2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey season was the 58th season of play for the program and the 8th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes represented the Ohio State University and were coached by Steve Rohlik, in his 8th season.
==Season==
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Ohio State's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.
Ohio State had a rather bad season. The team started with middling performances and got progressively worse as the season went along. The Buckeyes' offense was hampered by the loss of their top two scorers from the year before (through graduation) but their defense was just as poor if not worse. OSU was shut out 8 times during the season and, despite some impressive performances, averaged less than two goals per game. The team allowed an average of 3.72 goals against (only three teams averaged worse) nearly a goal and a half more than they had the year before. With both their offense and defense heading in the wrong direction, Ohio State finished with its worst record in 26 years. The team somehow managed not to finish last in the Big Ten but, after being shutout by Michigan in the conference quarterfinals, that was little consolation.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Wyatt Ege 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (signed with HK Nitra)
Miguel Fidler 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Ronnie Hein 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Tanner Laczynski	Forward 	 	Graduation (signed with Philadelphia Flyers)
Sam McCormick 	Forward 	 	Graduation (signed with Jokers de Cergy)
Carson Meyer 	Forward 	 	Graduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Matt Miller 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Gordi Myer 	Defenseman	 	Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Matt Cassidy 	Forward 	 	21 	Medford, NJ; transfer from Quinnipiac
Mark Cheremeta	Forward 	 	21 	Parkland, FL; transfer from Boston University
Ryan Dickinson	Defenseman	 	21 	Brighton, MI
Joe Dunlap 	Forward 	 	20 	Windham, NH
Patrick Guzzo 	Forward 	 	18 	Marysville, MI
Evan McIntyre 	Defenseman	 	19 	Oakville, ON
Travis Treloar	Forward 	 	19 	Kalmar, SWE
Dominic Vidoli	Defenseman	 	21 	Strongsville, OH; transfer from Boston University
==Roster==
As of September 17, 2020.
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	C 	25 	8 	12 	20 	4
 	LW 	27 	5 	14 	19 	4
 	F 	27 	6 	7 	13 	12
 	D 	27 	3 	10 	13 	0
 	F 	27 	6 	5 	11 	10
 	C 	23 	6 	3 	9 	50
 	D 	27 	1 	8 	9 	21
 	C 	26 	4 	3 	7 	14
 	F 	21 	3 	3 	6 	6
 	D 	23 	2 	4 	6 	10
 	D 	27 	0 	6 	6 	10
 	C 	27 	3 	2 	5 	6
 	F 	22 	2 	3 	5 	63
 	RW 	19 	1 	2 	3 	20
 	D 	21 	0 	3 	3 	19
 	C/LW 	26 	2 	0 	2 	4
 	LW 	20 	0 	2 	2 	6
 	F 	17 	1 	0 	1 	16
 	D 	14 	0 	1 	1 	29
 	D 	16 	0 	1 	1 	4
 	G 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	10 	0 	0 	0 	10
 	F 	10 	0 	0 	0 	19
 	F 	21 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	G 	24 	0 	0 	0 	2
Bench	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	12
Total	 	 	53 	89 	142 	357
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	24 	1334 	7 	16 	1 	73 	700 	0 	.906	3.28
 	5 	185 	0 	2 	0 	13 	81 	0 	.862	4.21
 	5 	88 	0 	1 	0 	9 	58 	0 	.866	6.14
Empty Net	- 	27 	- 	- 	- 	6 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	27 	1629 	7 	19 	1 	101 	839 	0 	.893	3.72
==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	Week
Poll 	Pre 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 (Final)	 	 	
USCHO.com	10 	9 	10 	13 	14 	18 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	- 	NR 	 	 	
USA Today	10 	10 	10 	14 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	 	 	
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.
==References==
==External links==
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