Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament explained

Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference hockey championship
Sport:Ice hockey
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Number Of Teams:7
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Most Recent:2024
Current Champion:Michigan State
Most Championships:Michigan (3)
Television:Big Ten Network
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.

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–Present

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]

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]

Members

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

1817Public44,718
1855Public55,543
1851Public48,231
1842Private12,292
1870Public59,873
1855Public46,606
1848Public43,820

Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions

See main article: List of Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament champions.

5–4 (OT) [8]
4–2 [9]
5–3 [10]
2–1 (2OT) [11]
3–2 (OT) [12]
3–2 [13]
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [14]
6–4 [15]
4–3 [16]
4–3 [17]
5–4 (OT) [18]

Championship records

By school

1 Michigan 3–2
2 Notre Dame 2–0
3 Michigan State 1–0
4 Penn State 1-1
5 Minnesota 2–3
6 Wisconsin 1–2
7 Ohio State 0–2

By coach

1 Jeff Jackson 2–0
T2 Mike Eaves 1–0
T2 Adam Nightingale 1–0
T2 Mel Pearson 1–0
T3 Red Berenson 1–1
T3 Guy Gadowski 1–1
T3 Don Lucia 1–1
T3 Brandon Naurato 1–1
4 Bob Motzko 1–2
T5 Tony Granato 0–2
T5 Steve Rohlik 0–2

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Big Ten announces tournament sites . Park Ridge, Illinois . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130727092241/http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2012-04-19/big-ten-announces-tournament-sites . July 27, 2013 . April 19, 2012 . March 29, 2014.
  2. . Big Ten Announces Conference Schedule for Inaugural Season of Men's Ice Hockey . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130609050947/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/050813aaa.html . June 9, 2013 . May 8, 2013 . March 29, 2014 . dead .
  3. News: Jovenitti. Tony. Big Ten Tournament Preview. https://web.archive.org/web/20140329015042/http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2014/03/19_big_ten_tournament_preview.php. 29 March 2014. 25 March 2014. College Hockey News. 19 March 2014. Jashvina Shah.
  4. Web site: Big Ten Announces Conference Schedule for 2017-18 Hockey Season. May 4, 2017. Big Ten Conference. 21 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630003729/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/050417aaa.html. 30 June 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Big Ten Officially Approves On-Campus Playoffs. Dilks. Chris. September 30, 2016. SB Nation. 20 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Big Ten hockey in process of approving new on-campus playoff format. Gonzalez. Jason. May 20, 2016. Star Tribune. 20 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting. https://web.archive.org/web/20200314133943/https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/12/big-ten-statement.aspx. dead. March 14, 2020. Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2020. April 19, 2020.
  8. . Wisconsin Wins Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . Saint Paul, Minnesota . Big Ten Conference . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329015648/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032214aab.html . March 29, 2014 . March 22, 2014 . March 29, 2014.
  9. . Minnesota claims Big Ten Tournament title . Detroit, Michigan . Big Ten Conference . March 21, 2015 . March 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150325081201/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032115aab.html . March 25, 2015 . dead .
  10. Web site: Michigan defeats Minnesota in championship game . Saint Paul, Minnesota. Sean. Merriman. Big Ten Conference . March 19, 2016 . March 19, 2016.
  11. Web site: Penn State Wins Hockey Tourney In 2OT . Detroit, Michigan . Big Ten Conference . March 19, 2017 . March 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170321143136/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031917aaa.html . March 21, 2017 . dead .
  12. Web site: Morrison's Overtime Goal Gives Irish B1G Tourney Title . Notre Dame, Indiana . Big Ten Conference . March 17, 2018 . March 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151251/http://www.und.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/031818aaa.html . March 19, 2018 . dead .
  13. Web site: Irish Capture Second Straight B1G Crown; Fourth Straight NCAA Bid . Notre Dame, Indiana. Big Ten Conference . March 23, 2019 . March 24, 2019.
  14. Web site: Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting. https://web.archive.org/web/20200314133943/https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/12/big-ten-statement.aspx. dead. March 14, 2020. Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2020. April 19, 2020.
  15. Web site: Gophers Take Down Badgers, Win B1G Tournament Championship . gophersports.com . March 16, 2021 . March 16, 2021.
  16. Web site: Michigan Scores Four Straight to Win Second B1G Tournament Championship . . MGoBlue.com . Kristy . McNeil . March 19, 2022 . March 19, 2022.
  17. Web site: Mich-AGAIN! U-M Wins Second-Straight Big Ten Tournament Title . . MGoBlue.com . Kristy . McNeil . March 18, 2023 . March 18, 2023.
  18. Web site: Michigan State Wins the Big Ten Hockey Tournament . https://web.archive.org/web/20240324045902/https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/23/mens-ice-hockey-michigan-state-wins-the-big-ten-hockey-tournament.aspx . dead . March 24, 2024 . . BigTen.org . March 23, 2024 . March 23, 2024.

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