Even though the Columbus Blue Jackets have two games this weekend at Nationwide Arena, the most important hockey games in the capital city will take place a couple miles north of downtown. Ohio State’s women’s hockey team, which just took the top spot in the national rankings for the first time in program history, will host Quinnipiac later today at OSU Ice Rink, which will be hosting its first-ever women’s hockey tournament games.
The Buckeyes earned their second-ever WCHA title with wins over Wisconsin and Minnesota last weekend in Minneapolis. The WCHA tournament victory earned the Buckeyes an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, and the victories helped propel Ohio State into the top spot in the national rankings.