Good Morning -
Following along the trail blazed so well by Rick McAdoo (who last week
posted the schedule of fellow Hockey East member Boston College in what I
thought was a very nice format), here is the:
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Men's ice hockey schedule for 1996-97:
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As usual, everything is TENTATIVE (as of March 18, 1996)
All times listed as 7:00 p.m. (except tournaments)
All games HOCKEY EAST Conference games unless otherwise noted
(24 HE games, 10 non-conference [2 tournaments], 1 exhibition)
(17 home, 13 away, 4 neutral/tournament)
Date Day Opponent
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OCT 11 Fri UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA (non-conference/exhibition)
19 Sat VERMONT (non-conference; ECAC)
25 Fri UNION (non-conference; ECAC)
26 Sat COLGATE (non-conference; ECAC)
NOV 1 Fri at Northeastern
2 Sat NORTHEASTERN
8 Fri UMASS-AMHERST
9 Sat at Umass-Amherst
15 Fri MAINE
16 Sat MAINE
22 Fri at Boston College
23 Sat BOSTON COLLEGE
29 Fri at Governor's Cup, Burlington, VT; Vermont (non-conference; ECAC)
30 Sat at Governor's Cup, Burlington, VT; Umass-Lowell/Maine (non-conf)
DEC 6 Fri at Merrimack
7 Sat MERRIMACK
10 Tue at Harvard (non-conference; ECAC)
27 Fri at Badger Classic, Milwaukee, WI; Colorado College (non-conf; WCHA)
28 Sat at Badger Classic, Milwaukee, WI; Wisconsin/Vermont (non-conf)
JAN 3 Fri at Boston University
5 Sun BOSTON UNIVERSITY (2:00 P.M.)
10 Fri ST. LAWRENCE (non-conference; ECAC)
11 Sat CLARKSON (non-conference; ECAC)
17 Fri at UMass-Lowell
18 Sat UMASS-LOWELL
24 Fri at Merrimack
25 Sat at Boston College
31 Fri NORTHEASTERN
FEB 1 Sat at UMass-Amherst
7 Fri UMASS-LOWELL
9 Sun at Maine
14 Fri PROVIDENCE
15 Sat at Providence
28 Fri PROVIDENCE
MAR 1 Sat at Boston University
This tentative schedule is much the same as last year's, but includes a few
interesting quirks:
- Unlike last year, when the 'Cats didn't play at home until 10 November to
accommodate the Whittemore Center construction schedule, this year's
schedule is markedly "Whitt-Friendly" early on; 8 of the 'Cats first 11
games are at home, and in fact the overall ratio between home/away games
has completely reversed from last year's 13/17 home/away composition.
- Given that this year's Phinal Phour (tm) featured a representative from
each Div1 conference, I'm surprised/pleased to see that UNH has games
scheduled this coming season against 3 of the 4 phinalists, including a
match-up with Colorado College in the first round of the Badger Classic,
the 'Cats first such tilt with the Tigers since the waning days of the
interlocking HE/WCHA schedule in 1988-89. Well - maybe .... Wisconsin's
tentative schedule posted earlier has UNH-UVM (in which case the Cata-
mounts would become a pseudo-Hockey East team in the eyes of UNH, this
being the *third* game 'twixt these two former ECAC rivals before New
Year's Day :-) as one of the two Badger Classic semifinals, so it re-
mains to be seen which schedule will out in the end ....
- The home stretch should be veeerrry interesting, as after not having played
Providence all season the 'Cats and Friars tussle with one another in 3
consecutive contests, albeit interspersed with the second of UNH's man-
datory off weeks. And then it all comes down to a season-ending tilt
with the Terriers at Walter Brown Arena, surely one of UNH's least fav-
orite places to play (along with everyone else in Hockey East :-) ....
And finally ....
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 1996 17:28:23 -0500
From: Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]>
>According to the BDN Greg Cronin is working with the two CCHA powers to
>schedule two-game home and home series. Michigan State is also being
>considered as well. It appears that Maine is trying to work out a long-
>term deal. If it works out, Maine would host the teams one year, then
>play in their buildings the next.
A similar arrangement is apparently under consideration between UNH and
LSSU as well, with each school hosting the other for a 2-game home series
in alternating years, perhaps beginning as soon as the 1997-98 season. As
best I can determine, the 'Cats and Lakers have never met, although their
paths have intersected indirectly; former LSSU coach Frank Anzalone played
collegiately at UNH for Charlie Holt. It remains to be seen whether the
unfortunate termination of the UIC program will open up additional inter-
conference games between Hockey East and the CCHA, but it's clear that at
some level there's an increased awareness of the mutual benefit such match-
ups bring to both schools and leagues ....
Cheers from the Chesapeake - Jim
Go Blue !!!
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