VANCOUVER – An improving UBC Thunderbirds men's hockey team will begin the 2012-13 regular season on the road with two games (Sept. 28-29) against the Regina Cougars.
UBC will play 14 home and 14 road games this season in Canada West action as the league welcomes a new team, the Mt. Royal Cougars from Calgary.
This gives the conference eight teams. Six will qualify for the post-season.
FULL CANADA WEST MEN'S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (PDF file)
After the games in Regina, UBC will get a bye week before heading back onto the road to face Calgary (Oct. 12-13).
Trips to Mt. Royal (Nov. 9-10), Alberta (Nov. 23-24), Lethbridge (Jan. 11-12), Saskatchewan (Jan. 18-19) and Manitoba (Feb. 1-2) will follow.
UBC home-opening weekend will be Oct. 19-20, when it hosts Lethbridge.
The six other men's hockey home stands at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre will feature: Saskatchewan (Oct. 26-27), Manitoba (Nov. 16-17), Regina (Nov. 30-Dec. 1), Calgary (Jan. 4-5), Mt. Royal (Jan. 25-26) and Alberta (Feb. 8-9).
The Jan. 26 home matchup against Mt. Royal will take place in the afternoon, at 2:30 p.m., giving fans that might not be able to make night games an opportunity to catch the T-Birds in person.
UBC will also play a number of non-league games at home and on the road, including the team's annual trip to the United States to face off against NCAA opposition.
Details of the team's non-conference schedule will be released at a later date.
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