Minnesota, Notre Dame and Ohio State Claim Three Stars Honors

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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 DobeÅ¡ (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. 12      

First Star: Brendan Brisson, So., F, MICH

Second Star: Owen Power, So., D, MICH

Third Star: Blake McLaughlin, Sr., F, MINN

 

Oct. 19

First Star: Brendan Brisson, So., F, MICH

Second Star: Jeremy Davidson, So., F, MSU

Third Star: Jakub Dobeš, Fr., G, OSU

 

Oct. 26

First Star: Kevin Wall, Jr., F, PSU

Second Star: Drew DeRidder, Sr., G, MSU

Third Star: Matthew Galajda, Sr., G, ND

 

Nov. 2

First Star: Clayton Phillips, Sr., D, PSU

Second Star: Jack LaFontaine, Sr., G, MINN

Third Star: 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: David Gucciardi, Fr., D, MSU
Second Star: Corson Ceulemans, Fr., D, WIS
Third Star: Mason Lohrei, Fr., D, OSU

 

Jan. 11
First Star: Ben Meyers, Jr., F, MINN
Second Star: Brendan Brisson, So., F, MICH
Third Star: 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

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