Women's Hockey | 5/31/2016 8:57:00 AM

    Mankato Minn. ---   Minnesota State women's hockey announced its schedule for 2016-17 today.

The Mavericks will play a total of 35 regular-season contests starting with a non-conference home series with Rochester Institute of Technology the weekend of September 30-October 1. Minnesota State opens the Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season with  pair of league series on the road at Minnesota-Duluth (October 7-8) and the University of North Dakota (October 14-15), respectively.

The Mavericks will play 18 home and 17 away games in 2016-17, with the WCHA Playoffs commencing February 24-26, 2017.  Including the season-opening games vs. RIT, the schedule includes six non-conference games - a home series against Lindenwood (November 25-26) and a series against Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., (December 16-17).

The Mavericks will also participate in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game Sunday, January 8 in Edina, Minn., at Braemar Arena vs. the defending national champions from the University of Minnesota.

Minnesota State is led by second-year head coach John Harrington.