2016 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 2016 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 17–19, 2016 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Finals site |
Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Champions | Michigan (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Red Berenson (1st title) |
| MVP | Kyle Connor (Michigan) |
|
Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 17 and March 19, 2016 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1]
Format
All six Big Ten teams participated in the tournament, which was a single-elimination format. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 6 according to the final regular season conference standings. In the quarterfinals, No. 3 played No. 6 and No. 4 played No. 5. In the semifinals, No. 2 played the winner of the first game and No. 1 played the winner of the second game (the teams are not reseeded). The two semifinal winners played each other in the Championship Game.
Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| 2015–16 Big Ten ice hockey standings | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Minnesota† | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 76 | 58 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 121 | 108 | |
| #6 Michigan* | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 107 | 68 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 181 | 115 | |
| Penn State | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 64 | 72 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 140 | 122 | |
| Ohio State | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 79 | 77 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 128 | 125 | |
| Michigan State | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 47 | 72 | 37 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 93 | 124 | |
| Wisconsin | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 80 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 93 | 127 | |
| Championship: March 18, 2017 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 12, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals[2] March 17 |
Semifinals March 18 |
Championship March 19 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Ohio State | 4* | 4 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Penn State | 5 | 3 | Penn State | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime periods.
Quarterfinals
All times are local (CT) (UTC−5).
(3) Penn State vs. (6) Wisconsin
| March 17 | Penn State | 5 – 2 | Wisconsin | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| Eric Scheid (12) - (Luke Juha, Kevin Kerr) - 12:55 Connor Varley (2) - (Eric Scheid, David Goodwin) - 16:55 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ricky DeRosa (6) - (Luke Juha, Tommy Olczyk) - 13:18 Tommy Olczyk (11) - (Ricky DeRosa) - 14:53 |
Second period | 3:49 - Luke Kunin (19) - (Cameron Hughes, Corbin McGuire) | ||||||
| Eric Scheid (13) - en - (David Goodwin, Luke Juha) - 19:16 | Third period | 3:26 - Grant Besse (11) - (Eddie Wittchow) | ||||||
| Eamon McAdam (35 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Matt Jurusik (24 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
(4) Ohio State vs. (5) Michigan State
| March 17 | Ohio State | 4 – 3 | OT | Michigan State | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | ||
| John Wiitala (11) - (Mason Jobst, David Gust) - 0:38 Tommy Parran (2) - (Josh Healey, Kevin Miller) - 18:52 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:15 - pp - Joe Cox (11) - (Travis Walsh, Matt DeBlouw) 8:24 - pp - Matt DeBlouw (9) - (Travis Walsh, Villiam Haac) 11:31 - pp - Michael Ferrantino (10) - (Zach Osburn, Mackenzi MacEachern) | ||||||
| Matthew Weis (11) - (Drew Brevig, Josh Healey) - 3:17 | Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Mason Jobst (12) - (Craig Dalrymple) - 13:47 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Frey (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Hildebrand (44 saves / 48 shots) | ||||||
Semifinals
(2) Michigan vs. (3) Penn State
| March 18 | Michigan | 7 – 2 | Penn State | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| Max Shuart (5) - (Michael Downing, Dexter Dancs) - 10:35 Alex Kile (16) - (Tyler Motte, J. T. Compher) - pp - 16:55 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kyle Connor (31) - (J. T. Compher) - 0:48 Kyle Connor (32) - (J. T. Compher. Zach Werenski) - pp - 5:29 Kyle Connor (33) - (J. T. Compher) - 9:09 |
Second period | 11:45 - pp - Kevin Kerr - (David Goodwin, David Glen) | ||||||
| Cristoval Nieves (10) - (Nicholas Boka, Zach Werenski) - 0:46 Kyle Connor (34) - (J. T. Compher, Tyler Motte) - pp - 10:52 |
Third period | 1:28 - pp - Luke Juha - (David Goodwin, Kevin Kerr) | ||||||
| Steve Racine (40 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Eamon McAdam (14 saves / 18 shots) Matthew Skoff (18 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Ohio State
| March 18 | Minnesota | 4 – 2 | Ohio State | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:01 - Kevin Miller (4) - (Janik Möser) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Sheehy (12) - (Justin Kloos) - 1:36 Vinni Lettieri (7) - (Leon Bristedt, Brent Gates Jr.) - 5:20 Taylor Cammarata (6) - (Tyler Sheehy) - 11:11 Taylor Cammarata (7) - (Tyler Sheehy) - 16:38 |
Third period | 17:44 - David Gust (11) - (Anthony Greco, Matthew Weis) | ||||||
| Eric Schierhorn (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Frey (41 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
Championship
(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Michigan
| March 19 | Minnesota | 3 – 5 | Michigan | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 9:33 - pp - Tyler Motte (30) - (Kyle Connor, Zach Werenski) | ||||||
| Leon Bristedt (20) - (Vinni Lettieri, Jack Glover) - 6:35 Jake Bischoff (6) - (Michael Brodzinski, Justin Kloos) - 10:21 Justin Kloos (16) - (Tommy Novak, Justin Kloos) - pp - 16:50 |
Second period | 1:31 - pp - J. T. Compher (14) - Zach Werenski, Kyle Connor) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:28 - Kyle Connor (35) - (J. T. Compher, Zach Werenski) 15:27 - Zach Wereneski (10) - (J. T. Compher, Kyle Connor) 19:37 - en - Tyler Motte (31) - (Sam Piazza) | ||||||
| Eric Schierhorn (30 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Steve Raccine (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
Tournament awards
Most Outstanding Player
- Forward: Kyle Connor (Michigan)
All-Tournament Team
- Goaltender: Steve Raccine (Michigan)
- Defensemen: Zach Werenski (Michigan), Luke Juha (Penn State)
- Forwards: J. T. Compher (Michigan), Kyle Connor (Michigan), Tyler Sheehy (Minnesota)[3]
References
- ↑ "2016 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Big Ten Hockey Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 All-Tournament Team" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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