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Four OHSAA District Champs Converge on Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio– As the final weekend of high school hockey in the 2023-24 season approaches, it is time to take a dive into the journey each of the four teams took to get to the big stage.
note: Ohio Hockey Digest's Earl Hosack will be covering the state tournament this weekend.
Inaugural Greater Ohio Hockey League Tournament This Weekend
Saint Ignatius will host 8-team bracket in Brooklyn
*** UPDATE: FRIDAY'S QUARTERFINAL GAMES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED***
The inaugural season of the Greater Ohio Hockey League will come to a crescendo this weekend at the Brooklyn Recreation Center as eight of the top programs in Ohio gather together in one place for the league’s first championship tournament. The event will see a total of 12 games played over three days, culminating with Sunday’s 4:00 championship game, the winner of which will claim the Ohio Cup.
Based on this week’s MyHockeyRankings, the GOHL boasts the top five teams in the state and seven of the top nine.
With a full Consolation Bracket in place, all eight teams will play three times over the weekend, supplementing the seven-game regular season slate that saw each member play the others one time.
Findlay and Bowling Green move up within Top 10
Despite #2 University School defeating #1 Saint Ignatius, 5-4, a few days before the New Year, the Wildcats held onto their position as the top-ranked team in the Ohio High School Athletic Association by a slim margin in this week’s MyHockeyRankings.
The game was also a crucial match-up in the newly-formed Greater Ohio Hockey League (GOHL) as US handed Ignatius their first loss in the league standings. The Preppers and St. Edward are now both 5-1-0 in the GOHL while Toledo St. Francis is 4-1-0 in what is starting to look like a four-team race.
The #3-5 spots in the rankings are also occupied by GOHL teams: #3 St. Edward, #4 St. Francis and #5 Olentangy Liberty. The defending state champion Patriots are followed closely by Capital Hockey Conference (CHC) rival St. Charles Cardinals at #6.
The Cardinals (11-5-1) have rebounded this season after a disappointing 2022-23 campaign that saw them lose more games than they won.
State Champs See Benefit of New Statewide Super League
- By Earl Hosack 12/21/2023, 10:00pm EST
