Buckeyes In Sweden
7/20/2024 10:32:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
The Ohio State women's hockey team embarks on an eight-day trip to Sweden in preparation for the 2024-25 season. The team will play three games against the Swedish National Team as well as explore the history and culture of Sweden.
Game Schedule
The Buckeyes will play three games against Sweden's Olympic Development Team from July 25-27 from the Gränby ice rink in Uppsala, Sweden. Games on July 25 and 26 will be played at 6:30 p.m. local time and 12:30 p.m. ET. The game three will be played July 27 at 1:30 p.m. local time and 7:30 a.m. ET.
The games will be streamed live on the Ohio State Women's Hockey Facebook page. For livestats, fans can visit stats.swehockey.se.
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Trip Blog
Day 1 - July 20 - Travel Day
The Buckeyes started the day with a team breakfast at St. John Arena before boarding the bus to John Glenn International Airport to begin the journey to Sweden.
After about 15 hours of travel, the team arrived at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Day 2 - July 21-23 - Stockholm
The team explored Stockholm for three days to start the trip. The first excursion was a visit to the Nobel Prize Museum. While there, the team learned about the history of the prize and its recipients, including fellow Buckeye and 2023 Nobel Laureate Dr. Pierre Agostini.
The student-athletes spent the remaining days exploring the neighborhoods of Stockholm, including Old Town, visiting museums like the Vasa Museum and Royal Palace Museum.
Day 5 - July 24 - Stockholm to Uppsala
After spending the morning in Stockholm, the team made the 70 km drive north to Uppsala to start preparation for its three-game series against Sweden's Olympic Offensive team.
The team took the ice for the first time on the trip with an evening practice at the Gränby ice rink.
Day 6 - July 25 - Game 1
The opening game of the series went to overtime. Tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation, the teams played five minutes of 3-on-3 overtime and eventually went to a shootout. Sweden ultimately won, 2-1.
Day 7 - July 26 - Game 2
In game two, the Buckeyes rebounded with a 3-0 win over Sweden to even the series. Riley Brengman scored twice and Sloane Matthews added one goal. Freshman goalie Genny Klein earned the start, making 13 saves for the shutout.
Day 8 - July 27 - Game 3
Ohio State won the series with a 5-3 win in game three. Scoring for the Buckeyes were Jenna Buglioni (2G), Jocelyn Amos (1G), Jordan Baxter (1G) and Joy Dunne (1G). Hailey MacLeod earned her first start as a Buckeye and finished the day with 10 saves.
Day 9 - July 28 - Stockholm
The Buckeyes ended the trip with a boat trip to Drottningholm Palace. Prior to boarding the boat, the team visited Stockholm City Hall and its surrounding attractions. The boat ride featured a lunch and views of the Stockholm archipelago. Upon arrival to the grounds of Drottningholm Palace, the team toured the palace and explored its extensive garden.
Being able to go over to Sweden was such an amazing experience for our team. We not only got to kickstart our season in July but got to have important team bonding moments. It was amazing to experience the culture and make so many memories together!Jenna Buglioni, graduate forward
Sweden was an amazing experience as a team. It was awesome getting to explore Stockholm and have an opportunity to play three games against the Swedish National Team in preparation for our season. Our team chemistry is super strong after our trip and we are super excited for the year!Emma Peschel, junior defenseman
This was such a unique opportunity, so as a group we tried to see as much of Stockholm as we could in the days we were there. I’m just happy I had good walking shoes! When it came to hockey, the games were fast, physical, and competitive.”Jocelyn Amos, sophomore forward
My favorite part of the trip was meeting all the girls and getting to know them, especially in my home country. I really enjoyed putting on the Ohio State jersey and playing against my friends on the Swedish team.Mira Jungåker, freshman defenseman
