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[]

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Membership[]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Arena
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Wolverines	Yost Ice ArenaI
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Spartans	Munn Ice Arena
The Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Buckeyes	Jerome Schottenstein Center
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Nittany Lions	Pegula Ice Arena
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota	Golden Gophers	Mariucci Arena
University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Badgers	Kohl Center
2016 Conference Tournament	St. Paul, Minnesota	---	Xcel Energy Center

Standings[]

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	P
University of Minnesota	20	14	6	0	76	58	42
University of Michigan	20	12	5	3	107	68	41
Pennsylvania State University	20	10	9	1	64	72	32
The Ohio State University	20	8	8	4	79	77	29
Michigan State University	20	6	12	2	47	72	21
University of Wisconsin–Madison	20	3	13	4	54	80	15

Conference Tournament[]

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[]

Michigan defeated Minnesota 5-3

The Michigan Wolverines earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.