The All-Big Ten Teams are composed of players at all positions from teams that are members of the
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...
, an
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...
conference
A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic.
Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main p ...
. Each year, beginning in
2013–14, at the conclusion of the Big Ten regular season a media panel and the
head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
es of each member team vote for players to be placed on the all-conference teams. The all-Big Ten teams are a successor to the
All-CCHA Teams which were discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the
2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.
The all-conference teams are composed of one
goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...
, two
defensemen
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
and three
forwards. Players may only appear once per year on any of the first or second teams but freshman may appear on both the rookie team and one of the other all-conference teams.
All-conference teams
First Team
2010s
2020s
First Team players by school
Multiple appearances
Second Team
2010s
2020s
Second Team players by school
Multiple appearances
Freshman Team
2010s
2020s
All-Freshman Team players by school
See also
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Big Ten Awards
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All-CCHA Teams
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All-WCHA Teams
References
External links
{{Big Ten Conference men's ice hockey navbox
College ice hockey trophies and awards in the United States