Milwaukee to Host 2025 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off

Milwaukee will again host the 2025 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, a yearly hockey event featuring four of the top teams in the nation.

The fifth edition of the event will take place at the Fiserv Forum — home of the Milwaukee Bucks — with Wisconsin, Boston College, Western Michigan and Lake Superior State in action December 28–29. Semifinal play will take place on December 28 with the championship game and third-place game on December 29. Matchups and times will be announced at a later date.

In the 2024 event, Wisconsin beat Connecticut 4-3 after shutting out Ferris State 8-0 in the semifinals.

Wisconsin won the inaugural event in 2021, advanced to the title game in 2022 and won again in 2023 and 2024. The Badgers have 26 NCAA Tournament appearances and six national championships overall. Boston College is ranked No. 2 in the national polls with a record of 12-3-1. The Eagles have 36 NCAA Tournament appearances (second all-time), 26 Frozen Four appearances and five national championships (the latest coming in 2012).

Western Michigan has been ranked in every poll this season, jumping to No. 4 in late December. The Broncos have nine NCAA Tournament appearances. Lake Superior State, with 11 NCAA appearances and five national championships all-time, will return for their second Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off after competing in the 2022 event.