A meeting this past Friday to look over plans for a proposed on-campus arena for the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team gave Mark Johnson a picture of Doug Beard’s enthusiasm.
“He was in great spirits and excited and really fired up with what was happening with the hockey programs right now,” said Johnson, the Badgers coach.
A week of such positives for the hockey programs ended on a somber note with news of Beard’s death Friday night at age 46.