ESTERO, Fla. — Eight Ohio State players scored as the Buckeyes routed No. 9 Cornell 8-0 on Tuesday to win the Florida College Hockey Classic championship.
The Buckeyes beat a second straight top-10 team after ousting No. 4 Boston College in the semifinals.
Christian Frey made 27 saves for Ohio State (5-11), which scored twice on the power play and once while short-handed.
Sasha Larocque and Josh Healey put the Buckeyes ahead 2-0 in the first period, and a four-goal second period put the game out of reach.
Nick Schilkey, David Gust, Tyler Lundey and Anthony Greco scored in the middle frame. John Wiitala and Matthew Weis added third-period goals.
The loss snapped an eight-game unbeaten streak for the Big Red (9-2-2). Mitch Gillam allowed four goals on 14 shots before being replaced by Hayden Stewart, who stopped 11 of 15 shots.
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