2016 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the third tournament in conference history played between March 17 and March 19, 2016 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The winner of the tournament was the Michigan Wolverines, who earned the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Format. All six Big Ten teams participated in the tournament, which was a single-elimination format. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 6 according to the final regular season conference  standings. In the quarterfinals, No. 3 played No. 6 and No. 4 played No. 5. In the semifinals, No. 2 played the winner of the first game and No. 1 played the winner of the second game (the teams are not reseeded). The two semifinal winners played each other in the Championship Game. Conference Standings. "Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against"