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Social media reacts to Wisconsin hockey's National Championship loss
TL;DR
The Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey team lost 2-1 to Denver in the National Championship, missing their chance for a seventh title. Despite an early lead, they were outscored in the third period, leaving fans heartbroken.
The Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey team failed to win its seventh National Championship.
The team's 2-1 loss to Denver is one that's going to sit with head coach Mike Hastings for quite some time.
In his two National Championship games against the Pioneers, Hastings has outscored Denver 2-0 in the first and second periods. When the third period comes around, he's been outscored 7-0.
Wisconsin enjoyed an early 1-0 lead thanks to a goal from freshman Vasily Zelenov. The Badgers were clearly the better team for the first 45 minutes, but Denver scored a pair of third-period goals that proved to be the difference maker.
As expected, fans were left stunned and heartbroken at the defeat. Wisconsin's men's team had a chance to replicate the success their women's program has recently experienced, but at the end of the day, making it this far was a huge success considering the fact that this team didn't even make the tournament last season.
Nevertheless, Wisconsin fans took to social media to share their reactions after the heartbreaking loss.
Badgers were the better team by far!! They outplayed them 99.8% of the game. Great season, guys!
— Kelly🇺🇲 (@KellyLVLF22) April 12, 2026
Boys made us proud, though! Love the fight from Hastings dawgs! Stick taps for the lads.
— EILERS (@ryanbeilers) April 12, 2026
Had the opportunities just didn’t get them to go our way. So proud of this team. Wiscosnin hockey is finally back
— Badgers4life48! (@badgers4ever48) April 12, 2026
Safe to say Wisconsin hockey is back …see you at the kohl center next fall !
— Theheartbreakkid21 (@Gobrewers21) April 12, 2026
refs straight up handed denver that entire third period, couldn’t give wisco a penalty call at all and called a phantom hold in crunch time
— bkmelo (@bkmelo128143) April 12, 2026
Dominated first two periods then completely fell apart in the third
Awesome season but what a horrible way to end it
— Carter Lowe🦡🏒 (@BadgerVideo7) April 12, 2026
Fantastic season and an unbelievable run to the national championship game. Totally outplayed Denver and deserved to win the national championship, but unfortunately the lucky breaks go to Denver once again. On Wisconsin! Thanks for the great memories by an awesome team!
— Kirk Eastenson (@Eastyfor3) April 12, 2026
Good fight. Hard to win playing 5 on 7
— Ryan Evers (@thebestevers) April 12, 2026
No thank you! The expectations for this program have never wavered. Hastings will keep the program rolling! On Wisconsin forever ❤️
— AJ Verhage (@ajverhage) April 12, 2026
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This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: Wisconsin hockey fans react to National Championship collapse
Q&A
What was the final score of the Wisconsin Badgers hockey National Championship game against Denver?
The final score was 2-1 in favor of Denver.
Who scored the only goal for Wisconsin in the National Championship game?
Freshman Vasily Zelenov scored the only goal for Wisconsin.
How did Wisconsin's performance in this championship compare to last season?
Wisconsin's men's hockey team did not make the tournament last season, making their championship appearance a significant improvement.
