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{{Short description|American college ice hockey tournament}} |
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{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament |
{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament |
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| name = Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament |
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| optional_subheader = Conference hockey championship |
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| format = [[Single-elimination tournament]] |
| format = [[Single-elimination tournament]] |
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| most_recent = [[ |
| most_recent = [[2024 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2024]] |
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| current_champion = [[ |
| current_champion = [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]] |
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| most_championships = [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]] (3) |
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| television = [[Big Ten Network]] |
| television = [[Big Ten Network]] |
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| website = [http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/big10-m-hockey-tournament-13-14.html www.bigten.org] |
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131215095756/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/big10-m-hockey-tournament-13-14.html www.bigten.org] |
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| all_stadiums = <!-- List all stadiums in which the tournament has been played --> |
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Teams were seeded by the regular-season conference standings. In the quarterfinals on Thursday of the tournament weekend, No. 3 played No. 6 and No. 4 played No. 5. On Friday, No. 2 played the winner of the first game and No. 1 played the winner of the second game (the teams were not [[reseeding|reseeded]]). The two semifinal winners played each other on Saturday in the final.<ref name="Jovenitti">{{cite news|last=Jovenitti|first=Tony|title=Big Ten Tournament Preview|url=http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2014/03/19_big_ten_tournament_preview.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329015042/http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2014/03/19_big_ten_tournament_preview.php|archive-date=29 March 2014|accessdate=25 March 2014|newspaper=College Hockey News|date=19 March 2014|author2=Jashvina Shah}}</ref> |
Teams were seeded by the regular-season conference standings. In the quarterfinals on Thursday of the tournament weekend, No. 3 played No. 6 and No. 4 played No. 5. On Friday, No. 2 played the winner of the first game and No. 1 played the winner of the second game (the teams were not [[reseeding|reseeded]]). The two semifinal winners played each other on Saturday in the final.<ref name="Jovenitti">{{cite news|last=Jovenitti|first=Tony|title=Big Ten Tournament Preview|url=http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2014/03/19_big_ten_tournament_preview.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329015042/http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2014/03/19_big_ten_tournament_preview.php|archive-date=29 March 2014|accessdate=25 March 2014|newspaper=College Hockey News|date=19 March 2014|author2=Jashvina Shah}}</ref> |
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===2018–Present=== |
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Due to poor attendance at the neutral site tournaments, and the addition of [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|Notre Dame]] as a seventh Big Ten team in hockey, a new format was introduced in 2018. The No. 1 team in the regular-season conference standings automatically advances to the conference semifinals, while the remaining teams are seeded into best-of-three quarterfinals to determine the three remaining teams. The remainder of the playoff is single-elimination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/050417aaa.html|title=Big Ten Announces Conference Schedule for 2017-18 Hockey Season|date=May 4, 2017|publisher=Big Ten Conference|accessdate=21 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630003729/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/050417aaa.html|archive-date=30 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sbnation-oncampus"/><ref name="startrib-newbig10format"/> |
Due to poor attendance at the neutral site tournaments, and the addition of [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|Notre Dame]] as a seventh Big Ten team in hockey, a new format was introduced in 2018. The No. 1 team in the regular-season conference standings automatically advances to the conference semifinals, while the remaining teams are seeded into best-of-three quarterfinals to determine the three remaining teams. The remainder of the playoff is single-elimination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/050417aaa.html|title=Big Ten Announces Conference Schedule for 2017-18 Hockey Season|date=May 4, 2017|publisher=Big Ten Conference|accessdate=21 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630003729/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/050417aaa.html|archive-date=30 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sbnation-oncampus"/><ref name="startrib-newbig10format"/> |
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All games are held at the home arena of the team with the higher seed, rather than a neutral site. In order to reduce the likelihood of scheduling conflicts at team venues, the semifinals and championship are played as single games (in contrast to other conference tournaments).<ref name="sbnation-oncampus">{{cite web|url=https://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2016/9/30/13125088/big-ten-officially-approves-on-campus-playoffs|title=Big Ten Officially Approves On-Campus Playoffs|last=Dilks|first=Chris|date=September 30, 2016|website=[[SB Nation]]|accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="startrib-newbig10format">{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/big-ten-hockey-in-process-of-approving-new-on-campus-playoff-format/380295071/|title=Big Ten hockey in process of approving new on-campus playoff format|last=Gonzalez|first=Jason|date=May 20, 2016|website=[[Star Tribune]]|accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref> The [[2020 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2020]] tournament was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/12/big-ten-statement.aspx|title=Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting|publisher=[[Big Ten Conference]]|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=April 19, 2020}}</ref> |
All games are held at the home arena of the team with the higher seed, rather than a neutral site. In order to reduce the likelihood of scheduling conflicts at team venues, the semifinals and championship are played as single games (in contrast to other conference tournaments).<ref name="sbnation-oncampus">{{cite web|url=https://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2016/9/30/13125088/big-ten-officially-approves-on-campus-playoffs|title=Big Ten Officially Approves On-Campus Playoffs|last=Dilks|first=Chris|date=September 30, 2016|website=[[SB Nation]]|accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="startrib-newbig10format">{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/big-ten-hockey-in-process-of-approving-new-on-campus-playoff-format/380295071/|title=Big Ten hockey in process of approving new on-campus playoff format|last=Gonzalez|first=Jason|date=May 20, 2016|website=[[Star Tribune]]|accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref> The [[2020 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2020]] tournament was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/12/big-ten-statement.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314133943/https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/12/big-ten-statement.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2020|title=Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting|publisher=[[Big Ten Conference]]|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=April 19, 2020}}</ref> |
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===2021–present=== |
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The [[2021 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2021]] tournament will return to a single-elimination tournament held over three days at one neutral host site for the first time since [[2017 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2017]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2021/1/28/mens-ice-hockey-big-ten-weekly-hockey-release.aspx |title=Big Ten Weekly Hockey Release |work=BigTen.org |publisher=[[Big Ten Conference]] |date=January 28, 2021 |accessdate=February 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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== Members == |
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| '''[[Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Nittany Lions }}]]''' |
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==Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions== |
==Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions== |
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{{Main|List of Big Ten |
{{Main|List of Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament champions}} |
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| [[2014 Big Ten |
| [[2014 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2014]] || [[Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey|Wisconsin]] || {{sortname|Mike|Eaves}} || [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey|Ohio State]] || {{sortname|Steve|Rohlik}} || 5–4 <sup>(OT)</sup> || [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] || [[Xcel Energy Center]] || align=center|<ref name=2014tourney>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Wisconsin Wins Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032214aab.html |location=Saint Paul, Minnesota |publisher=Big Ten Conference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329015648/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032214aab.html |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |date=March 22, 2014 |accessdate=March 29, 2014}}</ref> |
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| [[2015 Big Ten |
| [[2015 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2015]] || [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|Minnesota]] || {{sortname|Don|Lucia}} || [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]] || {{sortname|Red|Berenson}} || 4–2 || [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] || [[Joe Louis Arena]] || align=center|<ref name=2015tourney>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Minnesota claims Big Ten Tournament title |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032115aab.html |location=Detroit, Michigan |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 21, 2015 |accessdate=March 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325081201/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032115aab.html |archive-date=March 25, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| [[2016 Big Ten |
| [[2016 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2016]] || [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]] || {{sortname|Red|Berenson}} || [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|Minnesota]] || {{sortname|Don|Lucia}} || 5–3 || [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] || [[Xcel Energy Center]] || align=center|<ref name=2016tourney>{{cite web|title= Michigan defeats Minnesota in championship game |url=http://btn.com/2016/03/19/big-ten-hockey-track-michigan-vs-minnesota-in-title-game/ |location=Saint Paul, Minnesota|first=Sean|last=Merriman|publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 19, 2016 |accessdate=March 19, 2016}}</ref> |
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| [[2017 Big Ten |
| [[2017 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2017]] || [[Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey|Penn State]] || {{sortname|Guy|Gadowsky}} || [[Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey|Wisconsin]] || {{sortname|Tony|Granato}} || 2–1 <sup>(2OT)</sup> || [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] || [[Joe Louis Arena]] || align=center|<ref name=2017tourney>{{cite web |title=Penn State Wins Hockey Tourney In 2OT |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031917aaa.html |location=Detroit, Michigan |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 19, 2017 |accessdate=March 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321143136/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031917aaa.html |archive-date=March 21, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| [[2018 Big Ten |
| [[2018 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2018]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|Notre Dame]] || {{sortname|Jeff|Jackson|dab=ice hockey, born 1955}} || [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey|Ohio State]] || {{sortname|Steve|Rohlik}} || 3–2 <sup>(OT)</sup> || [[Notre Dame, Indiana]] || [[Compton Family Ice Arena]] || align=center|<ref name=2018tourney>{{cite web |title=Morrison's Overtime Goal Gives Irish B1G Tourney Title |url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/031818aaa.html |location=Notre Dame, Indiana |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 17, 2018 |accessdate=March 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151251/http://www.und.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/031818aaa.html |archive-date=March 19, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| [[2019 Big Ten |
| [[2019 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2019]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|Notre Dame]] || {{sortname|Jeff|Jackson|dab=ice hockey, born 1955}} || [[Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey|Penn State]] || {{sortname|Guy|Gadowsky}} || 3–2 || [[Notre Dame, Indiana]] || [[Compton Family Ice Arena]] || align=center|<ref name=2019tourney>{{cite web|title=Irish Capture Second Straight B1G Crown; Fourth Straight NCAA Bid |url=https://und.com/news/2019/3/23/hockey-irish-capture-second-straight-b1g-crown-fourth-straight-ncaa-bid.aspx |location=Notre Dame, Indiana|publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 23, 2019 |accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref> |
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| [[2020 Big Ten |
| [[2020 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2020]] || colspan=7 align=center|''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]'' || align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/12/big-ten-statement.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314133943/https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/12/big-ten-statement.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2020|title=Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting|publisher=Big Ten Conference|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=April 19, 2020}}</ref> |
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| [[2021 Big Ten |
| [[2021 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2021]] || [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|Minnesota]] || {{sortname|Bob|Motzko}} || [[Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey|Wisconsin]] || {{sortname|Tony|Granato}} || 6–4 || [[Notre Dame, Indiana]] || [[Compton Family Ice Arena]] || align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gophersports.com/news/2021/3/16/mens-hockey-gophers-take-down-badgers-win-b1g-tournament-championship.aspx |title=Gophers Take Down Badgers, Win B1G Tournament Championship |website=gophersports.com |date=March 16, 2021 |accessdate=March 16, 2021}}</ref> |
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| [[2022 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2022]] || [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]] || {{sortname|Mel|Pearson}} || [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|Minnesota]] || {{sortname|Bob|Motzko}} || 4–3 || [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] || [[3M Arena at Mariucci]] || align=center|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2022/3/19/ice-hockey-michigan-scores-four-straight-to-win-second-b1g-tournament-championship.aspx |title=Michigan Scores Four Straight to Win Second B1G Tournament Championship |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |website=MGoBlue.com |first=Kristy |last=McNeil |date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref> |
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| [[2023 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2023]] || [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]] || {{sortname|Brandon|Naurato}} || [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|Minnesota]] || {{sortname|Bob|Motzko}} || 4–3 || [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] || [[3M Arena at Mariucci]] || align=center|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2023/3/18/ice-hockey-mich-again-u-m-wins-second-straight-big-ten-tournament-title.aspx |title=Mich-AGAIN! U-M Wins Second-Straight Big Ten Tournament Title |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |website=MGoBlue.com |first=Kristy |last=McNeil |date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref> |
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| [[2024 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament|2024]] || [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]] || {{sortname|Adam|Nightingale}} || [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]] || {{sortname|Brandon|Naurato}} || 5–4 <sup>(OT)</sup> || [[East Lansing, Michigan]] || [[Munn Ice Arena]] || align=center|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/23/mens-ice-hockey-michigan-state-wins-the-big-ten-hockey-tournament.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324045902/https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/23/mens-ice-hockey-michigan-state-wins-the-big-ten-hockey-tournament.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 24, 2024 |title=Michigan State Wins the Big Ten Hockey Tournament |publisher=[[Big Ten Conference]] |website=BigTen.org |date=March 23, 2024 |access-date=March 23, 2024}}</ref> |
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| T3 || Brandon Naurato || 1–1 || {{winning percentage|1|1}} |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 11:53, 1 July 2024
Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Conference hockey championship | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Number of teams | 7 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | Michigan State |
Most championships | Michigan (3) |
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; the first four tournaments alternated between Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[1] Due to the addition of Notre Dame to conference play, a new playoff format was introduced for the 2018 tournament, utilizing campus sites instead.
Format
[edit]2014–2017
[edit]From 2014 through 2017, all six Big Ten teams participated in a single-elimination tournament held over three days at one neutral host site.[2] These four tournaments alternated between Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[1]
Teams were seeded by the regular-season conference standings. In the quarterfinals on Thursday of the tournament weekend, No. 3 played No. 6 and No. 4 played No. 5. On Friday, No. 2 played the winner of the first game and No. 1 played the winner of the second game (the teams were not reseeded). The two semifinal winners played each other on Saturday in the final.[3]
2018–Present
[edit]Due to poor attendance at the neutral site tournaments, and the addition of Notre Dame as a seventh Big Ten team in hockey, a new format was introduced in 2018. The No. 1 team in the regular-season conference standings automatically advances to the conference semifinals, while the remaining teams are seeded into best-of-three quarterfinals to determine the three remaining teams. The remainder of the playoff is single-elimination.[4][5][6]
All games are held at the home arena of the team with the higher seed, rather than a neutral site. In order to reduce the likelihood of scheduling conflicts at team venues, the semifinals and championship are played as single games (in contrast to other conference tournaments).[5][6] The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Members
[edit]There are currently seven member schools, with all seven participating in the men's division.
Institution | City | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment |
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University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Wolverines | 1817 | Public | 44,718 |
Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | Spartans | 1855 | Public | 55,543 |
University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Golden Gophers | 1851 | Public | 48,231 |
University of Notre Dame | South Bend, Indiana | Fighting Irish | 1842 | Private | 12,292 |
Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Buckeyes | 1870 | Public | 59,873 |
Pennsylvania State University | State College, Pennsylvania | Nittany Lions | 1855 | Public | 46,606 |
University of Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin | Badgers | 1848 | Public | 43,820 |
Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions
[edit]Championship records
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "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 June 9, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
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