The 2021 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the eighth tournament in conference history. It was played between March 14 and March 16, 2021, at Compton Family Ice Arena in Notre Dame, Indiana.[1] By winning the tournament, Minnesota earned the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
| 2021 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 14–16, 2021 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Finals site | Compton Family Ice Arena Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Champions | Minnesota (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Motzko (1st title) |
| MVP | Jack LaFontaine (Minnesota) |
Big Ten men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
editAll seven Big Ten teams will participate in the tournament, which will return to a single-elimination format for the first time since 2017.[2] Due to the number of games postponed this season and the limited number of windows remaining to reschedule contests, the Big Ten Tournament seeding will be determined using the protocol for unbalanced schedules approved prior to the start of the season. Teams will be seeded No. 1 through No. 7 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the team that finishes first in the conference standings receiving a first-round bye.[3]
Conference standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #8 Wisconsin † | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | .722 | 92 | 52 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 118 | 80 | |
| #7 Minnesota * | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | .727 | 69 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 64 | |
| #9 Michigan | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .550 | 69 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 91 | 51 | |
| #17 Notre Dame | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 41 | .542 | 65 | 53 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 84 | 78 | |
| Penn State | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .389 | 48 | 68 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 65 | 81 | |
| Ohio State | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .273 | 39 | 82 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 53 | 101 | |
| Michigan State | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .250 | 32 | 70 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 40 | 77 | |
| Championship: March 16, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals March 14[4] | Semifinals March 15 | Championship March 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4* | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 2* | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Michigan State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 3* | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ohio State | 0 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime periods.
Results
editQuarterfinals
edit(4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Penn State
edit| March 14 | Penn State | 6 – 3 | Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Christian Sarlo – (Alex Limoges) – 18:52 | First period | 2:10 – pp – Colin Theisen – (Alex Steeves, Landon Slaggert) 2:41 – Jesse Lansdell – (Matt Hellickson, Max Ellis) | ||||||
| Connor McMenamin – (Kevin Wall) – 3:19 Connor McMenamin – (Kevin Wall) – 10:10 Tim Doherty – (Alex Limoges, Connor MacEachern) – pp – 14:55 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chase McLane – (Mason Snell, Connor MacEachern) – 8:20 Chase McLane – (Jarred Westcott) – 19:28 |
Third period | 12:56 – pp – Ryder Rolston – (Jake Pivonka) | ||||||
| Oskar Autio (30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Dylan St. Cyr (28 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan State
edit| March 14 | Michigan State | 1 – 2 | OT | Minnesota | Compton Family Ice Arena | Recap | ||
| Dennis Cesana – (Mitch Lewandowski, Charlie Combs) – pp – 10:39 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 15:01 – Bryce Brodzinski – (Mike Koster, Matt Staudacher) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 10:35 – Sampo Ranta – (Jaxon Nelson) | ||||||
| Pierce Charleson (48 saves / 50 shots) | Goalie stats | Jack LaFontaine (22 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
(3) Michigan vs. (6) Ohio State
edit| March 14 | Ohio State | 0 – 4 | Michigan | Compton Family Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 19:23 – pp – Brendan Brisson – (Cam York, Thomas Bordeleau) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:21 – Cam York – (Luke Morgan, Kent Johnson) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:53 – Eric Ciccolini – (Nick Granowicz, Jimmy Lambert) 15:07 – Brendan Brisson – (unassisted) | ||||||
| Tommy Nappier (35 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Strauss Mann (26 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
Semifinals
edit(1) Wisconsin vs. (5) Penn State
edit| March 15 | Penn State | 3 – 4 | OT | Wisconsin | Compton Family Ice Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 18:55 – Sam Stange – (Dominick Mersch, Tarek Baker) | ||||||
| Alex Limoges – (Jimmy Dowd Jr., Christian Sarlo) – 9:21 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tim Doherty – (Christian Sarlo, Alex Limoges) – 1:44 Tim Doherty – (Alex Limoges) – 11:50 |
Third period | 9:45 – Ty Emberson – (Dominick Mersch, Tarek Baker) 14:07 – pp – Cole Caufield – (Linus Weissbach) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 6:50 – Cole Caufield – (Ty Emberson, Owen Lindmark) | ||||||
| Oskar Autio (41 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Robbie Beydoun (43 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Michigan
edit| March 15 | Michigan | 2 – 3 | OT | Minnesota | Compton Family Ice Arena | Recap | ||
| Kent Johnson – (Jack Becker, Matty Beniers) – pp – 3:44 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Garrett Van Wyhe – (Dakota Raabe, Jack Summers) – 14:38 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:07 – Nathan Burke – (Jack Perbix) 15:34 – Sampo Ranta – (Jaxon Nelson, Ryan Johnson) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 6:00 – Sammy Walker – (Ben Brinkman) | ||||||
| Strauss Mann (37 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Jack LaFontaine (35 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
Championship
edit(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota
edit| March 16 | Minnesota | 6 – 4 | Wisconsin | Compton Family Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Blake McLaughlin – (Scott Reedy, Jackson LaCombe) – 10:32 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Koster – (Blake McLaughlin, Sammy Walker) – 1:47 Brannon McManus – (Sampo Ranta, Jaxon Nelson) – 15:24 Scott Reedy – (Sammy Walker, Blake McLaughlin) – 16:49 Jaxon Nelson – (Brannon McManus, Jackson LaCombe) – 18:06 |
Second period | 12:54 – Roman Ahcan – (Ty Emberson) | ||||||
| Blake McLaughlin – (Ben Meyers, Ryan Johnson) – en – 19:36 | Third period | 4:08 – Mike Vorlicky – (Owen Lindmark, Josh Ess) 5:34 – Roman Ahcan – (Linus Weissbach, Ty Pelton-Byce) 17:49 – Cole Caufield – (Owen Lindmark) | ||||||
| Jack LaFontaine (46 saves / 50 shots) | Goalie stats | Cameron Rowe (19 saves / 24 shots) Robbie Beydoun (9 saves / 9 shots) | ||||||
Tournament awards
edit- G: Jack LaFontaine* (Minnesota)
- D: Mike Koster (Minnesota)
- D: Ty Emberson (Wisconsin)
- F: Cole Caufield (Wisconsin)
- F: Sampo Ranta (Minnesota)
- F: Sammy Walker (Minnesota)
References
edit- ^ Crawford, Kirkland (January 28, 2021). "2021 Big Ten hockey tournament: March 18-20 at Notre Dame, single-elimination". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Weekly Hockey Release". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. January 28, 2021. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Statement on Date Change of the 2021 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 25, 2021. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 6, 2021. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.