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2023–24 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season
The 2023–24 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season will be the 34th season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and will take place during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season is set to begin on October 7, 2023 and conclude on March 7, 2024.
| 2023–24 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Duration | October 7, 2023– March 23, 2024 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Michigan State |
| Season MVP | Gavin Brindley |
| Top scorer | Gavin Brindley |
| Big Ten Tournament | |
| Tournament champions | Michigan State |
| Runners-up | Michigan |
| Tournament MVP | Trey Augustine |
| Top scorer | Seamus Casey Rutger McGroarty |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| Bids | 4 |
| Team(s) | Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Wisconsin |
| Big Ten Conference ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
Head coaches edit
Coaching changes edit
Wisconsin edit
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 edit
| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Big Ten record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | Brandon Naurato | 2 | 26–12–3 | 12–10–2 |
| Michigan State | Adam Nightingale | 2 | 18–18–2 | 10–12–2 |
| Minnesota | Bob Motzko | 6 | 113–60–12 | 73–34–11 |
| Notre Dame | Jeff Jackson | 19 | 392–247–71 | 76–53–13 |
| Ohio State | Steve Rohlik | 11 | 183–143–39 | 90–87–20 |
| Penn State | Guy Gadowsky | 13 | 181–154–25 | 88–103–16 |
| Wisconsin | Mike Hastings | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Standings edit
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #4 Michigan State †* | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 92 | 69 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 147 | 117 | ||
| #9 Wisconsin | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 81 | 57 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 128 | 81 | ||
| #7 Minnesota | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 80 | 65 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 132 | 94 | ||
| #10 Michigan | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 85 | 77 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 169 | 125 | ||
| Notre Dame | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 66 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 101 | 98 | ||
| Penn State | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 62 | 92 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 113 | 130 | ||
| Ohio State | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 94 | 38 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 100 | 124 | ||
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 11, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-Conference record edit
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 edit
| Team | Atlantic Hockey | CCHA | ECAC Hockey | Hockey East | Independent | NCHC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–2–0 | 4–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 7–2–1 |
| Michigan State | 3–1–0 | 3–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 6–3–1 |
| Minnesota | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 |
| Notre Dame | 2–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 6–4–0 |
| Ohio State | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–1 | 8–0–2 |
| Penn State | 2–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 4–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 8–2–0 |
| Wisconsin | 1–0–0 | 5–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 8–2–0 |
| Overall | 12–3–0 | 14–0–1 | 5–1–0 | 4–6–0 | 10–2–1 | 5–3–3 | 50–15–5 |
Statistics edit
Leading scorers edit
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[5]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Brindley | Sophomore | Michigan | 23 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 16 |
| Rutger McGroarty | Sophomore | Michigan | 21 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 6 |
| Dylan Duke | Junior | Michigan | 24 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 16 |
| Rhett Pitlick | Junior | Minnesota | 23 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6 |
| Bryce Brodzinski | Graduate | Minnesota | 23 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 14 |
| Artyom Levshunov | Freshman | Michigan State | 24 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 34 |
| Frank Nazar | Sophomore | Michigan | 24 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 10 |
| Cruz Lucius | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 20 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4 |
| Isaac Howard | Sophomore | Michigan State | 24 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 |
| T. J. Hughes | Sophomore | Michigan | 24 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 27 |
| Karsen Dorwart | Sophomore | Michigan State | 24 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 |
Leading goaltenders edit
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]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle McLellan | Senior | Wisconsin | 23 | 1354:23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 2 | .923 | 2.30 |
| Ryan Bischel | Graduate | Notre Dame | 24 | 1434:34 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 59 | 1 | .931 | 2.47 |
| Justen Close | Senior | Minnesota | 24 | 1391:47 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 2 | .920 | 2.50 |
| Trey Augustine | Freshman | Michigan State | 24 | 1448:22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 3 | .922 | 2.73 |
| Jake Barczewski | Graduate | Michigan | 23 | 1340:54 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 64 | 1 | .911 | 2.86 |
Ranking edit
USCHO edit
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michigan State | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Notre Dame | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio State | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penn State | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1 and 13.[7]
USA Today edit
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michigan State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Notre Dame | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penn State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pairwise edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 25 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 36 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 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 | 8 |
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 edit
Teams are reseeded for the semifinals
| Quarterfinals March 8–10[10] | Semifinals March 16 | Championship March 23 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ohio State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan State | 5* | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 5 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime periods.
Awards edit
Big Ten edit
| Award | Recipient [11] | |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Gavin Brindley, Michigan | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State | |
| Goaltender of the Year | Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin | |
| Freshman of the Year | Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State | |
| Scoring Champion | Gavin Brindley, Michigan | |
| Coach of the Year | Adam Nightingale, Michigan State | |
| Tournament Most Outstanding Player | ||
| All-Big Ten Teams[11] | ||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin | G | Trey Augustine, Michigan State |
| Seamus Casey, Michigan | D | Scooter Brickey, Ohio State |
| Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State | D | Ryan Chesley, Minnesota |
| D | Sam Rinzel, Minnesota | |
| Gavin Brindley, Michigan | F | Dylan Duke, Michigan |
| Rutger McGroarty, Michigan | F | Rhett Pitlick, Minnesota |
| Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota | F | Landon Slaggert, Notre Dame |
| Freshman Team | Position | |
| Trey Augustine, Michigan State | G | |
| Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State | D | |
| Sam Rinzel, Minnesota | D | |
| Aiden Fink, Penn State | F | |
| Oliver Moore, Minnesota | F | |
| Garrett Schifsky, Michigan | F | |
References edit
- ^ "Wisconsin fires Tony Granato as Badgers men's hockey coach". ESPN.com. March 6, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Stewart, Mark (March 7, 2023). "Tony Granato fired as Wisconsin men's hockey coach. AD Chris McIntosh wants program consistently at championship level". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Wisconsin names Mike Hastings as new men's hockey coach". ESPN.com. March 30, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Stewart, Mark (March 30, 2023). "New Wisconsin men's hockey coach Mike Hastings brings a 'virtually unmatched' record to Badgers". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". Big Ten. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Goaltending Statistics". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Bracket Announced for 2024 Big Ten Hockey Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Big Ten Conference Announces Hockey Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
External links edit
- official website