# 2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season was the 57th season of play for the program and the 7th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes represented the Ohio State University and were coached by Steve Rohlik, in his 7th season.
On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Roster

As of September 3, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 Big Ten ice hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #9 Penn State | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 79 | 70 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 121 | 88 |
| #10 Ohio State | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 91 | 80 |
| #17 Michigan | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 65 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 92 | 72 |
| #18 Minnesota | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 66 | 62 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 95 | 94 |
| Notre Dame | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 90 | 91 |
| Michigan State | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 82 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 63 | 89 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 110 | 124 |
| Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020 ||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 6 | 5:00 PM | vs. Western Ontario* | #12 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Exhibition) | | Moyse | W 5–2 | 2,809 | |
| IceBreaker Invitational ||||||||||
| October 11 | 5:00 PM | vs. #14 Western Michigan* | #12 | Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Semifinal) | | Nappier | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | - | 0–0–1 |
| October 12 | 5:00 PM | vs. RIT* | #12 | Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (IceBreaker Championship) | | Nappier | W 3–1 | - | 1–0–1 |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. Omaha* | #12 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | W 3–2 | 3,906 | 2–0–1 |
| October 19 | 5:00 PM | vs. Omaha* | #12 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | L 1–2 | 4,385 | 2–1–1 |
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst* | #15 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | Nappier | W 7–2 | 1,203 | 3–1–1 |
| October 26 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst* | #15 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | Nappier | W 3–1 | 978 | 4–1–1 |
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. Michigan | #13 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | W 3–2 | 6,317 | 5–1–1 (1–0–0–0) |
| November 2 | 5:00 PM | vs. Michigan | #13 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | W 2–1 | 7,517 | 6–1–1 (2–0–0–0) |
| November 8 | 8:10 PM | at #5 Notre Dame | #9 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | NBCSN | Nappier | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 4,740 | 6–2–1 (2–1–0–0) |
| November 9 | 7:05 PM | at #5 Notre Dame | #9 | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | Nappier | L 1–2 | 4,858 | 6–3–1 (2–2–0–0) |
| November 22 | 7:07 PM | at #6 Penn State | #11 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Nappier | L 4–5 | 5,739 | 6–4–1 (2–3–0–0) |
| November 16 | 6:07 PM | at #6 Penn State | #11 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Snowden | W 4–3 | 5,213 | 7–4–1 (3–3–0–0) |
| November 30 | 5:00 PM | vs. #20 Michigan State | #11 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Snowden | W 3–1 | 4,251 | 8–4–1 (4–3–0–0) |
| December 1 | 2:31 PM | vs. #20 Michigan State | #11 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Nappier | W 2–0 | 4,222 | 9–4–1 (5–3–0–0) |
| December 6 | 8:01 PM | vs. Minnesota | #7 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 5,321 | 10–4–1 (6–3–0–0) |
| December 7 | 8:00 PM | vs. Minnesota | #7 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | T 1–1 $^{3x3L}$ | 3,816 | 10–4–2 (6–3–1–0) |
| December 27 | 7:00 PM | vs. Colgate* | #6 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | W 3–2 | 4,651 | 11–4–2 (6–3–1–0) |
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. Colgate* | #6 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | W 3–0 | 4,490 | 12–4–2 (6–3–1–0) |
| Fortress Invitational ||||||||||
| January 3 | 11:35 PM | vs. #2 Cornell* | #6 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Semifinal) | | Nappier | L 2–5 | 3,735 | 12–5–2 (6–3–1–0) |
| January 5 | 12:05 AM | vs. #20 Army* | #6 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Third Place) | | Nappier | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 4,769 | 13–5–2 (6–3–1–0) |
| January 10 | 9:00 PM | at Wisconsin | #8 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | ESPNU | Nappier | W 4–2 | 8,869 | 14–5–2 (7–3–1–0) |
| January 11 | 8:00 PM | at Wisconsin | #8 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | FSW+ | Snowden | L 2–5 | 12,192 | 14–6–2 (7–4–1–0) |
| January 17 | 6:00 PM | vs. #18 Notre Dame | #9 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Snowden | T 4–4 $^{SOL}$ | 7,507 | 14–6–3 (7–4–2–0) |
| January 18 | 5:00 PM | vs. #18 Notre Dame | #9 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Snowden | W 2–1 | 9,835 | 15–6–3 (8–4–2–0) |
| January 24 | 8:00 PM | at Minnesota | #6 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | FSN+ | Nappier | L 3–6 | 7,489 | 15–7–3 (8–5–2–0) |
| January 25 | 8:30 PM | at Minnesota | #6 | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota | BTN | Nappier | L 1–4 | 8,426 | 15–8–3 (8–6–2–0) |
| January 31 | 7:30 PM | at Michigan | #11 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | | Nappier | L 2–3 | 5,800 | 15–9–3 (8–7–2–0) |
| February 1 | 7:30 PM | at Michigan | #11 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | | Nappier | W 4–1 | 5,800 | 16–9–3 (9–7–2–0) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 Penn State | #13 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 7,704 | 16–9–4 (9–7–3–1) |
| February 8 | 5:00 PM | vs. #9 Penn State | #13 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Nappier | L 3–6 | 9,295 | 16–10–4 (9–8–3–1) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | #12 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Nappier | W 1–0 | 6,376 | 17–10–4 (10–8–3–1) |
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Michigan State | #12 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | | Nappier | W 4–2 | 6,746 | 18–10–4 (11–8–3–1) |
| February 28 | 6:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #10 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Nappier | L 2–3 | 6,229 | 18–11–4 (11–9–3–1) |
| February 29 | 8:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #10 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | Nappier | T 3–3 $^{3x3L}$ | 9,152 | 18–11–5 (11–9–4–1) |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #14 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Big Ten Quarterfinals) | BTN+ | Nappier | W 9–1 | 1,694 | 19–11–5 (11–9–4–1) |
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Wisconsin | #11 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Big Ten Quarterfinals) | BTN+ | Nappier | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,626 | 20–11–5 (11–9–4–1) |
| Remainder of Tournament Cancelled ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Tanner Laczynski | C | 36 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 22 |
| Carson Meyer | RW | 35 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 26 |
| Quinn Preston | F | 34 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 35 |
| Gustaf Westlund | C | 34 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 43 |
| Ronnie Hein | C | 35 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 |
| Tate Singleton | F | 36 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 |
| Matt Miller | D | 26 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| Gordi Myer | D | 36 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| Grant Gabriele | D | 36 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Wyatt Ege | D | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| Austin Pooley | C | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| Jaedon Leslie | F | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Connell | D | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Miguel Fidler | LW | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Eugene Fadyeyev | F | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| Sam McCormick | RW | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Matthew Jennings | C | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Gildon | LW | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| C. J. Regula | D | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Layton Ahac | D | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| Colin Peters | F | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Kamil Sadlocha | C | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| James Marooney | D | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Nappier | G | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Snowden | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Messina | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | | | 102 | 162 | 264 | 313 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Tommy Nappier | 32 | 1912 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 884 | 3 | .932 | 2.04 |
| Ryan Snowden | 5 | 261 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 105 | 0 | .905 | 2.52 |
| Empty Net | - | 21 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 2196 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 82 | 989 | 3 | .923 | 2.24 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| USA Today | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2020 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 2 | 58 | Mason Lohrei† | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | 136 | Jakub Dobes† | Montreal Canadiens |
† incoming freshman