SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame junior goaltender Ryan Bischel has been named Big Ten Hockey’s First Star of the Week, the conference announced (Feb. 8).
Bischel helped lead the Fighting Irish to a weekend sweep of Penn State including a 7-2 win in game one (Feb. 4) and a 3-0 win in game two (Feb. 5). The Medina, Minnesota native stopped 67 of the 69 shots he faced in the series for a .971 save percentage. In game two, he made 35 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and of his career.
On the season, Bischel is 10-4-0 with a .930 save percentage and a 1.93 goals against average. His save percentage ranks ninth nationally (third in the Big Ten), while his goals against average ranks 11th nationally (first in the Big Ten).
B1G Stars Of The Week — Feb. 7
First Star: Ryan Bischel, Jr., G, Notre Dame
Second Star: Mason Lohrei, Fr., D, Ohio State
Third Star: Carl Fish, So., D, Minnesota
Notre Dame’s 2021-22 B1G Stars of the Week
First Star: Max Ellis (Nov. 23), Ryan Bischel (Feb. 8)
Second Star: Ryder Rolston (Dec. 8)
Third Star: Matthew Galajda (Oct. 26 & Nov. 16), Ryder Rolston (Jan. 25), Spencer Stastney (Feb. 1)
Next Up
- Eleventh-ranked Notre Dame heads out on the road for a two-game series at Wisconsin on Thursday, Feb. 10 (BTN) and Friday, Feb. 11 (Bally Sports Wisconsin).
- Game two will also be streamed via Big Ten Plus.
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