NMU Announces Hockey Schedule
MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan University hockey team announces its 2012-13 schedule. The 37th season of Wildcat hockey will be the final in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
The ‘Cats play 36 regular season games and one exhibition. CCHA contests make up 28 games and the eight non-conference games are against Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams. The ‘Cats play 17 home games at the Berry Events Center and 19 road games.
The season opens with an exhibition matchup with Brock University from St. Catherine’s, Ontario at the Berry Events Center on Oct. 7. The regular season begins with a home series at the Resch Center in Green Bay against Wisconsin on Oct. 12-13. The first home series at the Berry Events Center is against Notre Dame (Oct. 26-27). Michigan, Alaska, Michigan Tech, Miami, Ohio State, Ferris State and Lake Superior State will also make appearances in Marquette.
The ‘Cats travel to Nebraska-Omaha, Miami, Ohio State, Western Michigan, Lake Superior State, St. Cloud State, Alaska, Michigan Tech, Michigan State and Bowling Green State.
Northern returns 19 players from the 2011-12 team that finished 17-14-6 overall and 11-11-6-3 in the CCHA.
2012-13 NMU Hockey Schedule
Oct. 7 – Brock University (ex.) – Berry Events Center Oct. 12 – Wisconsin (Resch Center) – Green Bay, Wis. Oct. 13 – Wisconsin (Resch Center) – Green Bay, Wis. Oct. 19 – at Nebraska-Omaha – Omaha, Neb. Oct. 20 – at Nebraska-Omaha – Omaha, Neb. Oct. 26 – Notre Dame – Berry Events Center Oct. 27 – Notre Dame – Berry Events Center Nov. 2 – Michigan – Berry Events Center Nov. 3 – Michigan – Berry Events Center Nov. 9 – at Miami – Oxford, Ohio Nov. 10 – at Miami – Oxford, Ohio Nov. 16 – at Ohio State – Columbus, Ohio Nov. 17 – at Ohio State – Columbus, Ohio Nov. 23 – Alaska – Berry Events Center Nov. 24 – Alaska – Berry Events Center Nov. 30 – at Western Michigan – Kalamazoo, Mich. Dec. 1 – at Western Michigan – Kalamazoo, Mich. Dec. 4 – Michigan Tech – Berry Events Center Dec. 14 – at Lake Superior State – Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.. Dec. 15 – at Lake Superior State – Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Jan. 4 – at St. Cloud State – St. Cloud, Minn. Jan. 5 – at St. Cloud State – St. Cloud, Minn. Jan. 11 – Miami – Berry Events Center Jan. 12 – Miami – Berry Events Center Jan. 18 – Ohio State – Berry Events Center Jan. 19 – Ohio State – Berry Events Center Jan. 25 – at Alaska – Fairbanks, Alaska Jan. 26 – at Alaska – Fairbanks, Alaska Feb. 8 – Ferris State – Berry Events Center Feb. 9 – Ferris State – Berry Events Center Feb. 12 – at Michigan Tech – Houghton, Mich. Feb. 15 – at Michigan State – East Lansing, Mich. Feb. 16 – at Michigan State – East Lansing, Mich. Feb. 22 – at Bowling Green State – Bowling Green, Ohio Feb. 23 – at Bowling Green State – Bowling Green, Ohio March 1 – Lake Superior State – Berry Events Center March 2 – Lake Superior State – Berry Events Center March 8-10 – CCHA First Round March 15-17 – CCHA Second Round March 22-23 – CCHA Championship – Detroit, Mich. March 29-30 – NCAA Regional April 11 – Frozen Four – Pittsburgh, Pa. April 13 – National Championship – Pittsburgh, Pa.