Cheers for the Badgers From the Relive Wisconsin men's hockey 1983 national championship series Glenn Miller State Journal sports editor Mar 27, 1983 Mar 27, 1983 Updated Jun 15, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four scenes will help you to understand Wisconsin's great victory in the National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey tournament.kAm{6E >6 56D4C:36 E96> 7@C J@Fik^AmkAmkDEC@?8m$46?6 @?6i pE E96 A@@=D:56 @7 E96 w@=:52J x?? :? vC2?5 u@C<D[ }]s]k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmxE H2D d A]>][ a½ 9@FCD 367@C6 82>6 E:>6] %96 H@C5 925 DAC625] x 5@ ?@E <?@H 9@H] %96C6 H6C6 ?@ AF3=:4 255C6DD 2??@F?46>6?ED] qFE 6G6CJ@?6 <?6H] %96 32?5 H@F=5 36 E96C6] %96C6 H@F=5 36 2 A6A C2==J]k^Am kAmq=2C:?8 “~?[ (:D4@?D:?[” |:<6 {64<C@?6 :? E96 =625[ 2=>@DE =:<6 2 5CF> >2;@C[ E96 (:D4@?D:? 32?5 AC2?465 @?E@ E96 2AC@? @7 E96 A@@=] w@H >2?J A6A C2==:6D 5@ J@F 92G6 2E A@@=D:56 @7 2 w@=:52J x??n %H@ 72E >6? H6C6 :? E96 A@@= H96? :E DE2CE65] %96J DE2J65 E96C6[ @3G:@FD=J 6?;@J:?8 E96 7F?[ E9@F89 E96J H6C6 ?@E 7C@> (:D4@?D:?]k^Am People are also reading… Lake Geneva holds off vote on proposed supper club Milwaukee Brewers partner with new boutique in Lake Geneva Robert G. Betzer Lake Geneva considers changes to city’s tourism commission Lake Geneva Cruise Line conducts mailboat jumper tryouts Packers offensive lineman confident heading into 3rd year with position change Man shoots deputy at Dodge County dog park, then fatally shoots himself, police say Here's who’s running for Wisconsin governor in 2026 Impact of Walworth County tourism hits $1 billion mark Lake Geneva to work with bus company during road project How did Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby get to 10-0 already? Here's an in-depth look Who will the Bucks take in the NBA Draft? These mock drafts have ideas Gage Marine acquires Norton’s on Green Lake supper club Walworth County duo delivers equipment to Ukrainian troops These brands pulled back on Pride. It could cost them. Here's why kAm%96 ?6HD @7 |:??6D@E2VD 56762E 2E E96 92?5D @7 !C@G:56?46 925 366? 962C5] $@ E96 32?5 CF3365 :E :?]k^AmkAm“$:DDDD[ 3@@>[ 29] w@H 23@FE E96> v@A96CDn” 492?E65 E96 32?5] %96 4C@H5 =@G65 :E]k^Am kAm(92E 2 4C@H5P xE >FDE 92G6 366? `[___ A6@A=6 :? C65 DE2?5:?8 :? E92E 9@CD6D9@6 2C@F?5 E96 A@@=[ 724:?8 E96 32?5] $F49 ?@:D6 2?5 DF49 4@=@CP p 5CF> D@=@ DE2CE65 :E @77[ H:E9 {64<C@?6 688:?8 9:D 5CF>>6CD E@ A=2J =@F56C]k^Am kAm%96 72C6 H2D E96 32?5VD DE2?52C5Di “r966C[ 3@JD 4966C ]]]” “x7 *@F (2?E E@ q6 2 q2586C]]]” “~?[ (:D4@?D:?” 2 76H >@C6 E:>6D] p== @7 E9:D H2D AF?4EF2E65 3J “{6EVD 8@[ C65P” 7C@> E96 4C@H5 6G6CJ E:>6 E96 32?5 A2FD65]k^Am kAm{64<C@?6 H2D =@G:?8 E9:D[ 92>>:?8 :E FA D92>6=6DD=J 2D 96 @C496DEC2E65 E96 6?E9FD:2D>] %96 32?5 D2=FE65 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C t=C@J w:CD49] w:CD49 C6EFC?65 E96 D2=FE6]k^Am kAm~7 4@FCD6[ :E 42>6 E@ E96 >28:4 >@>6?E H96? E96 32?5 E9F>A65 :?E@ E96 qF5 $@?8] w:CD49 52?465 E96 A@=<2 H:E9 2 4966C=6256C]k^AmkAmx 92G6 D66? 2 =@E @7 A6A C2==:6D :? >J E:>6] $@>6 @7 >J 62C=J A6A C2==:6D H6C6 @? E96 =@H6C 42>AFD[ H96C6 E96 =:3C2CJ ?@H DE2?5D[ H96? w:CD49 H2D 2 7@@E32== A=2J6C] qFE E9:D H2D E96 =@F56DE[ >@DE 3@:DE6C@FD A6A C2==J x 92G6 6G6C D66?] (96? x 4@G6C DA@CED[ x 5@ ?@E DE2?5 2D:56 :? 2 5:DA2DD:@?2E6 >2??6C] x 4966C 2D =@F5=J 2D 2?J@?6]k^Am kAm{64<C@?6 D@F89E E@ 6?5 E96 C2==J H:E9 2 E9C@33:?8 “'2CD:EJ” 5FC:?8 H9:49 E96 E9C@?8 DH2J65 324< 2?5 7@CE9 E@ E96 >FD:4] xE H2D 5:KKJ:?8]k^Am kAmw:CD49 3682? E@ 4CJ[ 2D 96 5@6D H96? 96 :D 92AAJ] p CF336C 49:4<6? 8@E E9C@H? :? E96 A@@=] %96 4C@H5 C67FD65 E@ =62G6] {64<C@?6[ =@G:?8 :E[ DECF4< FA E96 >FD:4 282:?]k^AmkAm“t=C@JP t=C@JP” E96 4C@H5 492?E65] “$A6649P”k^Am kAmw6 H2D 3C:67i “*@F 2C6 E96 8C62E6DE 72?D E96C6 2C6[” 96 D2:5] %96C6 H2D ?@ ?665 7@C 6=@BF6?46] w6 AFE E9:D @=5 DA@CED 65:E@C @? E96 DA@E] $@>6 D2:5 =2E6C x D@F?565 =:<6 #@F?5J r@F89=:?]k^Am kAm(96? {64<C@?6 6?565 :E H:E9 E96 “`g`a ~G6CEFC6” 96 FD6D E@ E@?6 E9:?8D 5@H? 2E r2>A #2?52== $E25:F>[ x 925 E92E D2>6 766=:?8 x 925 :? E96 4@H 32C? 2E $9C6G6A@CE 367@C6 =2DE s646>36CVD x?56A6?56?46 q@H=] (:D4@?D:? 4@F=5?VE =@D6]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$46?6 EH@i ~? E96 :46[ 27E6C E96 G:4E@CJ]k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm%96C6 :D D:>A=J ?@E9:?8 E@ >2E49 E96 56=:C:F> @7 G:4E@CJ :? 2? }rpp 492>A:@?D9:A] %96 7246D @7 E96 G:4E@CD 2C6 2=>@DE 52K65 H:E9 92AA:?6DD]k^AmkAm(:D4@?D:? H2D 4=2DDJ :? G:4E@CJ] p7E6C 2446AE:?8 :ED EC@A9:6D[ E96 E62> 8@E E@86E96C 2?5 D<2E65 @G6C E@ E96 32?5 2?5 E@ E96 G2C:@FD 3=@4<D @7 q2586C C@@E6CD[ =:7E:?8 E96:C DE:4<D E@ D2=FE6 E96:C 324<6CD]k^Am kAm%96? (:D4@?D:? E@@< 2 G:4E@CJ =2A 2C@F?5 E96 :46[ 92?5D 9:89[ 2446AE:?8 E96 EC:3FE6 @7 E96 4C@H5] xE H2D 2 >@>6?E ?@E D@@? E@ 36 7@C8@EE6?]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$46?6 E9C66i ~? E96 A=2?6[ 6? C@FE6 9@>6]k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm*@F 92G6 ?6G6C D66? DF49 2 D46?6 @7 ;@J] %96 2:D=6 H2D 4=@8865 H:E9 E96 EC277:4 @7 92AAJ A6@A=6 >@G:?8 FA 2?5 5@H? E@ E2=< E@ 2?5 4@?8C2EF=2E6 @E96C 92AAJ A6@A=6] %96 DE6H2C56DD6D 82G6 FA @? ECJ:?8 E@ <66A A6@A=6 :? E96:C D62ED 2?5 D:>A=J ;@:?65 E96 7F?]k^Am kAm%65 !62CD@?[ 2 4FEFA[ DE@@5 :? E96 2:D=6[ 56>2?565 2EE6?E:@?[ 8@E :E 2?5 E@=5 6G6CJ3@5J “x =@G6 J@F 2==]”k^Am kAmpDD@4:2E6 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C ~EE@ qC6:E6?3249 42==65 2EE6?E:@? E@ E92E (:D4@?D:? 925 42AEFC65 “EH@ ?2E:@?2= 492>A:@?D9:AD W4C@DD 4@F?ECJ[ E@@X 2?5 8@?6 E@ 2 3@H= 82>6 :? 2 D:?8=6 J62C]”k^Am kAmr@249 y677 $2F6C H@C6 E96 3C@256DE D>:=6 @? E96 A=2?6 2?5 2 42A E92E AC@4=2:>65 “}rpp }2E:@?2= r92>A:@?]” w6 2?5 w:CD49 6>3C2465]k^AmkAm%6CCJ z=6:D:?86C D2:5 96 925 “?@ C68C6ED[” E9@F89 |2C4 q69C6?5 8@E E@ 36 E96 DE2C 2?5 E96 96C@] “xV== 5@ :E ?6IE J62C[” z=6:D:?86C D2:5]k^AmkAm%96 E62> J6==65[ “v@@5 ?:89E[ t=C@J]” w:CD49 H6?E 5@H? :? E96 2:D=6 2?5 AC6E6?565 E@ D=66A]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$rt}t u~&#i s2?6 r@F?EJ #68:@?2= p:CA@CE 2E ai`_ 2]>]k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm~? E96 A=2?6 2 76H @7 FD 925 DA64F=2E65 H96E96C E96C6 H@F=5 36 2 4C@H5 H2:E:?8] x D2:5 ?@[ :E H2D D:>A=J E@@ =2E6 7@C 2 4C@H5] x H2D 5625 HC@?8] %96C6 H6C6 c__ A6CD@?D 2E E96 2:CA@CE]k^AmkAm%96 A=2J6CD 925 E@ 8@ D:?8=6 7:=6 E9C@F89 2 EF??6= @7 92AAJ 72?D[ J6==:?8 “(6VC6 }@] `P” %96 A=2J6CD =@G65 :E]k^AmkAm%96J 4=:>365 @? E@A @7 E96 =F88286 42C@FD6= 2?5 FD65 :E 2D 2? :>AC@>AEF DE286 7@C E96 46=63C2E:@?] %96J D:AA65 2 =:EE=6 H:?6 2?5 366C] %96 46C6>@?J 2E ai`d :? E96 2]>] H2D D@>6E9:?8 6=D6]k^Am kAm!2F= w@F4< A@FC65 D@>6 H:?6 @G6C y677 $2F6CVD ?6H 92E]k^AmkAm%96 E62> A@:?E65 E@ E96 4C@H5 2?5 E96J DE2CE65 E96 492?E E9:D E:>6[ 492?8:?8 E@ “*@FVC6 }@] `[” >62?:?8 E96 72?D]k^AmkAm%96 4C@H5 492?E65[ “~?6[ EH@[ E9C66[ 7@FC — H6 H2?E >@C6[” >62?:?8 (:D4@?D:? 9@4<6J ?@H 92D 7@FC ?2E:@?2=D 2?5 H2?ED E@ 8@ 7@C 2?@E96C]k^AmkAmw:CD49 >256 9:D 7:?2= DA6649 @7 E96 52J[ 2=D@ D:AA:?8 2 366C] “*@F 2C6 DFA6C A6@A=6[” 96 E@=5 E96 4C@H5] “*@F 2C6 E96 36DE E62> :? E96 H@C=5] (6 92G6 E96 36DE @7 3@E9 H@C=5D[ E96 36DE A6@A=6 2?5 E96 8C62E6DE E62>]”k^Am kAm$2F6C 6?565 :E H:E9 9F>@C] “%9:D xV== E6== J@Fi xEVD 2 =@E 36EE6C E92? r@=@C25@[” 96 D2:5] “(6 42?VE 5@ E9:D H:E9@FE J@FC 96=A] %96 4@2496D 2?5 E96 A=2J6CD E92?< J@F]”k^AmkAmy677 p?5C:?82 D2:5 :E ?:46=Ji “xV== C6>6>36C E9:D WH6=4@>6X =@?86C E92? xV== C6>6>36C E96 82>6]”k^Am In this Series Relive Wisconsin men's hockey 1983 national championship Updated Jun 10, 2026 Badgers put title on ice Updated Jun 10, 2026 Badgers' victory gets fans fired up Updated Jun 15, 2026 Cheers for the Badgers 10 updates Previous Next Locations Wisconsin Madison Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Wisconsin men's hockey fills vacancy on coaching staff with former UConn assistant The new Badgers men's hockey assistant coach has a passion for the game and a commitment to player development, coach Mike Hastings said.
Wisconsin men's hockey fills vacancy on coaching staff with former UConn assistant The new Badgers men's hockey assistant coach has a passion for the game and a commitment to player development, coach Mike Hastings said.
