2021β22 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season | |
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Season | 2021β22 |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Division | Division I |
Sport | ice hockey |
Duration | October 2, 2021β April 7, 2022 |
Number of teams | 7 |
2022 NHL Entry Draft | |
Top draft pick | David Gucciardi |
Picked by | Washington Capitals |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Minnesota |
Season MVP | Ben Meyers |
Top scorer | Matty Beniers |
Big Ten tournament | |
Tournament champions | Michigan |
Runners-up | Minnesota |
Tournament MVP | Erik Portillo |
Top scorer | Nick Blankenburg (6) |
NCAA tournament | |
Bids | 3 |
Record | 5β3 |
Best Finish | National semifinal |
Team(s) |
Michigan, Minnesota |
Big Ten Conference ice hockey seasons « 2020β21 2022β23 » |
The 2021β22 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season was the 32nd season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and will take place during the 2021β22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season is set to begin on October 2, 2021, and conclude on February 26, 2022. [1] The conference tournament is scheduled to begin in early March, 2022.
Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Big Ten record |
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Michigan | Mel Pearson | 5 | 68β55β15 | 41β39β10 |
Michigan State | Danton Cole | 5 | 46β78β11 | 30β55β9 |
Minnesota | Bob Motzko | 4 | 58β37β11 | 36β24β10 |
Notre Dame | Jeff Jackson | 17 | 348β219β66 | 49β36β9 |
Ohio State | Steve Rohlik | 9 | 140β114β34 | 66β67β17 |
Penn State | Guy Gadowsky | 11 | 155β132β23 | 72β83β14 |
Wisconsin | Tony Granato | 6 | 82β82β13 | 53β52β11 |
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
#5 Minnesota β | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 90 | 50 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 138 | 91 | ||
#2 Michigan * | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 91 | 59 | 42 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 167 | 94 | ||
#9 Notre Dame | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 122 | 75 | ||
#16 Ohio State | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 76 | 59 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 125 | 87 | ||
Penn State | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 63 | 92 | 38 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 117 | 122 | ||
Wisconsin | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 53 | 96 | 37 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 76 | 132 | ||
Michigan State | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 87 | 36 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 76 | 119 | ||
Championship: March 19, 2022 β indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 7, 2022 |
Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids. Those 10 teams are determined based upon the PairWise rankings. The rankings take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results. The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.
As a conference, the Big Ten had a tremendous non-conference season. Only one of the seven league members (Wisconsin) had a losing record in non-league games. Four teams had at least an 80% winning percentage. On the whole, only one conference possessed a winning record against the Big Ten (NCHC), however, they did so by only one victory.
Team | Atlantic Hockey | CCHA | ECAC Hockey | Hockey East | Independent | NCHC | Total |
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Michigan | 2β0β0 | 3β0β1 | 0β0β0 | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 2β1β0 | 9β1β1 |
Michigan State | 1β1β0 | 3β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 0β1β1 | 0β0β0 | 2β1β0 | 6β3β1 |
Minnesota | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 1β1β0 | 2β4β0 | 5β5β0 |
Notre Dame | 4β2β0 | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 1β0β0 | 1β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 8β2β0 |
Ohio State | 2β2β0 | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 2β0β0 | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 8β2β0 |
Penn State | 3β1β0 | 2β0β0 | 1β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 2β0β0 | 1β0β0 | 9β1β0 |
Wisconsin | 2β0β0 | 0β2β0 | 1β1β1 | 0β0β1 | 0β0β0 | 0β2β0 | 3β5β1 |
Overall | 16β6β0 | 12β2β1 | 2β1β1 | 5β1β2 | 6β1β0 | 7β8β0 | 48β19β4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes [2]
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Matty Beniers | Sophomore | Michigan | 20 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 |
Ben Meyers | Junior | Minnesota | 19 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4 |
Luke Hughes | Freshman | Michigan | 24 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 10 |
Jackson LaCombe | Junior | Minnesota | 24 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 6 |
Matthew Knies | Freshman | Minnesota | 18 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 |
Georgii Merkulov | Freshman | Ohio State | 23 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 |
Mackie Samoskevich | Freshman | Michigan | 24 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
Jake Wise | Senior | Ohio State | 24 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 |
Owen Power | Sophomore | Michigan | 16 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 |
Thomas Bordeleau | Sophomore | Michigan | 22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 14 |
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
[3]
Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Justen Close | Junior | Minnesota | 15 | 750 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | .938 | 1.68 |
Matthew Galajda | Graduate | Notre Dame | 14 | 728 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | .926 | 2.06 |
Erik Portillo | Sophomore | Michigan | 24 | 1403 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 2 | .924 | 2.31 |
Ryan Bischel | Junior | Notre Dame | 16 | 716 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | .921 | 2.34 |
Jakub DobeΕ‘ | Freshman | Ohio State | 24 | 1299 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 1 | .928 | 2.45 |
Quarterfinals March 4β6 [4] | Semifinals March 12 | Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | β | ||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | β | ||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 1 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime periods. Note: * denotes overtime periods.
March 25, 2022 3:00 PM | (1) Michigan | 5 β 3 (2β1, 3β1, 0β1) | (4) American International |
PPL Center Attendance: 2,155 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erik Portillo | Goalies | Alec Calvaruso | Referees: Cameron Lynch Brad LeBlanc Linesmen: Patrick Dapuzzo Steve Drain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 32 |
March 25, 2022 6:00 PM | (2) Minnesota | 4 β 3 (OT) (1β2, 1β1, 1β0, 1β0) | (3) Massachusetts |
DCU Center Attendance: 6,002 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justen Close | Goalies | Matt Murray | Referees: Ryan Hersey Nick Krebsbach Linesmen: John Grandt Tyler Liffrig | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 23 |
March 24, 2022 6:00 PM | (2) North Dakota | 1 β 2 (OT) (1β0, 0β1, 0β0, 0β1) | (3) Notre Dame |
MVP Arena Attendance: 2,345 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Zach Driscoll | Goalies | Matthew Galajda | Referees: Geno Binda Jr. Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Bill Kingdon | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
24 | Shots | 25 |
March 27, 2022 6:30 PM | (1) Michigan | 7 β 4 (2β0, 2β0, 3β4) | (2) Quinnipiac |
PPL Center Attendance: 3,256 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erik Portillo | Goalies |
Yaniv Perets out 40:00 Dylan St. Cyr in 40:00 | Referees: Geoff Miller Steve Rouillard Linesmen: Jeff McCorkle Kyle Richetelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 34 |
March 27, 2022 4:00 PM | (1) Western Michigan | 0 β 3 (0β1, 0β0, 0β2) | (2) Minnesota |
DCU Center Attendance: 2,848 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Brandon Bussi | Goalies | Justen Close | Referees: Joe Carusone C.J. Hanfin Linesmen: Brian Oliver Ryan Knapp | ||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
24 | Shots | 26 |
March 26, 2022 6:30 PM | (1) Minnesota State | 1 β 0 (1β0, 0β0, 0β0) | (3) Notre Dame |
MVP Arena Attendance: 3,449 |
Game reference | |||||
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Dryden McKay | Goalies | Matthew Galajda | Referees: Geno Bindo Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Bill Kingdon | ||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||
33 | Shots | 23 |
April 7, 2022 5:00 PM | (MW1) Michigan | 2 β 3 (OT) (0β1, 1β0, 1β1, 0β1) | (W1) Denver |
TD Garden Attendance: 17,850 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Erik Portillo | Goalies | Magnus Chrona | Referees: Joe Carusone CJ Hanafin Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 33 |
April 7, 2022 8:30 PM | (E1) Minnesota State | 5 β 1 (0β1, 2β0, 3β0) | (NE2) Minnesota |
TD Garden Attendance: 17,850 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dryden McKay | Goalies | Justen Close | Referees: Ryan Sweeney Michael Schubert Linesmen: Anthony Valle Shane Kanaly | |||||||||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 17 |
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 | Final |
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Michigan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Michigan State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Notre Dame | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Ohio State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Penn State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 16 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Wisconsin | 11 | 13 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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 | Final |
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Michigan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Michigan State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Notre Dame | NR | NR | NR | 12 | NR | NR | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Ohio State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Penn State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Wisconsin | 12 | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Final |
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Michigan | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Michigan State | 14 | 37 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 35 |
Minnesota | 14 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Notre Dame | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Ohio State | 14 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Penn State | 4 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wisconsin | 14 | 49 | 9 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 37 |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results. [7]
AHCA All-American Teams [8] | ||
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West First Team | Position | Team |
Matty Beniers | F | Michigan |
West Second Team | Position | Team |
Luke Hughes | D | Michigan |
Owen Power | D | Michigan |
Ben Meyers | F | Minnesota |
Round | Pick | Player | College | NHL team |
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1 | 3 | Logan Cooleyβ | Minnesota | Arizona Coyotes |
1 | 13 | Frank Nazarβ | Michigan | Chicago Blackhawks |
1 | 14 | Rutger McGroartyβ | Michigan | Winnipeg Jets |
1 | 23 | Jimmy Snuggerudβ | Minnesota | St. Louis Blues |
1 | 25 | Sam Rinzelβ | Minnesota | Chicago Blackhawks |
2 | 37 | Ryan Chesleyβ | Minnesota | Washington Capitals |
2 | 46 | Seamus Caseyβ | Michigan | New Jersey Devils |
3 | 78 | Quinn Finleyβ | Wisconsin | New York Islanders |
4 | 100 | Tyson Jugnauthβ | Wisconsin | Seattle Kraken |
4 | 104 | Stephen Hallidayβ | Ohio State | Ottawa Senators |
4 | 124 | Cruz Luciusβ | Wisconsin | Carolina Hurricanes |
6 | 180 | Jack Sparkesβ | Michigan State | Los Angeles Kings |
6 | 192 | Connor Kurthβ | Minnesota | Tampa Bay Lightning |
7 | 201 | Owen Mehlenbacherβ | Wisconsin | Detroit Red Wings |
7 | 212 | Brennan Aliβ | Notre Dame | Detroit Red Wings |
7 | 213 | David Gucciardi | Michigan State | Washington Capitals |
β incoming freshman [10]
2021β22 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season | |
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Season | 2021β22 |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Division | Division I |
Sport | ice hockey |
Duration | October 2, 2021β April 7, 2022 |
Number of teams | 7 |
2022 NHL Entry Draft | |
Top draft pick | David Gucciardi |
Picked by | Washington Capitals |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Minnesota |
Season MVP | Ben Meyers |
Top scorer | Matty Beniers |
Big Ten tournament | |
Tournament champions | Michigan |
Runners-up | Minnesota |
Tournament MVP | Erik Portillo |
Top scorer | Nick Blankenburg (6) |
NCAA tournament | |
Bids | 3 |
Record | 5β3 |
Best Finish | National semifinal |
Team(s) |
Michigan, Minnesota |
Big Ten Conference ice hockey seasons « 2020β21 2022β23 » |
The 2021β22 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season was the 32nd season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and will take place during the 2021β22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season is set to begin on October 2, 2021, and conclude on February 26, 2022. [1] The conference tournament is scheduled to begin in early March, 2022.
Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Big Ten record |
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Michigan | Mel Pearson | 5 | 68β55β15 | 41β39β10 |
Michigan State | Danton Cole | 5 | 46β78β11 | 30β55β9 |
Minnesota | Bob Motzko | 4 | 58β37β11 | 36β24β10 |
Notre Dame | Jeff Jackson | 17 | 348β219β66 | 49β36β9 |
Ohio State | Steve Rohlik | 9 | 140β114β34 | 66β67β17 |
Penn State | Guy Gadowsky | 11 | 155β132β23 | 72β83β14 |
Wisconsin | Tony Granato | 6 | 82β82β13 | 53β52β11 |
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
#5 Minnesota β | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 90 | 50 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 138 | 91 | ||
#2 Michigan * | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 91 | 59 | 42 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 167 | 94 | ||
#9 Notre Dame | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 122 | 75 | ||
#16 Ohio State | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 76 | 59 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 125 | 87 | ||
Penn State | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 63 | 92 | 38 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 117 | 122 | ||
Wisconsin | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 53 | 96 | 37 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 76 | 132 | ||
Michigan State | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 87 | 36 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 76 | 119 | ||
Championship: March 19, 2022 β indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 7, 2022 |
Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids. Those 10 teams are determined based upon the PairWise rankings. The rankings take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results. The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.
As a conference, the Big Ten had a tremendous non-conference season. Only one of the seven league members (Wisconsin) had a losing record in non-league games. Four teams had at least an 80% winning percentage. On the whole, only one conference possessed a winning record against the Big Ten (NCHC), however, they did so by only one victory.
Team | Atlantic Hockey | CCHA | ECAC Hockey | Hockey East | Independent | NCHC | Total |
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Michigan | 2β0β0 | 3β0β1 | 0β0β0 | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 2β1β0 | 9β1β1 |
Michigan State | 1β1β0 | 3β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 0β1β1 | 0β0β0 | 2β1β0 | 6β3β1 |
Minnesota | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 1β1β0 | 2β4β0 | 5β5β0 |
Notre Dame | 4β2β0 | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 1β0β0 | 1β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 8β2β0 |
Ohio State | 2β2β0 | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 2β0β0 | 2β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 8β2β0 |
Penn State | 3β1β0 | 2β0β0 | 1β0β0 | 0β0β0 | 2β0β0 | 1β0β0 | 9β1β0 |
Wisconsin | 2β0β0 | 0β2β0 | 1β1β1 | 0β0β1 | 0β0β0 | 0β2β0 | 3β5β1 |
Overall | 16β6β0 | 12β2β1 | 2β1β1 | 5β1β2 | 6β1β0 | 7β8β0 | 48β19β4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes [2]
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matty Beniers | Sophomore | Michigan | 20 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 |
Ben Meyers | Junior | Minnesota | 19 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4 |
Luke Hughes | Freshman | Michigan | 24 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 10 |
Jackson LaCombe | Junior | Minnesota | 24 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 6 |
Matthew Knies | Freshman | Minnesota | 18 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 |
Georgii Merkulov | Freshman | Ohio State | 23 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 |
Mackie Samoskevich | Freshman | Michigan | 24 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
Jake Wise | Senior | Ohio State | 24 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 |
Owen Power | Sophomore | Michigan | 16 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 |
Thomas Bordeleau | Sophomore | Michigan | 22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 14 |
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
[3]
Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Justen Close | Junior | Minnesota | 15 | 750 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | .938 | 1.68 |
Matthew Galajda | Graduate | Notre Dame | 14 | 728 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | .926 | 2.06 |
Erik Portillo | Sophomore | Michigan | 24 | 1403 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 2 | .924 | 2.31 |
Ryan Bischel | Junior | Notre Dame | 16 | 716 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | .921 | 2.34 |
Jakub DobeΕ‘ | Freshman | Ohio State | 24 | 1299 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 1 | .928 | 2.45 |
Quarterfinals March 4β6 [4] | Semifinals March 12 | Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | β | ||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | β | ||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 1 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime periods. Note: * denotes overtime periods.
March 25, 2022 3:00 PM | (1) Michigan | 5 β 3 (2β1, 3β1, 0β1) | (4) American International |
PPL Center Attendance: 2,155 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erik Portillo | Goalies | Alec Calvaruso | Referees: Cameron Lynch Brad LeBlanc Linesmen: Patrick Dapuzzo Steve Drain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 32 |
March 25, 2022 6:00 PM | (2) Minnesota | 4 β 3 (OT) (1β2, 1β1, 1β0, 1β0) | (3) Massachusetts |
DCU Center Attendance: 6,002 |
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Justen Close | Goalies | Matt Murray | Referees: Ryan Hersey Nick Krebsbach Linesmen: John Grandt Tyler Liffrig | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 23 |
March 24, 2022 6:00 PM | (2) North Dakota | 1 β 2 (OT) (1β0, 0β1, 0β0, 0β1) | (3) Notre Dame |
MVP Arena Attendance: 2,345 |
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Zach Driscoll | Goalies | Matthew Galajda | Referees: Geno Binda Jr. Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Bill Kingdon | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
24 | Shots | 25 |
March 27, 2022 6:30 PM | (1) Michigan | 7 β 4 (2β0, 2β0, 3β4) | (2) Quinnipiac |
PPL Center Attendance: 3,256 |
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Erik Portillo | Goalies |
Yaniv Perets out 40:00 Dylan St. Cyr in 40:00 | Referees: Geoff Miller Steve Rouillard Linesmen: Jeff McCorkle Kyle Richetelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 34 |
March 27, 2022 4:00 PM | (1) Western Michigan | 0 β 3 (0β1, 0β0, 0β2) | (2) Minnesota |
DCU Center Attendance: 2,848 |
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Brandon Bussi | Goalies | Justen Close | Referees: Joe Carusone C.J. Hanfin Linesmen: Brian Oliver Ryan Knapp | ||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
24 | Shots | 26 |
March 26, 2022 6:30 PM | (1) Minnesota State | 1 β 0 (1β0, 0β0, 0β0) | (3) Notre Dame |
MVP Arena Attendance: 3,449 |
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Dryden McKay | Goalies | Matthew Galajda | Referees: Geno Bindo Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Bill Kingdon | ||
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33 | Shots | 23 |
April 7, 2022 5:00 PM | (MW1) Michigan | 2 β 3 (OT) (0β1, 1β0, 1β1, 0β1) | (W1) Denver |
TD Garden Attendance: 17,850 |
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Erik Portillo | Goalies | Magnus Chrona | Referees: Joe Carusone CJ Hanafin Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||
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21 | Shots | 33 |
April 7, 2022 8:30 PM | (E1) Minnesota State | 5 β 1 (0β1, 2β0, 3β0) | (NE2) Minnesota |
TD Garden Attendance: 17,850 |
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Dryden McKay | Goalies | Justen Close | Referees: Ryan Sweeney Michael Schubert Linesmen: Anthony Valle Shane Kanaly | |||||||||||||||||
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32 | Shots | 17 |
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 | Final |
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Michigan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Michigan State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Notre Dame | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Ohio State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Penn State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 16 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Wisconsin | 11 | 13 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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 | Final |
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Michigan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Michigan State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Notre Dame | NR | NR | NR | 12 | NR | NR | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Ohio State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Penn State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Wisconsin | 12 | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Final |
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Michigan | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Michigan State | 14 | 37 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 35 |
Minnesota | 14 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Notre Dame | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Ohio State | 14 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Penn State | 4 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wisconsin | 14 | 49 | 9 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 37 |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results. [7]
AHCA All-American Teams [8] | ||
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West First Team | Position | Team |
Matty Beniers | F | Michigan |
West Second Team | Position | Team |
Luke Hughes | D | Michigan |
Owen Power | D | Michigan |
Ben Meyers | F | Minnesota |
Round | Pick | Player | College | NHL team |
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1 | 3 | Logan Cooleyβ | Minnesota | Arizona Coyotes |
1 | 13 | Frank Nazarβ | Michigan | Chicago Blackhawks |
1 | 14 | Rutger McGroartyβ | Michigan | Winnipeg Jets |
1 | 23 | Jimmy Snuggerudβ | Minnesota | St. Louis Blues |
1 | 25 | Sam Rinzelβ | Minnesota | Chicago Blackhawks |
2 | 37 | Ryan Chesleyβ | Minnesota | Washington Capitals |
2 | 46 | Seamus Caseyβ | Michigan | New Jersey Devils |
3 | 78 | Quinn Finleyβ | Wisconsin | New York Islanders |
4 | 100 | Tyson Jugnauthβ | Wisconsin | Seattle Kraken |
4 | 104 | Stephen Hallidayβ | Ohio State | Ottawa Senators |
4 | 124 | Cruz Luciusβ | Wisconsin | Carolina Hurricanes |
6 | 180 | Jack Sparkesβ | Michigan State | Los Angeles Kings |
6 | 192 | Connor Kurthβ | Minnesota | Tampa Bay Lightning |
7 | 201 | Owen Mehlenbacherβ | Wisconsin | Detroit Red Wings |
7 | 212 | Brennan Aliβ | Notre Dame | Detroit Red Wings |
7 | 213 | David Gucciardi | Michigan State | Washington Capitals |
β incoming freshman [10]