The 2024–25 Big Ten men's ice hockey season was the 35th season of play for the Big Ten Conference's men's ice hockey division and will take place during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 4, 2024, and concluded on April 10, 2025 with Penn State's loss in the national semifinal.
Head coaches Records Team Head coach Season at school Record at school Big Ten recordMichigan 3 49–27–6 23–21–4Michigan State 3 43–28–5 26–18–4Minnesota 7 136–71–17 86–41–15Notre Dame 20 407–266–73 85–66–15Ohio State 12 197–163–43 94–105–22Penn State 14 196–172–28 95–117–19Wisconsin 2 26–12–2 16–7–1
Preseason Big Ten conference standings were selected by conference head coaches on September 20, 2024.
Preseason Big Ten poll RankTeam1 Michigan State2 Minnesota3 Michigan4 Wisconsin5 Notre Dame6 Penn State7 Ohio State
Preseason All-Big Ten First Team Position Second TeamTrey Augustine, Michigan State GTommy Scarfone, WisconsinBen Dexheimer, Wisconsin DMike Koster, MinnesotaSam Rinzel, Minnesota DJacob Truscott, MichiganKarsen Dorwart, Michigan State FAiden Fink, Penn StateIsaac Howard, Michigan State FT. J. Hughes, MichiganJimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota FMatthew Wood, Minnesota
Standings
Non-Conference record The Big Ten finished the year with an outstanding non-conference record. Not only did each of the member teams finish with a winning record in out of conference games, the Big Ten as a whole had winning records against every other conference.
Regular season record Team TotalMichigan 0–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 3–2–1 6–3–1Michigan State 2–0–0 3–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 2–0–0 1–0–0 9–1–0Minnesota 3–0–0 3–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–1 2–1–0 9–2–1Notre Dame 0–0–0 0–0–0 3–0–0 0–1–0 3–3–0 0–0–0 6–4–0Ohio State 1–0–1 4–0–0 0–2–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 7–2–1Penn State 3–0–0 0–0–0 4–1–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–0 9–1–0Wisconsin 0–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 3–1–2 0–2–0 5–3–2Overall 9–0–1 12–2–0 7–3–0 4–2–0 13–4–3 6–5–1 51–16–5
Statistics Leading Scorers GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM Junior 24 16 17 33 6 Junior 24 19 13 32 25 Sophomore 24 17 14 31 8 Junior 24 15 15 30 6 Freshman 22 8 16 24 19 Graduate 24 9 14 23 0 Junior 24 10 12 22 10 Freshman 22 11 11 22 31 Sophomore 21 5 17 22 10 Sophomore 24 8 13 21 6 Sophomore 22 10 11 21 55
Leading Goaltenders Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games. GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA Senior 13 751:02 6 6 0 27 0 .934 2.16 Graduate 17 964:38 9 4 2 37 2 .922 2.30 Sophomore 21 1275:28 12 5 4 49 0 .919 2.31 Sophomore 12 696:56 8 3 1 29 1 .912 2.50 Sophomore 9 499:51 6 2 1 23 1 .901 2.76
Ranking
USCHO Michigan 7 10 10 10 11 7 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 13 13 12 10 11 11 16 16 17 17 Michigan State 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 6Minnesota 6 5 6 5 4 3 3 4 3 4 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 2 3 5 5 5 9Notre Dame 19 20 18 17 19 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Ohio State NR NR NR 19 15 13 14 14 12 17 15 14 13 11 8 9 11 9 8 7 8 9 10 9 9 11 Penn State NR NR NR NR 18 19 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18 18 15 15 11 13 12 5Wisconsin 10 9 16 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 17 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Hockey Michigan 8 13 9 11 11 7 6 5 6 6 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 13 12 11 11 11 15 16 17 17 17 Michigan State 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 6 6 Minnesota 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 5 5 9 8Notre Dame 19 18 18 17 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Ohio State NR NR NR 17 15 12 14 12 12 16 15 14 13 11 8 8 11 11 8 6 10 10 10 9 9 11 12Penn State NR NR 20 20 18 19 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18 17 16 15 10 13 13 5 5Wisconsin 10 9 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Pairwise Michigan 22 13 13 16 12 12 12 6 6 9 9 9 12 12 10 11 14 12 12 10 11 14 14 15 Michigan State 12 11 11 6 5 4 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Minnesota 28 3 9 7 6 6 7 7 8 2 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 Notre Dame 28 6 35 23 23 24 27 42 36 36 34 36 40 38 36 40 40 44 45 42 45 38 38 38Ohio State 28 47 20 8 7 10 11 11 16 12 12 11 9 9 10 11 11 7 6 10 9 10 9 10Penn State 12 34 32 17 17 20 41 48 33 35 34 34 31 31 28 24 20 16 16 15 14 12 13 13Wisconsin 28 54 57 55 54 45 37 41 42 31 25 22 23 19 17 16 17 22 26 28 29 29 28 28 Note: Teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.
Conference tournament
NCAA tournament
Note: All game times are local. Regional semifinals Allentown Region
Game summaryThe final game of the First Round began fast with both teams looking to prove themselves early. After a few rushes by both sides, the puck came to into the Maine zone about 2 minutes in. While no scoring chance occurred, Reese Laubach took a high crosscheck and crashed to the ice next to the net. After he skated off with an apparent injury, the Bears pushed the puck up the ice and established themselves in the zone. They got the puck to the front of the net and while the puck was slapped away by Keaton Peters, it deflected up into the air, arced over the shoulder of Arsenii Sergeev and landed in the net. The goal had a lengthy official review and determined that the hit on Laubach was not worthy of a major penalty and allowed the goal to stand. When play resumed, Penn State got right into the offensive zone and Albin Boija was forced to stop a pair of chances in quick succession. Just before the 50-minute mark, the PSU attack drew the game's first penalty when Thomas Freel was handed a boarding minor. Less than 10 seconds later, a cross crease pass gave J. J. Wiebusch a clear shot at a goal and he quickly tied the game. The fast pace continued after the goal and the teams alternated chances and both forechecked hard. Near the middle of the frame, Maine once again went a little over the line and Charlie Russell was handed a boarding penalty. The Nittany Lions carried the play in the early part of the man-advantage but Maine was able to keep them from scoring. In the second half of the penalty, Maine was able to get a glorious shorthanded chance but Owen Fowler's shot was deflected wide. A few seconds later, Charlie Cerrato was handed a boarding penalty and ended the PSU power play 30 seconds early. The brief 4-on-4 play saw both teams try to gain the upper hand but the defenses held. Once the Maine power play began, the Bears quickly got set up in the offensive zone but they had trouble getting the puck through to the net. Sergeev only had to make one save late and the Lions killed off the remainder of the time. Shortly afterwards, Taylor Makar rushed the puck deep into the Black Bears' end but he took a spill and crashed into the boards. Luckily, he got right back to his feet and looked to have escaped injury. With about 6 minutes to play, the referees missed what appeared to be a high-sticking penalty by Maine. Instead of complaining, Penn State skated right down the ice and got the puck to a streaking Matt DiMarsico. The forward fought off a hook from the defense and then fired the puck high into the far corner. On the return to action, Dylan Lugris was handed a minor for slashing to give Maine its second man-advantage. Furious work from both sides saw the Bears fire several shots on goal but in their zeal to keep the pressure on, Freel committed a hooking penalty on an attempted clear and it was Maine's turn to lose it power play early. The Lions spent most of their man-advantage struggling to find room but, just as it was winding down, Penn State fired the uck towards the net and the puck deflected in off of Dane Dowiak skate. Maine challenged the play for offsides but the officials allowed the goal to stand. Once play resumed the speed increased, if anything. Both teams played hard until the horn sounded but it was Penn State that carried the balance of play.
The second period began with Maine skating fast and trying to break into the Penn State zone while the Nittany Lions countered with a more reserved attack. PSU was content to wait for their opportunities and they were rewarded with a breakaway just two minutes in but Boija was able to stop Aiden Fink with his glove. The Black Bears shook off the near-miss and continued to pressure Penn State but were unable to find the net. Just past the 5-minute mark, David Breazeale threw a blind pass behind his own net but the only one in the area was Charlie Cerrato. The Lion forward found DiMarsico in front of the net and the sophomore made no mistake, burying his second of the night into the top corner. With a 3-goal lead now, Penn State had little reason to go away from their defense-first game even with half of the match still to be played. Despite Maine pressing hard in the offensive zone, the Lions counterattack was getting the better chances and Boija had to work just to keep his team in the match. Maine was almost able to get one back with about 7 minutes to play when the puck bounced out of Sergeev's glove but it slid past the outside of the post. Physical play afterwards saw both teams throwing the body around and Dowiak was slow to get up. Shortly after, Cerrato crashed into Boija, hitting the goaltender high and nocking his head into the post. After an injury stoppage, the Swede was able to continue. Neither team shied away from contact as Manie tried to force their way into the Penn State end but the Nittany Lions would not oblige. PSU's patience continued to be rewarded with the best chances and Cerrato was inches away from finding a goal with 2 minutes to play but the angle on his shot was just a little off. The final moments passed by with little effect and had Penn State up by three going into the final period.