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1 Contact: Adam Augus ne, Associate Director, Communica ons Office: , ext aaugus Twi Conference Games All Games Last PTS W - L - T SOW PCT GF GA W - L - T PCT GF GA Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Michigan State Ohio State Penn State Where We Rank: Minnesota claimed the No. 1 spot in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll for the eighth consecu ve week a er taking four of six points during a conference series at Michigan State last weekend. The Gophers, who are now idle un l Jan. 3, fell to No. 2 in the USCHO.com poll. Michigan is ranked No. 3 in both polls for the third straight week. The Wolverines ed No. 4/4 Ferris State, 2-2, at home on Wednesday night. Wisconsin, which posted a sweep of Penn State at the Kohl Center last weekend, checks in at No. 15 in both polls. Ohio State is receiving votes in the USCHO. com poll for the fi h consecu ve week. Spartans Win First Shootout: Michigan State and Minnesota took part in the conference s first shootout on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena, with the Spartans claiming the extra point in the conference standings. Michigan State s Villiam Haag knotted the game at 2-2 at the 5:56 mark of the third period, sending the game to over me. With neither team able to break the deadlock, the squads moved to a shootout where the Spartans Michael Ferran no notched the lone conversion on the first a empt of the shootout. Conference Play Overview: The Big Ten schedule is a 20-game slate with each team playing the other five members four mes. Shootouts will be u lized to decide conference games that remain ed following the conclusion of the five-minute over me period. Each team will select three players with teams alterna ng shots. If the shootout remains ed at the end of three rounds, each team will select a different shooter in a sudden-death situa on. Points in the regular season Big Ten standings will be awarded as follows: three points for a regula on or over me win, two points for a shootout win, one point for a shootout loss and no points for a regula- on or over me loss STANDINGS TOP STORIES BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKEND RELEASE - DECEMBER 12, 2013 Time to Represent: Six players from Big Ten teams earned spots on the 26-player preliminary roster for the 2014 U.S. Na onal Junior Team which is being led by Minnesota head coach Don Lucia. JT Compher, Andrew Copp and Tyler Mo e from Michigan, Hudson Fasching and Brady Skjei from Minnesota and Nic Kerdiles from Wisconsin will each look to claim a spot on the final 23-man roster Dec at a training camp to be help at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. The final roster will be announced Dec. 23 with the Interna onal Ice Hockey Federa- on World Junior Championship scheduled for Dec. 26, 2013, to Jan. 5, 2014, in Malmo, Sweden. On the Air: More than half of all conference games will appear on na onal television this season, as 31 of the 60 Big Ten clashes are slated to air on BTN, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and NBCSN. BTN will carry 20 conference games, ESPNEWS and NBCSN will each broadcast four contests and ESPNU will carry two games. At least 19 addi onal conference games will air on regional or local television. Taking on the Best: Big Ten teams have posted 11 victories over ranked opponents so far this season in non-conference play. The Spartans will have a chance to add to that total on Saturday when they face #4/4 Ferris State. So far this season, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin have combined to defeat Boston College (twice), Boston University (twice), Lake Superior State (once), Miami (once), Minnesota Duluth (twice), New Hampshire (twice) and Notre Dame (once). On Sale Now: Tickets for the inaugural Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament, slated for March 20-22, 2014, at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., are on sale. Ticket packages can be purchased at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, charge by phone at or online at www. cketmaster.com. Minnesota holds the No. 1 spot in the USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine poll for the eighth consecu ve week. Michigan State and Minnesota took part in the conference s first shootout on Friday. Six Big Ten players will look to earn spots on the final U.S. roster for the World Junior Championship. At least 50 of the 60 conference games this season will air on na onal or regional television. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11 #3/3 MICHIGAN es #4/4 Ferris State, 2-2 FRIDAY, DEC. 13 Colorado College at #15/15 WISCONSIN 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports SATURDAY, DEC. 14 #4/4 Ferris State at MICHIGAN STATE 7 p.m. XFINITY Channel 900 Colorado College at #15/15 WISCONSIN 8 p.m. All mes are ET Rankings: USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine LAST WEEK S RESULTS FRIDAY, DEC. 6 MICHIGAN STATE es #1/1 MINNESOTA, 2-2 (MICHIGAN STATE wins shootout, 1-0) #17/rv WISCONSIN def. PENN STATE, 7-1 SATURDAY, DEC. 7 #1/1 MINNESOTA def. MICHIGAN STATE, 3-2 #17/rv WISCONSIN def. PENN STATE, 4-3 Rankings: USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPOTLIGHT Wisconsin s John Byce Byce, who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1990, tallied 165 points in 169 career games at Wisconsin. This included a hat trick in the 1990 NCAA championship game, which the Badgers won 7-3 to claim their fi h na onal tle. Within a week of that contest, Byce was playing for the Boston Bruins, helping the team reach the Stanley Cup Finals. A na ve of Madison, Wis., Byce played professionally through the season before moving into the corporate real estate business. HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. The Big Ten s Academic All-Big Ten honorees have grown from 786 in 1991 to a conference-record 2,721 Academic All-Big Ten selections at the conclusion of the academic year.

2 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 2 USCHO.com Division I Poll - Dec. 9, 2013 Last Rank School (Votes) Record Points Poll 1 St. Cloud State (33) MINNESOTA MICHIGAN Ferris State (3) Providence Boston College Quinnipiac Clarkson UMass Lowell Union Yale Miami Notre Dame Cornell WISCONSIN Northeastern Lake Superior Rensselaer NR 19 Nebraska Omaha Denver NR Receiving Votes: New Hampshire 45, Minnesota State 29, Vermont 25, Minnesota Duluth 23, OHIO STATE 20, North Dakota 18, Maine 11, Mercyhurst 8, Colgate 6, St. Lawrence 3. BIG TEN IN THE POLLS BIG TEN IN THE POLLS FOLLOW THE BIG TEN USA Today/USA Hockey Division I Poll - Dec. 9, 2013 Last Rank School (Votes) Record Points Poll 1 MINNESOTA St. Cloud State (16) MICHIGAN Ferris State (2) Providence Boston College Clarkson Quinnipiac Union UMass Lowell Yale Miami Notre Dame Cornell WISCONSIN NR Receiving Votes: Northeastern 30, Lake Superior 26, Rensselaer 12, Nebraska Omaha 9, Minnesota State 6, North Dakota 6, Maine 3, Denver 2, New Hampshire 2. MICH MSU MINN OSU PSU WIS PRE 11/10 rv/- 5/5 rv/- -/- 3/3 10/7* /10 /- /5 /- /- /3 10/14 5/5 rv/- 3/3 rv/- -/- 2/2 10/21 4/4 -/- 1/1 rv/- -/- 11/11 10/28 4/4 -/- 1/1 -/- -/- 13/12 11/4 2/2 -/- 1/1 -/- -/- 13/12 11/11 2/2 -/- 1/1 rv/- -/- 12/12 11/18 5/5 -/- 1/1 rv/rv -/- 12/12 11/25 3/3 -/- 1/1 rv/rv -/- 12/13 12/2 3/3 -/- 1/1 rv/- -/- 17/rv 12/9 3/3 -/- 2/1 rv/- -/- 15/15 12/16 12/30 1/6 1/13 1/20 1/27 2/3 2/10 2/17 2/24 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/24 FINAL rv - Receiving Votes USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine * - No USCHO.com Poll was released on Oct. 7. There are many different ways to follow Big Ten hockey. The Big Ten hockey blog can be accessed directly at and will feature daily notes, links to ar cles, previews, recaps and more. You can also keep track of Big Ten hockey in real- me by following the conference on Twi or become a fan of the Big Ten Conference on Facebook and receive exclusive updates at facebook.com/bigtenconference. BIG TEN HOCKEY THREE STARS First Star Nic Kerdiles, Wisconsin So., F, Irvine, Calif. Paced all Big Ten skaters with four points (two goals, two assists) to lead Wisconsin to a weekend sweep of Penn State Notched his second and third consecu ve mul point games Tallied one goal and an assist during Friday s 7-1 win Scored the game-winning goal with 8:08 remaining in regula on and also added an assist in Saturday s 4-3 victory Earns his first career Big Ten weekly award Last Wisconsin honoree: Joel Rumpel (First Star) on Nov. 19, 2013 Second Star Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State So., G, Butler, Pa. Led all Big Ten goalies with 79 saves and a.940 save percentage during a weekend series with No. 1/1 Minnesota Notched a season-high 44 saves and stopped all three Minnesota shots he faced in the shootout to help the Spartans claim two points on Friday Added 35 saves during Saturday s 3-2 loss Ranks second in the conference with 305 saves this season Claims his first career Big Ten weekly award Third Star Jus n Kloos, Minnesota Fr., F, Lakeville, Minn. Recorded one goal and two assists as Minnesota claimed four of six points in a series at Michigan State Tallied points on both Minnesota goals on Friday with one goal and one assist Added an assist during Saturday s 3-2 victory Leads all Big Ten freshmen with 17 points and 11 assists this season Earns his second career Big Ten weekly award Last Minnesota honoree: Seth Ambroz (First Star) on Dec. 3, 2013 FILLING UP THE AIRWAVES Big Ten hockey will feature a robust slate of television coverage this season, with 83 televised games, including a na onal package of 39 games set to air on BTN, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and NBCSN. BTN will air 27 games, featuring Frozen Friday hockey doubleheaders beginning on January 10 and running for eight consecu ve weeks. The network will also air all five games from the 2014 Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament in March. ESPNU and ESPNEWS will air an addi onal seven contests, while NBCSN will present five Big Ten men s hockey games this season on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra. HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Seven Big Ten women s volleyball teams have advanced to the NCAA Championship Sweet 16, the most by any conference in tournament history.

3 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE BIG TEN HOCKEY THREE STARS BIG TEN HOCKEY MEDIA CONTACTS Date First Star Second Star Third Star 10/15 Andrew Copp, So., F, MICH Sam Warning, Jr., F, MINN Kyle Rau, Jr., F, MINN 10/22 Sam Warning, Jr., F, MINN Tyler Motte, Fr., F, MICH Justin Kloos, Fr., F, MINN 10/29 Nick Oddo, Jr., F, OSU Sam Warning, Jr., F, MINN Zach Nagelvoort, Fr., G, MICH 11/5 Tyler Barnes, Sr., F, WIS Zach Nagelvoort, Fr., G, MICH Joe Faust, Sr., D, WIS 11/12 Tanner Fritz, Jr., F, OSU Max McCormick, Jr., F, OSU Hudson Fasching, Fr., F, MINN 11/19 Joel Rumpel, Jr., G, WIS Michael Shibrowski, Sr., G, MINN Logan Davis, Fr., G, OSU 11/26 Zach Nagelvoort, Fr., G, MICH Tyler Motte, Fr., F, MICH Michael Brodzinski, Fr., D, MINN 12/3 Seth Ambroz, Jr., F, MINN JT Compher, Fr., F, MICH Mac Bennett, Sr., D, MICH 12/10 Nic Kerdiles, So., F, WIS Jake Hildebrand, So., G, MSU Justin Kloos, Fr., F, MINN 12/17 12/31 1/7 1/14 1/21 1/28 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25 3/4 3/11 3/18 Michigan Jeffrey Weinstein weinstej@umich.edu Michigan State Jeff Barnes jbarnes@ath.msu.edu Minnesota Brian Deutsch deuts060@umn.edu Ohio State Leann Parker parker.387@osu.edu Penn State Ma Caracappa mnc5000@psu.edu Wisconsin Paul Capobianco phc@athle cs.wisc.edu Rk. Points Per Game Avg. 16. Ryan Dzingel, OSU 1.29 T17. Sam Warning, MINN 1.25 T26. Nic Kerdiles, WIS 1.17 Michael Mersch, WIS 1.17 T34. Max McCormick, OSU 1.14 Alex Szczechura, OSU 1.14 T45. Jus n Kloos, MINN 1.06 Rk. Goals Per Game Avg. T12. Michael Mersch, WIS 0.67 T17. Andrew Copp, MICH 0.64 Ryan Dzingel, OSU 0.64 T28. Nic Kerdiles, WIS 0.58 T34. Eric Scheid, PSU 0.54 T37. Greg Wolfe, MSU 0.50 Seth Ambroz, MINN 0.50 Max McCormick, OSU 0.50 Rk. Assists Per Game Avg. T8. Sam Warning, MINN Mark Zengerle, WIS Alex Szczechura, OSU 0.86 T16. Kyle Rau, MINN 0.81 T37. Jus n Kloos, MINN 0.69 T45. Jake McCabe, WIS 0.67 Rk. Power-Play Goals Total T5. Michael Mersch, WIS 5 T17. Luke Moffa, MICH 4 Luke Juha, PSU 4 T40. Ryan Dzingel, OSU 3 Eric Scheid, PSU 3 BIG TEN NCAA STAT LEADERS INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Rk. Shorthanded Goals Total T15. JT Compher, MICH 1 Lee Reimer, MSU 1 Greg Wolfe, MSU 1 Ryan Dzingel, OSU 1 David Glen, PSU 1 Cur s Loik, PSU 1 Tommy Olczyk, PSU 1 Nic Kerdiles, WIS 1 Jake McCabe, WIS 1 Rk. Game-Winning Goals Total T3. Andrew Copp, MICH 3 Seth Ambroz, MINN 3 Ryan Dzingel, OSU 3 T22. Tyler Mo e, MICH 2 Jake Bischoff, MINN 2 Mike Reilly, MINN 2 Joseph LaBate, WIS 2 Rk. Points Per Game (Def.) Avg. 9. Jake McCabe, WIS Luke Juha, PSU 0.69 T22. Mike Reilly, MINN 0.69 T25. Michael Brodzinski, MINN 0.67 Joe Faust, WIS Jake Chelios, MSU 0.64 Rk. Points Per Game (Fresh.) Avg. T4. Jus n Kloos, MINN 1.06 T6. JT Compher, MICH 1.00 T12. Hudson Fasching, MINN Taylor Cammarata, MINN 0.86 T30. Michael Brodzinski, MINN 0.67 David Goodwin, PSU 0.67 T34. M. MacEachern, MSU Ricky DeRosa, PSU 0.64 T37. Villiam Haag, MSU 0.62 T46. Tyler Mo e, MICH 0.57 Rk. Plus/Minus Ra ng T4. Hudson Fasching, MINN +16 Sam Warning, MINN +16 T7. Kyle Rau, MINN +15 T10. Mike Reilly, MINN +14 T15. Jake Parenteau, MINN +13 T25. Nick Oddo, OSU +11 Rk. Goals Against Average Avg. 1. Zach Nagelvoort, MICH Adam Wilcox, MINN Joel Rumpel, WIS Logan Davis, OSU Jake Hildebrand, MSU Ma Tomkins, OSU 2.76 Rk. Save Percentage Pct. 4. Zach Nagelvoort, MICH Joel Rumpel, WIS Adam Wilcox, MINN Jake Hildebrand, MSU Ma Tomkins, OSU Logan Davis, OSU.909 Rk. Winning Percentage Pct. T6. Adam Wilcox, MINN.800 Joel Rumpel, WIS.800 T14. Zach Nagelvoort, MICH.722 T20. Ma Tomkins, OSU.625 T24. Logan Davis, OSU.600 Rk. Shutouts Total T15. Zach Nagelvoort, MICH 1 Will Yanakeff, MSU 1 Michael Shibrowski, MINN 1 Adam Wilcox, MINN 1 Logan Davis, OSU 1 BIG TEN NCAA STAT LEADERS TEAM RANKINGS Rk. Scoring Offense Avg. T2. Minnesota Ohio State Wisconsin Michigan 3.21 Rk. Scoring Defense Avg. 6. Michigan Minnesota 2.12 Rk. Scoring Margin Avg. 2. Minnesota Michigan Ohio State 0.57 T25. Wisconsin 0.17 Rk. Penalty Minutes PIM/G 6. Penn State 16.8 Rk. Power Play Pct. 7. Michigan Penn State 21.2 Rk. Winning Percentage Pct. 2. Minnesota Michigan Ohio State Wisconsin.542 HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. All Big Ten universi es have been granted Tier One Status by the Carnegie Founda on for the Advancement of Teaching, a dis nc on awarded to just over 100 universi es.

4 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 4 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Presented by The inaugural Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament will be held March 20-22, 2014, at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. The tournament will feature all six teams in a single-elimina on format. The 2014 tournament will consist of five games (two games on Thursday, March 20; two games on Friday, March 21; and the championship game on Saturday, March 22). The winner of the 2014 Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament will receive the conference s automa c bid to the NCAA Championship. BTN will provide live na onal coverage of all five games of the 2014 Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament. The conference tournament will be played at the Xcel Energy Center in 2014 and 2016, and will be played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit in 2015 and Tickets for the 2014 Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament are on sale now. Ticket package reserva ons can be placed at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at or online at www. cketmaster.com. TOURNAMENT QUICK FACTS Dates: March Television: BTN Site: Saint Paul, Minn. Facility: Xcel Energy Center Capacity: 17,954 HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Big Ten fans are some of the na on s most suppor ve, with nearly 9.8 million patrons a ending conference home contests during the seasons for football, men s and women s basketball and volleyball alone.

5 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE BIG TEN MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT March THURSDAY, MARCH 20 FRIDAY, MARCH 21 SATURDAY, MARCH 22 #1 Seed Time: 2 or 7 p.m. CT TV: BTN #4 Seed Time: 2 or 7 p.m. CT TV: BTN #5 Seed CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 7 p.m. CT TV: BTN 2014 TOURNAMENT CHAMPION #2 Seed Time: 2 or 7 p.m. CT TV: BTN #3 Seed Time: 2 or 7 p.m. CT TV: BTN #6 Seed HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Big Ten schools have produced more than 1,450 Academic All-Americans, more than any other conference, including 46 in the last academic year.

6 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 6 #3/3 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES , B T 10/10 #4/4 Boston College W, /12 at RIT (rv/-) W, /18 at #13/13 New Hampshire T, /19 at #13/13 New Hampshire W, 3-2 (OT) 10/25 #13/14 Boston University W, /26 #18/rv UMass Lowell L, /1 Michigan Tech W, 3-2 (OT) 11/2 Michigan Tech W, /15 at Nebraska Omaha (rv/rv) L, /16 at Nebraska Omaha (rv/rv) W, /22 Niagara W, /29 Ohio State (rv/rv) W, 4-3 (OT) 12/2 at Ohio State (rv/rv) W, /11 #4/4 Ferris State T, /27 vs. Western Michigan [1] 12/28 vs. Michigan State/Michigan Tech [1] 1/10 at Wisconsin 1/11 at Wisconsin 1/23 vs. Michigan State [2] 1/24 at Michigan State 1/31 Wisconsin 2/1 Wisconsin 2/7 at Penn State 2/8 at Penn State 2/14 at Minnesota 2/15 at Minnesota 2/21 Penn State 2/22 Penn State 2/28 Ohio State 3/2 at Ohio State 3/7 Michigan State 3/8 at Michigan State 3/14 Minnesota 3/15 Minnesota 3/20-22 Big Ten Tournament [3] [1] Comerica Park, Detroit, Mich. [2] Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich. [3] Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (rv/-) 8-6-0, B T 10/11 #2/2 Miami L, /12 at #2/2 Miami L, /15 at Bowling Green (rv/-) L, /25 Robert Morris W, /26 at Robert Morris W, /29 Bowling Green (rv/-) W, /1 #20/rvMinnesota Duluth L, /2 #20/rv Minnesota Duluth W, /8 Niagara W, /9 Niagara W, /15 Canisius W, /16 Canisius W, /29 at #3/3 Michigan L, 3-4 (OT) 12/2 #3/3 Michigan L, /28 Mercyhurst 12/29 Mercyhurst 1/10 Michigan State 1/11 Michigan State 1/17 at Minnesota [1] 1/18 at Minnesota 1/24 at Wisconsin 1/25 at Wisconsin 1/31 Penn State 2/1 Penn State 2/7 at Michigan State 2/8 at Michigan State 2/14 Wisconsin 2/15 Wisconsin 2/28 at Michigan 3/2 Michigan 3/7 Minnesota 3/8 Minnesota 3/14 at Penn State 3/15 at Penn State 3/20-22 Big Ten Tournament [2] MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS 5-8-1, B T 10/18 at Massachusetts L, /19 at Massachusetts L, /25 #18/rv UMass Lowell L, /26 #13/14 Boston University W, /1 American International W, /3 American International W, /8 at Michigan Tech L, /9 at Michigan Tech L, 2-3 (OT) 11/22 Western Michigan L, /23 at Western Michigan L, /29 Princeton W, /1 Princeton W, /6 #1/1 Minnesota T, 2-2 (SOW, 1-0) 12/7 #1/1 Minnesota L, /14 #4/4 Ferris State 12/27 vs. Michigan Tech [1] 12/28 vs. Michigan/Western Michigan [1] 1/10 at Ohio State 1/11 at Ohio State 1/17 Penn State 1/18 Penn State 1/23 vs. Michigan [2] 1/24 Michigan 1/31 at Minnesota 2/1 at Minnesota 2/7 Ohio State 2/8 Ohio State 2/14 at Penn State 2/15 at Penn State 2/21 at Wisconsin 2/22 at Wisconsin 3/7 at Michigan 3/8 Michigan 3/14 Wisconsin 3/15 Wisconsin 3/20-22 Big Ten Tournament [3] [1] Comerica Park, Detroit, Mich. [2] Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich. [3] Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn. PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS 3-9-1, B T 10/11 Army W, /18 at Air Force (rv/-) L, /19 at Air Force (rv/-) L, /25 RIT T, /26 vs. Vermont [1] L, /1 at Robert Morris W, /8 Sacred Heart W, /14 #16/13 UMass Lowell L, /15 #16/13 UMass Lowell L, /30 #15/rv Union L, /1 #15/rv Union L, /6 at #17/rv Wisconsin L, /7 at #17/rv Wisconsin L, /27 vs. Robert Morris [2] 12/28 Boston College/Bowling Green [2] 1/12 Minnesota 1/13 Minnesota 1/17 at Michigan State 1/18 at Michigan State 1/25 Boston College 1/31 at Ohio State 2/1 at Ohio State 2/7 Michigan 2/8 Michigan 2/14 Michigan State 2/15 Michigan State 2/21 at Michigan 2/22 at Michigan 2/28 at Minnesota 3/1 at Minnesota 3/7 Wisconsin 3/8 Wisconsin 3/14 Ohio State 3/15 Ohio State 3/20-22 Big Ten Tournament [3] #2/1 MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS , B T 10/11 Mercyhurst (rv/-) W, /12 #13/12 New Hampshire W, /18 at Bemidji St. W, /19 at Bemidji St. W, /25 #5/5 Boston College T, /27 #5/5 Boston College W, /8 at #4/3 Notre Dame L, /9 at #4/3 Notre Dame W, /15 Minnesota State (rv/-) W, /16 Minnesota State (rv/-) W, /22 #19/rv Minnesota Duluth W, /24 #19/rv Minnesota Duluth L, /29 #12/13 Wisconsin W, /30 #12/13 Wisconsin W, /6 at Michigan State T, 2-2 (SOL, 0-1) 12/7 at Michigan State W, 3-2 1/3 Colgate 1/4 Ferris State/RPI 1/12 at Penn State 1/13 at Penn State 1/17 vs. Ohio State [1] 1/18 Ohio State 1/24 vs. St. Cloud State [2] 1/25 vs. Minnesota Duluth/Minnesota State [2] 1/31 Michigan State 2/1 Michigan State 2/6 at Wisconsin 2/7 at Wisconsin 2/14 Michigan 2/15 Michigan 2/28 Penn State 3/1 Penn State 3/7 at Ohio State 3/8 at Ohio State 3/14 at Michigan 3/15 at Michigan 3/20-22 Big Ten Tournament [2] [1] TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn. [2] Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn. #15/15 WISCONSIN BADGERS 6-5-1, B T 10/11 Northern Michigan W, /12 Northern Michigan W, /18 at #7/6 Boston College L, /19 at #15/rv Boston University L, /1 #12/13 Lake Superior T, /2 #12/13 Lake Superior W, /15 at #8/8 Miami L, /16 at #8/8 Miami W, /29 at #1/1 Minnesota L, /30 at #1/1 Minnesota L, /6 Penn State W, /7 Penn State W, /13 Colorado College 12/14 Colorado College 12/27 Alabama Hunstville 12/28 Alabama Huntsville 1/3 Alaska Anchorage 1/4 Alaska Anchorage 1/10 Michigan 1/11 Michigan 1/24 Ohio State 1/25 Ohio State 1/31 at Michigan 2/1 at Michigan 2/6 Minnesota 2/7 Minnesota 2/14 at Ohio State 2/15 at Ohio State 2/21 Michigan State 2/22 Michigan State 3/7 at Penn State 3/8 at Penn State 3/14 at Michigan State 3/15 at Michigan State 3/20-22 Big Ten Tournament [1] [1] TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn. [2] Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn. [1] Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. [2] CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. [3] Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn. HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Big Ten schools have claimed 23 NCAA hockey tles. [1] Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.

7 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 7 Big Ten Overall Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Sam Warning MIN JR F / Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F / OTT 3 Justin Kloos MIN FR F / Max McCormick OSU JR F / E OTT Alex Szczechura OSU SR F / Kyle Rau MIN JR F / FLA 7 Tanner Fritz OSU JR F / Michael Mersch WIS SR F / LOS Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F / ANA Andrew Copp UM SO F / WPG JT Compher UM FR F / BUF Hudson Fasching MIN FR F / LOS 13 Seth Ambroz MIN JR F / CLB 14 Mark Zengerle WIS SR F / Alex Guptill UM JR F / DAL Greg Wolfe MSU SR F / Luke Moffatt UM SR F / COL Phil Di Giuseppe UM JR F / CAR Taylor Cammarata MIN FR F / NYI 20 Jake McCabe WIS JR D / BUF Eric Scheid PSU SO F / Mike Reilly MIN SO D / CLB 23 Tyler Barnes WIS SR F / Joseph LaBate WIS JR F / VAN Nate Condon MIN SR F / COL Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Jake McCabe WIS JR D / BUF Mike Reilly MIN SO D / CLB 3 Luke Juha PSU SO D / Jake Chelios MSU SR D / Michael Brodzinski MIN FR D / SJS Joe Faust WIS SR D / NJD 7 Jake Bischoff MIN FR D / NYI Drew Brevig OSU FR D / Michael Downing UM FR D / FLA 10 Craig Dalrymple OSU SO D / Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D / Travis Walsh MSU SO D / Mac Bennett UM SR D / MTL Justin Holl MIN SR D / CHI Ben Marshall MIN JR D / DET Brady Skjei MIN SO D / NYR Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Justin Kloos MIN FR F / JT Compher UM FR F / BUF Hudson Fasching MIN FR F / LOS 4 Taylor Cammarata MIN FR F / NYI 5 Mackenzie MacEachern MSU FR F / STL 6 Michael Brodzinski MIN FR D / SJS David Goodwin PSU FR F / Villiam Haag MSU FR F / Tyler Motte UM FR F / CHI 10 Ricky DeRosa PSU FR F / Nick Schilkey OSU FR F / Jake Bischoff MIN FR D / NYI Zach Saar PSU FR F / Drew Brevig OSU FR D / Connor Reilly MIN FR F / Joe Cox MSU FR F / Michael Downing UM FR D / FLA Thomas Ebbing MSU FR F /

8 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 8 Big Ten Overall Scoring Leaders Goal Scoring GP G GPG 1 Andrew Copp MIC SO F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Michael Mersch WIS SR F Seth Ambroz MIN JR F Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F Eric Scheid PSU SO F Greg Wolfe MSU SR F Max McCormick OSU JR F Mike Reilly MIN SO D Alex Guptill MIC JR F Mackenzie MacEachern MSU FR F Hudson Fasching MIN FR F Justin Kloos MIN FR F Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Sam Warning MIN JR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Alex Szczechura OSU SR F Mark Zengerle WIS SR F Justin Kloos MIN FR F JT Compher MIC FR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Max McCormick OSU JR F Jake McCabe WIS JR D Phil Di Giuseppe MIC JR F Taylor Cammarata MIN FR F Nate Condon MIN SR F Hudson Fasching MIN FR F Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Michael Mersch WIS SR F Luke Juha PSU SO D Luke Moffatt MIC SR F Eric Scheid PSU SO F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Players Tied With 2 Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 JT Compher MIC FR F Jake McCabe WIS JR D Luke Juha PSU SO D Luke Moffatt MIC SR F Alex Szczechura OSU SR F Michael Mersch WIS SR F Eric Scheid PSU SO F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Max McCormick OSU JR F Mike Reilly MIN SO D Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 Curtis Loik PSU SO F David Glen PSU SO F Jake McCabe WIS JR D Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F Tommy Olczyk PSU SO F JT Compher MIC FR F Lee Reimer MSU SR F Greg Wolfe MSU SR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Andrew Copp MIC SO F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Seth Ambroz MIN JR F Jake Bischoff MIN FR D Joseph LaBate WIS JR F Tyler Motte MIC FR F Mike Reilly MIN SO D Players Tied With 1 Plus-Minus GP +/- 1 Sam Warning MIN JR F Hudson Fasching MIN FR F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Mike Reilly MIN SO D Jake Parenteau MIN SR D Nick Oddo OSU JR F Jake Bischoff MIN FR D Mac Bennett MIC SR D Brady Skjei MIN SO D Players Tied With +8 Hat Tricks GP HT Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Patrick Koudys PSU JR D Mac Bennett MIC SR D Justin DaSilva OSU JR D Travis Walsh MSU SO D Kevin Clare MIC SR D Brock Krygier MSU FR D Al McLean OSU JR D Rhett Holland MSU FR D RJ Boyd MSU SR D Players Tied With 24 Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Darik Angeli OSU JR F Tom Serratore MIN SR F Nate Condon MIN SR F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Taylor Holstrom PSU JR F Christian Isackson MIN JR F Michael Ferrantino MSU SO F Max McCormick OSU JR F Lee Reimer MSU SR F Justin Selman MIC SO F

9 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 9 Big Ten Overall Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Zach Nagelvoort UM FR : Adam Wilcox MIN SO : TBL 3 Joel Rumpel WIS JR 5 299: Logan Davis OSU FR 5 298: Jake Hildebrand MSU SO : Matt Tomkins OSU FR 9 478: CHI 7 Matthew Skoff PSU SO 9 531: Landon Peterson WIS JR 7 384: Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Zach Nagelvoort UM FR : Joel Rumpel WIS JR 5 299: Adam Wilcox MIN SO : TBL 4 Jake Hildebrand MSU SO : Matt Tomkins OSU FR 9 478: CHI 6 Logan Davis OSU FR 5 298: Matthew Skoff PSU SO 9 531: Landon Peterson WIS JR 7 384: Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Adam Wilcox MIN SO Jake Hildebrand MSU SO Zach Nagelvoort UM FR Matthew Skoff PSU SO Matt Tomkins OSU FR Landon Peterson WIS JR Steve Racine UM SO Joel Rumpel WIS JR Eamon McAdam PSU FR Logan Davis OSU FR Will Yanakeff MSU SR Michael Shibrowski MIN SR Collin Olson OSU SO Adam Miller WIS SO PJ Musico PSU SO Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Michael Shibrowski MIN SR 2 1 Will Yanakeff MSU SR 3 1 Logan Davis OSU FR 5 1 Zach Nagelvoort UM FR 10 1 Adam Wilcox MIN SO 15 1

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11 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 11 Big Ten Conference Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F / ANA 2 Tanner Fritz OSU JR F / E Seth Ambroz MIN JR F / CLB Michael Mersch WIS SR F / LOS 5 JT Compher UM FR F / BUF Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F / E OTT Alex Szczechura OSU SR F / Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D / Justin Kloos MIN FR F / E Joseph LaBate WIS JR F / VAN Mark Zengerle WIS SR F / Villiam Haag MSU FR F / Max McCormick OSU JR F / OTT Alex Guptill UM JR F / E DAL Ricky DeRosa PSU FR F / E Luke Moffatt UM SR F / COL Kyle Rau MIN JR F / FLA Sean Little WIS SR F / Jake McCabe WIS JR D / E BUF Players Tied With 2 Points Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D / Jake McCabe WIS JR D / E BUF 3 Mac Bennett UM SR D / MTL Michael Downing UM FR D / FLA Nolan De Jong UM FR D / MIN Jake Bischoff MIN FR D / NYI Mike Reilly MIN SO D / CLB Brady Skjei MIN SO D / E NYR Joe Faust WIS SR D / E NJD Justin Holl MIN SR D / E CHI Players Tied With 1 Points Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 JT Compher UM FR F / BUF Justin Kloos MIN FR F / E 3 Villiam Haag MSU FR F / Ricky DeRosa PSU FR F / E 5 Michael Downing UM FR D / FLA Zach Saar PSU FR F / E Alex Kile UM FR F / Nolan De Jong UM FR D / MIN Jake Bischoff MIN FR D / NYI Morgan Zulinick WIS FR F / E Players Tied With 1 Points

12 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 12 Big Ten Conference Scoring Leaders Goal Scoring GP G GPG 1 Seth Ambroz MIN JR F JT Compher MIC FR F Michael Mersch WIS SR F Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F Villiam Haag MSU FR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Max McCormick OSU JR F Mike Reilly MIN SO D Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D Players Tied With 1 Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Alex Szczechura OSU SR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Mark Zengerle WIS SR F Luke Moffatt MIC SR F Justin Kloos MIN FR F Joseph LaBate WIS JR F Jake McCabe WIS JR D Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F Players Tied With 2 Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Max McCormick OSU JR F JT Compher MIC FR F Villiam Haag MSU FR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Eric Scheid PSU SO F Seth Ambroz MIN JR F Mike Reilly MIN SO D Justin Kloos MIN FR F Michael Mersch WIS SR F Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Max McCormick OSU JR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Alex Szczechura OSU SR F Justin Kloos MIN FR F Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Seth Ambroz MIN JR F Mac Bennett MIC SR D Andrew Copp MIC SO F Mike Reilly MIN SO D Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F Plus-Minus GP +/- 1 Mac Bennett MIC SR D Tom Serratore MIN SR F Michael Downing MIC FR D 2 +3 Jake Parenteau MIN SR D 3 +3 Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D 4 +3 Grant Besse WIS FR F Players Tied With +2 Hat Tricks GP HT Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Jake McCabe WIS JR D John Draeger MSU SO D RJ Boyd MSU SR D Justin DaSilva OSU JR D Al McLean OSU JR D Justin Holl MIN SR D Players Tied With 6 Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Max McCormick OSU JR F Nick Oddo OSU JR F Michael Ferrantino MSU SO F Michael McDonagh PSU SR F Mark Zengerle WIS SR F Cristoval Nieves MIC SO F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Nate Condon MIN SR F Taylor Holstrom PSU JR F

13 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 13 Big Ten Conference Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Adam Wilcox MIN SO 4 244: TBL 2 Jake Hildebrand MSU SO 2 123: Joel Rumpel WIS JR 3 179: Zach Nagelvoort UM FR 1 63: Steve Racine UM SO 1 60: Logan Davis OSU FR 2 122: Matthew Skoff PSU SO 2 111: Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Jake Hildebrand MSU SO 2 123: Adam Wilcox MIN SO 4 244: TBL 3 Zach Nagelvoort UM FR 1 63: Joel Rumpel WIS JR 3 179: Steve Racine UM SO 1 60: Matthew Skoff PSU SO 2 111: Logan Davis OSU FR 2 122: Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Adam Wilcox MIN SO Joel Rumpel WIS JR Jake Hildebrand MSU SO Matthew Skoff PSU SO Logan Davis OSU FR Landon Peterson WIS JR Steve Racine UM SO Zach Nagelvoort UM FR PJ Musico PSU SO Shutouts GP Shutouts

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