6 -- New Hampshire
7 -- at New Hampshire
13 -- Nebraska-Omaha
14 -- Nebraska-Omaha
20 -- at St. Lawrence
21 -- at Clarkson
27 -- Northeastern
28 -- at Northeastern
November
3 -- Maine
4 -- Maine
10 -- at New Hampshire
11 -- Northeastern
17 -- Connecticut
18 -- at Connecticut
28 -- Bentley
December
8 -- Boston University
9 -- at Boston University
29-31 -- Catamount Cup at Vermont
January
5 -- Vermont
6 -- UMass Amherst
12 -- at Arizona State
13 -- at Arizona State
19 -- at Vermont
20 -- at Vermont
26 -- Boston College
27 -- at Boston College
February
6 -- American International
9 -- at Boston College
10 -- at UMass Amherst
16 -- at Providence
17 -- Providence
23 -- at Merrimack
24 -- Merrimack
UML's three-game opponents are Boston College, Northeastern, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Updated predictions:
Given:
BC: UCONN, UML, Maine, ?
BU: Maine, UCONN, MC, Prov
Maine: BU, UNH, BC, UMA
MC: BU, Prov, NE, UMA
UML: BC, NE, UVM, UNH
Assuming amongst last 2 years, Order (avg): BC, UML, Prov, BU, MC, NE, UVM, UCONN, UNH, Maine, UMA
It looks like, from the outset, a pattern that's being used is that you play the team that's "closest" to you in the standings, then of the remaining 9, divided into three tiers, an upper tier, middle tier, and lower tier.
BC looks to be closest to UML, so they have that game. Maine is lower, UCONN middle. Upper tier teams remaining, and whom I would predict their other game to be, is most likely Providence. Northeastern, although it's in the tier, I don't see because they're already playing UML.
BU: Closest is Providence. Tier order, top to bottom, would be Merrimack, UCONN, Maine.
Maine: Closest is UMA: Tier order, top to bottom, would be BC, BU, UNH.
Merrimack: Closest looks to be NE, Tier order is Providence, BU, UMA.
Mass Lowell: Closest looks to be BC. Tier order is Northeastern, UVM, UNH.
Continuing with my hypothesis, it's based on the average ranking of the last 2 years. Of the one we know about, let's try to fill it all in:
Team: Closest, Upper, Middle, Lower (predictions in order)
BC: UML, ?, UCONN, Maine (Prov, NE)
BU: Prov, MC, UCONN, Maine
UCONN: ?, BC, BU, ? (UVM, UNH) (UNH, UMA)
Maine: UMA, BC, BU, UNH
UMA: Maine, ?, MC, ? (Prov) (UVM, UCONN, UNH)
UML: BC, NE, UVM, UNH
MC: NE, Prov, BU, UMA
UNH: Maine, UML, ?, ? (NE), (UVM, UCONN, UMA)
NE: MC, UML, ?, ? (UVM, UCONN) (UNH, UMA)
Prov: BU, ?, MC, ? (BC, NE) (UNH, UMA)
UVM: ?, UML, ?, ? (NE, UCONN) (NE, UCONN), (UNH, UMA)
ECAC: Non-travel partner conference schedule mostly released
HEA:
UMASS Lowell
NCHC: Conference schedule released
Colorado College
Denver
Miami
Nebraska Omaha
North Dakota
St. Cloud State
Independent: **
* Effectively complete meaning the school has released the full schedule, or enough alternate information has been reported to determine the schedule is complete, minus exhibition games. Discretion will be used to determine whether WCHA teams will be using their entire allotment.
** Arizona State has reported participating in an additional tournament despite releasing a non-tournament schedule. Therefore, they are not complete.
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NCAA D-III National Champs: 1986
NCAA D-II National Champs: 1984, '93, '94, '95, '97
NCAA D-I National Champs: 20??
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No Mariucci Classic this year due to scheduling. Should be back for 2018-19. Also boh game of the Minnesota State series is in Mineapolis. No home and home. Minnesota is playing Army and Harvard this year. that a new one to me.
We have a problem; Alberta's already scheduled for 1 October to UMD. Also, Mankato isn't on the list, and the Gophers are full.
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