UW men's hockey preview: Badgers vs. Alaska-Anchorage

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Series facts: UW men's hockey vs. Alaska-Anchorage

When: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday

Where: Kohl Center

Tickets: Available at the Kohl Center

TV: Live on FS Wisconsin tonight, Ch. 3 on Saturday; tape-delayed at 10 both nights on WPT's Wisconsin Channel

Radio: 1310 AM with Brian Posick and Mike Cerniglia

ABOUT THE BADGERS

Record: 4-3-1 overall, 4-3-1 WCHA.

Coach: Mike Eaves (147-114-35 in his eighth season at UW).

Player to watch: W Michael Davies. Davies, a senior, has seven goals and seven assists in 10 career games vs. Alaska-Anchorage.

Tentative lineup

F Andy Bohmbach / Blake Geoffrion / Craig Smith

F Derek Lee / Ben Street / Ben Grotting

F Jordy Murray / Derek Stepan / Davies

F John Mitchell / Aaron Bendickson / Patrick Johnson

D Ryan McDonagh / Jake Gardiner

D Brendan Smith / John Ramage

D Cody Goloubef / Justin Schultz

G Brett Bennett

You should know: UW is 11-1-1 in its last 13 games vs. Alaska-Anchorage.

ABOUT THE SEAWOLVES

Record: 4-6 overall, 2-4 WCHA.

Coach: Dave Shyiak (44-92-19 in his fifth season at Alaska-Anchorage).

Player to watch: G Bryce Christianson. Christianson spent time in Madison this summer, working with former UW goaltender Mike Valley.

Tentative lineup

F Mickey Spencer / Daniel Naslund / Ken Selby

F Josh Lunden / Chris Leinweber / Nick Haddad

F Tommy Grant / Alex Gellert / Kevin Clark

F Mitch Bruijsten / Craig Parkinson / Chris Crowell

D Lee Baldwin / Nils Backstrom

D Drew Darwitz / Luka Vidmar

D Trevor Hunt / Jared Tuton

G Christianson

Injury report: W Sean Wiles (shoulder) is out.

You should know: Wiles, a junior from Beloit, suffered a separated shoulder while scoring three goals in a series split with Denver.

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