Lambeau Field is officially set to host the Frozen Tundra Faceoff, a huge college hockey doubleheader, on Saturday, February 20th! This massive announcement came straight from the Packers on Wednesday, just days after their 2026 Shareholders’ Meeting in July. We’re talking two incredible matchups, featuring the Wisconsin Badgers men’s and women’s teams, all going down just six days after Super Bowl LVIII. This is exactly what the Packers said they wanted: more action at their legendary stadium beyond the regular season games.
Badger Women and Buckeyes Are Ready For War
First up, get ready for an absolute clash of titans: the defending national champion Wisconsin women’s team squaring off against their fiercest recent rivals, the Ohio State Buckeyes. If you’ve been watching college hockey, you know these two. They’ve been on a collision course for the national championship for the last four years running, with Wisconsin bagging the title three times in that stretch (2023, 2025, 2026). The Badgers aren’t just good, they’re historic, boasting nine national championships, more than any other team in NCAA women’s hockey. This isn’t just a game, it’s a heavyweight title fight, part five!
Men’s Hockey Sees a Revival and a Powerhouse Showdown
Then, the men take the ice as the Wisconsin Badgers face off against the University of Michigan. The Badger men were in a rough patch for a while, but Mike Hastings stepping in as head coach before the 2023-24 season totally changed their energy. They won their first NCAA tournament game since 2010 in the 2025-26 season, and even made it all the way to the national title game, falling 2-1 to the University of Denver. Meanwhile, Michigan is just a consistent powerhouse, grabbing the #1 overall seed in last year’s tournament before also getting knocked out by Denver in the national semifinals. This game is going to be electric.
This isn’t Lambeau’s first rodeo with hockey. Back on February 11, 2006, the Wisconsin men’s team beat Ohio State 4-2 in front of over 40,000 fans, and that same year, the Badgers went on to win their most recent national title. Now, 21 years later, it’s happening again! Ticket presales kick off on Wednesday, September 9, with general public sales starting Friday, September 11. You absolutely cannot miss this one, it’s going to be a college hockey spectacle!
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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