The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team successfully secured a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament and will face the quarterfinals winner of the Ohio State and Michigan State game Friday.
After the Badgers’ two losses to the three-seed Buckeyes on their home rink last weekend, the Badgers skidded into the two seed position for the Big Ten Tournament hosted at the Joe Lewis Arena in Detroit.
It is imperative the Badgers win the Big Ten playoff title in order to continue in the championship season to the NCAA Tournament.
Although Wisconsin has suffered two recent detrimental losses to the Buckeyes at the Kohl Center, there is hope for the Badgers at this weekend’s away tournament, as they are consistently more successful at away games.