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Ohio State Men's Ice Hockey (2019 B1G Champions)

I'm just worried about getting by UM-D. Seeding be damned, they're essentially going to be playing before a home crowd. Hockey in Minnesota is like football in Ohio, and the casual fans will be rooting for "Minnesota Hockey." There'll be no support from the University of Minnesota contingent either as they've been against the BTHC from the beginning, and I doubt we'll get much love from the domer/tsun fans. As for the final, I'm torn. I think tsun is playing better hockey than the domers right now, and they'll definitely bring more fans. The domers look more beatable, and their all-world goalie has been giving up some goals down the stretch. As for Michigan, beating any team 6 times in a season is a tall order, and I'd hate for the one loss to come in the most important game of the year.
 
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Meanwhile, over on the Fredo board, they're talking about whether hockey will be disbanded and if the hockey arena could be converted to hoops. One day you're college hockey's "new dynasty" and the next you're talking about clubbing the program like a baby seal. Strikes and gutters, man. Strikes and gutters.

I have to admit that I had a half chub reading that thread.


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Ohio State’s Steve Rohlik named runner-up for national men’s hockey Coach of the Year

The Buckeyes lost out to Notre Dame... again.

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On Tuesday, the American Hockey Coaches Association announced that Notre Dame men’s hockey coach Jeff Jackson had won the 2018 Spencer Penrose Award as Division I Men’s Ice Hockey CCM/AHCA Coach of the Year. Jackson guided the Fighting Irish to Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, having previously won the award in 2007.

Ohio State’s Steve Rohlik was the honor’s runner-up after the Buckeyes (26-9-5) finished second to Notre Dame (27-9-2) in the regular season, and fell to ND in overtime, 3-2, in the B1G Tournament finals.

Rohlik took over as the head man in Columbus in the spring on 2013, after spending three seasons as the program’s associate head coach. Coming into this week’s national semifinals, he has a career record of 93-72-23, including the current campaign, the squad’s best in 20 years.

Entire article: https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...s-hockey-national-coach-of-the-year-runner-up
 
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Ohio State’s Steve Rohlik named runner-up for national men’s hockey Coach of the Year

The Buckeyes lost out to Notre Dame... again.

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On Tuesday, the American Hockey Coaches Association announced that Notre Dame men’s hockey coach Jeff Jackson had won the 2018 Spencer Penrose Award as Division I Men’s Ice Hockey CCM/AHCA Coach of the Year. Jackson guided the Fighting Irish to Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, having previously won the award in 2007.

Ohio State’s Steve Rohlik was the honor’s runner-up after the Buckeyes (26-9-5) finished second to Notre Dame (27-9-2) in the regular season, and fell to ND in overtime, 3-2, in the B1G Tournament finals.

Rohlik took over as the head man in Columbus in the spring on 2013, after spending three seasons as the program’s associate head coach. Coming into this week’s national semifinals, he has a career record of 93-72-23, including the current campaign, the squad’s best in 20 years.

Entire article: https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...s-hockey-national-coach-of-the-year-runner-up

Scarlet & Grey glasses and all, but I disagree. Notre Dame pretty much did exactly what every observer of college hockey expected them to do. Ohio State was supposed to be good but finish 5th in the conference and maybe make the tournament. Rohlik made them elite.
 
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Men’s Hockey: Ohio State eyes redemption in Final Four face-off against Minnesota-Duluth

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Few people gave the Ohio State men’s hockey team a chance to come out of its region when the NCAA men’s hockey tournament field was announced in early March. Despite capturing the top seed in the Midwest region, Ohio State was not viewed as the favorite by experts, who flocked to pick the defending national champion, Denver, to emerge as regional champions.

No other motivation was needed.

Ohio State rode that chip on its shoulder all the way to a Frozen Four appearance, its first since 1998 and second in program history. It might be surprising to some, but not to sophomore forward Tanner Laczynski, who is eager to prove the doubters wrong yet again.

“A lot of people overlooked us, even though we are a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament,” Laczynski said. “We go up against a team like Denver, who is highly touted. But to put five up on them and to only give up one, I think that’s unbelievable. It says a lot about our team. I think moving forward, teams are going to have to worry about us, not the other way around.”

Ohio State (26-9-5) will battle the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (23-16-3) in the first game of the Frozen Four at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a national championship berth on the line. It will be broadcast on ESPN2.

Minnesota Duluth enters the game as the West regional champion, having defeated Minnesota State and Air Force en route to its second consecutive Frozen Four appearance. Ohio State arrives in St. Paul having blasted Princeton and Denver by a combined score of 9-3.

Last year, the Bulldogs dispatched the Buckeyes in a 3-2 overtime decision in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Buckeyes have a chance to avenge the loss they endured a year ago, all while heading to a possible first-ever national championship on Saturday.

“Anytime you lose in a big tournament, you are going to remember it,” Laczynski said. “Not very many people get this opportunity to play the same team again in the NCAA tournament. I think that’s awesome for us, to get that revenge and that redemption.”

Redemption won’t come easy for the Buckeyes. Not against a talented Bulldog team that had five underclassmen represent the United States in the World Junior Hockey Championship.

Freshmen defensemen Scott Perunovich, Mikey Anderson and Dylan Samberg could be difference-makers on the blue line for the Bulldogs, while sophomore forwards Riley Tufte and Joey Anderson can make teams pay with their size and speed up front. Perunovich leads his team in points with 36, and Tufte has a team-high 16 goals.

Ohio State redshirt junior goalie Sean Romeo will likely see Tufte and Anderson in his crease come Thursday. However, Romeo has plenty of experience matched up against talented teams and players in the Big Ten, a conference with three teams in the Frozen Four.

“They’re a good team. I watched a little bit of them play against Air Force,” Romeo said. “They’re a skilled team, they got a lot of offensive power, but it’s nothing that we haven’t seen all year, so I know our defense will be ready and I’m excited for the challenge.”

Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/04/...final-four-face-off-against-minnesota-duluth/
 
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