WISCONSIN MEN'S HOCKEY Blocks, missed chances plague Wisconsin offense in championship game loss TODD D. MILEWSKI Apr 11, 2026 Apr 11, 2026 Updated May 5, 2026 × TODD D. MILEWSKI The Badgers warm up before Saturday's national championship game against Denver in Las Vegas. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LAS VEGAS — There was a point when it looked like a one-goal lead was going to be enough for the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team.kAm%96 q2586CD H6C6 A=2J:?8 E:89E 5676?D6[ =:>:E:?8 s6?G6C E@ ;FDE 7:G6 D9@ED @? 8@2= @G6C E96 7:CDE EH@ A6C:@5D @7 $2EFC52JVD ?2E:@?2= 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^a_6c3b5f\c6hh\c`a2\g662\46cabdhed7cbQm$:=6?E =@4<6C C@@> E6==D A2:? @7 (:D4@?D:?VD 492>A:@?D9:A =@DDi V{:76VD 92C5 D@>6E:>6DVk^2mk^Am kAmqFE E96C6 2=D@ H2D 2 766=:?8 E92E >:DD:?8 @FE @? 86EE:?8 E@ 2 EH@\8@2= =625 56DA:E6 2 92?57F= @7 8@@5 492?46D 4@F=5 4@DE E96 q2586CD]k^Am People are also reading… Prominent UW-Madison professor agrees to resign after investigation Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School Board narrowly approves superintendent’s contract UW-Eau Claire joins UW system’s Direct Admit program IKEA store on Madison's Far West Side will consume 3 retail spaces Lake Geneva superintendent provides details about contract Gateway helps graduate help family Brewers 100% correct not to trade Logan Henderson for Tarik Skubal Lake Geneva brush drop-off site, boat launch closed for Venetian Fest Sauna boat experience now available on Lake Como Lake Geneva Schools seeks mentors for 'Mini Badgers' program Busy week in Lake Geneva: Masquerade Ball & much more during Venetian Fest week, plus Willie Nelson returns to Alpine Valley School staff and volunteers to complete required training Suspect arrested after woman stabbed multiple times in Westby Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in 'Heroes' and 'Nashville', dies at 36 State advances sale of 2 Downtown Madison office buildings to developer kAm%92EVD H92E 92AA6?65 :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^DA@CED^9@4<6J^>6?^H:D4@?D:?\DF776CD\962CE3C62<6C\:?\>6?D\9@4<6J\?2E:@?2=\492>A:@?D9:A\82>6^2CE:4=605edbffh2\a7bh\c4d_\2f4d\`26b2bachea7]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2 a\` (:D4@?D:? =@DD E@ E96 !:@?66CDk^2m 2E %\|@3:=6 pC6?2[ 2 82>6 :? 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Wisconsin men's hockey reacts to NCAA championship loss to Denver Badgers players Ben Dexheimer, Gavin Morrissey and Joe Palodichuk and coach Mike Hastings speak to the media after a 2-1 loss to Denver in the… Silent locker room tells pain of Wisconsin's championship loss: 'Life's hard sometimes' The Badgers sat quietly in their locker room after losing a third-period lead in the national championship game. A look at Wisconsin men's hockey's arrival for NCAA championship game Here's how it looked as Badgers players, coaches and staff members arrived at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the national championship game. 'Scars heal,' but how Wisconsin lost NCAA championship game is a deep wound The Badgers were a period away from finishing the season as national champions after controlling 40 minutes. It wasn't enough. Polzin: McIntosh takes Big Ten lifeboat over fixing Wisconsin mess he helped create Chris McIntosh's tenure as Wisconsin's athletic director lasted less than 5 years before he decided to take a job with the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin suffers heartbreaker in men's hockey national championship game Denver scored a pair of third-period goals to erase the Badgers' lead and deny coach Mike Hastings' team a national championship. Here's what …
Wisconsin men's hockey gets ready for NCAA championship game against Denver The Badgers warm up before Saturday's national championship game against Denver in Las Vegas.
Wisconsin men's hockey reacts to NCAA championship loss to Denver Badgers players Ben Dexheimer, Gavin Morrissey and Joe Palodichuk and coach Mike Hastings speak to the media after a 2-1 loss to Denver in the…
Silent locker room tells pain of Wisconsin's championship loss: 'Life's hard sometimes' The Badgers sat quietly in their locker room after losing a third-period lead in the national championship game.
A look at Wisconsin men's hockey's arrival for NCAA championship game Here's how it looked as Badgers players, coaches and staff members arrived at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the national championship game.
'Scars heal,' but how Wisconsin lost NCAA championship game is a deep wound The Badgers were a period away from finishing the season as national champions after controlling 40 minutes. It wasn't enough.
Polzin: McIntosh takes Big Ten lifeboat over fixing Wisconsin mess he helped create Chris McIntosh's tenure as Wisconsin's athletic director lasted less than 5 years before he decided to take a job with the Big Ten Conference.
Wisconsin suffers heartbreaker in men's hockey national championship game Denver scored a pair of third-period goals to erase the Badgers' lead and deny coach Mike Hastings' team a national championship. Here's what …
