Ohio is on the road this weekend for the Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Tournament.
The Bobcats, who are No. 6 in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Southeastern Division, are No. 1 in the Northeastern Division of the TSCHL. They’ll head to Columbus, Ohio, to play for their first championship since 2018.
Here’s what to know:
Game Information
Opponent: Louisville
Time: 4:45 p.m.
Location: Ohio Health Chiller North (Columbus, Ohio)
How to watch: Youtube
Meet the Cardinals
Head coach: Brian Graham (12th season)
Statistical leaders
Points: Cam Costa (50 points)
Goals: Dalton Karl (27 goals)
Assists: Costa (26 assists)
Power play goals: Karl (eight power play goals)
Game winning goals: Karl (five game winning goals)
Penalty Minutes: Ty Morgan (54 minutes)
Meet the Bobcats
Head coach: Ryan Dunning (second season)
Statistical leaders
Points: Nick Erker (32 points)
Goals: Hayden Ripley (15 goals)
Assists: Erker (19 assists)
Game-winning goals: Ripley (three game-winning goals)
Power play goals: Noah Staten (two power play goals)
Penalty minutes: Ripley (55 penalty minutes)
Last time out
The Bobcats swept the Cardinals in mid-November in Bird Arena, although the first game did end in overtime. Ohio won the extra time and took home a 3-2 win. The next day, Ohio took home a 4-2 win sans overtime.
Things to note
Neither team made it out of the first round of the tournament in 2022.
Louisville has won three of the past 10 TSCHL Tournaments.
Ohio completed a 20-win regular season at the end of February, highlighted by wins against Miami, Ohio State, and last year’s tournament champion, Indiana.
