Providence announces 2011-12 schedule

Providence coach Nate Leaman released his team's 2011-12 schedule today. The Friars start with a tough month as they welcome conference favorite Boston University to Schneider Arena on October 14th to open their schedule, followed by UMass the next night.

The next weekend, they face off with defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth at home, before heading to Maine for a two-game set the last weekend of the month.

Providence also faces perennial CCHA contender Miami on November 25th at the Denver Cup Classic.

The full schedule can be seen below.

2011-2012 SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time / Result
10/14/11	vs. Boston University *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
10/15/11	vs. Massachusetts *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
10/21/11	vs. Minnesota Duluth	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
10/22/11	vs. Minnesota Duluth	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
10/28/11	at Maine *	Orono, Maine	7:00 p.m.
10/29/11	at Maine *	Orono, Maine	7:00 p.m.
11/04/11	vs. Vermont *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
11/05/11	vs. Vermont *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
11/11/11	vs. Alabama-Huntsville	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
11/12/11	vs. Alabama-Huntsville	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
Denver Cup Classic
11/25/11	vs. Miami (Oh)	Denver, Col.	TBA
11/26/11	vs. Princeton	Denver, Col.	TBA
12/02/11	vs. Merrimack *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
12/03/11	at Merrimack *	North Andover, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
12/06/11	at Boston College *	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
12/10/11	vs. New Hampshire *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
12/29/11	vs. Russian National Team #	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
26th Annual Mayor's Cup
01/01/12	vs. Brown	Providence, R.I. (Schneider Arena)	4:00 p.m.
01/07/12	vs. Massachusetts *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
01/15/12	at Vermont *	Burlington, Vt.	TBA
01/20/12	at Boston University *	Boston, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
01/21/12	vs. Boston University *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
01/24/12	vs. UMass-Lowell *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
01/29/12	at Merrimack *	North Andover, Mass.	TBA
02/03/12	at New Hampshire *	Durham, N.H.	7:00 p.m.
02/04/12	vs. New Hampshire *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
02/10/12	vs. Maine *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
02/11/12	at Massachusetts *	Amherst, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
02/17/12	at Northeastern *	Boston, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
02/18/12	at Northeastern *	Boston, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
02/24/12	vs. Boston College *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
02/25/12	at Boston College *	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m.
03/02/12	vs. UMass-Lowell *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m.
03/03/12	at UMass-Lowell *	Lowell, Mass.	7:00 p.m.

BU Announces 2011-12 Schedule

Boston University, which brings back the greatest percentage of its total offense from 2010-11, has released its 2011-12 men's hockey schedule. The schedule features an early-season tilt with rival UNH, and also sees Denver come to town two weeks before Halloween.

The Terriers renew acquaintances with Cornell at Madison Square Garden the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the third edition of Red Hot Hockey, and BU plays at Notre Dame on New Year's Eve day. The entire schedule can be viewed below.

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time / Result
10/01/11	vs. St. Francis Xavier ^	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
10/08/11	vs. New Hampshire *	Agganis Arena	8:00 p.m. ET
10/14/11	at Providence *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/15/11	vs. Denver	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
10/22/11	vs. Holy Cross	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
10/28/11	at Massachusetts *	Amherst, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
10/29/11	vs. Massachusetts *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
11/05/11	at UMass-Lowell *	Lowell, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
11/11/11	vs. Merrimack *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
11/13/11	at Boston College *	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	TBA
11/18/11	vs. Vermont *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
11/19/11	vs. New Hampshire *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
11/26/11	vs. Cornell	Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)	8:00 p.m. ET
12/02/11	at Boston College *	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
12/03/11	vs. Boston College *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
12/08/11	at New Hampshire *	Durham, N.H.	7:00 p.m. ET
12/10/11	at Maine *	Orono, Maine	7:00 p.m. ET
12/31/11	at Notre Dame	South Bend, Ind.	TBA
01/04/12	at Harvard	Allston, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
01/07/12	vs. Merrimack *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
01/08/12	vs. U.S. National U18 Team ^	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
01/13/12	at Northeastern *	Boston, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
01/20/12	vs. Providence *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
01/21/12	at Providence *	Providence, R.I.	7:00 p.m. ET
01/27/12	vs. Maine *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
01/28/12	vs. Maine *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
02/03/12	at Merrimack *	North Andover, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
02/06/12	vs. Harvard - Beanpot First Round	T.D. Garden (Boston, Mass.)	TBA
02/10/12	vs. Massachusetts *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
02/13/12	Boston College/Northeastern - Beanpot	T.D. Garden (Boston, Mass.)	4:30/7:30 p.m. ET
02/17/12	at UMass-Lowell *	Lowell, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET
02/18/12	vs. UMass-Lowell *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
02/24/12	at Vermont *	Burlington, Vt.	7:00 p.m. ET
02/25/12	at Vermont *	Burlington, Vt.	7:00 p.m. ET
03/02/12	vs. Northeastern *	Agganis Arena	7:00 p.m. ET
03/03/12	at Northeastern *	Boston, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET