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 played between March 19 and March 21, 2015 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[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 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
Most Outstanding Player
- Goaltender: Adam Wilcox
All-Tournament Team
- 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. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Big Ten Hockey Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ "2015 All-Tournament Team" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.