Badgers fall to Minnesota 6-4 in Big Ten tournament championship

The Wisconsin Badgers lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers 6-4 in the Big Ten men’s hockey tournament championship.

Minnesota went up 5-1 in the first two periods, with the only Badgers goal coming from Roman Ahcan.

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But Wisconsin came alive in the third period with goals from Mike Vorlicky, Ahcan and Cole Caufield.

The Badgers were able to make it 5-4 but an empty-net goal from the Gophers with less than a minute to go iced the game.

Wisconsin now waits for its seeding in the NCAA tournament.