(Hamilton, NY – July 26, 2013) The Colgate men’s hockey team has announced its 2013-14 slate, which includes 19 home games with visits from three of the NCAA Frozen Four teams from a season ago.
This year’s schedule includes 12 non-conference games, including two-game sets at home against Ferris State, UMass and St. Cloud State of the newly formed National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
The Huskies will be at Starr Rink on Oct. 25 and 26 as one of the three Frozen Four teams, while Quinnipiac plays on campus on Nov. 1. National champion Yale will be in town on Nov. 22 for a 7:00 p.m. faceoff. Colgate takes on the Bulldogs of Ferris State in the first weekend of the season on Oct. 5 and 6, while the Minutemen will be at Starr Rink in mid-December.
Another highlight of the season is a visit to the University of Minnesota for the Mariucci Classic on Jan. 3 and 4. The Raiders are set to face the Gophers on Jan. 3 and then will take on Ferris State or Rensselaer then next night at Mariucci Arena. The other notable non-conference road games are at RIT on Oct. 10 and a pair of contests at Bowling Green on Oct. 18 and 19.
The series with rival Cornell is ready to continue on Dec. 7 at Lynah Rink and then the teams will not play until Feb. 8 at Starr Rink.