2018 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament


The 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the fifth tournament in conference history. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2018, on campus locations. The winner of the tournament was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who earned the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The 2018 tournament featured a new three-weekend format with all games taking place on the campus of the higher-seeded teams. The tournament opened March 2-4 with three best-of-three quarterfinal series, as the second-, third-and fourth-seeded teams each hosted a series. The top-seeded team had a bye to the single-elimination semifinals, which was played on March 10. The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals hosted a championship game on March 17.

Conference Standings

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime periods.

Quarterfinals

(2) Ohio State vs. (7) Michigan State

(3) Michigan vs. (7) Wisconsin

(4) Penn State vs. (5) Minnesota

Semifinals

(1) Notre Dame vs. (4) Penn State

(2) Ohio State vs. (3) Michigan

Championship

(1) Notre Dame vs. (2) Ohio State

Tournament awards

Big Ten All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]

* Most Outstanding Player