This Week In Wisconsin Prep Hockey

Onward to Madison. 12 teams have punched their tickets to the greatest show on Earth.

All 12 sectional finals.

Games of the Week; Radisson Madison Players of the Week, Madison's Premier West Side Hotel; Top Ten; Upcoming Games of the Week; Final Thoughts

Games of the Week Boys: SPASH @ Verona Girls: Bay Area @ Central Wisconsin Players of the Week Radisson Madison Players of the Week, Madison's Premier West Side Hotel Listener Q&A Any thoughts about the Badgerland Conference Tournament? Top Ten Upcoming Games of the Week Final Thoughts

Games of the Week Boys: Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha @ Eau Claire North Girls: Hudson @ Eau Claire Altoona Listener Q&A 1 - MJ The Classic Eight has some very strong teams. Is there a team that could knock off Waukesha or USM in the conference? Players of the Week Radisson Madison Players of the Week, Madison's Premier West Side Hotel Listener Q&A 2 DC Everest seems to be an under recognized. What do you know about the DC Everest program? Do you think they have a shot of winning the Valley? Top Ten Listener Q&A 3 Does WiPH put together an Academic All-State 1st team or 2nd team of seniors? Upcoming Games of the Week Final Thoughts

Snow broke MJ and Del's internet tubes for the show tonight, so they pop in and out. We left in some of the dumber bits of us talking during those outages, but otherwise we mostly edited around them. Sorry for the inconvenience. Games of the Week Boys: Waukesha @ Hudson Girls: St Croix Valley @ Black River Falls Players of the Week Radisson Madison Players of the Week, Madison's Premier West Side Hotel Listener Q&A 1 Robin Bilsborough: Is it true that JV girls teams can in fact play 14U girls teams? Does this pose any penalty to either team involved with their governing body (WIAA or WAHA)? With the lack of JV game availability for girls teams, this could provide many playing opportunities, development and overall retention of 4th line players. Top Ten Upcoming Games of the Week Final Thoughts: -State tournament donations -High School Hobey Baker

Games of the Week Boys: Notre Dame @ Madison Edgewood Girls: Hudson @ USM Listener Q&A 1 Jeff Sauer: I can't recall seeing double digit wins in Wi HS hockey but I haven't been involved long. What is the panels thoughts on winning by double digits? Players of the Week Radisson Madison Players of the Week, Madison's Premier West Side Hotel Listener Q&A 2 Jeff Sauer: When are the other rankings going to be published and what is the calculation difference in these ranking systems? Top Ten Listener Q&A 3 Egan Ahern: Which players in the Badgerland could surprise people and make an impact as the conference season winds down? Upcoming Games of the Week Girls: Tuesday, St Croix Valley @ Black River Falls Boys: Saturday, Waukesha @ Hudson Final Thoughts

Lets get this new year started off right.

Trasher has the Games of the Week. Bergler has the Radisson Madison Players of the Week. Egan Ahern asks, " Which holiday tournaments are you looking forward to this week?" Bill Jr delivers the top tens. Jeff Sauer asks, "Can you give a rundown on the New Richmond team who gave EC Memorial a run?" and "Can you talk about the 'Hockey' family and all of the special events to raise funds for various causes?"

Bergler and Del have the Games of the Week. Bergler has the Radisson Madison Players of the Week. Egan Ahern asks, "Which players and goalies have been impressive so far this season?" Trasher delivers the top tens. Trasher and MJ deliver the upcoming games of the week, and the panel breaks down the week's top matchups. Jeff Sauer asks, "Outside of Hudson and Eau Claire Memorial at this time, do you think there is a lot of parity this year?"

This Week... -Bergler and Del break down the Boys and Girls games of the week. -We discuss early season surprises and tournaments. -Trasher unveils the Radisson Madison Players of the Week. -We discuss conference realignment, and which sectionals look the toughest. -Bill Jr has the Top Tens -We discuss the WIAA's two brackets for boys hockey (2020). -MJ gives us the upcoming Games of the Week. -Bill Jr has some final thoughts about team names. As always thank you to our Patrons. Without your support we probably wouldn't do this.

This week Trasher was at the Central Wisconsin Storm vs Wisconsin Valley Union girls game. Bergler delivers the Radisson Madison Players of the Week. We answer some listener questions. Jr delivers the Top Tens. And MJ announces our next games of the week. Thank you to our new Patrons this week: Tom Braun, Robin Bilsborough, Robby Hall and Gary Dirks.

We discuss the preseason Top Ten with a focus on Arrowhead and Sun Prairie. We talk about the big early season match up between the Rock County Fury and the Central Wisconsin Storm. We get into a the St. Marys Springs Ledgers and their chances in the Badgerland Conference. And we talk about potential Player of the Year finalists. As always, Thank You to our patrons for your support. The podcast wouldn't happen without you.

Every week MJ, Trasher, Bergler, Webjr, and Del bring you the latest in news and updates from Wisconsin Prep Hockey.