The Big Ten office announced Wednesday the dates and opponents for the inaugural 2013-14 Big Ten hockey season. The schedule features 60 games, with all six schools – Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin – playing 20-game schedules.

The first season concludes with the inaugural Big Ten Men?s Ice Hockey Tournament, held March 20-22, 2014 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.

Games begin in late November, with the majority of contests being played on Friday and Saturday. The schedule will also feature a limited number of games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday.

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2013-14 SCHEDULE

Friday Nov. 29 Ohio State at Michigan

Friday Nov. 29 Wisconsin at Minnesota

Saturday Nov. 30 Wisconsin at Minnesota

Monday Dec. 2 Michigan at Ohio State

Friday Dec. 6 Minnesota at Michigan State

Friday Dec. 6 Penn State at Wisconsin

Saturday Dec. 7 Minnesota at Michigan State

Saturday Dec. 7 Penn State at Wisconsin

Friday Jan. 10 Michigan at Wisconsin

Friday Jan. 10 Michigan State at Ohio State

Saturday Jan. 11 Michigan at Wisconsin

Saturday Jan. 11 Michigan State at Ohio State

Sunday Jan. 12 Minnesota at Penn State

Monday Jan. 13 Minnesota at Penn State

Friday Jan. 17 Ohio State at Minnesota

Friday Jan. 17 Penn State at Michigan State

Saturday Jan. 18 Ohio State at Minnesota

Saturday Jan. 18 Penn State at Michigan State

Friday Jan. 24 Michigan at Michigan State

Friday Jan. 24 Ohio State at Wisconsin

Saturday Jan. 25 Michigan vs. Michigan State (Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich.)

Saturday Jan. 25 Ohio State at Wisconsin

Thursday or Saturday Jan. 30 or Feb. 1 Michigan State at Minnesota*

Friday Jan. 31 Michigan State at Minnesota

Friday Jan. 31 Penn State at Ohio State

Friday Jan. 31 Wisconsin at Michigan

Saturday Feb. 1 Penn State at Ohio State

Saturday Feb. 1 Wisconsin at Michigan

Thursday or Saturday Feb. 6 or 8 Minnesota at Wisconsin*

Friday Feb. 7 Minnesota at Wisconsin

Friday Feb. 7 Michigan at Penn State

Friday Feb. 7 Ohio State at Michigan State

Saturday Feb. 8 Michigan at Penn State

Saturday Feb. 8 Ohio State at Michigan State

Thursday or Saturday Feb. 13 or 15 Michigan at Minnesota*

Friday Feb. 14 Michigan at Minnesota

Friday Feb. 14 Michigan State at Penn State

Friday Feb. 14 Wisconsin at Ohio State

Saturday Feb. 15 Michigan State at Penn State

Saturday Feb. 15 Wisconsin at Ohio State

Friday Feb. 21 Michigan State at Wisconsin

Friday Feb. 21 Penn State at Michigan

Saturday Feb. 22 Michigan State at Wisconsin

Saturday Feb. 22 Penn State at Michigan

Friday Feb. 28 Ohio State at Michigan

Friday Feb. 28 Penn State at Minnesota

Saturday March 1 Penn State at Minnesota

Sunday or Monday March 2 or 3 Michigan at Ohio State

Friday March 7 Michigan State at Michigan

Friday March 7 Minnesota at Ohio State

Friday March 7 Wisconsin at Penn State

Saturday March 8 Michigan at Michigan State

Saturday March 8 Minnesota at Ohio State

Saturday March 8 Wisconsin at Penn State

Friday March 14 Minnesota at Michigan

Friday March 14 Ohio State at Penn State

Friday March 14 Wisconsin at Michigan State

Saturday March 15 Minnesota at Michigan

Saturday March 15 Ohio State at Penn State

Saturday March 15 Wisconsin at Michigan State

Big Ten Men?s Ice Hockey Tournament (Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.)

Thursday March 20 Quarterfinals

Friday March 21 Semifinals

Saturday March 22 Championship Game

* One of these three two?game series will be played Thursday and Friday. The other two will be played Friday and Saturday.