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Burnaby, BC - The Simon Fraser University Men’s Hockey team, in conjunction with the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League, officially released its 2014-15 regular season and exhibition schedule today. SFU’s regular season opens on Friday, September 26 at Eastern Washington University. The first home game of the season is Friday, October 10 at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre versus Selkirk College.

The Clan’s schedule features seven games each against Trinity Western University and the University of Victoria, and six games each against Selkirk College and Eastern Washington University.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

September 26             Season Opener @ Eastern Washington University
October 10                  Home Opener vs. Selkirk College
October 17                  Rematch against 2013-14 playoff opponent @ Trinity Western University
December 6                Last game of Fall semester vs. Eastern Washington University
January 10                  First game of Winter semester vs. University of Victoria
February 28                Regular season finale vs. University of Victoria

SCHEDULE NOTABLES:

SFU makes eight road trips and hosts seven home stands. The Clan’s longest road trip consists of two away games, which SFU does four times. Simon Fraser’s longest home stand ranges three games, which occurs twice, from November 29 - January 10 and February 14 - 28. The busiest night of the week is Saturday with 15 games, followed by Friday when eight games are scheduled in 2014-15. SFU has one Thursday night game on the schedule.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE:

In addition to the two previously announced exhibition games against Bowling Green State University and Miami University, the Simon Fraser University Men's Hockey team has filled out its exhibition schedule with four other games.
Only one of the games is against a fellow BC Intercollegiate Hockey League team, two are against Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference teams and one is against a Canadian Interuniversity Sport team.

The six game exhibition schedule is also interrupted by the start of the 2014-15 BCIHL season on September 26 and 27, when SFU travels to Cheney, Washington for back-to-back games against the University of Washington Eagles. Due to ice being unavailable at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre, SFU won't host a home game - exhibition or otherwise - until Friday, October 10 against Selkirk College.

The exhibition schedule is as follows (all times Pacific):

Tuesday, September 9 @ University of British Columbia - Thunderbird Sports Centre - 7:15 pm
Friday, September 12 @ Trinity Western University - Langley Events Centre - 7 pm
Friday, September 19 @ Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - SAIT Campus Centre Arena - 6 pm
Saturday, September 20 @ Red Deer College - SAIT Campus Centre Arena - 3 pm
Saturday, October 4 @ Bowling Green State University - BGSU Ice Arena - 9 am
Sunday, October 5 @ Miami University - Goggin Ice Centre - 2 pm

ON THE AIR:

Hear and watch every Simon Fraser University Men’s Hockey regular season game - home and away - live on Fast Hockey pay-per-view at http://bcihl.fasthockey.com/. Listen for every SFU home game broadcast by students from BCIT’s Radio Arts and Entertainment Program on Evolution 107.9. Tune in on the radio at 107.9 FM, online at Evolution1079.com, or on your iPhone or Android with the Evolution 107.9 mobile app.

SFU Men's Hockey was re-established in 2004 and competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL). The program focuses on competition, academics, and community service as its core values. Last year, SFU placed second in BCIHL standings while also earning strong results in exhibition games against NCAA Division 1, CIS, and ACAC opponents. For more information about the SFU Hockey program please visit www.sfuhockey.com
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