Denver Pioneers vs Wisconsin Badgers
NCAA Men's Hockey National Championship

Wisconsin BadgersWisconsinWISC
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Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wisconsin WISC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Denver DEN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

Denver PioneersDenverDEN
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Wisconsin Badgers
forwards |
Ryan BotterillR. Botterill #21 |
Finn BrinkF. Brink #27 |
Grady DeeringG. Deering #17 |
Quinn FinleyQ. Finley #19 |
Christian FitzgeraldC. Fitzgerald #13 |
Jack HorbachJ. Horbach #22 |
Kyle KukkonenK. Kukkonen #9 |
Blake MontgomeryB. Montgomery #47 |
Gavin MorrisseyG. Morrissey #7 |
Adam PietilaA. Pietila #18 |
Simon TassyS. Tassy #11 |
Oliver TulkO. Tulk #55 |
Vasily ZelenovV. Zelenov #94 |
defensemen |
Ben DexheimerB. Dexheimer #4 |
Aiden DubinskyA. Dubinsky #28 |
Weston KnoxW. Knox #26 |
Luke OsburnL. Osburn #2 |
Joe PalodichukJ. Palodichuk #14 |
Jack PhelanJ. Phelan #8 |
G | A | +/- | S |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
G | A | +/- | S |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
goalies |
Daniel HauserD. Hauser #31 |
SA | GA | SV |
| 15 | 2 | 13 |
Denver Pioneers
forwards |
Hagen BurrowsH. Burrows #13 |
Clarke CaswellC. Caswell #25 |
Kieran CebrianK. Cebrian #24 |
Kyle ChyzowskiK. Chyzowski #16 |
Kristian EppersonK. Epperson #8 |
Jake FisherJ. Fisher #19 |
Sam HarrisS. Harris #12 |
Rieger LorenzR. Lorenz #14 |
Brendan McMorrowB. McMorrow #22 |
Brady MilburnB. Milburn #10 |
James ReederJ. Reeder #27 |
Samu SalminenS. Salminen #11 |
Reid VarkonyiR. Varkonyi #28 |
defensemen |
Kent AndersonK. Anderson #21 |
Cale AshcroftC. Ashcroft #3 |
Garrett BrownG. Brown #5 |
Boston BuckbergerB. Buckberger #9 |
Eric JamiesonE. Jamieson #15 |
Eric PohlkampE. Pohlkamp #23 |
G | A | +/- | S |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | A | +/- | S |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
goalies |
Johnny HicksJ. Hicks #31 |
SA | GA | SV |
| 30 | 1 | 29 |
| ESPN/ESPN Unlmtd/ESPN+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denver | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st Period | WISC | DEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:36 | Vasily Zelenov (6) Assists: Weston Knox (5), Adam Pietila (5) | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd Period | WISC | DEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:31 | Rieger Lorenz (17) Assists: Garrett Brown (11), Kristian Epperson (11) | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:08 | Kyle Chyzowski (13) Assists: Boston Buckberger (19), Garrett Brown (12) | 1 | 2 | |
WISC vs DEN Videos
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Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
5:30 PM, April 11, 2026Coverage: ESPN/ESPN Unlmtd/ESPN+
Las Vegas, NV