Ohio State women’s ice hockey to take part in fourth-straight Frozen Four Friday

Another shot at a title for the women’s ice hockey program. #GoBucks

It’s easy to get spoiled with the recent run of the Ohio State women’s ice hockey team, but it’s the last thing anyone on the team should be thinking about after the Buckeyes secured their fourth-straight trip to the Frozen Four with a decisive 9-0 win over Minnesota-Duluth over the weekend.

The Buckeyes will now travel to Durham, New Hampshire, on Friday to begin its quest for a second national title in three years as the No. 1 overall seed with a 33-4 record. OSU will face No. 4 seed Clarkson Friday at 4 p.m. ET and then will take on the winner of No. 2 seed Wisconsin vs. No. 3 seed Colgate if it gets into its third-straight national championship game. The Badgers beat the Buckeyes in last season’s national title matchup.

The national championship game is set for 4 p.m. ET in Durham, New Hampshire, as well on Sunday, March 24.

Head coach Nadine Muzerall has turned the OSU women’s ice hockey team into the best program in the country and we should all continue to take notice and root the ladies on towards a potential national championship.

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Ohio State men’s hockey knocked out of Big Ten Tournament by Michigan State

A great effort, but not quite enough. #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s hockey team had a nice little run into the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament. It began with an upset of No. 2 seed Wisconsin last weekend in a three game set, but it all ended today with a hard-fought 2-1 loss to No. 1 seed Michigan State up in East Lansing Saturday.

By virtue of the win in a one-game scenario, the Spartans will be moving on to the championship game, while OSU’s season will be over. It didn’t do enough during the season to have a crack at making the NCAA Tournament.

But it was close and the game could have gone either way.

The Spartans got on the board first after a scoreless first period, when they scored shortly into the second period for a 1-0 lead.

There was more than one review on goals that were either taken off the board or allowed to stand, and that was the case with an apparent second goal for Michigan State for a 2-0 lead. After review, however, it was determined that a MSU player was in the crease so the goal was taken away just a couple of minutes after the first tally.

The score remained 1-0 before the Buckeyes equalized early in the third period on a goal by Max Montes to even things at one goal a piece. Unfortunately, Michigan State answered just 13 seconds later to take a 2-1 lead. That goal was also challenged by Ohio State for a player in the crease, but it was upheld.

That wouldn’t be the end of the drama with reviews.

It appeared that OSU tied the score with a second goal with 15:38 left in the third period, but the Spartans challenged for offsides and the call was reversed, keeping Sparty up by one goal.

The Buckeyes would pull the goalie with under two minutes left in the game but Michigan State would hold on and send the scarlet and gray home empty handed.

The offseason will now begin for the Buckeyes after the team seemed to be playing its best hockey in the tournament. It just wasn’t quite enough.

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Gallery: Michigan State hockey beats Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament semifinal

Check out the best photos from MSU’s Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over Ohio State:

Michigan State hosted Ohio State in front of a sellout Munn Ice Arena on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. The Spartans knocked off the Buckeyes, 2-1, punching their ticket to the Big Ten Tournament championship.

Check out the best photos from MSU’s huge win:

Michigan State hockey defeats Ohio State, heads to Big Ten Tournament finals

MSU downs OSU and is headed to the Big Ten Tournament championship game!

Michigan State is moving on to the championship game in the the Big Ten Tournament. In front of a sold out Munn Ice Arena, the Spartans knocked off the Ohio State Buckeyes, 2-1, in a semifinal matchup.

The scoring opened with a Daniel Russell goal just 1:23 into the second period, giving MSU a 1-0 lead. Ohio State countered, tying the game up early in the third period, just 2:06 into the period.

It was the captain, Nash Nienhuis, who countered just 13 seconds later, scoring what would be the game winning goal.

Michigan State now awaits the winner of Minnesota v Michigan to see who they will play in the Big Ten Championship game, next Saturday.

Michigan State hockey to host Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament semifinal

No. 1 seed Michigan State will host No. 7 seeded Ohio State on Saturday night in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal

Postseason play is here and the Spartans are ready to bring everything they have to win a Big Ten Tournament championship. MSU will be coming into the tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning the regular season Big Ten championship.

A benefit of getting the No. 1 seed is being able to host the Big Ten Tournament semifinal, after a bye week a week ago. The Spartans will be at home at Munn Ice Arena for their matchup with Ohio State.

The game will be at 6:30 p.m. and will be shown on the Big Ten Network.

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MSU hockey to face Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament semifinal this week

MSU hockey will host Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament this weekend

We now know who Michigan State hockey will face in the Big Ten Tournament this weekend.

The Spartans will host No. 7 seed Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday. The faceoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

Michigan State earned the first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament this past weekend. With Ohio State upsetting No. 2 seed Wisconsin in a three-game series this weekend, they moved on to face the Spartans. This will be a one-game single-elimination matchup with the winner moving on to face either Michigan or Minnesota in the Big Ten championship game the following weekend.

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MSU hockey listed in top 5 of updated USCHO.com poll

Michigan State hockey remains one of the country’s highest-ranked teams

Michigan State hockey remains one of the country’s highest-ranked teams.

The Spartans were off this week, and thus, remained in the top five of the updated USCHO.com poll. Michigan State comes in at No. 4 — which is the highest ranking of any Big Ten team.

Other Big Ten teams to be ranked in this week’s poll are Minnesota (No. 6), Wisconsin (No. 9) and Michigan (No. 11).

Check out the complete poll below:

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Ohio State men’s hockey upsets No. 2 seed Wisconsin to advance in Big Ten Tournament

Big upset by the Bucks! Moving on … #GoBucks

It’s March and that means we’re all conditioned for upsets. But while that normally happens on the hardwood, we got a taste of March Madness on ice Sunday when Ohio State upset the No. 2 seed Wisconsin in the Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey tournament 3-1 on Sunday.

It really wasn’t that close either thanks to the Buckeyes getting the first three goals of the contest, the last of which an empty netter. OSU got on the board in the first period thanks to a David Burnside power play goal. It added to that in the second period when Scooter Brickey slid one past the goalie at even strength with 9:56 left.

That’s the way it would stay until late in the third period when the Badgers pulled their goalie for the extra-man advantage and yielded an empty netter to Burnside, his second tally of the contest to ice it at 3-0.

The win means Ohio State will be moving on to face No. 1 seed Michigan State in a one-game semifinal in East Lansing next weekend. Might as well keep the run going, right?

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Chicago Blackhawks sign Notre Dame captain Landon Slaggert to contract

Good luck, Landon!

With Notre Dame’s season officially over, captain [autotag]Landon Slaggert[/autotag] finally can turn professional. He wasted no time as one day after the Irish’s season ended, he signed a two-year entry-level deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, who drafted him in the third round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

This past season, Slaggert set collegiate career highs of 31 points and 20 goals as he played 36 games. Over 136 games with the Irish, he scored 92 points, including 47 goals.

[autotag]Carter Slaggert[/autotag], Landon’s brother, just finished his first season with the Irish, scoring seven points over 32 games. He’ll be the second of his brothers to turn pro after former Irish captain [autotag]Graham Slaggert[/autotag], who has played this season with the Rochester Americans of the AHL.

Thanks to Landon for his years of service to the Irish, and it’s great that the Slaggert family will continue to be part of the program for a little longer. In the meantime, good luck to Landon in the pros.

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Ohio State men’s hockey falls to Wisconsin to force decisive Game 3

Off to a win and advance scenario. #GoBucks

After a stunning upset of No. 5/6 Wisconsin on Friday night 3-1, the Buckeyes fell to the Badgers 4-2 on Saturday to force a decisive Game 3 on Sunday in a quarterfinal matchup in the Big Ten tournament.

No. 7 seed Ohio State was tied with the No. 2 seed Badgers after the first period 1-1 with both teams lighting the lamp on the power play. Thomas Weis got one past the goalie with just 59 seconds left in the period for the Buckeyes.

Wisconsin would answer in the second period with two more goals to take a 3-1 lead before Ohio State pulled to within one midway through the third period (3-2) thanks to a Patrick Guzzo goal, but the Badgers would get an empty netter to finish off the scoring and send things to a Game 3 that will take place at 6 PM ET on Sunday.

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