2025-26 Men's Schedule

[adamw]

Was there a tweak to Ivy scheduling rules? It looks like most of the other Ivies are playing 8 non-conference games this season. (Several are playing one of their non-conference games against another Ivy.)

Those are exhibitions. They've been doing that for years.

Unless they're not labeling one of these as an exhibition, Harvard has 8 nonconference games on its schedule —UConn, Stonehill, Vermont, Michigan x2, BU, Beanpot x2.

https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/schedule/2025-26

Dartmouth is calling its game against Yale a non-conference game.
https://dartmouthsports.com/news/2025/7/22/mens-ice-hockey-mens-hockey-announces-full-slate-of-2025-26-games

OK - I was apparently mistaken.  I called some powers that be and confirmed that the Ivy League just recently approved a 30th game.  This replaces one of the exhibitions they had been allowing.  So, many teams just turned one of their exhibitions against another Ivy, into a "real" game.  Other schools actually found a 30th from outside the league.

Glad to see this happen since I've been saying for years it was ridiculous to allow 2 weekends of exhibitions, yet not allow more regular-season games, since they're the same demand on a player's schedule.  But, in typical Ivy fashion, this news was never released, and there's no mention of it on their web site.

[The Rancor]

Was there a tweak to Ivy scheduling rules? It looks like most of the other Ivies are playing 8 non-conference games this season. (Several are playing one of their non-conference games against another Ivy.)

Those are exhibitions. They've been doing that for years.

Unless they're not labeling one of these as an exhibition, Harvard has 8 nonconference games on its schedule —UConn, Stonehill, Vermont, Michigan x2, BU, Beanpot x2.

https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/schedule/2025-26

Dartmouth is calling its game against Yale a non-conference game.
https://dartmouthsports.com/news/2025/7/22/mens-ice-hockey-mens-hockey-announces-full-slate-of-2025-26-games

OK - I was apparently mistaken.  I called some powers that be and confirmed that the Ivy League just recently approved a 30th game.  This replaces one of the exhibitions they had been allowing.  So, many teams just turned one of their exhibitions against another Ivy, into a "real" game.  Other schools actually found a 30th from outside the league.

Glad to see this happen since I've been saying for years it was ridiculous to allow 2 weekends of exhibitions, yet not allow more regular-season games, since they're the same demand on a player's schedule.  But, in typical Ivy fashion, this news was never released, and there's no mention of it on their web site.

Do I understand that teams now get one exhibition game and 30 regular season or two exhibitions and 29 regular season? Did anyone tell Coach Jones?

[upprdeck]

coaches sometimes liked exh games because they could use the players to develop things and it didn't go to towards record or PWR in anyway.

[scoop85]

coaches sometimes liked exh games because they could use the players to develop things and it didn't go to towards record or PWR in anyway.

And in exhibitions they can play everyone on the roster, even those guys who will typically be sitting in the stands for games.

[Trotsky]

So close to dropping the pretense and just aligning with 34.  Maybe by 2075

If man is still alive.

[Trotsky]

But, in typical Ivy fashion, this news was never released, and there's no mention of it on their web site.

Odd.  As you note many of us have been lobbying for this for decades.

Welp.  Take the win.  Maybe we'll add a game.

[adamw]

But, in typical Ivy fashion, this news was never released, and there's no mention of it on their web site.

Odd.  As you note many of us have been lobbying for this for decades.

Welp.  Take the win.  Maybe we'll add a game.

It's been particularly dumb in the last few years, after they allowed a 2nd weekend of exhibitions.

[adamw]

Was there a tweak to Ivy scheduling rules? It looks like most of the other Ivies are playing 8 non-conference games this season. (Several are playing one of their non-conference games against another Ivy.)

Those are exhibitions. They've been doing that for years.

Unless they're not labeling one of these as an exhibition, Harvard has 8 nonconference games on its schedule —UConn, Stonehill, Vermont, Michigan x2, BU, Beanpot x2.

https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/schedule/2025-26

Dartmouth is calling its game against Yale a non-conference game.
https://dartmouthsports.com/news/2025/7/22/mens-ice-hockey-mens-hockey-announces-full-slate-of-2025-26-games

OK - I was apparently mistaken.  I called some powers that be and confirmed that the Ivy League just recently approved a 30th game.  This replaces one of the exhibitions they had been allowing.  So, many teams just turned one of their exhibitions against another Ivy, into a "real" game.  Other schools actually found a 30th from outside the league.

Glad to see this happen since I've been saying for years it was ridiculous to allow 2 weekends of exhibitions, yet not allow more regular-season games, since they're the same demand on a player's schedule.  But, in typical Ivy fashion, this news was never released, and there's no mention of it on their web site.

Do I understand that teams now get one exhibition game and 30 regular season or two exhibitions and 29 regular season? Did anyone tell Coach Jones?

I'm certain he's well aware. They already had a scheduled exhibition with the under-18 team and a Czech team. The Ivy decision came, like, just a couple weeks ago. Teams that were already scheduled to play other Ivies in exhibitions, had it easy to switch them to "real" games. Teams like Cornell that already had two exhibitions scheduled with outside teams, couldn't just change it that easily. Cornell will have 30 going forward.

[BearLover]

The difference between 29 and 30 regular season games doesn't matter too much IMO. The bigger issue is that we play our first game against a team that already has 5 or so games under its belt. Reducing that disparity from 5 to 4 doesn't move the needle much. If this is one step on the path to 34 games then I guess that's a positive.

[adamw]

The difference between 29 and 30 regular season games doesn't matter too much IMO. The bigger issue is that we play our first game against a team that already has 5 or so games under its belt. Reducing that disparity from 5 to 4 doesn't move the needle much. If this is one step on the path to 34 games then I guess that's a positive.

UMass will have played 7 games prior to meeting Cornell.  Cornell will have played the 2 exhibitions, against fairly competitive teams at least.

[cbuckser]

OK - I was apparently mistaken.  I called some powers that be and confirmed that the Ivy League just recently approved a 30th game.  This replaces one of the exhibitions they had been allowing.  So, many teams just turned one of their exhibitions against another Ivy, into a "real" game.  Other schools actually found a 30th from outside the league.

Glad to see this happen since I've been saying for years it was ridiculous to allow 2 weekends of exhibitions, yet not allow more regular-season games, since they're the same demand on a player's schedule.  But, in typical Ivy fashion, this news was never released, and there's no mention of it on their web site.

I like the rule change, but I sure wish it had been made earlier and with some public indication that it had been made.

[Trotsky]

BearLover is quite correct that the bigger issue is the late practice start.

[DHammond]

The Ivy League just extended the regular season game maximum to 30 games effective this season. I wonder if we'll add another game.

EDIT: Didn't see the previous post regarding this. Tried to delete but couldn't.

[HeafDog]

PSA: Recommended viewing for those who are unaware of the UAF Nanooks intro video from 15 years ago (and perhaps also for those who haven't watched it in a while).

https://youtu.be/8THGqrjUDGI?si=9YCyV7Q8mI4B0nKL

[jtwcornell91]

PSA: Recommended viewing for those who are unaware of the UAF Nanooks intro video from 15 years ago (and perhaps also for those who haven't watched it in a while).

https://youtu.be/8THGqrjUDGI?si=9YCyV7Q8mI4B0nKL

I thought for sure someone had posted that the last time we played them, but I couldn't find the post.  Destroying the other old CCHA schools is a blast from the past.

The previous one was also good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5YjPteCPLo