2014-15 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 VALUE CITY ARENA PRESS BOX WEEKLY RELEASE Associate Athletics Director/Communications...... Dan Wallenberg Media should enter the arena through the media entrance (Door The easiest way to access Ohio State hockey releases is online Director.........................................................................Leann Parker 1212). The Value City Arena press box is on the north side of The at OhioStateBuckeyes.com, where the text can be read on the site Associate Directors ............................... Jerry Emig, Adam Widman Jerome Schottenstein Center. After picking up credentials, head north and a PDF file is available. Members of the media can receive Ohio Assistant Directors....Mike Basford, Kyle Kuhlman, Alex Morando, in the main concourse to the press box elevator. An attendant will State hockey releases by e-mail by signing up for the Big Ten media ..........................................................Gary Petit, Brett Rybak direct you to the press box from there. distribution list. Communications Assistants....Ashley Albertson, Ryan Zimmerman Website ..................................................... OhioStateBuckeyes.com PHONE LINES/WIRELESS ACCESS OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM Main Office Phone...................................................... 614-292-6861 Those members of the media wishing to order their own OhioStateBuckeyes.com is the official web site of the Ohio State Fax ........................................................................ 614-292-8547 phone lines can do so by calling University Phone Services at Department of Athletics. Ohio State men’s hockey releases as well Men’s Hockey Contact .................................................Leann Parker 614-292-8648 (at least one week in advance). Two phone lines as a wide variety of athletics department information can be found Office/Cell Phone ............................... 614-688-0294/614-266-4309 in the press box and a number of lines in the media room on the on the web, including links to all 36 varsity sports. Email ............................................................. [email protected] arena level also are available for general use by the media. There Accessible on the men’s hockey page on the site are links to Twitter ....................................................................@LeannBP_OSU is a reciprocal phone line for one visiting radio station. the entire team guide, complete season statistics for both the team Hockey Facebook ................Facebook.com/OhioStateMensHockey See Leann Parker for information on connecting to the and individuals, career statistics for the current Buckeyes, game Hockey Twitter and Instagram .........................@OhioState_MHKY wireless network. recaps and box scores, weekly and special releases and audio Mailing Address ...............................6th Floor, The Fawcett Center pronunciations for players’ names and hometowns. 2400 Olentangy River Rd. GAME NOTES AND LINE CHARTS Links to webstreams, audio streams and live stats can be found Columbus, Ohio 43210 Buckeye and opponent line charts and game notes are available on the men’s hockey schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. in the press box two hours before faceoff. Conference notes and BIG TEN OFFICE standings also are provided. Shot charts and box scores are COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE Phone ..........................................................................847-696-1010 distributed at the end of each period, with a final book produced Specific information on the Big Ten conference and its six Fax .............................................................................847-696-1150 postgame. member men’s hockey teams, including updated league statistics, Commissioner................................................................Jim Delaney standings and box scores, can be found by logging on to bigten.org. Associate Dir., Communications (Hockey) ............Adam Augustine PHOTOGRAPHERS Collegehockystats.net provides box scores and standings Augustine Phone .........847-696-1010 ext 151 (o)/608-215-4391 (c) The photographer booth is located at center ice between the from around the country along with national, conference and team Website ............................................................................bigten.org team benches. Only two photographers will be allowed in the center statistics. Collegehockeyinc.com has a national live scoreboard and ice photo booth at one time and a sign-up sheet will be located in a statistics database. HOCKEY STAFF the press box. Access to the booth will be limited to one period per Head Coach ........................................Steve Rohlik (Wisconsin ‘90) photographer when necessary. There also are camera cut-outs in the PHOTO/VIDEO REQUESTS OSU/Career Overall and Big Ten Record .................18-14-5/6-9-5-4 northeast and northwest corners, with a sign-up sheet located in the Still photography requests of Ohio State players and coaches Year at OSU .......................................................................... Second press box. Additional still photographer locations are located on the should be e-mailed to [email protected]. Associate Head Coach ........... Brett Larson (Minnesota Duluth ‘04) arena level through the glass. Please be advised, flying pucks can be For information regarding video services and game footage, con- Year at OSU .......................................................................... Second dangerous. Enter the photography areas at your own risk. Please see tact Rob Milan, manager of hockey video services, at 614-688-8621 Assistant Coach .......................................Joe Exter (Merrimack ‘03) Leann Parker for any questions about the photography areas. or [email protected]. Year at OSU ..............................................................................Fourth 2014-15 BROADCAST INFORMATION Dir. of Hockey Operations ..............Layne LeBel (Michigan Tech ‘94) ROAD REQUESTS At least 13 Ohio State games will be televised this season, Year at OSU .............................................................................Fourth Please direct all credential requests for Ohio State’s road with the remaining games scheduled to be streamed online through Athletic Trainer ........................... Jeff Deits (Northern Colorado ‘07) games to the host school’s sports information director (see subscription packages on Buckeye Vision at OhioStateBuckeyes.com Equipment Manager ..............................Tim Adams (Ohio State ‘97) opponent information). or BTN Plus for home games. Streaming of road games is through Secretary .............................................. Shelly Todd (Ohio State ‘96) the home team’s website when available. Hockey Office Phone/Fax ............................614-292-0820/688-5857 PRACTICES The Buckeyes’ radio broadcast will be on 1460 AM in Columbus. The hockey team practices in Value City Arena and at the OSU The station will carry all Big Ten Conference matchups and a good 2013-14 IN REVIEW Ice Rink. Unless otherwise noted, practices are open to the media portion of the non-conference slate, as well as all postseason action Overall Record ......................................................................18-14-5 and are the opportune time for lengthy and/or television interviews. involving the Buckeyes. The broadcast can be heard live online B1G Record/Finish ..........................................................6-9-5-4/4th Practice times vary according to academic schedules, contact Leann through Buckeye Vision on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Postseason ........................................... B1G Tournament Runner-Up Parker for specifics. For up-to-date broadcast information and links, check the men’s hockey schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. 2014-15 OUTLOOK WEEKLY INTERVIEWS Letterwinners Returning ..........................................19 (9 F/7 D/3 G) Head coach Steve Rohlik and his staff can best be reached 2014-15 OHIO STATE TELEVISION SCHEDULE Letterwinners Lost .....................................................6 (5 F/1 D/0 G) during the morning hours, when in town, in the men’s hockey office Nov. 20 vs. Michigan State 7 p.m. FSD+/STO delay Non-Letterwinners Returning .....................................1 (0 F/1 D/0 G) at 614-292-0820. Media wishing to conduct interviews with student- Dec. 5 at Michigan 7 p.m. BTN Newcomers ................................................................7 (5 F/2 D/0 G) athletes should contact Leann Parker. Please call at least one day in Jan. 16 vs. Michigan 7 p.m. FSD/STO advance to allow setup time. One day a week (typically Wednesday) Jan. 23 at Michigan State 7 p.m. FD/STO CREDENTIAL REQUESTS AND PICK UP AND PARKING before or after practice usually is reserved for the media. Jan. 24 at Michigan State 7 p.m. BTN In order to qualify for a credential, an applicant must represent Feb. 6 at Minnesota 9 p.m. BTN the recognized news organization requesting credentials. Media POSTGAME PROCEDURES Feb. 7 at Minnesota 8 p.m. FSN+/STO parking passes are available on a single-game and season basis. The Ohio State locker room is closed to the media. At all home Feb. 13 vs. Wisconsin 6:30 p.m. BTN Please contact Leann Parker, athletics communications director, to games, the postgame interview format will be as follows: after a Feb. 22 at Michigan TBD