The University of Denver hockey team has put together one of its toughest, if not the most attractive, schedules in program history for 2015-16.
In addition to its 24 games in the rugged National Collegiate Hockey Conference, the Pioneers have two-game, non-conference series against Air Force (home-and-home), versus Michigan State, at Wisconsin and against Notre Dame, plus a New England weekend visit for single games against Boston College and Boston University.
DU’s NCHC slate includes four games against 2015 Frozen Four participates North Dakota and Nebraska-Omaha, along with perennial power Minnesota-Duluth and the traditional two Gold Pan weekends against Colorado College.
Denver finished 24-14-2 this season, losing to eventual NCAA champion Providence in the East Regional championship game.
“We believe this is a very good schedule — both for our team and for our fans,” DU coach Jim Montgomery said in a release. “We travel to some tough arenas early on — Wisconsin, Boston College and Boston University — which will be a good test for a young team working towards building strong chemistry. We’re also welcoming some strong non-conference opponents to Magness Arena this season in Notre Dame and Michigan State, two programs with a lot of history that college hockey fans don’t get to see too often in this part of the country.”
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2015-16 DU REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
(Times TBA, Homes Games in Bold)
Oct. 4 Calgary (exhibition)
Oct. 9 at Air Force
Oct. 10 Air Force
Oct. 16 Michigan State
Oct. 17 Michigan State
Oct. 30 at Boston College
Oct. 31 at Boston University
Nov. 6 Colorado College
Nov. 7 at Colorado College
Nov. 13 at Minnesota-Duluth
Nov. 14 at Minnesota-Duluth
Nov. 20 at Wisconsin
Nov. 21 at Wisconsin
Dec. 4 at North Dakota
Dec. 5 at North Dakota
Dec. 11 St. Cloud
Dec. 12 St. Cloud
(Christmas break)
Jan. 1 Notre Dame
Jan. 2 Notre Dame
Jan. 8 at Nebraska-Omaha
Jan. 9 at Nebraska-Omaha
Jan. 15 Western Michigan
Jan. 16 Western Michigan
Jan. 22 Minnesota-Duluth
Jan. 23 Minnesota-Duluth
Jan. 29 at Miami
Jan. 30 at Miami
Feb. 12 North Dakota
Feb. 13 North Dakota
Feb. 19 at Colorado College
Feb. 20 Colorado College
Feb. 26 at Western Michigan
Feb. 27 at Western Michigan
March 4 Nebraska-Omaha
March 5 Nebraska-Omaha
NCHC Playoffs begin on March 11; the 2016 Frozen Faceoff will be staged in Minneapolis from March 18-19
NCAA Regionals begin on March 25; the 2016 Frozen Four will be staged in Tampa from April 7-9
