Friday, October 13
7:00 PM
Ohio State
vs
Lindenwood
No. 14 Buckeyes Open Home Slate vs. Lindenwood
10/12/2023 4:33:00 PM | General, Men's Ice Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 14-ranked Ohio State men's hockey team opens its home slate this weekend with two games vs. Lindenwood. The teams will meet at 7 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday in Value City Arena in Columbus. The games will be streamed through Big Ten Plus and can be heard on Ohio State Radio, with live statistics available.
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Tickets, Parking and Promos
Buckeye This and That
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Tickets, Parking and Promos
- Season, mini-plan, group and single game tickets for all regular season home games are on sale now. More information and purchasing options are HERE.
- Parking is free for all men's hockey games in Value City Arena.
- Friday, a free tailgate party will be held on the East Plaza (outside the Northeast Rotunda) starting at 5 p.m. The event will include a live performer, iceless ice skating, food trucks, beverages for purchase, a caricature artist, facepainting, inflatables and more.
- Youth Night is set for Saturday, with the game at 5 p.m. All fans 12 and under can purchase tickets for a discounted price and there will be an Ohio State hockey tape giveaway for the first 200 youth players, as well as a concession discount for all youth wearing their team jersey or apparel. Youth players and coaches are invited to a free pregame chalk talk (free registration). A postgame autograph session with half the Buckeye squad will be available.
- More details on the opening-weekend events and other promotions throughout the season, are HERE.
Buckeye This and That
- Ohio State is 1-0-0 on the year after posting a 4-3 road win at Mercyhurst last Saturday. Lindenwood is 1-1-0 this season following a road split at Air Force.
- This weekend marks the first games between the Buckeyes and Lions. Lindenwood joined Division I hockey in 2022-23.
- In the preseason USCHO.com poll, Ohio State was 13th, while the Buckeyes were No. 15 in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live preseason rankings. The squad was No. 14 in both polls this week.
- Eleven newcomers made their debuts in the Buckeye victory at Mercyhurst - freshmen Nathan McBrayer, Max Montes, Sam Deckhut, William Smith, Ryan Gordon and Theo Wallberg and transfers Mason Klee, Brent Johnson, Riley Hughes, Jake Dunlap, Damien Carfagana and Logan Terness.
- Davis Burnside, who had 14 goals as a freshman last year, tallied twice in the win at Mercyhurst. It was his third career two-goal game; he scored twice last season vs. Minnesota (both shorthanded) and vs. Bowling Green.
- Scooter Brickey marked his 100th collegiate game Saturday. Patrick Guzzo is two shy of his 100th collegiate contest.
- In his collegiate debut, defenseman Wallberg had three assists vs. the Lakers and his classmate Montes had two helpers. Â
- Eleven players return from last year's Buckeye squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament, was 21-16-3 on the year and advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals after finishing third in the regular season standings.
- Among the returnees is Stephen Halliday, who was voted Preseason First Team All-Big Ten entering this campaign. The sophomore forward led the Buckeyes with 32 assists and 41 points last season, earning honorable mention all-league accolades.
- Scooter Brickey and Patrick Guzzo have been selected captains for Ohio State this season, with Matt Cassidy and Cam Thiesing serving as alternate captains.
- Ohio State has added 15 newcomers to the roster for 2023-24. The group, with six forwards, seven defensemen and two goalies, includes eight freshmen and seven transfers (two graduate students). The new Buckeyes hail from 11 states in the US and two Canadian provinces, along with a native of Sweden.
- Also new to the Buckeyes are assistant coaches Paul Kirtland and Nate Guenin, who both are Ohio State alums. Kirtland joined the Buckeyes after coaching stints at Sacred Heart, Yale and Minnesota State. After an 11-year professional career that included more than 200 appearances, Guenin is in his first year on a collegiate staff.
- Head coach Steve Rohlik is in his 11th year at the helm and his 15th year at Ohio State, while assistant coach JB Bittner, also an Ohio State alum, started his second stint on the Buckeye staff in 2017-18.
- Eight Ohio State men's hockey games are slated to be televised by Big Ten Network this season.
- The Buckeyes' conference opener at No. 5-ranked Michigan Oct. 20 kicks off the coverage.
- BTN will cover both home games vs. No. 3 Minnesota Dec. 8-9.
- In the new year, Ohio State home games vs. No. 20 Notre Dame Jan. 13, Michigan Feb. 3, Wisconsin Feb. 17 and No. 16 Penn State March 1 will be on BTN, along with a road game at Minnesota Jan. 20. Â
- All Big Ten games not televised by BTN, as well as all Buckeye home games not on BTN, will be carried on B1G+. B1G+ is BTN's home for non-televised events and on-demand archives. Subscription options include a conference hockey pass, which delivers all men's and women's ice hockey on B1G+ for $59.99 per year.
- The Buckeyes' games at Mercyhurst and Bowling Green will be on FloHockey.tv, with the series at Omaha on NCHC.tv.
- Ohio State will be on the road the next two weekends.
- The squad will begin Big Ten play at No. 6 Michigan, with games at 6 p.m. Oct. 20 and 7 p.m. Oct. 21 in Ann Arbor. Game one will be televised by BTN and game two will be streamed through Big Ten Plus.
- A non-conference series at Omaha follows Oct. 27-28, with puck drop set for 8:07 p.m. ET both nights.
- The Buckeyes will be back home Nov. 3-4 when they host Michigan State, with puck drop at 7 and 5 p.m., respectively.
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