Ohio State's puckmen celebrate their first “stellar” performance of the season. Big Ten hockey named Sean Romeo its Second Star of the Week. The Buckeye netminder joins Michigan State forward Patrick Khodorenko (First Star - four points, including three power play goals vs. Ferris State) and Notre Dame goaltender Cale Morris (Third Star - two goals against and a .968 save percentage vs. OSU).
| Men's Hockey | Week | Awards and Accolades |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Romeo, Sr. G | No. 5 | B1G Second Star of the Week |
Romeo’s honors come on the heels of his best result of the season to date. The senior goalie completely shut down the Irish in the 2018-19 Big Ten opener. He stopped all 23 shots he faced and picked up his third career shutout in a 1-0 Buckeye win. This is the sixth career weekly award for Romeo.
Ohio State (4-3-1, 1-1-0-0 B1G) and Romeo hit the road this week for a series at Colgate (2-4-1, 0-1-1 ECAC). Games are currently scheduled for 7pm ET on Friday and 4pm ET on Saturday.
Rankings Watch
The Bucks rank No. 7 in both polls this week, slightly up from No. 7/9. Michigan State moves up the list of teams also receiving votes. Everyone else’s fortune takes a turn for the worse. Notre Dame drops to No. 6. Penn State slides to No. 8. Michigan falls to No. 15/14. Minnesota comes in No. 14/16. Wisconsin is down to No. 20.
Ohio State’s opponents continue to rank well. Massachusetts is No. 9 in the latest polls. Bowling Green is No. 10. After knocking off Penn State last week Arizona State is now the first team also receiving votes in the USCHO poll (essentially No. 21) and the third one out the USA Today/USA Hockey poll (No. 18).