I don’t know exactly when it happened, but Wisconsin is no longer a women’s hockey dynasty.
Perhaps it was sometime in the transition between “four national titles in seven years” and “four national titles in 13 years.” If you’ve heard of a thing called college football before, dear B5Q reader, then I would say that Wisconsin’s women’s hockey program is closer to Oklahoma football than Alabama football.
Nonetheless, top to bottom, the Badgers have been the best team in the country for many seasons since their last national title in 2011. Wisconsin’s bread and butter is depth and consistency, yet this is not necessarily rewarded in the single-elimination NCAA tournament.