Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton men's hockey team and Head Coach Alex Boak have announced the program's 2024-25 schedule, their first season in the SUNYAC. The Roos will play a 25 game regular season schedule that features 14 home games as well as hosting the North Country Tournament the weekend after Thanksgiving for the second consecutive year.
 
Following an exhibition, the Roos open the regular season with a weekend series at Stevenson University on November 1st and 2nd. The Roos host Framingham State for a weekend non-conference series November 8th and 9th. SUNY Canton will celebrate Hockey Reunion Weekend with their first ever SUNYAC games against rivals SUNY Potsdam (11/15) and Plattsburgh State (11/16).
 
The Roos continue their nine game homestand with another SUNYAC series against Fredonia State (11/22) and Buffalo State (11/23). The team will once again host the North Country Tournament the weekend after Thanksgiving squaring off with Tufts University on November 30th. Rivier University and SUNY Potsdam will also take part in the tournament with consolation and championship games scheduled for December 1st at 1 and 4:30 p.m., respectively.
 
Canton concludes its first semester of games with a home contest against SUNY Cortland (12/6) and a road matchup with SUNY Morrisville (12/7).
   
 
The team kicks off the 2024 portion of its schedule at the Boston Landing Collegiate Invitational hosted by Nichols College on January 4th and 5th. SUNY Canton will play Middlebury College in their opener followed by either Nichols or Salem State the following day. The tournament will be played at Warrior Ice Arena in Boston.
 
The Roos will play three straight non-conference home games against Johnson & Wales (1/10), Oswego State (1/14) and SUNY Potsdam (1/18) before their final eight games come within SUNYAC play. Other second semester home games include SUNY Morrisville (2/14) and Oswego State (2/21).

The top six teams in the conference qualify for the SUNYAC Tournament with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds earning first-round byes. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds host first round games on February 26th. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds host semifinal contests on March 1st with the highest remaining seed hosting the SUNYAC Championship on March 8th. The winner of the SUNYAC Tournament earns the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Tournament. 
 
   
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