Badger Showdown

The Badger Showdown was a college Division I men's ice hockey tournament usually played before New Years at first the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and then the Kohl Center in Madison. Wisconsin served as the tournament's host for the entirety of its run.[1] The tournament was first held in 1989 and was played during the final week of December every year but twice: in 2005 and 2010. Wisconsin competed in the tournament every year an won more than half of the total championships (11 out of 21).

Badger Showdown
SportCollege ice hockey
Founded1989
Ceased2010
No. of teams4
Venue(s)Bradley Center 1989–2002
Kohl Center 2003–2010
Last
champion(s)
Wisconsin
Most titlesWisconsin (11)

The tournament was conceived by Jeff Sauer and Joel Maturi and was initially a huge success, drawing over 30,000 fans for its first iteration. By the 21st century, however, its audience had dwindled to less than half that number and its main sponsor dropped the showcase in 2002. A move to the Badger's home venue in 2003 kept the tournament alive for several more years but it was ultimately cancelled as a cost-cutting measure, with the final championship held in January 2010.[2]

The tournament champion received the Pettit Cup, named in honor of Lloyd and Jane Bradley Pettit.[3]

Yearly results

YearPettit CupRunner-upThird placeFourth place
2009 WisconsinYaleFerris StateMerrimack
2008 WisconsinLake Superior StateAlabama-HuntsvilleHarvard
2007 NortheasternColgateWisconsinBowling Green
2006 ClarksonLake Superior StateWisconsinProvidence
2005 WisconsinNorthern MichiganWayne StateWestern Michigan
2004 Ferris StateWisconsinClarksonYale
2003 Ferris StateWisconsinMassachusetts–LowellUnion
2002 WisconsinNorthern MichiganHarvardColgate
2001 New HampshireBrownWisconsinColorado College
2000 WisconsinBoston UniversityNorth DakotaPrinceton
1999 North DakotaWisconsinNebraska-OmahaMiami
1998 Bowling GreenYaleCornellWisconsin
1997 WisconsinNorthern MichiganHarvardBoston College
1996 New HampshireColorado CollegeVermontWisconsin
1995 Boston UniversityNotre DameWisconsinPrinceton
1994 WisconsinLake Superior StateBowling GreenNortheastern
1993 WisconsinNorthern MichiganProvidenceAlaska–Fairbanks
1992 Boston UniversityWisconsinMiamiBoston College
1991 WisconsinMaineYaleToronto
1990 WisconsinNorth DakotaSt. LawrenceBowling Green
1989 WisconsinBoston CollegeMinnesota–DuluthNotre Dame

Team records

Team# of times participatedTitles
Wisconsin2111
Boston University32
Ferris State32
New Hampshire22
Bowling Green41
North Dakota31
Clarkson21
Northeastern21
Northern Michigan40
Yale40
Boston College30
Harvard30
Lake Superior State30
Colgate20
Colorado College20
Miami20
Notre Dame20
Princeton20
Providence20
Alabama-Huntsville10
Alaska-Fairbanks10
Brown10
Cornell10
Maine10
Massachusetts–Lowell10
Merrimack10
Minnesota-Duluth10
Nebraska-Omaha10
St. Lawrence10
Toronto10
Union10
Vermont10
Western Michigan10
Wayne State10

References

  1. "Badger Showdown". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. "Baggot: Sadly, it's time to say goodbye to Showdown". Madison.com. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  3. "Final Badger Hockey Showdown takes place this weekend". Madison.com. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
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