Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off to Return to Fiserv Forum on Dec. 28-29, 2025

MILWAUKEE (Jan. 7, 2025) – The Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off men’s college hockey tournament will return to Fiserv Forum on Dec. 28-29. The fifth annual event will feature the three-time champion Wisconsin Badgers, along with Boston College, Western Michigan and Lake Superior State.

Semifinal games will take place on Sunday, Dec. 28, followed by the Championship and third-place games on Monday, Dec. 29. Matchups and tickets will be announced at a later date at www.fiservforum.com.

The 2024 tournament champion, Wisconsin will return for its fifth Kwik-Trip Holiday Face-Off appearance. After winning the inaugural event in 2021, Wisconsin advanced to the title game of the 2022 tournament before winning the title in 2023 and 2024. The Badgers have 26 NCAA Tournament appearances and six National Championships on their resume.

Boston College has a record of 12-3-1 in the first half of the 2024-25 campaign, and it has been ranked as the No. 2 team in the country for much of the season. The Eagles have 36 NCAA Tournament appearances (second all-time), 26 Frozen Four appearances and five National Championships.

Western Michigan has a 13-4-1 record so far this season and has been ranked in every poll throughout the 2024-25 season, jumping to No. 4 in the Dec. 30 poll. The Broncos have nine NCAA Tournament appearances.

Lake Superior State returns for its second Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off after competing in the 2022 event. The Lakers have 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and are five-time National Champions.
In the 2024 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, Wisconsin edged out UConn in an exciting third period, winning 4-3 to capture its third event title after shutting out Ferris State 8-0 in its semifinal matchup.

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About the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off
First played in 2021, the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off has quickly become a highlight on the college hockey calendar. It attracts the top programs in the sport with an opportunity to win a championship in a state that loves hockey and in a magnificent venue – Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee.

About Kwik Trip
Kwik Trip is a family-owned company founded in 1965. Kwik Trip operates over 870 stores and employs 38,000 co-workers across six states in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and South Dakota. The stores receive daily deliveries of fresh baked goods, dairy products, soups, salads, fruit, produce, and sandwiches. Kwik Trip also sells grocery products, general merchandise, gasoline, and related petroleum products. The company operates its own bakery, dairy, water bottling line, kitchens, food safety lab, distribution center, ice plant, LP plant, blow mold facility, transportation company and health clinics. Kwik Trip makes, ships, and sells 80 percent of its own branded products and serves over 11.5 million guests per week. The C-store chain consistently ranks as a Top Workplace in each of its market areas. For more, visit www.kwiktrip.com.

About the Gazelle Group
The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm, specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting. Gazelle produces numerous nationally recognized college sports events, such as the Empire Classic, Legends Classic, Gotham Classic, Sunshine Slam, College Basketball Invitational, Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, Deacon-Wolverine Challenge, Boardwalk Battle, Jersey Jam, and Holiday Hoopfest as well as on-campus events at Duke, Kentucky, Ohio State, Marquette and other institutions across the country. For more information on the Gazelle Group, please visit gazellegroup.com.

About Fiserv Forum
Fiserv Forum is a preeminent sports and entertainment arena in downtown Milwaukee that opened on Aug. 26, 2018. Designed by Populous, Eppstein Uhen Architects and HNTB, the venue offers incomparable sightlines, customer service, technology and amenities. Fiserv Forum includes 17,341 seats for basketball, 15,178 for hockey and up to 18,000 for concerts, with 34 luxury suites and three clubs. The world-class arena is home to the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and Marquette University’s men’s basketball team and was selected to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the 2024 Republican National Convention. Fiserv Forum hosts a diverse variety of year-round events, including major concerts, family shows and other sports and entertainment events. Fiserv Forum is the anchor of the surrounding 30-acre Deer District neighborhood, which is Milwaukee’s premier location for people to live, work and play. In 2021, Fiserv Forum was awarded LEED Gold Certification for sustainability performance. Founding Partners for Fiserv Forum include Fiserv, BMO, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Johnson Controls, Motorola, Potawatomi Hotel and Casino and Beechwood Sales and Service / Anheuser-Busch. For more information, please visit fiservforum.com.

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