Buckeye Hockey Notebook – Oct. 22
10/22/2021 5:53:56 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Ohio State men’s hockey team has a bye this weekend before returning to action with a home series vs. Michigan State to open Big Ten play.
The Buckeyes and Spartans will meet at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 (note this time has changed from earlier announcements) and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.
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So Far This Season
Ohio State is 3-1 on the year, splitting a series at Bentley with a 2-1 loss and 7-1 victory Oct. 8-9 and a home sweep of UConn last weekend. Against the Huskies, the Buckeyes rallied for a 4-3 overtime win and then posted a 3-0 shutout victory.
Tate Singleton leads the Buckeyes with three goals and five points, while Mason Lohrei has a team-best three assists and is second with four points. Travis Treloar is second with two goals and he and Quinn Preston (1g, 2a) are tied for third with three points each. In all, 17 Buckeyes have at least one point, with 12 posting 12 or more. In goal, Jakub Dobes is 3-0-0, with a .38 goals-against average and .986 save percentage.
As a team (through games of Oct. 21), the Buckeyes are in the Top 5 nationally in faceoff winning percentage (2nd/.617), scoring defense (3rd/1.50), and scoring margin (4th/2.25)
Firsts
Four Buckeyes have scored their first collegiate goals so far this season.
Freshman defenseman Mason Lohrei netted the Buckeyes’ first goal of the season, scoring in the opener at Bentley.
In game two at Bentley, junior defenseman Dominic Vidoli notched his first goal.
In the Buckeyes’ come from behind win over UConn, freshman forwards Cam Thiesing and Georgii Merkulov both scored.
Goalie Jakub Dobes picked up his first career victory at Bentley and his first collegiate shutout against UConn.
Alumni News
Paul Caponigri will join the Chicago Blackhawks’ radio team for a number of games this season.
Excited to be joining the @NHLBlackhawks this season and calling some games with the great John Wiedeman on @WGNRadio. It all starts with the home opener tomorrow night. Let’s go!! #Hawks
— Paul Caponigri (@cappy27) October 18, 2021
Zac Dalpe and Max McCormick were named to the AHL Charlotte Checkers’ leadership team.
Joining him in the leadership group are Cale Fleury, Aleksi Heponiemi, Max McCormick and Gustav Olofsson, who will all rotate serving as alternate captains pic.twitter.com/hzDlrrbbkq
— Charlotte Checkers (@CheckersHockey) October 14, 2021
A good feature on Zac Dalpe was posted the other day.
For Geordie Kinnear and Zac Dalpe, this season with the Charlotte Checkers represents a new start in a familiar home.
: @pwilliamsAHL | https://t.co/k6AlbFeEqV pic.twitter.com/XZtTOu8c8a
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) October 18, 2021
