The Broncos will meanwhile celebrate the most successful season in program history. Western Michigan led the nation with 33 wins and won the NCHC regular-season title before making it to the program's first championship game appearance thanks to a double-overtime national semifinal win over Denver.

Michaels’ wrist shot past BU goalie Mikhail Yegorov gave the Broncos a 4-2 third-period lead, and freshman goalie Hampton Slukynsky – despite having the yips at times on shots that were never quite frozen under his pads, leading to two goals and two near-goals – hung on, allowing his team to add two late goals.

Ned Lamont said. "The student-athletes on this team have worked very hard and they deserve to know how much we appreciate everything they've accomplished. I urge basketball fans from all over Connecticut to come to Hartford

Thousands of UConn Women’s Basketball fans gathered to celebrate the team’s NCAA Championship win Sunday afternoon. In downtown Hartford, the players, the coaches, government officials and fans gathered for a victory parade.

Championship parades are quickly becoming an annual occurrence for the city of Hartford. After honoring the UConn men’s basketball team for its back-to-back NCAA titles in 2023 and 2024, Huskies fans once again packed the streets between the Connecticut State Capitol and the XL Center to celebrate the UConn women’s basketball team winning its long-awaited 12th national