Michigan State, Notre Dame and Wisconsin Standouts Honored as Three Stars
Wisconsin’s Miller earns first star after recording Badgers’ first four-point game since 2016
First Star
K’Andre Miller, Wisconsin
D – Fr. – Minnetonka, Minn.
- Tied for the Big Ten points lead and ranked second nationally with a goal and four assists last weekend as the Badgers went 1-0-1 with conference foe No. 6/6 Penn State
- Posted the Badgers’ first four-point game since Oct. 16, 2016, with the game-winning goal and three assists in Wisconsin’s 8-5 comeback win on Saturday
- Leads the Badgers with 15 points on three goals and 12 assists, while his 15 points lead all Big Ten freshmen
- Earns his first career weekly award
- Last Wisconsin First Star honoree: Kyle Hayton on Oct. 17, 2017
- Last Wisconsin honoree: Jack Berry (Third Star) on Nov. 27, 2018
Second Star
Drew DeRidder, Michigan State
G – Fr. – Fenton, Mich.
- Backstopped the Spartans to a five-point weekend, going 1-0-1 against No. 14/14 Michigan while making 78 saves
- Recorded a career-high 43 saves in Friday’s 4-3 road victory
- Turned aside 35 shots on Saturday before stopping four shots in the 3-on-3 overtime and all four shootout attempts to help the Spartans get the extra point
- Claims his first career weekly award
- Last Michigan State honoree: Taro Hirose (Second Star) on Nov. 27, 2018
Third Star
Cam Morrison, Notre Dame
F – Jr. – Aurora, Ontario
- Registered four points on a pair of goals and two assists to help the Fighting Irish go 3-0-0 on the week
- Recorded an assist in a win against Northern Michigan on Tuesday, before adding a goal in Friday’s 5-1 victory against RPI
- Scored the game-winning goal in Saturday’s 3-0 victory against the Engineers and helped extend Notre Dame’s winning streak to six games
- Claims his first career weekly award
- Last Notre Dame honoree: Cale Morris (Third Star) on Nov. 5, 2018
2018-19 Big Ten Hockey Three Stars
Oct. 9
First Star: Clayton Phillips, So., D, MINN
Second Star: Brannon McManus, So., F, MINN
Third Star: Sampo Ranta, Fr., F, MINN
Oct. 16
First Star: Joe Wegwerth, Sr., F, ND
Second Star: Brandon Biro, Jr., F, PSU
Third Star: Jack Berry, Jr., G, WIS
Oct. 23
First Star: Bobby Nardella, Sr., D, ND
Second Star: Sean Dhooghe, So., F, WIS
Third Star: Cal Burke, Jr., F, ND
Oct. 30
First Star: Taro Hirose, Jr., F, MSU
Second Star: Josh Norris, So., F, MICH
Third Star: Peyton Jones, Jr., G, PSU
Nov. 5
First Star: Patrick Khodorenko, Jr., F, MSU
Second Star: Sean Romeo, Sr., G, OSU
Third Star: Cale Morris, Jr., G, ND
Nov. 13
First Star: Nikita Pavlychev, Jr., F, PSU
Second Star: Alex Limoges, So., F, PSU
Third Star: Tommy Nappier, So., G, OSU
Nov. 20
First Star: Evan Barratt, So., F, PSU
Second Star: Jake Slaker, Jr., F, MICH
Third Star: Sean Romeo, Sr., G, OSU
Nov. 27
First Star: Tyler Sheehy, Sr., F, MINN
Second Star: Taro Hirose, Jr., F, MSU
Third Star: Jack Berry, Jr., G, WIS
Dec. 3
First Star: K’Andre Miller, Fr., D, WIS
Second Star: Drew DeRidder, Fr., G, MSU
Third Star: Cam Morrison, Jr., F, ND
