Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Hockey Championship | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium |
Xcel Energy Center Joe Louis Arena |
| Current location |
Saint Paul, Minnesota Detroit, Michigan |
| Last contest | 2016 |
| Current champion | Michigan |
| Most championships | Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin (1) |
| TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network |
| Official 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. For the first four tournaments hosting duties are split between the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota (2014 and 2016) and Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan (2015 and 2017).[1]
Format
2014–present
All six Big Ten teams participate in the single-elimination tournament, which is held over three days at one host site.[2] Teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 6 according to the final regular season conference standings. In the quarterfinals on Thursday, No. 3 plays No. 6 and No. 4 plays No. 5. On Friday, No. 2 plays the winner of the first game and No. 1 plays the winner of the second game (the teams are not reseeded). The two semifinal winners play each other on Saturday in the final.[3]
Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions
| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Venue | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wisconsin | Eaves, MikeMike Eaves | Ohio State | Rohlik, SteveSteve Rohlik | 5–4 (OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center | [4] |
| 2015 | Minnesota | Lucia, DonDon Lucia | Michigan | Berenson, RedRed Berenson | 4–2 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | [5] |
| 2016 | Michigan | Berenson, RedRed Berenson | Minnesota | Lucia, DonDon Lucia | 5–3 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center | [6] |
Championship appearances
By school
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By coach
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References
- ↑ "Big Ten announces tournament sites" (Press release). Park Ridge, Illinois: NCAA. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Big Ten Announces Conference Schedule for Inaugural Season of Men's Ice Hockey" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ Jovenitti, Tony; Jashvina Shah (19 March 2014). "Big Ten Tournament Preview". College Hockey News. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ↑ "Wisconsin Wins Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament" (Press release). Saint Paul, Minnesota: Big Ten Conference. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Minnesota claims Big Ten Tournament title" (Press release). Detroit, Michigan: Big Ten Conference. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ↑ Merriman, Sean (March 19, 2016). "Michigan defeats Minnesota in championship game". Saint Paul, Minnesota: Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2016.