Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey

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Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey
Current season
Ohio State Buckeyes athletic logo
UniversityOhio State University
ConferenceBig Ten
Head coachSteve Rohlik
11th season, 183–143–39 (.555)
Assistant coaches
ArenaValue City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
ColorsScarlet and gray[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1998, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1972, 2004
Conference regular season championships
1972, 2019
Current uniform

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[edit]

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey program began in 1963, the team played at the new Ohio State 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) Ohio State 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[edit]

Main article: List of Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey seasons

Source:[17]

Records vs. Big Ten teams[edit]

As of the 2021-22 season[18]

School Team Away Arena Overall record Win % Home Away Last Result
University of Michigan Wolverines Yost Ice Arena 44–85–14 .362 23–37–6 18–43–8 3-0 L
Michigan State University Spartans Munn Ice Arena 46–89–13 .350 24–36–6 17–47–7 5-1 W
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers 3M Arena at Mariucci 7–30–4 .225 4–9–1 2–16–3 4-1 L
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish Compton Family Ice Arena 37–36–10 .512 19–16–6 15–18–4 3-2 L
Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions Pegula Ice Arena 16–10–2 .593 8–5–1 7–4–1 4-1 W
University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers Kohl Center 17–18–3 .473 8–6–1 8–6–2 4-3 W

Coaches[edit]

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[edit]

As of completion of 2022–23 season[5]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2013–present Steve Rohlik 10 183–143–39 .555
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 60 seasons 986–970–174 .504

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

Statistical leaders[edit]

[18]

Career points leaders[edit]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Paul Pooley 1980–1984 149 114 156 270 165
Ray Meyers 1970–1974 118 107 126 233 160
Dave Kobryn 1980–1984 154 72 151 223 194
Andy Browne 1980–1984 139 104 108 212 134
Paul Tilley 1976–1980 150 81 131 212 177
Larry Marson 1978–1982 143 82 128 210 49
Bruce Allworth 1973–1976 94 71 114 185 222
Rick Brebant 1984–1987 111 75 108 183 178
Tom Scanlon 1976–1980 145 76 101 177 215
Peter Bartkiewicz 1969–1973 115 86 88 174 68
Perry Pooley 1981–1984 152 85 89 174 151

Career goaltending leaders[edit]

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
Dave Caruso 2002–2006 96 5640 52 32 9 195 9 .919 2.07
Brady Hjelle 2011–2013 42 2361 16 18 6 82 5 .933 2.08
Sean Romeo 2017–2019 54 3189 30 17 7 118 5 .919 2.22
Tommy Nappier 2017–Present 82 4678 40 30 8 180 8 .925 2.31
Jeff Maund 1997–1999 70 4139 42 22 4 162 3 .921 2.35

Statistics current through the start of the 2021–22 season.

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

As of July 6, 2023.[20]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 British Columbia Logan Terness Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-09-01 North Vancouver, British Columbia UConn (HEA) —
2 Ohio Nathan McBrayer Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2004-05-11 Dublin, Ohio Muskegon (USHL) —
4 Michigan John Larkin Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-26 Northville, Michigan Austin (NAHL) —
6 Colorado Mason Klee Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-10-04 Castle Rock, Colorado RPI (ECAC) —
7 Texas Brent Johnson Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-03-20 Dallas, Texas North Dakota (NCHC) WSH, 80th overall 2021
8 Michigan Scooter Brickey Graduate D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-05-27 Burtchville, Michigan Western Michigan (NCHC) —
9 Massachusetts Riley Hughes Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-06-27 Westwood, Massachusetts Northeastern (ECAC) NYR, 216th overall 2018
10 Wisconsin Thomas Weis Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-02-08 Madison, Wisconsin Madison (USHL) —
12 Missouri Caden Brown Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-06-22 St. Louis, Missouri Waterloo (USHL) —
14 Michigan Dalton Messina Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-03-29 Macomb, Michigan Youngstown (USHL) —
15 Tennessee Cam Thiesing Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2001-03-26 Nashville, Tennessee Green Bay (USHL) —
16 Wisconsin Max Montes Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-09-01 Hartland, Wisconsin Dubuque (USHL) —
18 Texas Michael Gildon Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2001-06-21 Plano, Texas NTDP (USHL) —
19 Maryland Stephen Halliday Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-07-02 Glenwood, Maryland Dubuque (USHL) OTT, 104th overall 2022
20 New Jersey Matt Cassidy Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-07-31 Medford, New Jersey Youngstown (USHL) —
21 New Hampshire Joe Dunlap Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-11-30 Windham, New Hampshire Fargo (USHL) —
23 Arizona Davis Burnside Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-09-22 Scottsdale, Arizona Dubuque (USHL) —
25 California Sam Deckhut Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2002-04-02 San Diego, California Sioux City (USHL) —
28 Ontario William Smith Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2003-03-29 Toronto, Ontario Omaha (USHL) —
29 Georgia (U.S. state) Ryan Gordon Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-05-05 Duluth, Georgia Sioux Falls (USHL) —
34 Colorado Reilly Herbst Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-17 Niwot, Colorado Omaha (USHL) —
44 Sweden Theo Wallberg Freshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2003-12-04 Stockholm, Sweden Dubuque (USHL) OTT, 168th overall 2022
60 Michigan Kristoffer Eberly Graduate G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 2002-12-10 Pinckney, Michigan Green Bay (USHL) —
71 Michigan Patrick Guzzo Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2001-11-27 Marysville, Michigan Waterloo (USHL) —
91 New Hampshire Jake Dunlap Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-12-05 Windham, New Hampshire New Hampshire (HEA) —
93 New Jersey Damien Carfagna Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-12-12 Wood-Ridge, New Jersey New Hampshire (HEA) —

Awards and honors[edit]

NCAA[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

All-Americans[edit]

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

CCHA[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

All-Conference Teams[edit]

First Team All-CCHA

Second team all-ccha

CCHA All-Rookie Team

Big Ten[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

All-Conference Teams[edit]

First Team All-Big Ten

Second team all-big ten

Big Ten All-Rookie Team

Ohio State Buckeyes Hall of Fame[edit]

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[edit]

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 Italy ITA 2006 11th
Ryan Kesler Center 2002–2003 United States USA 2010  Silver
Matt Tomkins Goaltender 2013–2017 Canada CAN 2022 6th

Buckeyes in the NHL[edit]

As of July 1, 2023.

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[22] = NHL All-Star[22] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of Famers

WHA[edit]

One Buckeye played in the WHA.

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