Ohio State men's hockey enters NCAA Tournament as No. 3 seed, to face No. 2 Harvard Friday
Ohio State men's hockey team is heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019.
After finishing third in the Big Ten with a 20-15-3 overall record, reaching the semifinals of the conference tournament before losing to Michigan, the Buckeyes will travel to Bridgeport, Connecticut, as a No. 3 seed and face No. 2 Harvard at 2 p.m. Friday.
Ohio State's meeting with the Crimson will be televised on ESPNU.
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Ohio State and Harvard will play for a Saturday matchup against either No. 1 Quinnipiac — the No. 2 overall seed — or No. 4 Merrimack for a spot in the Frozen Four.
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Ohio State beat Harvard 4-2 in their only previous meeting, in 2008.
Ohio State will play in its 10th NCAA Tournament with two Frozen Four appearances in 2018 and 1998.
The Buckeyes have the No. 1 penalty kill in the country (.895) with a top-17 scoring offense (3.21 goals per game), scoring defense (2.53 goals per game) and power play (.224) in the country.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: No. 3 Ohio State hockey opens NCAA Tournament vs. No. 2 Harvard
