1996-97 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule
Overall23-13-40.625
Conference18-10-40.625
StreakL2
Home15-3-1
Away8-8-3
Neutral0-2-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 (Fri) | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis | L 0-2 | ||
| Oct 19 (Sat) | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis | W 3-2 | ||
| Oct 25 (Fri) | Home | St. Lawrence | St. Cloud, Minn | W 4-2 | ||
| Oct 26 (Sat) | Home | St. Lawrence | St. Cloud, Minn | W 5-2 | ||
| Nov 1 (Fri) | Away | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo | W 6-3 | ||
| Nov 2 (Sat) | Away | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo | L 3-6 | ||
| Nov 8 (Fri) | Home | Minnesota Duluth | St. Cloud, Minn | W 6-4 | ||
| Nov 9 (Sat) | Home | Minnesota Duluth | St. Cloud, Minn | T 1-1 | ||
| Nov 15 (Fri) | Away | North Dakota | Grand Forks, N.D | W 5-2 | ||
| Nov 16 (Sat) | Away | North Dakota | Grand Forks, N.D | L 3-5 | ||
| Nov 29 (Fri) | Away | Michigan Tech | Houghton, Mich | T 3-3 | ||
| Nov 30 (Sat) | Away | Michigan Tech | Houghton, Mich | W 5-1 | ||
| Dec 6 (Fri) | Home | Northern Michigan | St. Cloud, Minn | W 8-4 | ||
| Dec 7 (Sat) | Home | Northern Michigan | St. Cloud, Minn | W 3-1 | ||
| Dec 14 (Sat) | Home | Minnesota | St. Cloud, Minn | L 1-4 | ||
| Dec 15 (Sun) | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn | W 4-3 | ||
| Dec 20 (Fri) | Home | Alaska Anchorage | St. Cloud, Minn | W 6-1 | ||
| Dec 21 (Sat) | Home | Alaska Anchorage | St. Cloud, Minn | W 3-2 | ||
| Jan 3 (Fri) | Away | Denver | Denver, Colo | L 6-9 | ||
| Jan 4 (Sat) | Away | Denver | Denver, Colo | T 1-1 | ||
| Jan 10 (Fri) | Home | North Dakota | St. Cloud, Minn | W 5-3 | ||
| Jan 11 (Sat) | Home | North Dakota | St. Cloud, Minn | L 1-6 | ||
| Jan 17 (Fri) | Home | Minnesota | St. Cloud, Minn | W 5-2 | ||
| Jan 18 (Sat) | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn | L 4-6 | ||
| Jan 24 (Fri) | Away | Notre Dame | South Bend, Ind. | L 2-5 | ||
| Jan 25 (Sat) | Away | Notre Dame | South Bend, Ind. | W 2-1 | ||
| Feb 1 (Sat) | Home | Colorado College | St. Cloud, Minn | L 2-4 | ||
| Feb 2 (Sun) | Home | Colorado College | St. Cloud, Minn | W 5-4 | ||
| Feb 7 (Fri) | Away | Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage, AK | W 4-2 | ||
| Feb 8 (Sat) | Away | Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage, AK | L 3-5 | ||
| Feb 14 (Fri) | Home | Wisconsin | St. Cloud, Minn | W 5-4 | ||
| Feb 15 (Sat) | Away | Wisconsin | St. Cloud, Minn | W 7-1 | ||
| Feb 21 (Fri) | Away | Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minn | L 3-5 | ||
| Feb 22 (Sat) | Away | Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minn | T 3-3 | ||
| Feb 28 (Fri) | Home | Michigan Tech | St. Cloud, Minn | W 5-3 | ||
| Mar 1 (Sat) | Home | Michigan Tech | St. Cloud, Minn | W 8-3 | ||
| Mar 7 (Fri) | Home | Northern Michigan | St. Cloud, Minn | W 5-2 | ||
| Mar 8 (Sat) | Home | Northern Michigan | St. Cloud, Minn | W 3-2 | ||
| Mar 14 (Fri) | Neutral | Minnesota | St. Paul, Minn | L 4-5 | ||
| Mar 15 (Sat) | Neutral | Colorado College | St. Paul, Minn | L 0-6 |