Reece Raven's favorite part of the day was easy to pick.
It was an hour before faceoff and time to choose the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team's starting lineup.
Associate head coach Mark Osiecki asked 9-year-old Reece what his favorite number was.
The answer came quickly: 10. "Because that's my number in basketball," Reece said.
"Well," Osiecki said, handing Reece a pen to circle defenseman Jake Linhart's number on the line chart, "then you have to start him."
As game time approached, Reece walked into the Badgers' locker room nervously but with some important duties to perform.