Bob Thomas wrote, in part..
>Here it is! Fresh from the UMaine SID.
>
>1999-2000 University of Maine Men's Hockey Schedule
>
>Day Date Time Opponent Site
>
>Saturday Oct. 16 7:00 MINNESOTA @ Orono
>Sunday Oct. 17 7:00 MINNESOTA @ Orono
>
>JC PENNEY HOCKEY CLASSIC @ Orono
>
>Friday Oct. 22 4:00 Connecticut v. Canisius
> 7:00 Maine v. New Brunswick
>Saturday Oct. 23 4:00 Consolation
> 7:00 Championship
>
>Friday Oct. 29 7:00 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio
>Sunday Oct. 31 2:00 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio
>Friday Nov. 5 7:00 NORTHEASTERN @ Orono
>Sunday Nov. 7 2:00 PROVIDENCE @ Orono
>Friday Nov. 12 TBA at Merrimack, N. Andover MA
>Sunday Nov. 14 1:00 at Boston College, Boston MA
>Friday Nov. 19 7:00 UMass Lowell @ Orono
>Saturday Nov. 20 7:00 Brown @ Orono
>Friday Dec. 3 TBA at Northeastern, Boston MA
>Saturday Dec. 4 TBA at Northeastern, Boston MA
>Monday Dec. 6 TBA at UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA
>Friday Dec. 10 7:00 Boston University @ Orono
>Sunday Dec. 12 2:00 Quinnipiac @ Orono
>
>DENVER CUP - Denver, CO
>Monday Dec. 27 4:00 (MST) Maine v. Colorado College @ Denver
> 7:00 (MST) Denver v. Notre Dame @ Denver
>Tuesday Dec. 28 Consolation/Championship
>
>Sunday Jan. 2 2:00 Cornell @ Portland, Maine
>Friday Jan. 7 7:00 New Hampshire @ Orono
>Saturday Jan. 8 7:00 New Hampshire @ Orono
>Saturday Jan. 15 TBA at Boston University, Boston MA
>Sunday Jan. 16 TBA at Boston University, Boston MA
>Friday Jan. 28 7:00 Boston College @ Orono
>Saturday Jan. 29 7:00 Boston College @ Orono
>Sunday Feb. 6 TBA at New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
>Friday Feb. 11 7:00 UMass Amherst @ Orono
>Saturday Feb. 12 7:00 UMass Amherst @ Orono
>Friday Feb. 18 TBA at UMass Lowell, Lowell, Mass.
>Saturday Feb. 19 TBA at UMass Lowell, Lowell, Mass.
>Friday Feb. 25 7:00 Merrimack @ Orono
>Saturday Feb. 26 7:00 Merrimack @ Orono
>Friday March 3 TBA at Providence, Providence, R.I.
>Saturday March 4 TBA at Providence, Providence, R.I.
>Thurs.-Sunday March 9-12 TBA Hockey East Quarterfinals TBA
>Friday-Saturday March 17-18 TBA Hockey East Semifinals/Finals @ Boston
>Friday-Sunday March 24-26 TBA NCAA Regionals Albany,N.Y./
> Minneapolis
>Thurs.-Saturday April 6-8 TBA NCAA Frozen Four @ Providence, R.I.
Thanks for posting this, Bob ... and thanks to the SID for getting it
out before season ticket renewals.
It's an interesting schedule. My opinion is that it is as good a
"general purpose" or varied schedule as we've had in a while.
If one splits the season in half, with just before xmas as mid-point, we
have 17 games (10 home) in the 1st half and 18 games (8 home + 1 home at
Portland) in the 2nd half. Note that playing New Brunswick allows Maine
to schedule 35 instead of he normal NCAA maximum of 34 games.
The 18 Alfond Arena games are the most in several years; start saving
for your season tix now!
All but one (Jan 2 Cornell) non-conference games are in 1st half.
Weekends off include 11/26-27 (Thanksgiving), 12/17-18 (no games until
mid-week between xmas and New Years) and 1/21-22. Should Maine be so
fortunate as to make it to the Frozen Four, there will be another
weekend off after the NCAA regionals and before traveling to Prov., RI.
We have a variety of opponents ...
WCHA 3 plus 1 possible
Minnesota (2), Colorado College, Denver (possible)
CCHA 2 plus 1 possible
Ohio State (2), Notre Dame (possible)
ECAC 2
Brown, Cornell
MAAC 2
Connecticut or Canisius, Quinnipiac
Canadian 1
New Brunswick
HEA 24
NU (3), PC (3), MC (3), BC (3), BU (3), UMA (3), UML (3), UNH (3)
Though recent history would have us doing well against the ECAC and MAAC
opponents, the WCHA and CCHA opponents could prove quite a challenge.
As most of you know better than I, OSU and NDame have built their
programs into top national contenders. Minnesota, down last year just a
step, might be expected back with new coach Don Lucia (last year head
coach at Denver). And finally (on the non-conference side), our games
with DU and CC last year may have been quite key in earning the National
Championship. Like last year, the games at Denver the plus the
following games with Cornell(1), UNH(3), BU(2), and BC(2) will go far in
deciding the regular season HEA Championship and our position for any
possible NCAA bid.
Comments?
cheers, wayne
Wayne T. Smith
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