The last of the three head coaching opening in the CCHA was filled Saturday when Ohio State named Wisconsin assistant Mark Osiecki to take over as the Buckeyes’ bench boss.

Osiecki has been an aide to Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves for six seasons, winning a national title with the Badgers in 2006 and helping them to the Frozen Four earlier this month. A member of the Badger team that won the NCAA title in 1990, Osiecki’s previous coaching stops include a seven-year tenure as head coach and general manager of the United States Hockey League’s Green Bay Gamblers and a stint as an assistant at North Dakota under Dean Blais.

“I can’t express how excited I am at the opportunity to take over the hockey program at an institution as great as Ohio State,” Osiecki said. “The locker room is filled with good players and I look forward to building on the tradition of the coaches who have come before me.”

Osiecki replaces John Markell, whose contract was not renewed when it expired following the season. In 15 seasons at Ohio State, Markell amassed a career record of 280-267-56.