NCAA Recognition for Carson Meyer
3/11/2020 9:16:10 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a five-goal, six point weekend, Carson Meyer, a senior from Powell, Ohio, on the No. 10 Ohio State men’s hockey team, was named the NCAA First Star of the Week. His performance also nabbed the No. 5 spot on the NCAA Plays of the Week.
In the Buckeyes’ 9-1 win over Wisconsin Friday, Meyer, a draft pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets, had the first assist on the game’s opening goal and then scored four goals in a row, with one goal in the first and a hat trick in the second. Saturday, he opened the scoring with a power play goal in an eventual 2-1 overtime win. Read more about Meyer’s series HERE.
This season, Meyer is first on the squad with 17 goals, ranking second with 31 points and tying for second with 14 assists, setting career highs in goals and points. He is tied for seventh among B1G skaters in points and ranks second in goals. He is tied for fifth in the NCAA with a team-best nine power play goals. He is on a five-game point streak, with six goals, four assists and 10 points in the stretch.
The NCAA Hockey Men's of the Week!
1 – Carson Meyer, @OhioStateMHKY
2 – Hugh McGing, @WMUHockey
3 – Strauss Mann, @umichhockey #ncaahockey pic.twitter.com/5PsUPKUtLz— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) March 10, 2020
#NCAAHockey Plays of the Week
5 | What a game for Carson Meyer With a 4-goal, 5-point outing Friday in @OhioStateMHKY’s 9-1 win over Wisconsin, he then added a power play goal in the team’s 2-1 OT victory Saturday for the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal sweep. pic.twitter.com/6Prtj3Xmyd— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) March 10, 2020
