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NCAA 08-09 Scheduling: Governor's Cup Takes Shape

Andrew Chiappazzi | College/NCAA

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A few pieces of information regarding some of the key tournaments early in the year.

First, the Governor’s Cup. In two different articles about Union College’s hockey schedule, both the Troy Record and the Schenectady Daily-Gazette talk about the opponents for the Governor’s Cup, hosted by RPI and Union at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY.

Union and RPI apparently will host Colgate and RPI in the tournament. Thanks to Centre Ice for finding the original articles. That tournament will take place October 24th and 25th.

RPI will also bring in Princeton, Northeastern, and Mercyhurst for their annual RPI Holiday Tournament on November 23rd and 24th. The Engineers will also travel to the Denver Cup in Colorado to play Boston and either Holy Cross or Denver on January 2nd and 3rd.

Union, meanwhile, will head south just after the new year and play in the Tampa Bay Classic, hosted by Notre Dame. The Irish are joined by Minnesota-Duluth and Massachusetts-Lowell for the games on the 2nd and 3rd of January.

Other tournaments are already in the books. A tentative listing:
Ice Breaker Invitational – October 10/11
Boston (host), Michigan State, North Dakota, Massachusetts

Kendall Hockey Classic – October 10/11
Alaska-Anchorage (host), Alaska-Fairbanks, Northeastern, Connecticut

Brice Alaska Goal Rush – October 17/18
Alaska-Fairbanks (host), Alaska-Anchorage, Mercyhurst, Maine

College Hockey Showcase – November 28/29
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan State, Michigan

Badger Hockey Showdown – December 27/28
Wisconsin (host), Harvard, Alabama-Huntsville, Lake Superior State

Great Lakes Invitational (Joe Louis Arena) – December 27/28
Michigan, North Dakota, Michigan Tech, Michigan State

Dartmouth Tournament – December 28/29
Dartmouth, Army, Bemidji State, Massachusetts

Ohio State Tournament – January 2/3
Dartmouth, Miami-Ohio, Ohio State, Clarkson

Dodge Holiday Classic – January 2/3
Northeastern, Minnesota (host), Western Michigan, Brown

University of Vermont Tournament – January 2/3
Vermont, Colgate, Ferris State, St. Lawrence

That’s all for now. More as the summer continues and schedules are announced.