Format
The tournament featured a format with all games taking place on the campus of the higher-seeded teams. The tournament opened with three best-of-three quarterfinal series, as the second, third and fourth-seeded teams each hosted a series. The top-seeded team had a bye to the single-elimination semifinals. The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals hosted the championship game. ==Conference standings==
Results
Quarterfinals (2) Michigan vs. (7) Michigan State {{NHLPlayoffs (3) Notre Dame vs. (6) Wisconsin {{NHLPlayoffs (4) Ohio State vs. (5) Penn State {{NHLPlayoffs Semifinals (1) Minnesota vs. (5) Penn State (2) Michigan vs. (3) Notre Dame Championship (1) Minnesota vs. (2) Michigan ==Tournament awards==