tOSU Mens Hockey

[TH1Bucks]

Well game 1, second round of the CCHA Tourney vs the Nanooks of Alaska did not go the way the Bucks wanted as we lost 4-0. This was the first goose egg of the year and it could not have come at a worse time. The Bucks MUST win tonight or they will be eliminated from this Tourney and will probably not make the NCAA's big dance called the road to the Frozen Four.

Travel to alaska is allways hard but once ya get here the scenery is sweet. Last time it took 36 hrs to get here. This time only about 14 hrs. With the last minuet booking of flights the team was split up into 3 / 4 groups and each group made around 6 stops arriving in Faibanks wednesday late afternoon. Call it Jet lag or the 4 hour time difference the Bucks just did not look themselves.

Tonight's game starts at 11 pm est. wOSU radio is here along with B-2 Live internet TV Network's. Radio is free but B-2 Costs. I am trying to get a log on and pass from the B-2 Peeps and will post it latter today if I am succesfull so anyone in here can watch it for free if ya want.

www.wosu.org/hockey/

www.b2livetv.com/

Thanks Mods for setting this UP.

[victor2111]

What does OSU have to do to get to the NCAA big dance in your opinion??

GO BUCKS tonight!!

and how many games do you go to a year..all the way in Alaska?? Big props dude.

[TH1Bucks]

Mar 14, 2009 14:56:49 GMT -5 victor2111 said:

What does OSU have to do to get to the NCAA big dance in your opinion??

GO BUCKS tonight!!

and how many games do you go to a year..all the way in Alaska?? Big props dude.

In order to go NCAA ice dancen we MUST win the next 2 in Alaska. Final series will be at Joe Louis arena in Detroit for a 4 team, single game elimination format. From there I think we will have to win 1 game and get to the finals in order to get the atlarge bid into the NCAA's Frozen 4 Tourney or get allot of help with the other conferences. Winning the CCHA tourney at the Joe gets us a automatic bid but man what a road that will be. #2 Notre Dame, # 8 Miami of Ohio & #3 TTUN all should roll into the Joe. We would play ND, then the winner of TTUN, Miami.

We have some quality wins this year, #5 Denver on the Road, #2 Notre Dame, #8 Miami of Ohio on the Road and my personal Fav # 3 TTUN.

16 teams get in, 6 Automatics, 10 are then calculated in mostly by Rankings. We sit #14/15 as of today. BUBBLE.

I have only missed 3 games this year. We love traveling with the Hockey team. Great atmosphere, Good People does not get much better. ONLY time it is NOT allot of fun is when we travel to play TTUN. If yall thought TTUN football fans are bad you have never met the Hockey fans. Very few are decent enough to talk to. VERY FEW.lol

[TH1Bucks]

No free link to the game peeps, SRY. B-2 Guys are telling me that each logon, pass is only good for 1 IP. I gotta figure out how to Laptop Cam the games without getten busted.lol

On a good note the team looked pissed off when they got to the rink. Gotta have 110 % effort for 3 periods tonight.

[victor2111]

Read that the Bucks won 4-2 last night! Congrats Bucks hockey!!!

[TH1Bucks]

BUCKS WIN 4-2 last night. Team came out with a vengeful attitude early going up 2-0 by the end of the first period and never allowed Alaska to get closer than 1 the rest of the game. The Second period was mostly even with each team scorring 1 a peice and the shots on net about even. Third period was hectic as the Bucks allowed a quick goal out of the gates only :30 seconds in, then proceeded to get 4 bad penalties keeping play mostly in our end but Dusty Carlson in the net came up big stopping 16 of the 17 shots on goal and CJ. Severan put the icing on the cake with 4 & change left for the 4-2 WIN.

Tonights game 3 is at 10 pm est. Winner gets a final 4 spot at Joe Louis in Detroit next friday / Saturday. ND & TTUN are allready in.

#14 tOSU did get some help last night with # 13 Colorado College going down in their Conf Tourney but #15 St Lawrence, #16 Minnisota and #17 Wisconson all advanced so the heat is on for tonights game. Bucks must keep pace with those teams to get to the NCAA Frozen 4 Tourney.

OH--IO

[TH1Bucks]

Bucks lost a heart breaker sunday. Alaska scored on a fluke goal with :50 tics remaining in the desisive game 3. The team just dominated Alaska out shooting them 43-25 for the game. Alaska's goaltender played the game of his life as we came up short for the third year in a row to advance to the Joe for the CCHA championship.

We sit on the bubble to make the NCAA tourney so as of today I must root against #17 Wisconson as if thats a problem.lol

Selection show is Sunday 11:30 am ESPN 2.

[TH1Bucks]

Get your Tickets for Manchester NH, We Are DANCING


Buckeye's made the NCAA Frozen four Tourney by .0002. pts WOW.

Came down to 2 things. 1, Mass Lowel lost last night, that would have taken the autobid from us. 2 The Pairwise Ratings ( Kinda like the BCS) has Boston, St Lawrence, Minnisota, Wisconson and tOSU all tied so they went to the RPI rankings and Ohio State has the top spot by .0002 pts.

Bad news, we play the overall #1 seed Boston Univ in their backyard this saturday 5:30 ET on ESPN-2.

[victor2111]

Mar 22, 2009 11:31:12 GMT -5 TH1Bucks said:

Get your Tickets for Manchester NH, We Are DANCING


Buckeye's made the NCAA Frozen four Tourney by .0002. pts WOW.

Came down to 2 things. 1, Mass Lowel lost last night, that would have taken the autobid from us. 2 The Pairwise Ratings ( Kinda like the BCS) has Boston, St Lawrence, Minnisota, Wisconson and tOSU all tied so they went to the RPI rankings and Ohio State has the top spot by .0002 pts.

Bad news, we play the overall #1 seed Boston Univ in their backyard this saturday 5:30 ET on ESPN-2.

NICE!! Congrats to OSU hockey team.

Sucks we got to play the #1 seed but better to make it and play them than not make it at all!!!

If I'm not doing anything I'll catch the game on Saturday on TV. Nice to see another Buckeye team doing well(b-ball made tourney even though we lose, wresting team finished 2nd overall, women team won their first game in the tourney, now hockey team in the tourney).

[TH1Bucks]

Team made it to Manchester. Spirits are good. Team is excited. The home rink advantage hopefuly will not play into Boston's favor tonight. tOSU has players that have played all around the world. Some come from High School hockey but most played on travel teams so playing on the road is nothing new.


Game is at 5:30 et On ESPN-2..

[TH1Bucks]

The run is over !!! The Mens Hockey team ran into overall #1 seeded Boston saturday afternoon and it was NOT pretty. Boston jumped out quickly to a 6-0 lead with the Bucks responding by out playing BU the second half of the game closing to 6-3. BU added 2 late empty netters to twist the dagger and end our season.

The team was the youngest in the tourney and put together a better season then most peeps thought we would achieving most of the goals that the coaches set out for them so there is something to take into next year.

Next year the standard is nothing less than A Conf Title and A trip to the frozen 4. That would be sweet since the Frozen 4 is at Ford Feild in Detroit !!! Seating will look something like the Picture below.