ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan ice hockey team will host a Big Ten Conference Tournament first-round series Friday through Sunday, March 2-4, at the Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. each night, with the opponent still to be determined.

With its sweep over top-ranked Notre Dame this past weekend, U-M sits in third place in the B1G standings with 38 points and will be either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed for the tournament. The Wolverines can secure the third seed in the conference tournament with a Minnesota loss this coming weekend.

Fans can pre-order their tickets for Michigan's first-round series of the Big Ten Tournament at MGoBlue.com/tickets through Saturday (Feb. 24) at 11:59 a.m. Individual tickets are $25 each for all locations for all days. Any tickets not purchased during the pre-sale will be become available on Monday (Feb. 26).

Group tickets of 10 or more are $20 each, while all-inclusive Ice Box and Box A and Q are available starting at $60 a person. For more information please call (734) 647-1268.

The 2018 Big Ten Tournament will feature a new, three-weekend format with all games taking place on the campus of the higher-seeded teams. The tournament will open March 2-4 with three best-of-three first-round series, as the second-, third- and fourth-seeded teams will each host a series.

The top-seeded team, Notre Dame, will have a bye to the single-elimination semifinals, which are scheduled for Saturday, March 10. The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals will host a championship game on Saturday, March 17.