logged 5 minutes and 41 seconds of playing time in the first half of the Maryland game during which he attempted just one shot, the McHale. Although he missed his first 3-pointer in the second half — extending his drought to 0-for-8 from beyond the arc — he wasn’t discouraged. Click to read more »
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◀ MEN’S BASKETBALL The Badgers have been on fire from beyond the arc, ranking eighth in the NCAA in 3-point shooting percentage at .403. That’s a huge jump from last year when UW ranked 253rd in the country at 33.5%.
40.3% WRESTLING ▶ The Badgers won eight of ten matches in their dual meet with Maryland, the most matches they’ve won in one dual this season.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL AT MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 ▪ 8PM MINNEAPOLIS ▪ BTN
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No. 19 Wisconsin hits the road on Wednesday to play Border Battle rival Minnesota. Catch the action at 8 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
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WOMEN’S HOCKEY VS. MINNESOTA STATE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 ▪ 2PM LA BAHN ARENA ▪ FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN
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No. 2 Wisconsin returns to LaBahn Arena to welcome Minnesota State for a sold-out Saturday-Sunday series on home ice. Watch Saturday’s opener on FOX Sports Wisconsin at 2 p.m.
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MEN’S HOCKEY VS. OHIO STATE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 ▪ 7PM KOHL CENTER ▪ FOX SPORTS WIS. PLUS Join the Badgers on Saturday night to celebrate Mark Johnson Night as Wisconsin plays No. 3 Ohio State at the Kohl Center. UW will retire Johnson’s No. 10 jersey and fans can watch the game live on FOX Sports Wisconsin Plus at 7 p.m.
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WHAT TO WATCH WEDNESDAY 2/6
THURSDAY 2/7
FRIDAY 2/8
MEN’S TENNIS vs. Chicago State Madison, Wis. 5:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL at Scrapyard Tournament Houston
MEN’S BASKETBALL at Minnesota Minneapolis 8 p.m. Watch: BTN
vs. Omaha 9 a.m. vs. Lamar 11:30 a.m. MEN’S HOCKEY vs. #3 Ohio State Madison, Wis. 7 p.m. Watch: FOX Sports Wisconsin Plus Buy tickets » MEN’S GOLF at Big Ten Match Play Palm Coast, Fla. All day View more 2/8 events »
SUNDAY 2/10 MEN’S TENNIS vs. Washington Madison, Wis. 11 a.m. WOMEN’S HOCKEY vs. Minnesota State Madison, Wis. 2 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus SOLD OUT
MONDAY 2/11
TUESDAY 2/12
SATURDAY 2/9 MEN’S BASKETBALL at #7 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 11 a.m. Watch: FOX WOMEN’S HOCKEY vs. Minnesota State Madison, Wis. 2 p.m. Watch: FOX Sports Wisconsin SOLD OUT MEN’S HOCKEY vs. #3 Ohio State Madison, Wis. 7 p.m. Watch: FOX Sports Wisconsin Plus Buy tickets » View more 2/9 events »
WEDNESDAY 2/13
MEN’S BASKETBALL vs. #9 Michigan State Madison, Wis. 6 p.m. Watch: ESPN/ESPN2 SOLD OUT
WRESTLING vs. Illinois Madison, Wis. 2 p.m. Watch: BTN Plus Buy tickets »
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Tell us about playing in the Olympics. “Definitely after having a year to reflect, I remember different moments and can see the big picture of what we were able to accomplish. Being able to make that dream come true is obviously very special for me. On Snapchat, they have memories from what happened each day a year ago and this whole month I’ve been looking back at photos and it’s definitely fun reminiscing on those moments.” How does playing in front of a sellout crowd at LaBahn Arena compare to playing at an Olympic venue? “Our first weekend series against Lindenwood was my first game since playing in the gold medal game. To think about the energy and the nerve and the emotion that I felt in that game, you know it's pretty crazy that we can emulate that kind of energy in our rink. LaBahn is what I’m going to miss most about college hockey. I love playing here and every time I come to the rink on a home gameday this year I’ve definitely taken it all in and now I’m sad that senior weekend is three weeks away. I’m definitely going to make the most of my last couple games at LaBahn.” It’s a big weekend for head coach Mark Johnson. The Badgers are retiring his jersey on Saturday. Has he mentioned anything about the honor? “I think that it’s a pretty amazing honor and opportunity that all of us get to be coached by someone of his knowledge and someone with a legacy like his. It’s crazy because he never talks about his past or his history, he’s very in the moment and trying to pick his brain from my last couple weeks here is really important to me and I’m very proud to have been coached by him.” What’s the one thing you miss most about Canada? “Tim Horton’s.” What are your pre-game rituals? “I try to get a bubble tea or coffee before the game and once we get to the rink there’s a long list of stuff, but I think talking to my parents and talking to my oldest brother Jeff before the game.”
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What’s your go-to bubble tea flavor? “Green tea passion fruit raspberry with tapioca pearls and aloe jellies.” Click to read more »
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aking an icy dip goes much further than you know. Each year, volunteers from around the state of Wisconsin host plunging events to benefit Special Olympics. Each event helps create a world where those with intellectual disabilities can experience joy, demonstrate courage and create positive memories with loved ones. This year, Wisconsin Athletics is joining in on the fun and taking the plunge with a goal of raising $5,000. Plunging will take place on the LaBahn Ice Arena at the Wisconsin women's hockey game vs. Minnesota State on Sunday, February 10.
For every $1,000 raised, a Badger men's hockey player has committed to take the plunge during the second intermission of the game. Among these brave individuals are sophomore Tyler Inamoto and senior Jake Bunz. Five Special Olympics athletes and their families will be joining the Badgers for this event. In addition to enjoying the game, they will also have the honor of dumping the five-gallon jug of ice water onto each of the student-athlete volunteers during the plunge! Help us reach our goal and get men's hockey to take the plunge! Donations can be made through this link. Learn more about Badgers Give Back here. â–Ş
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or the most part, I think I was a pretty normal kid when I was 18. I was a senior at Madison Memorial High School. I drove a blue Buick Skylark that I had bought for $300. It had an eight-track stereo installed in the dashboard and my preferred tunes of choice were Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and the Eagles. I had my own bedroom at my parents’ home — Bob and Martha Johnson — on Flad Circle, but no posters on the wall. I didn’t get an allowance, so I mowed lawns, shoveled snow and sold Cokes at Wisconsin football and men’s basketball games to pay for the things I thought I needed. I loved playing baseball with my buddies, but my passion was hockey and it wound up giving me things that kids that age only dream of. That’s how it was in 1975. Little did I know that my life would soon become a wonderful, gigantic whirlwind and that I would be carried to all sorts of unforgettable moments and places. I’ve been a guest on Air Force One and had my story told in books and movies.
I’ve married my high school sweetheart, raised a family of five while moving across three countries and become a grandfather along the way. I’ve coached at the pro, college and high school level — men and women; boys and girls — and loved every second. I’ve finished seven Ironman triathlons even though I have a hockey butt and I’m not at all fond of swimming or running. I’ve had only two full-time occupations as an adult — playing hockey and coaching it — which means being traded, rejected, injured, discarded, criticized and cursed by strangers has been a way of life. I was asked recently what would I tell my 18-year-old self if I had the chance. That’s an interesting project. Knowing what I know now at age 61, of course there are some things I’d like to go back and do over again. One immediately comes to mind. I’d tell my teenage self to call his dad and insist that he find a way to get to Lake Placid, New York, on Feb. 22, 1980.
My father was coaching the Badgers in the opener of their Western Collegiate Hockey Association series at Colorado College that Friday night. He was 1,900 miles away when he should have been sitting in the Olympic Center in upstate New York watching me and my U.S. teammates shock the world by upsetting the Soviet Union, 4-3. He felt an obligation to his team, but as we all know now, something amazing was going to happen. “You need to be there,” I would tell him, 1,000 times if necessary. “Of anybody in the whole country, you would love it.” My dad was fascinated with the Russians — their tactics, strategies and personnel — to the point that he filled notebooks with drills he’d seen their legendary coach, Anatoly Tarasov, run going back to the 1960s. I still have those notebooks. When my father was coaching at Wisconsin from 1966 to ’82, he scheduled exhibition games with touring Soviet teams — Moscow Spartak, Russia Dynamo, Soviet Traktor, Torpedo Gorky — and organized Sunday afternoon scrimmages with his Wisconsin players where one team got to wear the jerseys of Soviet legends like Valeri Kharlamov or Vladimir Petrov. I remember because I got to play in those games as a kid. When my dad was the U.S. Olympic coach in 1976, Kharlamov and Petrov skated for the Soviets and won the gold medal thanks in part to a 6-2 victory over the Americans in Innsbruck, Austria. When we faced the Russians that night in Lake Placid, Kharlamov and Petrov were back for more. In fact, when I was chosen to be one of the Americans drug-tested after the game, I found myself sitting quietly in the same holding room as Kharlamov, who was picked from the Russian side. We didn’t have much to say. So, having my father on hand to see us play the Soviets wasn’t just about the famous Miracle on Ice storyline or his son scoring two goals.
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have my jersey retired will be pretty powerful, too. All those memories of growing up and being around the program. Playing for the university, that was the ultimate dream. As a kid I didn’t think about playing in the NHL or the Olympics. Dean Talafous and Murray Heatley were my idols. My only thought was that maybe I can play for the Badgers someday. In fact, I wore No. 17 in high school because that was Talafous’ number, but I switched to No. 10 at Wisconsin because Mike Eaves had No. 17. Hindsight being 20/20, there are lots of moments in my life that I’d like to go back and change if I could. Heaven knows I’ve made my share of mistakes. But what fun is life without some mystery? So instead of directing my teenage self to make all sorts of It was about one man’s unbridled passion and drastic changes, I’ll just give him a heads up on respect for the international game. a few things. My dad got to Lake Placid two days later, Let’s start with Dad. just in time to see us beat Finland, 4-2, in the At 18, I didn’t realize how good he was at gold-medal game, but, man, he would have the job he held. To put together teams and loved to see the Russians up close in an atmowork with players and recruit, I didn’t realize sphere like that. I would have loved to share it all that went into his job. with him. I was lucky because I Forty-some years later got to hang around a lot, BUT WHAT FUN IS LIFE WITHOUT SOME I get to share something so I saw a lot of things MYSTERY? SO INSTEAD OF DIRECTING MY just as neat with my fafirst-hand. The fun part TEENAGE SELF TO MAKE ALL SORTS OF ther. When my No. 10 of it was that every day DRASTIC CHANGES, I’LL JUST GIVE HIM jersey is retired by the you saw somebody realA HEADS UP ON A FEW THINGS. Badgers on Feb. 9, it will ly enjoy what they were hang in the rafters over doing, whether that was Bob Johnson Rink at the Kohl Center. It’s pretcoaching his team at the Coliseum or the ty moving to think about it like that. I spoke at hockey schools here in Madison or the hockey his funeral in 1991 and that was hard. I’m sure schools out in Aspen, Colorado. as that jersey is going up a lot of things are He just loved it and it’s not easy to do. You go going to come into play. It’s going to be pretty from coaching Mario Lemieux to a snot-nosed emotional. little kid with their shin pads on the wrong way. Being the first in Wisconsin hockey history to You got the same delivery and the same re-
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sponse and the same passion for helping that youngster out as you did a Hall of Famer. I’d tell my teenage self to be thankful that he’s in a stable family and his father is passionate about what he does. One of the most enduring examples of my father’s optimism rubbing off on people is that one year after he left Wisconsin, the Badgers won the national title; one year after he left Calgary, the Flames won the Stanley Cup; one year after he stepped away from coaching Pittsburgh due to illness, the Penguins won the Stanley Cup. I’ll never forget flying from Europe to Pittsburgh to see my father after I’d gotten word that he was in the hospital in serious condition. I got there not knowing if he was alive or not — prepared for the worst — so imagine my shock when I walked into his room and found him, legal pad in hand, going over a Canada Cup practice plan with Chris Chelios, Pat LaFontaine and Brett Hull. Dad was partially paralyzed and would soon learn he had inoperable brain cancer, but it was a great day for hockey as far as he was concerned. I had the privilege of playing three seasons
for my father at Wisconsin and in three Canada Cups in which he coached Team USA, but I also remember the time he cut me. I was 18, starting my senior year of high school. That summer my dad began coaching the U.S. Olympic team out of our garage. Seriously. All sorts of equipment — jerseys, skates, pads — was stored at our home. I remember going up to Bloomington, Minnesota, where they had a couple different tryouts that I was a part of. My dad allowed me to do it from the standpoint that it would be great exposure and a great experience, not thinking anything would come out of it. Well, the day the team was supposed to leave for a three-week trip to Europe, one of the players backed out. I’m sitting at high school when I’m called to the principal’s office. I thought I was in trouble. The next thing I know I’m on a plane going to Europe with the national team. I heard later on that some of the players thought I should have made the team, but my father saw things differently. After we got back, I played a couple more games before he cut me over dinner on a Sunday night.
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Everyone in the family went to the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck that year except for me. I didn’t want to miss any high school games. You’re a senior and you want to do well. I look back and think, “Well, that was pretty stupid.” How many times are you going to get a chance to go to the Olympics and watch your dad? At that time playing for Memorial and winning a WIAA state title — which we did — was more important to me. I didn’t know that years later I’d play in the Olympics or that I’d be lighting the cauldron at the Olympics with the rest of my Miracle teammates in 2002 or that I’d coach in the Olympics with the U.S. women’s team in 2010. I’d tell my 18-year-old self that he should join the family in Austria. I’d also tell him that getting cut from the national team was good for a lot of reasons. It planted a seed for the next time that opportunity came around four years later. Being with them for a month also helped me realize the possibility of becoming a decent player at Wisconsin. But that didn’t mean my confidence was always so high. Going into my freshman year with the Badgers in 1976, I remember looking at the roster and trying to see where I fit it. I’m thinking, “Will I make the team?” Turns out we had one of the best lineups in college hockey history. We had five 20-goal scorers. Our leading point-getter was a defenseman who had 83 points, which was unheard of. We averaged almost six goals a game, went 37-7-1 and won the WCHA titles as well as the NCAA championship. Looking back now, I was nervous and concerned that I was going to get exposed. As an 18-year-old kid, are you going to be good enough? Are you going to be worthy of being on the team? Are there are other players on the team who, in the back of their minds, are going to be thinking that the only reason
you’re around is because of your dad? I was leery of Herb at first. He was the coach I learned pretty quickly that you have to at Minnesota and he and my father didn’t get trust your coach. He may be your dad, but he’s along. I don’t think it was a feud as much as pretty good at what he does. You have to trust the Twin Cities media portrayed it — I think him and what he’s doing. there was mutual respect between them — but I remember the first time we played at Minthere’s no doubt that Herb didn’t like my dad, nesota that season. I was about as nervous as I a Minnesota graduate, coming up and getting could be. I walked up the Minnesota recruits and steps for warmups at old beating the Gophers. I LEARNED PRETTY QUICKLY THAT YOU Mariucci Arena and got Herb treated me fairHAVE TO TRUST YOUR COACH. HE MAY BE hit with all sorts of verbal ly, though. There was a YOUR DAD, BUT HE’S PRETTY GOOD AT abuse. moment in the Olympic WHAT HE DOES. YOU HAVE TO TRUST HIM Scoring two goals, one exhibition tour where he AND WHAT HE’S DOING. in overtime, made me feel called me into his hotel a lot better. So did being room one night and exnamed National Freshman of the Year and pressed to me that — I don’t know how he helping the Badgers win their second NCAA worded it exactly — I was an important part title under my father. to the group and how I played the team would But I still didn’t have a sense of how well I play. He put everything at ease for me about could play. I probably fought that more than making the team and what my role would be. anything my whole playing career; just that fear I remember walking out of there feeling like of someone coming along and taking your job. someone took a piano off my back. I thought, I was never a big guy, 150 pounds or so, and “Now I can just go play.” It gave me an opporthe game was so much different then, so my tunity to grow at a different level. I learned an confidence level at times was not extremely high. I think as I went through college, I figured out I could score goals. I never thought about the NHL because of my size and not a lot of Americans — or college guys — were there. But eventually I realized that if I was going to get to the pros and be successful it would be by putting points on the board, scoring and being on the power play. What would I tell my 18-year-old self about Herb Brooks, who coached Team USA to the gold medal in Lake Placid? I would start by saying that, deep down, he’s a pretty good guy. He wants what’s best for the team and isn’t afraid to shake things up to make it stronger.
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important lesson from Herb that’s helped me about what could happen the next day. None in my coaching career. There are points where of us had grasped that yet. We were loving life. you have to help your players play free and We started to realize after first period of the make sure they’re at ease. gold-medal game with Finland. We were trailWhat would I tell my teenage self about the ing. The whole world was watching. He walked Miracle? in and said, “If you lose this game, you’re going I’d start with this: Appreciate it and be thankto take it to your effing graves.” He said it again ful that you’re one of 20 guys who walked in and walked out. those shoes. As a coach now, I know what he was going I remember there was just this incredible through. He probably didn’t sleep a wink Fribuzz after we won. The town felt like it was day night or Saturday night just because you’re going to explode. Most of us went to join our trying to figure out what buttons to push. families at the nearby Holiday Inn. The game I remember pacing at Minnesota, where we was on tape-delay, so we’re all standing around won our first of four NCAA women’s champiwatching it. All the players had the same reaconships in 2006. You don’t sleep well the night tion. Is this real? Are we before because you’re so dreaming? Are we going close, but yet so far. YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN YOU’RE REALLY to wake up and find out Between the second GOING TO IMPACT PEOPLE. I GET LETTERS, that we got beat 7-1? and third we still trailed PHONE CALLS, EMAILS WHERE I DIDN’T You can’t plan for that Finland, but we believed. REALIZE I WAS TOUCHING SOMEBODY. moment. You can fantaAll the things that we went THAT PART OF WHAT WE DO IS SPECIAL. size, but no one even fanthrough over the course tasized about beating the of the exhibition schedRussians because they were that good. They’d ule, all the uncertainty and all the grinding, the beaten the NHL all-star team 6-0. They’d also confidence was such that we didn’t know how whipped us 10-3 in an exhibition game less we were going to win, we just knew we were. than two weeks before the Olympics. I’d tell my 18-year-old self to appreciate the I remember us coming back the next day for moment — the ride on Air Force One, the vispractice feeling pretty good about ourselves it to the White House, the whole package of only to find Herb in the worst mood. I don’t books, magazine covers and movies — and how think any of us could figure out why because special it is. At a young age, it doesn’t happen we were in the moment and he was thinking to a lot of people.
I’d tell my younger self that playing in the NHL is a business first and that 11 seasons, six playoff appearances, five teams, four trades and one all-star game berth is more than a pit stop, it’s a good career. I learned at a young age the business side of it, but also that as one door closes for you, another one opens. I’d tell him to take care of himself to better avoid injuries, although there isn’t much he can do to avoid that broken jaw he got when he played for New Jersey and got hit in the head by a clearing pass by his own goaltender. I’d tell him that being recognized in public comes with a sense of duty to be genuine, humble, thoughtful, caring and consistent. You don’t know when you’re really going to impact people. I get letters, phone calls, emails where I didn’t realize I was touching somebody. That part of what we do is special. I’d tell my teenage self that his smartest move would be marrying Leslie. She’s the glue that keeps everything together everywhere. Our shared trust and faith in God — He has a plan better than you can imagine — has helped us find open doors instead of focusing on the ones that were closed. I would nudge my 18-year-old self to listen
harder when Joel Maturi calls to ask if I’d be interested in interviewing to be the head coach at Miami (Ohio) in 1999. I was an assistant at Wisconsin under Jeff Sauer and called Joel from a truck stop — I was on a recruiting trip — to tell him I decided to stay in Madison. I look back and think I should have gone to Miami to get the experience and work for Joel, who’s a wonderful guy. I would also tell my 18-year-old self that when his playing career is over to give more consideration to coaching in the NHL. I don’t think about it hard anymore, but there was a time when it seemed like a worthy adventure. Not long after I began my first year coaching the Wisconsin women’s team in 2002, I got a call from Tony Granato, who wanted me to be an assistant coach on his NHL staff in Colorado. It was really enticing because I have a lot of respect for Tony and that organization and my family has always loved our time in Colorado. I told Tony that the timing wasn’t right, I’d made this commitment to the school, the players and the community. The program needed stability and I felt it was important for me to provide that. I look back on that decision and say that was the right choice. I’ve been fortunate. It’s been good.
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Standbrook’s influence on hockey runs deep Badgers to honor former hockey coach on Friday at Kohl Center BY ANDY BAGGOT ▪ UWBADGERS.COM INSIDER
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rant Standbrook has had an incredible eye for hockey talent, but also the unique ability to shape it into something better. That was evident during his time as an assistant coach at Wisconsin, where his fingerprints found their way onto multiple national championship trophies. That was evident from his association with three Hockey Hall of Fame inductees. Standbrook’s sizeable legacy will be recognized Friday night at the Kohl Center when the Badgers open a Big Ten Conference series with Ohio State. He’ll share the marquee with Wisconsin’s Face Off Against Cancer night, which will shine a light on funding research initiatives at the UW Carbone Cancer Center. Standbrook’s influence on the Wisconsin men’s and women’s hockey programs runs deep, starting in 1976 and continuing to this day. He assisted legendary coach Bob Johnson during NCAA championship runs in 1977 and
’81 and helped tutor Johnson’s son Mark, now the winningest coach in NCAA women’s history who has led the Badgers to national crowns in 2006, ’07, ’09 and 11. When Bob Johnson left for the NHL in 1983, Standbrook assisted his successor, Jeff Sauer, on the way to the national title in ’83 and helped bring in the talented foundation for the NCAA titlists in 1990. Standbrook also worked closely with Mike Eaves, who captained the 1977 squad to the national championship and coached the Badgers when they won their sixth NCAA men’s title in 2006. Mark Johnson, the all-time career goal-scoring leader at Wisconsin with 125 in 125 games, said Standbrook was an innovator in the areas of conditioning, tactics and skills and, besides his father, “probably had as big an influence as anybody” on his career as an Olympic and NHL player and college coach. “He loved to teach and I was a recipient,” Johnson said, recalling a long-ago series of summer hockey camps in Alaska, Colorado and
Wisconsin. “He taught me a lot on how to play, NHL’s top defenseman. how to play the right way, how to become a Not only did Chelios single out Standbrook better skilled player. I certainly owe a lot to for praise during his Hall of Fame acceptance him.” speech, he wrote in his autobiography that Standbrook, now 81, also recruited Tony Standbrook helped him learn to play defense, Granato, the current Wisconsin men’s coach. everything from stick placement to blocking “He was way, way ahead of his time,” Granashots. to said. “I never had a coach like that. “He could watch you for five minutes and “All of us who were lucky to have him for break down your (skating) stride and give you a coach, he helped us in some way shape or pointers on how to make yourself a better skatform. I still call him. He still watches our games er,” Chelios wrote of Standbrook in his book for us, so I call him and ask questions all the “Made in America.” time.” According to Chelios, Standbrook had someStandbrook’s influence also reaches to the thing to offer any player at any position, inHockey Hall of Fame, where Bob Johnson was cluding goaltender. inducted in 1992 and two understudies, Chris “There was nothing he couldn’t do,” Chelios Chelios and Paul Kariya, are enshrined. wrote. “He was a perfectionist.” Both players are on any Standbrook was an asshort list of the greatest sistant coach at Maine NHL skaters to spend from 1988 to 2008 “HE WAS WAY, WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME,” time at the college levwhere, working alongside GRANATO SAID. “I NEVER HAD A COACH LIKE el: Chelios played for the coach Shawn Walsh, he THAT. ALL OF US WHO WERE LUCKY TO HAVE Badgers from 1981 to acquired talent that won HIM FOR A COACH, HE HELPED US IN ’83; Kariya at Maine from NCAA championships in SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM.” 1992 to ’94. 1993 and ’99. Both helped guide their Kariya was the most schools to NCAA championships: Chelios with prominent. He set national records with 100 Wisconsin in 1983; Kariya with the Black Bears points (25 goals, 75 assist) on the way to bein ’93. coming the first freshman to win the Hobey Both are recent inductees in the Hockey Hall Baker Award as the nation’s top player. of Fame: Chelios, a defenseman, was inducted Kariya, from Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2013; Kariya, a left wing, was added in ’17. said Standbrook was the reason he opted to Both were chosen to play in multiple Olymmove cross continent and play for Maine. pic Games: Chelios with Team USA in 1984, “Grant has been connected to every part of ’98, 2002 and ’06; Kariya with Team Canada in my life,” Kariya told the Bangor (Maine) Dai1994 and 2002. ly News, noting that it was Standbrook who Both Chelios and Kariya — despite being taught him how to drive. from different countries, playing different posiKariya went on to become a seven-time NHL tions and attending different elite college proall-star, topping 100 points in a season twice, grams — credit Standbrook for shaping their before his career was cut short by a series of legendary careers. concussions. Chelios is a native of Chicago who went on Standbrook’s impact on the game and its to play for three Stanley Cup titlists and beparticipants is widespread. come a three-time Norris Trophy winner as the “He’s a mentor,” Granato said.
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INSIDE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (16-6, 8-3) Home events in bold. All times CT. Dec. 22 Grambling St. W, 84-53 Dec. 29 at W. Kentucky L, 76-83 Jan. 3
Minnesota
Jan. 6
at Penn State W, 71-52
Jan. 11 Purdue
L, 52-59 L, 80-84 OT
Jan. 14 at Maryland
L, 60-64
Jan. 19 #2 Michigan
W, 64-54
Jan. 23 at Illinois
W, 72-60
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THIS WEEK No. 19 Wisconsin hits the road this week for a pair of games. UW heads to Minnesota for a Border Battle on Wednesday in Minneapolis before heading to Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday to take on No. 7 Michigan. Tipoff on Wednesday is at 8 p.m. while Saturday’s game begins at 11 a.m. LAST WEEK The Badgers extended their winning streak to five games after defeating Nebraska, 62-51, and No. 21 Maryland, 69-61. Brad Davison led UW in scoring in both games, scoring 13 points at Nebraska before collecting 21 against the Terps.
GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin has won six of its last seven Big Ten Conference road games. The Badgers have amassed seven wins away from the Kohl Center this season (5 road, 2 neutral), surpassing their total from last season (4). NEED TO KNOW Wednesday’s Border Battle can be seen on BTN or live at BTN2Go.com while Saturday’s game at Michigan will be shown on FOX and on FOX Sports GO. Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas will call both games statewide on the Badger Sports Network and worldwide via iHeartRadio. Live stats are available via UWBadgers.com and the Badger Gameday app.
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W, 62-51
Feb. 1
#21 Maryland W, 69-61
Feb. 6
at Minnesota
Feb. 9
at #7 Michigan
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Jan. 26 Northwestern W, 62-46
8 p.m. 11 a.m.
Feb. 12 #9 Michigan State 6 p.m. Feb. 18 Illinois
7 p.m.
Feb. 23 at Northwestern 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at Indiana
8 p.m.
Mar. 2
Penn State Noon
Mar. 7
#20 Iowa
6 p.m.
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INSIDE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (11-12, 2-9) Home events in bold. All times CT. Dec. 8
at Green Bay
L, 46-55
Dec. 12 Chicago State W, 85-38 Dec. 21 Evansville
W, 96-60
Dec. 28 at #12 Minnesota L, 56-74 Dec. 31 Purdue
THIS WEEK The Badgers enjoy a bye week, taking seven days off before playing at Illinois (9-12, 1-9) on Sunday. Tip time is 7 p.m. from the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. LAST WEEK Despite trailing by only one point after the first quarter and by seven points at the half (35-27), the Badgers couldn’t hang with No. 11 Maryland on Thursday, falling on the road 75-57. On Sunday, Wisconsin fell at home to Michigan, 76-70, despite a career-high 30 points from senior Marsha Howard.
GOOD TO KNOW Senior Marsha Howard scored a career-high 30 points, including 14 points in the fourth quarter alone, against Michigan on Sunday. The 6-foot forward is the first Badger to score 30-or-more points since Cayla McMorris scored 31 points vs. Saint Francis on Nov. 13, 2016. NEED TO KNOW Sunday’s game will be streamed live on BTN Plus ($) and can also be heard in the Madison area on 100.9 FM with Jon Arias on the call. The game can also be heard online with the iHeartRadio app. Live updates are available on Twitter @BadgerWBB.
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Jan. 3
at Penn State
L, 64-71
Jan. 7
at #17 Iowa
L, 53-71
Jan. 13
#25 Indiana
L, 68-75
Jan. 17
#23 Minnesota L, 50-78
Jan. 20
at Northwestern L, 46-72
Jan. 24
Penn State
Jan. 27
Nebraska
Jan. 31
at #11 Maryland L, 57-75
Feb. 3
Michigan
L, 70-76
Feb. 10 at Illinois
2 p.m.
L, 59-65 W, 70-69
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W, 76-69
Feb. 14 #23 Michigan St. 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Ohio State
1 p.m.
Feb. 20 Illinois
7 p.m.
Feb. 25 at #20 Rutgers
6 p.m.
Feb. 28 Ohio State
8 p.m.
March 3 at Michigan
TBA
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INSIDE MEN’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (9-12-5, 5-6-5) Home events in bold. All times CT.
THIS WEEK Wisconsin returns home after four road games to take on first-place and third-ranked Ohio State (17-5-4, 10-3-3-2 B1G) at the Kohl Center. Both games begin at 7 p.m. CT. LAST WEEK Wisconsin dropped a 4-1 game on Friday at Michigan State, then recovered for a 2-2 overtime tie. The Badgers earned an extra point in Big Ten standings with a shootout victory. NEED TO KNOW This weekend’s series will have much going on outside of the games. Friday, the Badgers will recognize former assistant coach Grant Standbrook, who helped the Badgers capture NCAA titles in 1977, ’81 and ’83. Friday also serves as Wisconsin’s Face Off Against Cancer game, which serves to raise awareness about local cancer research.
Saturday, Wisconsin will retire Mark Johnson’s jersey before the game. Johnson, who wore No. 10, becomes the first Badger hockey player to see his jersey raised to the rafters. The all-time goal-scoring leader with 125 goals in 125 games at Wisconsin and a 1977 NCAA champion, Johnson is also known as the leading scorer of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team and the all-time winningest coach in NCAA women’s hockey, among his many accomplishments and honors. GOOD TO KNOW Both games air on FOX Sports Wisconsin Plus and are available on BTN2Go via BTN2Go. com, and on the BTN2Go app to cable and satellite subscribers. Both games also air on 1310 WIBA and the Badger Sports Network, online on iHeartRadio and the iHeartRadio app.
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Michigan State
Dec. 8
Michigan State W, 3-0
Jan. 4
#8 Denver
L, 3-6
Jan. 5
#8 Denver
L, 3-4 OT
Jan. 12
U.S. Under-18 Team Exhibition L, 3-6
Jan. 18
#12 Notre Dame L, 4-6
Jan. 20
vs. #12 Notre Dame T, 2-2 OT United Center, Chicago
Jan. 25
at Minnesota
L, 4-9
Jan. 26
at Minnesota
W, 4-3
Feb. 1
at Michigan St.
Feb. 2
at Michigan St. T, 2-2 OT
Feb. 8
#3 Ohio State
7 p.m.
Feb. 9
#3 Ohio State
7 p.m.
W, 5-3
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Dec. 7
L, 1-4
Feb. 15 at #14 Notre Dame 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at #14 Notre Dame 5 p.m. Feb. 22 at #18 Penn St. 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at #18 Penn St.
6 p.m.
Mar. 1
Michigan
8 p.m.
Mar. 2
Michigan
8 p.m.
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THIS WEEK The second-ranked Badgers return to LaBahn Arena to welcome Minnesota State for a Saturday-Sunday series. Puck drop for Saturday’s game, which can be seen on FOX Sports Wisconsin, is at 2 p.m. while Sunday’s series finale also begins at 2 p.m. LAST WEEK Wisconsin earned a road split at Bemidji State. After dropping the opener 2-1 on Friday, Sam Cogan scored a pair of goals to spark UW to a 4-0 win on Saturday. GOOD TO KNOW A pair of Badgers are knocking on the door to the 100-point
club as Sam Cogan and Abby Roque each have 99 points heading into this weekend’s showdown. The duo look to become the 25th and 26th Badgers to record 100 points with the Cardinal and White. NEED TO KNOW Fans can watch Saturday’s game on FOX Sports Wisconsin as Brian Posick and Bill Brophy have the call. In addition, Saturday’s game can be heard on 100.9 FM and Sunday’s game will be on 1310 WIBA as Reid Magnum and Mark Greenhalgh will be broadcasting live from LaBahn. Fans can also follow the action live on Twitter (@BadgerWHockey).
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Syracuse
W, 6-1
Dec. 2
Syracuse
W, 9-1
Dec. 7
at St. Cloud State W, 8-2
Dec. 8
at St. Cloud State W, 3-1
Jan. 11
at #7 Ohio State L, 0-1
Jan. 12
at #7 Ohio State W, 5-2
Jan. 18
at #2 Minnesota W, 2-1
Jan. 19
at #2 Minnesota
L, 1-3
Jan. 25
St. Cloud State
W, 5-0
Jan. 26
St. Cloud State
W, 3-1
Feb. 1
at Bemidji State
L, 1-2
Feb. 2
at Bemidji State W, 4-0
Feb. 9
Minnesota State 2 p.m.
DAVID STLUKA
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Dec. 1
Feb. 10 Minnesota State 2 p.m. Feb. 15 at Minn. Duluth
3 p.m.
Feb. 16 at Minn. Duluth
3 p.m.
Feb. 22 #9 Ohio State
7 p.m.
Feb. 23 #9 Ohio State
3 p.m.
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INSIDE WRESTLING SCHEDULE (7-5, 2-5) Home events in bold. All times CT. Nov. 9
at Kent State W, 37-13
vs. CSU-Bakersfield W,
Kent, Ohio
28-12
Nov. 16 at #11 Nebraska W, 22-21 Nov. 18 Princeton
W, 22-18
#24 Utah Valley W, 22-17
Dec. 2
at SIUE Tournament Edwardsville, Ill. Results »
Dec. 9
at #2 Ohio State L, 13-23
Dec. 29-30 at Midlands Championships
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LAST WEEK The Badgers traveled to Maryland on Saturday for their last road dual of the season and came away victorious. Wisconsin won eight of 10 matches on their way to a 30-9 dual victory over the Terrapins.
GOOD TO KNOW The highlight of Wisconsin’s dual with Maryland was freshman Trent Hillger’s victory at heavyweight. Hillger upset No. 6 Youssif Hemida with a 5-2 decision, most likely re-earning him a top-10 spot in national rankings.
THIS WEEK Wisconsin returns to the Field House on Feb. 10 for a dual with Illinois (2-6, 1-5 B1G) at 12 p.m. UW Athletics would like to recognize veterans and present Military personnel at this dual with a special $3 promotional ticket rate available at UWBadgers.com.
NEED TO KNOW Sunday’s dual will be streamed live on BTN Plus ($) and FloWrestling ($). Live stats can be found on TrackWrestling. Follow along with @BadgerWrestling on Twitter for live updates during the match.
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Evanston, Ill.
Jan. 11
at #24 Rutgers L, 16-17
Jan. 13
at #1 Penn St. L, 13-24
Jan. 18
Northwestern L, 18-25
Jan. 25
#7 Minnesota L, 13-27
Feb. 2
at Maryland
W, 30-13
Feb. 10 Illinois
2 p.m.
Feb. 17 #3 Iowa
2 p.m.
Feb. 24 SIUE Noon Mar. 9-10 at Big Ten Championships Minneapolis
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INSIDE MEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE Home events in bold. Jan. 12 Badger Icebreaker Results » Jan. 18-19 at Larry Wieczorek Invitational Results »
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan. 25-26 at Indiana Relays Bloomington, Ind. Results » Feb. 1-2
LAST WEEK The Badgers are coming off of an impressive weekend at the Power Five Invitational, where Wisconsin’s heptathletes led the way. In their first heptathlon competition of the 2019 season, Wisconsin’s multi-event athletes shined in Ann Arbor, with two athletes finishing within the top-three in the seven-discipline event at the Power Five Invitational.
Trent Nytes was the runner-up with 5,605 total points while Paul Afflitto took third with 5,089 points. GOOD TO KNOW A pair of Badgers are set to compete at the Armory in New York as Olli Hoare will race in the prestigious Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games, while Morgan McDonald will make his indoor debut in the 3000 meters.
at Power Five Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. Results »
Feb. 8-9
at Iowa State Classic
Ames, Iowa
Feb. 9
at Millrose Games
New York
Feb. 15
Red and White Classic
Feb. 16
at Alex Wilson Invitational
South Bend, Ind.
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THIS WEEK No. 14 Wisconsin will compete at the Iowa State Classic in Ames, and will also send athletes to the prestigious Millrose Games in New York. The Iowa State Classic will run from Friday, Feb. 8 through Saturday, Feb. 9 while the Millrose Games will also take place on Feb. 9.
Feb. 22-23 at Big Ten Indoor Championships
Ann Arbor, Mich.
March 8-9 at NCAA Indoor Championships
Birmingham, Ala.
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Iowa City, Iowa
Jan. 25-26 at Indiana Relays Bloomington, Ind. Results » Feb. 1-2
THIS WEEK Wisconsin heads to Ames, Iowa this weekend to compete in the Iowa State Classic. LAST WEEK Banke Oginni, the redshirt senior thrower, had a big weekend at the Power Five Invitational as she shined in both throwing disciplines. She set an indoor PR in shot put, earning her second place. In weight throw, she threw for a season best, 71 feet, 8 ¼ inches, which ranks No. 4 in the country.
GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin’s 4x400 team enjoyed a record-breaking performance in Ann Arbor as Bianca Stubler, Gabby DesRosiers, Ebony McClendon, and Morgan Parzych won the event, finishing in 3 minutes, 41.48 seconds. The four women broke the school record in the event and the quartet ranks No. 38 in the country.
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Feb. 8-9
at Iowa State Classic
Ames, Iowa
Feb. 15
Red and White Classic
Feb. 16
at Alex Wilson Invitational
South Bend, Ind.
Feb. 22-23 at Big Ten Indoor Championships
Ann Arbor, Mich.
March 8-9 at NCAA Indoor Championships
Birmingham, Ala.
March 23
at Aztec Invitational
San Diego
Mar. 29-30 at Stanford Invitational
Stanford, Calif.
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INSIDE MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE (2-0, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Nov. 2-4 at Gopher Invitational Minneapolis Results » Jan. 11-13 at Miami Invitational Miami Results » Jan. 25
DePaul
Jan. 27
Northern Illinois W, 6-1
Feb. 6
Chicago State 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 9
#20 Oklahoma St. Noon
Feb. 10 Washington
W, 6-1
11 a.m.
Feb. 14 Marquette
5:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 Green Bay
5:30 p.m.
Feb. 24 Oregon
11 a.m.
at Princeton
6:30 p.m.
Mar. 8
Nebraska
5:30 p.m.
Mar. 10 Minnesota Noon
THIS WEEK Wisconsin looks to build off its 2-0 start in a tough regional matchup against Chicago State. The match was originally scheduled to be played on Jan. 30, but due to inclement weather, the match was postdated for this week. After the Badgers host Chicago State on Wednesday, UW will host Oklahoma State on Saturday at noon and Washington on Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Nielsen. LAST WEEK Wisconsin enjoyed a weekend away from competition.
GOOD TO KNOW The praise for Danny Westerman continues. He enters his fourth season with the Badgers and has led Wisconsin to four-straight 2-0 starts in their opening weekend of play.
Mar. 20 at Pepperdine Mar. 24 at Iowa
COLIN JAMISON
Mar. 1
10 a.m. Noon
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