Ohio State Follow Friday: Men’s Hockey – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/9/2011 12:00:00 AM | General
Dec. 9, 2011
Attention Buckeye Nation! Looking for more ways to stay up-to-date with the latest Ohio State happenings? Check this out! Every Friday, OhioStateBuckeyes.com features one of the many Ohio State athletic Twitter accounts to follow. The Ohio State men’s hockey team is hosting one of its biggest rivals, Miami (Ohio), Friday and is today’s #FF: OhioState_MHKY
The No. 4-ranked Ohio State men’s hockey team closes the first half of its schedule with a CCHA home-and-home series against Miami (Ohio). The Buckeyes (12-3-1, 9-2-1-1 CCHA) and RedHawks (8-8-2, 4-6-2-1 CCHA) face off at 7:05 p.m. Friday in Value City Arena and follow with a 7:05 p.m. Saturday game in Steve Cady Arena in Oxford.
Ohio State enters the weekend on a nine-game winning streak and 11-game unbeaten streak. The squad, 9-2-1-1 in conference play (29 points), is in first place in the CCHA. The Buckeyes, under second-year head coach Mark Osiecki, are sixth nationally in team defense, holding opponents to 1.94 goals a game, while scoring 3.31 an outing to rank 16th in the NCAA. The power play is 11th nationally, with 18 goals on 76 chances (23.7 percent) and the penalty kill is ranked eighth, allowing nine goals on 74 chances (87.8 percent).
Sophomore Chris Crane leads the team in scoring with 17 points on nine goals and eight assists. Senior Danny Dries has a team-high 10 goals and is tied with freshman Ryan Dzingel for second with 15 points each. Senior goaltender Cal Heeter, the reigning CCHA Goalie of the Week, is 11-1-1 on the year and has a 1.89 goals-against average with a .932 save percentage.
Get Your Tickets to The Frozen Diamond Faceoff
Don’t miss your chance to see the Buckeyes and Wolverines face off in an outdoor game. The game, scheduled for 5:05 p.m. Jan. 15, will be played outside at Progressive Field, home of the MLB Cleveland Indians. The contest is part of the Indians’ Snow Days and the regulation-size rink will be situated on the infield covering home plate and stretching down the first base line.
Tickets in the designated Ohio State sections for The Frozen Diamond Faceoff are on sale now. Visit Indians.com/buckeyes for specific events, pricing and seating information for the game as well as a link to order tickets. The special offer code/password is BUCKEYES. Ticket prices range from $10 to $100 for all-you-can-eat Club Seats.
STATS
Site: twitter.com/OhioState_MHKY
Followers: 2,546
Tweets: 2,736
Ohio State Men’s Hockey in 140 characters…
Ranked No. 4 nationally … led by second-year head coach Mark Osiecki … hosts Miami (Ohio) Friday at 7:05 … on an 11-game unbeaten streak
For more Ohio State men’s hockey on Twitter, check out…
Twitter.com/LeannBP_OSU_AC – Leann Parker, Associate Director of Athletics Communications
Twitter.com/CCHAhockey – official Twitter account for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association
