MHKY: Buckeyes Open Slate with Exhibition Game vs. Brock Saturday – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Oct. 1, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s hockey team begins the 2015-16 campaign with an exhibition game vs. Brock at 4 p.m. Saturday in Value City Arena. The result and statistics from the game will not be included in the Buckeyes’ season totals.
Live stats from the game will be available on GameTracker through OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio, Ohio State’s online student-run radio station, is expected to broadcast the game on ohiostatesports.net. Updates will also be on Twitter @OhioState_MHKY.
Live Stats | Radio Broadcast | Tickets
Traffic note for fans traveling to the game Saturday: SR 315 is scheduled to be closed between I-70 and I-670 from 7 a.m. to approximately 7 p.m. Saturday and a detour will be in effect.
Ticket Talk
Season tickets, four and eight game mini plans and group tickets are all on sale for the 2015-16 Buckeyes’ home slate. Fans interested should contact the Athletic Ticket Sales Office at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or AthleticSales@osu.edu to speak with an Account Executive.
Single game tickets are available online at OhioStateBuckeyes.com/tickets, at the Schottenstein Center Ticket Office and at the arena on game night.
Again this season, Ohio State students are admitted free with a valid BuckID.
Regular Season a Week Away
The Buckeyes will begin the regular season with two home-and-home series vs. instate opponents. First, the Buckeyes will take on Bowling Green, with the teams meeting at 7 p.m. Friday Oct. 9 in Columbus and at 7:37 p.m. Saturday Oct. 10 in Bowling Green. The next week Ohio State and Miami will face off, with game one in Columbus at 7 p.m. Friday Oct. 16 and the series finale at 8 p.m. Saturday Oct. 17 in Oxford.
A Family Four Pack is available for the Bowling Green game, with four tickets, four hot dogs, four small sodas and four small popcorns available for $36 (plus fees). The packages are only available online.
Open it Up
Ohio State’s exhibition is the first for a Big Ten team this year, as Saturday also marks the first official day of practice for the majority of Division I college hockey teams. The Buckeyes have been holding captains practices, working with the strength and conditioning staff and going on the ice with the coaches for a limited number of hours each week.
Break it Down
The Buckeyes’ roster for this season includes 27 players, with 10 freshmen, seven sophomores, seven juniors and three seniors. There are three goalies, eight defensemen and 16 forwards. Seventeen letterwinners return from 2014-15 (nine forwards, five defensemen, three goalies).
The players hail from four countries (United States, Canada, Germany and Sweden), from 10 states and two provinces. Five Buckeyes call Alberta home, ranking first on the squad, followed by four players from Minnesota and three from Ohio, Michigan and New York. Buckeyes also hail from Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin and Ontario.
Wearing the C
Seniors Craig Dalrymple and Anthony Greco and junior Nick Schilkey have been named team captains for the 2015-16 Ohio State men’s hockey team. In addition, Greco and Schilkey both have been recognized Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch by the conference coaches.
Greco, a forward who hails from Queens, N.Y., was an honorable mention All-Big Ten choice in 2015 after leading the Buckeyes with a career-high 15 goals, ranking second on the squad with 23 points. He has played in 89 games for the Scarlet and Gray, with 25 goals, 24 assists and 49 points. He has earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten accolades.
Schilkey, a forward who calls Marysville, Mich., home, skated in 31 games a season ago and had 10 goals, 12 assists and 22 points. He has played in 70 games through his first two seasons with the squad and had 48 points, with 23 goals and 25 assists. He is a two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten choice.
Dalrymple, a defenseman from Kippen, Ontario, played in 28 games a season ago and had two goals and five assists for seven points, along with 52 blocked shots. He has skated in 82 games as a Buckeye, with five goals, 25 assists and 30 points, blocking 122 shots. A 2015 Bucks Go Pro intern, he is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten choice and a three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.
Behind the Bench
Steve Rohlik is in his third year as the Buckeyes’ head coach and in his sixth year on the Ohio State staff. Mark Strobel joined the staff over the summer as the associate head coach and Joe Exter is in his fifth year as an assistant coach with the program.
Buckeyes and the NHL
At least 13 Buckeyes were on NHL training camp rosters when camps opened a few weeks ago: Ryan Kesler (Anaheim), RJ Umberger (Philadelphia), Nate Guenin (Colorado), Zac Dalpe (Minnesota), Tyson Strachan (Minnesota), Max McCormick (Ottawa), Ryan Dzingel (Ottawa), Chris Crane (San Jose), Matt Bartkowski (Vancouver), John Albert (Winnipeg), Rod Pelley (New Jersey), Sam Jardine (Chicago) and Dustin Carlson (Columbus).
Over the summer, both current and former Buckeyes spent time at NHL development camps. Current Buckeyes who attended NHL development camps include drafted players Matt Tomkins (Chicago), Tyler Nanne (New York Rangers) and Miguel Fidler (Florida), as well as free agents Josh Healey (Edmonton), Anthony Greco (Detroit) and Craig Dalrymple (Winnipeg). Dakota Joshua, a Toronto draft pick, was injured and unable to participate in camp this year. Former Buckeyes at development camp included Sam Jardine (Chicago), Ryan Dzingel (Ottawa) and Max McCormick (Ottawa).
Follow the Buckeyes
Keep up with the Buckeyes throughout the year online on OhioStateBuckeyes.com, Twitter (@OhioState_MHKY), Instagram (@OhioState_MHKY) and facebook (/OhioStateMensHockey). A countdown heading into the exhibition game has been ongoing, including Q&As with all 27 players, and is available online: go.osu.edu/mhky201516countdown.
Greco talks about Saturday’s exhibition game (4pm vs Brock in @TheSchott). #GoBucks #2days https://t.co/bTkMHZdwLA
— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) October 1, 2015
