BTN.com staff, May 8, 2013

The Big Ten office announced Wednesday the dates and opponents for the inaugural 2013-14 Big Ten hockey season. The schedule features 60 games, with all six schools – Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin – playing 20-game schedules.

The first season concludes with the inaugural Big Ten Men?s Ice Hockey Tournament, held March 20-22, 2014 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.

Games begin in late November, with the majority of contests being played on Friday and Saturday. The schedule will also feature a limited number of games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday.

[ BigTen.org: Read full official release on 2013-14 hockey schedule ]

2013-14 SCHEDULE
Friday Nov. 29 Ohio State at Michigan
Friday Nov. 29 Wisconsin at Minnesota
Saturday Nov. 30 Wisconsin at Minnesota
Monday Dec. 2 Michigan at Ohio State
Friday Dec. 6 Minnesota at Michigan State
Friday Dec. 6 Penn State at Wisconsin
Saturday Dec. 7 Minnesota at Michigan State
Saturday Dec. 7 Penn State at Wisconsin
Friday Jan. 10 Michigan at Wisconsin
Friday Jan. 10 Michigan State at Ohio State
Saturday Jan. 11 Michigan at Wisconsin
Saturday Jan. 11 Michigan State at Ohio State
Sunday Jan. 12 Minnesota at Penn State
Monday Jan. 13 Minnesota at Penn State
Friday Jan. 17 Ohio State at Minnesota
Friday Jan. 17 Penn State at Michigan State
Saturday Jan. 18 Ohio State at Minnesota
Saturday Jan. 18 Penn State at Michigan State
Friday Jan. 24 Michigan at Michigan State
Friday Jan. 24 Ohio State at Wisconsin
Saturday Jan. 25 Michigan vs. Michigan State (Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich.)
Saturday Jan. 25 Ohio State at Wisconsin
Thursday or Saturday Jan. 30 or Feb. 1 Michigan State at Minnesota*
Friday Jan. 31 Michigan State at Minnesota
Friday Jan. 31 Penn State at Ohio State
Friday Jan. 31 Wisconsin at Michigan
Saturday Feb. 1 Penn State at Ohio State
Saturday Feb. 1 Wisconsin at Michigan
Thursday or Saturday Feb. 6 or 8 Minnesota at Wisconsin*
Friday Feb. 7 Minnesota at Wisconsin
Friday Feb. 7 Michigan at Penn State
Friday Feb. 7 Ohio State at Michigan State
Saturday Feb. 8 Michigan at Penn State
Saturday Feb. 8 Ohio State at Michigan State
Thursday or Saturday Feb. 13 or 15 Michigan at Minnesota*
Friday Feb. 14 Michigan at Minnesota
Friday Feb. 14 Michigan State at Penn State
Friday Feb. 14 Wisconsin at Ohio State
Saturday Feb. 15 Michigan State at Penn State
Saturday Feb. 15 Wisconsin at Ohio State
Friday Feb. 21 Michigan State at Wisconsin
Friday Feb. 21 Penn State at Michigan
Saturday Feb. 22 Michigan State at Wisconsin
Saturday Feb. 22 Penn State at Michigan
Friday Feb. 28 Ohio State at Michigan
Friday Feb. 28 Penn State at Minnesota
Saturday March 1 Penn State at Minnesota
Sunday or Monday March 2 or 3 Michigan at Ohio State
Friday March 7 Michigan State at Michigan
Friday March 7 Minnesota at Ohio State
Friday March 7 Wisconsin at Penn State
Saturday March 8 Michigan at Michigan State
Saturday March 8 Minnesota at Ohio State
Saturday March 8 Wisconsin at Penn State
Friday March 14 Minnesota at Michigan
Friday March 14 Ohio State at Penn State
Friday March 14 Wisconsin at Michigan State
Saturday March 15 Minnesota at Michigan
Saturday March 15 Ohio State at Penn State
Saturday March 15 Wisconsin at Michigan State

Big Ten Men?s Ice Hockey Tournament (Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.)
Thursday March 20 Quarterfinals
Friday March 21 Semifinals
Saturday March 22 Championship Game

* One of these three two?game series will be played Thursday and Friday. The other two will be played Friday and Saturday.