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Thursday, May 13th
Gopher Women's Hockey releases 25th season (2021-2022) schedule
WCHA also releases composite league-game schedule for all eight teams
The University of Minnesota yesterday released the 2021-2022 schedule for the Gopher Women's Hockey team, the 25th season in the program's history. That release followed the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's composite conference schedule outline announcement, with exact dates and times still to be finalized.
The Gophers open play on October 1 & 2 with a WCHA series at home against Ohio State. Minnesota's schedule features three planned non-conference weekends: on the road at Colgate the weekend of October 22 & 23, at home against RIT on November 12 & 13, and at the Nashville Smashville Showcase over Thanksgiving weekend, facing Mercyhurst on November 26 and either Boston College or Colgate on November 27. In the second-half of the year, the team will play four games (two 2-game series) against Division I and WCHA newcomer St. Thomas, with the first of those series on January 7 & 8. Here's the quick rundown.
Oct. 1-2 – vs. Ohio State (WCHA / home opener)
Oct. 8-9 – at Minnesota Duluth
Oct. 15-16 – vs. Minnesota State
Oct. 22-23 – vs. Colgate (non-conference)
Oct. 29-30 – at Bemidji State
Nov. 5-6 – bye
Nov. 12-13 – vs. RIT (non-conference)
Nov. 19-20 – (home & home) vs. St. Cloud State
Nov. 26-27 – Nashville Smashville Showcase
Game 1 vs. Mercyhurst
Game 2 vs. Boston College or Colgate
Dec. 3-4 – at Wisconsin
Dec. 10-11 – vs. Minnesota Duluth
-- Winter Holiday Break --
Jan. 7-8 – at St. Thomas
Jan. 14-15 – at Minnesota State
Jan. 21-22 – vs. Wisconsin
Jan. 28-29 – at Ohio State
Feb. 4-5 – vs. Bemidji State
Feb. 11-12 – (home & home) vs. St. Cloud State
Feb. 18-19 – vs. St. Thomas (Senior Weekend)
-- End of Regular Season --
Feb. 25-27 – WCHA Quarterfinals
(best 2 of 3 at higher seeds)
March 4 & 5 – WCHA Final Faceoff
at Ridder Arena
Here's the direct link to the list of games for all eight WCHA teams (PDF file). All schedules are subject to change.
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2021-2022 GWH season tickets now on sale!!
To go along with the schedule release, season tickets for the 2021-2022 season of Gopher Women's Hockey are now on sale! All fans – whether renewing or purchasing new season tickets – can find more information on the GWH page on the U. of M. Ticket Office site. Season ticket prices are $79 for general admission bench seating, $99 for reserved chairback seats, and $199 for Club Room premium seats (plus fees).
The Umiversity of Minnesota also updated their COVID-19 Ticket Policies and Informaton at the end of March. As noted on that page, “Priority to purchase tickets will be given to season ticket holders before other public groups, should capacity limitations be in effect for the 2021-2022 athletics season. Should fans not be permitted to attend events at the start of the 2021-2022 athletics season, account credit will be provided that may be utilized for events in which health guidelines permit additional fan attendance.”
Any questions should be directed to Gopher Fan Relations by calling them at 1-800-U-GOPHER or sending email to GopherSports@umn.edu.
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