The 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season will be the 62nd season for the program and 12th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes will represent the Ohio State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Value City Arena and be coached by Steve Rohlik in his 12th season.
| 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Big Ten |
| Home ice | Value City Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #15 |
| USA Hockey | #15 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 5–0–1 |
| Conference | 2–0–0 |
| Home | 2–0–1 |
| Road | 3–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Steve Rohlik |
| Assistant coaches | J. B. Bittner Paul Kirtland Carter Krier |
| Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey seasons « 2023–24 2025–26 » | |
Season
editDepartures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scooter Brickey | Defenseman |  United States |
Graduation (signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) |
| Matt Cassidy | Forward | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Michael Gildon | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers) |
| Stephen Halliday | Forward |  Canada |
Signed professional contract (Ottawa Senators) |
| Riley Hughes | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders) |
| Mason Klee | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers) |
| Dalton Messina | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Toledo Walleye) |
| Cam Thiesing | Forward | United States |
Signed professional contract (New York Islanders) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Able | Defenseman | United States |
19 | Libertyville, IL |
| Gunnarwolfe Fontaine | Forward | United States |
23 | East Greenwich, RI; graduate transfer from Northeastern; selected 202nd overall in 2020 |
| Dylan Godbout | Forward | United States |
20 | Woodbury, MN |
| Aiden Hansen-Bukata | Defenseman | Canada |
25 | Vancouver, BC; graduate transfer from RIT |
| James Hong | Forward |  South Korea |
19 | Irvine, CA |
| Nathan Lewis | Forward | United States |
20 | Chicago, IL |
| Noah Powell | Forward | United States |
19 | Northbrook, IL; selected 148th overall in 2024 |
| Chris Romaine | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Boston, MA; selected 193rd overall in 2022 |
| Jake Rozzi | Forward | Canada |
20 | Kirkland, QC |
| Riley Thompson | Forward | Canada |
22 | Orleans, ON; transfer from Alaska Anchorage |
Roster
editAs of September 2, 2024.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Logan Terness | Senior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2002-09-01 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Connecticut (HEA) | — |
| 2 | 
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Chris Able | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2004-11-04 | Libertyville, Illinois | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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John Larkin | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2001-01-26 | Northville, Michigan | Austin Bruins (NAHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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Christopher Romaine | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 2004-02-21 | Boston, Massachusetts | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | COL, 193rd overall 2022 |
| 7 | 
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Brent Johnson | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-03-20 | Dallas, Texas | North Dakota (NCHC) | WSH, 80th overall 2021 |
| 8 | 
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Nathan McBrayer | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 2004-05-11 | Dublin, Ohio | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 9 | 
|
Riley Thompson | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-08-17 | Orleans, Ontario | Alaska Anchorage (NCAA) | — |
| 10 | 
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Thomas Weis | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2002-02-08 | Madison, Wisconsin | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 11 | 
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Jake Rozzi | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2004-01-27 | Kirkland, Quebec | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 12 | 
|
Caden Brown | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2003-06-22 | St. Louis, Missouri | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine | Graduate | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-09-16 | East Greenwich, Rhode Island | Northeastern (HEA) | NSH, 202nd overall 2020 |
| 15 |
|
Noah Powell | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2005-02-02 | Northbrook, Illinois | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | PHI, 148th overall 2024 |
| 16 |
|
Max Montes | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2003-09-01 | Hartland, Wisconsin | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 19 |
|
James Hong | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 2004-07-02 | Irvine, California | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Aiden Hansen-Bukata | Graduate | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 1999-06-29 | Delta, British Columbia | RIT (AHA) | — |
| 21 | 
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Joe Dunlap | Graduate | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-11-30 | Windham, New Hampshire | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 23 | 
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Davis Burnside | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2003-09-22 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 25 | 
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Sam Deckhut | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 2002-04-02 | San Diego, California | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 26 | 
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Dylan Godbout | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2004-05-05 | Woodbury, Minnesota | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 28 |
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William Smith | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 2003-03-29 | Toronto, Ontario | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 29 | 
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Ryan Gordon | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-05-05 | Duluth, Georgia | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 34 | 
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Reilly Herbst | Senior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-02-17 | Niwot, Colorado | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 44 | 
|
Theo Wallberg | Sophomore | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 2003-12-04 | Stockholm, Sweden | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | OTT, 168th overall 2022 |
| 60 |
|
Kristoffer Eberly | Sophomore | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 2002-12-10 | Pinckney, Michigan | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 71 |
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Patrick Guzzo | Graduate | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2001-11-27 | Marysville, Michigan | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — |
| 91 |
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Jake Dunlap | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-12-05 | Windham, New Hampshire | New Hampshire (HEA) | — |
| 93 | 
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Damien Carfagna | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-12-12 | Wood-Ridge, New Jersey | New Hampshire (HEA) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #15 Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | ||
| Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ||
| #11 Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | ||
| #3 Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | ||
| #4 Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | ||
| #19 Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | ||
| #18 Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | Niagara* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Exhibition) | Eberly | W 3–2 OT | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | American International* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Terness | T 3–3 OT | 2,623 | 0–0–1 | ||||
| October 12 | 5:00 pm | American International* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Eberly | W 5–2 | 2,464 | 1–0–1 | ||||
| October 18 | 8:00 pm | at #16 Wisconsin | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Terness | W 2–1 OT | 9,332 | 2–0–1 (1–0–0) | ||||
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | at #16 Wisconsin | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Eberly | W 2–1 | 11,782 | 3–0–1 (2–0–0) | ||||
| October 25 | 7:07 pm | Bowling Green* | #19 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Terness | W 3–1 | 3,916 | 4–0–1 | |||
| October 26 | 7:07 pm | at Bowling Green* | #19 | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Midco Sports+ | Eberly | W 2–0 | 4,563 | 5–0–1 | ||
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | Lake Superior State* | #15 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Terness | W 9–3 | 3,312 | 6–0–1 | |||
| November 2 | 5:00 pm | Lake Superior State* | #15 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Eberly | W 6–2 | 3,961 | 7–0–1 | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | at Michigan State | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | ||||||||
| November 9 | 6:00 pm | at Michigan State | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | ||||||||
| November 15 | 8:10 pm | at Lindenwood* | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri | ||||||||
| November 16 | 3:10 pm | at Lindenwood* | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri | ||||||||
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | |||||||
| November 30 | 4:00 pm | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | |||||||
| December 5 | 7:30 pm | Penn State | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | Penn State | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||
| December 13 | 7:00 pm | Notre Dame | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||
| December 14 | 7:00 pm | Notre Dame | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||
| January 3 | 5:00 pm | vs. Michigan | Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois (Frozen Confines) | BTN | |||||||
| January 5 | 5:00 pm | at Michigan | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||||||||
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | Minnesota | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||
| January 11 | 6:30 pm | Minnesota | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||
| January 24 | TBA | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| January 25 | TBA | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| January 30 | 8:00 pm | Michigan State | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | |||||||
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Michigan State | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||
| February 7 | 7:05 pm | at Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Peacock | |||||||
| February 8 | 6:05 pm | at Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Peacock | |||||||
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | Wisconsin | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ||||||||
| February 15 | 8:30 pm | Wisconsin | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | |||||||
| February 21 | 8:00 pm | at Minnesota | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||||
| February 22 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis | ||||||||
| February 27 | 8:00 pm | Michigan | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | |||||||
| February 28 | 6:00 pm | Michigan | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hockey | RV | RV | RV | 17т | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2024–25 Roster". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey SCHEDULE". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved August 30, 2024.