Wisconsin hockey at Nebraska-Omaha

Chronicling my trip to Omaha, Neb., with the Badger men's hockey team for its series against Nebraska-Omaha (Feb. 27-Mar. 2)

  1. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27

    Depart Madison at 6 p.m.
  2. Arrive at CenturyLink Center Omaha at 1:30 a.m. to unload the players' equipment bags and get the visitor's locker room set up for the next day's practice.
  3. We've arrived in Omaha & have the visitor's locker room set up for @BadgerMHockey's arrival tomorrow. http://pic.twitter.com/xQBPrsb6x4
  4. THURSDAY, Feb. 28
  5. Head to Eppley Airfield at 1 p.m. to pick the team up after its flight.
  6. On the way to pick up @BadgerMHockey from the airport & getting a great look at Omaha's TD Ameritrade Park. http://pic.twitter.com/qOX6pUgvK7
  7. .@BadgerMHockey has landed in Omaha, surely ready to collect four points from UNO. http://pic.twitter.com/9C1pJ87uy4
  8. Head to practice at 4 p.m.
  9. View from the CenturyLink Center Omaha press box as the #Badgers take the ice for practice. http://pic.twitter.com/GX14qdPDPB
  10. Every Thursday, the team concludes its practice with a shoot out competition. This week's winner was sophomore forward Joseph LaBate, who beat out sophomore forward Brendan Woods in the finals.
  11. .@JosephLaBate is this week's #Badgers shoot out champion. http://vine.co/v/bXJIuIimq2I
  12. LaBate takes the shootout over Woods. Lots of controversy. One LaBate shot went through net and McCabe with a fan then goal on follow.
  13. Next was dinner at Spencer's Steakhouse ay 6:30 p.m.
  14. Though, if Coach Eaves is to be believed, it means I'm "one of [them] now." So I've got that going for me.
  15. FRIDAY, March 1
  16. After breakfast, the team headed back over to CenturyLink Center Omaha for a gameday morning skate at 10 a.m.
  17. NBC Sports Network has the #Badgers at 6:30 pm CT. Should be a camera right about here. http://pic.twitter.com/HfBGxgyCy2
  18. Friday's game was the Badgers' second nationally televised game of the season. 
  19. Tonight on NBCSN: No. 13 Nebraska-Omaha faces No. 16 Wisconsin in WCHA battle wp.me/p14QU5-56n5
  20. Big tilt tonight against UNO on #NBCSportsnet at 6:30. Big chance to move up in the standings #redstorm #ponies

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Ryan Evans

Wisconsin Athletic Communications student assistant. Senior at @UWMadison, native Minnesotan and avid hockey fan.

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