How conference tournament attendance both rose and fell in 2015
There were fewer ticketing sessions for the events, so total attendance was down but per-session averages were up.
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Three thoughts from the B1G Tournament
Well, the Big Ten Tournament is in the books and five of the conference’s six teams began their offseason this weekend. In case you live under a rock, here’s how the Big Ten Tournament finished: Ohio State defeated Penn State 3-1 Michigan took down Wisconsin 5-1 Minnesota defeated Ohio State 3-0 Michigan beat Michigan State … Read more
After completing regular season marathon, Minnesota wins Big Ten postseason sprint
The Gophers claimed their first playoff championship since 2007 in beating Michigan.
Gallery: Minnesota takes Big Ten title with win over Michigan
Here are images from Minnesota’s win over Michigan in the Big Ten championship game Saturday in Detroit.
The field of 16 is set; now we work on the brackets
All the games are in, and here are the 16 teams that the PairWise Rankings show will be in the 2015 NCAA tournament, grouped by seeding: 1. Minnesota State 2. North Dakota 3. Boston University 4. Miami 5. Denver 6. Minnesota-Duluth 7. Michigan Tech 8. Omaha 9. Harvard 10. Minnesota 11. Boston College 12. St. … Read more
Gallery: Friday at the Big Ten championship
Here are images from Minnesota’s win over Ohio State and Michigan’s win over Michigan State at the Big Ten championship on Friday in Detroit.
Michigan State’s Hildebrand can’t withstand barrage of Michigan shots
The junior faced 49 shots in the Big Ten semifinal, one shy of his career high.
With Wilcox in form, Minnesota finds late-season winning formula
In the last three games, junior Adam Wilcox registered two shutouts and allowed two total goals, both in last Saturday’s 6-2 win over Penn State.
Gallery: Thursday at the Big Ten quarterfinals
Here are photos from Ohio State’s win over Penn State and Michigan’s win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten quarterfinals on Thursday in Detroit.
Michigan’s high-scoring line does a number on Wisconsin again
Justin Selman, Dylan Larkin and Zach Hyman combined for nine points in a Big Ten quarterfinal win, giving them 33 in five games this season against the Badgers.
For Ohio State, scoring from blue line a product of better team play
Defenseman Justin DaSilva scored the game-winning goal in Thursday’s Big Ten quarterfinal victory over Penn State.
Pickin’ the Big Ten Tournament: March 19-21, 2015
After last weekend’s regular-season photo finish, this weekend’s tournament should prove to be just as exciting. I love both first-round matches and the idea that anyone can win this year’s autobid. First, how Drew Claussen and I finished the regular season in picks. Last week Drew Claussen: 3-2-1 (.500) Paula Weston: 3-2-1 (.500) Season Drew: … Read more
Seven forwards among 10 finalists for 2015 Hobey Baker Award
National scoring leader Jack Eichel of Boston University and five other players in the top 10 in scoring are on the list.
Five finalists chosen for 2015 Mike Richter Award
Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation announced Wednesday the five finalists for the 2015 Mike Richter Award, which honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey. The second annual award will be presented by Mike Richter himself at the 2015 Frozen Four in Boston. The five finalists are: St. Lawrence freshman Kyle … Read more
Just days out, and we can keep most of the Eastern teams in the East
The final installment of Bracketology before the conference championship weekend starts shows an opportunity to keep five of the six Eastern teams in the bracket in their region for the tournament.
Nothing is guaranteed as all six Big Ten teams reach the league tournament weekend
Minnesota wrapped up the top seed on the final day of the regular season and joins Michigan State in a first-round bye.
An effort to narrow the Hobey list to 10 ahead of Thursday’s announcement
Candace Horgan and Chris Lerch make their picks for the players they think will be on the list of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.
Michigan State’s Hildebrand named Big Ten Player, Goaltender of the Year
The Big Ten announced Monday its All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners. Michigan State’s Jake Hildebrand was named Big Ten Player of the Year and Goaltender of the Year. Hildebrand started all 20 conference games, registering a .940 save percentage and five shutouts. Hildebrand recorded a 1.94 GAA and 11 conference wins. For the … Read more
One single word defines three things about the Big Ten weekend: impressive
Congratulations to the Golden Gophers on their second consecutive Big Ten regular-season title! The last weekend of regular-season Big Ten play was very exciting and each series revealed quite a bit about the teams involved heading into next week’s championship tournament in Joe Louis Arena. 1. Minnesota took care of business. The end. Heading into … Read more
Big Ten hands Penn State’s Conway one-game ban for head contact penalty
The Big Ten announced Saturday that Penn State’s Scott Conway has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in a game against Minnesota on Friday night. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred at the 17:13 mark of the third period … Read more