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The Minnesota Whitecaps, the newest team in the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL), have just announced their schedule for the 2018-2019 season. The Whitecaps will play eight home games at the TRIA Rink and eight games on the road. Additionally, they are expected to play several exhibition games, mostly against college teams. This includes a game against the British Columbia Thunderbirds and the Minnesota State Mavericks. According to Rachel Blount @BlountStrib players who are not typically part of the Whitecaps’ roster for NWHL games may be used in these exhibition matches.
Note to @WhitecapsHockey fans: Yes, the team still will be playing exhibition games against several college teams. GM/co-coach Jack Brodt plans to bolster his NWHL roster with extra players for those games.
— Rachel Blount (@BlountStrib) July 26, 2018
Considering the fact the team currently only has five players signed—Amanda Leveille, Hannah Brandt, Lee Stecklein, Kate Schipper, and as of today Kendall Coyne Schofield—the Whitecaps have a lot of room on their roster before they need to add extra players for exhibitions. We’ll be excited to see how the team fills in before their first official game of the season and if they continue to add former Gophers and/or Olympic talent. Listed below is the official NWHL schedule with a couple of exhibition games tacked on. All times are central.
The MN Whitecaps 2018-2019 schedule
Date | Team | Location | Game Type |
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Date | Team | Location | Game Type |
September 22nd at 4 pm CDT | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | AMSOIL Arena, Duluth MN | Exhibition Game |
September 24th at 7pm CDT | British Columbia Thunderbirds | Ridder Arena, Minneapolis MN | Exhibition Game |
October 6th at 4 pm CDT | Metropolitan Riveters | TRIA Rink, St. Paul MN | NWHL Game |
October 7th at 2 pm CDT | Metropolitan Riveters | TRIA Rink, St. Paul MN | NWHL Game |
October 20th at 2 pm EDT | Metropolitan Riveters | Prudential Center, Newark NJ | NWHL Game |
October 21st at 3 pm EDT | Metropolitan Riveters | Prudential Center, Newark NJ | NWHL Game |
October 27th at 6:30 pm CDT | Buffalo Beauts | TRIA Rink, St. Paul MN | NWHL Game |
October 28th at 2 pm CDT | Buffalo Beauts | TRIA Rink, St. Paul MN | NWHL Game |
November 3rd at 4pm CDT | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | AMSOIL Arena, Duluth MN | Exhibition Game |
November 17th at 2pm CST | Lindenwood Lions | Lindenwood Ice Arena, Wentzville MO | Exhibition Game |
November 18th at 12pm CST | Lindenwood Lions | Lindenwood Ice Arena, Wentzville MO | Exhibition Game |
December 1st at 6:30 pm CST | Boston Pride | TRIA Rink, St. Paul MN | NWHL Game |
December 2nd at 2 pm CST | Boston Pride | TRIA Rink, St. Paul MN | NWHL Game |
December 29th at 2 pm EST | Buffalo Beauts | Key Bank Arena, Buffalo NY | NWHL Game |
December 30th at 1:30 pm EST | Buffalo Beauts | Harbor Center, Buffalo NY | NWHL Game |
January 5th at 3 pm EST | Ohio State Buckeyes | OSU Ice Rink, Columbus OH | Exhibition Game |
January 6th at 12 pm EST | Ohio State Buckeyes | OSU Ice Rink, Columbus OH | Exhibition Game |
January 12th at 7:30 pm EST | Boston Pride | Warrior Ice Arena, Boston MA | NWHL Game |
January 13th at 3 pm EST | Connecticut Whale | Terry Conners Ice Rink, Stamford CT | NWHL Game |
January 19th at 6:30 pm CST | Connecticut Whale | TRIA Rink, St. Paul MN | NWHL Game |
January 20th at 2 pm CST | Connecticut Whale | TRIA Rink, St. Paul MN | NWHL Game |
February 2nd at 2 pm CST | Minnesota State Mavericks | Verizon Center, Mankato MN | Exhibition Game |
February 21st at 7:15 pm CST | Shattuck-St. Mary's | Ridder Arena, Minneapolis MN | Exhibition Game |
March 2nd at 7:30 pm EST | Boston Pride | Warrior Ice Arena, Boston MA | NWHL Game |
March 3rd at 3 pm EST | Connecticut Whale | Terry Conners Ice Rink, Stamford CT | NWHL Game |
Edit: Game times updated to reflect schedule changes and to add time zones. Three exhibition games in November were added in October to the schedule, as they were not listed on the their respective hosts’ schedules when this article was first published.
Edit: According to a tweet from @WhitecapsHockey their regular season consists of 25 games, which are all in the above schedule.
— Minnesota Whitecaps (@WhitecapsHockey) November 18, 2018
Edit: Shattuck-St. Mary’s girls’ hockey schedule now (as of 2/4/19) lists the game against the Minnesota Whitecaps as occurring on February 21st at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. Previously their schedule had stated it would be a SSM home game on February 8th.
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