Ohio State put it all together and Wisconsin paid the price when the Buckeyes stunned the No. 10 Badgers 7-1 in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday to advance to the Big Ten semifinals for a fourth straight season.
The Buckeyes (13-20-2), the No. 5 seed in the tourney, play at No. Read More
The postseason is here and it could be a quick exit for Ohio State. Or not.
Such is the nature of the up and down, in and out Buckeyes who may benefit from the Big Ten’s new playoff format when they play an elimination quarterfinal at No. 4 seed Wisconsin Read More
Ohio State is having a down season after making the NCAA tournament last season but the Buckeyes showed that at times they can compete with the best as evidenced by their games vs. top-ranked Michigan State at Munn Arena in East Lansing on Friday and Saturday.
They stunned the Spartans Read More
First, it was embarrassing. Then it was frustrating. Add it up and it was a miserable time in Happy Valley for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Budding NHL star Gavin McKenna, only a freshman, torched the Buckeyes for eight, yes, eight points in a 11-4 win on Friday before notching the Read More
Ryan Gordon scored twice to double his season output when Ohio State secured a 3-2 victory over No. 13 Wisconsin on Saturday to split the series at Value City Arena.
Gordon’ second score in the third period capped a gritty comeback after twice trailing to avenge a lackluster 4-2 loss Read More
Coming off losing two competitive home losses to No. 1 Michigan, Ohio State needed more than just moral victories when they traveled to Minneapolis to play Minnesota on Friday and Saturday.
While the Golden Gophers are having a down year, they still presented a worthy challenge based on their history Read More
Michigan entered the series at Value City Arena on Friday and Saturday full of hubris and swagger befitting a top-ranked team and left with two more notches on its belt.
The disappointing aspect for the Ohio State was the knowledge the Buckeyes could have altered the outcome, particularly the opener, Read More
Any momentum Ohio State carried with a modest two wins in a row was stalled when the Buckeyes, after opening the series at Notre Dame with a 4-2 win on Friday, suffered a disappointing 6-1 loss to the worst team in the conference the next night.
Ouch.
It begs the Read More
As disappointed as Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik was on Friday after a 6-2 loss to No. 2 Michigan State he was equally proud of the bounce-back fight, literally, the next night for a 2-1 win to earn a split of the series at Value City Arena.
His mood was Read More
Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik knew what to expect traveling northwest two-hours to the friendly-sounding Slater Family Ice Arena but otherwise hostile home to in-state rival Bowling Green.
The teams have been knocking heads for nearly 60 years and even though they are longer members of the same league, there Read More
