November 15, 2024

Shutdown is latest hurdle for Blue Jackets draft pick Carson Meyer of Ohio State to overcome

© Provided by The Columbus Dispatch Carson Meyer of Powell, a sixth-round pick by the Blue Jackets in 2017, led Ohio State with 17 goals this season. [Adam Cairns/Dispatch]It was not the end to his Ohio State hockey career that he wanted, but at least Carson Meyer went out with a bang. Two weeks ago, Meyer scored four goals in a 9-1 victory over Wisconsin in the first game of a best-of-3 Big Ten quarterfinal series. The next night, he had the Buckeyes’ only regulation goal in a 2-1 overtime win that sent Ohio State into the conference semifinals. That semifinal, scheduled against Michigan at Nationwide Arena, would be canceled. Meyer and the Buckeyes hoped they’d be playing for the conference title this past weekend on their way to an already assured spot in the NCAA tournament. “It’s just been weird,” Meyer said. “It’s been a bit of a whirlwind,…

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