2022–23 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season

2022–23 Big Ten Conference
ice hockey season
Season2022–23
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionDivision I
Sportice hockey
DurationOctober 1, 2022–
February 25, 2023
Number of teams7
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network
NHL Entry Draft
Top draft pickAdam Fantilli
Picked byColumbus Blue Jackets
Regular Season
Season championsMinnesota
Season MVPMatthew Knies
Top scorerJimmy Snuggerud
Logan Cooley
Big Ten Tournament
Tournament championsMichigan
  Runners-upMinnesota
Tournament MVPAdam Fantilli
Top scorerAdam Fantilli (12)
NCAA Tournament
Bids4
Record7–4
Best FinishNational Runner-Up
Team(s)Minnesota
Big Ten Conference ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season was the 33rd season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and took place during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 1, 2022, and concluded on April 8, 2023.[1]

Head coaches[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Michigan State[edit]

On April 12, 2022, former Michigan State head coach Danton Cole was fired.[2] On May 23, 2022, Adam Nightingale was named head coach for the Spartans.[3][4]

Michigan[edit]

During the 2022 offseason, Michigan's head coach, Mel Pearson, was accused of mistreating both players and staff during his tenure with the Wolverines.[5] On August 5, 2022, Pearson was fired.[6] Because the vacancy happened so close to the start of the next season, the Wolverines were not able to perform a typical hiring search. On August 7, 2022, Michigan promoted assistant coach Brandon Naurato to interim head coach for the 2022–23 season.[7][8]

Records[edit]

Team Head coach Season at school Record at school Big Ten record
Michigan Brandon Naurato 1 0–0–0 0–0–0
Michigan State Adam Nightingale 1 0–0–0 0–0–0
Minnesota Bob Motzko 5 84–50–11 54–30–10
Notre Dame Jeff Jackson 18 376–231–66 66–43–9
Ohio State Steve Rohlik 10 162–127–36 79–76–19
Penn State Guy Gadowsky 12 159–138–24 78–90–15
Wisconsin Tony Granato 7 92–106–16 59–69–12

Standings[edit]

2022–23 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
#2 Minnesota † 24 19 4 1 2 1 0 57 106 50 40 29 10 1 168 90
#3 Michigan * 24 12 10 2 3 3 0 38 82 79 41 26 12 3 171 128
#7 Ohio State 24 11 11 2 0 0 1 36 69 63 40 21 16 3 131 101
Notre Dame 24 10 10 4 2 0 3 35 52 60 37 16 16 5 85 97
#19 Michigan State 24 10 12 2 1 1 2 34 65 80 38 18 18 2 107 115
#8 Penn State 24 10 13 1 0 3 0 34 71 75 39 22 16 1 129 106
Wisconsin 24 6 18 0 0 0 0 18 54 92 36 13 23 0 94 126
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Non-Conference record[edit]

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.

The Big Ten performed tremendously well in non-conference games. All seven league members had winning records against other conferences and more than half were at or better than .700. On aggregate, only Hockey East had a winning record against the Big Ten but that was only by 1 game. The overwhelming win/loss totals enabled the Big Ten to have as many as 6 of its member teams ranked in the top 16 during the season.

Regular season record[edit]

Team Atlantic Hockey CCHA ECAC Hockey Hockey East Independent NCHC Total
Michigan 0–0–0 2–0–0 1–0–1 1–1–0 2–0–0 2–0–0 8–1–1
Michigan State 0–0–0 1–3–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 2–0–0 2–0–0 6–4–0
Minnesota 0–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 3–1–0 2–2–0 6–4–0
Notre Dame 0–0–1 2–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0 1–2–0 5–4–1
Ohio State 4–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–1 1–1–0 0–0–0 7–2–1
Penn State 6–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 10–0–0
Wisconsin 0–0–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 4–0–0 2–2–0 7–3–0
Overall 10–0–1 11–4–0 1–1–1 3–4–1 15–3–0 9–6–0 49–18–3

Statistics[edit]

Leading scorers[edit]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[9]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jimmy Snuggerud Freshman Minnesota 24 14 22 36 30
Logan Cooley Freshman Minnesota 23 12 24 36 17
Matthew Knies Sophomore Minnesota 24 15 15 30 19
Adam Fantilli Freshman Michigan 19 11 19 30 45
Luke Hughes Sophomore Michigan 22 7 21 28 14
Jackson LaCombe Senior Minnesota 22 7 17 24 11
Stephen Halliday Senior Ohio State 24 5 18 23 7
Bryce Brodzinski Senior Minnesota 24 13 9 22 6
Mackie Samoskevich Sophomore Michigan 22 9 13 22 4
T. J. Hughes Freshman Michigan 22 7 14 21 8

Leading goaltenders[edit]

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[10]

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Justen Close Senior Minnesota 22 1300:07 17 4 1 42 5 .935 1.94
Ryan Bischel Senior Notre Dame 24 1443:18 10 10 4 55 2 .938 2.29
Jakub Dobeš Sophomore Ohio State 24 1432:45 11 11 2 61 2 .912 2.57
Liam Souliere Junior Penn State 23 1259:07 9 12 1 60 2 .900 2.86
Dylan St. Cyr Graduate Michigan State 24 1391:06 10 12 2 71 2 .913 3.06

Ranking[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

USCHO[edit]

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 25 26 Final
Michigan 6 - 7 6 5 4 1 3 3 5 5 6 7 - 7 6 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 - 3
Michigan State NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR 17 16 13 12 11 - 14 17 15 15 17 15 17 18 20 18 19 18 - 19
Minnesota 2 - 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 4 3 3 - 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 2
Notre Dame 9 - 11 14 13 12 12 18 20 19 20 19 19 - 20 NR NR NR 20 NR 19 20 19 NR NR NR - NR
Ohio State 16 - 14 11 16 11 9 10 12 12 17 15 14 - 12 8 7 8 7 7 10 8 9 9 8 8 - 7
Penn State NR - NR 20 18 16 13 8 6 7 6 5 5 - 5 5 6 6 9 8 7 9 9 10 10 10 - 8
Wisconsin NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR

USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1 and 13.[11]

USA Today[edit]

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 25 26 Final
Michigan 6 6 6 6 5 4 1 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 3
Michigan State NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18 16 11 13 11 11 13 16 15 15 19 15 14 18 20 17 17 18 17 17
Minnesota 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Notre Dame 8 8 9 13 12 12 12 18 20 19 20 19 18 17 18 NR NR 20 17 NR 18 19 17 20 20 20 19 19
Ohio State 18 18 14 11 16 11 9 11 13 12 17 14 14 14 12 8 8 8 7 7 9 7 9 9 8 8 6 7
Penn State NR NR NR NR 18 15 10 7 6 7 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 9 8 7 10 10 11 10 10 8 8
Wisconsin NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

[12]

Pairwise[edit]

Team 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Final
Michigan 22 28 2 3 6 11 3 12 10 11 10 8 8 8 7 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3
Michigan State 22 12 26 12 21 16 10 11 7 9 8 13 13 12 13 16 14 14 18 19 16 16 16
Minnesota 3 7 1 15 17 9 12 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Notre Dame 22 30 36 16 19 24 20 20 19 16 16 14 15 18 15 14 17 15 14 13 18 17 17
Ohio State 3 2 10 7 9 10 17 16 18 13 12 9 6 6 7 8 8 9 8 9 10 8 8
Penn State 22 39 4 4 3 4 4 5 1 5 5 4 4 3 3 6 5 6 7 8 8 8 8
Wisconsin 22 36 49 34 43 45 37 33 30 29 37 33 32 34 32 33 39 36 32 32 35 37 37

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[13]

Conference tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament

Teams were reseeded for the semifinals

Quarterfinals
March 3–5[14] 		Semifinals
March 11 		Championship
March 18
           
1 Minnesota 5
5 Michigan State 1
2 Michigan 6* 7 —
7 Wisconsin 5 4 —
1 Minnesota 3
2 Michigan 4
3 Ohio State 5 1 3
6 Penn State 1 2* 1
2 Michigan 7
3 Ohio State 3
4 Notre Dame 1 2 2
5 Michigan State 0 4 4

Note: * denotes overtime periods.

Awards[edit]

NCAA[edit]

Award Recipient
Hobey Baker Award Adam Fantilli, Michigan
Spencer Penrose Award Bob Motzko, Minnesota
Tim Taylor Award Adam Fantilli, Michigan
AHCA West All-American First Team[15]
Player Position Team
Brock Faber D Minnesota
Luke Hughes D Michigan
Logan Cooley F Minnesota
Adam Fantilli F Michigan
Matthew Knies F Minnesota
AHCA West All-American Second Team
Ryan Bischel G Notre Dame

NCAA tournament[edit]

NCAA All-Tournament Team[16]
Player Pos Team
Luke Mittelstadt D Minnesota
Logan Cooley F Minnesota

Big Ten[edit]

Award Recipient [17]
Player of the Year Matthew Knies, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year Brock Faber, Minnesota
Goaltender of the Year Ryan Bischel, Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year Adam Fantilli, Michigan
Scoring Champion Logan Cooley, Minnesota
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota
Coach of the Year Bob Motzko, Minnesota
Tournament Most Outstanding Player Adam Fantilli, Michigan
All-Big Ten Teams[17]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Ryan Bischel, Notre Dame G Justen Close, Minnesota
Brock Faber, Minnesota D Jackson LaCombe, Minnesota
Luke Hughes, Michigan D Mason Lohrei, Ohio State
Logan Cooley, Minnesota F Mackie Samoskevich, Michigan
Adam Fantilli, Michigan F Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota
Matthew Knies, Minnesota F Jake Wise, Ohio State
Freshman Team   Position  
Seamus Casey, Michigan D
Luke Mittelstadt, Minnesota D
Logan Cooley, Minnesota F
Adam Fantilli, Michigan F
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota F

Conference tournament[edit]

Tournament MOP
Adam Fantilli Michigan
All-Tournament Team
Player Pos Team
Justen Close G Minnesota
Seamus Casey D Michigan
Luke Hughes D Michigan
Logan Cooley F Minnesota
Adam Fantilli F Michigan
Rutger McGroarty F Michigan

2023 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Main article: 2023 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College NHL team
1 3 Adam Fantilli Michigan Columbus Blue Jackets
1 19 Oliver Moore † Minnesota Chicago Blackhawks
1 21 Charlie Stramel Wisconsin Minnesota Wild
2 34 Gavin Brindley Michigan Columbus Blue Jackets
2 41 Trey Augustine † Michigan State Detroit Red Wings
2 45 Maxim Strbak † Michigan State Buffalo Sabres
2 47 Brady Cleveland † Wisconsin Detroit Red Wings
2 49 Danny Nelson † Notre Dame New York Islanders
3 66 William Whitelaw † Wisconsin Columbus Blue Jackets
4 103 Cole Knuble † Notre Dame Philadelphia Flyers
5 137 Jack Phelan † Wisconsin Detroit Red Wings
5 138 Paul Fischer † Notre Dame St. Louis Blues
6 177 Zach Schulz † Wisconsin New York Islanders
7 197 Luke Mittelstadt Minnesota Montreal Canadiens
7 213 James Clark † Minnesota Minnesota Wild
7 218 Aiden Fink † Penn State Nashville Predators

† incoming freshman [18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Big Ten Hockey Schedule Announced". BigTen.org. August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Paul, Tony (April 12, 2022). "NCAA drought at 10 years, Michigan State fires hockey coach Danton Cole". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Bott, Nathaniel (May 3, 2022). "Adam Nightingale hired as the next Michigan State hockey coach". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Charboneau, Matt (May 9, 2022). "Adam Nightingale looks to restore 'great tradition' of MSU hockey". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Michigan mum on investigation, Mel Pearson remains hockey coach despite no contract". MLive.com. June 17, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Michigan ice hockey coach Mel Pearson ousted following investigation into alleged misconduct". CBS Sports. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brandon Naurato promoted to interim coach of Michigan Wolverines men's hockey program". ESPN.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  8. ^ Svoboda, Kurt (August 7, 2022). "Brandon Naurato Named Interim Head Coach of Ice Hockey". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". Big Ten. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Goaltending Statistics". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  12. ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "Big Ten Announces Hockey Tournament Bracket". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  15. ^ "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "Quinnipiac crowned". collegehockeyinc.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Big Ten Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  18. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

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