CLEVELAND — Tyler Duke vividly remembers the moment the Ohio State men’s hockey team was told they’d be playing an outdoor game. And not just any outdoor game, but an outdoor game against Michigan, to conclude the season series between the two teams, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. Duke, a freshman defenseman, was with his teammates in the Buckeyes’ weight room at the Schottenstein Center for an early-morning preseason workout. Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik had just gotten a call from Shaun Richard, the associate athletic director who administers hockey, telling him that the Browns had reached out to see if the Buckeyes would be interested in playing an outdoor game at their stadium. Rohlik immediately went upstairs to the weight room from his office to tell his team. The reaction was immediate. “It was early morning and coach Rohlik came in and gathered everyone around, announced that we were…
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