Links: 2022-23 Schedule
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's ice hockey program announced the schedule for the program's eighth season as
Erin Hamlen's program looks to build off of last season's success.
Merrimack will compete in 34 regular season games, following a season-opening exhibition against Quebec school Stanstead College on Sept. 24. As part of Homecoming Weekend on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 the Warriors will host the Syracuse Orange for the first time, with the Orange coming off an NCAA Tournament Regional appearance last season.
Hockey East play will begin in October, with home-and-home series with Boston College on Oct. 7 and 8, Northeastern on Oct. 14 and 15, UConn on Oct. 21 and 22 before finishing the month with Boston University on Oct. 28 and 29.
The Warriors will play a pair with Holy Cross on Nov. 4 and 5 before the playoff rematch at New Hampshire on Nov. 11 before hosting the Wildcats on Nov. 12. Contests at home will continue with a weekend set on Nov. 17 and 18 against the University of Vermont to finish out the month.
Before the close of the calendar year, Merrimack will play the Providence Friars in Rhode Island on Dec. 2 and 3 before a split non-conference series with Dartmouth. Merrimack will host the Big Green on Dec. 7 before traveling to Hanover on Dec. 10. On New Year's Eve, Merrimack will again play in New Hampshire against St. Anselm in Manchester.
Merrimack is set to open 2023 in a big way, taking off to Minneapolis, Minn. To compete against the University of Minnesota for the first time since Merrimack split a series at Ridder Arena in 2017. Following the Jan. 6 contest with the Golden Gophers, the Warriors will play St. Cloud State at Ridder for their first time since defeating the Huskies 4-1 in 2016.
Returning to conference play, the Warriors will play at UConn on Jan. 13 before returning to Lawler for a trio of games against Providence (Jan. 14), Northeastern (Jan. 20), and Holy Cross (Jan. 21). The team then flips for three on the road at Boston University (Jan. 27), Boston College (Jan. 28) and Vermont (Feb. 3) to close out the series with those respective teams.
In the sprint for the playoffs, Merrimack will host the University of Maine on Feb. 10 before hosting the University of New Hampshire on the 11. The final regular season games will be at Maine, with a pair of games in Orono on Feb. 17 and 18.
The program will be making its bid for another appearance in the Women's Hockey East Championship after earning the team's first program playoff win at New Hampshire last season.
Single game and group ticket information will be released later in the summer.
New Renovations to Lawler Rink
Ahead of the 2022-23, the Merrimack Athletics team has been striving to enhance the game-day experience for our fans. The following projects symbolize our commitment to improving upon the already incredible atmosphere at Lawler:
- In April, a brand-new video board was installed, spanning nearly double the length of the board previously in its place. This state-of-the art board will provide increased clarity and new in game engagement opportunities
- Over the summer, we will be enhancing the sound and light systems, increasing the visibility and in-game audio significantly
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