ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Three Stars of the Week for hockey games played Oct. 13-18.
 
First Star
Jack Ivankovic, Michigan
So. – G – Mississauga, Ontario – Brampton (OHL)
2025 NHL Draft: 2nd Round, 58th overall, Nashville Predators

• Backstopped No. 2/2-ranked Michigan to a road sweep of No. 1/1-ranked Denver in the Mile High City
• Named First Star of the Game on Friday with a 27-save performance in a 4-1 win; made 1,000th save of his career
• Turned aside 33 shots on Saturday, fending off two 5x3 short-handed situations over a four-minute span by making eight saves
• Has started every game for Michigan, which is 6-0-0 for the first time in program history
• The 2026 All-Big Ten Second Team member collects his second career Star award

Second Star
Evan Jardine, Ohio State
Fr. – F – Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – Youngstown (USHL)
2026 NHL Draft: 4th round, 121st overall, Columbus Blue Jackets

• Led the Big Ten and ranked third nationally with five points in Ohio State’s split at Sacred Heart
• Scored the first two goals of his career, including a power play tally, on Friday
• Distributed three assists in Saturday’s 5-1 win, including primary assists on two first period goals and a helper on a second period power play goal
• First Buckeye this season to capture a Star Award
• Last OSU players to receive Star honors: Kristoffer Eberly (First) and Max Montes (Third) on March 3, 2026

Third Star
Joshua Ravensbergen, Michigan State
Fr. – G – North Vancouver, B.C. – Prince George (WHL)
2025 NHL Draft: 1st round, 30th overall, San Jose Sharks

• Stopped 25 of 26 shots to lead No. 3/3 Michigan State to a 5-1 win over RIT in Rochester, N.Y.
• Allowed just one goal before a sold-out homecoming crowd of 10,556 at the Gene Polisseni Center
• Made five saves on the penalty kill, including four in the third period before MSU added to its late lead
• With the win, the Spartans improved to 3-0-0 on the season
• First Spartan to earn Star honors since Porter Martone (Second Star) on Feb. 24, 2026

Team rankings are from the USCHO.com and USA Hockey polls respectively.
 
2026-27 Big Ten Hockey Three Stars
Oct. 6
First Star: Jayden Perron, Sr., F, MICH
Second Star: Michael Hage, Jr., F, MICH
Third Star: Luke Osburn, So., D, WIS
 
Oct. 13
First Star: Jayden Perron, Sr., F, MICH
Second Star: Vasily Zelenov, So., F, WIS
Third Star: Nicholas Kempf, Jr., G, ND
 
Oct. 20
First Star: Jack Ivankovic, So., G, MICH
Second Star: Evan Jardine, Fr., F, OSU
Third Star: Joshua Ravensbergen, Fr., G, MSU