Semifinal Pairings Set for Big Ten Hockey Tournament

ROSEMONT, lll. — No. 3 seed Ohio State, No. 5 seed Penn State and No. 7 seed Notre Dame won Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal series over the weekend to advance to the Big Ten Semifinals. No. 1 seed Michigan State received a bye by virtue of its Big Ten regular season championship and a tiebreaker.

Saturday’s semifinal matchups from on-campus sites, to be carried on the Big Ten Network:

March 15, 6:00 p.m. ET — No. 7 Notre Dame (12-24-1) at No. 1 Michigan State (24-6-4)
March 15, 8:30 p.m. ET — No. 5 Penn State (20-12-4) at No. 3 Ohio State (23-12-2)

The winners of the single-elimination semifinal games will meet in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game on Saturday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. ET on the campus of the highest remaining seed. The game will be broadcast on BTN.

Big Ten Quarterfinal Series Results:
No. 7 Notre Dame defeated No. 2 Minnesota, 2 games to 1
No. 3 Ohio State defeated No. 6 Wisconsin, 2 games to 1
No. 5 Penn State defeated No. 4 Michigan, 2 games to 0