MADISON − The Wisconsin Badgers are back in the NCAA men’s hockey tournament for the second time in Mike Hastings' three seasons as head coach. And for the second time, UW heads east to face a team from the East Coast Athletic Conference. In 2024, UW lost its first-round game to Quinnipiac in overtime in Providence, Rhode Island. This year, the Badgers (21-12-2) will face ECAC tournament-champion Dartmouth in a first-round game Thursday March 26, at DCU Center in Worchester, Massachusetts. The postseason appearance will be the 28th overall for UW, which hasn't played since a 7-1 loss to Ohio State on March 15 in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal. Here is a look at the rest of the field vying...
