Wisconsin hockey vs Denver championship info, how to watch
On the final day of the college hockey season, Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey could end its long national title drought by beating the Denver Pioneers
Las Vegas, NV — First, it was Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey capturing its ninth national title. Then, the UW-River Falls Falcons women’s hockey team completed a D3-peat. Now, Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey sits one win away from finishing off the third leg of the parlay.
It has been two decades plus three days since No. 4 Wisconsin (24-12-2, 14-10-0 Big Ten) won its last national title. In 2006, Badgers fans sat atop the college hockey world as Wisconsin women’s hockey won its first national title, followed by the men capturing their first since 1990. The 20 years that followed have been decidedly different as the women won more national championships (8) than the men posted tournament appearances (7).
But just 60 minutes with the No. 2 Denver Pioneers (28-11-3, 17-6-1 NCHC) stand between Wisconsin and third-year head coach Mike Hastings making “a lot of alumni happy.”
How to watch Wisconsin Badgers hockey national championship vs Denver Pioneers: Time, TV channel, radio, streaming info
Where: T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada
When: Saturday, April 11th | 4:30 p.m. Central // 2:30 p.m. Pacific
Watch/TV/Streaming: ESPN (Play-by-play: John Buccigross; Analyst: Colby Cohen; Reporter: Quint Kessenich; Studio: Zubin Mehenti, Andrew Raycroft and Paul Caponigri; Rules Analyst: Dave Jackson)
Listen/Radio: 1310AM WIBA Madison | The Varsity Network (Play-by-play: Brian Posick; Analyst: Paul Capobianco)
The game will not air on 920AM WOKY
Wisconsin Badgers on double hockey national championship watch
After its best start in 44 years, later followed by a six-game losing streak that nearly ended UW’s Frozen Four chances before they began, this Wisconsin men’s hockey season has been defined by its “peaks and valleys.”
“That’s what makes this so special, you know? I haven’t been a part of too many 32-1 teams. [Badger women’s hockey coach] Mark Johnson can say that,” Hastings said with a smile on Friday. “But I can’t.”
After Johnson has had the women’s program operating at the peak of the sport for much of the last 20 years, and the men’s team has made its way out of a deep valley, the Badgers are eager for the opportunity to join their counterparts on the mountaintop.
“With the women’s team, what they’ve done is so impressive over the last however many years,” Wisconsin alternate captain and leading scorer Gavin Morrissey said. “Just to catch up with them a little bit would be great.”
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