It's been a good week for Michigan fans.
The Wolverines won the college basketball national championship on Monday night for the first time in 37 years thanks to the win over UConn.
That ended a streak of four consecutive losses in the national title game for Michigan. But it might not be the only national championship drought that ends this week.
The Michigan hockey team advanced to the Frozen Four last month, for the fourth time in the past five seasons. In the previous three ties, Michigan was eliminated in the Frozen Four, not even advancing to the national title game.
Michigan hockey is hoping to change that against Denver, a team with a history of winning at the Frozen Four, equipped with one of the hottest goaltenders in college hockey.
Michigan hockey aims to end national title drought at Frozen Four
Brandon Naurato's team was seeded No. 1 for the NCAA Tournament. Michigan has a dynamic offensive attack led by T.J. Hughes and Will Horcoff, who have combined for 46 goals and 48 assists. Hughes scored 23 goals this season, but was also credited with 35 assists.
Michigan also has a stellar goalie in its own right in Jack Ivankovic, who has stopped 92.3 percent of the shots he's faced this season, with a goals against average of 2.17. He might be the most important player if the Wolverines want to win their first NCAA hockey national championship since 1998.
This will be the 10th trip to the Frozen Four since that championship 28 years ago. Michigan is 1-8 in Frozen Four games, at least in the national semifinal round, since then, with the only victory coming back in 2011. Denver has won two national championships since 2022, with the last coming in 2024.
Wisconsin and North Dakota will meet in the other semifinal. Michigan and Denver will square off at 8:30 PM EST on ESPN2.