2023–24 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season explained

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Color Text:white
Season:2023–24
Season:2023–24
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Shortconference:Big Ten Conference
Division:Division I
Sport:ice hockey
Sportname:ice hockey
Pixels:225 px
Duration:October 7, 2023–
April 11, 2024
No Of Teams:7
Tv:Big Ten Network
Draft Link:2024 NHL Entry Draft
Top Pick:Artyom Levshunov
Picked By:Chicago Blackhawks
Regular Season:
Season Champs:Michigan State
Mvp:Gavin Brindley
Mvp Link:Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Gavin Brindley
Tournament:
Tournament Champs:Michigan State
Tournament Place:Michigan
Mvp2:Trey Augustine
Mvp Link2:Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Top Scorer2:Seamus Casey
Rutger McGroarty
Ncaa:
Bids:4
Conf Rec:4–4
Best:National Semifinal
Ncaa Team:Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
Labelstyle:background:#eeeeee;

The 2023–24 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season was the 34th season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and took place during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 7, 2023 and concluded on April 11, 2024.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Wisconsin

On March 6, 2023, Wisconsin announced that Tony Granato was fired after seven season.[1] [2] On March 30, 2023, Mike Hastings was named as the new head coach for the Badgers.[3] [4]

Records

TeamHead coachSeason at schoolRecord at schoolBig Ten record
Michigan 226–12–312–10–2
Michigan State 218–18–210–12–2
Minnesota 6113–60–1273–34–11
Notre Dame 19392–247–7176–53–13
Ohio State 11183–143–3990–87–20
Penn State 13181–154–2588–103–16
Wisconsin 10–0–00–0–0

Non-Conference record

The Big Ten continued to outperform the other conferences. Every single league member had a winning nonconference record with the lowest (Michigan State) being .650. Only Hockey East had a winning record against the Big Ten but that was dwarfed by the overwhelming totals against four other leagues.

Regular season record

TeamTotal
Michigan0–0–00–0–00–0–02–2–04–0–01–0–17–2–1
Michigan State3–1–03–0–10–0–00–2–00–0–00–0–06–3–1
Minnesota2–0–02–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–03–2–17–2–1
Notre Dame2–1–02–0–01–1–01–2–00–0–00–0–06–4–0
Ohio State2–0–02–0–02–0–00–0–01–0–11–0–18–0–2
Penn State2–1–00–0–02–0–00–0–04–1–00–0–08–2–0
Wisconsin1–0–05–0–00–0–01–0–01–1–00–1–08–2–0
Overall12–3–014–0–15–1–04–6–010–2–15–3–350–15–5

Statistics

Leading scorers

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[5]

PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Sophomore 23 12 17 29 16
Sophomore 21 10 17 27 6
Junior 24 14 12 26 16
Junior 23 14 10 24 6
Graduate 23 9 15 24 14
Freshman 24 6 18 24 34
Sophomore 24 9 13 22 10
Sophomore 20 7 15 22 4
Sophomore 24 7 15 22 6
Sophomore 24 7 14 21 27
Sophomore 24 8 13 21 28

Leading goaltenders

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[6]

PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLTGASOSV%GAA
Senior 23 1354:23 15 7 1 52 2 .923 2.30
Graduate 24 1434:34 9 13 2 59 1 .931 2.47
Senior 24 1391:47 13 6 4 58 2 .920 2.50
Freshman 24 1448:22 16 6 2 66 3 .922 2.73
Graduate 23 1340:54 10 11 2 64 1 .911 2.86

Ranking

See main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.

USCHO

Michigan5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Michigan State9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Minnesota3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Notre Dame20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ohio State13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Penn State16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
WisconsinNR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1 and 13.[7]

USA Today

Michigan- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Michigan State- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Minnesota- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Notre Dame- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ohio State- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Penn State- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wisconsin- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[8]

Pairwise

Michigan 25 21 12 14 15 19 23 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 12 11 15 16 14 13 10 10 bgcolor=gold10
Michigan State 1 5 14 25 11 13 7 9 9 7 7 8 3 7 7 7 5 3 5 5 5 5 bgcolor=gold4
Minnesota 32 36 8 27 19 12 12 12 11 13 11 14 12 9 9 9 8 9 8 7 6 8 bgcolor=gold6
Notre Dame 24 33 49 31 35 21 14 18 18 20 18 22 22 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22
Ohio State 1 4 19 20 22 34 29 24 26 26 30 27 26 30 32 35 31 29 26 34 28 28 26
Penn State 1 3 17 21 21 22 19 15 17 19 19 18 20 24 22 24 23 24 24 22 23 23 23
Wisconsin 1 9 16 1 6 3 7 10 6 6 5 2 5 4 4 5 4 6 3 6 9 9 bgcolor=gold8
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[9]

Conference tournament

See main article: 2024 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament.

Awards

NCAA

Award Recipient
Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin
[10]
West First Team Position
Seamus Casey, Michiganalign=center D
Gavin Brindley, Michiganalign=center F
West Second Team Position
Kyle McClellan, Wisconsinalign=center G
Artyom Levshunov, Michigan Statealign=center D
Rutger McGroarty, Michiganalign=center F

Big Ten

Award Recipient [11]
Gavin Brindley, Michigan
Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State
Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin
Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State
Gavin Brindley, Michigan
Adam Nightingale, Michigan State
Trey Augustine, Michigan State
  Position   Second Team
Kyle McClellan, Wisconsinalign=center GTrey Augustine, Michigan State
Seamus Casey, Michiganalign=center DScooter Brickey, Ohio State
Artyom Levshunov, Michigan Statealign=center DRyan Chesley, Minnesota
align=center DSam Rinzel, Minnesota
Gavin Brindley, Michiganalign=center FDylan Duke, Michigan
Rutger McGroarty, Michiganalign=center FRhett Pitlick, Minnesota
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesotaalign=center FLandon Slaggert, Notre Dame
  Position  
Trey Augustine, Michigan Statealign=center G
Artyom Levshunov, Michigan Statealign=center D
Sam Rinzel, Minnesotaalign=center D
Aiden Fink, Penn Statealign=center F
Oliver Moore, Minnesotaalign=center F
Garrett Schifsky, Michiganalign=center F
[12]
Trey Augustine, Michigan Statealign=center G
Seamus Casey, Michiganalign=center D
Nash Nienhuis, Michigan Statealign=center D
Gavin Brindley, Michiganalign=center F
Rutger McGroarty, Michiganalign=center F
Daniel Russell, Michigan Statealign=center F

2024 NHL Entry Draft

See main article: 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

1 2 Michigan State Chicago Blackhawks
1 21 † Michigan Montreal Canadiens
1 28 † Michigan Calgary Flames
2 39 † Michigan Ottawa Senators
3 71 † Minnesota Buffalo Sabres
4 108 † Wisconsin Buffalo Sabres
4 112 † Minnesota Ottawa Senators
4 114 † Notre Dame Washington Capitals
4 117 † Wisconsin Ottawa Senators
5 144 † Minnesota Detroit Red Wings
5 148 † Ohio State Detroit Red Wings
6 172 Michigan State Buffalo Sabres
7 197 † Michigan State Vegas Golden Knights
7 203 † Michigan State Detroit Red Wings
7 213 † Minnesota Nashville Predators
7 215 † Michigan Colorado Avalanche
† incoming freshman[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisconsin fires Tony Granato as Badgers men's hockey coach . ESPN.com . March 6, 2023 . August 23, 2023.
  2. Web site: Tony Granato fired as Wisconsin men's hockey coach. AD Chris McIntosh wants program consistently at championship level . . Mark . Stewart . March 7, 2023 . August 23, 2023.
  3. Web site: Wisconsin names Mike Hastings as new men's hockey coach . ESPN.com . March 30, 2023 . August 23, 2023.
  4. Web site: New Wisconsin men's hockey coach Mike Hastings brings a 'virtually unmatched' record to Badgers . . Mark . Stewart . March 30, 2023 . August 23, 2023.
  5. News: 2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics . Big Ten . March 7, 2023.
  6. News: 2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Goaltending Statistics . Big Ten Conference . March 7, 2024.
  7. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
  8. Web site: USA Today Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
  9. Web site: Men's Division I PairWise Rankings . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
  10. News: Top 25 men’s college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023-24 season . USCHO.com . April 12, 2024 . April 12, 2024.
  11. Web site: Big Ten Conference Announces Hockey Postseason Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20240319162317/https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/14/mens-ice-hockey-big-ten-conference-announces-hockey-postseason-awards.aspx . dead . March 19, 2024 . BigTen.org . . March 19, 2024 . March 19, 2024.
  12. Web site: 2024 Big Ten Hockey Tournament All-Tournament Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20240324040233/https://bigten.org/documents/2024/3/23//All_Tournament_Team.pdf?id=9888 . dead . March 24, 2024 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . March 23, 2024 . March 23, 2024.
  13. News: NCAA player rankings, selections in 2024 NHL Draft . USCHO.com . June 29, 2024.

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