2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season represented Ohio State during the 2021-22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program went undefeated in the postseason, winning the WCHA Final Face-off and the 2022 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament, their first National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship.

2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes
women's ice hockey season
National Champions
Frozen Four, W, 3-2 vs UMD Bulldogs
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceThe Ohio State University Ice Rink
Record
Overall32-6-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachNadine Muzerall
Assistant coachesEmily West
Zoe Hickel
Captain(s)Liz Schepers
Alternate captain(s)Paetyn Levis
Gabby Rosenthal
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Offseason edit

Recruiting edit

Player Position Nationality Notes
Jamie Grinder Defense   Canada
Madisyn Wiebe Forward   Canada

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Minnesota 28 21 6 1 1 68 122 57 39 29 9 1 169 72
#1 Ohio State* 27 21 6 0 0 63 125 43 38 32 6 0 175 58
#6 Wisconsin 27 18 6 3 2 57 98 44 38 26 8 4 144 56
#2 Minnesota Duluth 28 19 8 1 0 58 102 54 40 27 12 1 137 84
Minnesota State 28 10 17 1 1 32 61 100 35 15 19 1 95 120
Bemidji State 28 8 18 2 0 25 43 104 34 11 20 3 55 117
St. Cloud State 27 4 20 3 2 17 43 100 35 9 23 3 65 124
St. Thomas 27 3 23 1 0 10 31 123 33 5 27 1 41 142
Championship: March 6, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2022

Schedule edit

Source:[1]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 24 St. Thomas Tommies The Ohio State University Ice RinkColumbus, OH Andrea Braendli W 6-0  1-0-0
September 25 at St. Thomas Tommies The Ohio State University Ice RinkColumbus, OH W 4-1  2-0-0
October 1 at Minnesota Golden Gophers #4 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 4-2  3-0-0
October 2 Minnesota Golden Gophers #4 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 4-1  4-0-0
January 29 Minnesota Golden Gophers The Ohio State University Ice RinkColumbus, OH L 3-5 
WCHA Frozen Faceoff
February 25 St. Cloud State The Ohio State University Ice RinkColumbus, OH W 6-0 
February 26 St. Cloud State The Ohio State University Ice RinkColumbus, OH W 3-0 
NCAA Tournament
March 12 Quinnipiac Bobcats The Ohio State University Ice RinkColumbus, OH W 4-3 2 OT 30-6-0
March 18 Yale Bulldogs University Park, PA W 2-1  31-6-0
March 20 UMD Bulldogs University Park, PA W 3-2  32-6-0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster edit

2021–22 Buckeyes edit

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1   Raygan Kirk Junior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Ste. Anne, Manitoba Robert Morris
4   Ramsey Parent Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Blaine, Minnesota Blaine Bengals
5   Teagan Grant Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) New Liskeard, Ontario Wisconsin
6   Hadley Hartmetz Junior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Boston College
7   Eve Savander Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Joensuu, Finland Team Kuortane
8   Brooke Bink Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Escanaba, Michigan Shattuck Saint Mary's
9   Madison Bizal Senior D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Elk River, Minnesota Elk River High School
10   Jenna Buglioni Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Port Moody, British Columbia Greater Vancouver Comets
11   Kenzie Hauswirth Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Farmington, Minnesota Quinnipiac
12   Jennifer Gardiner Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Surrey, British Columbia Greater Vancouver Comets
13   Riley Brengman Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) China, Michigan Belle Tire
14   Clair DeGeorge Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Anchorage, Alaska Bemidji State
15   Gabby Rosenthal Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School
16   Madisyn Wiebe Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) North Vancouver, British Columbia Delta Hockey Academy
18   Sophie Jaques Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Toronto, Ontario Toronto Aeros
19   Lauren Bernard Junior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Madison, Ohio Clarkson
20   Andrea Braendli Senior G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Zurich, Switzerland EHC Schaffhausen
21   Liz Schepers (C) Graduate F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mound, Minnesota Mound Westonka
22   Lexi Templeman Graduate F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Staffa, Ontario Robert Morris
24   Jamie Grinder Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Richmond, British Columbia Delta Hockey Academy
25   Sara Säkkinen Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Pirkkala, Finland Team Kuortane
26   Emily Curlett Graduate D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Columbiaville, Michigan Robert Morris
27   Paetyn Levis Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Rogers, Minnesota Rogers High School
32   Amanda Thiele Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) Milford, Michigan Belle Tire
35   Quinn Kuntz Junior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Warroad, Minnesota Polar Xpress

Awards and honors edit

  • Sophie Jaques, 2022 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year [2]
  • Sophie Jaques, Hockey Commissioner’s Association National Player of the Month for March 2022 [3]
  • Sophie Jaques, Top 3 Finalist, Patty Kazmaier Award
  • Paetyn Levis, NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player[4]
  • Nadine Muzerall, WCHA Coach of the Year [2]

References edit

  1. ^ "2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Ohio State University. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "JAQUES, MUZERALL PICK UP WCHA POSTSEASON HONORS". Ohio State Buckeyes. March 2, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "SOPHIE JAQUES TABBED NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE MONTH". Ohio State Buckeyes. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "OHIO STATE CLAIMS FIRST NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 3-2 WIN OVER MINNESOTA DULUTH". WCHA. March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.