Matthew Weis

Year:
Senior
Position:
F
Height:
5-11
Weight:
187
Hometown:
Freehold, N.J.

Attracted to Ohio State because of the strong athletic program … started roller hockey at the age of 4 and ice hockey at the age 5 because his father and grandfather were huge fans and transferred their love of the game … favorite player is Sidney Crosby because he is exciting to watch and every time he touches the puck something happens … Pick One: Movie – Wedding Crashers; Television show – Two and a Half Men; Professional team – New Jersey Devils; Athlete – Derek Jeter; Home cooked meal – chicken cutlet; Celebrity – Adam Sandler; Snack food – chips and salsa; Ice cream flavor – cookies and cream; Sports other than hockey – baseball, golf and football; Vacation spot – Aruba; Place hockey has taken you – Europe.

Ohio State Career: 2018 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten … Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection in 2014-15 … three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten choice … traveled to Thailand in Summer 2017 with group from Ohio State Department of Athletics through Global Vision International, where they engaged in sports-related and life skills activities with local youth in the Phang Nga province … earned degree in sport industry in Spring 2018 … 122 career points, ranking 39th (tied) in Ohio State history … ended career seventh all-time in Big Ten with 75 points in conference games; 48 career assists ranked third all-time.

2017-18 (Senior Season): Played in first 37 games, with 12-25-37 line, marking career highs in goals, assists and points … point in 24 games (all in his last 33 games) … Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection … suffered season-ending injury at practice two days before the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game … 12-game point streak Dec. 8-Feb. 3, had 4-15-19 line in stretch
… ninth in B1G in points … posted 4-18-22 line in B1G games to tie for seventh among league players in points and rank fifth (tied) in assists … notched 122 career points, ranking eighth among 2017-18 NCAA players in career points … scored overtime gamewinner vs. Michigan in Big Ten Tournament semifinals March 10; goal came 32 seconds into overtime … opened scoring in game two at Notre Dame Feb. 10, +2 in the win … four points in each game vs. Michigan State Feb. 2-3; two assists in game one, goal and an assist in game two … assist in each game vs. Michigan Jan. 26-27 … three assists in series at Penn State Jan. 12-13, with two helpers and +2 mark in game two … four points in sweep at Michigan State Jan. 5-6; two assists and +2 in game one, PPG and assist in game two … B1G Second Star of the Week after 2-1-3 line vs. Niagara Dec. 29-30; gamewinning assist in game one and then scored twice on the PP (including gwg) in game two … three assists in sweep of Minnesota Dec. 8-9; two helpers in game two, with first assist career point 100 … three points at Michigan Nov. 25, with a goal and two assists, along with +2 mark … two first period goals and an assist for two points at UConn Nov. 10 … four points and +5 in sweep of Robert Morris Oct. 27-28; gamewinning goal, two assists, three points and +3 mark in game one, assist and +2 in game two … assist in game one at UMass Oct. 20 and scored first goal of season in game two Oct. 21, with +3 mark … played in 100th career game 10/6 at Wisconsin … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection.

Buckeyes WIN!

Ohio State with a 3-2 OT WIN over the Wolverines in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals!

Ohio State is moving on to the Big Ten Championship game! pic.twitter.com/t1hJ3v2z0Z

— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) March 11, 2018

2016-17 (Junior Season): Played in 32 games and had 31 points, with nine goals and career-high 22 assists … missed time with an injury … B1G First Star of the Week after six points and +6 rating at Niagara Oct. 28-29; goal and three assists for first career four-point game in series opener, with goal and an assist in game two … three assists vs. UConn Nov. 11, adding a helper in game two; +3 in opener … three points in series vs. Minnesota Feb. 10-11; goal and an assist in game one and a helper in game two … notched three points at Michigan State Feb. 17-18; tallied gamewinner and an assist in game two and had a helper in opener … two-assist outings Feb. 4 at Michigan State and March 16 vs. the Spartans in the Big Ten Tournament … goal vs. Wisconsin Jan. 26 and had an assist Jan. 28 at Madison Square Garden … scored Buckeyes’ first goal of the season at Denver. Oct. 7 and had an assist in the outing … earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2015-16 (Sophomore Season): Career-high 11 goals, 21 assists and 32 points while playing in 34 games … point in 14 of last 17 games … tied for 13th in B1G in points, t-10th in assists … 15 power play points, including 11 assists, to rank fifth among league players … seven-game point streak Feb. 19-March 11, with three goals, nine assists and 12 points in stretch … eight multiple point outings … scored overtime gamewinning goal at Michigan State March 11 … goal against the Spartans in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals March 17 … two assists on the power play at Michigan March 4; assist and +2 vs. the Wolverines March 6 … four assists in series vs. Wisconsin Feb. 26-27, with three helpers in game two … scored twice and had an assist for three points Feb. 20 at Penn State; assist in game one for four-point series … scored goal to tie game with .01 left in regulation Feb. 12 vs. Minnesota and had an assist in the game … two assists Jan. 17 at Michigan … three points in Florida College Classic, with assist vs. Boston College Dec. 28 and goal and an assist vs. Cornell Dec. 29 .. two points, with a goal and an assist, vs. Mercyhurst Oct. 31 and Nov. 14 vs. Canisius … power play goal in each game at Providence Oct. 23-24 … notched 50th career point with an assist at Michigan March 4 … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2014-15 (Freshman Season): Skated in 33 games and had eight goals, 14 assists and 22 points, leading squad’s rookies in scoring and tying for third on the team in points … second on team in assists … fourth in points among Big Ten freshmen en route to Big Ten All-Freshman Team accolades … ended year with point in five of last eight games … three assists vs. Providence Oct. 10 in first collegiate game … two assists and +2 rating vs. Minnesota March 7; six blocked shots in the series, with four in game one … scored twice and was +2 Feb. 27 vs. Penn State, assist and +1 mark in game two Feb. 28 for three-point series … goal in each game at Wisconsin March 13-14, with +1 mark in game two … scored first goal as a Buckeye Nov. 14 at Bowling Green and added an assist for two-point night … won faceoff that set up gamewinning goal vs. Wisconsin Feb. 13, +1 in the game … goal vs. Michigan Jan. 16 … helper at Minnesota Feb. 7 … assist and +1 Jan. 9 at Penn State, scoring power play goal in game two vs. the Nittany Lions Jan. 10 … two points at Mercyhurst Jan. 2 with a power play goal and an assist … helpers Dec. 5 at Michigan, Nov. 1 at Canisius and Oct. 17 vs. Miami.

Prior to Ohio State: Played two full seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League … skated in 52 games in 2013-14 and had 23 goals, 34 assists and 57 points. … 40 points, with 13 goals (seven power play, three gamewinners) and 27 assists, in 56 games in 2012-13 … won a gold medal with Team USA at the Under 19 World Junior Championship … spent 2011-12 splitting time between the Corpus Christi IceRays in the NAHL and the Gamblers … skated in 33 games for the Gamblers in 2011-12, posting six goals and nine assists … played in 12 postseason games as the Gamblers won the 2012 Clark Cup Championship … had 18 points in 25 games for the IceRays in 2011-12 … played for Team USA Under-18 Select Team at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament … skated for the New Jersey Hitmen in the EJHL and had 39 points (17 goals, 22 assists) in 39 games … graduated from Ashwaubenon High School … also played baseball.

Off the Ice: Son of Brian and Pamela Weis … has a younger sister, Allison … enjoys golf, ping pong and hanging out with friends … sport industry major.