Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin Standouts Honored as Three Stars
Minnesota’s Sheehy earns first star after recording back-to-back multi-goal games
First Star
Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
F – Sr. – Burnsville, Minn.
- Led the nation with four goals last weekend as the Gophers went 1-1 with conference foe Michigan State
- Recorded back-to-back two-goal performances for the second time in his career to help Minnesota pick up three points in the standings
- Netted the Gophers’ second and fourth goals on Friday before registering Minnesota’s first and second goals on Saturday
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his eighth career weekly award and first since Feb. 13, 2017 (First Star)
- Last Minnesota honorees: Clayton Phillips (First Star), Brannon McManus (Second Star) and Sampo Ranta (Third Star) on Oct. 9, 2018
Second Star
Taro Hirose, Michigan State
F – Jr. – Calgary, Alberta
- Tied for the Big Ten points lead last weekend, registering a goal and three assists to help the Spartans to a split at Minnesota
- Scored the Spartans’ first goal and tallied the primary assist on both the tying and game-winning goals in Saturday’s 4-2 victory
- Ranks third in the country in points (19), while he leads the conference and is tied for second in the nation in assists (13)
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree claims his second career weekly award and first since Oct. 30, 2018 (First Star)
- Last Michigan State honoree: Patrick Khodorenko (First Star) on Nov. 5, 2018
Third Star
Jack Berry, Wisconsin
G – Jr. – Holly, Mich.
- Backstopped the Badgers to a tie at No. 14/- Michigan on Friday, making 37 saves in the contest
- Turned aside all 30 shots faced in the first two periods, before finally allowing a goal at 10:26 of the third period
- Led the conference and ranked third nationally last weekend with a .974 save percentage
- Claims his fifth career weekly award and first since Oct. 16, 2018 (Third Star)
- Last Wisconsin honoree: Sean Dhooghe (Second Star) on Oct. 23, 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