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Hockey set for UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena debut

The annual Marquette-UW-Milwaukee Halloween hockey game has become one of Marquette’s largest athletic traditions. That custom will be taken to a whole new level Friday night. The Golden Eagles will play their first-ever game at UW-Milwaukee’s Panther Arena Friday, the venue’s first hockey game in nearly three decades.

The arena is now the full-time home of the Milwaukee Admirals, Milwaukee’s American Hockey League team. The Admirals previously played their home games across the street at the Bradley Center, but plans for the new Milwaukee Bucks arena did not include a hockey team. The team also invested $6.3 million in arena upgrades, making the venue more hockey friendly.