Miami hockey to host Ohio State
By: Chris Rule, Staff Writer
Issue date: 2/14/06
Section: Sports
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Miami goaltenders, Charlie Effinger and Jeff Zatkoff, rank first and second in the CCHA for goals against average.
</td> </tr> </table></td></tr></table>The RedHawks face a familiar foe when they take the ice this Tuesday at the Goggin. The meeting with in-state rival Ohio State University will be their fifth face-off with the Buckeyes this season.
"We play them at least four times a year so we know the type of team they (are) and how they play," said captain Andy Greene. "Every time we play them it ends up being who wants it more, not some sort of scheme we use."
Miami won the first three games of this year\'s series but lost the fourth, 3-0 on the road to the Buckeyes in mid-January. When playing in the familiar confines of the soon-to-be demolished Goggin Ice Arena, the Red and White hold a 32-19-3 record versus the Scarlet and Gray.
The struggling Buckeyes have lost their last three games, including a 4-2 drubbing at the hands of No. 4 Wisconsin this past weekend in front of more than 40,000 fans at Lambeau Field.
The RedHawks, on the other hand, are well rested after a weekend free of competition.
"We had a few guys banged up," Greene said. "It\'s a good time of the year to have a week off because we needed some rest."
In order to beat the Buckeyes, the RedHawks must unleash their firepower against Dave Caruso, who is currently third in the CCHA in goals against average, behind Miami\'s own tandem of Charlie Effinger and Jeff Zatkoff.
"We know he is a good goalie and will make a lot of saves," Greene said. "The kinds of goals we get on him are what we call ugly goals, usually just hard work and maybe a lucky bounce."
Though the outcome of the game remains uncertain, fans can count on a physical game. Senior Nate Guenin, who recently moved to sixth place in penalty minutes in the Ohio State record book, leads Ohio State.
The first meeting between the teams this year exhibited a record 178 penalty minutes - more than 100 of them tacked onto the Buckeyes.
"I don\'t think there is any bad blood," said head coach Enrico Blasi. "It is just an intense rivalry, two very good teams battling it out each night."
The game has already sold out to ticket seekers, though students can still get in with an ID, as long as you get there early enough. Students began waiting over two hours in advance for the last home series against Alaska Fairbanks.
"(The crowd) gets us going every night," Greene said. "You know how it is, it sometimes gets so loud in there you can\'t even think and we feed off of that."
Miami currently is holding on to a No. 2 national ranking and the top spot in the CCHA. Despite this, the team is following Blasi\'s mantra that they haven\'t accomplished anything until the tournament.
"Right now, we have a good opportunity to win a championship and we want to win every game we can," Greene said. "As of right now, this year has been unbelievable and we are only looking to make it better."
Blasi expressed similar thoughts.
"It\'s always been that we need to play our best hockey," Blasi said. "It\'s important that we peak at the right time."
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Miami goaltenders, Charlie Effinger and Jeff Zatkoff, rank first and second in the CCHA for goals against average.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The RedHawks face a familiar foe when they take the ice this Tuesday at the Goggin. The meeting with in-state rival Ohio State University will be their fifth face-off with the Buckeyes this season.
"We play them at least four times a year so we know the type of team they (are) and how they play," said captain Andy Greene. "Every time we play them it ends up being who wants it more, not some sort of scheme we use."
Miami won the first three games of this year's series but lost the fourth, 3-0 on the road to the Buckeyes in mid-January. When playing in the familiar confines of the soon-to-be demolished Goggin Ice Arena, the Red and White hold a 32-19-3 record versus the Scarlet and Gray.
The struggling Buckeyes have lost their last three games, including a 4-2 drubbing at the hands of No. 4 Wisconsin this past weekend in front of more than 40,000 fans at Lambeau Field.
The RedHawks, on the other hand, are well rested after a weekend free of competition.
"We had a few guys banged up," Greene said. "It's a good time of the year to have a week off because we needed some rest."
In order to beat the Buckeyes, the RedHawks must unleash their firepower against Dave Caruso, who is currently third in the CCHA in goals against average, behind Miami's own tandem of Charlie Effinger and Jeff Zatkoff.
"We know he is a good goalie and will make a lot of saves," Greene said. "The kinds of goals we get on him are what we call ugly goals, usually just hard work and maybe a lucky bounce."
Though the outcome of the game remains uncertain, fans can count on a physical game. Senior Nate Guenin, who recently moved to sixth place in penalty minutes in the Ohio State record book, leads Ohio State.
The first meeting between the teams this year exhibited a record 178 penalty minutes - more than 100 of them tacked onto the Buckeyes.
"I don't think there is any bad blood," said head coach Enrico Blasi. "It is just an intense rivalry, two very good teams battling it out each night."
The game has already sold out to ticket seekers, though students can still get in with an ID, as long as you get there early enough. Students began waiting over two hours in advance for the last home series against Alaska Fairbanks.
"(The crowd) gets us going every night," Greene said. "You know how it is, it sometimes gets so loud in there you can't even think and we feed off of that."
Miami currently is holding on to a No. 2 national ranking and the top spot in the CCHA. Despite this, the team is following Blasi's mantra that they haven't accomplished anything until the tournament.
"Right now, we have a good opportunity to win a championship and we want to win every game we can," Greene said. "As of right now, this year has been unbelievable and we are only looking to make it better."
Blasi expressed similar thoughts.
"It's always been that we need to play our best hockey," Blasi said. "It's important that we peak at the right time."
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