One of the most talented hockey players in the state is Notre Dame defenseman Tim Davison. The soon-to-be junior played extensive minutes as a freshman and became an important cog on last season's 27-2 State Tournament team. His star will continue to shine on the international stage as he takes the ice with the elite US Under-17 Team, the only hockey player currently on a Wisconsin high school roster to do so. After a busy off-season, his biggest test may be stepping into the top spot for Notre Dame next winter without all of the top-end talent the Tritons skated onto the ice in the 2009-2010.

The past two weeks have been a crazy ride. After losing twice last Saturday in the WIAC tournament to UW-Whitewater, we were stunned. Although we didn't earn the automatic bid, we were granted an at-large bid into the Midwest regional tournament. We knew the road wouldn't be easy, because third-ranked UW Whitewater, fifth-ranked St. Thomas, and eighth-ranked St. Scholastica were also in our regional.

Badgers' senior forward Jon Leuer (6'10") is busy practicing with the USA Basketball Select Team and the 2010 USA Men's National Team in Las Vegas. He's the first Badger to be named to the Select Team since 1996. This past season, he led the Badgers in scoring average (15.4) and rebounds per game (5.8) and was named honorable mention 2010 All-Big Ten.