2021–22 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season was the 32nd season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and will take place during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season is set to begin on October 2, 2021 and conclude on February 26, 2022.[1] The conference tournament is scheduled to begin in early March, 2022.

2021–22 Big Ten Conference
ice hockey season
Season2021–22
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionDivision I
Sportice hockey
DurationOctober 2, 2021–
April 7, 2022
Number of teams7
2022 NHL Entry Draft
Top draft pickDavid Gucciardi
Picked byWashington Capitals
Regular season
Season championsMinnesota
Season MVPBen Meyers
Top scorerMatty Beniers
Big Ten tournament
Tournament championsMichigan
  Runners-upMinnesota
Tournament MVPErik Portillo
Top scorerNick Blankenburg (6)
NCAA tournament
Bids3
Record5–3
Best FinishNational semifinal
Team(s)Michigan,
Minnesota
Big Ten Conference ice hockey seasons
« 2020–21 2022–23 »

Coaches

Records
Team Head coach Season at school Record at school Big Ten record
Michigan Mel Pearson 5 68–55–15 41–39–10
Michigan State Danton Cole 5 46–78–11 30–55–9
Minnesota Bob Motzko 4 58–37–11 36–24–10
Notre Dame Jeff Jackson 17 348–219–66 49–36–9
Ohio State Steve Rohlik 9 140–114–34 66–67–17
Penn State Guy Gadowsky 11 155–132–23 72–83–14
Wisconsin Tony Granato 6 82–82–13 53–52–11

Standings
2021–22 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Minnesota †241860120559050392613013891
#2 Michigan *241680030519159423110116794
#9 Notre Dame241770510477455402812012275
#16 Ohio State241392111427659372213212587
Penn State2461711112063923817201117122
Wisconsin246171120205396371024376132
Michigan State246180100175187361223176119
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 7, 2022

Non-Conference record

Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids. Those 10 teams are determined based upon the PairWise rankings. The rankings take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results. The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.

As a conference, the Big Ten had a tremendous non-conference season. Only one of the seven league members (Wisconsin) had a losing record in non-league games. Four teams had at least an 80% winning percentage. On the whole, only one conference possessed a winning record against the Big Ten (NCHC), however, they did so by only one victory.

Regular season record
Team Atlantic Hockey CCHA ECAC Hockey Hockey East Independent NCHC Total
Michigan 2–0–0 3–0–1 0–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 2–1–0 9–1–1
Michigan State 1–1–0 3–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–1 0–0–0 2–1–0 6–3–1
Minnesota 2–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 2–4–0 5–5–0
Notre Dame 4–2–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 8–2–0
Ohio State 2–2–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 8–2–0
Penn State 3–1–0 2–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 1–0–0 9–1–0
Wisconsin 2–0–0 0–2–0 1–1–1 0–0–1 0–0–0 0–2–0 3–5–1
Overall 16–6–0 12–2–1 2–1–1 5–1–2 6–1–0 7–8–0 48–19–4

Statistics

Leading scorers

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[2]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Matty BeniersSophomoreMichigan2013142710
Ben MeyersJuniorMinnesota191311244
Luke HughesFreshmanMichigan241392210
Jackson LaCombeJuniorMinnesota24121226
Matthew KniesFreshmanMinnesota18614204
Georgii MerkulovFreshmanOhio State23119208
Mackie SamoskevichFreshmanMichigan24514196
Jake WiseSeniorOhio State24712190
Owen PowerSophomoreMichigan16216184
Thomas BordeleauSophomoreMichigan227111814

Leading goaltenders

Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average[3]

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Justen CloseJuniorMinnesota157501020212.9381.68
Matthew GalajdaGraduateNotre Dame14728940251.9262.06
Erik PortilloSophomoreMichigan2414031680542.9242.31
Ryan BischelJuniorNotre Dame16716830281.9212.34
Jakub DobešFreshmanOhio State2412991392531.9282.45

Conference tournament
Main article: 2022 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament
Quarterfinals
March 4–6[4] 		Semifinals
March 12 		Championship
March 19
           
1 Minnesota 3
5 Penn State 2
2 Michigan 4 8 —
7 Michigan State 1 0 —
1 Minnesota 3
2 Michigan 4
3 Notre Dame 1 3 4
6 Wisconsin 3 2 2
2 Michigan 2
3 Notre Dame 1
4 Ohio State 4 2 1
5 Penn State 3 3 2

Note: * denotes overtime periods. Note: * denotes overtime periods.

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Midwest
March 25, 2022
3:00 PM		(1) Michigan5 – 3
(2–1, 3–1, 0–1)		(4) American InternationalPPL Center
Attendance: 2,155
Game reference
Erik PortilloGoaliesAlec CalvarusoReferees:
Cameron Lynch
Brad LeBlanc
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Steve Drain
(Hughes, Moyle) Garrett Van Wyhe (5) – 03:371–0
(Brisson, Beniers) Ethan Edwards (3) – 04:162–0
2–112:32 – Brian Rigali (13) (Bennett, Galambos)
(Power, Johnson) Brendan Brisson (20) – PP – 20:433–1
(Brisson, Johnson) Matty Beniers (20) – GW – 22:434–1
4–226:15 – Justin Young (12) (Theodore)
(Power, Samoskevich) Dylan Duke (10) – 26:435–2
5–353:48 – PP – Blake Bennett (19) (Barriga, Young)
8 minPenalties6 min
31Shots32

Northeast
March 25, 2022
6:00 PM		(2) Minnesota4 – 3 (OT)
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		(3) MassachusettsDCU Center
Attendance: 6,002
Game reference
Justen CloseGoaliesMatt MurrayReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Nick Krebsbach
Linesmen:
John Grandt
Tyler Liffrig
0–114:09 – EA – Reed Lebster (8) (Kiefiuk, Ufko)
0–215:05 – PP – Garrett Wait (13) (Ufko, Trivigno)
(Meyers, Knies) Ryan Johnson (3) – 18:021–2
1–321:24 – Reed Lebster (9) (Kiefiuk, Del Gaizo)
(Nelson, Pitlick) Tristan Broz (6) – 37:092–3
(unassisted) Matthew Knies (13) – PP – 53:173–3
(Huglen, Nelson) Ben Meyers (17) – GW – 68:314–3
2 minPenalties4 min
24Shots23

East
March 24, 2022
6:00 PM		(2) North Dakota1 – 2 (OT)
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		(3) Notre DameMVP Arena
Attendance: 2,345
Game reference
Zach DriscollGoaliesMatthew GalajdaReferees:
Geno Binda Jr.
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Bill Kingdon
(Ness) Brent Johnson (2) – 18:431–0
1–121:03 – Landon Slaggert (12) (G. Slaggert)
1–261:38 – GW PP – Graham Slaggert (12) (Leivermann, L. Slaggert)
6 minPenalties6 min
24Shots25

Midwest
March 27, 2022
6:30 PM		(1) Michigan7 – 4
(2–0, 2–0, 3–4)		(2) QuinnipiacPPL Center
Attendance: 3,256
Game reference
Erik PortilloGoaliesYaniv Perets out 40:00
Dylan St. Cyr in 40:00		Referees:
Geoff Miller
Steve Rouillard
Linesmen:
Jeff McCorkle
Kyle Richetelle
(Power, Lambert) Nolan Moyle (6) – 00:331–0
(Hughes) Jimmy Lambert (5) – 14:362–0
(Brisson, Power) Thomas Bordeleau (11) – PP – 26:063–0
(Blankenburg) Garrett Van Wyhe (6) – SH – 38:544–0
4–144:12 – Jayden Lee (6) (Brind'Amour, van Nes)
4–249:01 – Wyatt Bongiovanni (16) (de Jong)
4–351:02 – Desi Burgart (8) (Smilanic, Quillan)
(Bordeleau, Estapa) Michael Pastujov (11) – GW EN – 56:235–3
(Power) Nolan Moyle (7) – EN – 58:376–3
(Bordeleau, Power) Brendan Brisson (21) – PP – 59:257–3
7–459:38 – Zach Metsa (10) (Quillan, Leyh)
6 minPenalties4 min
30Shots34

Northeast
March 27, 2022
4:00 PM		(1) Western Michigan0 – 3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)		(2) MinnesotaDCU Center
Attendance: 2,848
Game reference
Brandon BussiGoaliesJusten CloseReferees:
Joe Carusone
C.J. Hanfin
Linesmen:
Brian Oliver
Ryan Knapp
0–110:10 – GW – Matthew Knies (14) (Faber, Meyers)
0–240:33 – PP – Aaron Huglen (7) (Meyers, LaCombe)
0–358:03 – SH EN – Blake McLaughlin (13) (unassisted)
2 minPenalties4 min
24Shots26

East
March 26, 2022
6:30 PM		(1) Minnesota State1 – 0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		(3) Notre DameMVP Arena
Attendance: 3,449
Game reference
Dryden McKayGoaliesMatthew GalajdaReferees:
Geno Bindo
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Bill Kingdon
(Furry) Nathan Smith (19) – GW – 19:441–0
6 minPenalties2 min
33Shots23

National semifinal
April 7, 2022
5:00 PM		(MW1) Michigan2 – 3 (OT)
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0–1)		(W1) DenverTD Garden
Attendance: 17,850
Game reference
Erik PortilloGoaliesMagnus ChronaReferees:
Joe Carusone
CJ Hanafin
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Brian Oliver
0–111:22 – Brett Stapley (17) (Barrow, Lee)
(Moyle, Van Wyhe) Jimmy Lambert (6) – 24:031–1
1–245:36 – Cameron Wright (22) (Benning, Rizzo)
(Pastujov, Estapa) Thomas Bordeleau (12) – 49:092–2
2–374:53 – GW – Carter Savoie (23) (Brink, Benning)
6 minPenalties0 min
21Shots33
April 7, 2022
8:30 PM		(E1) Minnesota State5 – 1
(0–1, 2–0, 3–0)		(NE2) MinnesotaTD Garden
Attendance: 17,850
Game reference
Dryden McKayGoaliesJusten CloseReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Michael Schubert
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Shane Kanaly
0–109:00 – Matthew Knies (15) (Brodzinski)
(Sowder, Pavel) Benton Maass (6) – 27:221–1
(Silye, Livingstone) Reggie Lutz (15) – GW – 33:312–1
(McNeely, Groll) Ondřej Pavel (12) – 41:573–1
(Morton) David Silye (8) – 53:174–1
(unassisted) Brendan Furry (13) – EN – 58:515–1
0 minPenalties0 min
32Shots17

Ranking
Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

USCHO
Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Final
Michigan 3331232143336434342254423
Michigan State NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Minnesota 4444756711111011981110875422254
Notre Dame 18191713141715148881013131311131112978998
Ohio State NRNRNRNRNRNR181717181717171615129811121215161616
Penn State NRNRNRNRNR1619NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Wisconsin 1113NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

[5]

USA Today
Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Final
Michigan 23313421323375444422444223
Michigan State NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Minnesota 4444758712121111118111010864223644
Notre Dame NRNRNR12NRNR1515888101313141212111187891088
Ohio State NRNRNRNRNRNR14NRNRNRNRNRNR1515118712121215NRNRNRNR
Penn State NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Wisconsin 1214NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

[6]

Pairwise
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Final
Michigan 1410124523231622111112221
Michigan State 143752516212320182018192429313031323533373735
Minnesota 1425222311108181211111181111118553336
Notre Dame 141427152097581016151512121212115868
Ohio State 143016192111121620171615131491010121313151515
Penn State 4721107122122202424202328212324242625252525
Wisconsin 144993723233136414038373833373935343638343537

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[7]

Awards

NCAA
AHCA All-American Teams[8]
West First TeamPositionTeam
Matty Beniers F Michigan
West Second TeamPositionTeam
Luke Hughes D Michigan
Owen Power D Michigan
Ben Meyers F Minnesota

Big Ten
Award Recipient [9]
Player of the YearBen Meyers, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the YearBrock Faber, Minnesota
Goaltender of the YearJakub Dobeš, Ohio State
Freshman of the YearJakub Dobeš, Ohio State
Luke Hughes, Michigan
Scoring ChampionMatty Beniers, Michigan
Coach of the YearBob Motzko, Minnesota
Tournament Most Outstanding PlayerErik Portillo, Michigan
All-Big Ten Teams[9]
First Team  Position  Second Team
Jakub Dobeš, Ohio State G Erik Portillo, Michigan
Owen Power, Michigan D Luke Hughes, Michigan
Brock Faber, Minnesota D Jackson LaCombe, Minnesota
Matty Beniers, Michigan F Brendan Brisson, Michigan
Ben Meyers, Minnesota F Matthew Knies, Minnesota
Georgii Merkulov, Ohio State F Max Ellis, Notre Dame
Freshman Team  Position  
Jakub Dobeš, Ohio State G
Luke Hughes, Michigan D
Mason Lohrei, Ohio State D
Matthew Knies, Minnesota F
Georgii Merkulov, Ohio State F
Mackie Samoskevich, Michigan F

Big Ten tournament
Tournament MOP
Erik PortilloMichigan
All-Tournament Team[9]
PlayerPosTeam
Erik PortilloGMichigan
Jackson LaCombeDMinnesota
Luke HughesDMichigan
Mackie SamoskevichFMichigan
Brendan BrissonFMichigan
Matty BeniersFMichigan

2022 NHL Entry Draft
Main article: 2022 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College NHL team
13Logan Cooley†MinnesotaArizona Coyotes
113Frank Nazar†MichiganChicago Blackhawks
114Rutger McGroarty†MichiganWinnipeg Jets
123Jimmy Snuggerud†MinnesotaSt. Louis Blues
125Sam Rinzel†MinnesotaChicago Blackhawks
237Ryan Chesley†MinnesotaWashington Capitals
246Seamus Casey†MichiganNew Jersey Devils
378Quinn Finley†WisconsinNew York Islanders
4100Tyson Jugnauth†WisconsinSeattle Kraken
4104Stephen Halliday†Ohio StateOttawa Senators
4124Cruz Lucius†WisconsinCarolina Hurricanes
6180Jack Sparkes†Michigan StateLos Angeles Kings
6192Connor Kurth†MinnesotaTampa Bay Lightning
7201Owen Mehlenbacher†WisconsinDetroit Red Wings
7212Brennan Ali†Notre DameDetroit Red Wings
7213David GucciardiMichigan StateWashington Capitals

† incoming freshman [10]

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