The time period during the early 2000s was the most successful period in the program 's history . Ohio State made the NCAA Post season tournament in 2003 , 2004 , and 2005 . The 2003 – 2004 season also saw the Buckeyes win the school 's second CCHA post season tournament with a 4 – 2 win over Big Ten and CCHA rival Michigan . After three seasons , the Buckeyes returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2009 , when they received an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament after a 5th-place finish in the CCHA regular season and falling to Alaska in the CCHA Quarterfinals . In the 2009 NCAA Tournament the team lost 8 – 3 to Boston University in the First round . The program was also invited to play in the Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic against Wisconsin on February 11 , 2006 , which was the second-ever outdoor ice hockey game played between college teams
CCHA Quarterfinals
2009 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey