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Women’s Hockey: Badgers once again strong contenders for non-defunct Frozen Four

Success is not a new phenomena for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team. After bringing the NCAA Championship trophy back to Madison in 2019, their 2020 campaign seemed to be emulating much of what they accomplished the previous year. Competition at the height of NCAA women’s hockey is always stiff, so a solid regular season certainly does not mean that the Badgers were favorites to capture consecutive titles.

Even if their championship hopes were anything but guaranteed, few people would have been able to guess that they would not be given the chance to compete for one in the first place.