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Ann Arbor, MI

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University Park, PA

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Columbus, OH

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Top Goaltender Saves of the Game: Minnesota at Michigan | Big Ten Hockey | 02/14/2025 (HixOTgUX8sE)

Minnesota at Michigan | Extended Highlights | Big Ten Hockey | 02/14/2025

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Top Saves: Cameron Korpi vs. Minnesota |Michigan Hockey | 02/14/2025

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Top Plays: Riley Thompson vs. Wisconsin | Ohio State Hockey | 02/14/2025

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West

Minnesota Golden Gophers

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Michigan Hockey

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Ohio State Men's Hockey

Last night, we got the chance to recognize equipment manager Tim Adams for his 1,000th NCAA hockey game👏👏 There truly is no one better in the business.

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Notre Dame Hockey

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Big Ten Conference

Michigan State's Augustine Named Semifinalist for Sullivan and Richter Awards

Photo courtesy of Michigan Athletics<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt89e541866bc53145/HK Release 19.pdf" target="_self">OFFICIAL RELEASE</a> • Just three weeks remain in the regular season for Big Ten Hockey teams jockeying for positions in the standings. No. 2/2 Michigan State is off this week, having secured home ice for the Big Ten Tournament, which begins the weekend of March 7-9. No. 4/3 Minnesota, five points behind in second, travels to No. 12/12 Michigan this weekend. The Gophers recorded consecutive road shutout wins against the Wolverines in December. Michigan, which owns the best power play (26.8%) in the Big Ten, currently holds the last home playoff slot. Saturday’s game is the first of a hockey doubleheader on the Big Ten Network. No. 8/8 Ohio State will go for a season series sweep when it hosts rv/rv Wisconsin. The Buckeyes won a pair of one-goal games in Madison to kick start the Big Ten season in October while the Badgers look to end a five-game winless skid (0-4-1). Saturday’s tilt will be the second game of BTN’s doubleheader and is also available on the FOX Sports App. No. 18/18 Penn State has re-entered the Top 20 for the first time since November, matching the team’s highest ranking of the season. PSU will host Notre Dame in a series the Fighting Irish lead, 18-7-5, dating back to the start of Big Ten play in 2013-14.&nbsp; • The Duel in the D clash between Michigan State and Michigan drew a sold-out audience of 19,515 to Little Caesars Arena. The Big Ten has now produced the top four attended games in the NCAA this season and seven of the top 10 crowds. Saturday’s game in Detroit was surpassed only by the three games played at the Frozen Confines on Jan. 3-4 that attracted crowds of 25,000-plus to Wrigley Field. • A late-season surge by Penn State has resulted in a 6-1-3 record since January 11. In net, goaltender Arsenii Sergeev — this week’s Big Ten No. 1 Star — has set a program record with four shutouts on the season and with one more will become the school’s career shutout leader. PSU is especially effective when scoring first, generating a 11-4-1 record when doing so.&nbsp; • Minnesota forward Jimmy Snuggerud was one of three student-athletes named National Player of the Month for January by the Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) on Feb. 6. Snuggerud compiled 11 goals and six assist for 17 points in nine games to start the new year. His selection marked the fourth-straight month a Big Ten player has received an HCA Award. Notre Dame’s Owen Say was co-Goaltender of the Month in October, Michigan’s Michael Hage the Rookie of the Month for November and Ohio State’s Kristoffer Eberly the Goaltender of the Month for December. • The 4 Nations Face-Off, an international tournament featuring the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden, will feature five Big Ten alumni. F Kyle Connor (Michigan), D Brock Faber (Minnesota), F Dylan Larkin (Michigan) and D Zach Werenski (Michigan) will represent the United States while F Erik Haula (Minnesota) skates for Finland. 4 Nations will be the first best-on-best tournament since the World Cup of Hockey in 2016 and takes place Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston.

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Draft: Week 19 Hockey Release

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Big Ten Alumni To Appear in 4 Nations Face-Off

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Three Stars of the Week for hockey games played Feb. 7-8.First Star Arsenii Sergeev, Penn State Jr. – G – Yaroslavl, Russia — UConn (NCAA)<ul><li>Stopped 64-of-66 shots and did not allow an even-strength goal as Penn State swept No. 19/20 Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.</li><li>Set a Penn State single-season record with his fourth shutout of the season on Friday and set another school record with 22 saves in the second period of a 6-2 win on Saturday</li><li>Finished the weekend with a .970 save percentage and 1.00 goals-against average</li><li>The Calgary Flames draft pick earns his second Big Ten weekly honor of the season</li><li>Last Penn State First Star: Arsenii Sergeev on Jan. 7, 2025</li></ul>Second Star Logan Terness, Ohio State Sr. – G – North Vancouver, B.C. – UConn (NCAA)<ul><li>Made 68 saves on 70 shots in leading 9/10 Ohio State to a pair of come-from-behind wins at Notre Dame by identical 5-1 scores</li><li>Allowed just one power play goal in a 28-save effort on Friday while picking up his first career assist</li><li>Produced 41 saves on Saturday, completing the Buckeye’s weekend sweep with a .971 save percentage and 1.00 goals-against average</li><li>Receives his second Star honor of the season and the third of his career</li><li>Last Ohio State recipient: Brent Johnson (Second Star) on Dec. 17, 2024</li></ul>Third Star Reese Laubach, Penn State So. – F – San Jose, Calif. — Omaha (USHL)<ul><li>Tallied back-to-back game-winning goals for the Nittany Lions in a road sweep of No. 19/20 Wisconsin on Feb. 7-8</li><li>Finished the two-game series against the Badgers with three goals, four points, seven shots on goal, a plus-five rating and a 53.3 percent success rate at the faceoff dot</li><li>Has compiled five multiple-point efforts in his last six games</li><li>The San Jose Sharks draft choice collects his second Star award of the season</li><li>Last Penn State Star honoree: Aiden Fink (Second Star) on Feb. 4, 2025</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Hockey&nbsp;Three Stars Oct. 8 First Star:&nbsp;Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star:&nbsp;Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star:&nbsp;Simon Mack, Sr., D, PSU Oct. 15 First Star: Cole Knuble, So., F, ND Second Star: Connor Kurth, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr. F, MSU Oct. 22 First Star: Max Montes, So., F, OSU Second Star: Jimmy Clark, So., F, MINN Third Star: Logan Terness, Sr., G, OSU Oct. 29 First Star: Sam Rinzel, So., D, MINN Second Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Tanner Kelly, Sr., F, MSU Nov. 5 First Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Second Star: Jackson Hallum, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Nov. 12 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Trey Augustine, So., G, MSU Third Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Nov. 19 First Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Shane Vansaghi, Fr., F, MSU Nov. 26 First Star: Michael Hage, Fr., F, MICH Second Star: T.J. Hughes, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Aiden Fink, So., F, PSU Dec. 3 First Star: John Seifarth, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS Third Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Dec. 10 First Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Second Star: Nathan Airey, So., G, MINN Third Star: Kristoffer Eberly, So., G, OSU Dec. 17 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Brent Johnson, Sr., D, OSU Third Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Dec. 31 First Star: Luca Di Pasquo, So., G, MSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Cody Laskosky, Gr., F, WIS Jan. 7 First Star: Arsenii Sergeev, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Jan. 14 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Justin Janicke, Sr., F, ND Third Star: Liam Souliere, Gr., G, MINN Jan. 21 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS Jan. 28 First Star: Christian Fitzgerald, Jr., F, WIS Second Star: David Gucciardi, Sr., D, MSU Third Star: Reese Laubach, So., F, PSU Feb. 4 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Aiden Fink, So., F, PSU Third Star: Will Felicio, Fr., D, MICH Feb. 11 First Star: Arsenii Sergeev, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Logan Terness, Sr., G, OSU Third Star: Reese Laubach, So., F, PSU

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Draft: Ohio State and Penn State Nab Three Stars Honors

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Minnesota's Snuggerud Shares National Player of the Month Honor

Photo courtesy of Ohio State Athletics <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt744ab34e7c64776f/HK Release 18.pdf" target="_self">OFFICIAL RELEASE</a> • The Big Ten Hockey regular season enters its final month with a slate of games this weekend. The most-played rivalry in college hockey resumes when No. 2/2 Michigan State and No. 13/13 Michigan clash for the 351st and 352nd time. The teams will battle for the Iron D Trophy at the Duel in the D inside Little Caesars Arena Saturday in a game televised by the Big Ten Network. The Great Lakes rivals split a conference series three weeks ago and met twice in the postseason last year with Michigan State winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game and Michigan prevailing in an NCAA Regional Final. Elsewhere No. 9/11 Ohio State travels to Notre Dame in a rematch of a December series that saw the Buckeyes win a pair of games by the scores of 2-1 (OT) and 3-1. OSU took a game from No. 2/2 Michigan State last week in Columbus while Notre Dame is coming off a bye week. No. 19/20 Wisconsin continues its pursuit of postseason home ice by hosting Penn State, which is unbeaten in five of its last six games (4-1-1). Wisconsin defeated Penn State twice on the road in November. No. 3/3 Minnesota goes into a bye week as the highest scoring team in the country, having scored 121 goals for a 4.03 game average. • As the conference season hits the homestretch, the chase for the individual scoring title is heating up. Jimmy Snuggerud (17-11—28) of Minnesota owns a one-point lead over Michigan State’s Isaac Howard (14-13—27) while Michigan’s T.J. Hughes (12-13—25) is three points back. Aiden Fink is in contention to become Penn State’s first scoring champion, sitting fourth in the race (13-8—21). Michigan has captured five scoring titles, the most of any school. • Jacob Truscott, an Academic All-Big Ten defenseman at Michigan, is one 14 student-athletes who has been nominated for the 30th Hockey Humanitarian Award, which recognizes college hockey’s finest citizen. A two-year captain, Truscott has been involved with Team Impact, made visits to Mott Children’s Hospital, volunteered with Ele’s Place 5K Run and spent time with local nonprofits that have visited Yost Ice Arena. Truscott graduated with a degree in Applied Exercise Science and is pursuing a graduate certificate in Real Estate Development. Finalists for the Hockey Humanitarian will be announced later this month and the winner revealed during the “Friday Night at the Frozen Four” awards ceremony. Penn State’s Dylan Lugris received the award last year, becoming the fourth Big Ten player honored. • The 12th edition of the Big Ten Hockey Tournament begins the weekend of March 7-9 with best-of-three quarterfinal games. Single elimination semifinal contests take place on March 15 with the championship game slated for March 22 at the site of the highest remaining seed. This year’s event will mark the seventh time tournament games have taken place on campus. • The Big Ten has 15 candidates entered in the 2025 Hobey Baker Award fan vote, which continues through March 30. On-line voting can be accessed at <a href="https://hobeybaker.com/vote" target="_self">https://hobeybaker.com/vote</a>.

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Draft: Week 18 Hockey Release

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Three Stars of the Week for hockey games played Jan. 30-Feb. 1.First Star Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota Jr. – F – Chaska, Minn. — U.S. National Team Development Program<ul><li>Produced two goals and two assists as No. 4/4 Minnesota swept No. 17/18 Wisconsin in the Border Battle rivalry, contested Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Minneapolis, Minn.</li><li>Sparked a 5-2 come-from-behind win on Friday with two goals, extending his goal-scoring streak to six games while scoring his Big Ten-best 17th goal in conference play</li><li>Took over the NCAA scoring lead (41 points) and became the first Minnesota player to record three consecutive 20-goal campaigns to begin a career in over 70 years</li><li>The junior captain snags his seventh career Big Ten weekly award (6-Firsts, 1-Second) and his third of the season</li><li>Last Minnesota First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud on Jan. 21, 2025</li></ul>Second Star Aiden Fink, Penn State So. – F – Calgary, Alberta – Brooks (AJHL)<ul><li>Netted a conference-high three goals to help Penn State to a series split at No. 13/12 Michigan</li><li>Buried two goals in Penn State’s 5-4 win on Friday, setting a Penn State record with his 14th career power play goal</li><li>Scored his first career shorthanded goal on Saturday and continues to pace the Nittany Lions in scoring with 37 points in 26 games</li><li>The Nashville Predators draft pick garners his fifth career Star Award and second of the season</li><li>Last Penn State Star recipient: Reese Laubach (Third Star) on Jan. 28, 2025</li></ul>Third Star Will Felicio, Michigan Fr. – D – Holden, Mass. — Waterloo (USHL)<ul><li>Contributed four points (goal, three assists) in Michigan’s split against Penn State, Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Ann Arbor</li><li>Shared the national lead for points among defenseman last week</li><li>Finished the conference series with a plus-five rating and has yet to be whistled for a penalty 18 games into his collegiate career</li><li>Becomes just the third Big Ten freshman this season honored with a Star Award</li><li>Last Michigan Star honorees: Michael Hage (First Star) and T.J. Hughes (Second Star) on Nov. 26, 2024</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Hockey&nbsp;Three Stars Oct. 8 First Star:&nbsp;Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star:&nbsp;Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star:&nbsp;Simon Mack, Sr., D, PSU Oct. 15 First Star: Cole Knuble, So., F, ND Second Star: Connor Kurth, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr. F, MSU Oct. 22 First Star: Max Montes, So., F, OSU Second Star: Jimmy Clark, So., F, MINN Third Star: Logan Terness, Sr., G, OSU Oct. 29 First Star: Sam Rinzel, So., D, MINN Second Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Tanner Kelly, Sr., F, MSU Nov. 5 First Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Second Star: Jackson Hallum, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Nov. 12 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Trey Augustine, So., G, MSU Third Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Nov. 19 First Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Shane Vansaghi, Fr., F, MSU Nov. 26 First Star: Michael Hage, Fr., F, MICH Second Star: T.J. Hughes, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Aiden Fink, So., F, PSU Dec. 3 First Star: John Seifarth, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS Third Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Dec. 10 First Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Second Star: Nathan Airey, So., G, MINN Third Star: Kristoffer Eberly, So., G, OSU Dec. 17 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Brent Johnson, Sr., D, OSU Third Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Dec. 31 First Star: Luca Di Pasquo, So., G, MSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Cody Laskosky, Gr., F, WIS Jan. 7 First Star: Arsenii Sergeev, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Jan. 14 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Justin Janicke, Sr., F, ND Third Star: Liam Souliere, Gr., G, MINN Jan. 21 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS Jan. 28 First Star: Christian Fitzgerald, Jr., F, WIS Second Star: David Gucciardi, Sr., D, MSU Third Star: Reese Laubach, So., F, PSU Feb. 4 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Aiden Fink, So., F, PSU Third Star: Will Felicio, Fr., D, MICH

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Michigan, Minnesota and Penn State Capture Stars Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference and Chi Alpha Sigma have announced a partnership to welcome all 18 conference institutions into the National College Athlete Honor Society. The arrangement makes the Big Ten the 14th collegiate athletic conference - and the first from NCAA Division I - to enroll its full membership in Chi Alpha Sigma this year. “We’re proud to establish Chi Alpha Sigma chapters across the Big Ten Conference’s18 member institutions,” said Rutgers University Faculty Athletics Representative, Thomas Stephens. “This is an opportunity to annually recognize our students who are competing at the absolute highest level in the classroom and in competition.” Seven Big Ten institutions had previous membership in Chi Alpha Sigma. Through this conference-wide partnership, all 18 Big Ten institutions will now be able to induct student-athletes of junior academic standing or higher who maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale into the National College Athlete Honor Society. “It’s incredibly exciting to welcome the Big Ten into Chi Alpha Sigma,” executive director Kellen Wells-Mangold said. “The long tradition of combined excellence in athletics and academics and continued commitment to celebrating student-athlete achievement makes the Conference a perfect fit for Chi Alpha Sigma.” Induction ceremonies will be held later this year on each Big Ten campus at times determined by the institutions. Inductees will also be eligible for additional national awards, postgraduate scholarships, and other benefits offered by Chi Alpha Sigma. “This partnership is also a personal source of pride for Chi Alpha Sigma staff, as both [assistant director] BJ Pickard and I are alumni of Big Ten institutions,” Wells-Mangold added.Wells-Mangold is a 2005 graduate of the University of Iowa, while Pickard earned his Master’s degree at the University of Washington in 2011. Chi Alpha Sigma was founded in 1996 by then-DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime. The name “Chi Alpha Sigma” was chosen to identify the organization as a national “College Athlete Society.”&nbsp; Any four-year institution with membership in an association or organization that promotes academic achievement and varsity-level athletics competition while committing to the principles of integrity, sportsmanship, and overall development of their student-athletes may apply for membership in Chi Alpha Sigma. There are currently more than 460 active chapters across all divisions of college athletics in the United States.

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Chi Alpha Sigma Release

Photo by Dan Garcia<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt88bcd4ee324a8662/HK Release 17A.pdf" target="_self"> OFFICIAL RELEASE</a>• Big Ten Hockey closes the month of January with three conference series as the top four teams square off. No. 2/2 Michigan State, which has opened a five-point lead atop the standings, travels to No. 11/11 Ohio State. Thursday’s game will be carried by the Big Ten Network. The first team in the nation to reach 20 wins, the Spartans have won six of their last seven against the Buckeyes. OSU resides in third place after being picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll. The Border Battle resumes Friday when No. 17/18 Wisconsin takes on No. 4/4 Minnesota in Minneapolis. The Badgers are back in the Top-20 polls for the first time since October 21 while the Gophers look for a series sweep after taking a pair of one-goal games from Wisconsin in mid-November. No. 13/12 Michigan returns to Yost Ice Arena to host rv/rv Penn State, which is unbeaten in its last five games (3-0-2). Michigan swept two high-scoring affairs at PSU just before Thanksgiving by a 16-11 margin. Notre Dame is idle this week.&nbsp; • No lead was safe last weekend as Big Ten teams battled for valuable points in the standings. Wisconsin overcame a 3-1 first-period deficit against Michigan on Saturday, coming back to force a 4-4 tie. The night before, Wisconsin rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period to beat Michigan, 5-4. That same night, Penn State dug itself out of a 3-0 hole against Ohio State, in a game that ended in a 6-6 tie. It matched the second-highest tied game in Big Ten history, trailing only a 7-7 contest between Ohio State and Michigan State on Jan. 4, 2019. &nbsp; • Penn State drew a record crowd of 6,604 to Pegula Ice Arena on Saturday, continuing a trend of full arenas around the conference. Five Big Ten schools rank in the Top-10 nationally in attendance — Wisconsin (2nd), Minnesota (3rd), Michigan State (6th), Penn State (8th) and Michigan (9th). Michigan State is playing to 107.2 percent capacity at Munn Ice Arena, Michigan to 98.2 percent capacity and Minnesota to 96.1 percent capacity. Total home attendance this season for Big Ten teams has surpassed half a million (606,393). In addition, five of the six largest attended games involved Big Ten teams, topped by crowds of 25,709 and 24,788 that attended the Frozen Confines at Wrigley Field. • The 2025 Hobey Baker Award fan vote is underway and continues through March 30. On-line voting can be accessed at <a href="https://hobeybaker.com/vote/" target="_self">https://hobeybaker.com/vote</a>. The 15 Big Ten nominees are: Ethan Edwards, Sr., D, MICH Michael Hage, Fr., F, MICH T.J. Hughes, Jr., F, MICH Trey Augustine, So., G, MSU Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Sam Rinzel, So., D, MINN Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Cole Knuble, So., F, ND Damien Carfagna, Jr., D, OSU Kristoffer Eberly, So., G, OSU Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Gr., F, OSU Aiden Fink, So., F, PSU Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Gavin Morrissey, F, Fr., WIS Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS

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Draft: Week 17 Hockey Release

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Three Stars of the Week for hockey games played Jan. 24-25.First Star Christian Fitzgerald, Wisconsin Jr. – F – Coquitlam, B.C. — Minnesota State (NCAA)<ul><li>Netted three goals on the week as Wisconsin claimed four of six points from No. 10/10 Michigan in Madison, Wis.</li><li>Scored twice on Friday to help the Badgers recover from a two-goal deficit in a 5-4 victory; recorded game-winning goal with 3:09 left in regulation</li><li>Scored on Saturday in a 4-4 overtime tie that saw Wisconsin rally from two goals down; finished the weekend series with a plus-three rating and two blocked shots</li><li>Secures the first Big Ten weekly award of his career</li><li>Last Wisconsin First Star: Tommy Scarfone (Dec. 10, 2024)</li></ul>Second Star David Gucciardi, Michigan State Sr. – D – Toronto, Ontario – Waterloo (USHL)<ul><li>Scored twice in Michigan State’s 9-3 win over No. 4/3 Minnesota on Friday at Munn Ice Arena</li><li>Assisted on two of MSU’s three goals Saturday as the No. 2/2 Spartans skated to a 3-3 overtime tie against the Gophers</li><li>His four points were tied for the most among defenseman nationally last week</li><li>The Washington Capitals draft product collects his first career Star award</li><li>Last Michigan State Star recipient: Charlie Stramel (Second Star) on Jan. 21, 2025</li></ul>Third Star Reese Laubach, Penn State So. – F – San Jose, Calif. — Omaha (USHL)<ul><li>Produced back-to-back, multiple-point games for Penn State, which recorded a 6-6 overtime tie and 3-2 overtime win over No. 9/8 Ohio State in University Park, Pa.</li><li>Tallied the game-winning goal on Saturday, leading the Nittany Lions to their win against a top-10 ranked opponent since December 2023</li><li>Ranks second in team scoring, averaging nearly a point per game with 19 points in 20 games</li><li>The San Jose Sharks draft pick earns his first Big Ten Star honor</li><li>Last Penn State Star honoree: Arsenii Sergeev (First Star) on Jan. 7, 2025</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Hockey&nbsp;Three Stars Oct. 8 First Star:&nbsp;Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star:&nbsp;Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star:&nbsp;Simon Mack, Sr., D, PSU Oct. 15 First Star: Cole Knuble, So., F, ND Second Star: Connor Kurth, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr. F, MSU Oct. 22 First Star: Max Montes, So., F, OSU Second Star: Jimmy Clark, So., F, MINN Third Star: Logan Terness, Sr., G, OSU Oct. 29 First Star: Sam Rinzel, So., D, MINN Second Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Tanner Kelly, Sr., F, MSU Nov. 5 First Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Second Star: Jackson Hallum, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Nov. 12 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Trey Augustine, So., G, MSU Third Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Nov. 19 First Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Shane Vansaghi, Fr., F, MSU Nov. 26 First Star: Michael Hage, Fr., F, MICH Second Star: T.J. Hughes, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Aiden Fink, So., F, PSU Dec. 3 First Star: John Seifarth, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS Third Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Dec. 10 First Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Second Star: Nathan Airey, So., G, MINN Third Star: Kristoffer Eberly, So., G, OSU Dec. 17 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Brent Johnson, Sr., D, OSU Third Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Dec. 31 First Star: Luca Di Pasquo, So., G, MSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Cody Laskosky, Gr., F, WIS Jan. 7 First Star: Arsenii Sergeev, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Jan. 14 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Justin Janicke, Sr., F, ND Third Star: Liam Souliere, Gr., G, MINN Jan. 21 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS Jan. 28 First Star: Christian Fitzgerald, Jr., F, WIS Second Star: David Gucciardi, Sr., D, MSU Third Star: Reese Laubach, So., F, PSU

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Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin Land Three Stars Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill – In honor of Jackie Robinson’s core values of courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence, the Big Ten Conference today announced the inaugural Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community &amp; Impact Award to recognize the conference’s student-athletes who have made an exceptional impact in their local community. Before breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier, Jackie Robinson was a standout student-athlete at UCLA, where he was the school’s first four-sport letter winner, excelling in football, basketball, track and field, and baseball.Student-athletes will be nominated based on the following criteria:<ul><li>Demonstrated Impact: Significant and tangible contributions to community projects or causes, including measurable outcomes or positive changes resulting from their involvement.</li></ul><ul><li>Collaboration and Teamwork: Ability to work effectively with others, including peers, organizations, and community members, to achieve common goals and enhance community impact.</li></ul><ul><li>Consistency and Commitment: Ongoing and consistent participation in community service activities over an extended period of time.</li></ul><ul><li>Visibility and Advocacy: Efforts to raise awareness and advocate for important groups or causes, leveraging their platform to promote positive change and engage others.</li></ul>"The Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community &amp; Impact Award celebrates Jackie’s legacy of excellence in community service,” said Sonya Pankey Robinson, Jackie’s first grandchild, Director and board member of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. "We are proud to recognize 36 outstanding men and women for the incredible impact they make in their community."“It is our privilege and great honor to bestow this award in Jackie’s name upon these deserving Big Ten student-athletes and to express our appreciation for the continuing support of the Jackie Robinson Foundation,” said Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti."Our student-athletes make significant contributions through competition, academics, and community impact,” said Big Ten Senior Vice President, Community &amp; Impact, Omar Brown. “This award allows the Big Ten to recognize these efforts in improving communities, just as we do with their other achievements. Jackie Robinson embodies this award and our goal to honor student-athletes who positively impact others."Each Big Ten member-institution can nominate two student-athletes, one male and one female, from their respective schools. The Big Ten Conference will select two Jackie Robinson Community &amp; Impact award winners, from the 36 nominations, who will be announced by the Big Ten Conference this spring. All remaining nominees will be recognized with individual awards for their contributions to their local communities.&nbsp;The Big Ten Conference’s commitment to athletics, academics and service goes back to the conference’s founding. Coupling the academic goals set forth by leaders of the charter members of the conference with their steadfast commitment to athletics, the conference instituted the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, the first award to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on intercollegiate athletics. It is awarded annually by each member institution to one male and one female student of the graduating class who has attained the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics.In June of 2020 the conference launched the Big Ten Equality Coalition. This group, which features student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, chancellors, presidents and other members, has a stated goal of seeking tangible ways to actively and constructively combat racism and hate around the world, while also empowering student-athletes to express their rights to free speech and peaceful protest. An important initiative resulting from conversations initiated by the coalition was the Big Ten Voter Registration Initiative.In recent years, several delegations of conference student-athletes and administrators have traveled to Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, for an immersive civil rights educational experience entitled: “Big Life Series: Selma to Montgomery.” The visit to one of the key centers of the civil rights movement was highlighted by marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to learn more about the profound impact that young people had on the civil rights movement.Additionally, the Big Ten Conference is dedicated to making a lasting impact on the communities where its major events are held hosting sports clinics, renovating recreation centers, and giving elementary-aged children a behind-the-scenes experience with major Big Ten events. In all cases the conference focuses on creating meaningful improvements aimed at leaving each location better than it was found. Most recently, the Big Ten collaborated with the College Football Playoff Foundation, local sports organizations and local school districts to enhance spaces for teachers and children while providing additional educational and athletic opportunities for children.As Jackie Robison famously said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

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The Big Ten Conference Announces Inaugural “Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award” for Student-Athletes

Photo by Brad Rempel / Minnesota Athletics<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt00894be861cae276/HK Release 16.pdf" target="_self">OFFICIAL RELEASE</a> • The top two teams in the Big Ten standings collide this week when No. 2/2 Michigan State plays host to No. 4/3 Minnesota, Friday and Saturday, at Munn Ice Arena. The Spartans and Golden Gophers gave the Big Ten a streak of seven weeks atop the national polls before Boston College became the new No. 1 on Monday. MSU recorded a 3-3 tie and a 5-3 win versus Minnesota Dec. 13-14 in Minneapolis. No. 9/8 Ohio State looks to solidify its hold on third place with a two-game series at Penn State while No. 10/10 Michigan travels to rv/rv Wisconsin in a showdown between fourth-place teams. The Big Ten Network will air a doubleheader on Saturday, starting with Minnesota-Michigan State (6 p.m. ET) followed by Michigan-Wisconsin (8:30 p.m. ET). • The latest Pairwise Rankings include four Big Ten teams among the Top 16 — Michigan State (2nd), Minnesota (3rd), Ohio State (10th) and Michigan (10th). The Pairwise is a statistical formula that emulates the selection process for at-large bids to the 16-team NCAA Tournament. • With the NCAA hockey season just past the midway mark, Big Ten players continue to lead the way in several statistical categories. Three of the top five scorers nationally reside in the conference with Michigan State junior Isaac Howard and Wisconsin sophomore Quinn Finley sharing the top spot with 18 goals each. Minnesota’s Jimmy Snuggerud of Minnesota is tied for third with 15 markers. Penn State’s Aiden Fink is tied for sixth with 14 goals and Minnesota’s Brody Lamb tied for 10th with 13 tallies. The top three point producers are also from the Big Ten. Howard leads the nation with 36 points in 24 games, just ahead of Snuggerud (33 points) and Finley (33 points). Among goaltending leaders, Minnesota’s Liam Souliere stands seventh (1.78) and Ohio State’s Kristoffer Eberly eighth (1.80) in goals-against average. Souliere and Michigan State’s Trey Augustine are tied for ninth in save percentage (.932). • The recently released NHL Central Scouting midterm rankings, which identifies top prospects for the 2025 NHL Draft, features five players from the Big Ten. Defenseman Logan Hensler of Wisconsin is ranked 10th overall among North American skaters. The list also includes Will Horcoff, who recently joined Michigan’s squad, at No. 28, Michigan State’s Shane Vansaghi at No. 36, Michigan’s Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen at No. 57 and Penn State’s Charlie Cerrato at No. 188. Since 2021, 70 NHL Draft picks have found a home in the Big Ten.&nbsp; • Six Big Ten student-athletes have been included on the Watch List for the Mike Richter Award, presented to the nation’s top goaltender. Making the list are: Trey Augustine (Michigan State), Nathan Airey (Minnesota), Liam Souliere (Minnesota), Owen Say (Notre Dame), Kristoffer Eberly (Ohio State) and Tommy Scarfone (Wisconsin). Kyle McClellan of Wisconsin captured the Richter Award last season, becoming the third Big Ten netminder to do so. The Richter Award winner will be revealed at the Frozen Four in April.

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Draft: Week 16 Hockey Release

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Three Stars of the Week for hockey games played Jan. 17-18.First Star Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota Jr. – F – Chaska, Minn. — U.S. National Team Development Program<ul><li>Scored in back-to-back games, recording three goals and 10 shots on goal as No. 3/3 Minnesota took four of six points from Notre Dame in Minneapolis, Minn.</li><li>Netted two goals during the first period of Minnesota’s 5-2 win over Notre Dame on Friday</li><li>Followed with a first-period goal on Saturday, finishing his season series against the Irish with eight points (five goals, three assists) in four games</li><li>The St. Louis Blue first round draft pick collects his sixth career Big Ten weekly award (5-Firsts, 1-Second) and his second of the season</li><li>Last Minnesota First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud (Nov. 12, 2024)</li></ul>Second Star Charlie Stramel, Michigan State Jr. – F – Rosemount, Minn. – Wisconsin (NCAA)<ul><li>Compiled two goals and an assist for No. 1/1 Michigan State in a 4-1 win over No. 10/10 Michigan Saturday at Munn Ice Arena.</li><li>Assisted on the game’s opening goal before notching a goal later in the first period that became the game-winner; added a short-handed marker in the second period</li><li>Has compiled 21 points for the top-ranked Spartans, accumulating more points than his two previous seasons combined</li><li>The Minnesota Wild first round draft pick earns his first weekly award of the season and the second of his career</li><li>Last Michigan State Star recipient: Isaac Howard (First Star) on Jan. 14, 2025</li></ul> Third Star Ryland Mosley, Wisconsin Gr. – F – Arnprior, Ontario — Michigan Tech (NCAA)<ul><li>Factored in five of eight goals to help Wisconsin to a win and overtime tie against Long Island in nonconference action</li><li>Started the weekend with a four-assist game Friday in Wisconsin’s 6-3 win at the Kohl Center</li><li>Added another assist on Saturday to remain tied for second in team scoring with 27 points</li><li>The Michigan Tech transfer earns his second Star honor of the season after being named Second Star on Dec. 3, 2024</li><li>Last Wisconsin Star honorees: Quinn Finley (Second Star) and Cody Laskosky (Third Star) on Dec. 31, 2024</li></ul> 2024-25 Big Ten Hockey&nbsp;Three Stars Oct. 8 First Star:&nbsp;Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star:&nbsp;Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star:&nbsp;Simon Mack, Sr., D, PSU Oct. 15 First Star: Cole Knuble, So., F, ND Second Star: Connor Kurth, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr. F, MSU Oct. 22 First Star: Max Montes, So., F, OSU Second Star: Jimmy Clark, So., F, MINN Third Star: Logan Terness, Sr., G, OSU Oct. 29 First Star: Sam Rinzel, So., D, MINN Second Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Tanner Kelly, Sr., F, MSU Nov. 5 First Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Second Star: Jackson Hallum, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Nov. 12 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Trey Augustine, So., G, MSU Third Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Nov. 19 First Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Shane Vansaghi, Fr., F, MSU Nov. 26 First Star: Michael Hage, Fr., F, MICH Second Star: T.J. Hughes, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Aiden Fink, So., F, PSU Dec. 3 First Star: John Seifarth, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS Third Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Dec. 10 First Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Second Star: Nathan Airey, So., G, MINN Third Star: Kristoffer Eberly, So., G, OSU Dec. 17 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Brent Johnson, Sr., D, OSU Third Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Dec. 31 First Star: Luca Di Pasquo, So., G, MSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Cody Laskosky, Gr., F, WIS Jan. 7 First Star: Arsenii Sergeev, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Jan. 14 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Justin Janicke, Sr., F, ND Third Star: Liam Souliere, Gr., G, MINN Jan. 21 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS

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Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin Claim Three Stars Honors

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Six Big Ten Goaltenders Named to Richter Award Watch List

Photo courtesy of Penn State Athletics<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt1c9f827af200e8f8/HK Release 15 (R).pdf" target="_self">OFFICIAL RELEASE</a> • Big Ten Hockey rolls into the second half of its conference schedule with six teams in action this week. One of college hockey’s best rivalries resumes when No. 1/1 Michigan State meets No. 10/10 Michigan in a home-and-home series starting Friday in Ann Arbor. Saturday’s rematch in East Lansing will be carried by the Big Ten Network. The top-ranked Spartans are unbeaten in nine games (7-0-2) since their last loss on Dec. 6 (one of only two on the season). No. 3/3 Minnesota, a point out of first, plays host to Notre Dame to close the season series. The Gophers took two games from the Irish in November. Out of conference, Penn State will host Canisius and rv/rv Wisconsin is home against Long Island. The Big Ten sports a 47-15-4 record (.742) against nonconference opponents and independents this season. Ohio State, picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, heads into a bye week residing in third place in the Big Ten standings. • Four Big Ten schools are ranked in the top-10 of the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls. Michigan State occupies the consensus No. 1 spot for the fourth week — a position the Big Ten has held since Nov. 25 (seven weeks). Minnesota is steady at No. 3/3 for the fourth consecutive week while Ohio State recently earned its highest ranking of the season at No. 8/8. Michigan, entrenched in the top-10 since November, currently resides at No. 10/10. • Michigan State’s Isaac Howard (four goals) and Notre Dame’s Justin Janicke (three goals) turned in hat tricks last week, etching their names in the Big Ten Record Book as well. Howard became the fourth player to score four goals in a Big Ten game, joining Michigan’s T.J. Hughes, who accomplished the feat against Penn State on Nov. 23, along with Michigan’s Luke Hughes (2023) and Michigan State’s Erik Middendorf (2022). Both Howard and Janicke compiled five-point games, matching the conference record held by 10 other players. In addition, Danny Nelson of Notre Dame recorded the highest plus/minus rating ever for a Big Ten game, finishing a plus-six in a 7-4 win over Michigan on Saturday. • Howard, the reigning Big Ten First Star of the Week, has opened a three-point gap in the chase for the conference scoring title. Sporting a seven-game goal-scoring streak, Howard owns 20 points (11-9) in 12 games while Minnesota’s Jimmy Snuggerud has 17 points (9-8) in 12 games and Wisconsin’s Quinn Finley 16 points (8-8) in 14 contests. Taro Hirose in 2018-19 is the lone Spartan to win a Big Ten scoring title. Sophomore Sam Rinzel of Minnesota is the Big Ten’s top scoring defenseman, compiling 13 points (4-9) in 12 games. • The tournament lineup for the 2025 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off was announced last week and features a competitive field. Wisconsin will join Boston College, Western Michigan and Lake Superior State at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Dec. 28-29. The Badgers have won the event three times since the tournament debuted four years ago.

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Draft: Week 15 Hockey Release

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Three Stars of the Week for hockey games played Jan. 10-11.First Star Isaac Howard, Michigan State Jr. – F – Hudson, Wis. — Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)<ul><li>Amassed five goals and six points to help No. 1/1 Michigan State earn four of six points at Penn State on Jan. 10-11</li><li>Tied Big Ten single-game records with four goals and five points in MSU’s 6-4 win over Penn State on Friday at Pegula Ice Arena</li><li>His five-point game was the most by a Spartan since the 2011-12 season</li><li>The Tampa Bay Lighting draft pick earns his fourth weekly honor of the season and of his career (3-Firsts, 1-Third)</li><li>Last Michigan State First Star: Luca Di Pasquo (Dec. 31, 2024)</li></ul>Second Star Justin Janicke, Notre Dame So. – F – Maple Grove, Minn. – U.S. National Team Development Program<ul><li>Matched a Big Ten game record with five points (three goals, two assists) as Notre Dame downed No. 9/9 Michigan, 7-4, on Jan. 11</li><li>Became first Irish player to record five points in a game since Bobby Nardella in 2018</li><li>Scored an empty net goal with 0.1 seconds left to complete his hat trick on Saturday</li><li>Finished with six points (three goals, three points) on the weekend, the fourth-highest point total nationally last week</li><li>The Seattle Kraken draft choice collects his first Big Ten Star accolade</li><li>Last Notre Dame Star honoree: Cole Knuble (First Star, Oct. 15, 2024)</li></ul>Third Star Liam Souliere, Minnesota Gr. – G – Montreal, Quebec — Penn State (NCAA)<ul><li>Compiled a 0.78 goals-against average and .974 save percentage in four periods of action for No. 3/3 Minnesota</li><li>Allowed one goal, with 2:15 left in the game, and stopped a season-high 32 shots in Minnesota’s 6-1 win over Ohio State Saturday at Value City Arena</li><li>Leads the Big Ten in goals-against average (1.59) and save percentage (.938)</li><li>The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar earns his first weekly award of the season and the third of his career</li><li>Last Minnesota Star honoree: Nathan Airey (Second Star, Dec. 10, 2024)</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Hockey&nbsp;Three Stars Oct. 8 First Star:&nbsp;Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star:&nbsp;Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star:&nbsp;Simon Mack, Sr., D, PSU Oct. 15 First Star: Cole Knuble, So., F, ND Second Star: Connor Kurth, Jr., F, MIN Third Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr. F, MSU Oct. 22 First Star: Max Montes, So., F, OSU Second Star: Jimmy Clark, So., F, MINN Third Star: Logan Terness, Sr., G, OSU Oct. 29First Star: Sam Rinzel, So., D, MINN Second Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Tanner Kelly, Sr., F, MSU Nov. 5 First Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Second Star: Jackson Hallum, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Nov. 12 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Trey Augustine, So., G, MSU Third Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Nov. 19 First Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Shane Vansaghi, Fr., F, MSU Nov. 26 First Star: Michael Hage, Fr., F, MICH Second Star: T.J. Hughes, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Aiden Fink, So., F, PSU Dec. 3 First Star: John Seifarth, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS Third Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Dec. 10 First Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Second Star: Nathan Airey, So., G, MINN Third Star: Kristoffer Eberly, So., G, OSU Dec. 17 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Brent Johnson, Sr., D, OSU Third Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Dec. 31 First Star: Luca Di Pasquo, So., G, MSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Cody Laskosky, Gr., F, WIS Jan. 7 First Star: Arsenii Sergeev, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Jan. 14 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Justin Janicke, Sr., F, ND Third Star: Liam Souliere, Gr., G, MINN

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Michigan State, Minnesota and Notre Dame Win Three Stars Awards

Photo courtesy of USA Hockey <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt2e19260009f16d2d/HK Release 14.pdf" target="_self">OFFICIAL RELEASE</a> • The Big Ten Hockey schedule hits the halfway mark this weekend with six teams in action. No. 1/1 Michigan State looks to retain its hold of first place traveling to Penn State, which picked up its first conference win on Sunday. No. 3/3 Minnesota, tied with MSU atop the Big Ten standings, takes on No. 11/11 Ohio State, a team just four points out of first. Saturday’s contest will air on the Big Ten Network. No. 9/9 Michigan travels to Notre Dame for a pair of games to be streamed on Peacock. Rv/- Wisconsin, having played a conference-high 14 games, is idle this week. • The Big Ten is coming off an action-packed week that saw six schools take part in the Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series, which generated two one-goal decisions and a tie while drawing 50,497 spectators over two days to Wrigley Field. At the same time, six Big Ten players earned gold at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Canada. • The Frozen Confines produced late-game heroics as Michigan State’s Daniel Russell scored the game-winner with 1.4 seconds left in overtime in MSU’s 4-3 win over Wisconsin on Saturday. In Friday’s opener, Riley Thompson netted the decisive goal with 38 seconds left in regulation in Ohio State’s 4-3 win over Michigan. Notre Dame and Penn State skated to a 3-3 overtime tie with the shootout going eight rounds. All told, there were nine lead changes in the three games involving Big Ten schools. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association women’s game between No. 1 Wisconsin and No. 2 Ohio State resulted in a 3-3 overtime draw and a shootout win for OSU that lasted seven rounds. • The U.S. National Junior team captured gold at the IIHF World Junior Championships on Sunday, recording a 4-3 overtime win against Finland. It marked the first back-to-back golds at the event for the Americans. Representing the Big Ten were Oliver Moore and Brodie Ziemer from Minnesota, Trey Augustine of Michigan State, Notre Dame’s Paul Fischer and Danny Nelson and Wisconsin’s Logan Hensler. Minnesota Associate Head Coach Steve Miller was part of the coaching staff. • Ohio State sophomore Kristoffer Eberly was named National Goaltender of the Month by the Hockey Commissioners Association on Jan. 3. Eberly went 4-0-0 in December, stopping 81-of-85 shots for a .953 save percentage. He allowed just four goals in 241:13 of action, resulting in a 0.99 goals-against average. Eberly’s selection marks the third-straight month the Big Ten has received a HCA National Award. Michael Hage of Michigan was chosen National Rookie of the Month for November and Notre Dame’s Owen Say was tabbed Co-Goaltender of the Month for October. • Big Ten players top the charts in several NCAA statistical categories, including points per game (1.44, Aiden Fink, Penn State), game-winning goals (6, Daniel Russell, Michigan State), power play goals (8, Brody Lamb, Minnesota), short-handed goals (3, Garrett Schifsky, Michigan) and goalie winning percentage (.917, Nathan Airey, Minnesota). On the team side, Big Ten schools lead the country in winning percentage (.875, Michigan State), scoring offense (4.14, Minnesota), scoring margin (2.14, Minnesota) and faceoff percentage (.565, Penn State).

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Draft: Week 14 Hockey Release

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Three Stars of the Week for hockey games played Jan. 2-5.First Star Arsenii Sergeev, Penn State Jr. – G – Yaroslavl, Russia — Connecticut (NCAA)<ul><li>Turned away 77-of-80 shots in posting a .963 save percentage, a 1.44 goals-against average and two assists as Penn State went 1-0-1 against Notre Dame</li><li>Matched his career-high with 43 saves in a 3-3 overtime tie with Notre Dame Friday at the Frozen Confines held in Wrigley Field</li><li>Made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season in a 3-0 win at Notre Dame on Sunday</li><li>The Calgary Flames draft pick earns his first Big Ten weekly honor</li><li>Last Penn State First Star: John Seifarth (Dec. 3, 2024)</li></ul>Second Star Daniel Russell, Michigan State Jr. – F – Traverse City, Mich. – Sioux Falls (USHL)<ul><li>Scored with 1.4 seconds left in overtime to lift No. 1/1 Michigan State to a 4-3 win over Wisconsin, recording his NCAA-leading sixth game-winning goal of the season</li><li>Turned in a three-point night (two goals, assist) against Wisconsin under the lights Saturday at Wrigley Field</li><li>Finished with four points, 10 shots on goal and plus-five rating as the Spartans completed a weekend sweep of the Badgers</li><li>The Academic All-Big Ten honoree takes home his second Big Ten weekly award of the season and his career</li><li>Last Michigan State Star honoree: Luca Di Pasquo (First Star, Dec. 31, 2024)</li></ul>Third Star Isaac Howard, Michigan State Jr. – F – Hudson, Wis. — Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)<ul><li>Assisted on both game-winning goals in Michigan State’s weekend sweep of Wisconsin</li><li>Finished the series with two goals and three assists, scoring both nights, to extend MSU’s unbeaten streak to seven games</li><li>Among NCAA leaders, stands tied for second in goals (13) and fourth in points (27)</li><li>The 2022 Tampa Bay Lighting first round selection earns his third weekly honor of the season and of his career (2-Firsts, 1-Third)</li><li>Last Michigan State Star honoree: Luca Di Pasquo (First Star, Dec. 31, 2024)</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Hockey&nbsp;Three Stars Oct. 8 First Star:&nbsp;Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star:&nbsp;Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star:&nbsp;Simon Mack, Sr., D, PSU Oct. 15 First Star: Cole Knuble, So., F, ND Second Star: Connor Kurth, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Charlie Stramel, Jr. F, MSU Oct. 22 First Star: Max Montes, So., F, OSU Second Star: Jimmy Clark, So., F, MINN Third Star: Logan Terness, Sr., G, OSU Oct. 29 First Star: Sam Rinzel, So., D, MINN Second Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Third Star: Tanner Kelly, Sr., F, MSU Nov. 5 First Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Second Star: Jackson Hallum, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Nov. 12 First Star: Jimmy Snuggerud, Jr., F, MINN Second Star: Trey Augustine, So., G, MSU Third Star: Evan Werner, So., F, MICH Nov. 19 First Star: Riley Thompson, So., F, OSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Shane Vansaghi, Fr., F, MSU Nov. 26 First Star: Michael Hage, Fr., F, MICH Second Star: T.J. Hughes, Jr., F, MICH Third Star: Aiden Fink, So., F, PSU Dec. 3 First Star: John Seifarth, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Ryland Mosley, Gr., F, WIS Third Star: Brody Lamb, Jr., F, MINN Dec. 10 First Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Second Star: Nathan Airey, So., G, MINN Third Star: Kristoffer Eberly, So., G, OSU Dec. 17 First Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU Second Star: Brent Johnson, Sr., D, OSU Third Star: Tommy Scarfone, Sr., G, WIS Dec. 31 First Star: Luca Di Pasquo, So., G, MSU Second Star: Quinn Finley, So., F, WIS Third Star: Cody Laskosky, Gr., F, WIS Jan. 7 First Star: Arsenii Sergeev, Jr., G, PSU Second Star: Daniel Russell, Jr., F, MSU Third Star: Isaac Howard, Jr., F, MSU

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Michigan State and Penn State Garner Three Stars Accolades

<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt5dd195541c5c3bfb/Stats.pdf" target="_self">BOX SCORES</a> ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series provided a memorable weekend of college hockey at Wrigley Field on Jan. 3-4. All four games went down to the wire, with two decided in the final minute and two that resulted in ties (and extended shootouts). A look at some of the numbers: 1 — Time left in overtime (0:01) when Michigan's State Daniel Russell delivered the game-winning goal against Wisconsin on Saturday.2 — Number of top-ranked teams that took to the ice in No. 1 ranked Michigan State and No. 1 Wisconsin (WCHA).12 — Times the lead changed hands, with each game featuring three lead changes. 15 — Rounds of shootouts. Notre Dame won a shootout in eight rounds, followed by Ohio State's women claiming a shootout in seven rounds.24 — Game temperature during opening faceoff. 38 — Seconds left in regulation when Ohio State's Riley Thompson scored the game-winner versus Michigan on Friday. 88 — Combined shots accumulated a 3-3 tie involving Penn State and Notre Dame.50,497 — Total attendance for the event.

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Frozen Confines Delivers Competitive Hockey

Photo courtesy of USA HockeyROSEMONT, Ill. — Six hockey student-athletes and a coach from the Big Ten Conference helped the United States capture gold at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship with a 4-3 overtime win against Finland Sunday in Ottawa. The win gave the U.S. National Junior Team gold medals in back-to-back tournaments for the first time ever. Representing the Big Ten were: Oliver Moore and Brodie Ziemer of Minnesota, Danny Nelson and Paul Fischer of Notre Dame, Logan Hensler of Wisconsin and Trey Augustine of Michigan State. Minnesota Associate Head Coach Steve Miller was part of the Team USA coaching staff. <a href="https://teamusa.usahockey.com/worldjuniors2025" target="_self">Read More</a>

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