The comparisons that have been drawn between the last University of Wisconsin team to win the NCAA Division I menâ??s hockey title (in 2006) and the current group of players just two victories away from winning the seventh title in program history, are understandable.
The 2005-â??06 team, Mike Eavesâ?? fourth as UWâ??s head coach, was dominated by upperclassmen and in winning the national title took the final step in a rebuilding project that began with Eavesâ?? hiring in the spring of 2002.
Eavesâ?? current team is dominated by upperclassmen, most of whom talked openly before the season about making a run at the national title, and is the first UW team to reach the Frozen Four since â??06.