Paula C. Weston

Ohio State jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period, but Miami scored two unanswered second-period goals and capped the night with an empty-netter to win the final regular-season game for each team, 3-1. Matt Chandler recorded the game winner for Miami, his first goal of the season. Jason Deskins and Derek Richardson … Read more

The Ohio State Buckeyes jumped out to a 3-0 through the early going in the second period and held on to beat the Miami RedHawks 4-1 in Value City Arena. For OSU, Daymen Bencharski had two goals in the game, R.J. Umberger registered a goal and two helpers, and Scott May broke his nine-game goal-scoring … Read more

As in Friday’s contest, Michigan scored three goals in the first ten minutes of the game, but Ohio State battled until the final buzzer in Michigan’s 6-3 win in Yost Arena. Eric Nystrom had two goals — including the game-winner — and Mike Komisarek registered three assists in the win. R.J. Umberger had two for … Read more

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