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February 10, 2006
posted under: Badgers hockey, Chris Witty, Iowa State hockey, Lambeau Field

As if the opening of the Winter Olympics wasn’t enough to get cold-weather sports fans going, there’s plenty of college hockey action this weekend as well. ISU opens a series against the University of Illinois tonight with an eye on extending their streak of eight games without a loss. This will be their final two games before heading into the CSCHL tourney next week at Western Michigan. Illinois has a 23-5-0 overall record and is just two points ahead of the Cyclones in the CSCHL standings. More importantly, a good showing could edge Iowa State ahead of the Illini in the ACHA rankings in their bid for a good seed in the national tournament.

The UW Badgers, meanwhile, are playing their final non-conference game of the season on Saturday against Ohio State in the Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic at Lambeau Field. That should be a sight to behold, hockey on the hallowed ground of the Frozen Tundra. You can check out the rink preparations on the Lambeau Field Web cam.

Speaking of the Olympics, Wisconsin’s Chris Witty will be carrying the flag for the US team during the opening ceremonies in Torino tonight. The 30-year-old native of West Allis is trying for another gold medal in speed skating after winning the 1,000 meters in Salt Lake in 2002. She also won silver and bronze medals at Nagano in 1998. Looks like she was keeping a blog, but you can get the whole rundown on her career at the NBC Olympics site.