While Sean Romeo still has another season of eligibility at Ohio State, the Buckeyes' rising senior goaltender will have a chance to show what he can do in front of NHL coaches this week.
Coming off a strong redshirt junior season in which he earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and was the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Midwest Regional, Romeo has been invited to participate in the Columbus Blue Jackets' annual development camp for prospects this week.
Buckeye rising senior @sromeo30 is attending @BlueJacketsNHL development camp this week. He was the Second Team All-B1G goalie and NCAA Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player in 2018. #GoBucks #CBJ pic.twitter.com/bQ5NsGEbKo
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) June 24, 2018
A transfer from Maine, Romeo is coming off his first season as the Buckeyes' goaltender after sitting out the 2016-17 season. Romeo won 22 games in 2017-18, tied for the second-most in a single season in Ohio State history, and allowed only 2.06 goals against average, the third-best mark in Ohio State history.
Romeo isn't the only Buckeye who is set to participate in this week's camp. Carson Meyer, an incoming transfer forward from Miami (Ohio) who the Blue Jackets selected in the sixth round of the 2017 NHL draft, is also on the development camp roster.
New Buckeye Carson Meyer, a #CBJ draft pick, will be at the @BlueJacketsNHL camp this week. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/Kb3NJuccbl
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) June 24, 2018
Five other current Buckeyes have also been invited to participate in NHL teams' development camps. Rising junior defenseman Wyatt Ege is set to attend the Vegas Golden Knights' development camp for a second consecutive year, while All-American junior forward Tanner Laczynski is attending camp with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Rising junior D Wyatt Ege is headed to @GoldenKnights development camp for the second straight year. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/I9JWZ4rHKn
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) June 25, 2018
Buckeye All-American and @NHLFlyers draft pick Tanner Laczynski, a rising junior forward, is participating in the team's development camp this week. All-B1G pick had 47 points for Ohio State last year.#Flyers #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/v5qHFKWWQB
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) June 25, 2018
Incoming freshman forward Quinn Preston is attending the Winnipeg Jets' development camp, incoming freshman forward Gustaf Westlund is attending the Florida Panthers' development camp and incoming defenseman Ryan O'Connell is camping with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Incoming Buckeye forward Quinn Preston (Trenton, Mich./Dubuque USHL) is attending @NHLJets development this camp as a free agent invitee. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/zSlONk9SBs
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) June 25, 2018
Incoming Buckeye forward Gustaf Westlund (Stockholm, Sweden/Lincoln USHL) will participate in @FlaPanthers development camp this week as a free agent invitee. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/0DY6QZmI18
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) June 25, 2018
Incoming Buckeye Ryan O'Connell, a @MapleLeafs draft pick, is attending the team's development camp this week. The Manotick, Ontario, native played for Penticton (BCHL) last season.#GoBucks #TMLtalk pic.twitter.com/zatkYv5amN
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) June 25, 2018
The Blue Jackets' development camp will be held from Monday through Thursday at the OhioHealth Ice Haus, the Blue Jackets' official practice facility at Nationwide Arena, and all on-ice practice sessions are free and open to the public.
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