UMD ANNOUNCES 2008-2009 MEN'S HOCKEY SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Site Time (CST)
Oct. 5 Lakehead U.# Duluth, MN 6:07 p.m.
Oct. 10 Lake Superior State~ Sault Ste. Marie, MI 6:05 p.m.
Oct. 11 Northern Michigan~ Marquette, MI 6:35 p.m.
Oct. 17 Western Michigan Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Oct. 18 Western Michigan Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Oct. 24 Alaska Anchorage* Anchorage, AK 10:37 p.m.
Oct. 25 Alaska Anchorage* Anchorage, AK 10:07 p.m.
Nov. 1 St. Cloud State*+ St. Paul, MN 4:07 p.m.
Nov. 7 Denver* Denver, CO 8:37 p.m.
Nov. 8 Denver* Denver, CO 8:07 p.m.
Nov. 14 Wisconsin* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m. Nov. 15 Wisconsin* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Nov. 21 North Dakota* Duluth, MN 7:37 p.m.
Nov. 22 North Dakota* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Nov. 29 St. Cloud State* Duluth, MN 7:37 p.m.
Dec. 5 Colorado College* Colorado Springs, CO 8:37 p.m.
Dec. 6 Colorado College* Colorado Springs, CO 8:07 p.m.
Dec. 12 Michigan Tech* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m. Dec. 13 Michigan Tech* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Jan. 2 Lightning College Hockey Classic@ Tampa, FL TBA
Jan. 3 Lightning College Hockey Classic@ Tampa, FL TBA
Jan. 9 St. Cloud State* St. Cloud, MN 7:07 p.m.
Jan. 10 St. Cloud State* St. Cloud, MN 7:07 p.m.
Jan. 16 Bemidji State Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Jan. 17 Bemidji State Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Jan. 23 Minnesota State-Mankato* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Jan. 24 Minnesota State-Mankato* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Jan. 30 Wisconsin* Madison, WI 7:07 p.m.
Jan. 31 Wisconsin* Madison, WI 7:07 p.m.
Feb. 6 Denver* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Feb. 7 Denver* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
Feb. 20 Michigan Tech* Houghton, MI 6:07 p.m.
Feb. 21 Michigan Tech* Houghton, MI 6:07 p.m.
Feb. 27 Minnesota* Minneapolis, MN 7:07 p.m.
Feb. 28 Minnesota* Minneapolis, MN 7:07 p.m.
March 6 Alaska Anchorage* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
March 7 Alaska Anchorage* Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m.
March 13-15 WCHA Playoffs (First Round) TBA TBA
March 19-21 WCHA Final Five St. Paul, MN TBA
March 27-29 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA
April 9 & 11 NCAA Frozen Four Washington, DC TBA

It's a challenging start to the schedule. Northern Michigan should be vastly improved this fall, and the trip to Anchorage is always tough, no matter the talent possessed by the opponent. St. Cloud State is a perennially tough foe. Playing the "conference home opener" at the XCel Energy Center will be a treat.

So will that New Year's weekend trip to Florida.

The Bulldogs are trying to build off a second straight 13-win season, and they'll do it with a slew of upperclassmen, a stud goaltender, and a couple highly-touted freshmen named Connolly (Jack and Mike, who are not related).

Ugh. Still a bit more than four months until the first puck drop. Seems like a long time.

Actually, it is.