June 18, 2026

The Stage is Set for the Ohio State and Michigan's 'Faceoff on the Lake'

© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines take hockey outside on February 18 for the first time since 2012. The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines men’s hockey teams will take college sports’ greatest rivalry outside for the first time in over a decade when they take part in “Faceoff on the Lake” on February 18 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. The home of the National Football League’s Cleveland Browns has begun to reflect the coming game by painting the endzones scarlet and gray and maize and blue respectively. “Ohio State” and “Michigan” is written horizontally in the school’s trademark fonts as well, reminiscent of each school’s football stadiums. The dimensions of a college hockey rink are 200 feet in length and 100 feet wide, which is significantly smaller than those of a football field, which measures 360 feet by 160 feet. Thus, there is…

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