2015-16 Big Ten Season

This is the 2015-16 Big Ten Conference men's ice hockey season. This is the league's 3rd season

Membership changes

 * none

Format
All teams qualify. All rounds are single game "sudden death" The top two seeds draw a first round bye and 3 plays 6 and 4 plays five in the quarterfinals at the home rink of the higher seed. The top seed plays the lowest seeded first round winner and the second seed plays the other quarterfinal winner in the semifinals. The semifinal winners meet for the conference championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Quarterfinals

 * Penn State defeated Wisconsin 5-2
 * Ohio State defeated Michigan State 4-3 (ot)

Semifinals

 * Minnesota defeated Ohio State 4-2
 * Michigan defeated Penn State 7-2

Final
The Michigan Wolverines earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
 * Michigan defeated Minnesota 5-3