Northeastern Releases 2011-12 schedule

With the good news piling up of late for Northeastern - Jamie Oleksiak confirming that he plans to return to Boston next year, regardless of where he's drafted later this month, Greg Cronin not leaving, Vinny Saponari coming on board and bringing former Dubuque Fighting Saints teammate John Gaudreau with him, providing the offensive spark an already defensively-sound team desperately needs to compete in Hockey East - the Huskies have released their 2011-12 schedule, which features a Black Friday date at Michigan and two at Notre Dame the following weekend.

The Huskies start their conference schedule much the way that they ended it last year - with a challenge. Seven of their first 10 conference games are against fellow Hockey East quarterfinalists in, as the Huskies will face off  with UMass, UNH, Maine, Merrimack and Boston College to begin their season.

For the complete Northeastern schedule, please see below. It can also be viewed online here.

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIMES/RESULTS
10/2/2011	ST. FRANCIS XAVIER (scrimmage)	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
10/7/2011	MASSACHUSETTS	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
10/14/2011	NEW HAMPSHIRE	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
10/16/2011	at Maine	Orono, Maine	7 p.m.
10/21/2011	at Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	7 p.m.
10/22/2011	BOSTON COLLEGE	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
10/29/2011	at New Hampshire	Durham, N.H.	7 p.m.
11/4/2011	at Merrimack	North Andover, Mass.	7 p.m.
11/5/2011	MERRIMACK	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
11/11/2011	at Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7 p.m.
11/12/2011	at Massachusetts	Amherst, Mass.	7 p.m.
11/18/2011	PROVIDENCE	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
11/19/2011	VERMONT	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
11/25/2011	at Michigan	Ann Arbor, Mich.	7 p.m.
12/2/2011	at Notre Dame	South Bend, Ind.	7 p.m.
12/3/2011	at Notre Dame	South Bend, Ind.	7 p.m.
12/10/2011	UMASS LOWELL	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
12/30/2011	vs Minnesota / Princeton / Niagara	Minneapolis, Minn.	TBA
12/31/2011	vs Minnesota / Princeton / Niagara	Minneapolis, Minn.	TBA
1/7/2012	UNDER-18 U.S. NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (scrimmage)	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
1/13/2012	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
1/14/2012	at Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7 p.m.
1/20/2012	at UMass Lowell	Lowell, Mass.	7 p.m.
1/21/2012	UMASS LOWELL	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
1/27/2012	at Vermont	Burlington, Vt.	7 p.m.
1/28/2012	at Vermont	Burlington, Vt.	7 p.m.
2/3/2012	MASSACHUSETTS	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
2/6/2012	vs Boston College	TD Garden	TBA
2/10/2012	at New Hampshire	Durham, N.H.	7 p.m.
2/13/2012	vs Boston University / Harvard	TD Garden	TBA
2/17/2012	PROVIDENCE	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
2/18/2012	at Providence	Providence, R.I.	7 p.m.
2/24/2012	MAINE	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
2/25/2012	MAINE	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.
3/2/2012	at Boston University	Boston, Mass.	7 p.m.
3/3/2012	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	Matthews Arena	7 p.m.

Merrimack Releases 2011-12 home schedule

With star forward Stephane da Costa gone to the ranks of the NHL, many would imagine the year ahead to be a re-building year for Merrimack.

Not so. Consider it, instead, a re-stocking year.

Merrimack, which brings in a glut of young talent to replace da Costa and its talented exiting senior class, released its home schedule today. The slate features dates with Union and Army, as well as Connecticut.

The Warriors have home series with Northeastern, Maine, Providence and UNH scheduled in 2011-12.

Expect the rest of their schedule to be available within the next couple weeks. The entire home schedule is available below. It can also be viewed online here.

October
15	Sat	Army
21	Fri	Northeastern   *
22	Sat	Connecticut
November
4	Fri	Northeastern   *
December
3	Sat	Providence   *
7	Wed	Vermont   *
17	Sat	Union
January
13	Fri	Maine   *
14	Sat	Maine   *
20	Fri	New Hampshire   *
29	Sun	Providence   *
February
3	Fri	Boston U.   *
11	Sat	New Hampshire   *
18	Sat	Boston College   *
March
3	Sat	Massachusetts   *