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Illini's 2008-2009 schedule released

March 20, 2008 - The Illini announced their 2008-2009 season schedule with only one open date left at this time. The Illini will kick off the season with two home weekends against a pair of Michigan teams, the first being BigTen rival Michigan State, followed by the Grizzlies of Oakland University. The Illini will then hit the road to start off CSCHL league play as they head to Kent State to face the Golden Flashes. The Illini return home for another BigTen match as the Buckeyes of Ohio State roll onto the Big Pond for the first meeting between these two teams in several years. The longest road trip of the season will follow as the Illini head to Edmond, Oklahoma to try and saddle the Bronchos of Central Oklahoma. The remainder of the semester will have the Illini trying to build up league points as Robert Morris, Michigan-Dearborn, and Eastern Michigan all come to Champaign. After the break it's back on the road for a weekend in Western Michigan with the Stallions, followed by a weekend in Happy Valley as the Illini take on Penn-State. With the exception of a road trip to Ohio University, the rest of the season will be at the Big Pond before heading to Dearborn, Michigan for the league playoffs. The Illini will once again host the CSCHL All-Star game, before the hopeful trip to Ohio and a repeat performance at the ACHA National Tournament in March.

Date
Opponent
Time
September  
 
26 Friday Michigan State University
 
7:00 pm
27 Saturday Michigan State University
 
7:00 pm
October  
 
3 Friday Oakland University
7:00 pm
4 Saturday Oakland University
7:00 pm
10 Friday at Kent State University
 C
TBA
11 Saturday at Kent State University
 C
TBA
17 Friday Ohio State University
7:00 pm
18 Saturday Ohio State University
7:00 pm
24 Friday at University of Central Oklahoma
TBA
25 Saturday at University of Central Oklahoma
TBA
31 Friday Robert Morris College
 C
7:00 pm
November  
 
 
1 Saturday Robert Morris College
 C
7:00 pm
14 Friday University of Michigan-Dearborn
 C
7:00 pm
15 Saturday University of Michigan-Dearborn
 C
7:00 pm
21 Friday at Lindenwood University
 C
TBA
22 Saturday at Lindenwood University
 C
TBA
December  
 
 
5 Friday Eastern Michigan University
 C
7:00 pm
6 Saturday Eastern Michigan University
 C
7:00 pm
Semester Break
January  
 
 
9 Friday at Western Michigan University
 C
TBA
10 Saturday at Western Michigan University
 C
TBA
16 Friday at Penn State University
TBA
17 Saturday at Penn State University
TBA
23 Friday Indiana University
7:00 pm
24 Saturday Indiana University
7:00 pm
30 Friday University of Iowa
7:00 pm
31 Saturday University of Iowa
7:00 pm
February  
 
 
6 Friday at Ohio University
 C
TBA
7 Saturday at Ohio University
 C
TBA
13 Friday Lindenwood University
 C
7:00 pm
14 Saturday Lindenwood University
 C
7:00 pm
20 Friday Iowa State University
 C
7:00 pm
21 Saturday Iowa State University
 C
7:00 pm
CSCHL Tournament at Dearborn, MI- February 27-March 1
27 Friday CSCHL Tournament
 C
TBA
28 Saturday CSCHL Tournament
 C
TBA
March  
 
 
1 Sunday CSCHL Tournament
 C
TBA
6 Friday Open Date - TBA
 
7:00 pm
7 Saturday Open Date - TBA
 
TBA
7 Saturday CSCHL All-Stars
 
7:00 pm
ACHA National Tournament at Gates Mills, OH - March 14-18
March  
 
 
14 Saturday ACHA National Tournament
 
TBA
15 Sunday ACHA National Tournament
 
TBA
17 Tuesday ACHA National Tournament
 
TBA
18 Wednesday ACHA National Tournament
 
TBA