2022–23 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season

Sports season

2022–23 Big Ten Conference
ice hockey season

Season| 2022–23
Conference| Big Ten Conference
Division| Division I
Sport| ice hockey
Duration| October 1, 2022–
April 8, 2023
Number of teams| 7
TV partner(s)| Big Ten Network
NHL Entry Draft
Top draft pick| Adam Fantilli
Picked by| Columbus Blue Jackets
Regular Season
Season champions| Minnesota
Season MVP| Matthew Knies
Top scorer| Jimmy Snuggerud
Logan Cooley
Big Ten Tournament
Tournament champions| Michigan
Runners-up| Minnesota
Tournament MVP| Adam Fantilli
Top scorer| Adam Fantilli (12)
NCAA Tournament
Bids| 4
Record| 7–4
Best Finish| National Runner-Up
Team(s)| Minnesota
Big Ten Conference ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season was the 33rd season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and took place during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 1, 2022, and concluded on April 8, 2023.[1]

## Head coaches

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### Coaching changes

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#### Michigan State

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On April 12, 2022, former Michigan State head coach Danton Cole was fired.[2] On May 23, 2022, Adam Nightingale was named head coach for the Spartans.[3][4]

#### Michigan

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During the 2022 offseason, Michigan's head coach, Mel Pearson, was accused of mistreating both players and staff during his tenure with the Wolverines.[5] On August 5, 2022, Pearson was fired.[6] Because the vacancy happened so close to the start of the next season, the Wolverines were not able to perform a typical hiring search. On August 7, 2022, Michigan promoted assistant coach Brandon Naurato to interim head coach for the 2022–23 season.[7][8]

### Records

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Michigan  | Brandon Naurato | 1  | 0–0–0  | 0–0–0
Michigan State  | Adam Nightingale | 1  | 0–0–0  | 0–0–0
Minnesota  | Bob Motzko | 5  | 84–50–11  | 54–30–10
Notre Dame  | Jeff Jackson | 18  | 376–231–66  | 66–43–9
Ohio State  | Steve Rohlik | 10  | 162–127–36  | 79–76–19
Penn State  | Guy Gadowsky | 12  | 159–138–24  | 78–90–15
Wisconsin  | Tony Granato | 7  | 92–106–16  | 59–69–12

## Standings

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2022–23 Big Ten ice hockey Standings

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GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA
#2 Minnesota † | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 106 | 50 |  | 40 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 168 | 90
#3 Michigan * | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 82 | 79 |  | 41 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 171 | 128
#7 Ohio State | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 69 | 63 |  | 40 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 131 | 101
Notre Dame | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 52 | 60 |  | 37 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 85 | 97
#19 Michigan State | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 65 | 80 |  | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 107 | 115
#8 Penn State | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 71 | 75 |  | 39 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 129 | 106
Wisconsin | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 54 | 92 |  | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 94 | 126
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

## Non-Conference record

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Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids. Those 10 teams are determined based upon the PairWise rankings. The rankings take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results. The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.

The Big Ten performed tremendously well in non-conference games. All seven league members had winning records against other conferences and more than half were at or better than .700. On aggregate, only Hockey East had a winning record against the Big Ten but that was only by 1 game. The overwhelming win/loss totals enabled the Big Ten to have as many as 6 of its member teams ranked in the top 16 during the season.

### Regular season record

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Team  | Atlantic Hockey | CCHA | ECAC Hockey | Hockey East | Independent  | NCHC | Total

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Michigan  | 0–0–0  | 2–0–0  | 1–0–1  | 1–1–0  | 2–0–0  | 2–0–0  | 8–1–1
Michigan State  | 0–0–0  | 1–3–0  | 0–0–0  | 1–1–0  | 2–0–0  | 2–0–0  | 6–4–0
Minnesota  | 0–0–0  | 1–1–0  | 0–0–0  | 0–0–0  | 3–1–0  | 2–2–0  | 6–4–0
Notre Dame  | 0–0–1  | 2–0–0  | 0–0–0  | 1–1–0  | 1–1–0  | 1–2–0  | 5–4–1
Ohio State  | 4–0–0  | 2–0–0  | 0–0–0  | 0–1–1  | 1–1–0  | 0–0–0  | 7–2–1
Penn State  | 6–0–0  | 2–0–0  | 0–0–0  | 0–0–0  | 2–0–0  | 0–0–0  | 10–0–0
Wisconsin  | 0–0–0  | 1–0–0  | 0–1–0  | 0–0–0  | 4–0–0  | 2–2–0  | 7–3–0
Overall  | 10–0–1  | 11–4–0  | 1–1–1  | 3–4–1  | 15–3–0  | 9–6–0  | 49–18–3

## Statistics

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### Leading scorers

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[9]

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Jimmy Snuggerud | Freshman | Minnesota | 24 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 30
Logan Cooley | Freshman | Minnesota | 23 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 17
Matthew Knies | Sophomore | Minnesota | 24 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 19
Adam Fantilli | Freshman | Michigan | 19 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 45
Luke Hughes | Sophomore | Michigan | 22 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 14
Jackson LaCombe | Senior | Minnesota | 22 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 11
Stephen Halliday | Senior | Ohio State | 24 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7
Bryce Brodzinski | Senior | Minnesota | 24 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6
Mackie Samoskevich | Sophomore | Michigan | 22 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4
T. J. Hughes | Freshman | Michigan | 22 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8

### Leading goaltenders

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Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average[10]

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Justen Close | Senior | Minnesota | 22 | 1300:07 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 5 | .935 | 1.94
Ryan Bischel | Senior | Notre Dame | 24 | 1443:18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 2 | .938 | 2.29
Jakub Dobeš | Sophomore | Ohio State | 24 | 1432:45 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 61 | 2 | .912 | 2.57
Liam Souliere | Junior | Penn State | 23 | 1259:07 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 60 | 2 | .900 | 2.86
Dylan St. Cyr | Graduate | Michigan State | 24 | 1391:06 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 71 | 2 | .913 | 3.06

## Ranking

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Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

### USCHO

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Team  | Pre  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | 26  | Final

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Michigan  | 6 | - | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 3
Michigan State  | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | - | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | - | 19
Minnesota  | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2
Notre Dame  | 9 | - | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | - | 20 | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | 19 | 20 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | - | NR
Ohio State  | 16 | - | 14 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | - | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | - | 7
Penn State  | NR | - | NR | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | 8
Wisconsin  | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR

USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1 and 13.[11]

### USA Today

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Team  | Pre  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | 26  | Final

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Michigan  | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3
Michigan State  | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 18 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17
Minnesota  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2
Notre Dame  | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | NR | NR | 20 | 17 | NR | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19
Ohio State  | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7
Penn State  | NR | NR | NR | NR | 18 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8
Wisconsin  | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR

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### Pairwise

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Team  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | Final

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Michigan  | 22 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3
Michigan State  | 22 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16
Minnesota  | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
Notre Dame  | 22 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17
Ohio State  | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8
Penn State  | 22 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8
Wisconsin  | 22 | 36 | 49 | 34 | 43 | 45 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 37

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[13]

## Conference tournament

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Main article: 2023 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament

Teams were reseeded for the semifinals

| Quarterfinals
March 3–5[14] | | | Semifinals
March 11 | | | Championship
March 18 |

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| 2 | Michigan | 6* | 7 | — |

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| 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 2 |

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Note: * denotes overtime periods.

## Awards

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### NCAA

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Award  | Recipient

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Hobey Baker Award | Adam Fantilli, Michigan
Spencer Penrose Award | Bob Motzko, Minnesota
Tim Taylor Award | Adam Fantilli, Michigan
AHCA West All-American First Team[15]
Player | Position | Team
Brock Faber | D | Minnesota
Luke Hughes | D  | Michigan
Logan Cooley | F | Minnesota
Adam Fantilli | F  | Michigan
Matthew Knies | F  | Minnesota
AHCA West All-American Second Team
Ryan Bischel | G | Notre Dame

#### NCAA tournament

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NCAA All-Tournament Team[16]

Player | Pos | Team
Luke Mittelstadt | D | Minnesota
Logan Cooley | F | Minnesota

### Big Ten

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Award  | Recipient [17]

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Player of the Year | Matthew Knies, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year | Brock Faber, Minnesota
Goaltender of the Year | Ryan Bischel, Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year | Adam Fantilli, Michigan
Scoring Champion | Logan Cooley, Minnesota
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota
Coach of the Year | Bob Motzko, Minnesota
Tournament Most Outstanding Player | Adam Fantilli, Michigan
All-Big Ten Teams[17]
First Team |  Position  | Second Team
Ryan Bischel, Notre Dame | G | Justen Close, Minnesota
Brock Faber, Minnesota | D | Jackson LaCombe, Minnesota
Luke Hughes, Michigan | D | Mason Lohrei, Ohio State
Logan Cooley, Minnesota | F | Mackie Samoskevich, Michigan
Adam Fantilli, Michigan | F | Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota
Matthew Knies, Minnesota | F | Jake Wise, Ohio State
Freshman Team |  Position  |
Seamus Casey, Michigan | D |
Luke Mittelstadt, Minnesota | D  |
Logan Cooley, Minnesota | F |
Adam Fantilli, Michigan | F  |
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota | F  |

#### Conference tournament

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Tournament MOP

Adam Fantilli | Michigan
All-Tournament Team
Player | Pos | Team
Justen Close | G | Minnesota
Seamus Casey | D | Michigan
Luke Hughes | D | Michigan
Logan Cooley | F | Minnesota
Adam Fantilli | F | Michigan
Rutger McGroarty | F | Michigan

## 2023 NHL Entry Draft

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Main article: 2023 NHL Entry Draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | College  | NHL team

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1 | 3 | Adam Fantilli | Michigan | Columbus Blue Jackets
1 | 19 | Oliver Moore † | Minnesota | Chicago Blackhawks
1 | 21 | Charlie Stramel | Wisconsin | Minnesota Wild
2 | 34 | Gavin Brindley | Michigan | Columbus Blue Jackets
2 | 41 | Trey Augustine † | Michigan State | Detroit Red Wings
2 | 45 | Maxim Strbak † | Michigan State | Buffalo Sabres
2 | 47 | Brady Cleveland † | Wisconsin | Detroit Red Wings
2 | 49 | Danny Nelson † | Notre Dame | New York Islanders
3 | 66 | William Whitelaw † | Wisconsin | Columbus Blue Jackets
4 | 103 | Cole Knuble † | Notre Dame | Philadelphia Flyers
5 | 137 | Jack Phelan † | Wisconsin | Detroit Red Wings
5 | 138 | Paul Fischer † | Notre Dame | St. Louis Blues
6 | 177 | Zach Schulz † | Wisconsin | New York Islanders
7 | 197 | Luke Mittelstadt | Minnesota | Montreal Canadiens
7 | 213 | James Clark † | Minnesota | Minnesota Wild
7 | 218 | Aiden Fink † | Penn State | Nashville Predators

† incoming freshman [18]

## References

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1. ^ "2022-23 Big Ten Hockey Schedule Announced". BigTen.org. August 22, 2022. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
2. ^ Paul, Tony (April 12, 2022). "NCAA drought at 10 years, Michigan State fires hockey coach Danton Cole". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
3. ^ Bott, Nathaniel (May 3, 2022). "Adam Nightingale hired as the next Michigan State hockey coach". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
4. ^ Charboneau, Matt (May 9, 2022). "Adam Nightingale looks to restore 'great tradition' of MSU hockey". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
5. ^ "Michigan mum on investigation, Mel Pearson remains hockey coach despite no contract". MLive.com. June 17, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
6. ^ "Michigan ice hockey coach Mel Pearson ousted following investigation into alleged misconduct". CBS Sports. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
7. ^ "Brandon Naurato promoted to interim coach of Michigan Wolverines men's hockey program". ESPN.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
8. ^ Svoboda, Kurt (August 7, 2022). "Brandon Naurato Named Interim Head Coach of Ice Hockey". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
9. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". Big Ten. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
10. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Goaltending Statistics". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
11. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
12. ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
13. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
14. ^ "Big Ten Announces Hockey Tournament Bracket". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 25, 2023. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
15. ^ "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
16. ^ "Quinnipiac crowned". collegehockeyinc.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
17. ^ a b "Big Ten Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 14, 2023. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
18. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

## External links

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* official website

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Big Ten Conference ice hockey

Teams|

* Michigan Wolverines
* Michigan State Spartans
* Minnesota Golden Gophers
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Ohio State Buckeyes
* Penn State Nittany Lions
* Wisconsin Badgers

Venues|

* Yost 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 & awards|

* Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (list of champions)
* All-Big Ten Teams
* Player of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Goaltender of the Year
* Freshman of the Year
* Scoring Champions
* Coach of the Year
* Tournament MOP
* All-Tournament Teams

Seasons|

* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

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*[GP]: Games played
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[OTW]: Overtime Wins
*[OTL]: Overtime Losses
*[3/SW]: 3x3 Overtime & Shootout Wins
*[PTS]: Points
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against