The Orange begins the 2012-13 season on Oct. 5 against New Hampshire at Tennity Ice Pavilion
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Ice Hockey Announces 2012-13 Schedule
6/18/2012 2:26:00 PM | Ice Hockey
2012-13 Schedule | Quick Facts
Five games against teams from last season's NCAA Tournament and a new College Hockey America (CHA) playoff format highlight the 2012-13 Syracuse ice hockey schedule, which was announced by head coach Paul Flanagan on Monday. SU's 34 game schedule includes 18 home games at Tennity Ice Pavilion as well as the addition of Lindenwood, Penn State and RIT to the CHA conference slate.
"Our staff and program are very excited about the upcoming season," Flanagan said. "Once again, we will face a very challenging CHA league schedule while also being afforded an opportunity to play teams from the ECAC and Hockey East conferences."
The Orange will kick off the 2012-13 campaign with two home games against New Hampshire and Northeastern on Oct. 5-6. Northeastern narrowly missed an at-large bid to the national tournament last season, and SU picked up a 2-1 victory against the Wildcats at the Whittemore Center in 2011-12.
Conference play will start early this season as Syracuse heads to University Park, Pa. to square off with Penn State in the Nittany Lions' inaugural varsity season. Following two home tilts against Quinnipiac, the Orange will hit the road for four straight road games against Connecticut, Union before squaring off in a home-and-home set against RIT, which also enters the Division I level for the first time in 2012-13 after capturing the Division III national title last season, on Nov. 10 and Nov. 20.
After two games against Rensselaer at Tennity Ice Pavilion on Nov. 23-24, Syracuse hosts reigning CHA champion Robert Morris for two contests on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. A home-and-home set with Clarkson on Dec. 7-8 closes the first half of the season and takes SU into a three-week break for final exams.
The Orange returns to action in early January against Colgate on Jan. 8 at Tennity Ice Pavilion. From there, SU will play 14 of its final 15 games against conference foes, beginning with a two-game set at Mercyhurst on Jan. 11-12. Syracuse earned its first-ever point against the Lakers, who have made the NCAA Tournament seven times, with a 1-1 tie last season when Mercyhurst was ranked fifth in the nation.
SU will close the nonconference portion of its schedule on Jan. 15 at Cornell, which finished the season ranked third in the country. Two road games at Lindenwood and a weekend set at home against Penn State bring the Orange into February, where it will play three straight road games against Robert Morris (2) and RIT. After closing the season series with RIT on Feb. 9, Syracuse will host Mercyhurst on Feb. 15-16 and Lindenwood on Feb. 22-23 in the final weekend of the regular season.
With six teams in the CHA for the 2012-13 season, the conference will introduce a new playoff format with the top two teams in the regular season standings receiving byes to the league semifinals. The No. 3 and No. 6 seeds, as well as the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds, will square off on campus sites on Mar. 1-2 for the chance to advance to the league semifinals, which will be hosted by the conference 's regular season champion. Semifinal action will take place on Mar. 8 and the league championship game will be played on Mar. 9.
Five games against teams from last season's NCAA Tournament and a new College Hockey America (CHA) playoff format highlight the 2012-13 Syracuse ice hockey schedule, which was announced by head coach Paul Flanagan on Monday. SU's 34 game schedule includes 18 home games at Tennity Ice Pavilion as well as the addition of Lindenwood, Penn State and RIT to the CHA conference slate.
"Our staff and program are very excited about the upcoming season," Flanagan said. "Once again, we will face a very challenging CHA league schedule while also being afforded an opportunity to play teams from the ECAC and Hockey East conferences."
The Orange will kick off the 2012-13 campaign with two home games against New Hampshire and Northeastern on Oct. 5-6. Northeastern narrowly missed an at-large bid to the national tournament last season, and SU picked up a 2-1 victory against the Wildcats at the Whittemore Center in 2011-12.
Conference play will start early this season as Syracuse heads to University Park, Pa. to square off with Penn State in the Nittany Lions' inaugural varsity season. Following two home tilts against Quinnipiac, the Orange will hit the road for four straight road games against Connecticut, Union before squaring off in a home-and-home set against RIT, which also enters the Division I level for the first time in 2012-13 after capturing the Division III national title last season, on Nov. 10 and Nov. 20.
After two games against Rensselaer at Tennity Ice Pavilion on Nov. 23-24, Syracuse hosts reigning CHA champion Robert Morris for two contests on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. A home-and-home set with Clarkson on Dec. 7-8 closes the first half of the season and takes SU into a three-week break for final exams.
The Orange returns to action in early January against Colgate on Jan. 8 at Tennity Ice Pavilion. From there, SU will play 14 of its final 15 games against conference foes, beginning with a two-game set at Mercyhurst on Jan. 11-12. Syracuse earned its first-ever point against the Lakers, who have made the NCAA Tournament seven times, with a 1-1 tie last season when Mercyhurst was ranked fifth in the nation.
SU will close the nonconference portion of its schedule on Jan. 15 at Cornell, which finished the season ranked third in the country. Two road games at Lindenwood and a weekend set at home against Penn State bring the Orange into February, where it will play three straight road games against Robert Morris (2) and RIT. After closing the season series with RIT on Feb. 9, Syracuse will host Mercyhurst on Feb. 15-16 and Lindenwood on Feb. 22-23 in the final weekend of the regular season.
With six teams in the CHA for the 2012-13 season, the conference will introduce a new playoff format with the top two teams in the regular season standings receiving byes to the league semifinals. The No. 3 and No. 6 seeds, as well as the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds, will square off on campus sites on Mar. 1-2 for the chance to advance to the league semifinals, which will be hosted by the conference 's regular season champion. Semifinal action will take place on Mar. 8 and the league championship game will be played on Mar. 9.
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