Steve Rohlik
Born	(1968-05-15) May 15, 1968 (age 55) Saint Paul, MN, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Right
NHL Draft	151st overall, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1986–1992
Coaching career
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Ohio State
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Playing career
1986–1990	Wisconsin
1991–1992	Knoxville Cherokees

Position(s)	Left Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1991	Wisconsin (Assistant)
1991–1992	Stillwater Area High School (Assistant)
1992–1997	Hill-Murray School
1997–2000	Nebraska–Omaha (Assistant)
2000–2010	Minnesota–Duluth (Assistant)
2010–2013	Ohio State (Associate)
2013–present	Ohio State

Head coaching record
Overall	183–143–39 (.555)
Tournaments	2–3 (.400)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big Ten regular season champions (2019)
Awards
As a Player: WCHA Tournament MVP (1990) As a Coach: 2× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2018, 2019)

Steve Rohlik (/ˈrɒlɪk/) is an American ice hockey head coach and former player. In April 2013 he became head coach in charge of the men's program at Ohio State.^[1]

Career

Rohlik got his start at the college level as a player for Wisconsin in the late '80's. He spent four years playing for the Badgers, spending two campaigns as team captain and winning a national title in his senior season. After graduating with a degree in Communications/Journalism Rohlik became an assistant for his alma mater for a year before pursuing an abbreviated professional career with the Knoxville Cherokees. During that year he also served as an assistant with Stillwater Area High School but left to become the head coach for the Hill-Murray School, a secondary school near his home town.

In 1997 Rohlik left Minnesota and returned to the college ranks as an assistant for the new program at Nebraska–Omaha under Mike Kemp. Rohlik remained with the Mavericks for three seasons before he accepted a similar position with Minnesota–Duluth with their new bench boss, Scott Sandelin. Rohlik worked for the Bulldogs for a decade, leaving the year before the program won its first national title, to become an associate coach with Ohio State beneath his former college teammate Mark Osiecki. For three years the Buckeyes struggled to achieve the .500 mark and in 2013 Osiecki was let go. Nine days after his future with the program became uncertain Rohlik was hired as the head coach.^[2]

When Rohlik took over he did so just in time for the Buckeyes to start competing in the Big Ten. In his first year Rohlik got the Buckeyes to record their first winning season in five years^[3] and finished as the runner-up in the inaugural conference tournament. Over the next two years the Buckeyes had losing records but Rohlik managed to get his team to win a conference tournament game in each year. In his fourth season the Buckeyes finally got back into the NCAA tournament, posting a 21-win season in the process. He is signed to be the head coach at Ohio State through 2021.^[4]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Wisconsin Badgers	WCHA	31	3	0	3	34	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Wisconsin Badgers	WCHA	44	3	10	13	59	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Wisconsin Badgers	WCHA	44	11	14	25	44	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Wisconsin Badgers	WCHA	46	16	23	40	52	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Knoxville Cherokees	ECHL	6	1	3	4	4	—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals			165	33	47	80	189	—	—	—	—	—

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten) (2013–present)
2013–14	Ohio State	18–14–5	6–9–5–4	4th	Big Ten Runner-Up
2014–15	Ohio State	14–19–3	8–11–1–0	5th	Big Ten Semifinals
2015–16	Ohio State	14–18–4	8–8–4–1	4th	Big Ten Semifinals
2016–17	Ohio State	21–12–6	11–8–1–1	3rd	NCAA West Regional Semifinals
2017–18	Ohio State	26–10–5	14–8–2–1	2nd	NCAA Frozen Four
2018–19	Ohio State	20–11–5	13–7–4–3	1st	NCAA West Regional Semifinals
2019–20	Ohio State	20–11–5	11–9–4–1	T–2nd	Tournament Cancelled
2020–21	Ohio State	7–19–1	6–16–0	6th	Big Ten Quarterfinals
2021–22	Ohio State	22–13–2	13–9–1	4th	Big Ten Quarterfinals
2022–23	Ohio State	21–16–3	11–11–2	3rd	NCAA Northeast Regional Final
Ohio State:		183–143–39 (.555)	90–87–20 (.508)
Total:		183–143–39 (.555)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Steve Rohlik". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
^ "Rohlik's long road to a head coaching position complete". USCHO.com. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
^ "Ohio State Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
^ "Ohio State coach Rohlik signs extension through 2020–21 season". USCHO.com. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2017-07-08.

Awards and achievements Preceded byBill Pye WCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament 1990 Succeeded byBill Pye Preceded byTony Granato Big Ten Coach of the Year 2017–18, 2018–19 Succeeded byBob Motzko

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
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
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1972 2004
Ohio State University Columbus, OH

v t e Current men's ice hockey head coaches of the Big Ten Conference
Brandon Naurato (Michigan) Adam Nightingale (Michigan State) Bob Motzko (Minnesota) Jeff Jackson (Notre Dame) Steve Rohlik (Ohio State) Guy Gadowsky (Penn State) Mike Hastings (Wisconsin)