Four Teams, 33 National Titles, and One Wild Frozen Four in Vegas
The 2026 NCAA men's hockey Frozen Four is locked in, and it's the most loaded final four we've seen in a long time. Denver, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Dakota are headed to Las Vegas to battle for the national championship, and these teams have combined for 33 national titles. That's the most ever for a Frozen Four. Yeah, you read that right.
Michigan punched the final ticket on Sunday after holding off a furious Minnesota Duluth comeback to win the Albany regional 4-3. Over in Colorado, Denver avenged last season's Frozen Four loss to Western Michigan with a dominant 6-2 victory to take the Loveland Regional. Meanwhile, North Dakota steamrolled Quinnipiac 5-0 in the Sioux Falls Regional semifinals, and Wisconsin came through in overtime against Michigan State, winning 4-3 to claim the Worcester regional.
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The Pioneers are the team to beat here. Denver is eyeing its record 11th national title in its 20th Frozen Four appearance and fourth championship in just five seasons. They know how to get it done when it matters most, and they proved it by handling the defending national champs with ease.
Standing in their way in the semifinals is Michigan, a program that's been to the national semifinals an NCAA-record 29 times. The Wolverines are hunting their 10th national crown, but they haven't won since 1998. That's a long drought for a blue-blood program.
North Dakota and Wisconsin Looking to Break Through
This is North Dakota's first Frozen Four since 2016, when they actually won the whole thing. They're hungry to get back on top. Wisconsin, meanwhile, hasn't been to the Frozen Four since 2010. The Badgers last won it all in 2006, so they're chasing a championship that feels like forever ago in college hockey terms.
The semifinal matchups pit NCHC against Big Ten powerhouses. Wisconsin takes on North Dakota in one semifinal Thursday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2, while Denver meets Michigan at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2 that same night. The national final goes Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Every game streams live on the ESPN App too, so you can watch all the action unfold. This Frozen Four is going to be electric.
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