Of all the classic, jaw-dropping, nail-biting battles that University of Wisconsin sports have endured, one event stands out from the rest, as it would fit perfectly into a movie screenplay.
The year was 2006, when the No. 4 men’s hockey team entered the historic Lambeau Field under the lights to open the annual Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic against Ohio State. It was early February, with chilling temperatures of 26 degrees, yet Wisconsin fans packed in the stadium like sardines.
“The student section was shoulder to shoulder an hour before the game even started,” Wisconsin alumni Sam Jeffries recalled from his memory of the critical contest.