Barring a small miracle, either in the form of a cashierâ??s check or a change of heart, a planned practice rink for the University of Wisconsin menâ??s and womenâ??s hockey teams wonâ??t be built anytime soon.
UW athletic director Barry Alvarez set an early-March deadline for raising $2 million in gift funds toward the $25 million facility, which is scheduled to break ground this spring and be completed in 2012.