Minnesota men’s hockey released a stacked, home-heavy nonconference schedule on Monday. Eight of the 11 two-game series will be held at 3M Arena at Mariucci beginning Oct. 3.
Former WCHA rival Michigan Tech will be at Minnesota Oct. 3-4, the first meeting between the schools since they split a series in 2012. That’s followed by a rare Thursday-Friday home series against Boston College Oct. 9-10.
The Gophers will begin their four-year home-and-home series against North Dakota Oct. 17-18 in Grand Forks, then play host to Minnesota Duluth Oct. 24-25.
Minnesota will make its first trip to play nascent Division I program Long Island Nov. 14-15 before playing University of Denver in the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game at the Colorado Avalanche’s Ball Arena. That will be Nov. 28 or Nov. 29, depending on the schedule of the NHL team.
The Gophers will play an exhibition game at former WCHA rival Bemidji State on Jan. 2 while the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships are being held on campus before returning to Big Ten play.
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