University of Minnesota Athletics
Women's Hockey Announces 2009-10 Schedule
6/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
University of Minnesota women’s hockey team has released its schedule for the upcoming 2009-2010 season, announced today by head coach Brad Frost. The Golden Gophers will host 18 regular season games as well as the U.S. National Team on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Along with the regular season, Ridder Arena is the host site of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament championship, March 6-7 at Ridder Arena and the NCAA Frozen Four, March 19 & 21.
Minnesota opens the season hosting Syracuse, on Friday Oct. 2 and concludes the series on Sunday, Oct. 4. After a road trip to Ohio State (Oct. 9-10), Minnesota hosts Minnesota Duluth, Oct. 16-17, and follows with a home-and-home series against St. Cloud State (Oct. 23-24) and a road series at Wisconsin, Oct. 30 and Nov. 1. The Gophers host Clarkson for the first time in school history on Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 27-28) and then travel to Harvard, Dec. 4-5. The Gophers close the first half at North Dakota, Dec. 12-13.
The Gophers then open their second half of the season hosting the Buckeyes (Jan. 8-9) and have a quick turnaround as Minnesota hosts the U.S. Olympic Team that following Tuesday at 7 p.m. Minnesota travels to Bemidji State (Jan. 15-16), and hosts back-to-back weekends against North Dakota (Jan.22-23) and Minnesota State (Jan. 29-30). Minnesota’s road match-up with the Bulldogs is on Feb. 5-6, while the home series against Wisconsin is set for the regular season finale on Feb. 19-20.
The Gophers’ second season starts Feb. 26-28 with the WCHA First Round, followed by the WCHA Final Faceoff (March 6-7). After NCAA regional competition (March 12 or 13), the Frozen Four will be held at Ridder, March 19 & 21.
