2023–24 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season
The 2023–24 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season was the 34th season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and took place during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 7, 2023 and concluded on April 11, 2024.
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Season | 2023–24 |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Division | Division I |
Sport | ice hockey |
Duration | October 7, 2023– April 11, 2024 |
Number of teams | 7 |
TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network |
NHL Entry Draft | |
Top draft pick | Artyom Levshunov |
Picked by | Chicago Blackhawks |
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 |
Record | 4–4 |
Best Finish | National Semifinal |
Team(s) | Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Wisconsin |
Big Ten Conference ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » |
Head coaches
editCoaching changes
editWisconsin
editOn 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
editTeam | 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
editConference 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 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 |
Non-Conference record
editThe 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
editTeam | 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
editLeading scorers
editGP = 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
editMinimum 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 McClellan | 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
editUSCHO
editTeam | 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
editTeam | 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
editTeam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Final |
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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
editTeams 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
editNCAA
editAward | Recipient |
---|---|
Mike Richter Award | Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin |
AHCA All-American Teams[11] | |
West First Team | Position |
Seamus Casey, Michigan | D |
Gavin Brindley, Michigan | F |
West Second Team | Position |
Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin | G |
Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State | D |
Rutger McGroarty, Michigan | F |
Big Ten
editRound | Pick | Player | College | NHL team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Artyom Levshunov | Michigan State | Chicago Blackhawks |
1 | 21 | Michael Hage † | Michigan | Montreal Canadiens |
1 | 28 | Matvei Gridin † | Michigan | Calgary Flames |
2 | 39 | Gabriel Eliasson † | Michigan | Ottawa Senators |
3 | 71 | Brodie Ziemer † | Minnesota | Buffalo Sabres |
4 | 108 | Luke Osburn † | Wisconsin | Buffalo Sabres |
4 | 112 | Javon Moore † | Minnesota | Ottawa Senators |
4 | 114 | Nicholas Kempf † | Notre Dame | Washington Capitals |
4 | 117 | Blake Montgomery † | Wisconsin | Ottawa Senators |
5 | 144 | John Whipple † | Minnesota | Detroit Red Wings |
5 | 148 | Noah Powell † | Ohio State | Detroit Red Wings |
6 | 172 | Patrick Geary | Michigan State | Buffalo Sabres |
7 | 197 | Lucas Van Vliet † | Michigan State | Vegas Golden Knights |
7 | 203 | Austin Baker † | Michigan State | Detroit Red Wings |
7 | 213 | Erik Pahlsson † | Minnesota | Nashville Predators |
7 | 215 | Christian Humphreys † | Michigan | Colorado Avalanche |
† incoming freshman [14]
References
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ "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. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Top 25 men's college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023-24 season". USCHO.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Big Ten Conference Announces Hockey Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 19, 2024. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "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.
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