BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Men's Hockey head coach Tom Serratore revealed non-conference dates and opponents to announce the full 35-game 2026-27 schedule for the Beavers Thursday afternoon.
 
Quick Notes

• 2026-27 is the 71^st season of men's hockey at Bemidji State.
• Beavers to play 34 regular season games and one exhibition.
• BSU opens 2026-27 season at home against St. Cloud State on October 3.
• Bemidji State to play 16 games at Sanford Center and 19 on the road.
• The Beavers' two bye-weeks are Oct. 16-17 and January 22-23.
• BSU plays its longest homestand of the season Oct. 24-31 (three games).
• Bemidji State's longest road streak is Dec. 16-Jan. 9 (four games).
• BSU's longest road trip is 874 miles to Bowling Green State. BSU's second longest road trip is to Ferris State (711 miles). BSU's shortest road trip is 119 miles to Grand Forks, N.D.
• The Beavers average 366.5 miles per road trip and will drive 8,798 miles this season.
• Bemidji State will face three opponents who qualified for the NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament last season and one who made the NCAA Men's Frozen Four.
• Stream all CCHA games live on Midco Sports Plus and listen to every game's radio broadcast by the Beaver Radio Network on FM 92.1 or online at www.beaverradionetwork.com.

 
The Beavers officially open the new season October 3 with one game against St. Cloud State University at Sanford Center to kick-off the 35-game season. The Beavers will play five non-conference opponents including one exhibition while also playing a full 26-game Central Collegiate Hockey Association slate.
 
16 games will be played at the Beavers' home rink, Sanford Center, while 19 will be played on the road. The Beavers once again battle regional non-conference rivals in St. Cloud State, University of North Dakota and University of Minnesota Duluth while also seeing a former conference opponent in a non-conference series in University of St. Thomas. For the fourth time in five years, the Beavers will face University of Minnesota in a single-game exhibition.
 
BSU's first two games will be at home as they host SCSU (Oct. 3) and University of North Dakota (Oct. 9) before the next two games on the road at North Dakota (Oct. 10) and at University of Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 23).
 
The Beavers then kick-off a three-game home stand beginning Oct. 24 against UMD and ending with a two-game, league series against Ferris State University, Oct. 30-31.
 
After their CCHA opening series against the Bulldogs, the Beavers travel to Bowling Green State University November 6-7 for their first conference road trip. BSU then returns home to host conference rival Minnesota State University, Mankato the following weekend (Nov. 13-14). The Beavers then hit the road again Nov. 20-21 to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to face Lake Superior State University.
 
Bemidji State then spends Thanksgiving weekend with a home-and-home series against St. Thomas marking the first time the two teams faced-off as non-conference opponents since 1998.
 
The Beavers open play in December with a road trip to Augustana University Dec. 4-5 and then return home to host Michigan Technological University Dec. 11-12. Bemidji State ends the 2026 calendar year with its series finale against St. Cloud State Dec. 16.
 
BSU then opens 2027 with an exhibition at Minnesota January 2 marking their final non-conference opponent of the season. The Beavers then travel to Marquette, Mich., Jan. 8-9 to resume CCHA play against Northern Michigan University. BSU is back at home the following weekend to host Bowling Green Jan. 15-16. The Beavers travel to Minnesota State Jan. 29-30 to see the Mavericks for a second time to end January.
 
The Beavers kick-off February by hosting Lake Superior State Feb. 5-6 before a road trip to Big Rapids, Mich., to face Ferris State Feb. 12-13. BSU then hosts its final home games of the season Feb. 19-20 against Augustana before the conclusion of the season at Michigan Tech Feb. 26-27.
 
The top four teams following regular-season action will host the next four in the Quarterfinals of the Mason Cup Playoffs on March 5-7, with the winner of each best-of-three series advancing to the league semifinals. For the fifth consecutive year, both Semifinals (Mar. 13) and the final will be played as a single game at the respective campus sites of the highest-seeded team, with the Championship Game taking place on Friday, March 19. The Mason Cup will be presented to the CCHA playoff champions, who will receive an automatic qualification to the 16-team NCAA Tournament.
 
The NCAA Tournament opens play March 25-28 with regional sites in Loveland, Colo., Bridgeport, Conn., Springfield, Mass., and Fargo, N.D.
 
The 2027 Frozen Four is set to take place at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on April 8 & 10. 
 
2026-27 will be the sixth season as a member of the CCHA for the Beavers and the 71^st season in program history. The Beavers aim to improve on a 13-19-4 record last season and sixth-place finish in the CCHA.
 
For the most up to date information on the Bemidji State men's hockey program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com or follow the Beavers on X, Instagram or like them on Facebook.
 
Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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