BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE - JANUARY 31, 2018

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1 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE - JANUARY 31, 2018 Primary Contact: Adam Augustine, Director, Communications Office: ext aaugustine@bigten.org Cell: Secondary Contact: Megan Rowley, Assistant Director, Communications Office: ext mrowley@bigten.org STANDINGS Conference Games All Games PTS GP W - L - T SOW PCT GF GA GP W - L - T PCT GF GA 1. Notre Dame Ohio State Wisconsin Michigan Penn State Minnesota Michigan State BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Six teams take this ice this week in a trio of conference series, highlighted by a top-20 matchup between No. 2/2 Notre Dame and No. 17/- Penn State. Three games will be carried on linear networks, with the remaining contests streaming on BTN Plus. The 2018 Big Ten Tournament will feature a new three-weekend format with all games taking place on the campus of the higher-seeded teams. The tournament will open March 2-4 with three best-of-three quarterfinal series, as the second-, third- and fourth-seeded teams will each host a series. The top-seeded team will have a bye to the single-elimination semifinals, which are scheduled for Saturday, March 10. The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals will host a championship game scheduled for Saturday, March 17. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 #2/2 NOTRE DAME at #17/- PENN STATE 6:30 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go MICHIGAN STATE at #5/6 OHIO STATE 7 p.m. BTN Plus #18/- WISCONSIN at #20/- MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. FS Wisconsin/BTN2Go SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 #2/2 NOTRE DAME at #17/- PENN STATE 4 p.m. BTN Plus MICHIGAN STATE at #5/6 OHIO STATE 7 p.m. BTN Plus #18/- WISCONSIN at #20/- MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. FS Wisconsin/BTN2Go All times are ET Rankings: USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Michigan and Penn State are currently tied for fourth place and the final home ice spot for the first-round of the Big Ten Tournament. Third-place Wisconsin is just one point ahead of the two-way tie. Ohio State improved to in its last 16 games with a 5-3 win over Michigan last Saturday, completing the weekend and series sweep. This marks the third time the Buckeyes have swept the season series against Michigan and the first time since the season. Notre Dame holds an 11-point advantage over the second-place Buckeyes in the race for the Big Ten Championship and the accompanying first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament. Six Big Ten teams appear in the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. Notre Dame paces conference teams at No. 2 in both polls. Ohio State follows at No. 5/6, Minnesota checks in at No. 12/12, while Penn State, Wisconsin and Michigan are No. 17, No. 18 and No. 20 in the USCHO.com poll, respectively, and are all receiving votes in the coaches rankings. Since the season, five Big Ten schools (Michigan, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Penn State and Wisconsin) have been ranked in the top five of both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. Those five teams have combined to be ranked in the top five of both polls a total of 82 times, with at least one top-five team in 62 out of 117 weeks. Ohio State currently leads the nation on the penalty kill, stopping 90.8 percent of opponent opportunities (89-of-98). The Buckeyes are the only team above 90 percent nationally. Notre Dame and Ohio State currently rank in the top five nationally in scoring defense. The Fighting Irish rank third nationally and pace all Big Ten teams by allowing just 1.96 goals per game, while the Buckeyes check in at No. 4 at Ohio State s Tanner Laczynski leads the nation and all conference players with 36 points through 26 games. Laczynski also leads the country in assists (24) and shots on goal (111). Big Ten teams currently occupy five of the top 25 positions on the national team scoring list. Penn State leads the conference and ranks second nationally with 3.71 goals per game, followed by Wisconsin in 11th (3.24), Michigan in 13th (3.19), Ohio State in 18th (3.12) and Notre Dame in 23rd with 3.04 goals per contest. Former Michigan hockey head coach Red Berenson has been named the 2018 Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey award recipient. The award is presented annually to honor a player, coach or administrator who has made outstanding historic contributions to the sport. Berenson, who retired last March after 33 seasons behind the Michigan bench, will be honored with the award on Wednesday, May 28, 2018, in St. Paul, Minnesota, at the annual Hobey Baker Award Banquet. LAST WEEK S RESULTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 #6/6 OHIO STATE def. #17/- MICHIGAN, 4-0 #13/14 MINNESOTA def. #1/1 NOTRE DAME, 1-0 (OT) #18/- WISCONSIN def. #14/12 PENN STATE, 4-2 SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 #1/1 NOTRE DAME def. #13/14 MINNESOTA, 4-1 #6/6 OHIO STATE def. #17/- MICHIGAN, 5-3 #14/12 PENN STATE tied #18/- WISCONSIN, 4-4 (2OT) FOLLOW THE BIG TEN The Big Ten hockey page on bigten.org will feature schedules, statistics, standings and more. You can also keep track of Big Ten hockey in real-time by following the conference on or by becoming a fan of the Big Ten Conference on Facebook and receive exclusive updates. facebook.com/bigtenconference twitter.com/b1ghockey instagram.com/bigtenconf (WIS wins SO, 1-0) Rankings: USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities.

2 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 2 USCHO.com Division I Poll - Jan. 29 Last Rank School (Votes) Record Points Poll 1 Cornell (32) NOTRE DAME (17) Clarkson Denver (1) OHIO STATE St. Cloud State Minnesota State Providence Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Northeastern MINNESOTA Omaha Bowling Green Western Michigan Boston College PENN STATE WISCONSIN Northern Michigan MICHIGAN Receiving Votes: Maine 44, Bemidji State 23, Boston University 20, UMass Lowell 19, Harvard 9, Union 9, Mercyhurst 1, Colgate 1, Colorado College 1 BIG TEN IN THE POLLS BIG TEN IN THE POLLS USA Today/USA Hockey Division I Poll - Jan. 29 Last Rank School (Votes) Record Points Poll 1 Cornell (20) NOTRE DAME (14) Clarkson St. Cloud State Denver OHIO STATE Minnesota State Providence College Northeastern Minnesota Duluth North Dakota MINNESOTA Nebraska Omaha Bowling Green State Boston College Receiving Votes: Western Michigan, 26; PENN STATE, 17; WISCONSIN, 7; UMass Lowell, 5; Union College, 5; Northern Michigan, 3; MICHIGAN, 1. MICH MSU MINN ND OSU PSU WIS PRE rv/- -/- 3/3 8/8 19/rv 10/10 12/11 10/2* /- /- /3 /8 /rv /11 /10 10/9 rv/- -/- 7/7 4/6 rv/rv 11/11 10/10 10/16 rv/- -/- 8/7 5/6 rv/rv 11/11 6/5 10/23 rv/rv -/- 7/7 8/8 rv/rv 15/15 5/5 10/30 rv/rv -/- 5/4 10/10 16/rv 17/rv 7/7 11/6 rv/rv -/- 4/2 6/6 17/rv 19/rv 7/10 11/13 17/rv -/- 7/6 4/4 16/rv rv/- 9/10 11/20 17/rv rv/- 6/6 4/4 15/rv -/- 9/10 11/27 rv/- rv/- 7/7 4/3 11/13 rv/- 14/12 12/4 rv/- -/- 7/7 4/4 15/13 18/rv 12/12 12/11 rv/rv -/- 10/10 3/3 9/9 15/13 13/15 1/2 rv/- -/- 10/10 2/1 8/8 14/13 15/15 1/8 -/- -/- 9/11 1/1 6/7 13/13 18/rv 1/15 20/rv -/- 13/14 1/1 6/6 12/12 18/- 1/22 17/rv -/- 13/14 1/1 6/6 14/12 18/rv 1/29 20/rv -/- 12/12 2/2 5/6 17/rv 18/rv 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 3/12 3/19 FINAL rv - Receiving Votes USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine * No USCHO.com poll on 10/ BIG TEN HOCKEY THREE STARS Date First Star Second Star Third Star 10/3 Linus Weissbach, Fr., F, WIS Will Johnson, Jr., F, WIS Trent Frederic, So., F, WIS 10/10 Mason Jobst, Jr., F, OSU Jake Evans, Sr., F, ND Jordan Gross, Sr., D, ND 10/17 Kyle Hayton, Sr., G, WIS Denis Smirnov, So., F, PSU Brannon McManus, Fr., F, MINN 10/24 Mitchell Lewandowski, Fr., F, MSU Jake Slaker, So., F, MICH Sean Romeo, Jr., G, OSU 10/31 Eric Schierhorn, Jr., G, MINN Tanner Laczynski, So., F, OSU Jake Evans, Sr., F, ND 11/7 Eric Schierhorn, Jr., G, MINN Cale Morris, So., G, ND Cooper Marody, Jr., F, MICH 11/14 Cale Morris, So., G, ND Tony Calderone, Sr., F, MICH Mitchell Lewandowski, Fr., F, MSU 11/21 Cale Morris, So., G, ND Mitchell Lewandowski, Fr., F, MSU Brandon Biro, So., F, PSU 11/28 Cale Morris, So., G, ND Tanner Laczynski, So., F, OSU Seamus Malone, Jr., F, WIS 12/5 Cale Morris, So., G, ND Andrew Sturtz, Jr., F, PSU Jack Berry, So., G, WIS 12/12 Sean Romeo, Jr., G, OSU Denis Smirnov, So., F, PSU Cal Burke, So., F, ND 1/3 Cooper Marody, Jr., F, MICH Matthew Weis, Sr., F, OSU Mat Robson, So., G, MINN 1/9 Mat Robson, So., G, MINN Cale Morris, So., G, ND Nate Sucese, So., F, PSU 1/16 Brendan Warren, Jr., F MICH Tanner Laczynski, So., F, OSU Mitchell Lewandowski, Fr., F, MSU 1/23 Hayden Lavigne, So., G, MICH Jack Berry, So., G, WIS Brent Gates Jr., Jr., F, MINN 1/30 Sean Romeo, Jr., G, OSU Ryan Wagner, Sr., F, WIS Cale Morris, So., G, ND 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 First Star Sean Romeo, Ohio State G - Jr. - Cary, N.C. BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Big Ten Academic Alliance schools annually conduct $10 billion in funded research, $5 billion more than any other conference. BIG TEN THREE STARS Posted a.952 save percentage and 1.50 goalsagainst average as the Buckeyes swept No. 17/- Michigan to improve to in their last 16 contests Stopped all 32 shots faced on Friday for his second career shutout and first in Big Ten play Made 28 saves in Saturday, including 17 in the third period, to complete the Buckeyes' first season sweep of Michigan since the season Earns his third career weekly award Last Ohio State First Star honoree: Sean Romeo on Dec. 12, 2017 Last Ohio State honoree: Tanner Laczynski (Second Star) on Jan. 16, 2018 Second Star Ryan Wagner, Wisconsin F - Sr. - Park Ridge, Ill. Led the Big Ten with four points on the weekend, helping the Badgers go against Penn State Recorded assists on Wisconsin's second and fourth goals in Friday's 4-2 win Netted an unassisted short-handed goal in the second period on Saturday to cut the deficit to one, before registering an assist on the Badgers' third goal Earns his second career weekly award and first of the season Last Wisconsin honoree: Jack Berry (Second Star) on Jan. 23, 2018 Third Star Cale Morris, Notre Dame G - So. - Larkspur, Colo. Backstopped Notre Dame to a weekend split at Minnesota, making 49 saves for a.961 save percentage Stopped 33 of 34 shots faced on Friday, including 31 in regulation Turned aside 16 shots faced on Saturday for his NCAA-leading 19th win of the season Earns his seventh career weekly award Last Notre Dame honoree: Cale Morris (Second Star) on Jan. 9, 2018 BIG TEN HOCKEY MEDIA CONTACTS Michigan TJ Garske tgarske@umich.edu Michigan State Jeff Barnes jbarnes@ath.msu.edu Minnesota Brian Deutsch deuts060@umn.edu Notre Dame Dan Colleran dcollera@nd.edu Ohio State Leann Parker parker.387@osu.edu Penn State John Hanna jrh486@psu.edu Wisconsin Paul Capobianco phc@athletics.wisc.edu

3 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE BIG TEN MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT March 2-4, 10 and 17 Campus Sites QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME MARCH 2-4 SATURDAY, MARCH 10 SATURDAY, MARCH 17 Best-of-Three Series Single Elimination Single Elimination #1 Seed #2 Seed Hosted by #1 Seed Time: TBA TV: TBA Hosted by #2 Seed Times: TBA TV: TBA Lowest Advancing Seed #7 Seed #3 Seed CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Hosted by Highest Advancing Seed Time: TBA TV: TBA 2018 TOURNAMENT CHAMPION Hosted by #3 Seed Times: TBA TV: TBA Highest Advancing Seed #6 Seed #4 Seed Hosted by Highest Advancing Seed Time: TBA TV: TBA Hosted by #4 Seed Times: TBA TV: TBA Second-Highest Advancing Seed #5 Seed BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The conference awarded the first Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring outstanding seniors who demonstrated excellence in academics and athletics.

4 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 4 Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten. Since its inception in 1896, the pursuit and attainment of academic excellence has been a priority for every Big Ten member institution. But maintaining the conference s standard of competing at the highest level in athletics also endures as an important component of the Big Ten experience. Striking that balance between academics and athletics is integral to the Big Ten s identity. Recognized as one of intercollegiate sports most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives for success from its students not only on the field and in the classroom, but around the world as well. PREMIER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities. Every Big Ten Academic Alliance institution ranks among the top 78 universities in the nation according to the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities, including six in the top 25. The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,700 Academic All- Americans, including 47 honorees during the academic year. Big Ten Academic Alliance schools annually conduct $10 billion in funded research, $5 billion more than any other conference. A HISTORY OF ATHLETIC SUCCESS Big Ten schools have won at least seven national championships in seven of the last nine academic years and at least five in each of the last 20 years. In the last four full academic years, current Big Ten institutions have claimed 28 team national championships in 15 different sports. Over the last 11 full academic years, current Big Ten institutions have won 82 team national titles in 23 different sports. BROAD-BASED PROGRAMMING The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,500 students competing in intercollegiate athletics for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men s ice hockey and men s and women s lacrosse the last three years. The Big Ten leads the nation in total students competing in intercollegiate athletics and participation opportunities, and sponsors more official sports than all conferences except the Ivy League. Almost 1,400 Big Ten competitors have participated in the Olympics, winning more than 600 medals, including nearly 300 gold. In the 2016 Olympic Games, 159 representatives from Big Ten institutions including current or former students and coaches were members to Olympic teams. Big Ten Olympians collected 47 medals in Rio. PASSIONATE FOLLOWING The Big Ten leads all conferences with 5.7 million alumni and nearly 580,000 students. Each year more than 11 million patrons attend Big Ten home contests, as the conference leads the nation in attendance for men s basketball, hockey, volleyball and wrestling. LEADERS IN INNOVATION Took part in the nation s first bowl game, winning the 1902 Rose Bowl Game, and signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses in 1946, making it the first bowl with permanent conference affiliations. Awarded the first Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring outstanding seniors who demonstrated excellence in academics and athletics. Formed the Big Ten Advisory Commission in 1972, enlisting former students that competed in conference athletics to serve as liaisons to the NCAA s Diversity and Inclusion Department, the Big Ten Student- Athlete Advisory Commission and other organizations. Became the first conference to voluntarily adopt male and female participation goals after launching its Gender Equity Action Plan in Implemented the first collegiate football system of instant replay in 2004, which the NCAA approved for use among all conferences in Launched the Big Ten Network (BTN) in 2007, the first national conference-owned television network. Began partnering with the Ivy League to study the effects of head injuries in sports in Accepted Johns Hopkins University as the conference s first sport affiliate members in men s and women s lacrosse in 2013 and 2015, respectively. EXTENSIVE TELEVISION EXPOSURE Through the Big Ten s current media agreements with BTN, ABC/ ESPN, CBS and FOX, nearly 1,400 Big Ten events are produced and distributed nationally and globally on an annual basis. BTN is in more than 60 million homes across the United States and Canada. BTN2Go is BTN s digital extension, delivering live and ondemand programming to computers, smartphones and tablets. BTN Plus within BTN2Go streams hundreds of additional events each season. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT For more than 25 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. Surrounding the Big Ten Football Championship Game and Basketball Tournaments, the conference has held numerous community initiatives, such as the Big Ten Career Expo, SaturDAY of Service and Youth Football Clinics. In addition, the Big Ten has hosted a downtown 5K, collaborated with a local breast cancer awareness group and provided unique event experiences for military veterans.

5 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 5 #20/rv MICHIGAN WOLVERINES , Big Ten DATE OPPONENT 1 RESULTS 9/30 Western Ontario (ex) W, /6 at St. Lawrence W, /7 at Clarkson L, /20 Vermont W, /21 Vermont W, /27 at #15/15 Penn State L, 5-4 (OT) 10/28 at #15/15 Penn State W, /2 Ferris State W, /3 Ferris State L, 3-2 (OT) 11/10 #4/2 Minnesota W, 5-4 (OT) 11/11 #4/2 Minnesota T, 6-6 (OT) 11/17 at #9/10 Wisconsin L, /18 at #9/10 Wisconsin T, 4-4 (OT) 11/24 #15/- Ohio State L, /25 #15/- Ohio State L, /2 at USNTDP (ex) W, /7 Michigan State W, /8 at Michigan State L, 5-0 1/1 vs. Bowling Green [1] L, 6-4 1/2 vs. Michigan State [1] W, 6-4 1/5 #2/1 Notre Dame L, 2-1 1/7 at #2/1 Notre Dame L, 2-1 1/12 at #9/11 Minnesota W, 5-3 1/13 at #9/11 Minnesota W, 3-1 1/19 #12/12 Penn State W, 4-0 1/20 #12/12 Penn State W, 3-2 1/26 at #6/6 Ohio State L, 4-0 1/27 at #6/6 Ohio State L, 5-3 2/2 #18/- Wisconsin 2/3 #18/- Wisconsin 2/9 at Michigan State 2/10 vs. Michigan State [2] 2/16 at Notre Dame 2/18 Notre Dame 2/23 Arizona State 2/24 Arizona State 3/2-17 Big Ten Tournament [1] Great Lakes Invitational, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mich. [2] Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mich. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS , Big Ten DATE OPPONENT RESULTS 10/07 Toronto (ex) W, /13 at Bowling Green L, /14 Bowling Green W, /20 Western Michigan W, /21 at Western Michigan L, /27 Lake Superior State W, /28 Lake Superior State W, /3 at #5/4 Minnesota L, /4 at #5/4 Minnesota L, /10 #7/10 Wisconsin L, /11 #7/10 Wisconsin W, /17 Ferris State W, 3-2 (OT) 11/18 at Ferris State W, /24 at Penn State L, /25 at Penn State T, 2-2 (OT) 12/1 #4/3 Notre Dame L, /2 #4/3 Notre Dame L, /7 at Michigan L, /8 Michigan W, /16 at U.S. National U-18 (ex) W, 7-3 1/1 vs. Michigan Tech [1] L, 5-2 1/2 vs. Michigan [1] L, 6-4 1/5 #8/8 Ohio State W, 4-1 1/6 #8/8 Ohio State W, 5-3 1/12 at #18/- Wisconsin W, 2-0 1/13 at #18/- Wisconsin L, 5-2 1/18 #13/14 Minnesota L, 5-4 1/20 vs. #13/14 Minnesota [2] L, 2-1 2/2 at #5/6 Ohio State 2/3 at #5/6 Ohio State 2/9 Michigan 2/10 vs. Michigan [3] 2/16 Penn State 2/17 Penn State 2/23 at Notre Dame 2/24 at Notre Dame 3/2-17 Big Ten Tournament [1] Great Lakes Invitational, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mich. [2] Super Saturday, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. [3] Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mich. #12/12 MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS , Big Ten DATE OPPONENT RESULTS 10/1 Alberta (ex) W, /6 at #6/12 Minnesota Duluth [1] L, 4-3 (OT) 10/7 vs. #16/- Union [1] W, /13 #11/11 Penn State L, /14 #11/11 Penn State W, /20 at #4/4 North Dakota W, /21 at #4/4 North Dakota L, /27 #9/8 Clarkson W, /28 #9/8 Clarkson W, /3 Michigan State W, /4 Michigan State W, /10 at Michigan L, 5-4 (OT) 11/11 at Michigan T, 6-6 (OT) 11/17 #13/11 Harvard W, /18 #13/11 Harvard W, 2-1 (OT) 11/24 at #4/4 Notre Dame L, /25 at #4/4 Notre Dame L, /1 #14/12 Wisconsin W, /2 #14/12 Wisconsin L, /8 at #15/13 Ohio State L, 2-1 (OT) 12/9 at #15/13 Ohio State L, /29 Army West Point W, /30 Army West Point W, 4-1 1/6 at #1/2 St. Cloud State L, 5-2 1/7 #1/2 St. Cloud State W, 2-0 1/12 Michigan L, 5-3 1/13 Michigan L, 3-1 1/18 at Michigan State W, 5-4 1/20 vs. Michigan State [2] W, 2-1 1/26 #1/1 Notre Dame W, 1-0 (OT) 1/27 #1/1 Notre Dame L, 4-1 2/9 at Wisconsin 2/10 at Wisconsin 2/16 Ohio State 2/17 Ohio State 2/23 at Penn State 2/24 at Penn State 3/2-17 Big Ten Tournament [1] Ice Breaker Tournament, Duluth, Minn. [2] Super Saturday, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. DATE OPPONENT RESULTS 10/1 USNTDP (ex) W, /6 Alabama-Huntsville W, /7 Alabama-Huntsville W, /13 #1/1 Denver T, 1-1 (OT) 10/14 #1/1 Denver L, /19 Sacred Heart L, /20 Sacred Heart W, /26 Nebraska-Omaha L, /27 Nebraska-Omaha W, /3 at #16/- Ohio State W, /4 at #16/- Ohio State W, /10 #19/- Penn State W, /11 #19/- Penn State W, /17 at RPI W, /18 at RPI W, 1-0 (OT) 11/24 #6/6 Minnesota W, /25 #6/6 Minnesota W, /1 at Michigan State W, /2 at Michigan State W, /8 at #12/12 Wisconsin W, /9 at #12/12 Wisconsin W, 6-2 1/5 at Michigan W, 2-1 1/7 Michigan W, 2-1 1/19 #18/- Wisconsin W, 4-2 1/20 vs. #18/- Wisconsin [1] L, 5-0 1/26 at #13/14 Minnesota L, 1-0 (OT) 1/27 at #13/14 Minnesota W, 4-1 2/2 at #17/- Penn State 2/3 at #17/- Penn State 2/9 Ohio State 2/10 Ohio State 2/16 Michigan 2/18 at Michigan 2/23 Michigan State 2/24 Michigan State 3/2-17 Big Ten Tournament [1] United Center, Chicago, Ill. #2/2 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH , Big Ten BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten leads all conferences with 5.7 million alumni and nearly 580,000 students.

6 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 6 #5/6 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES , Big Ten DATE OPPONENT RESULTS 9/30 Ryerson (ex) L, /6 at #12/10 Wisconsin W, /7 at #12/10 Wisconsin L, /13 Rensselaer T, 1-1 (OT) 10/14 Rensselaer T, 1-1 (OT) 10/20 at Massachusetts W, /21 at Massachusetts W, /27 Robert Morris W, /28 at Robert Morris W, /3 #10/10 Notre Dame L, /4 #10/10 Notre Dame L, /10 at UConn W, /11 at UConn T, 1-1 (OT) 11/24 at #17/- Michigan W, /25 at #17/- Michigan W, /1 Penn State T, 5-5 (SOL, 1-0) 12/2 Penn State L, /8 #7/7 Minnesota W, 2-1 (OT) 12/9 #7/7 Minnesota W, /29 Niagara W, /30 Niagara W, 4-1 1/5 at Michigan State W, 4-1 1/6 at Michigan State W, 5-3 1/12 at #13/13 Penn State L, 5-2 1/13 at #13/13 Penn State W, 5-1 1/26 #17/- Michigan W, 4-0 1/27 #17/- Michigan W, 5-3 2/2 Michigan State 2/3 Michigan State 2/9 at Notre Dame 2/10 at Notre Dame 2/16 at Minnesota 2/17 at Minnesota 2/23 Wisconsin 2/24 Wisconsin 3/2-17 Big Ten Tournament #17/rv PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS , Big Ten DATE OPPONENT RESULTS 10/1 Ottawa (ex) L, 4-3 (OT) 10/6 at Clarkson L, /7 at St. Lawrence W, /13 at #7/7 Minnesota W, /14 at #7/7 Minnesota L, /19 American International W, /20 American International L, 3-2 (OT) 10/27 Michigan W, 5-4 (OT) 10/28 Michigan L, /3 Mercyhurst L, /4 Mercyhurst W, /10 at #6/6 Notre Dame L, /11 at #6/6 Notre Dame L, /17 at Arizona State W, /18 at Arizona State W, / 24 Michigan State W, /25 Michigan State T, 2-2 (OT) 12/1 at #11/13 Ohio State T, 5-5 (SOW, 1-0) 12/2 at #11/13 Ohio State W, /8 at Robert Morris W, /9 Robert Morris W, 7-4 1/5 #15/15 Wisconsin W, 5-1 1/6 #15/15 Wisconsin T, 3-3 (SOW, 1-0) 1/12 #6/7 Ohio State W, 5-2 1/13 #6/7 Ohio State L, 5-1 1/19 at #20/- Michigan L, 4-0 1/20 at #20/- Michigan L, 3-2 1/26 at #18/- Wisconsin L, 4-2 1/27 at #18/- Wisconsin T, 4-4 (SOL, 1-0) 2/2 #2/2 Notre Dame 2/3 #2/2 Notre Dame 2/16 at Michigan State 2/17 at Michigan State 2/23 Minnesota 2/24 Minnesota 3/2-17 Big Ten Tournament DATE OPPONENT RESULTS 10/1 Michigan Tech W, /6 #19/- Ohio State L, /7 #19/- Ohio State W, /13 at #13/- Boston College W, /14 at Merrimack W, /20 at Northern Michigan [1] L, 5-4 (OT) 10/21 at Northern Michigan [1] W, /27 St. Lawrence W, /28 St. Lawrence L, /3 #4/5 North Dakota L, /4 #4/5 North Dakota T, 2-2 (OT) 11/10 at Michigan State W, /11 at Michigan State L, /17 #17/- Michigan W, /18 #17/- Michigan T, 4-4 (OT) 11/25 Mercyhurst L, /26 Mercyhurst W, /1 at #7/7 Minnesota L, /2 at #7/7 Minnesota W, /8 #4/4 Notre Dame L, /9 #4/4 Notre Dame L, 6-2 1/5 at #14/13 Penn State L, 5-1 1/6 at #14/13 Penn State T, 3-3 (SOL, 1-0) 1/12 Michigan State L, 2-0 1/13 Michigan State W, 5-2 1/19 at #1/1 Notre Dame L, 4-2 1/20 vs. #1/1 Notre Dame [2] W, 5-0 1/26 #14/12 Penn State W, 4-2 1/27 #14/12 Penn State T, 4-4 (SOW, 1-0) 2/2 at #20/- Michigan 2/3 at #20/- Michigan 2/9 Minnesota 2/10 Minnesota 2/23 at Ohio State 2/24 at Ohio State 3/2-17 Big Ten Tournament [1] Green Bay, Wis. [2] United Center, Chicago, Ill. #18/rv WISCONSIN BADGERS , Big Ten BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Big Ten schools have won at least seven national championships in seven of the last nine academic years.

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 Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F / PHI 2 Cooper Marody UM JR F / PHI Jake Evans ND SR F / MTL Andrew Sturtz PSU JR F / Taro Hirose MSU SO F / Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F / Matthew Weis OSU SR F / Tony Calderone UM SR F / E 9 Mason Jobst OSU JR F / Ryan Wagner WIS SR F / Brandon Biro PSU SO F / Andrew Oglevie ND JR C / Denis Smirnov PSU SO F / COL Nate Sucese PSU SO F / Casey Mittelstadt MIN FR F / BUF Trevor Hamilton PSU SR D / Rem Pitlick MIN SO F / NSH 18 Patrick Khodorenko MSU SO F / Trent Frederic WIS SO F / BOS Chase Berger PSU JR F / Seamus Malone WIS JR F / Jordan Gross ND SR D / Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D / PHI 24 Linus Weissbach WIS FR F / BUF Tommy Novak MIN JR F / NSH Tarek Baker WIS FR F / Brent Gates Jr. MIN JR F / ANA Defenseman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Trevor Hamilton PSU SR D / Jordan Gross ND SR D / Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D / PHI 4 Bobby Nardella ND JR D / Cole Hults PSU FR D / LOS 6 Quinn Hughes UM FR D / Joseph Cecconi UM JR D / DAL 8 Carson Gatt MSU SR D / Steve Johnson MIN SR D / LOS 10 Kris Myllari PSU SO D / Jake Linhart WIS SR D / Matt Miller OSU SO D / Peter Tischke WIS JR D / Andrew Peeke ND SO D / CLB 15 Erik Autio PSU SR D / Sam Piazza UM SR D / Tyler Nanne MIN SO D / NYR Ryan Zuhlsdorf MIN SO D / TBL Freshman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F / Casey Mittelstadt MIN FR F / BUF 3 Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D / PHI 4 Linus Weissbach WIS FR F / BUF Tarek Baker WIS FR F / Colin Theisen ND FR F / Josh Norris UM FR F / SJS Cole Hults PSU FR D / LOS Sean Dhooghe WIS FR F / Quinn Hughes UM FR D / Evan Barratt PSU FR F / CHI Alex Limoges PSU FR F / Sam Sternschein PSU FR F / Matt Hellickson ND FR D / NJD Scott Reedy MIN FR F / SJS

8 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 8 Goal Scoring Big Ten Overall Scoring Leaders 1 Tony Calderone MIC SR F Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F Denis Smirnov PSU SO F Mason Jobst OSU JR F Cal Burke NDM SO F Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F Trent Frederic WIS SO F Nate Sucese PSU SO F Andrew Sturtz PSU JR F Andrew Oglevie NDM JR C Jake Slaker MIC SO F Ryan Wagner WIS SR F Seamus Malone WIS JR F Tarek Baker WIS FR F Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F Cooper Marody MIC JR F Jake Evans NDM SR F Taro Hirose MSU SO F Matthew Weis OSU SR F Andrew Sturtz PSU JR F Brandon Biro PSU SO F Trevor Hamilton PSU SR D Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D Tommy Novak MIN JR F Ryan Wagner WIS SR F Players Tied With 14 Power Play Goals 1 Mason Jobst OSU JR F Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F Denis Smirnov PSU SO F Andrew Oglevie NDM JR C Evan Barratt PSU FR F Patrick Khodorenko MSU SO F Ryan Wagner WIS SR F Seamus Malone WIS JR F Mike Szmatula MIN SR F Players Tied With 3 Shorthanded Goals 1 Andrew Sturtz PSU JR F Brendan Warren MIC JR F Trent Frederic WIS SO F Players Tied With 1 Plus Minus GP +/ 1 Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F Jake Evans NDM SR F Andrew Peeke NDM SO D Luke Martin MIC SO D Jack Glover MIN SR D Colin Theisen NDM FR F Jordan Gross NDM SR D Matthew Weis OSU SR F Andrew Sturtz PSU JR F Peter Tischke WIS JR D Josh Ess WIS FR D Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Trevor Hamilton PSU SR D Peter Tischke WIS JR D Sasha Larocque OSU JR D Tommy Miller MSU FR D Kris Myllari PSU SO D Dennis Gilbert NDM JR D Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D Carson Gatt MSU SR D Cole Hults PSU FR D Andrew Peeke NDM SO D Jake Linhart WIS SR D Power Play Points GP G A P PPG 1 Taro Hirose MSU SO F Mason Jobst OSU JR F Andrew Oglevie NDM JR C Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F Bobby Nardella NDM JR D Matthew Weis OSU SR F Ryan Wagner WIS SR F Players Tied With 9 Points Game Winning Goals 1 Andrew Oglevie NDM JR C Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F Jake Evans NDM SR F Tyler Sheehy MIN JR F Denis Smirnov PSU SO F Cal Burke NDM SO F Kevin Miller OSU SR F Brendan Warren MIC JR F Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F Seamus Malone WIS JR F Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Cal Burke NDM SO F 24 1 Tony Calderone MIC SR F 26 1 Cooper Marody MIC JR F 26 1 Nate Sucese PSU SO F 26 1 James Robinson PSU SR F 27 1 Brannon McManus MIN FR F 28 1 Face Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Ronnie Hein OSU SO F Dakota Joshua OSU JR F Tommy Apap MSU FR F Matt Ustaski WIS SR F Jake Evans NDM SR F Tyler Sheehy MIN JR F Cooper Marody MIC JR F Evan Barratt PSU FR F Mike Szmatula MIN SR F Matthew Weis OSU SR 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 Cale Morris ND SO : Sean Romeo OSU JR : Eric Schierhorn MIN JR : Hayden Lavigne UM SO : John Lethemon MSU SO : Kyle Hayton WIS SR : Peyton Jones PSU SO : Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Cale Morris ND SO : Sean Romeo OSU JR : Eric Schierhorn MIN JR : Hayden Lavigne UM SO : John Lethemon MSU SO : Peyton Jones PSU SO : Kyle Hayton WIS SR : Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Cale Morris ND SO Peyton Jones PSU SO John Lethemon MSU SO Sean Romeo OSU JR Eric Schierhorn MIN JR Kyle Hayton WIS SR Hayden Lavigne UM SO Jack Berry WIS SO Jack LaFontaine UM SO Mat Robson MIN SO Dylan St. Cyr ND FR Chris Funkey PSU JR Tommy Nappier OSU FR Ed Minney MSU SR Matt Erlichman PSU SR Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Cale Morris ND SO 23 4 John Lethemon MSU SO Eric Schierhorn MIN JR Mat Robson MIN SO 7 2 Jack Berry WIS SO 10 2 Hayden Lavigne UM SO 19 2 Sean Romeo OSU JR Dylan St. Cyr ND FR 4 1 Chris Funkey PSU JR 6 1 Peyton Jones PSU SO 25 1

10 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 10 Big Ten Hockey Team Overall Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Penn State Wisconsin Michigan Ohio State Notre Dame Minnesota Michigan State POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 Notre Dame 19/ Ohio State 22/ Penn State 22/ Michigan State 21/ Wisconsin 22/ Michigan 15/ Minnesota 16/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Penn State Notre Dame Michigan State Ohio State SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Penn State Wisconsin Michigan Ohio State Notre Dame Minnesota Michigan State TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Notre Dame Ohio State Minnesota Wisconsin Penn State Michigan Michigan State PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Ohio State 89/ Notre Dame 77/ Penn State 79/ Wisconsin 96/ Minnesota 96/ Michigan State 71/ Michigan 77/ SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Penn State Michigan Ohio State Wisconsin Notre Dame Minnesota Michigan State GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Notre Dame Ohio State Minnesota Michigan Michigan State Wisconsin Penn State SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Ohio State Notre Dame Penn State Michigan State Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan

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 Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F / PHI 2 Cooper Marody UM JR F / PHI 3 Tony Calderone UM SR F / Mason Jobst OSU JR F / Andrew Sturtz PSU JR F / Matthew Weis OSU SR F / Ryan Wagner WIS SR F / Freddy Gerard OSU JR F / Taro Hirose MSU SO F / Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D / PHI 11 Andrew Oglevie ND JR C / Tommy Novak MIN JR F / NSH Dexter Dancs UM SR F / Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F / Jake Evans ND SR F / MTL Linus Weissbach WIS FR F / BUF Tarek Baker WIS FR F / Casey Mittelstadt MIN FR F / BUF 19 Cal Burke ND SO F / Tyler Sheehy MIN JR F / E Dylan Malmquist ND JR F / Trent Frederic WIS SO F / BOS Josh Norris UM FR F / SJS Brent Gates Jr. MIN JR F / ANA Chase Berger PSU JR F / Sean Dhooghe WIS FR F / Trevor Hamilton PSU SR D / Defenseman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D / PHI 2 Trevor Hamilton PSU SR D / Quinn Hughes UM FR D / Joseph Cecconi UM JR D / DAL 5 Jordan Gross ND SR D / Jake Linhart WIS SR D / Steve Johnson MIN SR D / LOS Ryan Zuhlsdorf MIN SO D / TBL Cole Hults PSU FR D / LOS 10 Dennis Gilbert ND JR D / CHI Jerad Rosburg MSU SO D / Kris Myllari PSU SO D / Ryan Lindgren MIN SO D / BOS Tyler Nanne MIN SO D / NYR Peter Tischke WIS JR D / Freshman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D / PHI 2 Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F / Linus Weissbach WIS FR F / BUF Tarek Baker WIS FR F / Casey Mittelstadt MIN FR F / BUF 6 Josh Norris UM FR F / SJS Sean Dhooghe WIS FR F / Quinn Hughes UM FR D / Evan Barratt PSU FR F / CHI Colin Theisen ND FR F / Alex Limoges PSU FR F / Brannon McManus MIN FR F / Cole Hults PSU FR D / LOS 14 Scott Reedy MIN FR F / SJS 15 Matt Hellickson ND FR D / NJD Tommy Miller MSU FR D / Josh Ess WIS FR D / CHI

12 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 12 Goal Scoring Big Ten Conference Scoring Leaders 1 Tony Calderone MIC SR F Mason Jobst OSU JR F Cal Burke NDM SO F Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F Freddy Gerard OSU JR F Denis Smirnov PSU SO F Andrew Sturtz PSU JR F Trent Frederic WIS SO F Tarek Baker WIS FR F Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F Players Tied With 6 Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Cooper Marody MIC JR F Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F Matthew Weis OSU SR F Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D Tommy Novak MIN JR F Ryan Wagner WIS SR F Taro Hirose MSU SO F Quinn Hughes MIC FR D Trevor Hamilton PSU SR D Andrew Sturtz PSU JR F Brandon Biro PSU SO F Players Tied With 8 Power Play Goals 1 Denis Smirnov PSU SO F Mason Jobst OSU JR F Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F Andrew Oglevie NDM JR C Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F Evan Barratt PSU FR F Mike Szmatula MIN SR F Players Tied With 2 Shorthanded Goals 1 Trent Frederic WIS SO F Brendan Warren MIC JR F Players Tied With 1 Plus Minus GP +/ 1 Dennis Gilbert NDM JR D Freddy Gerard OSU JR F Andrew Peeke NDM SO D Dylan Malmquist NDM JR F Luke Martin MIC SO D Jordan Gross NDM SR D Jack Glover MIN SR D Tarek Baker WIS FR F Players Tied With +7 Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Trevor Hamilton PSU SR D Peter Tischke WIS JR D Dennis Gilbert NDM JR D Tommy Miller MSU FR D Luke Martin MIC SO D Cole Hults PSU FR D Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D Carson Gatt MSU SR D Kris Myllari PSU SO D Sasha Larocque OSU JR D Power Play Points GP G A P PPG 1 Tanner Laczynski OSU SO F Wyatt Kalynuk WIS FR D Andrew Oglevie NDM JR C Mason Jobst OSU JR F Taro Hirose MSU SO F Linus Weissbach WIS FR F Mitchell Lewandowski MSU FR F Matthew Weis OSU SR F Ryan Wagner WIS SR F Players Tied With 5 Points Game Winning Goals 1 Andrew Oglevie NDM JR C Jake Evans NDM SR F Kevin Miller OSU SR F Cal Burke NDM SO F Tyler Sheehy MIN JR F Dylan Malmquist NDM JR F Freddy Gerard OSU JR F Josh Norris MIC FR F Brendan Warren MIC JR F Brent Gates Jr. MIN JR F Tarek Baker WIS FR F Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Cal Burke NDM SO F 15 1 Brannon McManus MIN FR F 17 1 Tony Calderone MIC SR F 18 1 Nate Sucese PSU SO F 18 1 Face Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Dakota Joshua OSU JR F Ronnie Hein OSU SO F Evan Barratt PSU FR F Mason Jobst OSU JR F Jake Evans NDM SR F John Wiitala OSU JR F Chase Berger PSU JR F Tommy Apap MSU FR F Gianluca Esteves MSU FR F Mike Szmatula MIN 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 Cale Morris ND SO : Sean Romeo OSU JR : Hayden Lavigne UM SO : Peyton Jones PSU SO : John Lethemon MSU SO : Kyle Hayton WIS SR : Eric Schierhorn MIN JR : Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Cale Morris ND SO : Sean Romeo OSU JR : Hayden Lavigne UM SO : Peyton Jones PSU SO : John Lethemon MSU SO : Eric Schierhorn MIN JR : Kyle Hayton WIS SR : Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Cale Morris ND SO Peyton Jones PSU SO Sean Romeo OSU JR Hayden Lavigne UM SO John Lethemon MSU SO Eric Schierhorn MIN JR Kyle Hayton WIS SR Jack Berry WIS SO Jack LaFontaine UM SO Mat Robson MIN SO Ed Minney MSU SR Chris Funkey PSU JR Tommy Nappier OSU FR Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 John Lethemon MSU SO 15 3 Cale Morris ND SO Hayden Lavigne UM SO Mat Robson MIN SO 5 1 Jack Berry WIS SO 7 1 Eric Schierhorn MIN JR 14 1 Sean Romeo OSU JR 15 1 Peyton Jones PSU SO 17 1

14 BIG TEN HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE 14 Big Ten Team Conference Only Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Ohio State Wisconsin Penn State Michigan Notre Dame Minnesota Michigan State TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Notre Dame Ohio State Minnesota Wisconsin Penn State Michigan State Michigan POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 Ohio State 15/ Penn State 11/ Notre Dame 9/ Wisconsin 12/ Michigan State 9/ Michigan 8/ Minnesota 10/ PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Ohio State 53/ Notre Dame 44/ Wisconsin 70/ Penn State 48/ Michigan State 38/ Minnesota 51/ Michigan 54/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Penn State Notre Dame Michigan State Ohio State SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Penn State Wisconsin Ohio State Michigan Minnesota Notre Dame Michigan State SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Wisconsin Penn State Michigan Ohio State Minnesota Notre Dame Michigan State GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Notre Dame Ohio State Michigan State Minnesota Wisconsin Penn State Michigan SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Ohio State Notre Dame Penn State Wisconsin Michigan State Minnesota Michigan