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Ohio State Buckeyes logo
University Ohio State University
Conference Big Ten
Head coach Steve Rohlik
8th season, 133–95–33 (.573)
Captain(s) Austin Pooley
Alternate captain(s) Grant Gabriele
Quinn Preston
Gustaf Westlund
Arena Value City Arena
Capacity: 17,500
Location Columbus, Ohio
Colors Scarlet and Gray[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1998, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
1972, 2004
Conference regular season championships
1971–72, 2018–19
Current uniform
Ohio buckeyes hockey unif

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey team is an NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Ohio State University. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference. They play at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

History[]

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey program began in 1963, the team played at the new OSU Ice Rink, constructed in 1961. The Buckeyes were a founding member of the CCHA in 1971. The Buckeyes won the inaugural 1972 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament with a 3–0 win over Saint Louis University.[2]

One of the team's most successful seasons came in 1997–1998, the year before the Buckeyes moved into new the 17,500-seat Value City Arena, which replaced the aging and undersized (1,400-seat) OSU Ice Rink. The team finished the 1997–1998 season with an overall record of 27–13–2. They secured an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[3] That same season the Buckeyes advanced to the 1998 Frozen Four and lost in the semifinal game to Boston College 5–2.[3] The 1998 tournament was the program's first of two all-time Frozen Four appearances, the other coming in 2018. In 1999 the team advanced to the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Despite a first round elimination with a 4–2 loss to Maine,[4] this marked the first time in school history the team made the NCAA tournament in consecutive seasons.[5]

The time period during the early 2000s was the most successful period in the program's history. Ohio State made the NCAA Post season tournament in 2003, 2004, and 2005. The 2003–2004 season also saw the Buckeyes win the school's second CCHA post season tournament with a 4–2 win over Big Ten and CCHA rival Michigan.[6] After three seasons, the Buckeyes returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2009,[7] when they received an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament after a 5th-place finish in the CCHA regular season and falling to Alaska in the CCHA Quarterfinals. In the 2009 NCAA Tournament the team lost 8–3 to Boston University in the First round.[8] The program was also invited to play in the Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic against Wisconsin on February 11, 2006, which was the second-ever outdoor ice hockey game played between college teams.[9]

On March 21, 2011 the Big Ten Conference announced plans to sponsor men's ice hockey starting in 2013–14 season. Ohio State along with CCHA rivals, Michigan and Michigan State would leave the CCHA to join Minnesota and Wisconsin from the WCHA and Penn State, who would elevate their men's and women's American Collegiate Hockey Association club programs to varsity status, to form a six-team Big Ten Hockey Conference.[10]

During the first half of the 2011–2012 season, the Buckeyes jumped out to a sizeable lead in the CCHA standings when the team recorded a 10–3–1 conference record.[11] The second half of the season proved much harder for Ohio State when the team recorded an eleven-game winless streak through January and the first half of February. The team broke the streak with a 4–3 win over Western Michigan,[12] the team's lone win in the second half of the season.[13] The Buckeyes fell from a season high, second-place ranking in January 2012 to 21st place by the end of the regular season.[14][15] In the first round of the 2012 CCHA Tournament, Ohio State was swept by Notre Dame 2–0 and 4–2 in the best-of-three series.[16]

Despite an up and down 2013–14 season, Ohio State had a good showing in the inaugural Big Ten Hockey Tournament. After defeating Michigan State in overtime in the first round, the Buckeyes upset #1 Minnesota 3–1. They ultimately fell 5–4 in overtime in the championship game to the Wisconsin Badgers. Despite missing out on the NCAA Tournament, Ohio State would finish the 2013–14 season ranked #20.

After back to back losing seasons in 2014–15 and 2015–16, Ohio State had their first 20 win season and NCAA Tournament berth in 8 years. Led by forwards Nick Schilkey and Mason Jobst, the Buckeyes had the second ranked offense in college hockey and a historically great power play. Ohio State finished third in the Big Ten, their highest finish in the league's four-year history. Despite the successful season, Ohio State did not clinch a tournament berth until Penn State defeated Wisconsin in the 2017 Big Ten tournament, giving the Buckeyes the final at large berth and the 4 seed in the West Regional in Fargo, North Dakota. The Buckeyes faced off against the #2 overall seed, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in the 1st round. A third period comeback sent the game to overtime with the score tied at two. The Bulldogs ended the Buckeyes season on a goal from Willie Raskob at 11:58 of the first overtime.

Season-by-season results[17][]

Records vs. Big Ten Teams[]

As of the completion of 2018–19 season[18]

School Team Away Arena Overall Record Win % Home Away Last Result
University of Michigan Wolverines Yost Ice Arena 44–83–14 .362 23–37–6 18–41–8 3-3 T
Michigan State University Spartans Munn Ice Arena 45–89–13 .350 23–36–6 17–47–7 2-3 L
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers 3M Arena at Mariucci 7–29–4 .225 4–9–1 2–15–3 3-4 L
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish Compton Family Ice Arena 37–35–10 .512 19–16–6 15–17–4 2-0 W
Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions Pegula Ice Arena 15–10–2 .593 7–5–1 7–4–1 1-5 L
University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers Kohl Center 16–18–3 .473 7–6–1 8–6–2 4-1 W

Coaches[]

The Buckeyes are currently coached by Steve Rohlik. He was announced the new head coach on April 24, 2013 shortly after the departure of Mark Osiecki.[19]

All-time coaching records[]

As of completion of 2019–20 season[5]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2013–present Steve Rohlik 7 133–95–33 .573
2010–2013 Mark Osiecki 3 46–50–16 .482
1995–2010 John Markell 15† 280–267–56 .511
1975–1995 Jerry Welsh 20† 328–381–56 .465
1972–1975 Gerald Walford 3 41–46–4 .473
1970–1972 Dave Chambers 2 44–14–0 .759
1966–1970 Harry Neale 4 49–48–3 .505
1965–1966 Glen Sonmor 1 9–7–0 .563
1963–1965 Tom Bedecki 2 6–14–0 .300
Totals 9 coaches 56 seasons 936–922–168 .503

† John Markell coached the final 9 games of the 1994–95 season after Jerry Welsh resigned.

Statistical Leaders[18][]

Career points leaders[]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Pooley, PaulPaul Pooley 1980–1984 149 114 156 270 165
Meyers, RayRay Meyers 1970–1974 118 107 126 233 160
Kobryn, DaveDave Kobryn 1980–1984 154 72 151 223 194
Browne, AndyAndy Browne 1980–1984 139 104 108 212 134
Tilley, PaulPaul Tilley 1976–1980 150 81 131 212 177
Marson, LarryLarry Marson 1978–1982 143 82 128 210 49
Allworth, BruceBruce Allworth 1973–1976 94 71 114 185 222
Brebant, RickRick Brebant 1984–1987 111 75 108 183 178
Scanlon, TomTom Scanlon 1976–1980 145 76 101 177 215
Bartkiewicz, PeterPeter Bartkiewicz 1969–1973 115 86 88 174 68
Pooley, PerryPerry Pooley 1981–1984 152 85 89 174 151

Career goaltending leaders[]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 30 games played

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Nappier, TommyTommy Nappier 2017–Present 58 3343 33 14 7 107 8 .934 1.92
Caruso, DaveDave Caruso 2002–2006 96 5640 52 32 9 195 9 .919 2.07
Hjelle, BradyBrady Hjelle 2011–2013 42 2361 16 18 6 82 5 .933 2.08
Romeo, SeanSean Romeo 2017–2019 54 3189 30 17 7 118 5 .919 2.22
Maund, JeffJeff Maund 1997–1999 70 4139 42 22 4 162 3 .921 2.35

Statistics current through the start of the 2020–21 season.

Players[]

Current roster[]

As of September 17, 2020.[20]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Flag of Minnesota Marooney, JamesJames Marooney Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-08-16 Chaska, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL)
3 Flag of Wisconsin Peters, CollinCollin Peters Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-02-05 Sheboygan, Wisconsin Lincoln (USHL)
4 Flag of British Columbia Ahac, LaytonLayton Ahac Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-02-22 North Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL) , 86th overall 2019
7 Flag of Ontario McIntyre, EvanEvan McIntyre Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2000-10-17 Oakville, Ontario Penticton (BCHL)
8 Flag of Ukraine Fadyeyev, EugeneEugene Fadyeyev Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-10-08 Kiev, Ukraine Madison (USHL)
9 Flag of North Carolina Vidoli, DominicDominic Vidoli Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-23 Wake Forest, North Carolina Sioux City (USHL)
11 Flag of Illinois Sadlocha, KamilKamil Sadlocha Sophomore (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-04-12 Carpentersville, Illinois Madison (USHL)
12 Flag of Ohio Pooley, AustinAustin Pooley (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-07-31 Dublin, Ohio Youngstown (USHL)
13 Flag of New Hampshire Singleton, TateTate Singleton Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-09-05 West Lebanon, New Hampshire Central Illinois (USHL)
14 Flag of Michigan Messina, DaltonDalton Messina Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-03-29 Macomb, Michigan Youngstown (USHL)
16 Flag of Michigan Preston, QuinnQuinn Preston (A) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1997-10-21 Trenton, Michigan Dubuque (USHL)
17 Flag of Florida Cheremeta, MarkMark Cheremeta Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-12 Parkland, Florida Dubuque (USHL)
18 Flag of Texas Gildon, MichaelMichael Gildon Freshman (RS) F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2001-06-21 Plano, Texas USNTDP (USHL)
19 Flag of Georgia (U.S Jennings, MatthewMatthew Jennings Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1997-06-07 Buford, Georgia Green Bay (USHL)
20 Flag of New Jersey Cassidy, MattMatt Cassidy Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-07-31 Medford, New Jersey Youngstown (USHL)
21 Flag of New Hampshire Dunlap, JoeJoe Dunlap Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-11-30 Windham, New Hampshire Fargo (USHL)
24 Flag of Ontario O'Connell, RyanRyan O'Connell Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-04-25 Manotick, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) TOR, 203rd overall 2017
26 Flag of Alberta Leslie, JaedonJaedon Leslie Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-04 St. Albert, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL)
29 Flag of Sweden Westlund, GustafGustaf Westlund (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-12-12 Stockholm, Sweden Lincoln (USHL)
30 Flag of Pennsylvania Snowden, RyanRyan Snowden Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-03-06 Lincoln University, Pennsylvania Central Illinois (USHL)
31 Flag of Ohio Moyse, EvanEvan Moyse Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-06-18 Olmsted Falls, Ohio Wichita Falls (NAHL)
37 Flag of Missouri Nappier, TommyTommy Nappier Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-06-22 St. Louis, Missouri Omaha (USHL)
61 Flag of Michigan Gabriele, GrantGrant Gabriele (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-04-17 Brighton, Michigan Waterloo (USHL)
65 Flag of Michigan Regula, C. J.C. J. Regula Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-29 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Shreveport (NAHL)
71 Flag of Michigan Guzzo, PatrickPatrick Guzzo Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2001-11-27 Marysville, Michigan Waterloo (USHL)
74 Flag of Michigan Dickinson, RyanRyan Dickinson Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-09-29 Brighton, Michigan Shreveport (NAHL)
94 Flag of Norway Treloar, TravisTravis Treloar Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2001-05-12 Fredrikstad, Norway Lincoln (USHL)

Awards and honors[]

NCAA[]

Individual Awards[]

Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award

  • Brendon Kearney: 2019

NCAA Scoring Champion

All-Americans[]

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans


CCHA[]

Individual Awards[]

Player of the Year

Perani Cup

Best Defensive Defenseman

  • Doug Andress: 2004

Ilitch Humanitarian Award

Coach of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Terry Flanagan Memorial Award

  • Scott Titus: 2002
  • Tom Fritsche: 2007

Best Goaltender

Tournament Most Valuable Player

All-Conference Teams[]

First Team All-CCHA

Second Team All-CCHA

CCHA All-Rookie Team


Big Ten[]

Individual Awards[]

Defensive Player of the Year

  • Sasha Larocque: 2019

Goaltender of the Year

  • Tommy Nappier: 2019

Coach of the Year

All-Conference Teams[]

First Team All-Big Ten

Second Team All-Big Ten

  • 2015–16: Nick Schilkey, F
  • 2016–17: Christian Frey, G; Josh Healey, D; Nick Schilkey, F
  • 2017–18: Sean Romeo, G; Sasha Larocque, D; Mason Jobst, F
  • 2018–19: Sasha Larocque, D

Big Ten All-Rookie Team

  • 2013–14: Christian Frey, G; Drew Brevig, D; Nick Schilkey, F
  • 2014–15: Matthew Weis, F
  • 2015–16: Mason Jobst, F
  • 2017–18: Tommy Nappier, G
  • 2018–19: Gustaf Westlund, F


Ohio State Buckeyes Hall of Fame[]

The following is a list of people associated with the Ohio State men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Ohio State Buckeyes Hall of Fame.[21]

Olympians[]

This is a list of Ohio State alumni who have played on an Olympic team.[18]

Name Position Ohio State Tenure Team Year Finish
Andrè Signoretti Defenseman 1997–2001 Flag of Italy ITA 2006 11th
Ryan Kesler Center 2002–2003 Flag of the United States USA 2010 2Silver medal icon Silver

Buckeyes in the NHL[22][]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[23] = NHL All-Star[23] and NHL All-Star Team = Hall of Famers

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
John Albert Center WIN 2013–2014 0
Tom Askey Goaltender ANA 1997–1999 0
Mike Bales Goaltender BOS, OTT 1992–1997 0
Matt Bartkowski Defenseman BOS, VAN, CGY, MIN 2010–Present 0
Mike Blake Goaltender LAK 1981–1984 0
Sean Collins Defenseman WSH 2008–2012 0
Zac Dalpe Center CAR, VAN, BUF, MIN, CBJ 2010–Present 0
Ryan Dzingel Center OTT, CBJ, CAR 2015–Present 0
Corey Elkins Center LAK 2009–2010 0
Tanner Fritz Center NYI 2017–Present 0
Anthony Greco Right Wing FLA, NYR 2018–Present 0
Nate Guenin Center PHI, PIT, CBJ, ANA, COL 2006–2016 0
Cal Heeter Goaltender PHI 2013–2014 0
Ryan Kesler Center VAN, ANA 2003–2019 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Brian Loney Right Wing VAN 1995–1996 0
Jamie Macoun Defenseman CGY, TOR, DET 1982–1999 2
Jeff Madill Right Wing NJD 1990–1991 0
Dan Mandich Defenseman MNS 1982–1986 0
Max McCormick Left Wing OTT, CAR 2015–Present 0
Bill McKenzie Goaltender DET, KCS, COR 1973–1980 0
Éric Meloche Right Wing PIT, PHI 2001–2007 0
Rod Pelley Center NJD, ANA 2006–2012 0
Paul Pooley Forward WPG 1984–1986 0
Shane Sims Defenseman NYI 2010–2011 0
Dave Steckel Center WSH, NJD, TOR, ANA 2005–2014 0
Tyson Strachan Defenseman STL, FLA, WSH, BUF, MIN 2008–2016 0
R. J. Umberger Right Wing PHI, CBJ 2005–2016 0
Jim Witherspoon Defenseman LAK 1975–1976 0

WHA[]

One Buckeye played in the WHA.

Player Position Team(s) Years Avco Cups
Bill Reed Defenseman MIC/BAL, CAC 1974–1976 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. Ohio State Brand Guidelines. Retrieved on January 13, 2015.
  2. Pletsch, Fred (2008). "Season By Season", 2008–09 CCHA Media Guide and Record Book (PDF), Central Collegiate Hockey Association, 119–152. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 1998 NCAA Tournament. Inside College Hockey (April 2002).
  4. 1999 NCAA Tournament. Inside College Hockey (April 2002).
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ohio State Men's Hockey Team History. U.S. College Hockey Online (2011).
  6. Weston, Paula C. (March 20, 2004). Buckeyes Shock Wolverines For CCHA Title. U.S. College Hockey Online.
  7. 2009 NCAA Tournament. Inside College Hockey (April 2002).
  8. Connelly, Jim (March 28, 2009). Top-Seeded Boston University Storms Past Ohio State. U.S. College Hockey Online.
  9. Albright, David (February 14, 2006). On top of the ol' Tundra, a great day for hockey. ESPN.
  10. Staff. "Big Ten confirms plan to sponsor hockey starting in 2013–14 season", USCHO, March 21, 2011. 
  11. Dowd, James V. (December 16, 2011). CCHA: Midseason Report. Inside College Hockey.
  12. Holleran, Andrew. "Ohio State hockey's 11-game winless skid snapped against Western Michigan", The Lantern, February 12, 2012. 
  13. Holleran, Andrew. "Ohio State men's ice hockey slips from grace", The Lantern, February 28, 2012. 
  14. USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll: January 09, 2012. U.S. College Hockey Online (January 9, 2012).
  15. USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll: February 27, 2012. U.S. College Hockey Online (February 27, 2012).
  16. Atchison, John (March 5, 2012). Notre Dame Sweeps Ohio St Out of CCHA Playoffs, Faces Michigan Next. Yahoo! Sports.
  17. MEN'S HOCKEY ALL-TIME RECORDS. Ohio State Buckeyes.
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 Ohio State Men's Hockey Team Guide 2018-19. Ohio State Buckeyes.
  19. Rohlik becomes ninth head coach in program history.
  20. 2020–21 Roster. Ohio State Buckeyes.
  21. Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees. Ohio State Buckeyes.
  22. Alumni report for Ohio State University. Hockey DB.
  23. 23.0 23.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

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