Gilmour Finished 36-1-0. Iacurci Stopped 32 in a 5-2 Final.

Gates Mills Gilmour Academy finished 36-1-0 and won the Ohio ice hockey title, 5-2. On March 15, 2026, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Lancers beat Cleveland St. Ignatius. The OHSAA recap is the scorebook for all three games that weekend.

Donato Iacurci stopped 32 shots in the final. Blake Benedictis stopped 31 at the other end. Ben Slifko and Galen Frizzie combined for 12 points at the state tournament, six goals and six assists. Gilmour won its final 21 games, its second state title, in its fifth trip. The first title came in 2022. The Lancers were runners-up in 2008.

The weekend was three games in two days on one sheet. March 14 brought a 4-0 semifinal at 1:00 p.m. and a triple-overtime semifinal at 4:00 p.m. The final was the next day at 4:00 p.m. A Columbus hockey family driving to a rec game needs the same three facts the state posted: the rink, the time, and the pad.

Who won the 2026 Ohio ice hockey title?

Gilmour Academy, 5-2. The Lancers finished 36-1-0, won a second title, and closed on a 21-game winning streak.

It was Gilmour’s fifth state tournament. St. Ignatius finished 25-12-2 and was runner-up for the second year in a row. The OHSAA says the Wildcats have won eight state titles, most recently in 2024. State tickets were $15 for students and $20 for adults. Regional tickets on the same page were $5 and $12. A rec rink can publish its own door price next to the start time. Cleveland hockey families already know which building is Nationwide and which one is the neighborhood sheet. The state page listed four regional sites before anyone reached Columbus: Bowling Green, Brooklyn, Columbus, and Kent. The state games then sat on one sheet, with semifinals at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on March 14 and the final at 4:00 p.m. on March 15. A family that followed Gilmour from a regional rink to the final changed buildings. The address still belonged in the note before the car started.

How did Gilmour take a 3-1 lead?

St. Ignatius scored just over a minute in. Galen Frizzie tied it at 7:46, Johnathan Primano scored with 8 seconds left in the first, and Alex Lazuka scored at 14:49 of the second.

The championship recap credits the opening goal to Levi Galucci. Frizzie’s tying goal came midway through the first. Primano’s goal with 8 seconds left made it 2-1. Lazuka’s goal at 14:49 made it 3-1 heading into the third. St. Ignatius answered on a power-play goal from Aiden White at the 4:48 mark of the third, and the lead was 3-2. Slifko scored 28 seconds later. Frizzie added an empty-net goal with 2:12 remaining. Slifko and Frizzie had a hand in the whole weekend: the OHSAA credited the pair with 12 points across the state tournament. A house league can post a period and a scorer the same way, on the league dashboard, before a parent refreshes the group text.

Who stopped 32 shots in the final?

Donato Iacurci, with 32 saves. Blake Benedictis stopped 31 for St. Ignatius.

Iacurci’s weekend started a day earlier. In the 4-0 semifinal, Sylvania Northview outshot Gilmour 30-18, and he stopped all 30. That shutout moved Gilmour to 35-1-0. The final the next afternoon added 32 more saves and the 36th win. Benedictis had 31 in the championship and, in the other semifinal, 24. Two goalies, two days, one arena. A rec director who buys a second hour of ice can name which net is which. The ice-time post is the weekday version of that same sheet.

What happened in Gilmour’s 4-0 semifinal?

Galen Frizzie scored twice in the first period, and Gilmour beat Sylvania Northview 4-0 on March 14 at 1:00 p.m.

Frizzie finished that game with two goals and two assists. He and Slifko had a hand in all four goals. Slifko had the primary assist on Frizzie’s first, then scored early in the second off an assist from Frizzie to make it 3-0. The two of them assisted on Zack Cox’s third-period goal. Northview finished 26-10-3 and made its 15th state-tournament appearance. Gilmour left that game at 35-1-0, then won the final the next day. A Toledo hockey weekend that stacks a noon game and a 4:00 p.m. game is the rec copy of that Saturday.

How long did the St. Ignatius semifinal last?

Three overtimes. Kyle Rucinski scored 2:34 into the third overtime, and St. Ignatius beat Dublin Jerome 2-1.

Preston Forsythe assisted on the winner. Jerome had the first goal: Theo Makrogiannia scored at the 10:31 mark of the second period, and that 1-0 lead lasted into the third. Levi Galluci tied it from behind the net, 1:54 into the third period. The spelling in the championship recap for the final’s first goal is Galucci. Both lines are on the OHSAA page. From there the teams traded chances through regulation and overtime. Jerome goaltender John Michael Beuselinck made 44 saves, including five in the first overtime and six in the third. Benedictis made 24. Jerome finished 25-11-3, in its fourth state tournament and its first since 2019. St. Ignatius was in the tournament for the fourth straight year and the 15th time overall, and the win moved the Wildcats to 25-11-2 before the final. A triple overtime on a bought hour is a different end time than the one on the original permit. Put the new end on the schedule when the horn keeps going. Jerome’s 44 saves included five in the first overtime, and the winner still arrived 2:34 into the third overtime. A posted 4:00 p.m. start on March 14 became a later exit. The OHSAA had already published the semifinal time. The extra periods were the part a parent learns in the lobby. A rec overtime can send the new end time while the ice is being resurfaced.

What should a rec rink copy from Nationwide Arena?

The sheet, the start, and the opponent. Gilmour’s Saturday semifinal was 1:00 p.m. St. Ignatius played at 4:00 p.m. The final was 4:00 p.m. the next day.

Three start times, one address, two days. A house program can do the same with a shorter card: Pad 1 at 6:15 a.m., Pad 2 at 7:30 a.m., and the game sheet at 4:00 p.m. State tickets told students $15 and adults $20 before they parked. A rec note can tell a family which door and which pad. Cincinnati hockey and Chicago hockey rinks already split a morning practice from an afternoon game. The difference is whether that split is in the dashboard before anyone leaves home.

Which cities should post the pad before the drive?

Any city whose rink already stacks a school game and a house practice on the same ice.

Columbus had Nationwide Arena for the semis and the final. Cleveland had Gilmour and St. Ignatius in the championship. Sylvania had a 15th state appearance and a 30-shot afternoon. Dublin had a fourth trip and a 44-save goaltender. A Columbus hockey Tuesday can hold a school practice and a mite game on one sheet an hour apart. Detroit hockey families know that hour. The pad number belongs in the same message as the address.

What should a director check before a 6:15 a.m. slot?

The ice has a pad, a start, and an end. A 36-1-0 season still played on a named sheet.

• The morning practice and the afternoon game are separate lines.
• The pad number is visible before the parking lot.
• An overtime end time replaces the original end time the same night.
• The door matches this week’s rink, including a second sheet across town.
• A family with two skaters can tell which whistle is which.
• If you cite the weekend, cite the source: the OHSAA recap for 5-2, 32 saves, and 36-1-0.

Iacurci’s title was 32 saves in a 5-2 game, a day after a 30-save shutout. Gilmour’s title was a 36-1-0 record and a second championship. The state wrote both down. A rec league can write the pad down. Brands that want to be on that ice can sponsor a game. Directors can request a demo. Coaches Pick stays free for league owners, including the home page families already use to find a league.