Holiday Face-Off

media release: The fourth annual Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off men’s college hockey tournament returns to Fiserv Forum on Dec. 28-29, featuring Wisconsin, UConn, Alaska Fairbanks and Ferris State. Single-day tickets, as well as discounted two-day tickets, are on sale March 7 at 2 p.m. CT at FiservForum.com.

Semifinal play will take place on Saturday, Dec. 28, with the championship and third-place games on Sunday, Dec. 29. Matchups and times will be announced at a future date.

Currently ranked #5 in the nation, Wisconsin returns to the tournament to defend its 2023 Holiday Face-Off title. Wisconsin has three consecutive championship game appearances and won the inaugural tournament in 2021. The 2023-24 Badgers finished second in the Big Ten with a regular season record of 25-9-2, marking their first 25-win regular season since 2000. Wisconsin has 26 NCAA Tournament appearances and six National Championships on its resume.

UConn is under the direction of tenth-year head coach Mike Cavanaugh. The Huskies wrap up their regular season tomorrow against Vermont before the Hockey East tournament.

Alaska Fairbanks is led by head coach Erik Largen, a former goaltender who was the youngest NCAA ice hockey head coach when he joined the program in 2018. The Nanooks currently sit at 15-14-3 heading into their final two games of the season.

Ferris State, led by two-time Central Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year Bob Daniels, has made four NCAA Tournament appearances.