Big Ten Conference Announces 2025-26 Hockey Schedule

ROSEMONT, lll. — The Big Ten Conference released its 2025-26 hockey schedule on Friday, presenting dates and opponents for the 84-game conference season. The conference season begins October 30 and runs through March 6. The Big Ten’s seven schools will play 24 conference games in a double round-robin format, resulting in 12 games at home and 12 away.

The 2026 Big Ten Hockey Tournament will take place March 11-21 and feature a new format. The tournament will be shortened to two weeks and begin on Wednesday, March 11, with single-elimination quarterfinal games on campus sites. Teams seeded No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 will host the No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 seeds respectively. The No. 1 seed will gain a bye into the semifinals, slated for Saturday, March 14. The highest seeded team following the semifinals will host the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday, March 21.

The 2025-26 Big Ten hockey schedule is listed below. Times and television information will be announced at a later date.

DAYDATEMATCHUPThursdayOctober 30Minnesota at WisconsinThursdayOctober 30Penn State at Ohio StateFridayOctober 31Michigan at Notre DameFridayOctober 31Penn State at Ohio StateSaturdayNovember 1Michigan at Notre DameSaturdayNovember 1Minnesota at WisconsinFridayNovember 7Wisconsin at MichiganFridayNovember 7Penn State at Michigan StateFridayNovember 7Notre Dame at MinnesotaSaturdayNovember 8Wisconsin at MichiganSaturdayNovember 8Penn State at Michigan StateSaturdayNovember 8Notre Dame at MinnesotaFridayNovember 14Michigan at Penn StateFridayNovember 14Michigan State at Notre DameFridayNovember 14Ohio State at WisconsinSaturdayNovember 15Michigan at Penn StateSaturdayNovember 15Michigan State at Notre DameSaturdayNovember 15Ohio State at WisconsinFridayNovember 21Ohio State at MichiganFridayNovember 21Wisconsin at Michigan StateFridayNovember 21Penn State at MinnesotaSaturdayNovember 22Ohio State at MichiganSaturdayNovember 22Wisconsin at Michigan StateSaturdayNovember 22Penn State at MinnesotaThursdayDecember 4Minnesota at Ohio StateFridayDecember 5Minnesota at Ohio StateFridayDecember 5Michigan at Michigan StateFridayDecember 5Wisconsin at Notre DameSaturdayDecember 6Michigan State at MichiganSaturdayDecember 6Wisconsin at Notre DameFridayJanuary 9Notre Dame at MichiganFridayJanuary 9Michigan State at Ohio StateFridayJanuary 9Minnesota at Penn StateSaturdayJanuary 10Notre Dame at MichiganSaturdayJanuary 10Michigan State at Ohio StateSaturdayJanuary 10Minnesota at Penn StateThursdayJanuary 15Michigan State at WisconsinFridayJanuary 16Michigan State at WisconsinFridayJanuary 16Michigan at MinnesotaFridayJanuary 16Notre Dame at Penn StateSaturdayJanuary 17Michigan at MinnesotaSaturdayJanuary 17Notre Dame at Penn StateFridayJanuary 23Minnesota at Michigan StateFridayJanuary 23Ohio State at Notre DameFridayJanuary 23Penn State at WisconsinSaturdayJanuary 24Minnesota at Michigan StateSaturdayJanuary 24Ohio State at Notre DameSaturdayJanuary 24Penn State at WisconsinFridayJanuary 30Michigan at Ohio StateFridayJanuary 30Wisconsin at MinnesotaSaturdayJanuary 31Michigan at Ohio StateSaturdayJanuary 31Michigan State at Penn StateSaturdayJanuary 31Wisconsin at MinnesotaSundayFebruary 1Michigan State at Penn StateFridayFebruary 6Michigan State at MichiganFridayFebruary 6Ohio State at MinnesotaFridayFebruary 6Notre Dame at WisconsinSaturdayFebruary 7Michigan vs. Michigan State (Duel in the D)SaturdayFebruary 7Ohio State at MinnesotaSaturdayFebruary 7Notre Dame at WisconsinFridayFebruary 13Penn State at MichiganFridayFebruary 13Minnesota at Notre DameFridayFebruary 13Wisconsin at Ohio StateSaturdayFebruary 14Penn State at MichiganSaturdayFebruary 14Minnesota at Notre DameSaturdayFebruary 14Wisconsin at Ohio StateThursdayFebruary 19Notre Dame at Michigan StateFridayFebruary 20Notre Dame at Michigan StateFridayFebruary 20Ohio State at Penn StateFridayFebruary 20Michigan at WisconsinSaturdayFebruary 21Ohio State at Penn StateSaturdayFebruary 21Michigan at WisconsinThursdayFebruary 26Minnesota at MichiganFridayFebruary 27Minnesota at MichiganFridayFebruary 27Ohio State at Michigan StateFridayFebruary 27Penn State at Notre DameSaturdayFebruary 28Ohio State at Michigan StateSaturdayFebruary 28Penn State at Notre DameThursdayMarch 5Michigan State at MinnesotaThursdayMarch 5Notre Dame at Ohio StateThursdayMarch 5Wisconsin at Penn StateFridayMarch 6Michigan State at MinnesotaFridayMarch 6Notre Dame at Ohio StateFridayMarch 6Wisconsin at Penn StateWednesdayMarch 11Big Ten QuarterfinalsSaturdayMarch 14Big Ten SemifinalsSaturdayMarch 21Big Ten Championship