College Sports
Hockey Unveils 2025-26 Schedule – Canisius University Athletics
Canisius hockey head coach Trevor Large announced the 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday, a 34-game slate that features eight non-conference matchups and 26 games against Atlantic Hockey Association competition. The Golden Griffins schedule for the upcoming season features an even split of 17 home games and 17 road contests. Canisius begins its ninth season under the […]
The Golden Griffins schedule for the upcoming season features an even split of 17 home games and 17 road contests.
Canisius begins its ninth season under the guidance of Large Oct. 3 when it welcomes North Country foe Clarkson to LECOM Harborcenter.
Non-league matchups at home against St. Lawrence (Oct. 5) and LIU (Oct. 10-11) follow the season-opening contest against the Golden Knights before the Griffs take to the road for their AHA debut at Army (Oct. 14). A visit to Colgate (Oct. 17-18) and a trip to defending AHA Tournament champion Bentley (Oct. 24-25) close out the first month of the regular season.
November gets underway with the home half of Canisius’ season series against Army (Nov. 1) and continues with a pair of AHA games at Sacred Heart (Nov. 14-15) before concluding with home league series against longtime rival Mercyhurst (Nov. 21-22) and Air Force (Nov. 28-29). The Griffs close out the fall semester with a home-and-home series against RIT (Dec. 5-6).
Canisius rings in the new year with a trip to Big Ten foe Notre Dame for a pair of games to wrap up the non-conference portion of its schedule (Jan. 2-3) before returning its focus to league play with its second home-and-home weekend against RIT (Jan. 16-17).
A visit to Mercyhurst (Jan. 23-24) and a home-and-home series against Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara (Jan. 30-31) put the finishing touches on the January slate.
The final month of the regular season gets underway for the Griffs with a visit to Robert Morris (Feb. 6-7). Home series against defending AHA Regular Season Champion Holy Cross (Feb. 13-14) and Robert Morris (Feb. 20-21) await Canisius after their visit to the Steel City before concluding the regular season with a home-and-home weekend against Niagara (Feb. 27-28).
The 2026 AHA Postseason will feature all 10 league teams. All rounds of the tournament will be held at on-campus facilities.
The top six teams at the end of the regular season will receive a first-round bye, while the other four teams will square off in a pair of single-elimination contests on March 3.
The winners of the two first-round matchups will join the top-six seeds for a best-of-three quarterfinal round (March 6-8). A pair of best-of-three semifinal series will be held the following weekend (March 13-15) before a single-elimination championship game will take place at the highest-remaining seed (March. 21). The winner of that contest will receive the league’s automatic berth in the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Season and single-game ticket information for the 2025-26 season will be made available to the public in the coming weeks.
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