Ohio State men’s hockey coach Steve Rohlik is a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award. The honor is awarded annually to the top coach in D-I. This is the second consecutive nomination for the Buckeye boss. Rohlik was the runner up to Notre Dame’s Jeff Jackson in 2018.
Fans are somewhat divided in whether they consider this season a successful one. But Rohlik has been firm in his pride at the accomplishments of his 2018-19 Buckeyes. They posted a third straight 20+ win season, a third straight NCAA tournament appearance, and won the program’s first ever regular season Big Ten championship.