This weekend, coach Steve Rohlik leads the 15th ranked Buckeyes against No. 13 Notre Dame in OSU’s only home series of January. After three years of building the program, Ohio State men’s hockey coach Steve Rohlik led the Buckeyes to three straight NCAA tournaments, including, in 2018, the program’s first Frozen Four since 1998. His team won the Big Ten the next season. And Ohio State would have reached a fourth NCAA tournament had the pandemic not forced the 2020 tournament to be canceled. So when the Buckeyes had their worst season since 1994-95 at 7-19-1 last season, it was a bit of a shock and led to downgraded expectations for this year. That makes what Ohio State is doing now somewhat remarkable. Ohio State is currently riding a six-game winning streak and positioned fourth in a powerful Big Ten Conference. Despite being the preseason pick to finish last in…
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