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2015 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament

The 2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the second tournament in conference history played between March 19 and March 21, 2015 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[1] The winner of the tournament was the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who earned the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

2015 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 19–21, 2015
Teams6
Finals siteJoe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsMinnesota (1st title)
Winning coachDon Lucia (1st title)
MVPAdam Wilcox (Minnesota)
Big Ten men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Format edit

All six Big Ten teams participated in the tournament, which was a single-elimination format. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 6 according to the final regular season conference standings. In the quarterfinals, No. 3 played No. 6 and No. 4 played No. 5. In the semifinals, 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 in the Championship Game.

Conference standings edit

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Minnesota* 20 12 5 3 0 39 81 54 39 23 13 3 137 982
Michigan State 20 11 7 2 2 37 47 42 35 17 16 2 83 80
#20 Michigan 20 12 8 0 0 36 88 60 37 22 15 0 143 107
Penn State 20 10 9 1 0 31 62 66 37 18 15 4 119 113
Ohio State 20 8 11 1 0 26 56 71 36 14 19 3 98 117
Wisconsin 20 2 15 3 2 11 34 75 35 4 26 5 59 129
Championship: March 21, 2015
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 14, 2015

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals[2]
March 19
Semifinals
March 20
Championship
March 21
1 Minnesota 3
4 Penn State 1 5 Ohio State 0
5 Ohio State 3 1 Minnesota 4
3 Michigan 2
2 Michigan State 1
3 Michigan 5 3 Michigan 4
6 Wisconsin 1

Note: * denotes overtime periods.

Quarterfinals edit

All times are local (EST) (UTC−4).

(4) Penn State vs. (5) Ohio State edit

March 19 Penn State 1 – 3 Ohio State Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 8:01 - Nick Schilkey (10) - (Gust)
14:13 - Justin DaSilva (2) - (Fritz, Christofoli)
Max Gardiner (5) - (Olczyk) - 9:38 Second period 19:00 - David Gust (3) - (Jardine)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Eamon McAdam (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Christian Frey (31 saves / 32 shots)


(3) Michigan vs. (6) Wisconsin edit

March 19 Michigan 5 – 1 Wisconsin Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Zach Hyman (20) - (Larkin, Werenski) - PP - 14:45 First period No scoring
Andrew Sinelli (1) - (Nieves, Dancs) - 2:05
Zach Hyman (21) - (Martin, Larkin) - 4:48
Second period No scoring
Dylan Larkin (15) - (Sinelli, Selman) - 14:23
Justin Selman (11) - (Larkin, Hyman) - 17:39
Third period 9:14 - Jedd Soleway (7) - (Hughes)
Steve Racine (28 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Joel Rumpel (23 saves / 28 shots)


Semifinals edit

(1) Minnesota vs. (5) Ohio State edit

March 20 Minnesota 3 – 0 Ohio State Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Sam Warning (12) - (Boyd) - 7:51 Second period No scoring
Vinni Lettieri (9) - (Marshall, Cammarata) - 10:45
Travis Boyd (17) - (unassisted) - EN SH - 15:40
Third period No scoring
Adam Wilcox ( 39 saves / 39 shots ) Goalie stats Christian Frey ( 21 saves / 23 shots )


(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Michigan edit

March 20 Michigan State 1 – 4 Michigan Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 12:59 - PP - Michael Downing (6) - (Copp, Motte)
Matt Berry (12) - (MacEachern, Jacobs) - PP - 8:41 Second period 11:36 - J. T. Compher (12) - (Kile)
No scoring Third period 9:14 - Cristoval Nieves (7) - (Dancs, Motte)
13:40 - Alex Kile (12) - (Nieves)
Jake Hildebrand (45 saves / 49 shots) Goalie stats Steve Racine (26 saves / 27 shots)


Championship edit

(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Michigan edit

March 21 Minnesota 4 – 2 Michigan Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Travis Boyd (18) - (Rau, Cammarata) - PP - 2:30
Kyle Rau (20) - (Fasching, Bristedt) - 10:34
Second period 3:56 - PP - Zach Hyman (22) (unassisted)
6:14 - PP - Alex Kile (13) - (Nieves, Hyman)
Justin Kloos (13) - (Fasching, Bristedt) - PP - 9:29
Travis Boyd (19) (unassisted) - EN - 19:38
Third period No scoring
Adam Wilcox (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Steve Racine (28 saves / 31 shots)


Tournament awards edit

Most Outstanding Player edit

All-Tournament Team edit

References edit

  1. ^ . BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ . BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  3. ^ (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 22, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

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The 2015 Big Ten Conference Men s Ice Hockey Tournament was the second tournament in conference history played between March 19 and March 21 2015 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit Michigan 1 The winner of the tournament was the Minnesota Golden Gophers who earned the Big Ten s automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Men s Ice Hockey Tournament 2015 Big Ten men s ice hockey tournamentDatesMarch 19 21 2015Teams6Finals siteJoe Louis ArenaDetroit MichiganChampionsMinnesota 1st title Winning coachDon Lucia 1st title MVPAdam Wilcox Minnesota Big Ten men s Ice Hockey Tournaments 20142016 Contents 1 Format 1 1 Conference standings 2 Bracket 2 1 Quarterfinals 2 1 1 4 Penn State vs 5 Ohio State 2 1 2 3 Michigan vs 6 Wisconsin 2 2 Semifinals 2 2 1 1 Minnesota vs 5 Ohio State 2 2 2 2 Michigan State vs 3 Michigan 2 3 Championship 2 3 1 1 Minnesota vs 3 Michigan 2 4 Tournament awards 2 4 1 Most Outstanding Player 2 4 2 All Tournament Team 3 References 4 External linksFormat editAll six Big Ten teams participated in the tournament which was a single elimination format Teams were seeded No 1 through No 6 according to the final regular season conference standings In the quarterfinals No 3 played No 6 and No 4 played No 5 In the semifinals 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 in the Championship Game Conference standings edit Note GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties PTS Points GF Goals For GA Goals Against 2014 15 Big Ten ice hockey standingsvteConference record Overall recordGP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA 12 Minnesota 20 12 5 3 0 39 81 54 39 23 13 3 137 982Michigan State 20 11 7 2 2 37 47 42 35 17 16 2 83 80 20 Michigan 20 12 8 0 0 36 88 60 37 22 15 0 143 107Penn State 20 10 9 1 0 31 62 66 37 18 15 4 119 113Ohio State 20 8 11 1 0 26 56 71 36 14 19 3 98 117Wisconsin 20 2 15 3 2 11 34 75 35 4 26 5 59 129Championship March 21 2015 indicates conference 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Sinelli Selman 14 23Justin Selman 11 Larkin Hyman 17 39 Third period 9 14 Jedd Soleway 7 Hughes Steve Racine 28 saves 29 shots Goalie stats Joel Rumpel 23 saves 28 shots Semifinals edit 1 Minnesota vs 5 Ohio State edit March 20 Minnesota 3 0 Ohio State Joe Louis Arena Recap No scoring First period No scoringSam Warning 12 Boyd 7 51 Second period No scoringVinni Lettieri 9 Marshall Cammarata 10 45Travis Boyd 17 unassisted EN SH 15 40 Third period No scoringAdam Wilcox 39 saves 39 shots Goalie stats Christian Frey 21 saves 23 shots 2 Michigan State vs 3 Michigan edit March 20 Michigan State 1 4 Michigan Joe Louis Arena Recap No scoring First period 12 59 PP Michael Downing 6 Copp Motte Matt Berry 12 MacEachern Jacobs PP 8 41 Second period 11 36 J T Compher 12 Kile No scoring Third period 9 14 Cristoval Nieves 7 Dancs Motte 13 40 Alex Kile 12 Nieves Jake Hildebrand 45 saves 49 shots Goalie stats Steve Racine 26 saves 27 shots Championship edit 1 Minnesota vs 3 Michigan edit March 21 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