Ohio State Men’s Hockey Shuts Out Holy Cross in Ohio Hockey Classic, 4-0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Dec. 30, 2005
Box Score
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Buckeye junior defensemen Sean Collins and Matt Waddell each had a goal and an assist, leading the Ohio State men’s hockey team to a 4-0 win over Holy Cross in the first round of the Ohio Hockey Classic Thursday in Nationwide Arena. Goalie Dave Caruso made 14 saves for his third shutout of the season.
The Buckeyes will face No. 2-ranked Miami in the championship game of the tournament at 8 p.m. Friday in Nationwide Arena. The RedHawks downed Rensselaer, 3-2 in overtime, in the other first-round game. The Crusaders and Engineers will meet at 5:05 p.m. Friday in the third-place game.
Ohio State improves to 10-6-2 on the year (6-4-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association). Holy Cross falls to 9-4-1 (7-2-1 Atlantic Hockey).
The Buckeyes opened the scoring with a goal by Mathieu Beaudoin (Sherbrooke, Quebec) 5:56 into the game. He was set up by Dave Barton (Calgary, Alberta), who passed the puck to Beaudoin in the slot, and Matt Waddell (Armstrong, British Columbia). Ohio State had 11 shots in the period, the Crusaders four. The Buckeyes did not score on two power-play chances and Holy Cross did not have a power-play opportunity.
Ohio State led 2-0 at the end of the second period. Sean Collins (Troy, Mich.) tallied at 14:09, scoring from the point with the Buckeyes on the power play. Domenic Maiani (Shelby Township, Mich.) won the faceoff in the Holy Cross zone back to Rod Pelley (Kitimat, British Columbia), who passed it to Collins for the one-timer. The Buckeyes outshot the Crusaders in the period, 20-5. OSU was 1-for-2 on the power play and Holy Cross was 0-for-1. The Buckeyes added two goals in the third period. Kenny Bernard (Sarnia, Ontario) scored at 7:56. Sam Campbell (Hamilton, Ontario) raced in the Crusader zone on a breakaway. His initial shot was saved, but Bernard pushed the puck over the line for his third goal of the season. Waddell ended the scoring with a power-play goal at 16:35, one-timing a Dan Knapp (Rochester, Mich.) shot, with Collins picking up the second helper. The Buckeyes put 13 shots on net in the period, the Crusaders five.
The Buckeyes outshot the Crusaders, 44-14, in the game. Caruso (Roswell, Ga.) stopped all 14 shots in 59:49 in net. For the Crusaders, Tony Quesada had 40 stops in all 60 minutes.
The Buckeyes scored twice on eight power-play chances and stopped all three Crusader chances.
Game Notes
Caruso’s shutout was the ninth of his career and his third of the season. He is one behind second-place Bill McKenzie, who had 10 from 1970-72.
Collins tied his season best with two points, first set at Western Michigan Oct. 29. He is on a three-game scoring streak (2-2-4). Waddell matched his season best, last set vs. Lake State Nov. 19.
Buckeye sophomore Tom Fritsche (Parma, Ohio) missed the game while playing for Team USA in the World Junior Championship. Fritsche was named the U.S. player of the game in the squad’s 6-5 win over Finland Wednesday.
Postgame Quotes
Holy Cross head coach Paul Pearl
On the game
“We didn’t play very disciplined tonight, which you can’t do in a game like this. We talked about it before the game, but we didn’t do it. We played a very good team but you can’t have a lot of penalty time with them. When it was 1-0 or 2-0, there’s still the chance of a return, but we weren’t disciplined.”
John Markell, Ohio State head coach
On the game vs. Holy Cross
“First of all, Holy Cross played a good game. We knew they would blitz us with their speed and work ethic. They had the opportunity to make the game 2-all with wide open breakaways. There were things going on in the game we normally would not get away with, but our special teams worked well for us. It was good to see Dave (Caruso) back. Overall, we did a good job of making adjustments.”
On preparing for game vs. Miami
“Miami will be ready to go. It is an opportunity for us to play the No. 2 team in the nation. It will be nice to play Miami and I hope to see a lot of fans and show them what college hockey is all about.”
Sean Collins, junior defenseman
On starting the second half of the season
“We’re not too happy with the first half of our season, so we’re really excited to come into our second half refreshed. We had a good week in practice and came into the game excited. I think tomorrow’s game (against No. 2 Miami) will be a good test for us going into the second half of the season.”
Matt Waddell, junior defenseman
On the game Friday against Miami
“We’re always up for a game against Miami. It’s a lot of fun. We never have any trouble getting ready to play Miami.”
Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Ohio State Hockey 2005-06 Union vs Ohio State (Dec 11, 2005 at Columbus, Ohio)
Union (9-7-2, 3-3 ECACHL) vs. Ohio State (9-6-2, 6-4-1 CCHA) Date: Dec 11, 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Arena: Value City Arena Attendance:3061 Start time:3:05 pm End time:5:15 Total time:2:10
Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot ———————————- Union…………… 0 1 0 – 1 Ohio State………. 3 2 1 – 6
1st period – 1, OSU, Tom Fritsche/6 (Kenny Bernard/5, Tyson Strachan/2) 2:31. 2, OSU, Bryce Anderson/2 (Mathieu Beaudoin/7, Sean Collins/5) 11:25. 3, OSU, Rod Pelley/5 (Domenic Maiani/7, Dan Knapp/1) 19:58 (pp). Penalties – Coyle, Josh, UNION (hooking) 3:33; Sam Campbell, OSU (hooking) 12:59; Nate Guenin, OSU (cross-checking) 16:04; Brady, Scott, UNION (cth roughing) 19:08.
2nd period – 4, OSU, Dan Knapp/1 (Domenic Maiani/8, Tom Fritsche/11) 5:50. 5, UNION, Coyle, Josh/9 (Caffaro, Lane/10, Seney, Scott/8) 10:55 (pp). 6, OSU, Matt Waddell/2 (Andrew Schembri/9, Tom Fritsche/12) 19:08. Penalties – Andrew Schembri, OSU (interference) 10:15; Kyle Hood, OSU (tripping) 12:30; Caffaro, Lane, UNION (interference) 14:02; Milnamow, Brendan, UNION (boarding) 17:03.
3rd period – 7, OSU, Kenny Bernard/1 (Bryce Anderson/4) 16:59 (sh). Penalties – Domenic Maiani, OSU (slashing) 8:05; Nate Guenin, OSU (tripping) 14:33; Tyson Strachan, OSU (interference) 15:44.
Shots on goal – UNION 4-9-18 31; OSU 12-17-7 36.
Power plays – UNION 1 of 7; OSU 1 of 4.
Penalties – UNION 4 (8 min); OSU 7 (14 min).
Goalies – UNION, Mayotte, Kris 9-6-1 (40:00 minutes, 29 shots-24 saves) , Mrazek, Justin (20:00, 7-6); OSU, Ian Keserich 2-1-0 (60:00, 31-30).
Penalty shots – None.
A-3061 T-2:05 Three stars: 1. Tom Fritsche 2. Domenic Maiani 3. Ian Keserich Referee:John Philo Linesman:Kevin Langseth; Brian Frerichs Win-Ian Keserich (2-1-0). Loss-Mayotte, Kris (9-6-1). ID-347749 Union timeout at 15:44 of third
