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Ohio State Buckeyes 2021-2022 ... Destination: Happy Valley

robertearle said:
The center ice camera from Ohio State is about as bad as ever, but on occasion the stream switched to secondary cameras from the corners of the rink, and they were MUCH better picture quality; the same quality as you would see from a telecast from Minn or Wisconsin, etc. So what the heck is with that lousy center-ice camera?
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I'm GUESSING it's because even in the top row the center ice camera can't clear the Plexiglas so it's filming through the glass which probably has a degree of distortion and reflection?
But it's still a rather small camera, not at all as large and professional looking as the cameras in the men's arena.
 
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Timothy A said:
Ummm, well, I ummm am sure an glad I never posted anywhere on this site where I sit at the UW homes games. Whew! The last thing I want is for the Muzzinator complaining to the Labahn ushers like the Kato coach did, or worse yet come over the glass and kick my arse. Haha. I may have to move up a few rows for those games LOL.
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Haha, Timothy A, I know where you sit at Labahn! Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I will not tell the Muzzinator where you sit. All kidding aside, Ohio State opened the season with a bang tonight, welcoming St. Thomas to the WCHA with a 6-0 win earlier tonight. Don't be fooled, though, St. Thomas skated with the Buckeyes in a scoreless first period. Not sure what Coach Muzerall said to the team at the first intermission, but they came out firing in the second period and put the game away with four goals in a five-minute span in the second period. Brooke Bink opened the scoring at the 3:16 mark of the second period and her goal turned out to be the game-winner. Thirty seconds later, grad-transfer Clair DeGeorge scored her first goal as a Buckeye to put Ohio State up 2-0. Jennifer Gardiner and Paetyn Levis scored later in the period to put Ohio State up 4-0 at the second intermission. The Buckeyes added two more goals in the third period from Jenna Buglioni and Ramsey Parent to make the final score 6-0. The shots on goal totals were 51-16 in favor of Ohio State with Andrea Braendli stopping all 16 shots she faced and Tommies netminder Alexa Dobchuk stopping 45 of the 51 shots she faced. I would be remiss if I did not just say how great it was to be there in person support our girls. I did talk to some of the girls after the game and they totally reciprocated that it was great to have fans at the games again. The two teams are back at it tomorrow at 2:00 pm EST. I expect the Tommies to be more competitive tomorrow, so the Buckeyes will need to bring their A game. Good luck to both teams tomorrow! Women's Hockey is back! :)
 
Final Score From Friday, September 24th
Ohio State 6
St. Thomas 0
A Question Of Balance​


The start of a new season brings a thousand million questions. But if the question is balance, the Buckeyes answered with a resounding yes. Six Buckeye Goals were scored -- by six different players. All four forward lines figured in the scoring.

If the Buckeyes keep this up, it's going to be pretty tough to limit myself to three when Searching for Stars. Not that I've ever constrained myself to three in the past.


Three Stars Of The Game: Decidedly Unofficial & Just For Fun​



St. Thomas Honorable Mention: Megan Korzack
As a 1st Line Center, Megan would probably rather be lighting up the scoreboard. But that didn't happen for any of the Tommies tonight. What Korzack did do was backcheck with great energy, usually against the Buckeyes top 2 centers. She definitely made the Buckeyes' job tougher. Her talent & tenacity were noticed & appreciated.


Ohio State Honorable Mention: Andrea Braendli
I'm focused on offense tonight. But you can't top perfection. 16 Saves on 16 shots = Shutout. On the highlight reel save, Braendli stuffed a Tommie breakaway. Credit where credit is due. Congratulations on the shutout, Andrea!



Fourth Line Star Search:
The 4th Line patiently waited it's turn, then closed out the scoring with style. Madisyn Wiebe broke up a St. Thomas rush with an authoritative stick lift. Linemate Sara Saekkinen swooped in and grabbed the puck, immediately creating a 2 on 1 counter-attack. Cross-slot pass to Winger Ramsey Parent, who finished the job.



Third Line Star Search:
Brooke Bink carried the torch for the 3rd Line. This time a Defender, Hadley Harmetz, started the play, holding the puck in at the left point. Next came a quick pass to Bink down low. Brooke threaded the needle on a tough angle shot from just above the end line. A shot on goal is never a bad play? True.



Second Line Star Search:
A Goal & an Assist for Power Forward Paetyn Levis. A Goal for Clair DeGeorge; an Assist for Liz Schepers. This could be a First Line. Maybe this was the 1A Star Search?



First Line Star Search:
A Goal & an Assist for the Sizzling, Speedy Jenna Buglioni. A Goal for Jenn Gardiner; an Assist for Gabby Rosenthal.


Ladies & Gentlemen, please give a warm round of applause to your 2021-22 Buckeye Forwards!



Up Next: Rematch With The Tommies @ 2:01PM On Saturday.
 
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One of the things that seemed the Tommies need to work on is they never seemed to deny the Buckeyes entrance to the zone.
of the new players for Ohio State I was really impressed with DeGeorge. Her size and presence on the ice is undeniable and not bad speed either! She was always trying to make a play, even when she's the only one there due to the line change.
 
pgb-ohio said:
If all 4 lines keep contributing, will that make it an AAAA Game? (smiling emoticon here.)
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Sounds good to me! Love the depth this season!

Today's game was more competitive as I expected, but the Buckeyes were able to complete the sweep with a 4-1 win. Ohio State struck first with two goals in the opening frame from Lexi Templeman and Emily Curlett. Both of those were their first goals as Buckeyes! The teams went into the first intermission with the Buckeyes up 2-0. The Tommies got a goal from Abby Promersberger early in the second period to cut into Ohio State's lead, but the Buckeyes answered less than a minute later to regain their 2-goal advantage at 3-1. Later in the period, Gabby Rosenthal scored a shorthanded goal to give Ohio State a 4-1 lead. Neither team was able to light the lamp in the third period and that is how it ended. Ohio State outshot St. Thomas by a wide margin for the second night in a row, 52-15. Tommies netminder Alexa Dobchuk stopped 48 of the 52 shots she faced. Amanda Thiele got the start for Ohio State and stopped 14 of the 15 shots she faced. The Buckeyes will travel to Minneapolis next weekend to take on the Gophers. St. Thomas will return home and take on Bemidji State next weekend.
 
Final Score From Saturday, September 25th
Ohio State 4
St. Thomas 1
New Beginnings​



This weekend St. Thomas arrived at the Division 1 Level Of Women's Hockey. It's a Grand thing. Even though the Tommies didn't win either game, that's how history will remember this weekend.

Sure, there will be those Doubting Thomas. The Tommies are on the Summit, yet it will be a while before they get to the Summit. But I see good things ahead for this program. Those of us in Columbus were privileged to get the first glimpse.

And of course I'm not forgetting about the Buckeyes. We certainly saw some greatness from our new players. Veterans though they may be.

Three Stars Of The Game: Decidedly Unofficial & Just For Fun​



#3 Star: (tie) Lexi Templeman, Ohio State & Emily Curlett, Ohio State
A pair of Graduate Transfers from Robert Morris scored key goals for the Buckeyes on Saturday. Lexi was wheeling and dealing all game long, often resulting in extended offensive zone time. Templeman opened the scoring from the slot, off a feed from Eve Savander.

The GWG came from Emily. Lauren Bernard shot from the point, and Curlett pounded in the second chance. With just a little puck luck, Emily would have had a second tally -- nailing the St. Thomas goalie in the shoulder with a blistering shot. There will be more goals to come.

Oh, and lest I forget, it was each player's First Goal as a Buckeye.



#2 Star: (tie) Lauren Bernard, Ohio State & Sophie Jaques, Ohio State
The Buckeye Defense only allowed 1 goal all weekend long, so some recognition is a must. #18 & #19 were a highly effective 'D' Pair at both ends of the ice. Both have heavy shots from the point. Sophie, in fact, had 14 SOG for the weekend! As noted above, a Bernard Blast led to the GWG.

OK, I acknowledge that Jaques is a Buckeye Veteran. Her addition breaks my story line, if only just a bit. But hey, team work must be recognized. Both players finished Saturday's game at +3, which was unmatched by any other player.

Bernard's presence on the list gets me back on message. We welcome Lauren back home to Ohio after her time with Clarkson.



#1 Star: (tie) Abby Promersberger, St. Thomas; Anna Solheim, St. Thomas & Megan Cornell, St. Thomas
The combined efforts of these three Tommies created their team's 1st Division 1 Goal. Even though you'd rather not have a goal against, you had to smile at the joyous celebration that followed.

The play began with a diving sweep check by Megan. It was a dual purpose play; effective defense and nice breakout pass for Anna. Solheim carried the puck into the Buckeye zone and took the initial shot. Enter Abby. Stopped on the first try, Promersberger persevered and scored on the rebound.

Sincere congratulations on your scoring play. Here's to hoping all three of you have many happy returns. Just not against the Buckeyes. (Winking Emoticon Here)


Confidential To Anna Solheim: For the Glory of our Own Green & White, and MV.


Up Next: Road Series Against The Golden Gophers.
 
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Great win for us tonight. A lot of non calls this game on both sides but Minnesota getting away with most of them IMHO.
DeGeorge was as instrumental for us tonight as she was last weekend and I was really hoping to see her with the hat trick.
This loss isn't going to sit well with the Gophers and we'll have to play even harder tomorrow to have a chance at the sweep!
 
Hockeybuckeye said:
Great win for us tonight. A lot of non calls this game on both sides but Minnesota getting away with most of them IMHO.
DeGeorge was as instrumental for us tonight as she was last weekend and I was really hoping to see her with the hat trick.
This loss isn't going to sit well with the Gophers and we'll have to play even harder tomorrow to have a chance at the sweep!
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Totally agree on this being a great win! Some Gopher fans think we got the calls tonight, and maybe they are right, but I thought the bad non-calls went both ways. It was just a typically-officiated WCHA Women's Hockey game, and no one should really be surprised at that these days.

Ohio State took game one tonight by a final score of 4-2 in a hard-fought, physical game in Minneapolis earlier tonight. The Gophers opened the scoring in the first period on a goal by Peyton Hemp to take a 1-0 lead. The Buckeyes would answer later in the first period on a power play goal from Clair DeGeorge. The first period would end with the score knotted at 1. The Buckeyes came out firing in the second period and got goals from Jenna Buglioni and Clair DeGeorge to take a 3-1 lead into the second intermission. The Gophers got a late goal from Taylor Heise to pull within 6-5, but the Buckeyes would get an empty-netter less than a minute later from Paetyn Levis to make the final score 4-2. The Gophers won the shots on goal battle 36-26. Gopher goaltender Lauren Bench stopped 22 of the 25 shots she faced. Buckeye netminder Andrea Braendli stopped 34 of the 36 shots she faced to get the win. The two teams are back at it tomorrow with game time being 4:00 pm EST.
 
Ohio State gets the sweep for the weekend but no shutouts. It sure seemed to me Minnesota spent most of the second in our zone and I wonder how coach felt about that. I sure don't want us when we play Wisconsin to be chasing the puck all over our end of the ice!
4 games, 4 wins - I like where this is going!
 
Ohio State completed the sweep earlier today, beating the Gophers 4-1. The Buckeyes struck first with two goals in the first period from Sophie Jaques and Jennifer Gardiner. Ohio State added another goal in the second period from Sophie Jaques to take a 3-0 lead into the second intermission. Minnesota got on the board in the third period on a goal from Amy Potomak. Ohio State tacked on another goal from Jenna Buglioni to make the final score 4-1. The Buckeyes outshot the Gophers 31-29 in this one. Gopher netminder Skylar Vetter stopped 27 of the 31 shots she faced. Buckeye backstop Andrea Braendli saved 28 of the 29 shots she faced to get the win. The Buckeyes are off next weekend before returning home to take on Bemidji 10/15-10/16. Minnesota will travel to Duluth for a pair of games against UMD next weekend.
 
Well it looks like women's college hockey is getting noticed. Our Sunday game at Wisconsin on the 24th is going to be broadcast on regular BTN!
 
Hockeybuckeye said:
Well it looks like women's college hockey is getting noticed. Our Sunday game at Wisconsin on the 24th is going to be broadcast on regular BTN!
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Mrs 86 and I noticed that, too! Sounds like we will get to watch on a tv screen instead of the computer monitor on BTN+!
 
osualum86 said:
I am envious of Hockeybuckeye now because he knows who you are and I still don't. #LOL #SmileEmoji
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Don't be sure of that, I only made a general empirical observation of something I noticed at the game which could correspond to Mr.PGB. If I ever do come upon someone's real identity who's on forum I would not reveal it respecting their privacy in the matter.
 
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