~~2017-18 Big Ten Hockey Thread~~

[ELA]

TV schedule released

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2017-18_Big_Ten_TV_Schedule.pdf

[847badgerfan]

All of these games should be on the BTN.

Not sure I have any of those FSW things. I guess I need to find out.

[Brutus Buckeye]

[Brutus Buckeye]

Last season: 

Big Ten Regular Season Champ






Big Ten Tourney Champ




Frozen Four Appearance

[MichiFan87]

Yes, it's just one game, but Michigan crushed its Canadian exhibition opponent, Western Ontario, 10-1, while Ohio State lost their's, Ryerson, 4-7. It appears Ryerson is one of the better Canadian teams, while Western Ontario isn't.

Michigan's first two regular season opponents, Clarkson and Saint Lawrence tied and lost to Canadian teams, respectively, so even considering the parity of hockey and they're road games, especially since neither team has been particularly good in recent years (I still don't get why they're scheduled in the first place).

[Brutus Buckeye]

Week 1

Wisconsin beat Michigan Tech

Exhibition games: 
Minnesota beat Alberta (Canada West)
Michigan beat Western (OUA West)
Notre Dame beat Under 18

Penn St lost to Ottawa (OUA East)
Ohio St lost to Ryerson (OUA West)

[Brutus Buckeye]

Week 2

Ohio St split @ Wisconsin to open Big Ten play. 

Minnesota lost to Duluth in the opening round of the Ice Breaker, but then defeated Union in the Consolation Game.

Penn St lost to Clarkson, then defeated St Lawrence

Michigan defeated St Lawrence, then lost to Clarkson

Notre Dame swept Huntsville


Exhibition game: 

Michigan St beat Toronto (OUA West)

[MichiFan87]

I listened to the radio broadcast and partially watched the Saint Lawrence game. Obviously the MSU game was going on last night. Michigan looked improved, for sure, and it's encouraging to know Penn State had the same results (why they both played them in their rinks this weekend, I don't know), even though Clarkson hasn't been very good in the past (maybe they are this year?.... They still have games at Western Michigan, against UML and Providence, and at Minnesota to prove it....).

Michigan has two games against Vermont at home next, after an off weekend. Vermont split against Colorado College and has away games against Quinnipiac and Union next so if Michigan is decent they should win both.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Week 3

Penn St splits @ Minnesota

Notre Dame went 0-1-1 vs Denver

Wisconsin beat BC and Merrimack

Ohio St twice tied Rensselaer. 

Michigan St split with Bowling Green

[ELA]

MSU with a 6-4 win over WMU last night?

I think they went months without scoring 6 goals the last couple years.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Week 4

Ohio State swept UMass

Minnesota split with N Dakota

Notre Dame split with Sacred Heart

Penn St split with American

Michigan St split with W Michigan

Wisconsin split with N Michigan

Michigan swept Vermont

[ELA]

PSU and AND just getting splits seems concerning.  No?

[MichiFan87]

Apparently the Big Ten still isn't so great. At least it's not Michigan's fault this year so far. They should definitely be ranked this week. They go to Penn State next, which should at least be a split based on the results so far.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Week 5

Michigan split @ Penn St


Minnesota swept Clarkson

Michigan St swept Lake Superior 

Ohio St swept Robert Morris


Wisconsin split with St Lawrence 

Notre Dame split with Omaha