NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame hockey team has earned the No. 2 seed for the upcoming 2019 Big Ten Ice Hockey Tournament and will play host to a best-of-three quarterfinal series against No. 7 seed Michigan State beginning on Friday, March 8 at the Compton Family Ice Arena.
The games on March 8, 9 and 10 (if necessary) will each begin at 7 p.m. To purchase tickets, click here. The games will also be available on BTN Plus.
The Fighting Irish secured second place in the tightly contested Big Ten with 37 points (11-11-2-2), one point clear of third place Minnesota. No. 3 seed Minnesota will host No. 6 seed Michigan and No. 4 seed Penn State will host No. 5 seed Wisconsin.
As the top-seeded team, Ohio State will have a bye to the single-elimination semifinals, which are scheduled for March 16-17. The highest-seeded team advancing from the quarterfinals will host the second-highest advancing seed, while the lowest-seeded advancing team will play at Ohio State.
The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals will host a championship game scheduled for the weekend of March 23-24. The semifinal rounds will be televised live on BTN and streamed on the FOX Sports app and BTN2Go, along with the championship game on either March 23 or March 24.
2019 BIG TEN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
March 8-10 | Best-of-three series
#7 MICHIGAN STATE AT #2 NOTRE DAME
Game 1: Friday, March 8 – 7 p.m. ET
Game 2: Saturday, March 9 – 7 p.m. ET
Game 3: Sunday, March 10 – 7 p.m. ET (if necessary)
#6 MICHIGAN AT #3 MINNESOTA
Game 1: Friday, March 8 – 7 p.m. ET
Game 2: Saturday, March 9 – 5 p.m. ET
Game 3: Sunday, March 10 – 5:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)
#5 WISCONSIN AT #4 PENN STATE
Game 1: Friday, March 8 – 8 p.m. ET
Game 2: Saturday, March 9 – 6 p.m. ET
Game 3: Sunday, March 10 – 6 p.m. ET (if necessary)
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