2017-18 MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA INFORMATION MEN’S HOCKEY CONTACT LEANN PARKER Office Phone: 614-688-0294 Cell Phone: 614-266-4309 E-mail: [email protected] OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS CREDENTIAL REQUESTS WEEKLY INTERVIEWS Associate Athletics Director/Communications...... Dan Wallenberg In order to qualify for a credential, an applicant must represent the Head coach Steve Rohlik and his staff can best be reached during Director.........................................................................Leann Parker recognized news organization requesting credentials. Please contact the morning hours, when in town, in the men’s hockey office at Associate Directors ..................................Mike Basford, Jerry Emig Leann Parker, athletics communications director, for information on 614-292-0820. Media wishing to conduct interviews with student- Assistant Directors......................Candace Johnson, Kyle Kuhlman, how to apply for single game or season credentials. athletes should contact Leann Parker. Please call at least one day in .................................Alex Morando, Gary Petit, Brett Rybak advance to allow setup time. One day a week (typically Wednesday) Communications Assistants..................Don Hawkins, Aaron Hyder CREDENTIAL PICKUP before or after practice usually is reserved for the media. Website ......................................... OhioStateBuckeyes.com Credentials may be picked up at the security door in the loading dock of Main Office Phone .......................................... 614-292-6861 the Schottenstein Center two hours before game time. POSTGAME PROCEDURES Fax .................................................................. 614-292-8547 The Ohio State locker room is closed to the media. At all home games, Men’s Hockey Contact .................................................Leann Parker MEDIA ENTRANCE/VALUE CITY ARENA PRESS BOX the postgame interview format will be as follows: after a 10-minute Office Phone ................................................... 614-688-0294 Because of construction in the Schottenstein Center, all media should cooling off period, the visiting coach and requested players (when Cell Phone ...................................................... 614-266-4309 enter the arena through the security door in the loading dock of the requested) will be escorted to the interview room, located in the Email .................................................... [email protected] arena. After picking up credentials (if necessary), turn left and take southeast corner of the arena level in Value City Arena. After all Twitter.........................................................@LeannBP_OSU the second elevator (by the Boardroom) you come to on the left to visiting interviews are completed, Buckeye head coach Steve Rohlik Hockey Facebook ................Facebook.com/OhioStateMensHockey the press box. and requested Ohio State players will report to the interview room. Hockey Twitter .................................................@OhioState_MHKY Hockey Instagram ............................................@OhioState_MHKY PARKING PASSES WEEKLY RELEASE Mailing Address ...............................6th Floor, The Fawcett Center Media parking passes is available on a single-game and season basis. The easiest way to access Ohio State hockey releases is online at 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Contact Leann Parker for information on parking passes. Members of the OhioStateBuckeyes.com, where the text can be read on the site Columbus, Ohio 43210 media should park in the lot directly west of Value City Arena. Facility and a PDF file is available. Members of the media can receive Ohio parking attendants will assist you in finding the lot. State hockey releases by e-mail by signing up for the Big Ten media BIG TEN OFFICE distribution list. Phone ..........................................................................847-696-1010 WIRELESS AND ETHERNET ACCESS Fax .............................................................................847-696-1150 See Leann Parker for information on connecting to the media OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM Commissioner................................................................Jim Delaney wireless network in Value City Arena. OhioStateBuckeyes.com is the official web site of the Ohio State Director, Communications (Hockey) .......................Adam Augustine Department of Athletics. Ohio State men’s hockey releases as well Augustine Phone .........847-696-1010 ext 151 (o)/608-215-4391 (c) Media who need ethernet access should contact Parker prior to as a wide variety of athletics department information can be found Website ............................................................................bigten.org gameday to ensure connections are available in specific locations on the web, including links to all 36 varsity sports. Ethernet and POTS connections are available for visiting team radio Accessible on the men’s hockey page on the site are links to the 2017-18 BROADCAST INFORMATION broadcast teams both in the press box and on the concourse level entire team guide, complete season statistics for both the team and At least seven Ohio State games will be televised nationally radio position. An ISDN connection is available at the concourse individuals, career statistics for the current Buckeyes, game recaps this season, with the remaining games scheduled to be streamed level spot. and box scores, weekly and special releases and audio pronunciations online via subscription through BTN Plus for home games and for players’ names and hometowns. through the host team for road games. GAME NOTES AND LINE CHARTS Games televised by BTN and Fox regional networks are also Ohio State and opponent line charts and game notes are available in Links to webstreams, audio streams and live stats can be found on available through BTN2Go, while games on ESPN networks will be the press box two hours before faceoff. Conference notes and standings the men’s hockey schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com and on available through WatchESPN. also are provided. Shot charts and box scores are distributed at the the men’s hockey gameday page on the site. The Buckeyes return to 1460 AM in Columbus this season. The end of each period, with a final book produced postgame. station will carry all Big Ten Conference matchups and a good COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE portion of the nonconference slate, as well as all postseason action PHOTOGRAPHERS Specific information on the Big Ten Conference and its seven member involving the Buckeyes. The broadcast can be heard live online For photographers, there are camera cut-outs in the northeast and men’s hockey teams, including updated league statistics, standings through Buckeye Vision on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. northwest corners of Value City Arena, with a sign-up sheet located in and box scores, can be found by logging on to bigten.org. For up-to-date broadcast information and links, check the the press box (on a game by game basis). Additional still photographer men’s hockey schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com or the locations are located on the arena level through the glass and on the Collegehockystats.net provides box scores and standings from around gameday page (go.osu.edu/mhkygameday). concourse level. Please be advised, flying pucks can be dangerous. the country along with national, conference and team statistics. Enter the photography areas at your own risk. Collegehockeyinc.com has a national live scoreboard and a searchable 2017-18 OHIO STATE TELEVISION SCHEDULE statistics database. Oct. 6 at Wisconsin 8 p.m. FSW/BTN2Go ROAD REQUESTS Nov. 3 NOTRE DAME TBA BTN/BTN2Go Please direct all credential requests for Ohio State road games to PHOTO REQUESTS the host school’s sports information director. Still photography requests of Ohio State players and coaches should Nov. 24 at Michigan 6:30 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go be e-mailed to [email protected]. Dec. 8 MINNESOTA 6:30 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go PRACTICES Dec. 9 MINNESOTA 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go The hockey team practices in Value City Arena and at the OSU Ice VIDEO SERVICES Jan. 13 at Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go Rink. Practice times vary according to academic schedules, contact For information regarding video services and game footage, contact Feb. 16 at Minnesota 9 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go Leann Parker for specifics. Rob Milan, manager of hockey video services, at 614-688-8621 or [email protected]. Feb. 17 at Minnesota 5 p.m. ESPNU/WatchESPN All times Eastern 1 2017-18 MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA INFORMATION 2017-18 SCHEDULE Updated Oct. 1; All times Eastern; Schedule, and coverage, subject to change DAY DATE TIME OPPONENT SITE TV/Mobile/Streaming Saturday Sept. 30 4 p.m. Ryerson (exhibition) Columbus, Ohio Friday Oct. 6 8 p.m. at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. FS Wisconsin/BTN2Go Saturday Oct. 7 6 p.m. at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. BTN Plus Friday Oct. 13 7 p.m. RPI Columbus, Ohio BTN Plus Saturday Oct. 14 4 p.m. RPI Columbus, Ohio BTN Plus Friday Oct. 20 7 p.m. at UMass Amherst, Mass. Saturday Oct. 21 8 p.m. at UMass Amherst, Mass. Friday Oct. 27 7 p.m. ROBERT MORRIS Columbus, Ohio BTN Plus Saturday Oct. 28 7:05 p.m. at Robert Morris Pittsburgh, Pa. Friday Nov. 3 TBA NOTRE DAME Columbus, Ohio BTN/BTN2GO Saturday Nov. 4 4 p.m. NOTRE DAME Columbus, Ohio BTN PLUS Friday Nov. 10 7:05 p.m. at UConn Hartford, Conn. Saturday Nov. 11 3:35 p.m. at UConn Hartford, Conn. Friday Nov. 24 6:30 p.m. at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BTN/BTN2Go Saturday Nov. 25 7:30 p.m. at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. Friday Dec. 1 7 p.m. PENN STATE Columbus, Ohio BTN Plus