Ohio Hockey Classic

Last updated July 20, 2020

The Ohio Hockey Classic was a Division I men's college ice hockey tournament hosted annually during the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season by the Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey program.

The first classic was held during the 2004–05 season when Colorado College won in a shootout. The first three years of the tournament were held at Nationwide Arena, and has been held at Ohio State's home arena Value City Arena every year since. The Miami Redhawks along with Ohio State have participated in every Ohio Hockey Classic.

Just four days after the 2009 tournament ended, Ohio State coach John Markell stated the tournament will be discontinued due to lack of sponsorship.^[1]

Format

The classic is a four-team tournament. In 2004, both night one's and two's matchups were predetermined. Since then, night one's winners play each other for the tournament's title, and the first night's losers play each other as a consolation. If a game is tied after the completion of a five-minute overtime period, the teams participate in a shootout which is only for the purpose of deciding a champion for the tournament. The first two classics came down to a shootout.^[2]^[3]

Results

Year	Winning team	Runner-up	Location	Venue
2004	Colorado College	Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio	Nationwide Arena
2005	Miami (OH)	Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio	Nationwide Arena
2006	Ohio State	Miami (OH)	Columbus, Ohio	Nationwide Arena
2007	Miami (OH)	Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio	Value City Arena
2009 ^[{{{2}}}]	Ohio State	Clarkson	Columbus, Ohio	Value City Arena

^[{{{2}}}] The tournament is normally in the last week of December. Due to Christmas falling on a Thursday, the 2008 tournament was pushed to the first weekend of 2009.

Matt Jurkiewicz was 5X Tourney MVP

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2002 NCAA Division I Mens Ice Hockey Tournament

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The 2002 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 43rd conference playoff in league history and 49th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2002 tournament was played between March 8 and March 16, 2002 at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, the home of the NHL's Minnesota Wild. By winning the tournament, Denver was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

The 2003 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 32nd CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in conference history. It was played between March 14 and March 22, 2003. First round games were played at campus sites, while all 'super six' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

The 2004 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 33rd CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in conference history. It was played between March 12 and March 20, 2004. First round games were played at campus sites, while all 'super six' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Ohio State won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

The 2004 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 45th conference playoff in league history and 50th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2004 tournament was played between March 12 and March 20, 2004, at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Minnesota was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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References

General

"Ohio Hockey Classic". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2009-03-03.

Specific

↑ Weston, Paula (2009-01-08). "This week in the CCHA: Jan. 8, 2009". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
↑ "www.uscho.com/recaps/20042005/m/12/30/cc-osu.php". Archived from the original on February 7, 2005.
↑ "www.uscho.com/recaps/20052006/m/12/30/mu-osu.php". Archived from the original on 2007-06-20.

External links

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[1] Weston, Paula (2009-01-08). "This week in the CCHA: Jan. 8, 2009". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-03-03.

[2] "www.uscho.com/recaps/20042005/m/12/30/cc-osu.php". Archived from the original on February 7, 2005.

[3] "www.uscho.com/recaps/20052006/m/12/30/mu-osu.php". Archived from the original on 2007-06-20.

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Head coaches	Tom Bedecki (1963–1965) Glen Sonmor (1965–1966) Harry Neale (1966–1970) Dave Chambers (1970–1972) Gerald Walford (1972–1975) Jerry Welsh (1975–1995) John Markell (1995–2010) Mark Osiecki (2010–2013) Steve Rohlik (2013– )
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All-time leaders	Paul Pooley (270 Points) Paul Pooley (114 Goals) Mike Betz (73 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1998 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 1999 2003 2004 2005 2009 2017 2018
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