Faceoff on the Lake

DateFebruary 18, 2023

Attendance45,523

Faceoff on the Lake

	1	2	3	Total
Michigan	0	1	1	2
Ohio State	0	3	1	4

Date

February 18, 2023

Venue

FirstEnergy Stadium

City

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance

45,523

The Faceoff on the Lake was an outdoor college ice hockey game played on February 18, 2023, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland between longtime rivals the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State defeated Michigan 4–2 in a rematch of the Frozen Diamond Faceoff outdoor game between the teams in 2012. The game marked the first ice hockey game ever played at FirstEnergy Stadium, and the attendance, announced at 45,523 fans, set a record for an outdoor college hockey game held at a neutral site.^[1]^[2]

Michigan Wolverines

The game was announced by the Haslam Sports Group on August 22, 2022, as the first outdoor ice hockey game held at FirstEnergy Stadium and the first outdoor ice hockey game in Cleveland since 2012.^[3] This was the 41st outdoor college hockey game in the modern era.^[4] Michigan and Ohio State had previously played an outdoor game in Cleveland at Progressive Field on January 15, 2012, when the Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes 4–1 in the Frozen Diamond Faceoff.^[5]

The No. 4 Michigan Wolverines entered the game with a record of 20–9–2, and a 12–8–1 record in conference play. This was the Wolverines ninth outdoor game in their history, the most of any college ice hockey team.^[6]

Ohio State Buckeyes

The No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes entered the game with a record of 17–11–3, and a 10–9–2 record in conference play. This was the Buckeyes fourth outdoor game in their history.^[7]

Game summary

February 18, 2023

Michigan Wolverines

2–4

Ohio State Buckeyes

FirstEnergy Stadium

Recap

The game was scoreless in the first period. Ohio State scored three goals in the second period, via goals by Cole McWard, a power play goal by Jake Wise and a shorthanded goal by Tyler Duke. Michigan finally got on the board late in the second via a goal by Gavin Brindley at 18:25. Michigan reduced Ohio State's lead to one goal via a goal by Eric Ciccolini at 8:46 in the third period. Ohio State responded with a goal by Stephen Halliday less than a minute later. The attendance of 45,523 was the largest in Ohio State history, surpassing the previous record of 45,021 set at the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium on January 17, 2014.^[8]

Ohio State wore throwback jerseys featuring colors and numbers that resembled the Ohio State Buckeyes football team's jerseys of the early 1940s.^[9]^[10]

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	No scoring
2nd	OSU	Cole McWard (4)	Joe Dunlap (8), Matt Cassidy (11)	14:21	1–0 OSU
	OSU	Jake Wise (11) (PP)	Travis Treloar (11), Stephen Halliday (25)	17:11	2–0 OSU
	MICH	Gavin Brindley (9)	Adam Fantilli (30)	18:25	2–1 OSU
	OSU	Tyler Duke (3) (SH)	Jake Wise (16)	19:10	3–1 OSU
3rd	MICH	Eric Ciccolini (6)	Jackson Hallum (9), Frank Nazar (1)	8:46	3–2 OSU
3rd	OSU	Stephen Halliday (8) (PP)	Jake Wise (17), Mason Lohrei (22)	8:46	4–2 OSU

Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season^[11]

Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	OSU	Matt Cassidy	Hitting from behind	3:39	2:00
	OSU	Tyler Duke	Holding	8:37	2:00
	MICH	Steven Holtz	Hitting from behind	11:33	2:00
	MICH	Jackson Hallum	Tripping	14:05	2:00
	OSU	Joe Dunlap	Roughing	16:43	2:00
	MICH	Erik Portillo	Tripping	17:47	2:00
2nd	OSU	Jaedon Leslie	Slashing	4:53	2:00
	MICH	Gavin Brindley	Slashing	10:50	2:00
	MICH	Mackie Samoskevich	Cross-checking	16:37	2:00
	OSU	Mason Lohrei	Holding	18:55	2:00
3rd	OSU	Cole McWard	Tripping	1:10	2:00
	MICH	Nolan Moyle	Interference	9:06	2:00
	OSU	Michael Gildon	Tripping	12:15	2:00

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	Total
Michigan	7	10	20	37
Ohio State	14	13	7	34

Power play opportunities
Team	Goals/Opportunities
Michigan	0/7
Ohio State	2/6

Team rosters

Michigan
#	Player^[11]	Position
1	Erik Portillo	G
2	Rutger McGroarty	LW
4	Gavin Brindley	RW
11	Mackie Samoskevich	RW
13	T. J. Hughes	C
19	Adam Fantilli	C
20	Keaton Pehrson	D
21	Jackson Hallum	LW
22	Philippe Lapointe	LW
24	Steven Holtz	D
25	Dylan Duke	LW
26	Seamus Casey	D
27	Nolan Moyle	RW
31	Noah West	G
63	Luca Fantilli	D
71	Nick Granowicz	C
73	Ethan Edwards	D
90	Jay Keranen	D
91	Frank Nazar	C
93	Eric Ciccolini	RW
94	Mark Estapa	LW
Head coach: Brandon Naurato

Ohio State
#	Player^[11]	Position
2	James Marooney	D
3	Cole McWard	D
5	Tyler Duke	D
6	Mason Lohrei	D
8	Scooter Brickey	D
11	Kamil Sadlocha	C
13	Tate Singleton	F
14	Dalton Messina	F
15	Cam Thiesing	C
18	Michael Gildon	LW
19	Stephen Halliday	C
20	Matt Cassidy	RW
21	Joe Dunlap	F
23	Davis Burnside	F
26	Jaedon Leslie	F
28	Jake Wise	C
44	Jakub Dobeš	G
65	C. J. Regula	D
71	Patrick Guzzo	LW
94	Travis Treloar	C
Head coach: Steve Rohlik

^ West served as reserve goaltender and did not see playing time.

Scratches

Michigan Wolverines: Brendan Miles, Jacob Truscott, Tyler Shea, Kienan Draper, Luke Hughes, Johnny Druskinis
Ohio State Buckeyes: John Larkin, Evan McIntyre, Dominic Vidoli, Mark Cheremeta, Gustaf Westlund, Ryan Snowden, Reilly Herbst

Officials

Referees — Brian Aaron, David Marcotte
Linesmen — Justin Cornell, Jake Davis

v t e Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
Venues	Weinberg Coliseum (1914–1973) Yost Ice Arena (1973–present)
Coaches	Joseph Barss (1922–27) Eddie Lowrey (1927–44) Vic Heyliger (1944–57) Al Renfrew (1957–73) Dan Farrell (1973–80) Wilf Martin (1980) John Giordano (1980–84) Red Berenson (1984–2017) Mel Pearson (2017–2022) Brandon Naurato (2022–present)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	MCHA/WIHL/WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries	Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Brendan Morrison (284 Points) Denny Felsner (139 Goals) Marty Turco (127 Wins)
National championships	1948 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1964 1996 1998
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2008 2011 2018 2022 2023 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2016 2018 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1994 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 2008 2010 Big Ten: 2016 2022 2023
Hobey Baker winners	Brendan Morrison (1997) Kevin Porter (2008) Adam Fantilli (2023)
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

v t e Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey
Playing venues	OSU Ice Rink (1963–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Head coaches	Tom Bedecki (1963–1965) Glen Sonmor (1965–1966) Harry Neale (1966–1970) Dave Chambers (1970–1972) Gerald Walford (1972–1975) Jerry Welsh (1975–1995) John Markell (1995–2010) Mark Osiecki (2010–2013) Steve Rohlik (2013–present)
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	CCHA (1971–1973, 1975–2013) Big Ten (2013–present)
Culture & lore	Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic Ohio Hockey Classic Faceoff on the Lake
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Paul Pooley (270 Points) Paul Pooley (114 Goals) Mike Betz (73 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1998 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 1999 2003 2004 2005 2009 2017 2018 2023 2025
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1972 2004
Ohio State University Columbus, OH

Faceoff on the Lake

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Game summary

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Scratches

Officials

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See also

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