The No. 5 seed Buckeyes have been playing arguably their best hockey of the season over the past two weekends and tomorrow they'll take on No. 4 seed Penn State at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena in the first round of the 2015 Big Ten Hockey Tournament.
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The tournament faces off at 4:30 with the Buckeyes (13-18-3, 8-11-1-1 in B1G play) taking on the Nittany Lions (18-14-4, 10-9-1-0) in the early game. The winner moves on to play top-seeded Minnesota on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
The Buckeyes made a run to the title game last season after starting as the No. 4 seed. Ohio State is 6-3-1 in its last 10 games including a 5-2 win over conference champ Minnesota.
Senior forward Tanner Fritz leads the Buckeyes in assists (15) and points (26) and ranks third in goals (11). Junior forward Anthony Greco is first with 15 goals and second in points (23). Freshman forward Matthew Weis is third with 22 points, ranking second with 14 assists and was named to the conference's All-Freshman Team.
Sophomore goaltender Christian Frey has started 22 games, including 15 of the last 18, posting a 3.17 goals-against average and a record of 8-11-2. Sophomore Matt Tomkins has played in 14 games (starting 12) and has a 3.28 goals-against average and .876 save percentage.
Here's can you follow all the icy goodness:
Tickets: Single-session tickets for the Big Ten Tournament at Joe Louis Arena start at $20 and allow access to all Big Ten Tournament games on the corresponding day (i.e. Thursday's session gets you both Ohio State-Penn State and Wisconsin-Michigan). Tickets can be purchased at the Joe Louis Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets (800-745-3000) and online at OlympiaEntertainment.com.
TV: BTN will televise all five games in the tournament
Streaming: BTN2GO
Radio: 1460 AM
