Ice Hockey

Michigan and Wisconsin Awarded Three Stars Honors

Wolverines’ Perron and Hage, Badgers’ Osburn recognized with season’s first awards

ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Three Stars of the Week for games played during the opening weekend (Oct. 2-4) of the college hockey season.
 
First Star
Jayden Perron, Michigan
Sr. – F – Winnipeg, Manitoba – North Dakota (NCAA)
2023 NHL Draft: 3rd Rd, 94th overall, Carolina Hurricanes
  • Shared national scoring honors with three goals and seven points as No. 2/2 Michigan swept a home-and-home series from Bowling Green
  • Scored the game-winner and had a hand in every goal of Michigan’s 4-3 win Saturday
  • His career-best four-point night (2 goals, 2 assist) rallied Michigan from a two-goal deficit
  • Jump started the season with three points in a 7-2 win Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • Takes home his first career Big Ten Star Award
Second Star
Michael Hage, Michigan
Jr. – F – Mississauga, Ontario – Chicago (USHL)
2024 NHL Draft: 1st Rd, 21st overall, Montreal Canadiens
  • Stockpiled an NCAA-high three goals and seven points in a pair of Michigan wins to open the 2026-27 campaign
  • Netted the game-winning goal as part of a two-goal night in the season opener
  • Factored in all four Michigan goals (1 goal, 3 assists) in Saturday’s 4-3 come-from-behind win at Bowling Green
  • Won 63.4 percent of his battles from the faceoff dot
  • Garners his fifth-career Star honor (2-First Stars, 2-Second Stars, 1-Third Star)
Third Star
Luke Osburn, Wisconsin
So. – D – Plymouth, Mich. – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
2024 NHL Draft: 4th Rd, 108th overall, Buffalo Sabres
  • Contributed at both ends of the ice to help No. 6/6 Wisconsin to a nonconference sweep of Robert Morris in Madison, Wis.
  • Scored Wisconsin’s first goal of the season and provided the primary assist on UW’s second goal in a 4-2 victory on Friday
  • Led the team with eight shots in the season-opening win
  • The Preseason All-Big Ten selection receives his second-career Star Award
  • Last Badger to win a Star accolade: Gavin Morrissey (March 10, 2026)
 
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