The Badgers must go on a run at the Final Five this weekend, but likely without their full compliment of players once again.

For Wisconsin to earn a chance at an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament, it must reach the Final Five championship game in St. Paul this week.

Wisconsin receives a verbal commitment from hard-nosed forward Aidan Cavallini, son of long-time NHL player Gino Cavallini.

Despite the Badgers' win over UMD Saturday night, the Badgers fell in the PairWise thanks to Colorado College defeating Denver.

Wisconsin was able to ride a quick start Saturday night and sweep UMD to advance to next week's WCHA Final Five in St. Paul.

After winning game one Friday night, Wisconsin is attempting to sweep Minnesota-Duluth Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison.

While winning remains Wisconsin's No. 1 goal at this stage in the season, the Badgers are hoping for some help from Nebraska Omaha and Denver to improve their tournament resume.

Carried by Mark Zengerle's three-point night, the Wisconsin men's hockey team was able to defeat Minnesota-Duluth in Friday's WCHA playoff opening game.

Wisconsin hosts Minnesota-Duluth in a best-of-three WCHA playoff series, with the winner advancing to the Final Five next week in St. Paul.

The regular season has come to a conclusion, and it's time for the first round of the WCHA playoffs. Tune in as we reveal our All-WCHA selections, and predict the weekend ahead.