Ohio State has the third-best defense in the nation, allowing 2.08 goals per game on average — a significant improvement over last year’s 30th-best blue line that allowed close to three goals per game.
The Buckeyes take the third-best defense (2.08) and the nation’s second-best combined special teams, including the best penalty kill in Division I, into the Frozen Four (photo: Omar Phillips).
The inaugural NCAA Midwest regional in Allentown, Pa., featured several subplots vying for attention (photo: Omar Phillips).
Seven years later, three-quarters of the 2011 men’s Frozen Four field is coming back to St. Paul, Minn.
Day 2 of the 2018 NCAA men’s hockey tournament gave two teams a return to the Frozen Four and put a third within striking distance.
After Notre Dame and Providence won in the East Regional and Air Force and Minnesota Duluth advanced in the West, the first two Frozen Four spots will be decided Saturday (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Check out our preview of the Midwest Regional, which includes Ohio State, Denver, Penn State and Princeton (photo: Rachel Lewis).
“There are no powerhouses in college hockey,” NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Committee chair Tom McGinnis says. “There’s lot of parity so it will be interesting to see how this year’s tournament plays out.” (photo: John Crouch)
Notre Dame, Cornell and Ohio State joined the Huskies as No. 1 regional seeds (photo: Jim Rosvold).
UMass Boston has announced the hiring of Cory Schneider as a new assistant coach. Schneider makes the short trip to UMass Boston from Wentworth, where he spent the past two season as an assistant coach. While with the Leopards, Schneider was charged with planning and running practices, recruiting, breaking down film, and helping to run … Read more
Ohio State has added a trio of coaches to its staff. Buckeye alums Dustin Carlson and Dave Caruso will serve as the team’s volunteer assistant coach and goaltending consultant, respectively, while Lee Harris is the team’s conditioning coach. “We are excited to have Dusty, Dave and Lee join our program, and it is especially nice … Read more
Four-time Big Ten champion Minnesota was tabbed the favorite in the 2017-18 Big Ten preseason coaches’ poll, the conference announced on Monday. The coaches also selected a 17-member Preseason Watch List, including a pair of unanimous honorees in Wisconsin forward Trent Frederic and Minnesota forward Tyler Sheehy. Last season, Minnesota claimed its fourth consecutive Big … Read more
Ohio State men’s hockey coach Steve Rohlik has named Steve Miller associate head coach, the team announced Friday.
Mark Strobel has been named the new associate head coach at Wisconsin. Strobel had previously been in the same role at Ohio State since the summer of 2015. “[Wisconsin is] where my heart has always been,” Strobel said in a news release. Strobel fills the void created June 13 when Don Granato left to become … Read more
JB Bittner, a two-time captain at Ohio State, is returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach. Bittner comes to Ohio State after serving as the associate head coach of the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL last season. Bittner, a forward for the Buckeyes from 2002 to 2005, has coaching experience at the … Read more
In a published report in the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State has reportedly requested bids to construct a new arena for its men’s and women’s hockey teams. Shaun Richard, OSU’s associate athletic director who handles hockey, said that the bids do not mean that an arena will be built soon – or ever. “We’re more just … Read more
Boston College has named Martin Jarmond, deputy director of athletics at Ohio State, as the school’s next director of athletics. He succeeds Brad Bates, who will become vice president of collegiate sports associates in June. “I am humbled and honored to serve as the William V. Campbell Director of Athletics at Boston College,” said Jarmond … Read more
North Dakota, Boston University, Minnesota Duluth and Ohio State are in the West Regional in Fargo, N.D., but does that mean the Fighting Hawks will have a “home” crowd behind them?
The Big Ten announced Monday that Ohio State senior defenseman Josh Healey has been suspended as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Wisconsin on March 17 at the Big Ten tournament. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 17:32 mark … Read more
The Bulldogs join Boston University, host North Dakota and Ohio State in Fargo, N.D.