Men's Hockey announces its 2025-26 Schedule

(Rochester Hills, MI) - The Warriors' 2025-26 ACHA DI men's ice hockey schedule has been officially released. RCU begins its season on Sept. 12 at its new home ice at Mt. Clemens Arena against Northern Illinois. This season, the Warriors host 16 games at Mt. Clemens Ice Arena in Mt. Clemens, Mich., and will travel to Western Michigan to face the Broncos at Lawson Ice Arena to close out the opening month of play on Sept 27 at 7:30 pm. 

The Warriors will open October with a home and home against U of M Flint, hosting Mt. Clemens on Oct. 4. Then traveling to take Central Michigan for a home and home beginning Oct. 10. Following the Central home-and-home series, the Warriors begin conference play at Indiana Tech Oct. 17th in a home-and-home. The month will end with a Halloween match-up against Cleary at Mt. Clemens Ice Arena. 

The Warriors then get into the thick of their Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) schedule on Nov. 01facing off at Cleary in Howell, MI. Before closing out the third game of the weekend with a local matchup against the Blue Devils of LTU. The Warriors follow up their three-game weekend with a home–and–home series against UM Dearborn and Aquanis before wrapping up November against LTU at Farmington Hills Ice Arena. 

The lone matchup of December for the Warriors takes place on Dec. 5 when they host Western Michigan at Mt. Clemens Arena. 

To begin the 2025 calendar year, the Warriors are scheduled to travel to Fort Wayne, IN., to face Indiana Tech on Jan.10 and host them the following Sunday afternoon at Mt. Clemens Ice Area. Following those games, RCU rounds out non-conference play with a home-and-home against Saginaw Valley, hosting on Jan. 16. To finish conference play, the Warriors play a home-and-home series with four consecutive conference opponents, featuring Cleary, Michigan-Dearborn, Aquinas, and Lawrence Tech.

SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN

*indicates conference opponent

HOME GAMES

• Sept. 12 & 13 vs. Northern Illinois  White out weekend 

• Oct. 4 vs. UM Flint

• Oct. 11 vs. Central Michigan Pink out the Rink 

• Oct. 18 vs. Indiana Tech*

• Oct. 31 vs. Cleary* Halloween 

• Nov. 2 vs. Lawrence Tech*

• Nov. 8 vs. UM Dearborn*

• Nov. 14 vs. Aquinas* Alumni Night 

• Dec. 5 vs. Western Michigan country night 

• Jan. 11 vs. Indiana Tech* retro night 

• Jan. 16 vs. Saginaw Valley 

• Jan. 24 vs. Cleary*

• Jan. 30 vs. UM Dearborn*

• Feb. 7 vs. Aquinas*

• Feb. 14 vs. Lawrence Tech* Crimson Night 

AWAY GAMES

• Sept. 27 at Western Michigan 

• Oct. 3 at UM Flint 

• Oct. 10 at Central Michigan 

• Oct. 17 at Indiana Tech*

• Nov. 1 at Cleary*

• Nov. 7 at UM Dearborn*

• Nov. 15 at Aquinas*

• Nov. 22 at Lawrence Tech*

• Jan. 10 at Indiana Tech*

• Jan. 17 at Saginaw Valley 

• Jan. 23 at Cleary*

• Jan. 31 at UM Dearborn*

• Feb. 6 at Aquinas*

• Feb. 13 at Lawrence Tech*