As it turned out, Ohio State had the perfect opponent in Wisconsin to open the Big Ten season.
Last season, the Buckeyes were mired in last place with one win in 18 conference games when the fourth-ranked Badgers come to Columbus in February only to be beaten twice.
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Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik was prophetic following a 3-3 tie in the season opener against American International College on Friday at Value City Arena when he suggested the Buckeyes would have to score by committee to be successful rather than rely on a few stars.
He had seen freshman Read More
Ohio State entered the semifinal game of the Big Ten tournament at Michigan State on Saturday confident it could not only play with the Spartans but beat the fourth-ranked team in the country.
In the process, the Buckeyes were planned on becoming the first No. 7 seed in tournament history Read More
The Ohio State team that was easy picking for two-thirds of the season is nothing like the monster that is making a surprising run in the Big Ten tournament after a stunning quarterfinal series win over fifth-ranked Wisconsin.
The Buckeyes (14-19-4) won the best-of-three series with a 3-1 victory in Read More
Ohio State entered the final two games of the regular season knowing it would finish last in the Big Ten but based on the Buckeyes’ recent play they hoped the series against Penn State at Value City Arena would be the kind of momentum-booster that would carry into the Big Read More
Proving that its stunning home sweep of No. 4 Wisconsin on Feb. 16 and 17 was no fluke, Ohio State went to East Lansing, Mich., and once again beat the newest fourth-ranked team with a 6-2 win over Michigan State on Friday.
However, the Spartans, whose hopes of possibly clinching Read More
Who saw this coming?
Certainly not the Wisconsin Badgers, who strutted into Columbus with a No. 4 ranking and a chance with a pair of wins Friday and Saturday to climb into first place in the Big Ten over idle Michigan State.
It might have been hard to fathom the Read More
Try as they might, and the Buckeyes did try, they were no match for a talented but underachieving, so far, No. 12 Michigan which came into Value City Arena on Friday and Saturday to disappoint large crowds to the tune of 4-2 and 4-1 victories.
The Buckeyes (9-15-4, 1-15-2 Big Read More
Ohio State’s losing streak reached three games after losing 5-2 and 6-3 at No. 10 Minnesota on Friday and Saturday.
The Buckeyes (9-11-4, 1-11-2 Big Ten) allowed the Golden Gophers (14-6-4, 7-4-3 Big Ten) to score in spurts and were playing catch-up throughout the series.
Playing without defenseman and leading Read More
After securing its first regulation victory in Big Ten play with a 3-2 win on Friday, Ohio State was unable to complete the sweep against Notre Dame when the Fighting Irish prevailed 5-2 in a feisty rematch Saturday at Value City Arena.
The loss ended a five-game point streak and Read More
