March, 1962: UW Athletic Director Ivan Williamson announces the return of hockey as an intercollegiate sport after a 28-year absence.
Dec. 6, 1983: a rebound goal by Madison native Chan Young gives Wisconsin its first modern era collegiate victory, 3-2 (ot) vs Macalester.
March, 1968: sophomore center Bert DeHate wins the national scoring title with 77 points (47g,30a)...he also has seven hat tricks, a record that still stands today.
March 30, 1969: the Badgers join the WCHA, becoming the ninth member of the league.
Nov. 14-15, 1969: Wisconsin plays its first-ever WCHA series at North Dakota, sweeping the Sioux, 8-4 and 7-4.
March, 1970: Wisconsin places fourth in the WCHA and third at the NCAA championships in the school's first national tournament appearance... defenseman John Jagger becomes the first Badger All-American.
March 16, 1973: Wisconsin stuns Cornell, 6-5 (ot), to advance to the NCAA finals...a goal with :05 left in regulation by Dean Talafous ties the game...Talafous then tallies the game-winner with :33 left in overtime.
Feb. 19, 1977: Wisconsin captures the MacNaughton Cup with a 6-4 win over Minnesota-Duluth.
March 26, 1977: Steve Alley culminates the Badgers' finest season with a goal :23 into overtime to give Wisconsin a 6-5 win over Michigan for the school's second NCAA Championship... Wisconsin finishes the season 37-7-1, and is the first team to capture the Big Ten, WCHA and NCAA titles in one season... Bob Johnson is named national coach of the year, while his son, Mark, is named freshman of the year.
March, 1979: the Badgers play before 21 sellout crowds...the average of 8,654 at the Dane County Memorial Coliseum is eight short of a sellout... Mark Johnson, the collegiate player of the year, closes out his Badger career as the top goal scorer (125 in 125 games) in UW history.
March 27, 1981: Wisconsin returns to the NCAA championship for the sixth time since 1970 after defeating the best team in the east, Clarkson (9-8 in a total goal series) at Potsdam.
March 28, 1981: Wisconsin earns the national championship crown for the third time with a 6-3 victory over Minnesota... the Badgers defeat the No. 1 teams in the ECAC (Clarkson), the CCHA (Northern Michigan) and the WCHA (Minnesota).
June 1, 1982: Bob Johnson resigns as head coach after 15 years at Wisconsin... he guided the Badgers to three NCAA titles, seven NCAA tourney appearances, and the best attendance of any program in the country.
July 8, 1982: Jeff Sauer, former assistant to Bob Johnson, is named the school's fourth coach (modern era)... he becomes the 10th coach in the history of the program.
March 5, 1983: sophomores Chris Chelios and Paul Houck score the tying and game-winning goals as the Badgers beat North Dakota, 6-5, in triple OT to advance to the WCHA playoff championship...at the time, it was the longest game in school history.
March 12-13, 1983: the Badgers sweep Minnesota, 5-1 and 3-2, in Williams Arena to gain the league playoff championship and the No. 1 seed in the West for the NCAAs.
March 24-26, 1983: Wisconsin advances past St. Lawrence in the NCAA quarterfinals to make its third straight appearance in the national championship... in Grand Forks, the Badgers claim their fourth NCAA title, beating Providence, 2-0, in the semifinals and Harvard, 6-2, in finals... senior goaltender Marc Behrend is named NCAA tournament MVP for the second time in his career.
Jan. 7, 1984: Wisconsin becomes the only American college team to defeat the 1984 U.S. Olympic team (4-2) on its preparation tour.
Nov. 23, 1985: Wisconsin records its 500th modern-era victory with a 6-2 win over North Dakota in the Dane County Coliseum.
Feb. 16, 1990: Wisconsin plays its 1,000th game since the resumption of the program in 1963, a 6-3 victory at Minnesota.
March 30, 1990: the Badgers down Boston College, 2-1, in an NCAA semifinal game in Detroit as forward Chris Tancill scores both goals...more than 8,000 Badger fans make their presence felt at Joe Louis Arena.
April 1, 1990: coach Jeff Sauer's Badgers whip Colgate, 7-3, to claim the school's fifth NCAA championship... senior forward John Byce nets a hat trick in front of 15,034 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit... the Badgers finish 36-9-1, posting the second-most wins in school history... Gary Shuchuk is named first team All-American, while Chris Tancill is the NCAA tournament's Most Valuable Player.
March 8, 1997: Wisconsin and Colorado College make college hockey history by playing in the longest collegiate men's game ever... the game lasts 5 hours and 24 minutes, ending at 12:59 am... the teams play until the 9:30 mark of the fourth overtime before the Tigers score to win, 1-0... goalie Kirk Daubenspeck sets a league and school record with 75 saves.
Jan. 4, 1998: coach Jeff Sauer becomes the WCHA's all-time winningest coach when the Badgers win at Denver, 7-3...Sauer wins his 556th game as a league coach to surpass legendary John MacInnes (Michigan Tech, 1956-82).
March 14, 1998: with a 6-2 win over Alaska Anchorage, the Badgers play their last game in the Dane County Coliseum... it had served as the home to Badger Hockey for more than 30 years... Wisconsin moves its home games to the Kohl Center with the start of the 1998-99 season.
March 20-21, 1998: the Badgers take the 1998 WCHA Playoff Championship with 5-2 and 3-2 wins over Colorado College and North Dakota, respectively...the playoff title is the 10th in school history and the fifth under Coach Jeff Sauer.
Oct. 3, 1998: Wisconsin opens the Kohl Center in the College Hockey Hall of Fame Game against Notre Dame...despite a 3-2 loss to the Fighting Irish, a record 13,398 fans turn out to see the Cardinal and White debut in their new home.
Oct. 17, 1998: with a 3-2 win over leaguemate Michigan Tech, the Badgers record their first win in the Kohl Center.
March 4, 2000: after defeating Colorado College, 2-1, the Badgers take the WCHA regular-season title and bring the MacNaughton Cup back to Madison for the third time in school history.
