The 2021-22 Wisconsin women’s hockey season came to an end this past weekend. The Badgers fell in the regional final at the hands of No. 3 seed Northeastern who they had defeated in the national championship game last season.
It was ultimately a disappointing season for Wisconsin. It took until game 17 to be handed a loss, but the Badgers struggled significantly more than usual in conference play. The high-scoring offense that University of Wisconsin fans had grown accustomed to in the beginning of the year and in seasons past suddenly began to fade.
While that is not to say that Wisconsin was a bad team this season, since the program was started it has been national champion or bust, and in a season where they failed to reach the Frozen Four for the first time in eight years, it certainly doesn’t qualify as a success for Mark Johnson’s team.