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Big Ten Conference Announces 2025-26 Hockey Schedule
ROSEMONT, lll. — The Big Ten Conference released its 2025-26 hockey schedule on Friday, presenting dates and opponents for the 84-game conference season. The conference season begins October 30 and runs through March 6. The Big Ten’s seven schools will play 24 conference games in a double round-robin format, resulting in 12 games at home and 12 away.
The 2026 Big Ten Hockey Tournament will take place March 11-21 and feature a new format. The tournament will be shortened to two weeks and begin on Wednesday, March 11, with single-elimination quarterfinal games on campus sites. Teams seeded No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 will host the No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 seeds respectively. The No. 1 seed will gain a bye into the semifinals, slated for Saturday, March 14. The highest seeded team following the semifinals will host the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday, March 21.
The 2025-26 Big Ten hockey schedule is listed below. Times and television information will be announced at a later date.
| DAY | DATE | MATCHUP |
| Thursday | October 30 | Minnesota at Wisconsin |
| Thursday | October 30 | Penn State at Ohio State |
| Friday | October 31 | Michigan at Notre Dame |
| Friday | October 31 | Penn State at Ohio State |
| Saturday | November 1 | Michigan at Notre Dame |
| Saturday | November 1 | Minnesota at Wisconsin |
| Friday | November 7 | Wisconsin at Michigan |
| Friday | November 7 | Penn State at Michigan State |
| Friday | November 7 | Notre Dame at Minnesota |
| Saturday | November 8 | Wisconsin at Michigan |
| Saturday | November 8 | Penn State at Michigan State |
| Saturday | November 8 | Notre Dame at Minnesota |
| Friday | November 14 | Michigan at Penn State |
| Friday | November 14 | Michigan State at Notre Dame |
| Friday | November 14 | Ohio State at Wisconsin |
| Saturday | November 15 | Michigan at Penn State |
| Saturday | November 15 | Michigan State at Notre Dame |
| Saturday | November 15 | Ohio State at Wisconsin |
| Friday | November 21 | Ohio State at Michigan |
| Friday | November 21 | Wisconsin at Michigan State |
| Friday | November 21 | Penn State at Minnesota |
| Saturday | November 22 | Ohio State at Michigan |
| Saturday | November 22 | Wisconsin at Michigan State |
| Saturday | November 22 | Penn State at Minnesota |
| Thursday | December 4 | Minnesota at Ohio State |
| Friday | December 5 | Minnesota at Ohio State |
| Friday | December 5 | Michigan at Michigan State |
| Friday | December 5 | Wisconsin at Notre Dame |
| Saturday | December 6 | Michigan State at Michigan |
| Saturday | December 6 | Wisconsin at Notre Dame |
| Friday | January 9 | Notre Dame at Michigan |
| Friday | January 9 | Michigan State at Ohio State |
| Friday | January 9 | Minnesota at Penn State |
| Saturday | January 10 | Notre Dame at Michigan |
| Saturday | January 10 | Michigan State at Ohio State |
| Saturday | January 10 | Minnesota at Penn State |
| Thursday | January 15 | Michigan State at Wisconsin |
| Friday | January 16 | Michigan State at Wisconsin |
| Friday | January 16 | Michigan at Minnesota |
| Friday | January 16 | Notre Dame at Penn State |
| Saturday | January 17 | Michigan at Minnesota |
| Saturday | January 17 | Notre Dame at Penn State |
| Friday | January 23 | Minnesota at Michigan State |
| Friday | January 23 | Ohio State at Notre Dame |
| Friday | January 23 | Penn State at Wisconsin |
| Saturday | January 24 | Minnesota at Michigan State |
| Saturday | January 24 | Ohio State at Notre Dame |
| Saturday | January 24 | Penn State at Wisconsin |
| Friday | January 30 | Michigan at Ohio State |
| Friday | January 30 | Wisconsin at Minnesota |
| Saturday | January 31 | Michigan at Ohio State |
| Saturday | January 31 | Michigan State at Penn State |
| Saturday | January 31 | Wisconsin at Minnesota |
| Sunday | February 1 | Michigan State at Penn State |
| Friday | February 6 | Michigan State at Michigan |
| Friday | February 6 | Ohio State at Minnesota |
| Friday | February 6 | Notre Dame at Wisconsin |
| Saturday | February 7 | Michigan vs. Michigan State (Duel in the D) |
| Saturday | February 7 | Ohio State at Minnesota |
| Saturday | February 7 | Notre Dame at Wisconsin |
| Friday | February 13 | Penn State at Michigan |
| Friday | February 13 | Minnesota at Notre Dame |
| Friday | February 13 | Wisconsin at Ohio State |
| Saturday | February 14 | Penn State at Michigan |
| Saturday | February 14 | Minnesota at Notre Dame |
| Saturday | February 14 | Wisconsin at Ohio State |
| Thursday | February 19 | Notre Dame at Michigan State |
| Friday | February 20 | Notre Dame at Michigan State |
| Friday | February 20 | Ohio State at Penn State |
| Friday | February 20 | Michigan at Wisconsin |
| Saturday | February 21 | Ohio State at Penn State |
| Saturday | February 21 | Michigan at Wisconsin |
| Thursday | February 26 | Minnesota at Michigan |
| Friday | February 27 | Minnesota at Michigan |
| Friday | February 27 | Ohio State at Michigan State |
| Friday | February 27 | Penn State at Notre Dame |
| Saturday | February 28 | Ohio State at Michigan State |
| Saturday | February 28 | Penn State at Notre Dame |
| Thursday | March 5 | Michigan State at Minnesota |
| Thursday | March 5 | Notre Dame at Ohio State |
| Thursday | March 5 | Wisconsin at Penn State |
| Friday | March 6 | Michigan State at Minnesota |
| Friday | March 6 | Notre Dame at Ohio State |
| Friday | March 6 | Wisconsin at Penn State |
| Wednesday | March 11 | Big Ten Quarterfinals |
| Saturday | March 14 | Big Ten Semifinals |
| Saturday | March 21 | Big Ten Championship |