2017-18 Big Ten Season

This is the 2017-18 Big Ten Conference men's ice hockey season. This is the conference's 5th season.
==Change in Conference Tournament Format==
Due to the poor attendance of the neutral site tournaments, and the addition of Notre Dame as a Big Ten team in hockey, the 2018 tournament will introduce a new three-week playoff format. In the first round, the No. 1 team in the regular season conference standings receives a bye, and the remaining six play in a set of best-of-three series. The winners of these three playoff series, along with the No. 1 team, will then participate in two semifinal games. Their winners will advance to the Big Ten championship game.
All games will be held at the home arena of the highest seed in each match-up, rather than a neutral site. Unlike other playoff-style conference tournaments in college hockey, the Big Ten will only use single-game semifinals and finals to reduce the likelihood of conflicts with other events that may be scheduled at team arenas.
==Membership changes==
*The University of Notre Dame announced that the men's hockey program will leave Hockey East after the 2016-17 season and join the Big Ten Conference as an associate member for men's ice hockey only.
==Membership==
Institution 	Location 	Nickname 	Arena
University of Michigan 	Ann Arbor, Michigan 	Wolverines 	Yost Ice Arena
Michigan State University 	East Lansing, Michigan 	Spartans 	Munn Ice Arena
The Ohio State University 	Columbus, Ohio 	Buckeyes 	Jerome Schottenstein Center
Pennsylvania State University 	University Park, Pennsylvania 	Nittany Lions 	Pegula Ice Arena
University of Minnesota 	Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota	Golden Gophers	Mariucci Arena
University of Notre Dame 	South Bend, Indiana 	Fighting Irish	Compton Family Ice Arena(Charles W. "Lefty" Smith Jr. Rink)
University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin 	Badgers 	Kohl Center
==Standings==
Big Ten Conference 	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	24 	17 	6 	1 	66 	47 	53 	40 	28 	10 	2 	117 	87
Ohio State Buckeyes 	24 	14 	8 	2 	77 	55 	45 	41 	26 	10 	5 	131 	85
Michigan Wolverines 	24 	11 	10 	3 	70 	72 	38 	40 	22 	15 	3 	136 	121
Penn State Nittany Lions 	24 	9 	10 	5 	76 	73 	34 	38 	18 	15 	5 	138 	120
Minnesota Golden Gophers 	24 	10 	12 	2 	65 	69 	33 	38 	19 	17 	2 	102 	100
Wisconsin Badgers 	24 	8 	13 	3 	69 	83 	28 	37 	14 	19 	4 	115 	124
Michigan State Spartans 	24 	6 	16 	2 	53 	77 	21 	36 	12 	22 	2 	91 	117
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
See Above
===Quarterfinals===
*Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Michigan State Spartans 2 games to none
*Michigan Wolverines defeated Wisconsin Badgers 2 games to none
*Penn State Nittany Lions defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 games to none
===Semifinals===
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Penn State Nittany Lions 3-2
*Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Michigan Wolverines 3-2
===Final===
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 3-2 (ot)
==References==
Category:2018 in hockey
Category:Big Ten Conference seasons