The annoucement has not yet been made so this is still subject to change, but this is what some people have been able to determine, through deductive logic...
Home games are denoted in bold
Oct. 12 - eNeMa U (Superior Showdown)
Oct. 14 - Lake State (Superior Showdown)
Oct. 19 - Minnesota State-Mankato
Oct. 20 - Minnesota State-Mankato
Oct. 26 - North Dakota
Oct. 27 - North Dakota
Nov. 2 - @ Wisconsin
Nov. 3 - @ Wisconsin
Nov. 9 - St. Cloud State
Nov. 10 - St. Cloud State
Nov. 16 - @ Minnesota-Duluth
Nov. 17 - @ Minnesota-Duluth
Nov. 30 - @ Minnesota
Dec. 1 - @ Minnesota
Dec. 14 - @ eNeMa U (nc)
Dec. 15 - eNeMa U (nc)
Dec. 28 - vs. Michigan State (GLi) (nc)
Dec. 29 - vs. Michigan/Providence (GLi) (nc)
Jan. 4 - @ Mercyhurst (nc)
Jan. 5 - @ Mercyhurst (nc)
Jan. 11 - @ North Dakota
Jan. 12 - @ North Dakota
Jan. 25 - Colorado College
Jan. 26 - Colorado College
Feb. 1 - @ Alaska-Anchorage
Feb. 2 - @ Alaska-Anchorage
Feb. 15 - Minnesota-Duluth
Feb. 16 - Minnesota-Duluth
Feb. 22 - @ St. Cloud State
Feb. 23 - @ St. Cloud State
Feb. 29 - Denver
Mar. 1 - Denver
Mar. 7 - @ Minnesota State-Mankato
Mar. 8 - @ Minnesota State-Mankato
Pros
1. No trips to Colorado
2. String of early home games to (hopefully) build some momentum.
3. NMU rivalry series in the middle of the season, instead of wasting it right away.
4. For that matter, a second home game against Northern.
Cons
1. LOOONNNGG stretch of road games in the middle of the season. If it weren't for the H&H against Northern, we'd be going two months without a game at the JMSIA.
2. Ending the regular season on the road (at least it'll be against Mankato)
3. Watered-down OOC schedule (MSU? Good. NMU? Tradition, and perhaps they'll bounce back next season. Mercyhurst? C'mon!)
4. No visit from UAA (can't heckle Nathan Lawson again)
Overall, this proposed schedule feels a bit unbalanced, even though the number of games is correct and the opponents are accurate. When the finalized schedule is announced (hopefully soon), we'll see how close the actual dates are to this mock up.
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3 comments:
Michigan Tesh has hosted both Mercyhurst and Bemidji State in the last 2 seasons and must return the favor over the next 2 seasons...so quit complaining an realize that those were the deals that were made.
The first game of the season will be against the University of Toronto. It's during the weekend before the Lake Superior Showdown.
Also, you forgot about WCHA Playoffs, the Final Five, regionals, and the Frozen Four... all of which we'll be playing at. ;)
Shirtless,
I'm well aware that we have to return the favor to Mercyhurst and, in 08-09, Bemidji. I'm just not sure those are the kind of teams we should be cutting deals with in the first place.
MEg,
UT for the exhibition...that's sorta like the very first GLI.
Playoffs, of course. More on that when we get there though (note I said 'when', not 'if').
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