Ice Hockey

Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Michigan State Secure Three Stars Honors

Nelson (ND), Morrissey (WIS), Lindstrom (MSU) receive weekly awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Three Stars of the Week for hockey games played Nov. 2-8.
 
First Star
Danny Nelson, Notre Dame
Sr. – F – Maple Grove, Minn. – U.S. National Team Development Program
2023 NHL Draft: 2nd round, 49th overall, New York Islanders
  • Notre Dame’s leading scorer in a weekend road sweep of Penn State
  • Produced a Big Ten-high three goals and finished with four points; was named No. 1 Star both nights
  • Netted the game-tying goal and assisted on the overtime winner in the series opener
  • Scored twice and provided the decisive goal in Saturday’s 4-2 victory
  • Receives his second Star Award having been named a Second Star on March 3, 2026
Second Star
Gavin Morrissey, Wisconsin
Jr. – F – Rochester Hills, Mich. – Fargo (USHL)
  • Produced his second-straight, five-point weekend as No. 1/1 Wisconsin claimed five of six points from No. 18/17 Minnesota in the Border Battle
  • Distributed assists in five of UW’s seven goals in the series
  • Assisted on four consecutive goals in a 6-0 win Saturday to keep the Badgers unbeaten (7-0-1) on the season
  • Owns the second-best faceoff percentage (67.5) in the country among players with at least 50 draws
  • Named a Star recipient for the second week in a row, was chosen Third Star last week
Third Star
Cayden Lindstrom, Michigan State
So. – F – Chetwynd, British Columbia – Medicine Hat (WHL)
2024 NHL Draft: 1st round, 4th overall, Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Contributed three points for No. 3/3 Michigan State in a split versus No. 13/13 Boston University in East Lansing, Mich.
  • Assisted on the game-winning goal Saturday for MSU’s second ranked win of the year
  • Scored in both games of the series, extending his goal-scoring streak to three contests
  • Led the team with 20 faceoff wins and finished with a plus-three rating
  • Becomes the third different Spartan to win a Star award this season
Team rankings are from the USCHO.com and USA Hockey polls respectively.
 
2026-27 Big Ten Hockey Three Stars
Oct. 6
First Star: Jayden Perron, Sr., F, MICH
Second Star: Michael Hage, Jr., F, MICH
Third Star: Luke Osburn, So., D, WIS
 
Oct. 13
First Star: Jayden Perron, Sr., F, MICH
Second Star: Vasily Zelenov, So., F, WIS
Third Star: Nicholas Kempf, Jr., G, ND
 
Oct. 20
First Star: Jack Ivankovic, So., G, MICH
Second Star: Evan Jardine, Fr., F, OSU
Third Star: Joshua Ravensbergen, Fr., G, MSU
 
Oct. 27
First Star: Wyatt Cullen, Fr., F, MINN
Second Star: Drew Schock, So., D, MICH
Third Star: Jackson Smith, So., D, PSU
 
Nov. 3
First Star: Michael Hage, Jr., F, MICH
Second Star: Anthony Romani, So., F, MSU
Third Star: Gavin Morrissey, Jr., F, WIS
 
Nov. 10
First Star: Danny Nelson, Sr., F, ND
Second Star: Gavin Morrissey, Jr., F, WIS
Third Star: Cayden Lindstrom, So., F, MSU