Need a quick Badger athletic fix? Well, welcome to the Badger Herald live blog! I’m Kelly Erickson, associate sports editor here at the Herald and I’m coming to you live from the Kohl Center where the Wisconsin men’s hockey team faces off with Mercyhurst. Stay tuned all night long as I’ll be bringing you all the action.
Wisconsin (5-8-1) returns home this Thanksgiving weekend after a rough road trip to Colorado College where the Badgers dropped their third straight game and were swept by the then-No.5 Tigers. The sweep only added to the Badgers road issues as the team has yet to win a game on the road. But the Kohl Center is a comfortable place for the Badgers as they’ve upset not only No. 1 Minnesota, but swept then-No. 5 North Dakota at home.
Mercyhurst is Wisconsin’s second non-conference opponent this season as it jumped into WCHA play early. Mercyhurst currently sits in first place in the Atlantic Hockey Conference with a 6-5-1 record. UW is 1-1-0 in conference play so far this year — the other series coming at home also against Northern Michigan to open the season.
Keep it here as I bring you all the action live from Madison!
