2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Big Ten
Home ice	Value City Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#12
USA Hockey	#12
Record
Overall	9–2–1
Conference	2–2–0
Home	4–0–1
Road	5–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Steve Rohlik
Assistant coaches	J. B. Bittner; Paul Kirtland; Carter Krier
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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.

Season

Departures

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

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

As of September 2, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Logan Terness	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-09-01	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Connecticut (HEA)	—
2	Chris Able	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2004-11-04	Libertyville, Illinois	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
4	John Larkin	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-01-26	Northville, Michigan	Austin Bruins (NAHL)	—
5	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	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	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	Thomas Weis	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-02-08	Madison, Wisconsin	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
11	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	Aiden Hansen-Bukata	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1999-06-29	Delta, British Columbia	RIT (AHA)	—
21	Joe Dunlap	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-11-30	Windham, New Hampshire	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
23	Davis Burnside	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-09-22	Scottsdale, Arizona	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
25	Sam Deckhut	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2002-04-02	San Diego, California	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
26	Dylan Godbout	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-05-05	Woodbury, Minnesota	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
28	William Smith	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2003-03-29	Toronto, Ontario	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
29	Ryan Gordon	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-05-05	Duluth, Georgia	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
34	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	Patrick Guzzo	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2001-11-27	Marysville, Michigan	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
91	Jake Dunlap	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-12-05	Windham, New Hampshire	New Hampshire (HEA)	—
93	Damien Carfagna	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-12-12	Wood-Ridge, New Jersey	New Hampshire (HEA)	—

Standings

2024–25 Big Ten ice hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 Minnesota	6	6	0	0	1	0	0	17	21	11	14	12	2	0	60	29
#1 Michigan State	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	20	9	10	9	1	0	38	18
#6 Michigan	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	11	22	14	12	9	2	1	48	33
Wisconsin	8	3	5	0	1	3	0	11	21	21	12	4	8	0	29	37
#12 Ohio State	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	5	7	10	12	9	2	1	43	25
Notre Dame	8	1	7	0	1	1	0	3	19	33	14	5	9	0	38	44
Penn State	6	0	6	0	0	1	0	1	19	31	11	4	7	0	36	40
Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 23, 2024

Schedule and results

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 #4 Michigan State	#13	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan		Terness	L 2–4	6,555	7–1–1 (2–1–0)
November 9	6:00 pm	at #4 Michigan State	#13	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan		Terness	L 1–4	6,555	7–2–1 (2–2–0)
November 15	8:10 pm	at Lindenwood*	#14	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri		Eberly	W 5–2	2,067	8–2–1
November 16	3:10 pm	at Lindenwood*	#14	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri		Terness	W 3–2	1,705	9–2–1
November 29	7:00 pm	at Princeton*	#12	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+
November 30	4:00 pm	at Princeton*	#12	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

Poll	Week
Poll	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	13	14	14	12
USA Hockey	RV	RV	RV	17т	15	12	14	12	12

References

^ "2024–25 Roster". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ "Men's Ice Hockey SCHEDULE". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

External links

[1] "2024–25 Roster". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[2] "Men's Ice Hockey SCHEDULE". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

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v t e Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey
Playing venues	OSU Ice Rink (1963–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Head coaches	Tom Bedecki (1963–1965) Glen Sonmor (1965–1966) Harry Neale (1966–1970) Dave Chambers (1970–1972) Gerald Walford (1972–1975) Jerry Welsh (1975–1995) John Markell (1995–2010) Mark Osiecki (2010–2013) Steve Rohlik (2013–present)
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	CCHA (1971–1973, 1975–2013) Big Ten (2013–present)
Culture & lore	Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic Ohio Hockey Classic Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Paul Pooley (270 Points) Paul Pooley (114 Goals) Mike Betz (73 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1998 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 1999 2003 2004 2005 2009 2017 2018 2023
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1972 2004
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