Board of Regents approves new hockey practice facility for UW
Wisconsin Sports-- The Badger men’s-and-women’s hockey teams were winners even before they took the ice this past weekend. The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents gave its endorsement last Friday to a nearly $28-million practice facility for both programs.
MADISON - The Badger men’s-and-women’s hockey teams were winners even before they took the ice this past weekend. The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents gave its endorsement last Friday to a nearly $28-million practice facility for both programs.
The State Building Commission will be asked to approve the project at its next meeting October 20th. The facility would have 2,400. Both genders would use it for practice, and the women would also use the building for some of its games. Also, the project would improve a nearby aquatic area for the Badger men’s and women’s swim teams. If approved, the new hockey building would open in the fall of 2012.
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The Wisconsin men’s hockey team dropped two places to 15th this afternoon in the weekly poll from U.S. College Hockey On-line. (www.uscho.com) The Badgers are 1-1, having lost to Boston University and beating Holy Cross during the weekend at the Ice Breaker Tournament in Saint Louis. Boston U moved up four spots to 10th. Boston College remains at number-one, followed by North Dakota and Michigan.
Meanwhile, the Badger women moved up two spots in their USCHO poll. They’re now tied for third with Minnesota. The Badgers swept their opening WCHA series from Bemidji State last weekend, and are now 4-0 overall. Mercyhurst moved up two spots to become the new women’s number-one. Cornell is second. Last week’s leader, Minnesota-Duluth, dropped to fifth after a split during its opening weekend of play.
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