2003-04 Men’s Hockey Release, Sept. 29 UPCOMING EVENTS Quick Facts WEDNESDAY OCT. 1 First Practice - Kohl Center 2002-03 Record: 13-23-4 FRIDAY OCT. 3 Red and White Game - Kohl Center 4:30 p.m. WCHA Record: 7-17-4 (8th) Face Off Feast - Nicholas Suites, Kohl Center Post-game Head Coach: Mike Eaves Friday Oct. 10 at Maverick Stampede, Omaha, Neb. UW Record: 13-23-4 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 8 p.m. Overall DI Record: 13-23-4 Saturday Oct. 11 at Maverick Stampede, Omaha, Neb. Associate Head Coach: Troy Ward vs. Maine/Minnesota 5/8 p.m. Assistant Coach: John Hynes Volunteer Assistant Coach: Bill Howard PRACTICE OPENS WEDNESDAY Facility: Kohl Center (15,237) The Badgers are scheduled to begin practice at 3:30 p.m. each day this week beginning with Rink Size: 200’ x 97’ Wednesday’s season-opening practice. All practices this week will be on Kohl Center ice. Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/6 Interviews with players and coaches are available following practice each day. Please con- Forwards: 12/3 tact Paul Capobianco at 608-263-1983 if you plan on interviewing players and coaches. Defensemen: 5/2 Goaltenders: 2/1 WCHA PRESEASON COACHES TELECONFERENCE The Western Collegiate Hockey Association will conduct a 2003–04 season-opening telecon- 2002–03 ference with the Commissioner and the 10 men’s head coaches on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 11 WCHA Standings a.m. CT. The conference will proceed from east to west with the coaches to accommodate the WCHA OVERALL time differences. TEAM PTS W-L-T W-L-T Colorado College 43 19-4-5 30-7-5 The schedule (times are approximate) for the call is as follows: Minnesota 37 15-6-7 28-8-9 Minnesota State 37 15-6-7 20-11-10 11:00 a.m. CT: Welcome North Dakota 33 14-9-5 26-12-5 WCHA Commissioner Bruce McLeod Minnesota-Duluth 32 14-10-4 22-15-5 WCHA Supervisor of Officials Greg Shepherd St. Cloud State 29 12-11-5 17-16-5 Denver 28 11-11-6 21-14-6 11:10 a.m. CT: Michigan Tech Coach Jamie Russell Wisconsin 18 7-17-4 13-23-4 11:15 a.m. CT: Wisconsin Coach Mike Eaves Michigan Tech 17 7-18-3 10-24-4 11:20 a.m. CT: Minnesota-Duluth Coach Scott Sandelin Alaska Anchorage 6 0-22-6 1-28-7 11:25 a.m. CT: St. Cloud State Coach Craig Dahl 11:30 a.m. CT: Minnesota Coach Don Lucia UPCOMING 11:35 a.m. CT: Minnesota State Coach Troy Jutting Friday, October 3 11:40 a.m. CT: North Dakota Coach Dean Blais McFadden Tournament @ Dayton, Ohio 11:45 a.m. CT: Denver Coach George Gwozdecky Denver vs Ohio State 11:50 a.m. CT: Colorado College Coach Scott Owens St. Lawrence vs Miami 11:55 a.m. CT: Alaska Anchorage Coach John Hill Waterloo at Michigan Tech (ex) N. Alberta I.T. at Alaska Anchorage (ex) After a short team preview by each head coach, the program will be open to questions from Saturday, October 4 the media. McFadden Tournament @ Dayton, Ohio Third Place Game The call-in number for the media on Oct. 1 is: 973-321-2000. Please contact Paul Capobianco Championship Game for the passcode. U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game @ Grand Forks, N.D. FACE OFF FEAST SET FOR OCT. 3 AFTER FREE RED AND WHITE GAME Minnesota-Duluth vs North Dakota On Friday, Oct. 3, the Blue Line Club will host the 2003 Badger Hockey Face Off Feast at the Kohl Center following men’s hockey’s free Red and White game. The Badgers’ annual preseason scrimmage begins at 4:30 p.m. and lasts until 6 p.m. The contest is free and open to the public. During the game, a cash bar for those over 21-years-old and with a Face Off Feast ticket will be set up in the Nicholas Suites at the east end of the Kohl Center. Following the contest, a cocktail reception will take place in the Nicholas Pavilion, with the pig roast dinner beginning at 7 p.m. Sports Information Office University of Wisconsin • 1440 Monroe Street • Madison, Wisconsin 53711 • Fax: (608) 262-8184 • uwbadgers.com Contact: Paul Capobianco • Phone: (608) 263-1983 • Email: phc@athletics.wisc.edu The dinner will include a guest speaker and silent auction. Current players, as well Current as the UW coaching staff, will be seated at all guest tables. Career Leaders Tickets are available to Blue Line Club Members for $10 and to non-members for $15. Tickets purchased after Sept. 28 will cost $20. Availability is limited to the first 700 Goals people and can be acquired from Blue Line Club members or through the Badger 1. Rene Bourque 41 Hockey office at 608-262-3932. 2. Ryan MacMurchy 10 3. Dan Boeser 9 You can also visit the men's hockey page on uwbadgers.com and view the Blue Line Club link for more information. Assists 1. Dan Boeser 48 INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY 2. John Eichelberger 21 Wisconsin players and coaches are available for interviews following practices during 3. Andy Wozniewski 20 the week. Please contact Paul Capobianco prior to the start of each practice to secure interviews. Out-of-town media wishing to arrange phone interviews with players Points should contact Paul Capobianco of the Wisconsin Sports Information Office at 608-263- 1. Rene Bourque 61 1983. 2. Dan Boeser 57 Coach Mike Eaves will appear at Wisconsin’s weekly news conferences on Mondays 3. John Eichelberger 25 in the Kohl Center media room at 1 p.m. Eaves will appear at his first news conference Penalties on Oct. 6. Live video streaming of the news conference is available at uwbadgers.com. 1. Jon Krall 50 A transcript of the news conference will also be posted later in the day on Monday. 2. Andy Wozniewski 41 Coach Eaves is also available for phone interviews by calling the hockey office at Rene Bourque 41 608-262-3932. Mornings, Monday through Wednesday, are the best times to reach Eaves. Penalty Minutes 1. Jon Krall 111 PHOTO AVAILABILITY 2. Andy Wozniewski 101 Head shots and action photos of the 2003–04 Wisconsin hockey players and coaches are 3. Rene Bourque 98 available at ftp://uwbadgers.com. Contact the UW Sports Information Office for the Power-play Goals passwords. 1. Rene Bourque 8 2. Ryan MacMurchy 4 LOCKER ROOM ACCESS 3. Dan Boeser 3 Wisconsin’s locker room is closed during the week and after the games. Coach Eaves Tom Gilbert 3 and selected players will be available following each home game in the Kohl Center media room. Game-winning Goals 1. Rene Bourque 7 TEAM INFORMATION 2. Pete Talafous 2 Wisconsin’s weekly game notes/release is available each Monday during the season. It 3. three tied 1 can be obtained via uwbadgers.com or by calling Paul Capobianco to receive an e- Games Played mailed pdf version. A paper copy is available at the weekly Monday news conference 1. Rene Bourque 111 in the Kohl Center Media room. 2. Dan Boeser 110 3. Jon Krall 95 CREDENTIALS To request credentials to a Wisconsin home game, please fax or e-mail a letter to Paul Shots on Goal Capobianco at the UW Sports Information Office. 1. Rene Bourque 309 2. Dan Boeser 192 BADGER HOCKEY SHOWDOWN SCHEDULE NOTE 3. Andy Wozniewski 126 The 2003 Badger Hockey Showdown will take place at the Kohl Center for the first time, Dec. 27-28, after 14 years at Milwaukee’s Bradley Center. Wisconsin opens against Multi-Point Games 1. Dan Boeser 14 Union at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 27 and also plays at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 28 regardless of the 2. Rene Bourque 10 outcome of the first-round games. Ferris State plays UMass-Lowell on Dec. 27 at 4:30 3. Ryan MacMurchy 6 p.m. in the other opening-round contest. Badger CATCHING UP ON THE WORLD OF BUCKY Broadcasters The following events took places since the conclusion of the 2002–03 men’s hockey sea- son last March: Fox Sports Net - 20 Games • Three Badger freshman were drafted in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft: defenseman Paul Braun (Play-by-play) Ryan Suter by Nashville (1st round, seventh overall); forward Andrew Joudrey (pro- Tom Sagissor (Analyst) nounced JOE-dree) by Washington (8th round, 249th overall); and goaltender Brian Elliott by Ottawa (9th round, 291st overall) Wisconsin Public Television - 13 Games • The Red Line Report ranked Wisconsin’s recruiting class the first in the nation. Aaron Sims (Play-by-play) • Troy Ward, assistant coach last season, has a title change. He is now the associate head coach. Ron Vincent (Analyst) • Head coach Mike Eaves and assistant coach John Hynes will serve in similar capaci- ties for Team USA at the 2004 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior WIBA Radio Championship in Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland. The tournament runs Dec. 25, Brian Posick (Play-by-play) 2003 to Jan. 4, 2004. Rob Andringa (Analyst) • Former Badger assistant coach Pat Ford has taken over the men’s program at Preseason Polls Findlay as head coach. • Former Badger goaltender Mike Richter retired after spending his entire 15-year CCHA Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Michigan (10) 120 NHL career with the New York Rangers. 2. Ferris State (1) 104 • Former Badger defenseman Brian Rafalski won his second Stanley Cup with the 3. Michigan State (1) 101 New Jersey Devils when his team defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven 4.