Minnesota, Notre Dame and Ohio State Claim Three Stars Honors
Fighting Irish’s Bischel named first star after backstopping Notre Dame to a weekend sweep of Penn State
First Star
Ryan Bischel, Notre Dame
G – Jr. – Medina, Minn.
- Backstopped the Irish to a weekend sweep of Penn State, recording 67 saves for a .971 save percentage
- Stopped 30 of 32 shots Friday as Notre Dame defeated the Nittany Lions, 7-2
- Turned aside all 35 shots faced on Saturday to post his second shutout of the season and of his career
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree claims his second career weekly honor and his first since Dec. 1, 2020
- Last Notre Dame honoree: Spencer Stastney (Third Star) on Feb. 1, 2022
- Last Notre Dame First Star honoree: Max Ellis on Nov. 23, 2021
Second Star
Mason Lohrei, Ohio State
D – Fr. – Madison, Wis.
- Led the Buckeyes with five points, five blocked shots and a plus-three rating in a weekend sweep of Wisconsin
- Recorded his second career three-point game on Friday, assisting on three Buckeye goals as Ohio State came from behind to win
- Set up the game-tying goal in the first period on Saturday, before scoring a goal of his own in the third period to push the Buckeye lead back to four
- Receives his first career weekly award
- Last Ohio State honoree: Jakub Dobeš (First Star) on Feb. 1, 2022
Third Star
Carl Fish, Minnesota
D – So. – St. Paul, Minn.
- Logged a career-high three points, setting up both game-winning goals on the weekend to help the Gophers sweep Michigan State
- Tallied his second career multi-point performance in Friday’s 4-2 win as the Gophers rallied from a 2-0 deficit, before assisting on the deciding goal again in Saturday’s 3-1 win to complete the sweep
- Recorded points in three of the last four games and four of the last six
- Receives his first career weekly award
- Last Minnesota honoree: Ben Meyers (First Star) on Jan. 11, 2022
2021-22 Big Ten Hockey Three Stars
Oct. 12Â Â Â Â Â Â
First Star:Â Brendan Brisson, So., F, MICH
Second Star:Â Owen Power, So., D, MICH
Third Star:Â Blake McLaughlin, Sr., F, MINN
Oct. 19
First Star:Â Brendan Brisson, So., F, MICH
Second Star:Â Jeremy Davidson, So., F, MSU
Third Star: Jakub Dobeš, Fr., G, OSU
Oct. 26
First Star:Â Kevin Wall, Jr., F, PSU
Second Star:Â Drew DeRidder, Sr., G, MSU
Third Star:Â Matthew Galajda, Sr., G, ND
Nov. 2
First Star:Â Clayton Phillips, Sr., D, PSU
Second Star:Â Jack LaFontaine, Sr., G, MINN
Third Star:Â Connor MacEachern, Jr., F, PSU
Nov. 9
First Star: Matty Beniers, So., F, MICH
Second Star: Jakub Dobeš, Fr., G, OSU
Third Star: Brock Caufield, Sr., F, WIS
Nov. 16
First Star: Matty Beniers, So., F, MICH
Second Star: Owen Power, So., D, MICH
Third Star: Matthew Galajda, Sr., G, ND
Nov. 23
First Star: Max Ellis, Jr., F, ND
Second Star: Matthew Knies, Fr., F, MINN
Third Star: Jimmy Dowd Jr., So., D, PSU
Dec. 1
First Star: Nick Blankenburg, Sr., D, MICH
Second Star: Tyler Paquette, So., F, PSU
Third Star: Georgii Merkulov, Fr., F, OSU
Dec. 8
First Star: Michael Pastujov, Sr., F, MICH
Second Star: Ryder Rolston, So., F, ND
Third Star: Pierce Charleson, So., G, MSU
Dec. 14
First Star: Drew DeRidder, Sr., G, MSU
Second Star: Tarek Baker, Sr., F, WIS
Third Star: Nick Blankenburg, Sr., D, MICH
Jan. 4
First Star:Â David Gucciardi, Fr., D, MSU
Second Star:Â Corson Ceulemans, Fr., D, WIS
Third Star:Â Mason Lohrei, Fr., D, OSU
Jan. 11
First Star:Â Ben Meyers, Jr., F, MINN
Second Star:Â Brendan Brisson, So., F, MICH
Third Star:Â Erik Portillo, So., G, MICH
Jan. 18
First Star: Matty Beniers, So., F, MICH
Second Star: Quinn Preston, Sr., F, OSU
Third Star: Mathieu De St. Phalle, So., F, WIS
Jan. 26
First Star: Jakub Dobeš, Fr., G, OSU
Second Star: Ryan Kirwan, Fr., F, PSU
Third Star: Ryder Rolston, So., F, ND
Feb. 1
First Star: Jakub Dobeš, Fr., G, OSU
Second Star: Erik Portillo, So., G, MICH
Third Star: Spencer Stastney, Sr., D, ND
Feb. 8
First Star: Ryan Bischel, Jr., G, ND
Second Star: Mason Lohrei, Fr., D, OSU
Third Star: Carl Fish, So., D, MINN