The Ohio State Buckeyes huddle up before the Ohio State-Michigan game on Feb. 19. Ohio State won 3-2. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor
With a little over a month before Ohio State’s first exhibition game, the Buckeyes finally got a look at their conference slate for the 2021-22 season.
The Big Ten Conference announced a 24-game conference schedule for all seven members of its league Monday. Each university will hold a home-and-home series with the six other members of the conference.
Ohio State will open conference play with a home series against Michigan State from Oct. 29-30.
The Buckeyes hope to improve upon a 2020-21 campaign that saw them go just 6-16 in conference play, tied for fifth in the conference.
The Buckeyes will follow up by hosting Penn State Nov. 5-6 before traveling to face the reigning Big Ten Champions, Minnesota, Nov. 12-13.
Ohio State will welcome rival Michigan to Columbus Dec. 10-11, the final series for the team before Christmas. The Buckeyes will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to conclude league play Feb. 18-19.
The 2022 Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament will begin March 4 and span across three weekends, with the championship game set for March 19.
