Sunday was the accumulation of the entire season as Minnesota faced Wisconsin for the 2019 NCAA National Championship. To get to this point the Gophers and Badgers had previously battled it out five times on the ice—the regular season ending in a split before Wisconsin took the WCHA tournament title in a 3-1 finish—and then blasted their way through the NCAA Tournament for a chance at the title. While a Frozen Four meeting between these teams always feels like a championship match, this is only the third time Minnesota has faced Wisconsin in the final; previous meetings were in 2006 when Wisconsin won and then in 2012 when Minnesota did.
First Time in Eight Years: Wisconsin Wins National Championship
