OHIO STATE MEN S HOCKEY

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1 09-10SCHEDULE (5-8-1/ CCHA) Subway Holiday Classic Up Next OCTOBER (2-4-1, CCHA) 4 WESTERN ONTARIO (exhib.) L OT QUINNIPIAC L QUINNIPIAC L DENVER L DENVER (Nationwide Arena) W at Lake Superior State L at Lake Superior State W at Notre Dame L at Notre Dame T OT 2-2 (SW) NOVEMBER (3-3-0, CCHA) 6 NORTHERN MICHIGAN L NORTHERN MICHIGAN W WESTERN MICHIGAN W WESTERN MICHIGAN W at Ferris State L at Ferris State L OT 5-6 Subway Holiday Classic, Grand Forks, N.D. 27 at North Dakota 7:37 p.m. 28 vs. Bemidji State 4:07 p.m. DECEMBER 4 MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. 5 MICHIGAN 8:05 p.m. 11 MIAMI 7:05 p.m. 12 at Miami 7:05 p.m. JANUARY 8 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. 9 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. 15 U.S. UNDER-18 TEAM (exhib.) 7:05 p.m. 22 at Michigan State (FS Plus) 7:35 p.m. 23 at Michigan State (CBS College) 5:05 p.m. 29 FERRIS STATE 7:05 p.m. 30 FERRIS STATE 7:05 p.m. FEBRUARY 5 at Nebraska-Omaha 7:35 p.m. 6 at Nebraska-Omaha 7:05 p.m. 12 ALASKA (Big Ten Network) 7:05 p.m. 13 ALASKA 7:05 p.m. 19 at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. 20 at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. 26 at Miami (CBS College) 8:05 p.m. 27 MIAMI 8:05 p.m. Game times subject to change; All game times listed as local site; Home games in WHITE played in Value City Arena unless otherwise noted. Buckeyes head to Grand Forks, N.D., for matchups with North Dakota and Bemidji State COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State men s hockey team steps away from conference action, traveling to Grand Forks, N.D., for the Subway Holiday Classic. The event, featuring four 2009 NCAA tournament teams, will be held in the Ralph Engelstad Arena Friday and Saturday. THE SETUP The Buckeyes (5-8-1, CCHA) will take on host No. 4-ranked North Dakota (7-4-1, WCHA) at 7:37 p.m. CT Friday and No. 6-ranked Bemidji State (10-1-1, CHA) at 4 p.m. CT Saturday. No. 1-ranked Miami (9-1- 4, CCHA), Ohio State s rivalry partner for CCHA scheduling purposes, also is participating in the event and will play the Beavers at 4 p.m. Friday and the Fighting Sioux at 7:37 p.m. Saturday. GET THERE Tickets are available for both nights, with each ticket good for two games. They may be purchased at the UND Box Office at the Ralph Engelstad Arena, online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling FOLLOW ALONG A webcast for both Buckeye games in the Subway Holiday Classic will be available on a subscription basis through Buckeye Vision on OhioStateBuckeyes.com or through Siouxtra on fightingsioux. com. A free radio broadcast (which requires a free subscription) will be available for the Buckeyes game vs. North Dakota through Siouxtra. To listen to the Buckeyes game vs. Bemidji State, go online to and click the listen live link. Live stats for all games will be available at Ohio- StateBuckeyes.com or fightingsioux.com. Links to all multimedia can also be found on the men s hockey schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. BUCKEYE BIO Ohio State is this season and is in Central Collegiate Hockey Association play. The Buckeyes are scoring 2.50 goals a game while allowing 3.07 goals an outing. The team has converted 9-of-76 (11.8 percent) of its power-play chances and has stopped 55-of-77 (.714) opponent chances. Sophomore forward Zac Dalpe is first with eight goals and 16 points. Dalpe and junior forward Peter Boyd are tied for first with eight assists each and Boyd ranks second with 12 points. Junior forward Sergio Somma is second with five goals, followed by Boyd with four. Junior forward John Albert is third with seven assists and is tied for third in points with Albert with 10 each. Dalpe has a team-high three power-play goals and ranks first with a +8 mark, followed by junior defenseman Chris Reed at +7. SUBWAY HOLIDAY CLASSIC OHIO STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA Friday, Nov. 27-7:37 p.m. CT OHIO STATE VS. BEMIDJI STATE Satrday, Nov p.m. CT Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, N.D. FOLLOW ALONG Audio/Video - OhioStateBuckeyes.com Live Stats - OhioStateBuckeyes.com Twitter.com/OhioStateHockey facebook.com/ohiostatemenshockey OSU VS. NORTH DAKOTA - THE SERIES Last Meetings... at North Dakota 7, Ohio State 2 (Dec. 21, 1979) at North Dakota 8, Ohio State 2 (Dec. 22, 1979) Series History... North Dakota leads In Columbus...No meetings In Grand Forks, N.D.... North Dakota leads Neutral Site...No meetings OSU VS. BEMIDJI STATE - THE SERIES Series History...First Meeting Goalies junior Dustin Carlson and sophomore Cal Heeter have rotated starts throughout the year. Carlson has a 2.77 goals-against average and.913 save percentage. Heeter is with a 3.05 goals-against average and.903 save percentage. A LOOK BACK The Buckeyes were swept on the road last weekend at Ferris State, losing 8-1 and 6-5 in overtime. The Buckeyes lost to Ferris State, 8-1, last Friday night in the series opener. The Bulldogs scored three times in a 3:44 span in the first period and never looked back. Blair Riley, who ended the game with a hat trick, opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal at 5:11, followed by Cody Chupp s power-play tally at 7:31 and a Mike Embach score at 8:55. The Buckeyes got on the board just 54 seconds into the second period but the Bulldogs went on to score four goals in the stanza, including three power play tallies, to lead 7-1 after two. Eric Alexander scored the lone goal of the third with less than four minutes remaining. Dustin Carlson started between the pipes for the Buckeyes but was pulled at 8:55 of the first. Cal Heeter came in and played the next 25:25, allowing four goals on 13 shots, but was then replaced by Carlson, who made 13 saves on 14 shots to close out the game. For the contest Carlson played 34:35, taking the loss, with four goals allowed and 17 stops. OHIO STATE MEN S HOCKEY

2 THE TEAM Head Coach...John Markell, 15th year* (Bowling Green/1979) Record at Ohio State (.512) Career Record...Same CCHA Record (.556) *Markell served as interim head coach for nine games in 1995 Assistant Coach... Steve Brent, 10th year (Ohio State/1998) Assistant Coach... JB Bittner, first year (Ohio State/2005) Volunteer Assistant Coach... Jeff Salajko, second year Video Coordinator... Marty Laroche, first year Secretary... Shelly Todd Equipment Manager... Tim Adams Trainer... Jeff Deits Strength & Conditioning Coach...Anthony Glass Record CCHA Record/Finish /5th 2009 CCHA Tournament Record/Finish /Quarterfinals 2009 NCAA Tournament Record/Finish 0-1/Regional First Round Letterwinners Returning...20; FWD-12, DEF-7, G-1 Non-letterwinners Returning...1; FWD-0, DEF-0, G-1 Letterwinners Lost...4; FWD-2, DEF-1, G-1 Newcomers...7; FWD-4, DEF-2, G-1 THE HISTORY First Year All-Time Record/Years (.495)/45 All-Time Goals For/Against... 6,358/6,378 CCHA Record/Years (.465)/36 CCHA Regular-Season Championships...1 (1972) CCHA Tournament Championships...2 (1972, 04) NCAA Tourney Berths...6 ( 98, 99, 03, 04, 05, 09) All-America Honors...6 All-CCHA Selections...60 Academic All-Big Ten Selections...83 OSU Scholar-Athlete Honors since THE UNIVERSITY Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment...51,818 Nickname... Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye President... Gordon Gee Director of Athletics... Eugene Smith Faculty Representative... John Bruno Associate AD, Sports Admin (hockey)... Chris Schneider Conference...Central Collegiate Hockey Association Facility/Capacity... Value City Arena/17,500 Playing Surface x 85 Value City Arena Record/Years (.661)/11 It was the Buckeyes worst loss since falling to Michigan, 7-0, Feb. 2, It was the first time a Buckeye opponent had a hat trick since Nov. 25, 2006 at RPI. Saturday, the Buckeyes led 5-2 early in the third period but the Bulldogs scored four unanswered for the win. The game-tying goal came on the power play at 19:09 and the winner was put home on the power play at 4:38 of overtime. Ohio State led 2-0 after the first period on goals by Taylor Stefishen (on the power play) and Sergio Somma. Somma added his second goal of the game and extended the lead to 3-0 3:36 into the second period. The Bulldogs got on the board at 8:54 with a power-play tally before Dalpe found the back of the net to make the score 4-1 at 9:55. The Bulldogs scored the final goal of the period on a delayed penalty at 12:31, sending the teams into intermission with OSU ahead 4-2. In the third Dalpe tallied at 2:45 to regain the Buckeyes two-goal lead. The Bulldogs converted on the power play less than three minutes later when Cody Chupp scored at 5:42 followed by a Riley tally at 11:47 to cut the lead to one (5-4). The Buckeyes thought they had gained another two-goal edge when a power-play shot was called a goal on the ice but was overturned because the puck had been knocked in with a high stick. With time winding down a Buckeye was assessed a penalty with 1:06 remaining and the Bulldogs tied the game when Chupp scored on the rebound with 51 seconds left in regulation. The teams were nearly through overtime when a penalty was called on Ohio State with 28 seconds remaining. The Bulldogs wasted no time getting the winner, with Casey Haines scoring just six seconds later following a faceoff win. It was the first time the Buckeyes were swept in a road series since losing two games at Michigan Oct. 31-Nov. 1, OHIO STATE VS. NORTH DAKOTA Ohio State and the Fighting Sioux have met just twice, as they played a two-game series in Grand Forks Dec , North Dakota swept that series with 7-2 and 8-2 wins. OHIO STATE VS. THE WCHA North Dakota is a member of the WCHA. Ohio State faced WCHA member Denver in October in Columbus, splitting the series with a 2-0 loss and 4-0 win. North Dakota is joined by Alaska Anchorage, Colorado College, Denver, Michigan Tech, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, St. Cloud State and Wisconsin in the WCHA. Ohio State is all-time vs. current WCHA teams, with three wins against the Seawolves, Pioneers and MTU Huskies, two victories vs. the Bulldogs and single wins vs. the Tigers, Gophers, Mavericks and Badgers. SIOUX STUFF No. 4-ranked North Dakota enters the weekend overall and in WCHA action. The team is winless in its last three games, dropping a game to St. Cloud State before back-toback losses to Denver on the road last weekend. All four of the team s losses have been by one goal, as the other loss came at Alaska Anchorage, 2-1. The Fighting Sioux are averaging 3.08 goals a game while allowing The squad has converted 16-of-72 power-play chances (22.2 percent) and has stopped 61-of-69 opponent opportunities (88.4 percent). Senior Chris VandeVelde is first on the team with eight assists and 12 points. Senior defenseman Chay Genoway, sophomore David Toews and junior Evan Trupp all have four goals and six assists to tie for second with 10 points each. Sophomore Jason Gregoire has a team-best five goals. Sophomore Brad Eidsness has a record between the pipes, with a 1.69 goals-against average and.929 save percentage. Freshman Aaron Dell is 1-1-0, with a 2.26 GAA and.870 svpct. REUNION Buckeye junior Hunter Bishop began his college career at North Dakota, spending the first semester of his freshman year playing with the Fighting Sioux (Fall 2006). Bishop saw action in four games, posting one assist. He was roommates with current North Dakota senior Chay Genoway and also skated with Darcy Zajac and Chris VandeVelde. BEAVER BANTER Bemidji State, a 2009 Frozen Four participant, enters the weekend overall and in College Hockey America action. The Beavers lone loss came on the road at Minnesota, 4-1, Nov. 14. The squad is coming off a two-game sweep of Alabama-Huntsville, posting 6-1 and 6-3 wins at home. The squad was at CCHA-member Northern Michigan earlier this year. The squad averages 4.08 goals a game while holding opponents to 1.67 goals an outing. The team has converted 17.7 percent of its powerplay chances (11-for-62) and stopped 85.5 percent of its opponents opportunities (59-of-69). Junior Matt Read has a team-high 10 goals and 20 points and ranks third with 10 assists. Freshman Jordan George is second with 17 points, followed by sophomore Brad Hunt with 16. George and Hunt are tied for the team lead with 11 assists each. Sophomore Dan Bakala has a ledger with a 1.64 goals-against average and.938 save percentage. Freshman Mathieu Dugas is with a 1.67 GAA and.903 svpct.

3 JOHN MARKELL QUICK FACTS Full Name: John Richard Markell Hometown: Cornwall, Ontario High School: Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School Alma Mater: Bowling Green 79 (B.S. in technology) Playing Career: Four-time varsity letterman ( 76, 77, 78, 79); three-time First Team All-CCHA honoree; inducted into Bowling Green Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000 Married: To the former Kim Raymond, on June 5, 1981 Children: Sons Ryan, 22, and Taylor, 19 Coaching Career: Player-coach, ESC Wolfsberg, ; Assistant coach, Ohio State, ; Interim head coach, Ohio State, 1995 (nine games); Head coach, Ohio State, 1996-present Assisted Under: Jerry Welsh (Ohio State) NCAA Tournaments Coached In: 1998 (Frozen Four appearance), 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 Accolades: 1998 CCHA Coach of the Year; Runner-up for national coach of the year in 1998 The Man: Away from hockey, Markell is an avid golfer and fisherman. He enjoys spending time with his wife and sons as well as returning to his hometown of Cornwall, Ontario, where his parents still reside. OHIO STATE AND THE CHA Bemidji State is a member of College Hockey America, a league that is in its last year of existence. The Beavers will join the WCHA next season, along with current CCHA member Nebraska-Omaha. Ohio State is all-time vs. current CHA teams, including a sweep of Robert Morris a year ago. The Buckeyes are vs. RMU, 1-1 vs. Niagara and vs. Alabama-Huntsville. AAA LINE Against Ferris State last Saturday the Buckeyes were led by the line of alternate captains Zac Dalpe, Sergio Somma and Peter Boyd as the trio combined for 11 points. Dalpe posted a career-best four points on two goals and two assists. Somma had two goals and a helper for a personal-best three-point night and Boyd recorded helpers on all four goals scored by the line for a personal-high four assists and points. The line has skated together through five games and has 27 points in the stretch. Boyd has 11 points (3g, 8a) in the five games combined, Dalpe has six goals, four assists and 10 points and Somma has a line. POSTING POINTS Ohio State lost two games at Ferris State last weekend, the first time in five league series this year the team did not earn a point in a league series. The team has a sweep of Western Michigan, splits with Lake Superior State and Northern Michigan and a shootout win at Notre Dame. ON THE OFFENSIVE After they were held to one goal last Friday at Ferris State the Buckeyes rebounded with five goals in the second game vs. the Bulldogs. The squad is averaging 3.8 goals over the last five outings but just 2.5 on the year. The team has scored four or more goals in four of its last five games. EVEN UP The Buckeyes have outscored opponents, 24-18, at even strength this year but have been outscored on the power play, The Buckeyes have scored and allowed two shorthanded goals. ZAC ATTACK Sophomore Zac Dalpe, the Buckeyes leading scorer with eight goals, eight assists and 16 points, is on a five-game scoring streak, with points in 10 of his last 11 outings. Fourteen of his 16 points have come in CCHA contests, ranking him first among league players in conference-games only. He is tied for third in all games. Dalpe had a career-high four points at Ferris State last Saturday, topping the two three-point outings he had last year (last Feb. 8 vs. Notre Dame). He has two two-goal games and two two-assist games in his last four outings, with points over the stretch. Dalpe was a personal-best +4 in the Saturday contest vs. the Bulldogs and had a goal in the opener at Ferris State for a five-point weekend. BOYD SETS THEM UP Against Ferris State last Saturday junior Peter Boyd had a career-high four assists after eight games with two assists in his Buckeye career. It was his first career four-point game after six three-point nights, including one earlier this season against Northern Michigan. It was the Buckeyes first four-assist game since Andrew Schembri against Michigan Feb. 24, Boyd s +4 rating vs. the Bulldogs was a career high. He is on a five-game scoring streak, with three goals and eight assists for 11 points in the stretch. TOP HEAVY Four players have recorded 51.6 percent of the Buckeyes points this season. Zac Dalpe (16), Peter Boyd (12), Sergio Somma (10) and John Albert (10) have combined for 48 points, with the team recording 93 total on the year. IN OT The Buckeyes have played in two overtime contests this season. The team tied at Notre Dame Oct. 31 and won the shootout. The loss Saturday at Ferris State was the squad s first OT loss since Feb. 6, 2009 vs. Notre Dame. GET BACK ON TRACK Ohio State has allowed two or more power play goals in four of the last five games, with opponents scoring 13 power play goals on 33 chances (39.4 percent) during the streak. Last weekend the Buckeyes gave up four power play goals in each game against Ferris State. SHOOTING GALLERY Ferris State had a Buckeye opponent seasonhigh 43 goals last Saturday, the first time the Buckeyes gave up 40 or more shots since Jan. 17, 2009, also at Ferris State. The Buckeyes are allowing 31.8 shots a game this season, while putting 32.6 on net. RALLY MONKEY Ohio State has rallied to earn points in four games this year. At Lake Superior State the team was down 2-0 and 3-2 before winning 4-3 Oct. 24. At Notre Dame Ohio State trailed 1-0 and 2-1 but tied the game at 2-all and then won the STREAKERS GOALS GAMES GOALS Dalpe 3 5 ASSISTS GAMES ASSISTS Boyd 3 6 POINTS GAMES G-A-P Dalpe Boyd

4 shootout to earn two points. Against Northern Michigan Nov. 14 the Buckeyes rallied three times (down 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3) for the 5-4 win. Nov. 13 vs. Western Michigan the Buckeyes were down 1-0 after the first and second periods but scored three times in 49 seconds for a 4-2 win. ON THE PLUS SIDE Freshman defenseman Devon Krogh and Stefishen were each a personal-best +3 in the game vs. Ferris State. BETWEEN THE PIPES Junior Dustin Carlson and sophomore Cal Heeter have rotated starts in the Buckeye net through the first 14 games of the season. Heeter is (with a shootout win) and has a 3.05 goals-against average and.903 save percentage. He held opponents to three or fewer goals in each of his first six starts, including a 39-save shutout of Denver Oct. 16. Carlson has a 2.77 goals-against average and.913 save percentage. He has been the tough-luck loser most nights, with the Buckeyes averaging 1.4 goals in the games he has started. Carlson (1-6-0) has held opponents to three or fewer goals in five of his seven games. FRESHMAN FUN Two Buckeye rookies - Paul Kirtland and Alex Carlson - have scored goals this year. Defenseman Devon Krogh leads the rookies with two assists and points. THE CENTURY CLUB Mathieu Picard, the only senior on the Buckeye squad, played in his 100th game Oct. 30 at Notre Dame and has now seen action in 107 contests. John Albert, Sergio Somma and Peter Boyd are all tied for second among current Buckeyes with 97 career games played. Chris Reed is next up with 95 games played in the Scarlet and Gray. DALPE, SIMS HONORED Sophomore forward Zac Dalpe and junior Shane Sims were named CCHA Offensive and Defenseman of the Week, respectively, after leading the Buckeyes to a series sweep of Western Michigan Nov in Columbus with back-toback 4-2 victories. Paris, Ontario, native Dalpe had a team-best four points, with two goals and two assists, along with a +3 mark, in the sweep of Western Michigan. Dalpe was a three-time CCHA Rookie of the Week last season. This is his first career offensive player of the week accolades Sims, from East Amherst, N.Y., was a teambest +4, had two assists and four blocked shots and was not on the ice for a goal against in the sweep of Western Michigan. Sims also was named the league s defensive player of the week once last season OHIO STATE ROSTERS NUMERICAL NO. NAME POS. CL./ELG. HGT. WGT. S/C AGE HOMETOWN PREVIOUS TEAM (LEAGUE) (as of 10/1/09) 1 Cal Heeter G So./So L 20 St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 3 Mike Folkes* D So./So L 20 Burlington, Ontario Burlington Cougars (OPJHL) 4 Corey Toy** D Jr./Jr R 21 Round Hill, Va. Omaha Lancers (USHL) 5 Brandon Martell D Fr./Fr L 20 Elk River, Minn. Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) 7 Erick Belanger* D Jr./Jr L 23 Nanaimo, B.C. Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 8 Hunter Bishop* F Jr./Jr L 22 Fairbanks, Alaska Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 9 Patrick Schafer** F Jr./Jr R 21 Hilliard, Ohio Omaha Lancers (USHL) 10 Kyle Reed** F Jr./Jr L 22 Calgary, Alberta Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) 11 Mathieu Picard*** F Sr./Sr L 23 St. Isidore, Ontario Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) 12 Matt Bartkowski* D So./So L 21 Pittsburgh, Pa. Lincoln Stars (USHL) 13 Paul Kirtland F Fr./Fr L 21 Lenexa, Kansas Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) 14 Alex Carlson F Fr./Fr L 21 Farmington, Minn. North Iowa Outlaws (NAHL) 15 John Albert** F Jr./Jr L 20 Concord, Ohio U.S. Under-18 Team (NTDP) 16 Ian Boots* F Jr./So R 23 Akwesasne, Ontario Brockville Braves (CJHL) 17 Chris Reed** D Jr./Jr R 22 Solon, Ohio Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL) 18 Taylor Stefishen* F So./So R 19 North Vancouver, B.C. Langley Chiefs (BCHL) 19 Zac Dalpe* F So./So R 19 Paris, Ontario Penticton Vees (BCHL) 20 C.J. Severyn** F Jr./Jr L 20 Beaver, Pa. U.S. Under-18 Team (NTDP) 21 Sean Duddy* D So./So R 20 Ann Arbor, Mich. Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) 23 Cory Schneider* F So./So L 21 Rochester, N.Y. Penticton Vees (BCHL) 24 Shane Sims** D Jr./Jr R 21 East Amherst, N.Y. Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 25 Jeff McNeil F Fr./Fr L 21 Mulliken, Mich. Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) 26 Peter Boyd** F Jr./Jr L 21 Cambridge-Narrows, N.B. Northwood School 27 Devon Krogh D Fr./Fr R 19 West Vancouver, B.C. Penticton Vees (BCHL) 29 Danny Dries F Jr./Jr L 21 Lake Orion, Mich. UNH (HE)/Cedar Rapids (USHL) 30 Jeff Michael G Fr./Fr L 19 Hilliard, Ohio North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) 41 Dustin Carlson** G Jr./Jr L 23 Forest Lake, Minn. Alexandria Blizzard (NAHL) 44 Sergio Somma** F Jr./Jr L 22 Pittsburgh, Pa. Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME POS. CL./ELG. HGT. WGT. S/C AGE HOMETOWN PREVIOUS TEAM (LEAGUE) (as of 10/1/09) 15 John Albert** F Jr./Jr L 20 Concord, Ohio U.S. Under-18 Team (NTDP) 12 Matt Bartkowski* D So./So L 21 Pittsburgh, Pa. Lincoln Stars (USHL) 7 Erick Belanger* D Jr./Jr L 23 Nanaimo, B.C. Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 8 Hunter Bishop* F Jr./Jr L 22 Fairbanks, Alaska Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 16 Ian Boots* F Jr./So R 23 Akwesasne, Ontario Brockville Braves (CJHL) 26 Peter Boyd** F Jr./Jr L 21 Cambridge-Narrows, N.B. Northwood School 14 Alex Carlson F Fr./Fr L 21 Farmington, Minn. North Iowa Outlaws (NAHL) 41 Dustin Carlson** G Jr./Jr L 23 Forest Lake, Minn. Alexandria Blizzard (NAHL) 19 Zac Dalpe* F So./So R 19 Paris, Ontario Penticton Vees (BCHL) 21 Sean Duddy* D So./So R 20 Ann Arbor, Mich. Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) 29 Danny Dries F Jr./Jr L 21 Lake Orion, Mich. UNH (HE)/Cedar Rapids (USHL) 3 Mike Folkes* D So./So L 20 Burlington, Ontario Burlington Cougars (OPJHL) 1 Cal Heeter G So./So L 20 St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 13 Paul Kirtland F Fr./Fr L 21 Lenexa, Kansas Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) 27 Devon Krogh D Fr./Fr R 19 West Vancouver, B.C. Penticton Vees (BCHL) 5 Brandon Martell D Fr./Fr L 20 Elk River, Minn. Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) 25 Jeff McNeil F Fr./Fr L 21 Mulliken, Mich. Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) 30 Jeff Michael G Fr./Fr L 19 Hilliard, Ohio North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) 11 Mathieu Picard*** F Sr./Sr L 23 St. Isidore, Ontario Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) 17 Chris Reed** D Jr./Jr R 22 Solon, Ohio Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL) 10 Kyle Reed** F Jr./Jr L 22 Calgary, Alberta Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) 9 Patrick Schafer** F Jr./Jr R 21 Hilliard, Ohio Omaha Lancers (USHL) 23 Cory Schneider* F So./So L 21 Rochester, N.Y. Penticton Vees (BCHL) 20 C.J. Severyn** F Jr./Jr L 20 Beaver, Pa. U.S. Under-18 Team (NTDP) 24 Shane Sims** D Jr./Jr R 21 East Amherst, N.Y. Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 44 Sergio Somma** F Jr./Jr L 22 Pittsburgh, Pa. Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 18 Taylor Stefishen* F So./So R 19 North Vancouver, B.C. Langley Chiefs (BCHL) 4 Corey Toy** D Jr./Jr R 21 Round Hill, Va. Omaha Lancers (USHL) H Bittner, first season (Ohio State 05); Volunteer Assistant Coach - Jeff Salajko, second season; Equipment Manager Tim Adams, 13th season (Ohio State 97); Trainer Jeff Deits, third season (Northern Colorado 07); *Denotes letters won PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Erick Belanger... buh-lawn-zhay Zac Dalpe...doll-PEE Sean Duddy...DUD-ee Mike Folkes...Folks Devon Krogh... dev-in crowe John Markell... MAR-kull Brandon Martell...MAR-tell Sergio Somma... SO-mah Taylor Stefishen... staf-ish-in

5 BUCKEYES IN THE BIGS R.J. Umberger has played in 23 games for the Blue Jackets, with 14 points on six goals and eight assists. He has played in 333 NHL games in his career, with a line. Ryan Kesler, an alternate captain for the Canucks, has played in 23 games and has 19 points, with 14 assists. Kesler, who is featured in the NHL 2K10 commerical, has skated in 343 NHL contests with a line. Rod Pelley, now a member of the New Jersey Devils, has played in 20 NHL games this season and has two assists. He has skated in 87 NHL games, all with the Devils, and has six assists and eight points. Washington Capital David Steckel has seen action in 24 games this year and has two assists. He is in his third full season with the Caps and has played in 179 NHL games, with 33 points, on 13 goals and 20 assists. Tyson Strachan has played in six NHL games with the St. Louis Blues this year, posting two assists, but is currently in the AHL with the Peoria Rivermen. He has played in 36 NHL games and has five helpers. Former Buckeye defenseman Nate (Nathan) Guenin ( ) was called up to the Pittsburgh Penguins last week and skated in his first two games for his hometown team before he was returned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the AHL. He has played in 13 NHL games, posting two assists. UP NEXT The Buckeyes will close out the first part of the year with a home series against Michigan Dec. 4-5 in Value City Arena before a home-and-home series with Miami Dec The teams will meet in Columbus Dec. 11 and in Oxford Dec. 12. Script Ohio on Ice will be performed at the first Michigan game, with a pom pom giveaway for game two. At the game vs. the RedHawks LAST GAME S LINEUP there will be a Toys for Tots drive and photos with Holiday Brutus. BREAK IT DOWN Mathieu Picard is the lone senior for the Buckeyes this season. The St. Isidore, Ontario, native is joined by 13 juniors, eight sophomores and six freshmen. DRAFTY Six current Buckeyes have been selected in the NHL draft - Zac Dalpe (2nd round/carolina), Shane Sims (5th round/new York Islanders), Taylor Stefishen (5th round/nashville), John Albert (6th round/atlanta), Matt Bartkowski (7th round/florida) and C.J. Severyn (7th/Calgary). Kyle Reed attended the Atlanta Thrashers prospect camp over the summer as an undrafted player, while Hunter Bishop was an invitee to the Montreal Canadiens camp and goalie Dustin Carlson skated at the Washington Capitals camp. BEHIND THE BENCH Two of the three two-time captains for the Buckeyes are now behind the bench for the Buckeyes. Steve Brent is in his 10th year as an assistant after rejoining the staff a year ago. JB Bittner, who served as the team s video coordinator last season after ending his professional career, is now a fulltime assistant coach. Brent now serves as the team s recruiting coordinator. FOLLOW THE BUCKEYES ON THE WEB The entire Ohio State men s hockey guide for is available on the team s page at Ohio- StateBuckeyes.com in printable format. All Ohio State information, including weekly and special releases, player biographies, game recaps and box scores and season and career statistics, is available on the men s hockey page online at OhioStateBuckeyes.com, the official website of Ohio State athletics. Live stats from all home games will be available by following the links on the hockey schedule page. Links to audio and video webcasts through the Buckeye Vision subscription package or Big- TenNetwork.com will be available on the page. The men s hockey team also has a facebook page. Log on to facebook.com/ohiostatemenshockey and become a fan. Follow the team throughout the season on twitter.com/ohiostatehockey. GIVE THEM AN A Four Buckeyes - senior Mathieu Picard, juniors Peter Boyd and Sergio Somma and sophomore Zac Dalpe - have A s on their jerseys, designating them as alternate captains for the squad. The only other Buckeye squad to have four players with a letter was in , with current assistant coach JB Bittner as the captain and Nate Guenin, Chris Olsgard and Dave Steckel as A s. THE LAST TIME Ohio State swept a home series Nov , 2009 vs. Western Michigan (4-2, 4-2) Ohio State was swept in a home series Oct. 8-9, 2009 vs. Quinnipiac (2-4, 1-3) Ohio State swept a road series Jan. 9-10, 2009 at Bowling Green (8-5, 4-3 OT) Ohio State was swept in a road series Nov , 2009 at Ferris State (1-8, 5-6 OT) Ohio State swept on a weekend Jan. 2-3, 2009 in Ohio Hockey Classic (W 6-1 vs. Army, 2-0 vs. Clarkson) Ohio State was swept on a weekend Feb. 26/27, 2008 vs. Miami (1-2 H, 3-4 A) Ohio State shut out an opponent Home: Oct. 16, 2009 vs. Denver (Heeter-39 saves) Road: Nov. 22, 2008 at Northern Mich. (Carlson-29 svs) Neutral: Nov. 14, 2008 vs. Robert Morris (Carlson-32 svs) Ohio State was shut out Home: Nov. 6, 2009 vs. NMU (Ellingson-35 saves) Road: March 15, 2009 at Alaska (Johnson) Neutral: March 26, 2004 vs. UW (Bruckler) A Buckeye had a hat trick March 7, 2009 vs. Bowling Green (Elkins) An opponent had a hat trick Nov. 20, 2009 at Ferris State (Blair Riley) A Buckeye had four points Nov. 21, 2009 at Ferris State (Dalpe - 2g, 2a) Nov. 21, 2009 at Ferris State (Boyd - 4a) An opponent had four points Nov. 20, 2009 at Ferris State (Blair Riley - 3g, 1a) An opponent had five or more points Oct. 11, 2008 at Miami (Pat Cannone - 1g, 5a, 6p) Ohio State scored 10 or more goals Dec. 12, 2008 vs. Bentley (W 10-1) Ohio State allowed 10 or more goals Nov. 30, 1996 at Bowling Green (L 4-10) Ohio State had 40 or more shots on goal Oct. 9, 2009 vs. Quinnipiac (45) Ohio State allowed 40 or more shots on goal Nov. 21, 2009 at Ferris State (43) Ohio State had 50 or more shots on goal Dec. 3, 2005 vs. Alabama-Huntsville (51) Ohio State allowed 50 or more shots on goal Oct. 12, 2002 vs. Minnesota (51) Ohio State had 50 or more shots in back-to-back games Dec. 2-3, 2005 vs. Alabama-Huntsville (55, 51) Ohio State won in overtime Jan. 10, 2009 at Bowling Green (4-3) Ohio State lost in overtime Nov. 21, 2009 at Ferris State Ohio State scored a SHG Oct. 16, 2009 vs. Denver (Sims) Ohio State allowed a SHG Nov. 20, 2009 at Ferris State (Blair Riley) Ohio State scored two SHG in a game Dec. 2, 2006 at Michigan State (Maiani, Anderson) Ohio State allowed two SHG in a game March 4, 2007 vs. Northern Michigan (Tarkir, Olver) Ohio State won when trailing after one Nov. 13, 2009 vs. Western Michigan (down 1-0, won 4-2) Ohio State won when trailing after two Nov. 13, 2009 vs. Western Michigan (down 1-0, won 4-2) Ohio State lost when leading after one Nov. 21, 2009 at Ferris State (up 2-0, lost 5-6 OT) Ohio State lost when leading after two Nov. 21, 2009 at Ferris State (up 4-2, lost 5-6 OT) Ohio State scored an extra attacker goal Feb. 28, 2009 vs. Miami (Elkins - 2, L 5-7) Ohio State allowed an extra attacker goal Nov. 21, 2009 at Ferris State (Riley - L OT 5-6) Ohio State had a penalty shot March 8, 2008 at Northern Michigan (Biondo/failed) Ohio State faced a penalty shot Oct. 15, 2009 vs. Denver (Rahkshani/failed) Ohio State scored on an delayed penalty Dec. 12, 2008 vs. Bentley (Albert, Belanger)

6 Ohio State Men's Hockey Ohio State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2009) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Oct 08 QUINNIPIAC L Oct 09 QUINNIPIAC L Oct 15 #3 DENVER L Oct 16 #3 DENVER W * Oct 23 at Lake Superior State L * Oct 24 at Lake Superior State W * Oct 30 at #11 Notre Dame L * Oct 31 at #11 Notre Dame Tot * Nov 06 NORTHERN MICHIGAN L * Nov 07 NORTHERN MICHIGAN W * Nov 13 WESTERN MICHIGAN W * Nov 14 WESTERN MICHIGAN W * Nov 20 at Ferris State L * Nov 21 at Ferris State Lot TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent SHORT-HANDED Goals-Shot attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 9 22 Short-handed 2 2 Empty net 2 2 Penalty 0 0 Unassisted 5 2 Overtime 0 1 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 19 Zac Dalpe Peter Boyd Sergio Somma John Albert Shane Sims Matt Bartkowski Taylor Stefishen Hunter Bishop Mathieu Picard Patrick Schafer Cory Schneider C.J. Severyn Devon Krogh Chris Reed Kyle Reed Alex Carlson Paul Kirtland Ian Boots Sean Duddy Corey Toy Erick Belanger Dustin Carlson Mike Folkes Cal Heeter Brandon Martell Jeff McNeil TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 41 Dustin Carlson 7 390: Cal Heeter 8 453: TM EMPTY NET 9 6: Total : Opponents : Attendance Summary OSU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 8/1688 6/2245 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Ohio State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Ohio State Opponents

7 Ohio State Men's Hockey Ohio State Hockey Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2009) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: OVERALL ## Player gp g a pts sh +/- pen-min pp sh gw 19 Zac Dalpe Peter Boyd Sergio Somma John Albert Shane Sims Matt Bartkowski Taylor Stefishen Hunter Bishop Mathieu Picard Patrick Schafer Cory Schneider C.J. Severyn Devon Krogh Chris Reed Kyle Reed Alex Carlson Paul Kirtland Ian Boots Sean Duddy Corey Toy Erick Belanger Dustin Carlson Mike Folkes Cal Heeter Brandon Martell Jeff McNeil TM TEAM Total Opponents OVERALL ## Player gp min. ga gaavg saves pct w l t 41 Dustin Carlson 7 390: Cal Heeter 8 453: TM TEAM 9 6: Total : Opponents : Shots on Goal shots avg/g shot% Ohio State Opponents Power Plays goals chances pp% Ohio State Opponents st 2nd 3rd OT Total Ohio State Opponents CONFERENCE gp g a pts sh +/- pen-min pp sh gw CONFERENCE gp min. ga gaavg saves pct w l t 5 272: : : : : Shots on Goal shots avg/g shot% Ohio State Opponents Power Plays goals chances pp% Ohio State Opponents st 2nd 3rd OT Total Ohio State Opponents

8 Ohio State Men's Hockey Ohio State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2009) All games SEASON CAREER ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +/- pen-min pp sh fg gw gt ot ht ua gp g a pts sh sh% +/- pen-min pp sh fg gw gt ot ht ua 19 Zac Dalpe Peter Boyd Sergio Somma John Albert Shane Sims Matt Bartkowski Taylor Stefishen Hunter Bishop Mathieu Picard Patrick Schafer Cory Schneider C.J. Severyn Devon Krogh Chris Reed Kyle Reed Alex Carlson Paul Kirtland Ian Boots Sean Duddy Corey Toy Erick Belanger Dustin Carlson Mike Folkes Cal Heeter Brandon Martell Jeff McNeil Total Opponents ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en gp-gs minutes ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en 41 Dustin Carlson : : Cal Heeter : : Total : Opponents :

9 Ohio State Men's Hockey Ohio State Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Nov 25, 2009) All games Opponent Date Score HEETER,CAL FOLKES,MIKE TOY,COREY MARTELL,BR BELANGER,E BISHOP,HUN SCHAFER,PA REED,KYLE PICARD,MAT BARTKOWSK KIRTLAND,PA QU Oct L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP QU Oct L DNP DNP DNP DNP DEN Oct L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DEN Oct W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at LSSU Oct L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at LSSU Oct W DNP DNP DNP DNP at ND Oct L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at ND Oct t DNP DNP DNP DNP NMU Nov L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP NMU Nov W DNP DNP WMU Nov W DNP DNP DNP DNP WMU Nov W DNP DNP DNP at FSU Nov L DNP DNP DNP DNP at FSU Nov L DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score CARLSON,AL ALBERT,JOH BOOTS,IAN REED,CHRIS STEFISHEN,T DALPE,ZAC SEVERYN,CJ DUDDY,SEAN SCHNEIDER, SIMS,SHANE MCNEIL,JEFF QU Oct L DNP QU Oct L DNP DEN Oct L DEN Oct W DNP at LSSU Oct L DNP at LSSU Oct W DNP at ND Oct L DNP DNP at ND Oct t DNP DNP NMU Nov L DNP DNP NMU Nov W DNP DNP DNP WMU Nov W DNP DNP DNP WMU Nov W DNP DNP DNP at FSU Nov L DNP DNP at FSU Nov L DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score BOYD,PETER KROGH,DEVO CARLSON,DU SOMMA,SER QU Oct L QU Oct L DNP DNP DEN Oct L DEN Oct W DNP at LSSU Oct L at LSSU Oct W DNP DNP at ND Oct L at ND Oct t DNP NMU Nov L NMU Nov W DNP DNP WMU Nov W WMU Nov W DNP at FSU Nov L at FSU Nov L DNP

10 OHIO STATE RESULTS Date Opponent Result OSU Goals OSU/OPP SOG OSU Goalie (Saves/GA) 10/8 QUINNIPIAC L 2-4 Sims (pp), Albert (sh) 32/35 Carlson (31/4) 1/7 6/7 11/33 1, OSU PP OSU PK OSU P/PIM Att. Overall (CCHA) 10/9 QUINNIPIAC L 1-3 A. Carlson 45/28 Heeter (25/2) 0/6 5/5 7/14 1, /15 DENVER L /32 Carlson (30/2) 0/9 6/7 8/16 1, /16 DENVER 1 W 4-0 Stefishen, Dalpe (pp), Sims (sh), Severyn (en) 26/39 Heeter (39/0) 1/4 5/5 11/49 1, /23 at LSSU L 2-3 Somma, Bartkowski 34/31 Carlson (28/3) 0/3 3/4 4/8 2, (0-1-0) 10/24 at LSSU W 4-3 Bartkowski (pp), Somma, Boyd, Schafer 41/28 Heeter (25/3) 1/5 0/2 3/6 2, (1-1-0) 10/30 at Notre Dame L 1-3 Albert (pp) 28/33 Carlson (30/2) 1/8 7/9 10/31 2, (1-2-0) 10/31 at Notre Dame T OT 2-2 (SW) Bishop (pp), Dalpe (pp) 32/25 Heeter (24/2) 2/3 1/3 3/6 2, ( ) 11/6 NMU L /35 Carlson (34/1) 0/5 2/2 2/4 2, ( ) 11/7 NMU W 5-4 Albert, Boyd, Schneider, Dalpe, Somma 29/22 Heeter (18/4) 0/2 3/5 5/10 1, ( ) 11/13 WMU W 4-2 Kirtland (pp), Bishop, Picard, Boyd 38/21 Carlson (19/2) 1/6 6/8 11/22 2, ( ) 11/14 WMU W 4-2 Dalpe 2 (pp), Bishop, Boyd (en) 30/38 Heeter (36/2) 1/7 5/6 6/12 1, ( ) 11/20 at Ferris L 1-8 Dalpe 27/34 Carlson (17/4) Heeter (9/4) 0/5 4/8 12/43 1, ( ) 11/21 at Ferris L OT 5-6 Stefishen (pp), Somma 2, Dalpe 2 26/43 Heeter (37/6) 1/6 2/6 6/12 1, ( ) OSU game-winning goal in bold; 1 Nationwide Arena OHIO STATE GOAL SCORERS Scorer Total PP SH GW GTG 1st Period 2nd Period 3rd Period OT Shootout Made/Att. Home Away Neutral Career Albert / Bartkowski Belanger 1 Bishop / Boots 9 Boyd A. Carlson Dalpe / Duddy Folkes Kirtland Krogh Martell McNeil Picard C. Reed 2 K. Reed 18 Schafer Schneider Severyn Sims Somma Stefishen Toy 5 Totals /

11 OHIO STATE GOALS SCORED # Date Opp. Type Player Assist Assist Prd. 1 10/8 QUIN 5x3 pp Sims Bartkowski Dalpe /8 QUIN 4x5 sh Albert /9 QUIN 5x5 A. Carlson Picard Sims /16 DU 5x5 Stefishen Severyn Sims /16 DU 5x4 pp Dalpe Somma Duddy /16 DU 4x5 sh Sims Albert Somma /16 DU 5x6 en Severyn C. Reed Krogh /23 at LSSU 5x5 Somma Dalpe Toy /23 at LSSU 5x5 Bartkowski /24 at LSSU 5x3 pp Bartkowski Schneider Stefishen /24 at LSSU 5x5 Somma Stefishen Dalpe /24 at LSSU 5x5 Boyd C. Reed Schneider /24 at LSSU 5x5 Schafer Albert Picard /30 at ND 5x3 pp Albert Dalpe Stefishen /31 at ND 5x4 pp Bishop Albert Krogh /31 at ND 5x4 pp Dalpe /7 NMU 5x5 Albert /7 NMU 5x5 Boyd Albert Schafer /7 NMU 5x5 Schneider Sims Picard /7 NMU 5x5 Dalpe Somma Boyd /7 NMU 5x5 Somma Sims Boyd 3 SITUATIONAL GOALS Type OSU OPP Even Strength x x4 1 Empty Net (5x6) 2 1 Empty Net (4x5) 1 Delayed Penalty (5x6) 1 Power Play x x x3 1 Shorthanded 2 2 4x5 2 2 First Minute of Game 1 First Goal of Game 6 8 First Minute of Period 3 3 Last Minute of Period 4 6 Home - Value City Arena Home - Nationwide Arena 4 Away Neutral Totals /13 WMU 5x4 pp Kirtland Dalpe Bartkowski /13 WMU 5x5 Bishop Albert K. Reed /13 WMU 5x5 Picard Schafer /13 WMU 5x5 Boyd Dalpe Sims /14 WMU 5x4 pp Dalpe Bishop Sims /14 WMU 5x5 Bishop Albert K. Reed /14 WMU 5x5 Dalpe Boyd Somma /14 WMU 5x6 en Boyd /20 at FSU 5x5 Dalpe Boyd Bartkowski /21 at FSU 5x4 pp Stefishen Albert Boots /21 at FSU 5x5 Somma Dalpe Boyd /21 at FSU 5x5 Somma Boyd Dalpe /21 at FSU 5x5 Dalpe Boyd /21 at FSU 5x5 Dalpe Somma Boyd 3 SHOOTOUT HISTORY Oct. 31 at Notre Dame, W 2-1 (3 rounds) Round 1 - OSU: Albert/GOAL; ND: Maday/GOAL Round 2 - OSU: Dalpe/SAVE; ND: Ridderwall/SAVE Round 3 - OSU: Bishop/GOAL (clinch): ND: B. Ryan/SAVE OSU Goalie: Heeter (2 saves)