By Michael Caples –
B1G hockey is almost here.
The Big Ten Hockey Conference announced their schedule for their inaugural season today, which features 20-game arrangements for each of the six NCAA schools.
The B1G schedule also features four ‘flex’ games that allow for a ‘Thursday-Friday’ series, rather than the traditional ‘Friday-Saturday’ weekend series structure.
The league has also structured some unique scheduling for the Michigan vs. Ohio State series – the two rivals will play on Monday, Dec. 2, and either Sunday, March 2, or Saturday, March 3. Both of those contests will be home games for the Buckeyes, but locations are not listed for any of the games.
Michigan and Ohio State will also play on the first-ever night of B1G hockey, squaring off in a Wolverines home game on Friday, Nov. 29. Wisconsin and Minnesota also play that night.
Michigan State will make their B1G debut on Friday, Dec. 6, when the Spartans welcome the Penn State Nittany Lions to East Lansing for a weekend series.
After opening on Nov. 29, the league will go through a stretch from Dec. 7 to Jan. 10 with no B1G games played.
Michigan plays at Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 24, the night before the two rivals take part in a “College Hockey in the D” game at Joe Louis Arena the next day (Saturday, Jan. 25).
The two Michigan schools will play a home-and-home series on Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8.
The inaugural Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament – taking place at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. – will be held Thursday, March 20, through Saturday, March 22.
The B1G schedule does not include any non-conference game information.
Here is the complete schedule:
2013-14 BIG TEN MEN’S ICE HOCKEY SCHEDULE
DAY DATE MATCHUP
Friday Nov. 29 Ohio State at Michigan
Friday Nov. 29 Wisconsin at Minnesota
Saturday Nov. 30 Wisconsin at Minnesota
Monday Dec. 2 Michigan at Ohio State
Friday Dec. 6 Minnesota at Michigan State
Friday Dec. 6 Penn State at Wisconsin
Saturday Dec. 7 Minnesota at Michigan State
Saturday Dec. 7 Penn State at Wisconsin
Friday Jan. 10 Michigan at Wisconsin
Friday Jan. 10 Michigan State at Ohio State
Saturday Jan. 11 Michigan at Wisconsin
Saturday Jan. 11 Michigan State at Ohio State
Sunday Jan. 12 Minnesota at Penn State
Monday Jan. 13 Minnesota at Penn State
Friday Jan. 17 Ohio State at Minnesota
Friday Jan. 17 Penn State at Michigan State
Saturday Jan. 18 Ohio State at Minnesota
Saturday Jan. 18 Penn State at Michigan State
Friday Jan. 24 Michigan at Michigan State
Friday Jan. 24 Ohio State at Wisconsin
Saturday Jan. 25 Michigan vs. Michigan State (Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich.)
Saturday Jan. 25 Ohio State at Wisconsin
Thursday or Saturday Jan. 30 or Feb. 1 Michigan State at Minnesota*
Friday Jan. 31 Michigan State at Minnesota
Friday Jan. 31 Penn State at Ohio State
Friday Jan. 31 Wisconsin at Michigan
Saturday Feb. 1 Penn State at Ohio State
Saturday Feb. 1 Wisconsin at Michigan
Thursday or Saturday Feb. 6 or 8 Minnesota at Wisconsin*
Friday Feb. 7 Minnesota at Wisconsin
Friday Feb. 7 Michigan at Penn State
Friday Feb. 7 Ohio State at Michigan State
Saturday Feb. 8 Michigan at Penn State
Saturday Feb. 8 Ohio State at Michigan State
Thursday or Saturday Feb. 13 or 15 Michigan at Minnesota*
Friday Feb. 14 Michigan at Minnesota
Friday Feb. 14 Michigan State at Penn State
Friday Feb. 14 Wisconsin at Ohio State
Saturday Feb. 15 Michigan State at Penn State
Saturday Feb. 15 Wisconsin at Ohio State
Friday Feb. 21 Michigan State at Wisconsin
Friday Feb. 21 Penn State at Michigan
Saturday Feb. 22 Michigan State at Wisconsin
Saturday Feb. 22 Penn State at Michigan
Friday Feb. 28 Ohio State at Michigan
Friday Feb. 28 Penn State at Minnesota
Saturday March 1 Penn State at Minnesota
Sunday or Monday March 2 or 3 Michigan at Ohio State
Friday March 7 Michigan State at Michigan
Friday March 7 Minnesota at Ohio State
Friday March 7 Wisconsin at Penn State
Saturday March 8 Michigan at Michigan State
Saturday March 8 Minnesota at Ohio State
Saturday March 8 Wisconsin at Penn State
Friday March 14 Minnesota at Michigan
Friday March 14 Ohio State at Penn State
Friday March 14 Wisconsin at Michigan State
Saturday March 15 Minnesota at Michigan
Saturday March 15 Ohio State at Penn State
Saturday March 15 Wisconsin at Michigan State
Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament (Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.)
Thursday March 20 Quarterfinals
Friday March 21 Semifinals
Saturday March 22 Championship Game
* One of these three two-game sets will be played Thursday and Friday. The other two will be played Friday and Saturday.
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