Paula C. WestonOhio State’s quick start did little to deter Miami as the RedHawks came from behind to beat the Buckeyes 2-1 in the last game of the season at Value City Arena. John Albert’s goal 40 seconds in gave OSU the very early 1-0 lead, but Alexandre Lacombe evened the score for Miami 15 minutes later … Read more
Red Carpet Time Now that the writers’ strike is over and the Academy Awards are safe, I think it only fitting to return to what all writers should be doing all the time: handing out hardware. Player of the Year Last year when I gave out this award, I didn’t think anything could top the … Read more
With little but pride on the line for the remainder of this disappointing season, the Buckeyes proved that nothing’s really over until it’s over. With less than one second left on the clock, Tommy Goebel tipped in John Albert’s shot from the right point to lift Ohio State over Northern Michigan, 3-2. “Johnny made a … Read more
Apparently, there is little that Northern Michigan goaltender Brian Stewart can’t do. Not only did the sophomore make 46 saves in his second consecutive shutout, but the goalie had an assist on NMU’s empty-net goal at 19:09 in the Wildcats’ 2-0 win over Ohio State. However, a second straight blanking a of Big Ten team … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day! Enthusiasm? About Valentine’s Day? From this girl reporter? Over the years, I’ve made it clear that Valentine’s Day is every bitter, divorced, middle-aged hockey writer’s least favorite holiday … and yet already I’ve broken with personal conviction and mentioned the Hallmark holiday by name three times in this column. I sense your … Read more
A Tale of One and Two No. 2 Michigan travels to No. 1 Miami this week, the match that many CCHA fans have anticipated eagerly for much of the season. The teams are just one point apart in the league standings, are Nos. 1 and 2 nationally in both scoring offense and defense, and their … Read more
Peter Boyd scored two third-period goals to push Ohio State past the Bowling Green Falcons, 4-2, giving OSU just their second home win of the season and a weekend split with their instate rivals. While Scott Paluch and John Markell disagreed in their assessment of Friday’s 5-2 Falcon win, the two head coaches used the … Read more
With two goal performances from Jacob Cepis and Derek Whitmore, the Bowling Green Falcons beat the Ohio State Buckeyes, 5-2, to lift themselves one game above .500 in CCHA and overall play. Cepis’ goals came 2:12 apart in game time, the first in the final two minutes of the second period and the second in … Read more
“Although Thy Breath Be Rude” For much of the geographic area of the CCHA, Tuesday and Wednesday were extraordinarily windy days. Many folks throughout Michigan and Ohio were left without power, nearly 60,000 in Detroit alone. A rare January tornado ripped through Indiana. There are several theories to explain what happened midweek throughout the Midwest. … Read more
How to Announce Your Presence with Authority in One Easy Step So, you’re playing in a league that some people call fluffy because the conference name doesn’t begin with a “W” and you rarely play regular-season games in New England. Even though your fourth-place team from a year ago took the national championship. Even though … Read more
After two close periods of hockey, the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans broke it open with three third-period goals to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes, 4-0, and earn their first sweep in Columbus since January of 2004. Junior goaltender Jeff Lerg stopped all 23 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season. Matt … Read more
Nick Sucharski’s second-period goal knocked the life out of Ohio State, and Jeff Lerg’s third-period save on a Buckeyes’ breakaway prevented resurrection as No. 7 Michigan State beat Ohio State, 4-1, in Columbus. “I thought it was a pretty good game,” said MSU coach Rick Comley. “I thought a key point in the hockey game … Read more
First Congratulations to Lake Superior State. With an uncharacteristic offensive output, the Lakers beat the visiting Bowling Green Falcons, 4-1, Saturday night, to claim their first CCHA victory of the season. Saturday night’s hero was Simon Gysbers, a sophomore defenseman who had the offensive game of his life. Gysbers had a goal and three assists … Read more
With 13 freshmen in the game, the Ohio State Buckeyes scored two early and held on to outlast the U.S. National Under-18 Team, 3-2, in exhibition play. Senior John Dingle, freshman Sergio Somma and junior Nick Biondo had the OSU goals with freshman netminder Dustin Carlson stopping 23 shots. Jeremy Morin and Ryan Bourque had … Read more
Zero Lake Superior has three points to show for 12 CCHA games, but the last-place Lakers have yet to beat a conference opponent. On the road last weekend, the Lakers lost spectacularly to No. 10 Michigan State, 8-2, before earning — and I mean earning — a 3-3 tie the following night. After the loss, … Read more
For the Ohio State Buckeyes, Christmas came a little late — but it did arrive, finally. With a sustained, physical effort and a dominating presence in the neutral zone, the Buckeyes beat the Alaska Nanooks, 5-2, for OSU’s first home CCHA win of the season. “I think we played a good game,” said head coach … Read more
With balanced scoring and a 31-save performance from senior goaltender Wylie Rogers, the Alaska Nanooks defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 4-2, for their first win in Columbus since Feb. 22, 2003, and the first UA road win over OSU for this year’s Nanook seniors. The victory was also the second for UA over OSU in … Read more
The Good Congratulations Ferris State, Miami and Michigan for midseason championship titles! And thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The CCHA had much on the line at midseason, even if no one wanted to admit it. Many people still think that Michigan State somehow stole the national championship from far superior competitors; these … Read more
The power play, the penalty kill and a little luck; that’s what it took for the No. 1 Miami RedHawks to beat Ohio State, 3-2, for the championship title of the fourth annual Ohio Hockey Classic. After exchanging goals with the Buckeyes through the first 32:08 minutes of the game, scoring one on a power … Read more
With sophomore Ryan Lasch’s first career hat trick and Dan Dunn’s second career victory, the No. 16 St. Cloud State Huskies defeated the No. 15 Harvard Crimson, 4-1, to capture third place in the fourth annual Ohio Hockey Classic in Value City Arena. Lasch netted a pair of nearly identical power-play goals, assisted by Andreas … Read more