BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE - FEBRUARY 25, 2014

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1 Contact: Adam Augus ne, Associate Director, Communica ons Office: , ext aaugus Twi STANDINGS TOP STORIES Conference Games All Games Last PTS GP W - L - T SOW PCT GF GA GP W - L - T PCT GF GA Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Ohio State Michigan State Penn State Brick Walls: A common theme across the conference this season has been strong play between the pipes. Five Big Ten goalies rank among the top 15 na onally in save percentage: Wisconsin s Joel Rumpel (fi h,.936), Ohio State s Chris an Frey (sixth,.934), Michigan State s Jake Hildebrand (ninth,.931), Minnesota s Adam Wilcox (10th,.931) and Michigan s Zach Nagelvoort (15th,.927). Frey leads the way in conference play with a.938 save percentage, followed by Hildebrand (.937), Wilcox (.937), Rumpel (.936) and Nagelvoort (.913). Wilcox boasts the best goals-against average in conference play at 1.70, with Rumpel (1.93), Frey (1.99) and Hildebrand (2.19) not far behind. Coaching Milestones: A pair of Big Ten coaches are closing in on or have recently reached career milestones. Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves notched his 250th career victory on Saturday, with all of those wins taking place behind the Badger bench. Eaves is the third coach to amass 250 victories at Wisconsin, joining Jeff Sauer (489 wins) and Bob Johnson (367 wins). Meanwhile, Minnesota head coach Don Lucia needs just two more wins to e Amo Bessone (Michigan State) and Johnson for the fi h most wins at a Big Ten school (367). Lucia is also just six victories away from notching his 650th career win, with an overall record of during his me at Alaska, Colorado College and Minnesota. On the Air: Three of this weekend s four conference games will be carried live on na onal television. Friday marks the eighth and final Frozen Friday doubleheader on BTN. This week s contests include Ohio State at Michigan at 6:30 p.m. ET, and Penn State at Minnesota at 9 p.m. On Saturday, the Nittany Lions and Gophers will conclude their series at 7 p.m., on NBCSN. In addi on, Michigan State s exhibi on game against the U.S. Na onal Team Development Program on Saturday will be carried on FS Detroit Plus at 7 p.m. ET. BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Where We Rank: Three Big Ten teams are ranked among the na on s top 15 according to the latest USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls released on Monday. Minnesota, which was idle last weekend, held steady at No. 2 in both rankings. The Gophers, who are in their last 18 games, host a series against Penn State this weekend in their home finale. Wisconsin moved up two spots to No. 6 in both polls a er a weekend sweep of Michigan State. The Badgers are idle this weekend. Michigan checks in at No. 13 in both polls a er a series split at home against Penn State. The Wolverines will play a home-and-home series this weekend against Ohio State, which is receiving votes in the USCHO.com poll for the 15th consecu- ve week. Good as Gold: Former Michigan State standout Duncan Keith claimed his second consecu ve Olympic gold medal as he helped Canada successfully defend its tle at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Keith helped achor a defense that allowed just three goals in six games while averaging more than 21 minutes played per contest. Keith s gold medal is the 21st earned by a former player from a Big Ten hockey program. In the gold medal game, Keith and Canada had to defeat Sweden and former Michigan player Carl Hagelin, who finished the tournament with two goals. The United States finished fourth, led by former Minnesota forward Phil Kessel, who was named Best Forward at the event a er leading all players in goals (five) and points (eight). On Sale Now: Single-game and all-session ckets for the inaugural Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament Presented by Polaris RZR, slated for March at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., are currently on sale. Tickets can be purchased at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers or online at www. cketmaster. com. The tournament will feature all six teams in a single-elimina on format. BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPOTLIGHT Michigan State s Don McSween McSween, who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1986, recorded 129 points (29 goals, 101 assists) in 180 career games for the Spartans. His career point total s ll ranks as the fourth most by a defenseman in school history. A two- me All-American and Academic All-American, McSween helped lead Michigan State to its second na onal championship in He earned placement on the NCAA All-Tournament Team in both 1986 and 1987, as the Spartans reached two straight na onal championship games. BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE - FEBRUARY 25, 2014 Five Big Ten goalies rank among the top 15 na onally in save percentage. Three of this weekend s four conference games will be aired on na onal television, with two on BTN and one on NBCSN. Three conference squads are ranked in the top 15 in the latest na onal polls. Former Michigan State standout Duncan Keith claimed his second consecu ve Olympic gold medal as he helped Canada successfully defend its tle. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE FRIDAY, FEB. 28 OHIO STATE (rv/-) at #13/13 MICHIGAN PENN STATE at #2/2 MINNESOTA SATURDAY, MARCH 1 PENN STATE at #2/2 MINNESOTA U.S. NTDP at MICHIGAN STATE (Ex.) 6:30 p.m. BTN 9 p.m. BTN 7 p.m. NBCSN 7 p.m. FS Detroit Plus SUNDAY, MARCH 2 #13/13 MICHIGAN at OHIO STATE (rv/-) 1 p.m. FS Detroit/SportsTime Ohio All mes are ET Rankings: USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Former players from Big Ten schools have won 21 Olympic gold medals in men s hockey, including Michigan State s Duncan Keith with Canada in 2010 and LAST WEEK S RESULTS FRIDAY, FEB. 21 PENN STATE def. #10/10 MICHIGAN, 5-4 (OT) #8/8 WISCONSIN def. MICHIGAN STATE, 5-2 SATURDAY, FEB. 22 #8/8 WISCONSIN def. MICHIGAN STATE, 2-0 #10/10 MICHIGAN def. PENN STATE, 5-2 Rankings: USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine BIG TEN OLYMPIANS United States Ryan Kesler (OSU) Phil Kessel (MINN) Paul Mar n (MINN) Ryan McDonagh (WIS) Ryan Miller (MSU) Max Paciore y (MICH) Joe Pavelski (WIS) Derek Stepan (WIS) Ryan Suter (WIS) Blake Wheeler (MINN) Tony Granato* (WIS) Todd Richards* (MINN) Canada Duncan Keith (MSU) Sweden Carl Hagelin (MICH) Austria Brian Lebler (MICH) Thomas Vanek (MINN) * assistant coach

2 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 2 USCHO.com Division I Poll - Feb. 24, 2014 Last Rank School (Votes) Record Points Poll 1 Boston College (49) MINNESOTA Union Ferris State St. Cloud State WISCONSIN UMass Lowell Quinnipiac Northeastern North Dakota Cornell Providence MICHIGAN Notre Dame Yale Colgate Vermont Maine Minnesota State NR 20 Denver Receiving Votes: OHIO STATE 25, New Hampshire 23, Minnesota Duluth 15, Clarkson 13, Western Michigan 12, Air Force 7, Mercyhurst 6. BIG TEN IN THE POLLS BIG TEN IN THE POLLS USA Today/USA Hockey Division I Poll - Feb. 24, 2014 Last Rank School (Votes) Record Points Poll 1 Boston College (33) MINNESOTA Union Ferris State St. Cloud State WISCONSIN Quinnipiac UMass Lowell Northeastern North Dakota Cornell Providence MICHIGAN Yale Colgate NR Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 42, Vermont 27, Maine 4, Minnesota State 4. 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 3/3 -/- 1/1 rv/- -/- 14/15 12/30** 7/ -/ 1/ rv/ -/ 13/ 1/6 8/9 -/- 1/1 rv/- -/- 14/14 1/13 13/13 -/- 1/1 rv/- -/- 9/9 1/20 14/14 -/- 1/1 rv/- -/- 9/9 1/27 12/12 -/- 1/1 rv/- -/- 9/9 2/3 10/10 -/- 1/1 rv/- -/- 12/12 2/10 10/11 -/- 2/2 rv/- -/- 8/8 2/17 10/10 -/- 2/2 rv/- -/- 8/8 2/24 13/13 -/- 2/2 rv/- -/- 6/6 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/24 FINAL BIG TEN HOCKEY THREE STARS First Star Michael Mersch, Wisconsin Sr., F, Park Ridge, Ill. Tallied four points (three goals, one assist) to lead Wisconsin to a series sweep of Michigan State Notched a pair of power-play goals and an assist during Friday s 5-2 victory Added another power-play goal on Saturday as the Badgers completed the sweep Leads all Big Ten players in goals in conference play (11 goals) and overall (19 goals) Earns his third career Big Ten weekly award and first since being named First Star on Jan. 14 Last Wisconsin honoree: Joel Rumpel (First Star) on Feb. 11 Second Star Joel Rumpel, Wisconsin Jr., G, Swi Current, Saskatchewan Stopped 55 of the 57 shots he faced (.965 save percentage) as Wisconsin swept Michigan State Recorded 24 saves in the Badgers 5-2 victory on Friday Turned aside all 31 shots he faced on Saturday to record his ninth career shutout and second this season Leads all Big Ten goalies in save percentage (.936), goals-against average (1.83) and winning percentage (.786) Claims his third career Big Ten weekly award and first since being named First Star on Feb. 11 Last Wisconsin honoree: Joel Rumpel (First Star) on Feb. 11 Third Star David Goodwin, Penn State Fr., F, Des Peres, Mo. Registered three points (two goals, one assist) to guide Penn State to a series split at na onally ranked Michigan Scored two goals on Friday, including the over me game-winner, as the Ni any Lions claimed a 5-4 victory Added one assist on Saturday Ranks fi h among conference freshmen with 0.58 points per game this season Earns his first career Big Ten weekly award Last Penn State honoree: Ma hew Skoff (Second Star) on Feb. 11 FILLING UP THE AIRWAVES Big Ten hockey will feature a robust slate of television coverage this season, with 84 televised games, including a na onal package of 40 games set to air on BTN, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and NBCSN. rv - Receiving Votes USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine * - No USCHO.com poll was released on Oct. 7. ** - No USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll was released on Dec. 30. FOLLOW THE BIG TEN 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. BTN will air 28 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 games this season on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra. HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. The Big Ten sponsors 26 official conference sports, 13 for men and 13 for women, including the debut of men s ice hockey as an official conference sport this academic year.

3 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE BIG TEN HOCKEY THREE STARS 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 Zach Nagelvoort, Fr., G, MICH Michael Mersch, Sr., F, WIS Brad Navin, Jr., F, WIS 12/31 Jake Hildebrand, So., G, MSU Ryan Dzingel, Jr., F, OSU Nick Oddo, Jr., F, OSU 1/7 Travis Boyd, Jr., F, MINN Kyle Rau, Jr., F, MINN Jake McCabe, Jr., D, WIS 1/14 Michael Mersch, Sr., F, WIS Ryan Dzingel, Jr., F, OSU Adam Wilcox, So., G, MINN 1/21 Jake Hildebrand, So., G, MSU Sam Warning, Jr., F, MINN Lee Reimer, Sr., F, MSU 1/28 JT Compher, Fr., F, MICH Christian Frey, Fr., G, OSU Adam Wilcox, So., G, MINN 2/4 Ryan Dzingel, Jr., F, OSU Adam Wilcox, So., G, MINN Christian Frey, Fr., G, OSU 2/11 Joel Rumpel, Jr., G, WIS Matthew Skoff, So., G, PSU Greg Wolfe, Sr., F, MSU 2/18 Adam Wilcox, So., G, MINN Hudson Fasching, Fr., F, MINN Jake Hildebrand, So., G, MSU 2/25 Michael Mersch, Sr., F, WIS Joel Rumpel, Jr., G, WIS David Goodwin, Fr., F, PSU 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 Rk. Points Per Game Avg. 4. Ryan Dzingel, OSU Tanner Fritz, OSU 1.09 T44. Sam Warning, MINN 1.00 Michael Mersch, WIS 1.00 Mark Zengerle, WIS 1.00 Rk. Goals Per Game Avg. 7. Michael Mersch, WIS Ryan Dzingel, OSU 0.61 T31. Andrew Copp, MICH 0.50 Rk. Assists Per Game Avg. 8. Tanner Fritz, OSU Mark Zengerle, WIS 0.77 T18. Ryan Dzingel, OSU 0.75 T32. Kyle Rau, MINN Sam Warning, MINN 0.63 Rk. Points Per Game (Def.) Avg. T12. Mike Reilly, MINN 0.73 Jake McCabe, WIS 0.73 T38. Luke Juha, PSU 0.58 T40. Jake Chelios, MSU 0.58 T46. Frankie Simonelli, WIS 0.57 Rk. Points Per Game (Fresh.) Avg. 6. JT Compher, MICH Hudson Fasching, MINN Jus n Kloos, MINN Nick Schilkey, OSU 0.68 T39. Taylor Cammarata, MINN David Goodwin, PSU 0.58 BIG TEN NCAA STAT LEADERS INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Rk. Power-Play Goals Total T7. Michael Mersch, WIS 8 T24. Luke Moffa, MICH 6 Ryan Dzingel, OSU 6 T41. Travis Boyd, MINN 5 Rk. Shorthanded Goals Total T4. JT Compher, MICH 3 T10. Lee Reimer, MSU 2 Ryan Dzingel, OSU 2 T46. Greg Wolfe, MSU 1 David Gust, OSU 1 David Glen, PSU 1 Taylor Holstrom, PSU 1 Cur s Loik, PSU 1 Tommy Olczyk, PSU 1 Dylan Richard, PSU 1 Nic Kerdiles, WIS 1 Jake McCabe, WIS 1 Michael Mersch, WIS 1 Rk. Game-Winning Goals Total T14. Seth Ambroz, MINN 4 Ryan Dzingel, OSU 4 T35. Andrew Copp, MICH 3 Kyle Rau, MINN 3 Nic Kerdiles, WIS 3 Joseph LaBate, WIS 3 Rk. Plus/Minus Ra ng T5. Sam Warning, MINN Nick Oddo, OSU +20 T12. Kyle Rau, MINN +19 Mike Reilly, MINN +19 T15. Hudson Fasching, MINN +18 T22. Jake Parenteau, MINN +16 Rk. Goals Against Average Avg. 3. Joel Rumpel, WIS Adam Wilcox, MINN Chris an Frey, OSU Jake Hildebrand, MSU Zach Nagelvoort, MICH Ma Tomkins, OSU 2.66 Rk. Save Percentage Pct. 5. Joel Rumpel, WIS Chris an Frey, OSU Jake Hildebrand, MSU Adam Wilcox, MINN Zach Nagelvoort, MICH Steve Racine, MICH Ma Tomkins, OSU.912 Rk. Winning Percentage Pct. 3. Joel Rumpel, WIS Adam Wilcox, MINN Chris an Frey, OSU Steve Racine, MICH.611 T28. Zach Nagelvoort, MICH.579 T36. Ma Tomkins, OSU.542 Rk. Shutouts Total T6. Adam Wilcox, MINN 3 T17. Jake Hildebrand, MSU 2 Joel Rumpel, WIS 2 T30. Zach Nagelvoort, MICH 1 Will Yanakeff, MSU 1 Michael Shibrowski, MINN 1 Logan Davis, OSU 1 Ma hew Skoff, PSU 1 Wisconsin Paul Capobianco phc@athle cs.wisc.edu BIG TEN NCAA STAT LEADERS TEAM RANKINGS Rk. Scoring Offense Avg. 4. Minnesota Ohio State Wisconsin 3.20 Rk. Scoring Defense Avg. 1. Minnesota 1.97 T13. Michigan State Wisconsin Michigan Ohio State 2.64 Rk. Scoring Margin Avg. 2. Minnesota Wisconsin Ohio State Michigan 0.36 Rk. Penalty Minutes PIM/G 25. Penn State 12.9 Rk. Power Play Pct. 11. Ohio State Michigan Minnesota 18.7 Rk. Penalty Kill Pct. 8. Wisconsin Michigan 82.9 Rk. Winning Percentage Pct. 2. Minnesota Wisconsin.667 T19. Michigan.589 Ohio State.589 HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. For the last 24 years, through the Big Ten s SCORE (Success Comes Out of Reading Everyday) program, the conference has partnered with Chicago elementary schools to improve reading performance.

4 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 4 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Presented by The inaugural Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament Presented by Polaris RZR 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 universi es provide over $141 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,200 student-athletes playing on more than 300 teams in 43 different sports.

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. In , men s and women s lacrosse will be added as the conference s 27th and 28th official sports, giving the Big Ten more official sports than all conferences other than the Ivy League.

6 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 6 #13/13 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] L, 2-3 (OT) 12/28 vs. Michigan State [1] L, 0-3 1/10 at #14/14 Wisconsin L, 2-5 1/11 at #14/14 Wisconsin L, 1-3 1/23 vs. Michigan State [2] W, 2-1 1/24 at Michigan State W, 5-2 1/31 #9/9 Wisconsin W, 3-1 2/1 #9/9 Wisconsin T, 2-2 (SOW, 1-0) 2/7 at Penn State W, 7-3 2/8 at Penn State L, 0-4 2/14 at #2/2 Minnesota L, 3-5 2/15 at #2/2 Minnesota L, 1-4 2/21 Penn State L, 4-5 (OT) 2/22 Penn State W, 5-2 2/28 Ohio State (rv/-) 3/2 at Ohio State (rv/-) 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/-) , 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/rv Minnesota 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 (rv/-) W, /29 Mercyhurst (rv/-) W, 7-2 1/10 Michigan State W, 5-2 1/11 Michigan State T, 1-1 (SOL, 2-3) 1/17 at #1/1 Minnesota [1] L, 0-1 1/18 at #1/1 Minnesota L, 2-4 1/24 at #9/9 Wisconsin L, 3-5 1/25 at #9/9 Wisconsin W, 3-1 1/31 Penn State W, 5-1 2/1 Penn State W, 5-2 2/7 at Michigan State T, 2-2 (SOW, 2-1) 2/8 at Michigan State T, 2-2 (SOW, 1-0) 2/14 #8/8 Wisconsin W, 3-2 2/15 #8/8 Wisconsin L, 2-4 2/28 at #13/13 Michigan 3/2 #13/13 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 , 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 L, /27 vs. Michigan Tech [1] T, /28 vs. #3/3 Michigan [1] W, 3-0 1/10 at Ohio State (rv/-) L, 3-5 1/11 at Ohio State (rv/-) T, 1-1 (SOW, 3-2) 1/17 Penn State W, 3-0 1/18 Penn State W, 3-2 1/23 vs. #14/14 Michigan [2] L, 1-2 1/24 #14/14 Michigan L, 2-5 1/31 at #1/1 Minnesota T, 2-2 (SOW, 2-1) 2/1 at #1/1 Minnesota L, 0-1 2/7 Ohio State (rv/-) T, 2-2 (SOL, 1-2) 2/8 Ohio State (rv/-) T, 2-2 (SOL, 0-1) 2/14 at Penn State T, 2-2 (SOW, 1-0) 2/15 at Penn State W, 2-1 2/21 at #8/8 Wisconsin L, 2-5 2/22 at #8/8 Wisconsin L, 0-2 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 , 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] W, /28 vs. #7/6 Boston College [2] L, 2-8 1/12 #1/1 Minnesota L, 2-3 1/13 #1/1 Minnesota L, 2-5 1/17 at Michigan State L, 0-3 1/18 at Michigan State L, 2-3 1/25 #2/2 Boston College L, 2-3 1/31 at Ohio State (rv/-) L, 1-5 2/1 at Ohio State (rv/-) L, 2-5 2/7 #10/10 Michigan L, 3-7 2/8 #10/10 Michigan W, 4-0 2/14 Michigan State T, 2-2 (SOL, 0-1) 2/15 Michigan State L, 1-2 2/21 at #10/10 Michigan W, 5-4 (OT) 2/22 at #10/10 Michigan L, 2-5 2/28 at #2/2 Minnesota 3/1 at #2/2 Minnesota 3/7 Wisconsin 3/8 Wisconsin 3/14 Ohio State 3/15 Ohio State 3/20-22 Big Ten Tournament [3] #2/2 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 T, 2-2 1/4 Rennselaer (rv/rv) W, 6-2 1/12 at Penn State W, 3-2 1/13 at Penn State W, 5-2 1/17 Ohio State (rv/-) [1] W, 1-0 1/18 Ohio State (rv/-) W, 4-2 1/24 vs. #5/5 St. Cloud State [2] W, 4-1 1/25 vs. Minnesota Duluth (rv/rv) [2] T, 4-4 1/31 Michigan State T, 2-2 (SOL, 1-2) 2/1 Michigan State W, 1-0 2/6 at #12/12 Wisconsin L, 1-2 2/7 at #12/12 Wisconsin L, 1-2 2/14 #10/11 Michigan W, 5-3 2/15 #10/11 Michigan W, 4-1 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. #6/6 WISCONSIN BADGERS , 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 W, /14 Colorado College W, 4-3 (OT) 12/27 Alabama Hunstville W, /28 Alabama Huntsville W, 3-2 1/3 Alaska Anchorage L, 2-3 1/4 Alaska Anchorage W, 4-3 1/10 #8/9 Michigan W, 5-2 1/11 #8/9 Michigan W, 3-1 1/24 Ohio State (rv/-) W, 5-3 1/25 Ohio State (rv/-) L, 1-3 1/31 at #12/12 Michigan L, 1-3 2/1 at #12/12 Michigan T, 2-2 (SOL, 0-1) 2/6 #1/1 Minnesota W, 2-1 2/7 #1/1 Minnesota W, 2-1 2/14 at Ohio State (rv/-) L, 2-3 2/15 at Ohio State (rv/-) W, 4-2 2/21 Michigan State W, 5-2 2/22 Michigan State W, 2-0 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 Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F / OTT 2 Michael Mersch WIS SR F / LOS Sam Warning MIN JR F / Mark Zengerle WIS SR F / Kyle Rau MIN JR F / FLA 6 JT Compher UM FR F / BUF 7 Max McCormick OSU JR F / OTT 8 Tanner Fritz OSU JR F / Hudson Fasching MIN FR F / LOS Justin Kloos MIN FR F / Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F / ANA Andrew Copp UM SO F / WPG Nick Oddo OSU JR F / Greg Wolfe MSU SR F / Tyler Barnes WIS SR F / Mike Reilly MIN SO D / CLB Jake McCabe WIS JR D / BUF 18 Alex Szczechura OSU SR F / Travis Boyd MIN JR F / WSH 20 Alex Guptill UM JR F / DAL Eric Scheid PSU SO F / Nick Schilkey OSU FR F / Seth Ambroz MIN JR F / CLB Joseph LaBate WIS JR F / VAN 25 Lee Reimer MSU SR F / Nate Condon MIN SR F / COL Jake Chelios MSU SR D / Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Mike Reilly MIN SO D / CLB Jake McCabe WIS JR D / BUF 3 Jake Chelios MSU SR D / Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D / Kevin Schulze WIS SO D / Luke Juha PSU SO D / Ben Marshall MIN JR D / DET Mac Bennett UM SR D / MTL 9 Drew Brevig OSU FR D / Joe Faust WIS SR D / NJD 11 Michael Brodzinski MIN FR D / SJS Justin DaSilva OSU JR D / Michael Downing UM FR D / FLA Sam Jardine OSU SO D / CHI 15 Kevin Clare UM SR D / Justin Holl MIN SR D / CHI Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 JT Compher UM FR F / BUF 2 Hudson Fasching MIN FR F / LOS Justin Kloos MIN FR F / Nick Schilkey OSU FR F / Taylor Cammarata MIN FR F / NYI 6 David Goodwin PSU FR F / Tyler Motte UM FR F / CHI 8 Drew Brevig OSU FR D / Grant Besse WIS FR F / ANA 10 Ricky DeRosa PSU FR F / Joe Cox MSU FR F / Mackenzie MacEachern MSU FR F / STL 13 Michael Brodzinski MIN FR D / SJS Connor Reilly MIN FR F / Morgan Zulinick WIS FR F / Villiam Haag MSU FR F /

8 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 8 Big Ten Overall Scoring Leaders Goal Scoring GP G GPG 1 Michael Mersch WIS SR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Andrew Copp MIC SO F Seth Ambroz MIN JR F Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F JT Compher MIC FR F Max McCormick OSU JR F Eric Scheid PSU SO F Hudson Fasching MIN FR F Sam Warning MIN JR F Greg Wolfe MSU SR F Tyler Barnes WIS SR F Justin Kloos MIN FR F Joseph LaBate WIS JR F Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Mark Zengerle WIS SR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Sam Warning MIN JR F Nick Oddo OSU JR F JT Compher MIC FR F Jake Chelios MSU SR D Max McCormick OSU JR F Justin Kloos MIN FR F Jake McCabe WIS JR D Players Tied With 14 Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Michael Mersch WIS SR F Luke Moffatt MIC SR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Travis Boyd MIN JR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Luke Juha PSU SO D Nick Schilkey OSU FR F Eric Scheid PSU SO F Hudson Fasching MIN FR F Greg Wolfe MSU SR F Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Mike Reilly MIN SO D Max McCormick OSU JR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F JT Compher MIC FR F Michael Mersch WIS SR F Travis Boyd MIN JR F Alex Szczechura OSU SR F Luke Moffatt MIC SR F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Jake McCabe WIS JR D Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 JT Compher MIC FR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Lee Reimer MSU SR F Players Tied With 1 Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Seth Ambroz MIN JR F Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F Andrew Copp MIC SO F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Joseph LaBate WIS JR F Players Tied With 2 Plus-Minus GP +/- 1 Sam Warning MIN JR F Nick Oddo OSU JR F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Mike Reilly MIN SO D Hudson Fasching MIN FR F Jake Parenteau MIN SR D Jake Bischoff MIN FR D Players Tied With +11 Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F 28 1 Sam Warning MIN JR F 30 1 Michael Mersch WIS SR F 30 1 Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Travis Walsh MSU SO D Justin DaSilva OSU JR D Kevin Clare MIC SR D Patrick Koudys PSU JR D Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D RJ Boyd MSU SR D Jake McCabe WIS JR D Jake Chelios MSU SR D Brock Krygier MSU FR D John Draeger MSU SO D Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Max McCormick OSU JR F Darik Angeli OSU JR F Justin Selman MIC SO F Jedd Soleway WIS FR F Kyle Rau MIN JR F David Glen PSU SO F Christian Isackson MIN JR F Travis Statchuk OSU SR F Gabe Guertler MIN FR F David Goodwin PSU FR F

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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 Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F / OTT 2 JT Compher UM FR F / BUF Michael Mersch WIS SR F / LOS 4 Mark Zengerle WIS SR F / Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D / Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F / ANA Tanner Fritz OSU JR F / Zach Hyman UM JR F / FLA Greg Wolfe MSU SR F / Max McCormick OSU JR F / OTT Andrew Copp UM SO F / WPG Matt Berry MSU JR F / Justin Kloos MIN FR F / Mac Bennett UM SR D / MTL Michael Ferrantino MSU SO F / Joseph LaBate WIS JR F / VAN 17 Alex Guptill UM JR F / E DAL Nick Oddo OSU JR F / Kyle Rau MIN JR F / FLA Jake McCabe WIS JR D / BUF Kevin Schulze WIS SO D / Sam Warning MIN JR F / Derek DeBlois UM SR F / Lee Reimer MSU SR F / Players Tied With 8 Points Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D / Mac Bennett UM SR D / MTL 3 Jake McCabe WIS JR D / BUF Kevin Schulze WIS SO D / Mike Reilly MIN SO D / CLB Jake Chelios MSU SR D / Ben Marshall MIN JR D / DET Drew Brevig OSU FR D / Sam Jardine OSU SO D / CHI 10 Luke Juha PSU SO D / Michael Downing UM FR D / FLA Joe Faust WIS SR D / NJD 13 Brady Skjei MIN SO D / NYR Kevin Clare UM SR D / Justin Holl MIN SR D / CHI Justin DaSilva OSU JR D / E Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 JT Compher UM FR F / BUF 2 Justin Kloos MIN FR F / Hudson Fasching MIN FR F / LOS Nick Schilkey OSU FR F / Tyler Motte UM FR F / CHI Ricky DeRosa PSU FR F / Dylan Richard PSU FR F / David Goodwin PSU FR F / Drew Brevig OSU FR D / Morgan Zulinick WIS FR F / E 11 Michael Downing UM FR D / FLA Zach Saar PSU FR F / Villiam Haag MSU FR F / Grant Besse WIS FR F / ANA Joe Cox MSU FR F /

12 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 12 Big Ten Conference Scoring Leaders Goal Scoring GP G GPG 1 Michael Mersch WIS SR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F JT Compher MIC FR F Seth Ambroz MIN JR F Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F Sam Warning MIN JR F Max McCormick OSU JR F Michael Ferrantino MSU SO F Casey Bailey PSU SO F Zach Hyman MIC JR F Andrew Copp MIC SO F Lee Reimer MSU SR F Mark Zengerle WIS SR F Joseph LaBate WIS JR F Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D Mac Bennett MIC SR D Mark Zengerle WIS SR F Kevin Schulze WIS SO D JT Compher MIC FR F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Jake Chelios MSU SR D Greg Wolfe MSU SR F Jake McCabe WIS JR D Players Tied With 7 Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Michael Mersch WIS SR F Seth Ambroz MIN JR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Max McCormick OSU JR F Players Tied With 2 Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Tanner Fritz OSU JR F Max McCormick OSU JR F Alex Szczechura OSU SR F Mike Reilly MIN SO D JT Compher MIC FR F Hudson Fasching MIN FR F Travis Boyd MIN JR F Mac Bennett MIC SR D Michael Mersch WIS SR F Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 David Gust OSU FR F Dylan Richard PSU FR F JT Compher MIC FR F Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F Lee Reimer MSU SR F Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Seth Ambroz MIN JR F Nic Kerdiles WIS SO F Phil Di Giuseppe MIC JR F Sam Warning MIN JR F Mark Zengerle WIS SR F Players Tied With 1 Plus-Minus GP +/- 1 Drew Brevig OSU FR D Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D Nick Oddo OSU JR F Mac Bennett MIC SR D Grant Besse WIS FR F Justin Kloos MIN FR F Michael Mersch WIS SR F Players Tied With +5 Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Sam Warning MIN JR F 14 1 Ryan Dzingel OSU JR F 14 1 Michael Mersch WIS SR F 16 1 Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Travis Walsh MSU SO D Justin DaSilva OSU JR D Jake McCabe WIS JR D Kevin Clare MIC SR D Frankie Simonelli WIS SR D RJ Boyd MSU SR D John Draeger MSU SO D Drew Brevig OSU FR D Jake Chelios MSU SR D Justin Holl MIN SR D Thomas Ebbing MSU FR F Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Justin Selman MIC SO F Max McCormick OSU JR F Matt DeBlouw MSU SO F David Goodwin PSU FR F David Glen PSU SO F Kyle Rau MIN JR F Justin Kloos MIN FR F Alex Guptill MIC JR F Vinni Lettieri MIN FR F Mark Zengerle WIS SR 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 : TBL 2 Joel Rumpel WIS JR : Christian Frey OSU FR 8 481: Jake Hildebrand MSU SO : Zach Nagelvoort UM FR : Matthew Skoff PSU SO 9 523: Steve Racine UM SO 5 285: Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Christian Frey OSU FR 8 481: Jake Hildebrand MSU SO : Adam Wilcox MIN SO : TBL 4 Joel Rumpel WIS JR : Zach Nagelvoort UM FR : Steve Racine UM SO 5 285: Matthew Skoff PSU SO 9 523: Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Jake Hildebrand MSU SO Joel Rumpel WIS JR Adam Wilcox MIN SO Zach Nagelvoort UM FR Christian Frey OSU FR Matthew Skoff PSU SO Steve Racine UM SO Eamon McAdam PSU FR Matt Tomkins OSU FR Logan Davis OSU FR Landon Peterson WIS JR PJ Musico PSU SO Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Adam Wilcox MIN SO Matthew Skoff PSU SO 9 1 Joel Rumpel WIS JR 15 1 Jake Hildebrand MSU SO 16 1

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