The 2023 Big Ten Conference men's ice hockey tournament was the ninth
tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
in conference history. It was played between March 3 and March 18, 2023, on-campus locations. As the tournament winner,
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
earned the
Big Ten
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1 ...
's automatic bid to the
2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.
Format
The tournament featured a format with all games taking place on the campus of the higher-seeded teams. The tournament opened with three best-of-three quarterfinal series, as the second, third and fourth-seeded teams each hosting a series. The top-seeded team had a bye to the single-elimination semifinals. The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals hosted the championship game.
Conference standings
Bracket
Teams were reseeded for the semifinals
Note: * denotes overtime periods.
Results
Quarterfinals
(2) Michigan vs. (7) Wisconsin
(3) Ohio State vs. (6) Penn State
(4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Michigan State
Semifinals
(1) Minnesota vs. (5) Michigan State
(2) Michigan vs. (3) Ohio State
Championship
(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Michigan
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
* G: Justen Close
(Minnesota)
* D:
Seamus Casey (Michigan)
* D:
Luke Hughes (Michigan)
* F:
Logan Cooley
Logan Cooley (born May 4, 2004) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted third overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Cooley play ...
(Minnesota)
* F:
Adam Fantilli *
(Michigan)
* F:
Rutger McGroarty
Rutger McGroarty (born March 30, 2004) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 14th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2022 NHL entr ...
(Michigan)
* Most Outstanding Player
References
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Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the conference tournament for the Big Ten Conference. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
The tournament was first held in 2014, the first year of confere ...
Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament