2015 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament
| 2015 Big Ten Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 19–21, 2015 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Minnesota (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Don Lucia (1st title) |
| MVP | Adam Wilcox (Minnesota) |
Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the second tournament in conference history played between March 19 and March 21, 2015 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[1] The winner of the tournament was the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who earned the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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 were 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
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #12 Minnesota†* | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 81 | 54 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 137 | 982 | |
| Michigan State | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 47 | 42 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 83 | 80 | |
| #20 Michigan | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 88 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 143 | 107 | |
| Penn State | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 62 | 66 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 119 | 113 | |
| Ohio State | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 56 | 71 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 98 | 117 | |
| Wisconsin | 20 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 75 | 35 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 59 | 129 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2015 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 14, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals[2] March 19 | Semifinals March 20 | Championship March 21 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 1 | 5 | Ohio State | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | Minnesota | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 1 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime periods.
Quarterfinals
All times are local (EST) (UTC−4).
(4) Penn State vs. (5) Ohio State
| March 19 | Penn State | 1 – 3 | Ohio State | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 8:01 - Nick Schilkey (10) - (Gust) 14:13 - Justin DaSilva (2) - (Fritz, Christofoli) | ||||||
| Max Gardiner (5) - (Olczyk) - 9:38 | Second period | 19:00 - David Gust (3) - (Jardine) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Eamon McAdam (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Frey (31 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
(3) Michigan vs. (6) Wisconsin
| March 19 | Michigan | 5 – 1 | Wisconsin | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| Zach Hyman (20) - (Larkin, Werenski) - PP - 14:45 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Sinelli (1) - (Nieves, Dancs) - 2:05 Zach Hyman (21) - (Martin, Larkin) - 4:48 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dylan Larkin (15) - (Sinelli, Selman) - 14:23 Justin Selman (11) - (Larkin, Hyman) - 17:39 |
Third period | 9:14 - Jedd Soleway (7) - (Hughes) | ||||||
| Steve Racine (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Joel Rumpel (23 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
Semifinals
(1) Minnesota vs. (5) Ohio State
| March 20 | Minnesota | 3 – 0 | Ohio State | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sam Warning (12) - (Boyd) - 7:51 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vinni Lettieri (9) - (Marshall, Cammarata) - 10:45 Travis Boyd (17) - (unassisted) - EN SH - 15:40 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Wilcox ( 39 saves / 39 shots ) | Goalie stats | Christian Frey ( 21 saves / 23 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Michigan
| March 20 | Michigan State | 1 – 4 | Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:59 - PP - Michael Downing (6) - (Copp, Motte) | ||||||
| Matt Berry (12) - (MacEachern, Jacobs) - PP - 8:41 | Second period | 11:36 - J. T. Compher (12) - (Kile) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:14 - Cristoval Nieves (7) - (Dancs, Motte) 13:40 - Alex Kile (12) - (Nieves) | ||||||
| Jake Hildebrand (45 saves / 49 shots) | Goalie stats | Steve Racine (26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
Championship
(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Michigan
| March 21 | Minnesota | 4 – 2 | Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Travis Boyd (18) - (Rau, Cammarata) - PP - 2:30 Kyle Rau (20) - (Fasching, Bristedt) - 10:34 |
Second period | 3:56 - PP - Zach Hyman (22) (unassisted) 6:14 - PP - Alex Kile (13) - (Nieves, Hyman) | ||||||
| Justin Kloos (13) - (Fasching, Bristedt) - PP - 9:29 Travis Boyd (19) (unassisted) - EN - 19:38 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Wilcox (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Steve Racine (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
Tournament awards
- Goaltender: Adam Wilcox
- Goaltender: Adam Wilcox (Minnesota)
- Defensemen: Michael Downing (Michigan), Mike Reilly (Minnesota)
- Forwards: Zach Hyman (Michigan), Travis Boyd (Minnesota), Kyle Rau (Minnesota)[3]
References
- ^ "2015 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Big Ten Hockey Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ "2015 All-Tournament Team" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.