THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
no one wanted to see some prefab winter wonderland that makes a shopping mall Santa's workspace look like a NatGeo photo of the Arctic Circle by comparison. We wanted something that evoked the unique juxtaposition of ice hockey and beach life, and this
captures it.'
— Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports on the set up at Dodger Stadium.
FACT OF THE DAY
Hockey is not the first winter event to take place at Dodger Stadium. Ski jumping was was held at the park in October 1963
October of 1963
USA Today
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: When did the NHL play its first regular season outdoor game?
A: 2003. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in the Heritage League at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.
THE MORNING BREW
NHL fanbase grows after lockouts, NBC deal
— NHL
Not unlike many professional sports there was a time when the National Hockey League couldn't do one thing right.
That time was about 13 months ago, but that's not the point.
Aided by successful big market teams like Chicago, Boston and both squads in southern California the NHL continues to see a spike in demand and popularity.
As Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago reported earlier this month, more NHL teams are selling out games than those in the NBA. Yes, after two lockouts in the same decade, more and more fans are filling seats at hockey arenas. Not to mention the TV ratings that have consistently increased since the league signed a national deal with NBC, and with the Olympics coming up in a few short weeks, you can bet the interest to watch some puck will only grow.
And kudos to the league for trying capitalize on it. If 105,000 fans will pack Michigan Stadium for an outdoor game in the middle of winter,
it's only right to dip back into the think tank. Judging by the festivities taking place at Dodger Stadium this Saturday, every option has been thoroughly considered.
This weekend marks the second matchup in the NHL's newly minted Stadium Series, a set of five outdoor games, which includes the annual Winter Classic. Yet, hosting an outdoor game in Los Angeles isn't as ambitious as everything else Dodger Stadium will offer while the Kings and Ducks – the top two teams in the Pacific division – battle for two points.
wondrous sights that will be constructed on the field
From the L.A. Times: A rendering provided to The Times shows many
— an avenue of palm trees separating a beach volleyball court in left field from a performance stage in right field, an inline skating rink near home plate, and the rink stretching across the infield.
During intermissions Kiss and Five For Fighting will be playing on the field.
You might call it cliché, but of course the league went "Hollywood," whi
went. Hollywood, why wouldn't it? The point of the outdoor games is not to appeal to the common fan, rather to attract new ones. In doing so there is no reason why the league shouldn't make every effort to provide as unique an experience as possible.
The last time the league threw a changeup like this it switched the All-Star game format to a fantasy draft, a concept that has since made its way over to the NFL's Pro Bowl.
That's not to say the NHL needs
gimmicks to draw fans.The league has prospered, more or less, since its inception. But can you name one other league that is constantly pushing itself to create a better experience for fans and doing so much drastic cultural
with
with changes?
Beach volleyball at a hockey game would likely have sent Don Cherry into a rage had it not helped the league sell 50,000 tickets to a regular season contest in January.
Edited by Julie Etzler
It's truly amazing what can happen in 13 months.
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Wednesday
MINNEAPOLIS
Minnesota upsets No.9 Wisconsin on home court
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS DeAndre Mathieu and Mo Walker each scored 18 points, an outside-inside combination that pushed Minnesota to an 81-68 victory Wednesday night over No.9 Wisconsin, the Badgers' third straight loss.
Malik Smith added 14 points, including the exclamatory, shot-clock beating 3-pointer with 39 seconds left. Austin Hollins had 11 points and four steals for the Golden Gophers (15-5, 4-3 Big Ten). Walker grabbed nine rebounds, and Mathieu went 8 for 13 from the floor.
Sam Dekker led the Badgers (16-3, 3-3) with 20 points and six rebounds. Nigel Hayes added 12 points, and Frank Kaminsky and Josh Gasser had nine points apiece.
The fastest player on the court, Mathieu can make up for his 5-foot-9 frame with a deftly effective, floating, midrange jump shot. He flipped in two of them on back-to-back possessions, the second one with one hand, sandwiched around a steal by the Gophers to push their lead to 61-49.
A few minutes later, the old arena rocked as loudly as it had all season when Hollins soared over the defense to drop in
Minnesota was dealt a potentially devastating setback
a one-handed slam from the baseline and draw a foul with 5:54 left. The three-point play put Minnesota in front 66-54.
the conference's leading 3-point shooting team looked defeated down the stretch, unable to get that perimeter game going. The Badgers finished 5 for 20 from behind the arc, and they didn't fare any better around the basket. Letting the Gophers do almost whatever they wanted inside, whether throwback post moves or drive-and-dish layups, the Badgers were outscored 48-24 in the paint.
only 16 seconds into the game when Andre Hollins rolled his left ankle on the landing after swishing a jumper on the opening possession. The junior shooting guard, who was averaging 16.2 points, did not return.
The early equalizer for Minnesota was two quick fouls on the 7-foot Kaminsky, whose absence left Wisconsin at a serious size disadvantage underneath. With just 2:32 elapsed, Kaminsky, the team's second-leading scorer and the conference's top 3-point shooter at 46.8 percent coming into the game, was on the bench.
Walker took full advantage, powering his way past Hayes, Vitto Brown or anyone else assigned to stop the 6-foot-10, 250-pound junior. Walker, who lost more than 20 percent of that weight over the spring and summer so he could keep up with coach Richard Pitino's fast-break style and stay on the team, surpassed his career high in scoring less than 10 minutes into the first half. That all came on dunks, layups and spin moves.
The Badgers didn't shoot nearly as well as they have all season, but they made enough of their open opportunities to stay within striking distance.
Freshman Bronson Koenig knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner to cut Minnesota's lead to 30-28 late in the first half before a slam by Walker and a hook shot by Joey King gave the Gophers a bigger cushion at the break.
Last season, these teams split the series, scoring a mere 200 points combined in 85 minutes. Minnesota won in overtime at home 58-53, and Wisconsin won 45-44 on its own court. This is a different Badgers team, though, by far the most productive offense of coach Bo Ryan's 13 stellar seasons.
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