Paula C. Weston

Hockey 101. Forecheck hard. Force the turnover. Score. Repeat. The Wolverines were the ones teaching that lesson Friday night, as Ohio State got schooled for the first ten minutes of Michigan’s 4-0 win, allowing three goals on four shots, two from turnovers in its own zone. John Shouneyia had a hand in three of the … Read more

Ferris State came out flying and outshot Ohio State, 33-21, in the last regular-season meeting between these two clustermates, but the tenacious Buckeyes came from behind to win this one, 4-3, evening the season series 2-2-0 and securing their third weekend sweep of the season. The Bulldogs came out with jump and took an early … Read more

Mike McCormick netted two first-period goals to give Ohio State the early lead over Ferris State, as the Buckeyes went on to beat the Bulldogs 5-2, snapping OSU’s seven-game winless streak and reversing the two teams’ positions in the middle of the CCHA standings. Miguel Lafleche had the game-winner, a shorthanded tally that broke the … Read more

After losing a 3-1 lead Friday night, allowing Ohio State to take a point in a 3-3 tie, Spartan John-Michael Liles put his own spin on a hockey standard. “A two-goal lead is the worst in hockey,” said Liles, “and it was proven here tonight.” Perhaps the Buckeyes should have read all about it. After … Read more

Midway through the third period in Friday’s game between the Michigan State and Ohio State, the Buckeyes had to feel as though history would never stop repeating. Down 3-1 after Adam Hall’s top-shelfer, one week after losing two games to MSU in East Lansing — and scoring just one goal in each — something extraordinary … Read more

After dropping a hard-fought 3-2 decision to Ohio State on Friday night, the Yale Bulldogs bounced back and rolled past Ohio State, 6-2, on Sunday. Denis Nam and Joe Callahan each notched a goal and an assist, and Vin Hellemeyer scored two — including a shorthander with just 12 seconds left in the game. Peter … Read more

The Ohio State Buckeyes’ 3-2 win Friday over the Yale Bulldogs was a tight, defensive game, after which one coach was pleased with his team’s efforts, while the other was not. You might be surprised which was which. “That game was sort of typical of our entire season,” said Yale head coach Tim Taylor. “We’ve … Read more

After sweating out a 1-1 tie with Lake Superior State the night before, the Ohio State Buckeyes blanked the Lakers 5-0, earning goaltender Mike Betz his fifth shutout of the season, a team record for OSU. “A shutout is another gauge of your team’s play,” said Betz. “As a goaltender, you look at save percentages … Read more

In a game that was as exciting as watching gelatin congeal, cellar-dwelling Lake Superior State tied No. 14 Ohio State 1-1 in Value City Arena. Both goals were scored less than a minute apart early in the first, leaving fans to watch a full 60 minutes of scoreless, relatively uninspired hockey. Daymen Bencharski scored the … Read more

Northern Michigan lived up to its reputation for work ethic, rallying to beat Maine 5-4 in a hard-fought final at the second Everblades College Classic in Estero, Fla. The Wildcats won their second one-goal decision of the weekend on Bryce Cockburn’s third-period goal.

After an embarrassing 6-2 loss Saturday to Maine, the Ohio State Buckeyes rebounded with a 2-0 shutout of the Cornell Big Red in the consolation game of the Everblades College Classic. The win, which snapped OSU’s three-game losing streak, was the first ever for the Buckeyes in the tournament, now in its second year. OSU … Read more

Bryce Cockburn was the beginning and the end for Northern Michigan, scoring the Wildcats’ first and last goals as NMU topped Cornell in double overtime in the first game of the second annual Everblades Classic in Estero, Fla.