The 2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season was the 57th season of play for the program and the 7th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes represented the Ohio State University and were coached by Steve Rohlik, in his 7th season.
| 2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IceBreaker Invitational, Champion | |
| Conference | T–2nd Big Ten |
| Home ice | Value City Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | 10 |
| USA Today | 10 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 20–11–5 |
| Conference | 11–9–4–1 |
| Home | 11–3–4 |
| Road | 7–7–0 |
| Neutral | 2–1–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Steve Rohlik |
| Assistant coaches | Steve Miller J. B. Bittner Dustin Carlson |
| Captain(s) | Ronnie Hein |
| Alternate captain(s) | Carson Meyer Tanner Laczynski Austin Pooley |
| Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]
Roster edit
As of September 3, 2019.[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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James Marooney | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-08-16 | Chaska, Minnesota | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Collin Peters | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-02-05 | Sheboygan, Wisconsin | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Layton Ahac | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-02-22 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 5 | 
|
Gordi Myer | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 1996-02-28 | Sylvania, Ohio | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 7 |
|
Wyatt Ege | Senior (RS) | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1995-03-19 | Elk River, Minnesota | Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (WCHA) | — |
| 8 | 
|
Eugene Fadyeyev | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-10-08 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 9 | 
|
Tanner Laczynski (A) | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-06-01 | Shorewood, Illinois | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | PHI, 169th overall 2016 |
| 11 |
|
Kamil Sadlocha | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-04-12 | Carpentersville, Illinois | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Miguel Fidler | Senior (RS) | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1996-03-14 | Edina, Minnesota | Madison Capitols (USHL) | FLA, 143rd overall 2014 |
| 13 | 
|
Tate Singleton | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1998-09-05 | West Lebanon, New Hampshire | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — |
| 14 |
|
Austin Pooley (A) | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1996-07-31 | Dublin, Ohio | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 16 | 
|
Quinn Preston | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1997-10-21 | Trenton, Michigan | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 17 |
|
Sam McCormick | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-02-20 | De Pere, Wisconsin | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 18 | 
|
Michael Gildon | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 2001-06-21 | Plano, Texas | USNTDP (USHL) | — |
| 19 | 
|
Matthew Jennings | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 1997-06-07 | Buford, Georgia | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 24 | 
|
Ryan O'Connell | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-04-25 | Manotick, Ontario | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | TOR, 203rd overall 2017 |
| 26 | 
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Jaedon Leslie | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1998-08-04 | St. Albert, Alberta | Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) | — |
| 29 | 
|
Gustaf Westlund | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-12-12 | Stockholm, Sweden | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — |
| 30 | 
|
Ryan Snowden | Freshman | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1998-03-06 | Lincoln University, Pennsylvania | Central Illinois Flying Aces (HEA) | — |
| 31 |
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Evan Moyse | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-06-18 | Olmsted Falls, Ohio | Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) | — |
| 37 | 
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Tommy Nappier | Junior | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1998-06-22 | St. Louis, Missouri | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 40 |
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Ronnie Hein (C) | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1997-01-22 | Chelsea, Michigan | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 44 |
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Dalton Messina | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-03-29 | Macomb, Michigan | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 50 |
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Matt Miller | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 1995-08-22 | East Palestine, Ohio | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 61 |
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Grant Gabriele | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 1997-04-17 | Brighton, Michigan | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 65 |
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C. J. Regula | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1998-05-29 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) | — |
| 72 |
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Carson Meyer (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-08-18 | Powell, Ohio | Miami RedHawks (NCHC) | CBJ, 179th overall 2017 |
Standings edit
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #9 Penn State | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 79 | 70 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 121 | 88 | |
| #10 Ohio State | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 91 | 80 | |
| #17 Michigan | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 92 | 72 | |
| #18 Minnesota | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 66 | 62 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 95 | 94 | |
| Notre Dame | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 90 | 91 | |
| Michigan State | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 82 | |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 63 | 89 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 110 | 124 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results edit
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 6 | 5:00 PM | vs. Western Ontario* | #12 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Exhibition) | Moyse | W 5–2 | 2,809 | ||||
| IceBreaker Invitational | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 5:00 PM | vs. #14 Western Michigan* | #12 | Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Semifinal) | Nappier | T 2–2 SOW | - | 0–0–1 | |||
| October 12 | 5:00 PM | vs. RIT* | #12 | Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Championship) | Nappier | W 3–1 | - | 1–0–1 | |||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Omaha* | #12 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | W 3–2 | 3,906 | 2–0–1 | |||
| October 19 | 5:00 PM | vs. Omaha* | #12 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | L 1–2 | 4,385 | 2–1–1 | |||
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst* | #15 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Nappier | W 7–2 | 1,203 | 3–1–1 | |||
| October 26 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst* | #15 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Nappier | W 3–1 | 978 | 4–1–1 | |||
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. Michigan | #13 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | W 3–2 | 6,317 | 5–1–1 (1–0–0–0) | |||
| November 2 | 5:00 PM | vs. Michigan | #13 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | W 2–1 | 7,517 | 6–1–1 (2–0–0–0) | |||
| November 8 | 8:10 PM | at #5 Notre Dame | #9 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Nappier | L 2–3 OT | 4,740 | 6–2–1 (2–1–0–0) | ||
| November 9 | 7:05 PM | at #5 Notre Dame | #9 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Nappier | L 1–2 | 4,858 | 6–3–1 (2–2–0–0) | |||
| November 22 | 7:07 PM | at #6 Penn State | #11 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Nappier | L 4–5 | 5,739 | 6–4–1 (2–3–0–0) | |||
| November 16 | 6:07 PM | at #6 Penn State | #11 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Snowden | W 4–3 | 5,213 | 7–4–1 (3–3–0–0) | |||
| November 30 | 5:00 PM | vs. #20 Michigan State | #11 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Snowden | W 3–1 | 4,251 | 8–4–1 (4–3–0–0) | |||
| December 1 | 2:31 PM | vs. #20 Michigan State | #11 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Nappier | W 2–0 | 4,222 | 9–4–1 (5–3–0–0) | ||
| December 6 | 8:01 PM | vs. Minnesota | #7 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | W 3–2 OT | 5,321 | 10–4–1 (6–3–0–0) | |||
| December 7 | 8:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | #7 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | T 1–1 3x3L | 3,816 | 10–4–2 (6–3–1–0) | |||
| December 27 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate* | #6 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | W 3–2 | 4,651 | 11–4–2 (6–3–1–0) | |||
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. Colgate* | #6 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | W 3–0 | 4,490 | 12–4–2 (6–3–1–0) | |||
| Fortress Invitational | |||||||||||
| January 3 | 11:35 PM | vs. #2 Cornell* | #6 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Semifinal) | Nappier | L 2–5 | 3,735 | 12–5–2 (6–3–1–0) | |||
| January 5 | 12:05 AM | vs. #20 Army* | #6 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Third Place) | Nappier | W 2–1 OT | 4,769 | 13–5–2 (6–3–1–0) | |||
| January 10 | 9:00 PM | at Wisconsin | #8 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | ESPNU | Nappier | W 4–2 | 8,869 | 14–5–2 (7–3–1–0) | ||
| January 11 | 8:00 PM | at Wisconsin | #8 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW+ | Snowden | L 2–5 | 12,192 | 14–6–2 (7–4–1–0) | ||
| January 17 | 6:00 PM | vs. #18 Notre Dame | #9 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Snowden | T 4–4 SOL | 7,507 | 14–6–3 (7–4–2–0) | ||
| January 18 | 5:00 PM | vs. #18 Notre Dame | #9 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Snowden | W 2–1 | 9,835 | 15–6–3 (8–4–2–0) | |||
| January 24 | 8:00 PM | at Minnesota | #6 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | FSN+ | Nappier | L 3–6 | 7,489 | 15–7–3 (8–5–2–0) | ||
| January 25 | 8:30 PM | at Minnesota | #6 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | BTN | Nappier | L 1–4 | 8,426 | 15–8–3 (8–6–2–0) | ||
| January 31 | 7:30 PM | at Michigan | #11 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Nappier | L 2–3 | 5,800 | 15–9–3 (8–7–2–0) | |||
| February 1 | 7:30 PM | at Michigan | #11 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Nappier | W 4–1 | 5,800 | 16–9–3 (9–7–2–0) | |||
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 Penn State | #13 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | T 2–2 SOW | 7,704 | 16–9–4 (9–7–3–1) | |||
| February 8 | 5:00 PM | vs. #9 Penn State | #13 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Nappier | L 3–6 | 9,295 | 16–10–4 (9–8–3–1) | |||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | #12 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Nappier | W 1–0 | 6,376 | 17–10–4 (10–8–3–1) | |||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | #12 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Nappier | W 4–2 | 6,746 | 18–10–4 (11–8–3–1) | |||
| February 28 | 6:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #10 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Nappier | L 2–3 | 6,229 | 18–11–4 (11–9–3–1) | ||
| February 29 | 8:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #10 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Nappier | T 3–3 3x3L | 9,152 | 18–11–5 (11–9–4–1) | ||
| Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #14 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Big Ten Quarterfinals) | BTN+ | Nappier | W 9–1 | 1,694 | 19–11–5 (11–9–4–1) | ||
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #11 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Big Ten Quarterfinals) | BTN+ | Nappier | W 2–1 OT | 2,626 | 20–11–5 (11–9–4–1) | ||
| Remainder of Tournament Cancelled | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring Statistics edit
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Laczynski | C | 36 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 22 |
| Carson Meyer | RW | 35 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 26 |
| Quinn Preston | F | 34 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 35 |
| Gustaf Westlund | C | 34 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 43 |
| Ronnie Hein | C | 35 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 |
| Tate Singleton | F | 36 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 |
| Matt Miller | D | 26 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| Gordi Myer | D | 36 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| Grant Gabriele | D | 36 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Wyatt Ege | D | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| Austin Pooley | C | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| Jaedon Leslie | F | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Connell | D | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Miguel Fidler | LW | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Eugene Fadyeyev | F | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| Sam McCormick | RW | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Matthew Jennings | C | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Gildon | LW | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| C. J. Regula | D | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Layton Ahac | D | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| Colin Peters | F | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Kamil Sadlocha | C | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| James Marooney | D | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Nappier | G | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Snowden | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Messina | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | 102 | 162 | 264 | 313 |
Goaltending statistics edit
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Nappier | 32 | 1912 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 884 | 3 | .932 | 2.04 |
| Ryan Snowden | 5 | 261 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 105 | 0 | .905 | 2.52 |
| Empty Net | - | 21 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 2196 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 82 | 989 | 3 | .923 | 2.24 |
Rankings edit
| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
| USA Today | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Players drafted into the NHL edit
2020 NHL Entry Draft edit
| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 58 | Mason Lohrei† | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | 136 | Jakub Dobes† | Montreal Canadiens |
† incoming freshman
References edit
- ^ "Big Ten Statement on Competitions, Recruiting". Big Ten Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Roster". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Ohio State Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.