Big Ten: Minnesota and Wisconsin Standouts Named Three Stars

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Minnesota’s Travis Boyd and Kyle Rau and Wisconsin’s Jake McCabe claim honors



First Star
Travis Boyd, Minnesota
F – Jr. – Hopkins, Minn.

· Paced all Big Ten players with four points (two goals, two assists) while leading the Gophers to a win and a tie at the Mariucci Classic
· Notched one goal on six shots during Friday’s 2-2 tie with Colgate
· Tallied a career-high three points (one goal, two assists) in Saturday’s 6-2 victory over Rensselaer
· Earned a spot on the Mariucci Classic All-Tournament Team
· Claims his first career Big Ten weekly award
· Last Minnesota honoree: Justin Kloos (Third Star) on Dec. 10, 2013


Second Star
Kyle Rau, Minnesota
F – Jr. – Eden Prairie, Minn.

· Recorded three points (two goals, one assist) as the Gophers earned a win and a tie at the Mariucci Classic
· Tallied an assist on the game-tying goal in Friday’s 2-2 tie against Colgate
· The assist was Rau’s 100th career point, making him the third active Big Ten player to reach that milestone
· Notched two goals on Saturday as Minnesota defeated Rensselaer, 6-2
· Claims his second career Big Ten weekly award after being named Third Star on Oct. 15, 2013
· Last Minnesota honoree: Justin Kloos (Third Star) on Dec. 10, 2013


Third Star
Jake McCabe, Wisconsin
D – Jr. – Eau Claire, Wis.

· Registered three points (two goals, one assist) as Wisconsin posted a weekend split with Alaska Anchorage
· Established single-game career highs for goals (two) and points (three) during Saturday’s 4-3 victory
· Tallied his first game-winning goal of the season
· Leads all Big Ten defensemen in points (15) and points per game (0.83)
· Earns his first career Big Ten weekly award
· Last Wisconsin honoree: Michael Mersch (Second Star) and Brad Navin (Third Star) on Dec. 17, 2013


2013-14 Big Ten Hockey Three Stars

Oct. 15 First Star: Andrew Copp, So., F, MICH
Second Star: Sam Warning, Jr., F, MINN
Third Star: Kyle Rau, Jr., F, MINN

Oct. 22 First Star: Sam Warning, Jr., F, MINN
Second Star: Tyler Motte, Fr., F, MICH
Third Star: Justin Kloos, Fr., F, MINN

Oct. 29 First Star: Nick Oddo, Jr., F, OSU
Second Star: Sam Warning, Jr., F, MINN
Third Star: Zach Nagelvoort, Fr., G, MICH

Nov. 5 First Star: Tyler Barnes, Sr., F, WIS
Second Star: Zach Nagelvoort, Fr., G, MICH
Third Star: Joe Faust, Sr., D, WIS

Nov. 12 First Star: Tanner Fritz, Jr., F, OSU
Second Star: Max McCormick, Jr., F, OSU
Third Star: Hudson Fasching, Fr., F, MINN

Nov. 19 First Star: Joel Rumpel, Jr., G, WIS
Second Star: Michael Shibrowski, Sr., G, MINN
Third Star: Logan Davis, Fr., G, OSU

Nov. 26 First Star: Zach Nagelvoort, Fr., G, MICH
Second Star: Tyler Motte, Fr., F, MICH
Third Star: Michael Brodzinski, Fr., D, MINN

Dec. 3 First Star: Seth Ambroz, Jr., F, MINN
Second Star: JT Compher, Fr., F, MICH
Third Star: Mac Bennett, Sr., D, MICH

Dec. 10 First Star: Nic Kerdiles, So., F, WIS
Second Star: Jake Hildebrand, So., G, MSU
Third Star: Justin Kloos, Fr., F, MINN

Dec. 17 First Star: Zach Nagelvoort, Fr., G, MICH
Second Star: Michael Mersch, Sr., F, WIS
Third Star: Brad Navin, Jr., F, WIS

Dec. 31 First Star: Jake Hildebrand, So., G, MSU
Second Star: Ryan Dzingel, Jr., F, OSU
Third Star: Nick Oddo, Jr., F, OSU

Jan. 7 First Star: Travis Boyd, Jr., F, MINN
Second Star: Kyle Rau, Jr., F, MINN
Third Star: Jake McCabe, Jr., D, WIS


Information Courtesy of Adam Augustine | Associate Director, Communications | Big Ten Conference

 

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