After a 16-game regular season full of dominance and COVID-19 cancellations, the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team (12-3-1-0) has secured the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s regular-season championship for the eighth time.
With the regular-season championship comes the No. 1 overall seed in the annual WCHA Final Faceoff. This four-team postseason tournament is played annually to determine the conference champion and who gets the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
As the No. 1 seed, the Badgers meet up with No. 4 Minnesota (11-7-1-0). Here are some things to watch for before puck drop Saturday afternoon.
Two Different Stories
Both teams started out the year red hot.