Ohio State freshman forward Cam Thiesing (15) prepares to take a shot at the goal during the Ohio State-Michigan game Dec. 11, 2021. Ohio State won 6-1. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor
Three years ago, Mason Lohrei and Cam Thiesing were two Ohio State hockey commits who had never met. Today, they’re best friends excelling for the No. 16 Buckeyes.
Both Lohrei and Thiesing committed to head coach Steve Rohlik and his staff in 2018. Like most high school hockey players, the pair elected to spend time in the United States Hockey League before enrolling at a university.
Lohrei, a native of Madison, Wisconsin, and Thiesing, who hails from Nashville, Tennessee, were each selected in Phase II of the 2018 USHL Draft. Lohrei became a Waterloo Black Hawk, while Thiesing was picked by the Green Bay Gamblers.
Prior to making an appearance with the Black Hawks, Lohrei was traded to his home-state Gamblers in February 2019. It was then that the two strangers began their…
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