University of Minnesota Athletics
GOLDEN GOPHERS ANNOUNCE 2001-02 MEN'S HOCKEY SCHEDULE
7/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
- 2001-02 Schedule
The University of Minnesota has released its 37-game regular season men's hockey schedule for the 2001-2002 campaign. The season opens on Fri., Oct. 5 with a rare non-conference matchup with North Dakota in the Hall of Fame Game in Grand Forks, N.D. The home slate opens two weeks later, Oct. 19-20, as Minnesota hosts Bemidji State at Mariucci Arena. The Golden Gophers open WCHA play on Nov. 2-3, in Houghton, Mich., against Michigan Tech.
Providence, Western Michigan, and Ferris State will visit Mariucci Arena for the 11th annual Mariucci Classic on Dec. 28-29 at Mariucci Arena. The Golden Gophers will travel to Michigan and Michigan State in the ninth annual College Hockey Showcase on Nov. 23-25. In addition, Minnesota will host nonconference games against Colgate (Oct. 26-27) at Mariucci Arena. The 28-game WCHA schedule has kept its unbalanced format, meaning Minnesota will not travel to Minnesota State, Mankato or Colorado College, and will not host Alaska-Anchorage or Michigan Tech during the 2001-02 regular season.
Game times for all home contests are scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with game times still subject to change. The home series against North Dakota will be played on Sat., Jan. 5 and Sun., Jan. 6. The 2002 WCHA Final Five will be held for the second straight season at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., from March 14-16, 2002. The Golden Gophers will also host the 2002 NCAA Frozen Four on April 4-6 at Xcel Energy Center. Potentially as many as 18 games this season will be played against teams that made the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
