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BTN LiveBIG: Spartans, Red Wings faceoff for charity
BTN LiveBIG: Spartans, Red Wings faceoff for charity
Four years ago, Ryan Miller was named the Most Outstanding Player as the United States men?s hockey team won the silver medal. This weekend, the US will be playing for the bronze and "home" will have their collective eyes on the ice in Sochi. Home is always on Miller?s mind. A proud product of Michigan State, Miller is […]
U.S., Canada battle in Olympic hockey thriller
U.S., Canada battle in Olympic hockey thriller
The Canadian women's hockey team won Olympic gold at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics by defeating Team USA in a dramatic overtime comeback on Thursday, and each team featured several players who play or played for Big Ten schools. Team USA goalie and Wisconsin product Jessie Vetter played in net while Team USA captain and […]
BTN LiveBIG: Monday Download
BTN LiveBIG: Monday Download
Did you enjoy the exciting hockey action at the Olympics this weekend? We recently shared the great work being done off the ice by Joe Pavelski and Amanda Kessel, two Big Ten alumni helping their teams go for gold in Sochi. DYK: 1,707 stuffed animals have been collected from @OhioState_MHKY #TeddyBearToss the last 3 yrs combined. […]
Big Ten snapshots from Opening Ceremony
Big Ten snapshots from Opening Ceremony
A number of Big Ten athletes and coaches are at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and some of them are on Twitter and Instagram. See a few cool shots in this post and watch them throughout the Olympics as we're flowing their updates on this page here, too. Here are a few good ones so […]
BTN LiveBIG: USA Hockey's Pavelski helping at home
BTN LiveBIG: USA Hockey's Pavelski helping at home
In Sochi, University of Wisconsin alum and San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski probably won?t garner the same level of attention that USA teammates Patrick Kane and Ryan Miller might. But in his hometown of Plover, Wisc., Pavelski is a bona fide superstar. The small Wisconsin town has declared today - Friday, Feb. 7 - […]
Big Ten Olympians to compete in Sochi
Big Ten Olympians to compete in Sochi
The Big Ten Conference has at least 42 current or former student-athletes, alumni or coaches competing for gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The group includes 18 former Olympians and 16 past medalists, will represent five different countries and seven of the 12 Big Ten institutions in five different sports. The […]
