After an offseason headlined by coaching changes, the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team finally returns to the Kohl Center Saturday night for a highly anticipated 2016 campaign.
Wisconsin hosts the University of Victoria in this weekend’s season-opening series for what will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Both teams should come out of the gate hungry for a win as each program attempts to bounce back from a lackluster 2015 season.
Forward thinking
Both Wisconsin and Victoria return their best forwards. The Vikes’ key to their offensive attack will more than likely rely on getting the puck to Shawn Mueller, who averaged 1.