Until recently only colleges on the East Coast had women's hockey teams. Programs have already started in Minnesota and are expected to be formed in Michigan and Ohio. The Field House got new life in 1998 with the debut of the Wisconsin Fury women's volleyball team. The roster includes many UW-Madison alumni under the direction of Coach and General Manager Sonny Calvetti. The 1998 regular schedule ran February through April with all home games at the Field House.
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Madison got a third football team to root for in 1998 when the Madison Mad Dogs played their first game at the Dane County Coliseum. Indoor football abides by the same rules as the outdoor game, but its faster paced. The regular season begins in April and ends in August. The other teams in the Professional Indoor Football League are the Green Bay Bombers, Tacoma Thunder, Minnesota Monsters, Louisiana Bayou Beast, Great Britain Spartans, Texas Bullets, Utah Catzz and the Honolulu Hurricanes. The Mad Dogs have a 22-man roster, many of them leading area athletes.