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2026-27 Big Ten Hockey Weekends and Opponents Announced
6/18/2026 3:39:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Big Ten Conference released the 2026-27 men's ice hockey conference slate on Thursday afternoon, revealing opponents, weekends and locations for the upcoming season. Exact dates, times and television information will be announced at a later date.
Date ranges reflect the weekend in which the series will take place due to Big Ten basketball schedules still being finalized.
Michigan State starts the road to a fourth-consecutive Big Ten regular season championship at Notre Dame (Nov. 12-15) before its first home-and-home series with Michigan (Nov. 19-22). Game one of the Michigan series will be on the road, with the second game of the series returning to Munn Ice Arena.
Following a Thanksgiving weekend bye, MSU heads to Ohio State (Dec. 3-6) before Minnesota (Dec. 10-13) arrives in East Lansing for the final conference series of the 2026 calendar year. The Spartans open 2027 on the road at Wisconsin (Jan. 7-10) prior to welcoming Penn State (Jan. 14-17) to The Great Lakes State.
Michigan State travels to Minnesota (Jan. 28-31) following its final Big Ten bye before kicking off a home-heavy final five weeks of the regular season. The second home-and-home series with Michigan (Feb. 4-7) features game one at Munn, with the location of the second game hosted by the Wolverines to be announced.
Wisconsin comes to Munn (Feb. 11-14) ahead of MSU's final Big Ten road series of the season at Penn State (Feb. 18-21). Michigan State closes the regular season with back-to-back home series against Notre Dame (Feb. 25-28) and Ohio State (March 4-5).
Tickets for the 2026-27 season will go on sale at a later date. Contact the Spartan Athletic Ticket Office (517-355-1610) for more information regarding single game and season ticket opportunities.
Date ranges reflect the weekend in which the series will take place due to Big Ten basketball schedules still being finalized.
The 2026-27 Big Ten hockey schedule is here!
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) June 18, 2026
Exact times and dates TBD.
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Michigan State starts the road to a fourth-consecutive Big Ten regular season championship at Notre Dame (Nov. 12-15) before its first home-and-home series with Michigan (Nov. 19-22). Game one of the Michigan series will be on the road, with the second game of the series returning to Munn Ice Arena.
Following a Thanksgiving weekend bye, MSU heads to Ohio State (Dec. 3-6) before Minnesota (Dec. 10-13) arrives in East Lansing for the final conference series of the 2026 calendar year. The Spartans open 2027 on the road at Wisconsin (Jan. 7-10) prior to welcoming Penn State (Jan. 14-17) to The Great Lakes State.
Michigan State travels to Minnesota (Jan. 28-31) following its final Big Ten bye before kicking off a home-heavy final five weeks of the regular season. The second home-and-home series with Michigan (Feb. 4-7) features game one at Munn, with the location of the second game hosted by the Wolverines to be announced.
Wisconsin comes to Munn (Feb. 11-14) ahead of MSU's final Big Ten road series of the season at Penn State (Feb. 18-21). Michigan State closes the regular season with back-to-back home series against Notre Dame (Feb. 25-28) and Ohio State (March 4-5).
Tickets for the 2026-27 season will go on sale at a later date. Contact the Spartan Athletic Ticket Office (517-355-1610) for more information regarding single game and season ticket opportunities.
Thursday, March 26
Wednesday, March 25
Sunday, March 22
Tuesday, March 10