Having grown up in southern Wisconsin and played a plethora of times on the ice at Dane County Coliseum, I must admit that it was my least favorite place to play of all the places I played in the United States The ice lends itself to a slower game (softer ice) and also has the horrendous zamboni 'goo' behind one of the goals. I have not played there in several years, so conditions may have changed to a harder, faster surface with the modifications to the rink. This may be why the typically finesse oriented Gophers like the rink better these days (or it could be that they keep beating the Badgers at the Coliseum). I'll poll my brother who tried out with the Badgers a couple years ago and see if the ice has changed from my childhood. -Patrick Moore R.P.I. '90 (but a Badger at heart!)