No. 6/7 Men’s Hockey Loses to Miami, 2-1 – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/5/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Dec. 5, 2003
Box Score
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6/7 Ohio State men’s hockey team fell, 2-1, to the Miami Redhawks Friday in Value City Arena. Miami’s Derek Edwardson scored the gamewinner with 1:29 remaining in regulation.
The teams will complete the two-game series at 7:35 p.m. Saturday at Goggin Ice Arena in Oxford, Ohio.
The loss drops the Buckeyes to 11-6-0 on the year and 8-4-0 in CCHA play and ends their four-game winning streak. Miami improves to 9-6-2 overall and 7-3-1 in the league.
Miami got on the board first with a power-play goal by Todd Grant 4:01 into the game. Grant one-timed a Derek Edwardson shot into the Ohio State goal from the side of the net. One of the Buckeyes’ best chances came early in the period, as Dave Steckel (Sr., West Bend, Wis.) was stopped on a breakaway by RedHawk goalie Brandon Crawford-West. The Buckeyes were outshot in the period, 16-6. The Buckeyes were scoreless on two power-play chances in the period and held the RedHawks to one goal on two chances.
The Buckeyes tied the game 3:19 into the middle period, as Rod Pelley (So.., Kitimat, British Columbia) put in the rebound of an Bryce Anderson (Fr., Waterloo, Iowa) shot following an outstanding save by Crawford-West. Andrew Schembri (Fr., Mississauga, Ontario) also assisted on the goal, as he took the initial Buckeye shot. The assist marked Anderson’s first point as a Buckeye. OSU had a five-minute power-play in the stanza as Miami’s Matt Davis was assessed a major for checking from behind, but was unable to score. Miami was 0-for-1 on the power play, while the Buckeyes were 0-for-2. OSU had the advantage in shots in the period, outshooting the RedHawks, 14-5. The teams were scoreless through the first 18:31 of the final period until Miami’s Edwardson converted a Marty Guerin pass for the winner. The Buckeyes stopped Miami on four power-play chances in the stanza, but could not convert on two chances. OSU outshot the RedHawks in the period, 13-12.
In the game, Mike Betz (Sr., Elizabeth, Pa.) made 31 saves for the Buckeyes. Crawford-West ended the game with 32 saves on 33 Buckeye shots. Each team put 33 shots on net.
Ohio State was 0-for-6 on the man advantage and held Miami scoreless on 6-of-7 chances.
Postgame Quotes
Ohio State head coach John Markell
On the game
“This game had nothing to do with X’s and O’s. I give all the credit to Miami. We had no edge. We have dealt with a little success in the past, but we have never learned to deal with success for a long period of time. Hockey isn’t about shortcuts and too many of our guys took the night off.”
On the five minute power-play in the second
“We couldn’t score on the five-minute penalty and I blame that on our intensity. We didn’t have the edge we had in the last six games. There was only one line working for us tonight. We need consistency in all four lines.”
Buckeye senior goaltender Mike Betz
On the game
“On a frustration level from 1-10, it was an 11. We didn’t prepare well enough and we didn’t have the right attitude. You have to have a championship attitude to win games. We were lackadaisical in the first period. We could have come out and capitalized on a team that might have been a little rusty from taking a week off. We didn’t.”
Miami head coach Enrico Blasi
On the general performance of both teams
“In the first period I thought we played well. By the second period, OSU took it to us and we had to kill their momentum and doing so helped. In the third, both teams had equal chances to score and our seniors executed. We gave a gutsy effort.”
On Ohio State’s performance
“OSU is a good team. It is important to the psyche of our team to be 1-1 by the beginning of the third period against the best team in the league. They did a good job protecting the slot area and Betz made some good saves. We both have a lot of respect for each other and John (Markell) and the rest of the coaching staff always do a great job.”
Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Ohio State Men’s Hockey 2003-04 Miami vs #6 Ohio State (Dec 05, 2003 at Columbus, Ohio)
Miami (9-6-2, 7-3-1 CCHA) vs. Ohio State (11-6-0, 8-4-0 CCHA) Date: Dec 05, 2003 Location: Columbus, Ohio Arena: Value City Arena Attendance:4607 Start time:7:05 pm End time:9:13 pm Total time:2:08
Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot ———————————- Miami…………… 1 0 1 – 2 Ohio State………. 0 1 0 – 1
1st period – 1, MIA, Todd Grant/4 (Derek Edwardson/15, Marty Guerin/8) 4:01 (pp). Penalties – Dave Barton, OSU (contact to head-elbowing) 2:06; Stephen Dennis, MIA (tripping) 4:58; Paul Caponigri, OSU (hooking) 13:15; Geoff Smith, MIA (checking from behind) 16:59.
2nd period – 2, OSU, Rod Pelley/4 (Bryce Anderson/1, Andrew Schembri/4) 3:09. Penalties – Chris Michael, MIA (cross-checking) 9:01; Dan Knapp, OSU (obstruction-hooking) 9:51; Matt Davis, MIA (checking from behind) 11:01; Matt Davis, MIA (game misconduct) 11:32; Dan Knapp, OSU (10-minute misconduct) 15:10.
3rd period – 3, MIA, Derek Edwardson/10 (Marty Guerin/9, Ben Tharp/7) 18:31. Penalties – Nate Guenin, OSU (tripping) 2:13; Andy Greene, MIA (hooking) 9:03; Dan Knapp, OSU (contact to head-elbowing) 9:10; Sean Collins, OSU (tripping) 9:46; Greg Hogeboom, MIA (tripping) 13:53; Dan Knapp, OSU (obstruction-holding) 19:21.
Shots on goal – MIA 16-5-12 33; OSU 6-14-13 33.
Power plays – MIA 1 of 7; OSU 0 of 6.
Penalties – MIA 7 (25 min); OSU 8 (24 min).
Goalies – MIA, B. Crawford-West 7-1-1 (60:00 minutes, 33 shots-32 saves); OSU, Mike Betz 9-3-0 (60:00, 33-31).
A-4607 T-2:08 Three stars: 1. Derek Edwardson 2. B. Crawford-West 3. Mike Betz Referee:Dan Brown Linesman:Dave Wisner; Raymond King Win-B. Crawford-West (7-1-1). Loss-Mike Betz (9-3-0).
