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Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament
Conference hockey championship
Sport Ice hockey
Conference Big Ten Conference
Number of teams 7
Format Single-elimination tournament
Last contest 2023
Current champion Michigan
Most championships Michigan (3)
TV partner(s) Big Ten Network
Official website www.bigten.org

The Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the conference tournament for the Big Ten Conference. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

The tournament was first held in 2014, the first year of conference play; the first four tournaments alternated between Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[1] Due to the addition of Notre Dame to conference play, a new playoff format was introduced for the 2018 tournament, utilizing campus sites instead.

Format[]

2014–2017[]

From 2014 through 2017, all six Big Ten teams participated in a single-elimination tournament held over three days at one neutral host site.[2] These four tournaments alternated between Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[1]

Teams were seeded by the regular-season conference standings. In the quarterfinals on Thursday of the tournament weekend, No. 3 played No. 6 and No. 4 played No. 5. On Friday, No. 2 played the winner of the first game and No. 1 played the winner of the second game (the teams were not reseeded). The two semifinal winners played each other on Saturday in the final.[3]

2018–2020[]

Due to poor attendance at the neutral site tournaments, and the addition of Notre Dame as a seventh Big Ten team in hockey, a new format was introduced in 2018. The No. 1 team in the regular-season conference standings automatically advances to the conference semifinals, while the remaining teams are seeded into best-of-three quarterfinals to determine the three remaining teams. The remainder of the playoff is single-elimination.[4][5][6]

All games are held at the home arena of the team with the higher seed, rather than a neutral site. In order to reduce the likelihood of scheduling conflicts at team venues, the semifinals and championship are played as single games (in contrast to other conference tournaments).[5][6] The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

2021–present[]

The 2021 tournament will return to a single-elimination tournament held over three days at one neutral host site for the first time since 2017.[8]

Members[]

There are currently seven member schools, with all seven participating in the men's division.

Institution City Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Wolverines 1817 Public 44,718
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Spartans 1855 Public 55,543
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Golden Gophers 1851 Public 48,231
University of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana Fighting Irish 1842 Private 12,292
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Buckeyes 1870 Public 59,873
Penn State University State College, Pennsylvania Nittany Lions 1855 Public 46,606
University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Badgers 1848 Public 43,820

Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions[]

Main article: List of Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament champions
Year Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Score Location Venue Reference
2014 Wisconsin Eaves, MikeMike Eaves Ohio State Rohlik, SteveSteve Rohlik 5–4 (OT) Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center [9]
2015 Minnesota Lucia, DonDon Lucia Michigan Berenson, RedRed Berenson 4–2 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena [10]
2016 Michigan Berenson, RedRed Berenson Minnesota Lucia, DonDon Lucia 5–3 Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center [11]
2017 Penn State Gadowsky, GuyGuy Gadowsky Wisconsin Granato, TonyTony Granato 2–1 (2OT) Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena [12]
2018 Notre Dame Jackson, JeffJeff Jackson Ohio State Rohlik, SteveSteve Rohlik 3–2 (OT) Notre Dame, Indiana Compton Family Ice Arena [13]
2019 Notre Dame Jackson, JeffJeff Jackson Penn State Gadowsky, GuyGuy Gadowsky 3–2 Notre Dame, Indiana Compton Family Ice Arena [14]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [15]
2021 Minnesota Motzko, BobBob Motzko Wisconsin Granato, TonyTony Granato 6–4 Notre Dame, Indiana Compton Family Ice Arena [16]
2022 Michigan Pearson, MelMel Pearson Minnesota Motzko, BobBob Motzko 4–3 Minneapolis, Minnesota 3M Arena at Mariucci [17]
2023 Michigan Naurato, BrandonBrandon Naurato Minnesota Motzko, BobBob Motzko 4–3 Minneapolis, Minnesota 3M Arena at Mariucci [18]

Championship records[]

By school[]

No. School Record Pct
1 Michigan 3–1 .750
2 Notre Dame 2–0 1.000
T3 Minnesota 2–2 .500
T3 Penn State 1–1 .500
5 Wisconsin 1–2 .333
6 Ohio State 0–2 .000

By coach[]

No. Coach Record Pct
1 Jeff Jackson 2–0 1.000
T2 Mike Eaves 1–0 1.000
T2 Brandon Naurato 1–0 1.000
T2 Mel Pearson 1–0 1.000
T3 Red Berenson 1–1 .500
T3 Guy Gadowski 1–1 .500
T3 Don Lucia 1–1 .500
T3 Bob Motzko 1–1 .500
T7 Tony Granato 0–2 .000
T7 Steve Rohlik 0–2 .000

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 NCAA (April 19, 2012). Big Ten announces tournament sites. Press release. Retrieved on March 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Big Ten Conference (May 8, 2013). Big Ten Announces Conference Schedule for Inaugural Season of Men's Ice Hockey. Press release. Retrieved on March 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jovenitti, Tony. "Big Ten Tournament Preview", 19 March 2014. Retrieved on 25 March 2014. 
  4. ↑ Big Ten Announces Conference Schedule for 2017-18 Hockey Season. Big Ten Conference (May 4, 2017). Retrieved on 21 June 2017.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dilks, Chris (September 30, 2016). Big Ten Officially Approves On-Campus Playoffs. Retrieved on 20 June 2017.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gonzalez, Jason (May 20, 2016). Big Ten hockey in process of approving new on-campus playoff format. Retrieved on 20 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting. Big Ten Conference (March 12, 2020). Retrieved on April 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ Big Ten Weekly Hockey Release. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference (January 28, 2021). Retrieved on February 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ Big Ten Conference (March 22, 2014). Wisconsin Wins Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Press release. Retrieved on March 29, 2014.
  10. ↑ Big Ten Conference (March 21, 2015). Minnesota claims Big Ten Tournament title. Press release. Retrieved on March 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ Merriman, Sean (March 19, 2016). Michigan defeats Minnesota in championship game. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved on March 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ Penn State Wins Hockey Tourney In 2OT. Big Ten Conference (March 19, 2017). Retrieved on March 19, 2017.
  13. ↑ Morrison's Overtime Goal Gives Irish B1G Tourney Title. Big Ten Conference (March 17, 2018). Retrieved on March 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ Irish Capture Second Straight B1G Crown; Fourth Straight NCAA Bid. Big Ten Conference (March 23, 2019). Retrieved on March 24, 2019.
  15. ↑ Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting. Big Ten Conference (March 12, 2020). Retrieved on April 19, 2020.
  16. ↑ Gophers Take Down Badgers, Win B1G Tournament Championship (March 16, 2021). Retrieved on March 16, 2021.
  17. ↑ McNeil, Kristy (March 19, 2022). Michigan Scores Four Straight to Win Second B1G Tournament Championship. CBS Interactive.
  18. ↑ McNeil, Kristy (March 18, 2023). Mich-AGAIN! U-M Wins Second-Straight Big Ten Tournament Title. CBS Interactive.

External links[]

Big Ten Conference men's ice hockey
TeamsMichigan Wolverines - Michigan State Spartans - Minnesota Golden Gophers - Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Ohio State Buckeyes - Penn State Nittany Lions - Wisconsin Badgers
VenuesYost Ice Arena (Michigan) - Munn Ice Arena (Michigan State) - 3M Arena at Mariucci (Minnesota) - Compton Family Ice Arena (Notre Dame) - Value City Arena (Ohio State) - Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State) - Kohl Center (Wisconsin)
Championships & awardsBig Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (list of champions) - Player of the Year - Defensive Player of the Year - Goaltender of the Year - Freshman of the Year - Coach of the Year - Tournament MOP - Scoring Champions
Seasons2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21
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