Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey

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Ohio State Buckeyes
Current season
Ohio State Buckeyes athletic logo
UniversityOhio State University
ConferenceWCHA
Head coachNadine Muzerall
4th season, 82–50–17 (.607)
ArenaThe Ohio State University Ice Rink
Capacity: 1,415 (hockey)[1]
LocationColumbus, Ohio
ColorsScarlet and gray[2]
   
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2018, 2021, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
2020, 2022
Current uniform
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The Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I competition in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference. The team plays in Columbus, Ohio at The Ohio State Ice Rink, located on the Ohio State campus.

History[]

The Buckeyes competed in the WCHA championship tournament in March 2001, defeating the St. Cloud State Huskies in the first round and No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers in the second round to advance to the championship game. The Buckeyes were defeated by eventual national champion Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. The Buckeyes had an 18–16–3 overall record, including 11–10–3 in the WCHA, and finished No. 8 in the national polls. During the regular season, they were 12–5–1 in their last 18 contests and finished 7–1–0.

The 2001–02 season saw the Buckeyes defeat several nationally ranked teams, including the No. 3 University of New Hampshire Wildcats and the No. 4 St. Lawrence Saints, and tie the No. 6 Dartmouth Big Green. Five players received postseason honors, including Jeni Creary, who was named the WCHA Rookie of the Year and All-WCHA First Team selection after leading the nation in scoring for the first half of the season, and Emma Terho née Laaksonen, who earned JOFA/AHCA Second Team All-America accolades and All-WCHA Second Team honors despite missing ten games while representing her native Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

In the 2006–07 season, the Buckeyes reached the 20-win mark for the first time in program history, finishing the season with a 20–13–4 record. They set a program record for the longest unbeaten streak at ten games (9–0–1, Oct. 28 – Dec. 8), posted a team-best 30 points in the WCHA with a 13–11–4 conference record and had a 12–5–3 home record while finishing fourth in the league standings. They swept the Minnesota State Mavericks in the best-of-three league playoff tournament and advanced to the WCHA semifinals against eventual national champion Wisconsin. The Buckeyes completed the season as the 10th-ranked team in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey national polls.

Head coach Jackie Barto recorded her 200th career win November 24, 2007 with a 4–1 victory against St. Cloud State at the OSU Ice Rink.

In 2008, Tessa Bonhomme was Ohio State's first two-time Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given to the top Division I women's hockey student-athlete in the nation. She was also the team captain of the 2007–08 Buckeyes. Bonhomme was also named WCHA Player of the Year and WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, the first Buckeye to receive either award.

Jody Heywood was a two-time finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award in 2007 and 2008, the first Buckeye on either men's or women's teams to be a finalist for the award.

In 2009, Liana Bonanno became the program's first ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America at-large selection, earning a place on the third team.

Natalie Spooner scored 21 goals in 2009, leading the team and earning the program's No. 7 spot for single-season goals. She had a six-game point streak from Nov. 15 to Jan. 9 that included a five-game goal streak to tie for the second-longest in program history. On December 12, 2008, she set the program record for goals in a game with four in a 6–5 win at Minnesota State, including a natural hat trick in the second period in a span of 1:56.[3]

The opening game of the 2009–10 season was Barto's 500th career game as coach.

Laura McIntosh was recognized as the WCHA offensive player of the week for October 19, 2011. She had a record-breaking weekend in the Buckeyes' conference series sweep of St. Cloud State, during which she was credited with four points, seven shots on goal and a +5 plus/minus rating. On October 14, she scored her first goal of the season and assisted on a goal. The assist made McIntosh Ohio State's all-time leader in career points against WCHA opponents, surpassing 's 110 league points in 2006. The following day, McIntosh scored two points, assisting on Ally Tarr's shorthanded game-winning goal and scoring the Buckeyes' third goal of the game.[4]

Three players reached milestones in a January 27, 2012 defeat of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. Spooner scored two goals, McIntosh had three assists and Langan had two assists. McIntosh's assists moved her into a tie at the top of the program's all-time career points list. Her 160 career points are now tied with Harrigan's. Spooner's goals were both on the power-play, bringing her season total to seven. With the goals, Spooner reached the 150 career point mark, good for third all-time in program history. Langan's assists helped her reached the 100-point milestone, only the eighth Buckeyes player to reach the mark.[5]

They received an at large bid for the 2018 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. They beat the Boston College Eagles 2-0 in the quarterfinals, making it to their first ever NCAA Women's Frozen Four. They lost in the semi-finals to Clarkson.

On March 8, 2020, the Buckeyes defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 1–0 in overtime to earn the program's first WCHA championship. They automatically qualified for the 2020 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They received an at large bid for the 2021 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Season by season results[]

Won Championship Lost Championship Conference Champions League Leader
Year Coach W L T Conference Conf.
W		 Conf.
L		 Conf.
T		 Finish Conference Tournament NCAA Tournament
2021-22 Nadine Muzerall 30 6 0 WCHA 21 6 0 2nd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State (6-0, 3-0)
Won Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (2-1)
Won Championship vs. Minnesota (3-2 OT) 		Won Quarterfinals vs. Quinnipiac(4-3 OT)

Semifinals vs. Yale

2020-21 Nadine Muzerall 13 7 0 WCHA 11 5 0 3rd WCHA Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (7-2)
Lost Championship vs. Wisconsin (2-3 OT) 		Won Quarterfinals vs. Boston College (3-1)
Lost Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (2-4)
2019-20 Nadine Muzerall 24 8 6 WCHA 15 6 5 3rd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State (4-2, 1-0)
Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota (4-3 OT)
Won Championship vs. Wisconsin (1-0 OT) 		Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2018-19 Nadine Muzerall 20 13 2 WCHA 12 10 2 3rd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State (3-2 OT, 3-0)
Lost Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (2-3) 		Did not qualify
2017-18 Nadine Muzerall 24 11 4 WCHA 14 6 4 2nd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State (6-0, 5-2)
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota (0-2) 		Won Quarterfinals vs. Boston College (2-0)
Lost Semifinals vs. Clarkson (0-1 OT)
2016-17 Nadine Muzerall 14 18 5 WCHA 7 16 5 5th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (3-2 OT, 1-4, 1-2 OT) Did not qualify
2015-16 Jenny Potter 10 25 1 WCHA 6 21 1 7th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (2-5, 0-5) Did not qualify
2014-15 Nate Handrahan 17 16 3 WCHA 12 13 3 6th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (2-5, 1-2 3OT) Did not qualify
2013-14 Nate Handrahan 15 17 5 WCHA 9 14 5 5th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (0-1, 3-2, 1-5) Did not qualify
2012-13 Nate Handrahan 19 15 3 WCHA 12 13 2 5th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (4-2, 3-0)
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota (0-5) 		Did not qualify
2011-12 Nate Handrahan 16 16 4 WCHA 13 14 1 5th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (3-4, 2-3 OT) Did not qualify
2010-11 Jackie Barto 14 19 3 WCHA 8 17 3 6th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (2-4, 2-3) Did not qualify
2009-10 Jackie Barto 17 15 5 WCHA 12 13 3 6th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (3-2 OT, 4-3 OT)
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota (4-5 2OT) 		Did not qualify
2008-09 Jackie Barto 8 25 3 WCHA 6 20 2 7th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin Did not qualify
2007-08 Jackie Barto 17 17 3 WCHA 11 14 3 5th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State Did not qualify
2006-07 Jackie Barto 20 13 4 WCHA 13 11 4 4th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State
Lost Semifinals vs. Wisconsin 		Did not qualify
2005-06 Jackie Barto 13 18 5 WCHA 12 15 1 5th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State Did not qualify
2004-05 Jackie Barto 17 17 3 WCHA 10 15 3 4th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota
Lost Third Place vs. Minnesota-Duluth 		Did not qualify
2003-04 Jackie Barto 16 16 3 WCHA 10 12 2 5th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota
Lost Third Place vs. Wisconsin 		Did not qualify
2002-03 Jackie Barto 12 22 3 WCHA 8 13 3 4th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth
Lost Third Place vs. Wisconsin 		Did not qualify
2001-02 Jackie Barto 18 15 4 WCHA 9 12 3 4th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota
Lost Third Place vs. Minnesota-Duluth 		Did not qualify
2000-01 Jackie Barto 18 17 2 WCHA 11 10 3 5th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State
Won Semifinals vs. Minnesota
Lost Championship vs. Minnesota-Duluth 		Did not qualify
1999-00 Jackie Barto 8 26 3 WCHA 6 15 3 5th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth
Won Third Place vs. Wisconsin 		Did not qualify

Coaches[]

Barto served as the program's first head coach, leading the team from 1999 to 2011 and finishing with a record of 178–209–42 (.464). During her first ten years as head coach, the program received 14 All-WCHA honors. She served on the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship Committee from 2000–06 and is a member of the American Women's Hockey Coaches Association.[6] She retired in April 2011 after 12 seasons at Ohio State.[7]

In May 2011, Nate Handrahan became the program's second head coach.[8] He coached the team for four seasons, finishing with a record of 67–64–15 (.507). He resigned on March 9, 2015 amid a sexual harassment investigation.[9]

On April 12, 2015, Jenny Schmidgall-Potter was named the program's third head coach.[10] She finished her single season with a record of 10–25–1 (.288).

In September 2016, Nadine Muzerall was named the program's fourth head coach.

Current roster[]

Current as of 2021–2022 season

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Manitoba Raygan Kirk Junior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Ste. Anne, Manitoba Robert Morris
4 Minnesota Ramsey Parent Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Blaine, Minnesota Blaine Bengals
5 Ontario Teagan Grant Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) New Liskeard, Ontario Wisconsin
6 Pennsylvania Hadley Hartmetz Junior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Boston College
7 Finland Eve Savander Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Joensuu, Finland Team Kuortane
8 Michigan Brooke Bink Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Escanaba, Michigan Shattuck Saint Mary's
9 Minnesota Madison Bizal Senior D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Elk River, Minnesota Elk River High School
10 British Columbia Jenna Buglioni Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Port Moody, British Columbia Greater Vancouver Comets
11 Minnesota Kenzie Hauswirth Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Farmington, Minnesota Quinnipiac
12 British Columbia Jennifer Gardiner Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Surrey, British Columbia Greater Vancouver Comets
13 Michigan Riley Brengman Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) China, Michigan Belle Tire
14 Alaska Clair DeGeorge Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Anchorage, Alaska Bemidji State
15 Minnesota Gabby Rosenthal Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School
16 British Columbia Madisyn Wiebe Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) North Vancouver, British Columbia Delta Hockey Academy
18 Ontario Sophie Jaques Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Toronto, Ontario Toronto Aeros
19 Ohio Lauren Bernard Junior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Madison, Ohio Clarkson
20 Switzerland Andrea Braendli Senior G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Zurich, Switzerland EHC Schaffhausen
21 Minnesota Liz Schepers (C) Graduate F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mound, Minnesota Mound Westonka
22 Ontario Lexi Templeman Graduate F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Staffa, Ontario Robert Morris
24 British Columbia Jamie Grinder Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Richmond, British Columbia Delta Hockey Academy
25 Finland Sara Säkkinen Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Pirkkala, Finland Team Kuortane
26 Michigan Emily Curlett Graduate D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Columbiaville, Michigan Robert Morris
27 Minnesota Paetyn Levis Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Rogers, Minnesota Rogers High School
32 Michigan Amanda Thiele Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) Milford, Michigan Belle Tire
35 Minnesota Quinn Kuntz Junior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Warroad, Minnesota Polar Xpress

Buckeyes in professional hockey[]

= CWHL All-Star Team = NWHL All-Star = Clarkson Cup Champion = Isobel Cup Champion
Player Position Team(s) League(s) Years Clarkson Cup Isobel Cup
Tessa Bonhomme Defense Toronto Furies CWHL 4 1 (2014)
Amber Bowman Defense Mississauga Chiefs CWHL 4
Brampton Thunder
Burlington Barracudas
Toronto Furies
Emma Laaksonen Defense Kiekko-Espoo NSML 16
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod RWHL 1
Laura McIntosh Forward Markham Thunder CWHL 3 1 (2018)
Kassidy Sauvé Goaltender New England PWHPA 3
Calgary
Toronto
HPK NSML 1
Natalie Spooner Forward Toronto Furies CWHL 7 1 (2014)
Minttu Tuominen Defense Kiekko-Espoo NSML 10
Linköping HC SDHL 1
KRS Vanke Rays ZhHL 2
Erika Vanderveer Goaltender Ravens Salzburg EWHL 5
Brampton Thunder CWHL
Boston Blades
Toronto Furies

International[]

On the international level, Barto was an assistant coach in 1998 at the USA Hockey Women's Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y., where she was one of four head coaches in 1999. She was an assistant coach for the 2003 U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team. She was a member of the selection committee for the 2006 Winter Olympic U.S. National Women's Hockey team. She was head coach of the U.S. Women's National and Select teams in 2007–08 and coached the U.S. Women's Select Team to a silver medal at the Four Nations Cup in November 2007. She was named head coach of the U.S. Women's Under-22 Team for 2008–09. She led the U.S. Women's National Team to the gold medal at the 2008 IIHF World Women's Championship in Harbin, China.

Spooner was a member of the Canadian National Women's Team for the 2008 4 Nations Cup. She competed for the 2009-10 Canada Under 22 Hockey team.[11] On January 8, 2010, she scored 4:59 in overtime to give Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team a 4–3 victory over Sweden and send Canada to the gold medal game at the 2010 MLP Cup,[12] where Canada won the gold medal.

Olympians[]

Player Position National Team Winter Olympic Games
Tessa Bonhomme Defense  Canada 2010
Andrea Brändli Goaltender   Switzerland 2018, 2022
Lisa Chesson Defense  United States 2010
Jincy Dunne Defense  United States 2022
Emma Laaksonen Defense  Finland 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014[13]
Emma Maltais Forward  Canada 2022
Natalie Spooner Forward  Canada 2014, 2018, 2022
Sara Säkkinen Forward  Finland 2018
Minttu Tuominen Defense  Finland 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022

Individual awards and honors[]

  • Tessa Bonhomme, Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2007)[14]
  • Tessa Bonhomme, Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2008)
  • Tessa Bonhomme, WCHA Player of the Year
  • Tessa Bonhomme, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
  • Tessa Bonhomme, Third Team All-USCHO (2006–07)
  • Tessa Bonhomme, First Team All-WCHA (2006–07)
  • Tessa Bonhomme, WCHA All-Tournament Team (2006–07)
  • Tessa Bonhomme, Buckeyes Most Valuable Defensive Player (2004–05)
  • Tessa Bonhomme, Buckeyes Most Valuable Freshman (2003–04).
  • Liana Bonanno, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America at-large selection, earning a place on the third team.
  • Jeni Creary, Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2002)
  • Jeni Creary, WCHA Rookie of the Year (2002)
  • Jeni Creary, All-WCHA First Team selection (2002)
  • Rachel Davis, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant[15]
  • Jincy Dunne, WCHA Rookie of the Month, January 2017[16]
  • Jana Harrigan, AHCA Second Team All-America pick (2006)
  • Jana Harrigan, Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2006)
  • Jody Heywood, finalist, Hockey Humanitarian Award in 2007
  • Jody Heywood, finalist, Hockey Humanitarian Award in 2008
  • Emma Laaksonen WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year (2004)
  • Emma Laaksonen Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2002)
  • Emma Laaksonen, JOFA/AHCA Second Team All-America accolades (2002)
  • Emma Laaksonen, All-WCHA Second Team honors (2002)
  • Hokey Langan, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee[17]
  • Corinne Rosen, WCHA all-tournament team (2001)
  • Kassidy Sauvé, 2014–15 WCHA All-Rookie Team[18]
  • Natalie Spooner, 2010 and 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
  • April Stojak, WCHA All-Tournament team (2001)

All-America recognition[]

  • Tessa Bonhomme, AHCA All-America honors (2008)
  • Tessa Bonhomme, AHCA Second Team All-America pick (2007)
  • Jincy Dunne, 2017–18 Second Team All-America[19]
  • Jincy Dunne, 2019-20 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: First Team[20]
  • Emma Laaksonen, 2001–02 AHCA Second Team All-America
  • Emma Maltais, 2019-20 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: Second Team
  • Kassidy Sauvé, 2016–17 Second Team All-America
  • Natalie Spooner, 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: Second Team[21]

See also[]

References[]

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  19. ^ Press Release (March 15, 2018). "Four Women's Hockey East Players Named CCM/AHCA All-Americans". Hockey East. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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