2024–25 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season
| 2024–25 Big Ten Conference ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Duration | October 4, 2024– March 9, 2025 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Michigan State Minnesota |
| Big Ten Tournament | |
| Tournament champions | Michigan State |
| Runners-up | Ohio State |
| Tournament MVP | Isaac Howard |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| Big Ten Conference ice hockey seasons « 2023–24 2025–26 » | |
The 2024–25 Big Ten men's ice hockey season is the 35th season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and will take place during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season began on October 4, 2024, and concluded on March 9, 2025.
Standings
[edit]| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #6 Michigan State †* | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 92 | 60 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 129 | 77 | ||
| #9 Minnesota † | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 87 | 62 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 154 | 101 | ||
| #11 Ohio State | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 72 | 62 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 127 | 106 | ||
| #17 Michigan | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 76 | 83 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 112 | 118 | ||
| #5 Penn State | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 78 | 88 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 139 | 120 | ||
| Wisconsin | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 64 | 77 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 108 | 110 | ||
| Notre Dame | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 60 | 97 | 38 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 102 | 127 | ||
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Head coaches
[edit]Records
[edit]| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | Big Ten record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | Brandon Naurato | 3 | 49–27–6 | 23–21–4 |
| Michigan State | Adam Nightingale | 3 | 43–28–5 | 26–18–4 |
| Minnesota | Bob Motzko | 7 | 136–71–17 | 86–41–15 |
| Notre Dame | Jeff Jackson | 20 | 407–266–73 | 85–66–15 |
| Ohio State | Steve Rohlik | 12 | 197–163–43 | 94–105–22 |
| Penn State | Guy Gadowsky | 14 | 196–172–28 | 95–117–19 |
| Wisconsin | Mike Hastings | 2 | 26–12–2 | 16–7–1 |
Preseason
[edit]Preseason Big Ten poll
[edit]Big Ten conference standings were selected by conference head coaches on September 20, 2024.[1][2][3]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State |
| 2 | Minnesota |
| 3 | Michigan |
| 4 | Wisconsin |
| 5 | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Penn State |
| 7 | Ohio State |
Preseason All-Big Ten
[edit]| All-Big Ten Teams[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Trey Augustine, Michigan State | G | Tommy Scarfone, Wisconsin |
| Ben Dexheimer, Wisconsin | D | Mike Koster, Minnesota |
| Sam Rinzel, Minnesota | D | Jacob Truscott, Michigan |
| Karsen Dorwart, Michigan State | F | Aiden Fink, Penn State |
| Isaac Howard, Michigan State | F | T. J. Hughes, Michigan |
| Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota | F | Matthew Wood, Minnesota |
Ranking
[edit]Pairwise
[edit]| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 22 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Michigan State | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 28 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 47 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Penn State | 12 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 41 | 48 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Note: Teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[4]
Awards
[edit]Big Ten
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Big Ten Conference Announces Hockey Preseason Honors". BigTen.org. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Kiel, Barry (September 20, 2024). "Coaches pick MSU as preseason favorite to win Big Ten hockey title". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "MSU ranked No. 1 in preseason Big Ten poll, Michigan third". The Detroit News. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "Big Ten Conference Announces Hockey Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.