2024 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament

The 2024 Big Ten Conference men's ice hockey tournament was the tenth tournament in conference history. It was played between March 8 and March 23, 2024, on-campus locations. As the tournament winner, Michigan State earned the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

Format

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The tournament featured a format with all games taking place on the campus of the higher-seeded teams. The tournament will open with three best-of-three quarterfinal series, as the second, third and fourth-seeded teams each hosting a series. The top-seeded team will have a bye to the single-elimination semifinals. The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals will host the championship game.[1]

Conference standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Michigan State †* 24 16 6 2 0 1 1 52 92 69 38 25 10 3 147 117
#11 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 39 23 11 5 135 100
#4 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

Bracket

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Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

Quarterfinals
March 8–10[2]
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.

Results

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Quarterfinals

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(2) Wisconsin vs. (7) Ohio State

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March 8 Ohio State 3 – 1 Wisconsin Kohl Center Recap  
Brent Johnson – (Danny Dzhaniyev, Dylan Lugris) – 9:08 First period 11:40 – William Whitelaw – (Zach Schulz, Christian Fitzgerald)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Max Montes – (Brent Johnson, Damien Carfagna)pp – 2:21
Max Montes – (Michael Gildon, Stephen Halliday)en – 18:13
Third period No scoring
Logan Terness (28 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Kyle McClellan (21 saves / 23 shots)
March 9 Ohio State 2 – 4 Wisconsin Kohl Center Recap  
Thomas Weis – (Brent Johnson, Johnson, Max Montes)pp – 19:00 First period 13:07 – pp – Christian Fitzgerald – (David Silye, Cruz Lucius)
No scoring Second period 3:52 – David Silye – (Cruz Lucius, Daniel Laatsch)
7:02 – pp – Anthony Kehrer – (Owen Mehlenbacher, Simon Tassy)
Patrick Guzzo – (Unassisted) – 9:47 Third period 17:44 – en – Cruz Lucius – (Simon Tassy)
Logan Terness (33 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Kyle McClellan (37 saves / 39 shots)
March 10 Ohio State 3 – 1 Wisconsin Kohl Center Recap
Ohio State won series 2–1


(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Penn State

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March 8 Penn State 1 – 5 Minnesota 3M Arena at Mariucci Recap  
Jacques Bouquot – (Danny Dzhaniyev, Dylan Lugris) – 10:56 First period 7:21 – Sam Rinzel(Unassisted)
No scoring Second period 14:21 – Jimmy Snuggerud(Jaxon Nelson, Mason Nevers)
No scoring Third period 2:18 – Aaron Huglen – (Carl Fish, Brody Lamb)
10:43 – Rhett Pitlick – (Cal Thomas, Luke Mittelstadt)
16:59 – en – Rhett Pitlick – (Carl Fish, Justen Close)
Liam Souliere (22 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Justen Close (20 saves / 21 shots)
March 9 Penn State 2 – 3 Minnesota 3M Arena at Mariucci Recap  
No scoring First period 1:38 – Jaxon Nelson – (Mike Koster, Jimmy Snuggerud)
13:10 – pp – Jaxon Nelson – (Luke Mittelstadt, Oliver Moore)
Jimmy Dowd, Jr. – (Jacques Bouquot, Danny Dzhaniyev) – 8:59
Matt DiMarsico – (Aiden Fink, Reese Laubach) – 12:53
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:52 – Aaron Huglen – (Brody Lamb)
Liam Souliere (21 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Justen Close (46 saves / 48 shots)
Minnesota won series 2–0


(4) Michigan vs. (5) Notre Dame

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March 8 Notre Dame 4 – 5 Michigan Yost Ice Arena Recap  
Landon Slaggert – (Drew Bavaro, Patrick Moynihan) – 5:33 First period 11:11 – pp – Nick Moldenhauer – (Garrett Schifsky, Seamus Casey)
12:41 – Rutger McGroarty(Garrett Schifsky, Gavin Brindley)
Drew Bavaro – (Hunter Strand, Maddox Fleming)pp – 12:42
Patrick Moynihan – (Cole Knuble) – 15:02
Drew Bavaro – (Jayden Davis) – 16:00
Second period 17:04 – Garrett Schifsky – (Jacob Truscott, Seamus Casey)
No scoring Third period 0:11 – pp – T.J. Hughes – (Seamus Casey, Gavin Brindley)
3:04 – pp – Rutger McGroarty – (Seamus Casey, T.J. Hughes)
Ryan Bischel (34 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Jake Barczewski (20 saves / 24 shots)
March 9 Notre Dame 3 – 4 Michigan Yost Ice Arena Recap  
Drew Bavaro – (Patrick Moynihan) – 8:05 First period 12:09 – pp – T.J. Hughes – (Seamus Casey, Rutger McGroarty)
19:50 – T.J. Hughes – (Rutger McGroarty, Gavin Brindley)
Landon Slaggert – (Patrick Moynihan, Ryan Siedem)pp – 7:01
Patrick Moynihan – (Landon Slaggert, Ryan Siedem) – 9:27
Second period 11:57 – Dylan Duke(Josh Eernisse, Frank Nazar)
No scoring Third period 3:54 – Gavin Brindley – (Tyler Duke, Rutger McGroarty)
Ryan Bischel (32 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Jake Barczewski (25 saves / 28 shots)
Michigan won series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) Michigan State vs. (7) Ohio State

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March 16 Ohio State 1 – 2 Michigan State Munn Ice Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 1:23 – Daniel Russell – (Karsen Dorwart, Isaac Howard)
Max Montes – (Thomas Weis, Jake Dunlap) – 2:16 Third period 2:03 – Nash Nienhuis – (Tanner Kelly)
Logan Terness (36 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Trey Augustine (37 saves / 38 shots)


(3) Minnesota vs. (4) Michigan

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March 16 Michigan 2 – 1 Minnesota 3M Arena at Mariucci Recap  
Kienan Draper – (Chase Pletzke, Seamus Casey) – 3:12 First period No scoring
Gavin Brindley(Marshall Warrenn, Rutger McGroarty) – 18:36 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:31 – Jimmy Snuggerud(Ryan Chesley, Luke Mittelstadt)
Jake Barczewski (23 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Justen Close (29 saves / 31 shots)


Championship

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(4) Michigan vs. (1) Michigan State

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March 23 Michigan 4 – 5 OT Michigan State Munn Ice Arena Recap  
Frank Nazar(Josh Eernisse, Marshall Warren) – 0:58 First period 10:53 – Tanner Kelly – (Tiernan Shoudy)
Dylan Duke(Rutger McGroarty, Seamus Casey)pp – 12:50
Marshall Warren – (Philippe Lapointe, Nick Moldenhauer)
Second period 10:48 – Daniel Russell – (Isaac Howard, Nash Nienhuis)
18:41 – Jeremy Davidson – (Nicolas Muller, Artyom Levshunov)
19:59 – Matt Basgall – (Tiernan Shoudy, Patrick Geary)
Frank Nazar – (Dylan Duke, Ethan Edwards) – 2:54 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 13:47 – Patrick Geary – (Reed Lebster, Nicolas Muller)
Jake Barczewski (30 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Trey Augustine (33 saves / 37 shots)


Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bracket Announced for 2024 Big Ten Hockey Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 2, 2024. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Big Ten Hockey Tournament All-Tournament Team" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 23, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.