Thursday, September 6, 2007

Season Preview - Part II: Non-Conference Schedules

As a follow-up to Tuesday's listing of each WCHA team’s conference schedule, the WCHA Blog continues to prime fans for the 2007-08 season.

Here is a breakdown of each WCHA team’s non-conference schedule for the 2007-08 season. You’ll find the number of games each team is scheduled to play, who they are playing, the date of the game(s), and a note if the game is part of a special event or tournament.

Season Preview Archive
Season Preview – Part I: Conference Schedules

Alaska Anchorage

1 vs. Wayne State – Friday, Oct. 12 – Nye Frontier Classic, Anchorage, AK
1 vs. Boston University – Saturday, Oct. 13 - Nye Frontier Classic, Anchorage, AK
2 vs. Alaska – Oct. 19-20
2 at Alaska – Dec. 28-29

Colorado College

2 at New Hampshire – Oct. 26-27
1 vs. RPI – Saturday, Dec. 29 – Lightning College Hockey Classic, Tampa, FL
1 vs. UMass or Notre Dame – Sunday, Dec. 30 - Lightning College Hockey Classic, Tampa, FL
1 vs. Bemidji State – Jan. 18
1 vs. Air Force – Jan. 19
2 vs. Clarkson – Feb. 1-2

Denver

2 vs. Maine – Oct. 12-13
2 at Notre Dame – Oct. 18-19
1 vs. Sacred Heart – Dec. 28 – Wells Fargo Denver Cup, Denver, CO
1 vs. Dartmouth or Northern Michigan – Dec. 29 – Wells Fargo Denver Cup, Denver, CO
1 vs. Air Force – Jan. 18
1 vs. Bemidji State – Jan. 19

Michigan Tech

1 vs. Northern Michigan – Oct. 12
1 vs. Lake Superior State – Oct. 14
1 at Northern Michigan – Dec. 14
1 vs. Northern Michigan – Dec. 15
1 vs. Michigan State – Dec. 28 – Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI
1 vs. Michigan or Providence – Dec. 28 – Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI
2 at Mercyhurst – Jan. 4-5

Minnesota

1 vs. Rensselaer – Oct. 12 – IceBreaker Tournament, St. Paul, MN
1 vs. Boston College or Michigan – Oct. 13 – IceBreaker Tournament, St. Paul, MN
2 vs. Ohio State – Oct. 25-26
1 at Michigan State – Nov. 23 – College Hockey Showcase
1 at Michigan – Nov. 24 – College Hockey Showcase
1 vs. RIT – Dec. 29 – Dodge Holiday Classic
1 vs. Air Force or Boston College – Dodge Holiday Classic
2 vs. Wayne State – Jan. 4-5

Minnesota Duluth

1 vs. Lake Superior State – Oct. 12
1 vs. Northern Michigan – Oct. 13
1 vs. Bemidji State – Jan. 4
1 at Bemidji State – Jan. 5
2 at UMass – Lowell – Jan. 25-26

Minnesota State

2 at Alabama-Huntsville – Nov. 2-3
2 at Bemidji State – Dec. 14-15
1 at Nebraska-Omaha – Dec. 18
1 vs. Princeton – Dec. 28
1 vs. Yale – Dec. 30
1 vs. Nebraska-Omaha – Feb. 26

North Dakota

1 vs. Michigan State – Oct. 13 – U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game
1 at Boston College – Oct. 19
1 at Northeastern – Oct. 20
2 vs. New Hampshire – Dec. 28-29
2 vs. Bemidji State – Feb. 23-24

St. Cloud State

2 vs. Canisius – Oct. 12-13
2 vs. Bemidji State – Oct. 26-27
2 at Clarkson – Nov. 23-24
1 vs. Miami (Ohio) – Dec. 29 – Ohio Hockey Classic, Columbus, OH
1 vs. Harvard or Ohio State – Dec. 30 – Ohio Hockey Classic, Columbus, OH

Wisconsin

1 vs. Notre Dame – Oct. 12 – Lefty McFadden Invitational, Dayton, OH
1 vs. Mercyhurst or Ohio State – Oct. 13 – Lefty McFadden Invitational, Dayton, OH
1 vs. Robert Morris – Oct. 19-20
1 at Michigan – Nov. 23 – College Hockey Showcase
1 at Michigan State – Nov. 24 – College Hockey Showcase
1 vs. Colgate – Dec. 28 – Badger Showdown, Madison, WI
1 vs. Bowling Green or Northeastern – Dec. 29 – Badger Showdown, Madison, WI