2021 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament

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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.

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Format

All 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

2020–21 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPTSPT%GFGAGPWLTGFGA
#8 Wisconsin †24176111052.7229252312010111880
#7 Minnesota *22166000048.727694431247011764
#9 Michigan 20119010032.550694526151019151
#17 Notre Dame 241210212241.542655329141328478
Penn State 18711021020.389486822101206581
Ohio State 22616002020.273398227719153101
Michigan State 22516120015.25032702771824077
Championship: March 16, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 14 [4] 		Semifinals
March 15 		Championship
March 16
         
1Wisconsin4*
5 Penn State 3
4 Notre Dame 3
5Penn State6
1 Wisconsin 4
2Minnesota6
2Minnesota2*
7 Michigan State 1
2Minnesota3*
3 Michigan 2
3Michigan4
6 Ohio State 0

Note: * denotes overtime periods.

Results

Quarterfinals

(4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Penn State

March 14Penn State6 – 3Notre Dame Compton Family Ice Arena Recap  
Christian Sarlo – (Alex Limoges) – 18:52First period2:10 – 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 periodNo scoring
Chase McLane – (Mason Snell, Connor MacEachern) – 8:20
Chase McLane – (Jarred Westcott) – 19:28		Third period12:56 – pp – Ryder Rolston – (Jake Pivonka)
Oskar Autio (30 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsDylan St. Cyr (28 saves / 33 shots)

(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan State

March 14Michigan State1 – 2OTMinnesota Compton Family Ice Arena Recap  
Dennis Cesana – (Mitch Lewandowski, Charlie Combs) – pp – 10:39First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period15:01 – Bryce Brodzinski – (Mike Koster, Matt Staudacher)
No scoringFirst overtime period10:35 – Sampo Ranta – (Jaxon Nelson)
Pierce Charleson (48 saves / 50 shots)Goalie stats Jack LaFontaine (22 saves / 23 shots)

(3) Michigan vs. (6) Ohio State

March 14Ohio State0 – 4Michigan Compton Family Ice Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period19:23 – pp – Brendan Brisson – (Cam York, Thomas Bordeleau)
No scoringSecond period11:21 – Cam York – (Luke Morgan, Kent Johnson)
No scoringThird period2:53 – 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

(1) Wisconsin vs. (5) Penn State

March 15Penn State3 – 4OTWisconsin Compton Family Ice Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period18:55 – Sam Stange – (Dominick Mersch, Tarek Baker)
Alex Limoges – (Jimmy Dowd Jr., Christian Sarlo) – 9:21Second periodNo scoring
Tim Doherty – (Christian Sarlo, Alex Limoges) – 1:44
Tim Doherty – (Alex Limoges) – 11:50		Third period9:45 – Ty Emberson – (Dominick Mersch, Tarek Baker)
14:07 – pp – Cole Caufield – (Linus Weissbach)
No scoringFirst overtime period6:50 – Cole Caufield – (Ty Emberson, Owen Lindmark)
Oskar Autio (41 saves / 45 shots)Goalie statsRobbie Beydoun (43 saves / 46 shots)

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Michigan

March 15Michigan2 – 3OTMinnesota Compton Family Ice Arena Recap  
Kent Johnson – (Jack Becker, Matty Beniers) – pp – 3:44First periodNo scoring
Garrett Van Wyhe – (Dakota Raabe, Jack Summers) – 14:38Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period4:07 – Nathan Burke – (Jack Perbix)
15:34 – Sampo Ranta – (Jaxon Nelson, Ryan Johnson)
No scoringFirst overtime period6:00 – Sammy Walker – (Ben Brinkman)
Strauss Mann (37 saves / 40 shots)Goalie stats Jack LaFontaine (35 saves / 37 shots)

Championship

(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota

March 16Minnesota6 – 4Wisconsin Compton Family Ice Arena Recap  
Blake McLaughlin – (Scott Reedy, Jackson LaCombe) – 10:32First periodNo 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 period12:54 – Roman Ahcan – (Ty Emberson)
Blake McLaughlin – (Ben Meyers, Ryan Johnson) – en – 19:36Third period4:08 – 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 statsCameron Rowe (19 saves / 24 shots)
Robbie Beydoun (9 saves / 9 shots)

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player

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  3. ↑ "Statement on Date Change of the 2021 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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