During the first half of the 2011 – 2012 season , the Buckeyes jumped out to a sizeable lead in the CCHA standings when the team recorded a 10 – 3 – 1 conference record . The second half of the season proved much harder for Ohio State when the team recorded an eleven-game winless streak through January and the first half of February . The team broke the streak with a 4 – 3 win over Western Michigan , the team 's lone win in the second half of the season . The Buckeyes fell from a season high , second-place ranking in January 2012 to 21st place by the end of the regular season . In the first round of the 2012 CCHA Tournament , Ohio State was swept by Notre Dame 2 – 0 and 4 – 2 in the best-of-three series
2012 CCHA Tournament
2012 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey