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

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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
Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey seasons
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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.

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 Manitoba Raygan Kirk Junior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Ste. Anne, Manitoba Robert Morris
4 Minnesota Ramsey Parent Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Blaine, Minnesota Blaine Bengals
5 Ontario Teagan Grant Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) New Liskeard, Ontario Wisconsin
6 Pennsylvania Hadley Hartmetz Junior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Boston College
7 Finland Eve Savander Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Joensuu, Finland Team Kuortane
8 Michigan Brooke Bink Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Escanaba, Michigan Shattuck Saint Mary's
9 Minnesota Madison Bizal Senior D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Elk River, Minnesota Elk River High School
10 British Columbia Jenna Buglioni Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Port Moody, British Columbia Greater Vancouver Comets
11 Minnesota Kenzie Hauswirth Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Farmington, Minnesota Quinnipiac
12 British Columbia Jennifer Gardiner Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Surrey, British Columbia Greater Vancouver Comets
13 Michigan Riley Brengman Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) China, Michigan Belle Tire
14 Alaska Clair DeGeorge Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Anchorage, Alaska Bemidji State
15 Minnesota Gabby Rosenthal Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Blaine, Minnesota Blaine High School
16 British Columbia Madisyn Wiebe Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) North Vancouver, British Columbia Delta Hockey Academy
18 Ontario Sophie Jaques Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Toronto, Ontario Toronto Aeros
19 Ohio Lauren Bernard Junior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Madison, Ohio Clarkson
20 Switzerland Andrea Braendli Senior G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Zurich, Switzerland EHC Schaffhausen
21 Minnesota Liz Schepers (C) Graduate F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mound, Minnesota Mound Westonka
22 Ontario Lexi Templeman Graduate F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Staffa, Ontario Robert Morris
24 British Columbia Jamie Grinder Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Richmond, British Columbia Delta Hockey Academy
25 Finland Sara Säkkinen Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Pirkkala, Finland Team Kuortane
26 Michigan Emily Curlett Graduate D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Columbiaville, Michigan Robert Morris
27 Minnesota Paetyn Levis Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Rogers, Minnesota Rogers High School
32 Michigan Amanda Thiele Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) Milford, Michigan Belle Tire
35 Minnesota 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.