Michigan
1996-97 Ice Hockey Schedule
Overall35-4-40.860
Conference21-3-30.833
StreakL1
Home19-0-2
Away7-2-2
Neutral9-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 (Sat) | Home | Blue/White Intrasquad (ex) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | N - | ||
| Oct 8 (Tue) | Home | Waterloo | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Ann Arbor Ice Cube) | W 8-2 | ||
| Oct 12 (Sat) | Away | Lake Superior State | Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. | W 4-2 | ||
| Oct 18 (Fri) | Neutral | Maine | Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) | W 3-0 | ||
| Oct 24 (Thu) | Away | Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks, Alaska | W 5-3 | ||
| Oct 25 (Fri) | Away | Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks, Alaska | W 6-4 | ||
| Nov 1 (Fri) | Away | Notre Dame | South Bend, Ind. | W 6-3 | ||
| Nov 2 (Sat) | Away | #9 Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 4-5 | ||
| Nov 8 (Fri) | Home | Ohio State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 7-2 | ||
| Nov 9 (Sat) | Home | #7 Bowling Green | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 4-1 | ||
| Nov 15 (Fri) | Home | #6 Michigan State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 5-1 | ||
| Nov 16 (Sat) | Away | Bowling Green | Bowling Green, Ohio | T 3-3 | ||
| Nov 22 (Fri) | Home | Brown | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 5-2 | ||
| Nov 23 (Sat) | Home | Brown | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 7-2 | ||
| Nov 29 (Fri) | Neutral | #5 Minnesota | Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) | College Hockey Showcase | W 4-3 | |
| Nov 30 (Sat) | Neutral | Wisconsin | Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) | College Hockey Showcase | W 8-4 | |
| Dec 4 (Wed) | Home | Western Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 3-1 | ||
| Dec 7 (Sat) | Away | Ferris State | Big Rapids, Mich. | W 7-3 | ||
| Dec 27 (Fri) | Neutral | Michigan Tech | Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) | Great Lakes Invitational | W 6-1 | |
| Dec 28 (Sat) | Neutral | Lake Superior State | Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) | Great Lakes Invitational | W 5-4 | |
| Dec 31 (Tue) | Home | Ferris State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 11-1 | ||
| Jan 7 (Tue) | Home | Cornell | Ann Arbor, Mich. | T 3-3 | ||
| Jan 10 (Fri) | Home | Alaska Fairbanks | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 13-1 | ||
| Jan 11 (Sat) | Home | Ferris State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 8-4 | ||
| Jan 17 (Fri) | Away | Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, Mich. | T 5-5 | ||
| Jan 18 (Sat) | Home | Western Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 8-5 | ||
| Jan 24 (Fri) | Home | #10 Miami (Ohio) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 5-2 | ||
| Jan 25 (Sat) | Home | #10 Miami (Ohio) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 3-0 | ||
| Jan 30 (Thu) | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio (Fairgrounds) | W 6-1 | ||
| Feb 1 (Sat) | Home | Bowling Green | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 6-1 | ||
| Feb 7 (Fri) | Neutral | #7 Lake Superior State | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) | W 5-2 | ||
| Feb 8 (Sat) | Neutral | #8 Michigan State | Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) | L 1-2 | ||
| Feb 14 (Fri) | Home | Notre Dame | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 3-1 | ||
| Feb 15 (Sat) | Home | Notre Dame | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 6-1 | ||
| Feb 21 (Fri) | Home | Lake Superior State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 8-0 | ||
| Feb 22 (Sat) | Home | Lake Superior State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | T 4-4 | ||
| Mar 1 (Sat) | Away | #7 Miami (Ohio) | Oxford, Ohio | L 2-4 | ||
| Mar 2 (Sun) | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 7-4 | ||
| Mar 7 (Fri) | Home | Alaska Fairbanks | Ann Arbor, Mich. | CCHA Tournament First Round | W 8-1 | |
| Mar 8 (Sat) | Home | Alaska Fairbanks | Ann Arbor, Mich. | CCHA Tournament First Round | W 11-0 | |
| Mar 14 (Fri) | Neutral | Bowling Green | Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) | CCHA Championship | W 7-2 | |
| Mar 15 (Sat) | Neutral | #8 Michigan State | Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) | CCHA Championship | W 3-1 | |
| Mar 23 (Sun) | Neutral | #7 Minnesota | Grand Rapids, Mich. | NCAA West Regional | W 7-4 | |
| Mar 27 (Thu) | Neutral | #3 Boston University | Milwaukee, Wis. | NCAA Frozen Four | L 2-3 |