2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes
men's ice hockey season
Ohio State Buckeyes logo.svg
Conference3rd Big Ten
Home iceValue City Arena
Rankings
USCHO#16
USA Today#15
Record
Overall22–13–2
Conference13–9–2
Home14–8–0
Road8–5–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachSteve Rohlik
Assistant Coaches

Captain(s)Will Riedell
Gustaf Westlund
Alternate captain(s)Jaedon Leslie
Quinn Preston
Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season will be the 59th season of play for the program. They will represent the Ohio State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. This season will mark the ninth season in the Big Ten Conference. They will be coached by Steve Rohlik, in his ninth season, and play their home games at Value City Arena.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Layton Ahac Defenseman  Canada Signed professional contract (Vegas Golden Knights)
Ryan Dickinson Defenseman  United States Transferred to Oswego State
Eugene Fadyeyev Forward  Ukraine Graduation (signed with Fayetteville Marksmen)
Matthew Jennings Forward  United States Transferred to St. Thomas
Evan Moyse Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Birmingham Bulls)
Tommy Nappier Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Collin Peters Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Austin Pooley Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Eric Cooley Forward  United States 23 Pittsburgh, PA; graduate transfer from Niagara
Jakub Dobeš Goaltender  Czech Republic 20 Havirov, CZE; selected 136th overall in 2020
Reilly Herbst Goaltender  United States 21 Niwot, CO
Mason Lohrei Defenseman  United States 20 Baton Rouge, LA; selected 58th overall in 2020
Cole McWard Defenseman  United States 20 Fenton, MO
Georgi Merkulov Forward  Russia 20 Ryazan, RUS
Will Riedell Defenseman  United States 24 Greensboro, NC; graduate transfer from Lake Superior State
Camden Thiesing Forward  United States 20 Franklin, TN
Jake Wise Forward  United States 21 Reading, MA; transfer from Boston University; selected 69th overall in 2018

Roster[]

As of August 23, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Minnesota James Marooney Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-08-16 Chaska, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
3 Missouri Cole McWard Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-06-09 Fenton, Missouri Tri-City (USHL) —
4 Wisconsin Mason Lohrei Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-01-07 Madison, Wisconsin Green Bay (USHL) BOS, 58th overall 2020
7 Ontario Evan McIntyre Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2000-10-17 Oakville, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) —
9 North Carolina Dominic Vidoli Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-23 Wake Forest, North Carolina Sioux City (USHL) —
10 Russia Georgii Merkulov Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-10-10 Ryazan, Russia Youngstown (USHL) —
11 Illinois Kamil Sadlocha Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-04-12 Carpentersville, Illinois Madison (USHL) —
13 New Hampshire Tate Singleton Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-09-05 West Lebanon, New Hampshire Central Illinois (USHL) —
14 Michigan Dalton Messina Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-03-29 Macomb, Michigan Youngstown (USHL) —
15 Tennessee Cam Thiesing Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2001-03-26 Nashville, Tennessee Green Bay (USHL) —
16 Michigan Quinn Preston (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1997-10-21 Trenton, Michigan Dubuque (USHL) —
17 Florida Mark Cheremeta Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-12 Parkland, Florida Dubuque (USHL) —
18 Texas Michael Gildon Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2001-06-21 Plano, Texas USNTDP (USHL) —
20 New Jersey Matt Cassidy Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-07-31 Medford, New Jersey Youngstown (USHL) —
21 New Hampshire Joe Dunlap Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-11-30 Windham, New Hampshire Fargo (USHL) —
24 Ontario Ryan O'Connell Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-04-25 Manotick, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) TOR, 203rd overall 2017
26 Alberta Jaedon Leslie (A) Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-04 St. Albert, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL) —
27 Pennsylvania Eric Cooley Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-05-05 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Niagara (AHA) —
28 Massachusetts Jake Wise Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-28 Reading, Massachusetts Boston University (HEA) CHI, 69th overall 2018
29 Sweden Gustaf Westlund (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-12-12 Stockholm, Sweden Lincoln (USHL) —
30 Pennsylvania Ryan Snowden Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-03-06 Lincoln University, Pennsylvania Central Illinois (USHL) —
33 North Carolina Will Riedell (C) Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-10-09 Greensboro, North Carolina Lake Superior State (WCHA) —
34 Colorado Reilly Herbst Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-17 Niwot, Colorado Omaha (USHL) —
44 Czech Republic Jakub Dobeš Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2001-05-27 Ostrava, Czech Republic Omaha (USHL) MTL, 136th overall 2020
61 Michigan Grant Gabriele Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-04-17 Brighton, Michigan Waterloo (USHL) —
65 Michigan C. J. Regula Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-29 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Shreveport (NAHL) —
71 Michigan Patrick Guzzo Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2001-11-27 Marysville, Michigan Waterloo (USHL) —
94 Sweden Travis Treloar Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2001-05-12 Kalmar, Sweden Lincoln (USHL) —

Standings[]

2021–22 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota † 24 18 6 0 1 2 0 55 90 50 35 24 11 0 127 79
#4 Michigan 24 16 8 0 0 3 0 51 91 59 38 28 9 1 149 81
#9 Notre Dame 24 17 7 0 5 1 0 47 74 55 38 27 11 0 126 80
#16 Ohio State 24 13 9 2 1 1 1 42 76 59 37 22 13 2 125 87
Penn State 24 6 17 1 1 1 1 20 63 92 38 17 20 1 117 122
Wisconsin 24 6 17 1 1 2 0 20 53 96 37 10 24 3 76 132
Michigan State 24 6 18 0 1 0 0 17 51 87 36 12 23 1 76 119
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 12, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 8 7:05 PM at Bentley* Bentley Arena • Waltham, MA   Snowden L 1–2  1,585 0–1–0
October 9 6:05 PM at Bentley* Bentley Arena • Waltham, MA   Dobeš W 7–1  1,359 1–1–0
October 15 7:05 PM vs. UConn* Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Snowden W 4–3 OT 2,775 2–1–0
October 16 3:05 PM vs. UConn* Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš W 3–0  2,446 3–1–0
October 29 6:00 PM vs. Michigan State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš L 1–2  3,324 3–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 30 2:00 PM vs. Michigan State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš W 5–1  2,826 4–2–0 (1–1–0)
November 5 7:00 PM vs. #16 Penn State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš W 5–2  4,376 5–2–0 (2–1–0)
November 6 5:00 PM vs. #16 Penn State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš W 4–1  3,941 6–2–0 (3–1–0)
November 12 7:30 PM at #6 Minnesota #18 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN Dobeš W 4–3  7,511 7–2–0 (4–1–0)
November 13 6:00 PM at #6 Minnesota #18 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MN BSN Dobeš L 0–2  7,294 7–3–0 (4–2–0)
November 26 5:00 PM vs. Mercyhurst* #17 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš L 4–5  3,277 7–4–0
November 27 5:00 PM vs. Mercyhurst* #17 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš W 3–2  2,554 8–4–0
December 3 7:30 PM at #8 Notre Dame #18 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCSN Dobeš W 4–2  4,343 9–4–0 (5–2–0)
December 4 6:00 PM at #8 Notre Dame #18 Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IN NBCRN Dobeš L 1–5  5,117 9–5–0 (5–3–0)
December 10 7:00 PM vs. #3 Michigan #17 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Dobeš L 2–5  7,324 9–6–0 (5–4–0)
December 11 8:00 PM vs. #3 Michigan #17 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Dobeš W 6–1  6,928 10–6–0 (6–4–0)
December 16 7:00 PM vs. Bowling Green* #17 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Dobeš W 4–3 OT 5,232 11–6–0
December 17 7:07 PM at Bowling Green* #17 Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, OH   Dobeš W 3–2  5,000 12–6–0
December 31 7:05 PM vs. Long Island* #17 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš W 6–0  2,958 13–6–0
January 1 7:05 PM vs. Long Island* #17 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Snowden W 7–2  2,621 14–6–0
January 8 6:00 PM at Wisconsin #17 Kohl Center • Madison, WI BSW+ Dobeš W 5–3  10,653 15–6–0 (7–4–0)
January 9 3:00 PM at Wisconsin #17 Kohl Center • Madison, WI BSW Dobeš T 2–2 SOW 7,837 15–6–1 (7–4–1)
January 14 7:00 PM vs. #13 Notre Dame #16 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš L 2–3 OT 8,350 15–7–1 (7–5–1)
January 15 8:00 PM vs. #13 Notre Dame #16 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Dobeš W 4–1  6,114 16–7–1 (8–5–1)
January 21 7:00 PM at Michigan State #15 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI   Dobeš W 4–1  4,728 17–7–1 (9–5–1)
January 22 6:00 PM at Michigan State #15 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI   Dobeš W 3–2  6,203 18–7–1 (10–5–1)
January 28 7:00 PM at Penn State #12 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA   Dobeš T 2–2 SOL 6,059 18–7–2 (10–5–2)
January 29 7:00 PM at Penn State #12 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA   Dobeš W 6–0  6,229 19–7–2 (11–5–2)
February 4 7:00 PM vs. Wisconsin #9 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH   Dobeš W 4–3 OT 4,743 20–7–2 (12–5–2)
February 5 8:00 PM vs. Wisconsin #9 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Dobeš W 6–2  4,592 21–7–2 (13–5–2)
February 11 6:30 PM vs. #7 Minnesota #8 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Dobeš L 2–3  6,008 21–8–2 (13–6–2)
February 12 6:00 PM vs. #7 Minnesota #8 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN Dobeš L 1–5  6,208 21–9–2 (13–7–2)
February 18 7:30 PM at #2 Michigan #11 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI   Dobeš L 3–5  5,800 21–10–2 (13–8–2)
February 19 8:30 PM at #2 Michigan #11 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN Dobeš L 0–3  5,800 21–11–2 (13–9–2)
Big Ten Tournament
March 4 7:00 PM vs. Penn State* #12 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Quarterfinal game 1)   Dobeš W 4–3  2,039 22–11–2
March 5 7:00 PM vs. Penn State* #12 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Quarterfinal game 2)   Dobeš L 2–3  2,198 22–12–2
March 6 8:00 PM vs. Penn State* #12 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Quarterfinal game 3)   Dobeš L 1–2  1,188 22–13–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source: [2]

Scoring statistics[]

Goaltending statistics[]

Rankings[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
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 NR NR NR NR NR NR 18 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 15 12 9 8 11 12 12 15 - -
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR 15 15 11 8 7 12 12 12 15 - -

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References[]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Roster". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ohio State 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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