DULUTH, Minn. — It was going to be the end of the line either way, so there was no question that the goodbyes they said to three seniors were going to be emotional when they returned to their locker room inside the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
A shutout loss gave the emotions a tinge of sadness instead of joy for the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team after Saturday’s national championship game.
UW players credited Minnesota-Duluth as a deserving champion after a 4-0 final in the last game of the season, but the Badgers quickly turned to thoughts of a successful season that just didn’t have the perfect ending.