Colgate 2023-24

[QuasiCosmos]

Another defenseman transfer to Colgate. Antonio Fernandez from Colorado College. Both he and Napier have three years of eligibility remaining.

[Magoo]

Weren’t we only bringing in 2 D-men for next year? Good that we’re getting 2 more.

We’ve had some tough losses through the portal but we also got Irwin and Chorske and now Napier and Fernandez from the portal. We’ll miss McGuire but I’m optimistic for next year. We’ve got a lot of good players returning.

[iowabasedtraveler]

Well, another season is officially in the books for me...
56 hockey games, including the Lake Placid (N.Y.) ECAC tourney, Springfield (Mass.) and Providence (R.I.) NCAA Regionals and the St. Paul (Minn.) NCAA Frozen Four.
This past weekend was a lot of fun in the Twin Cities, as I saw several fans on the Club level from Omaha and even Colgate's friend from Boston (cheering on BC).
I now look forward to May 14, when I believe that the door to the transfer portal closes for the off-season.
And I look forward to Colgate releasing its 2024-25 non-conference slate (or, at least, our opponents releasing their dates including 'Gate).
Were some of our 2023-24 OOC dates scheduled as part of reciprocal agreements? We shall see...

[Wicked Slappaahs]

Former Colgate AC Dana Borges said to be in the running for Princeton job...

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ne...-In-on-New.php

[iowabasedtraveler]

https://colgateathletics.com/news/20...nationals.aspx

[CU13]

Love to read about your adventures, IOWA. Seems like you had a great season !! Sorry and surprised to see Ryan McGuire leave. Happy for Ross Mitton going to UMaine. Seems like a great fit for him. Go 'gate!!

[iowabasedtraveler]

It appears that Colgate will travel to UConn’s fairly new arena (with cracks already in its concrete) this coming season for two non-conference games as part of its reciprocal agreement.

It is my understanding that the transfer portal closes tonight at Midnight meaning that you basically have what you have at this point forward for 2024-25

[QuasiCosmos]

It's not about hockey, but in case folks hadn't heard the announcement of the planned athletic center at Colgate: https://colgateathletics.com/news/20...tics-quad.aspx

[Gate93]

Well it does have a little bit of hockey impact as, at least in the renderings, it looks like once this is done Starr Rink will be gone....Hasn't been the Raiders home in a while but I spent many a raucous weekend evening there...

[sshablak]

Me too, started playing pee wee hockey there in 1962, life changed for me !

[QuasiCosmos]

Fargo is leaving Colgate women's hockey for PWHL - New York Head Coaching position
https://colgateathletics.com/news/20...-new-york.aspx

[iowabasedtraveler]

From boblav1…

Colgate will be at UMass-Lowell on Friday-Saturday, October 18-19, 2024, for two non-conference games.

[iowabasedtraveler]

Colgate 2024-25 non-conference games (incomplete):

Friday, October 11 - Sacred Heart at Colgate
Saturday, October 12 - Sacred Heart at Colgate

Friday, October 18 - Colgate at UMass - Lowell
Saturday, October 19 - Colgate at UMass - Lowell

Friday, October 25 - Colgate at RIT
Saturday, October 26 - Colgate at RIT

TBA - Colgate at UConn
TBA - Colgate at UConn

[iowabasedtraveler]

2024-25 Colgate University Raiders Men’s Ice Hockey Schedule (incomplete):

Friday October 4
Saturday October 5
Friday October 11 Sacred Heart at Colgate
Saturday October 12 Sacred Heart at Colgate
Friday October 18 Colgate at UMass - Lowell
Saturday October 19 Colgate at UMass - Lowell
Friday October 25 Colgate at RIT
Saturday October 26 Colgate at RIT
Friday November 1
Saturday November 2
Friday November 8 Brown at Colgate
Saturday November 9 Yale at Colgate
Friday November 15 Colgate at Harvard
Saturday November 16 Colgate at Dartmouth
Friday November 22 Princeton at Colgate
Saturday November 23 Quinnipiac at Colgate
Friday November 29
Saturday November 30
Friday December 6 Colgate at Cornell
Saturday December 7 Cornell at Colgate
Friday December 13
Saturday December 14
Friday December 20
Saturday December 21
Friday December 27
Saturday December 28
Friday January 3
Saturday January 4
Friday January 10
Saturday January 11
Friday January 17 Colgate at Quinnipiac
Saturday January 18 Colgate at Princeton
Friday January 24 Dartmouth at Colgate
Saturday January 25 Harvard at Colgate
Friday January 31 Colgate at Clarkson
Saturday February 1 Colgate at Saint Lawrence
Friday February 7 Union at Colgate
Saturday February 8 RPI at Colgate
Friday February 14 Colgate at Yale
Saturday February 15 Colgate at Brown
Friday February 21 Saint Lawrence at Colgate
Saturday February 22 Clarkson at Colgate
Friday February 28 Colgate at RPI
Saturday March 1 Colgate at Union

TBA Colgate at UConn
TBA Colgate at UConn

Friday March 7 ECAC First Round
Saturday March 8 ECAC First Round
Friday March 14 ECAC Second Round
Saturday March 15 ECAC Second Round
Sunday March 16 ECAC Second Round (if needed)
Friday March 21 ECAC Championship Semi-Finals at Lake Placid
Saturday March 22 ECAC Championship Final at Lake Placid

[Oldtimer]

Before we wrap 2023-24 I would be interested in hearing what the gurus on this site see for Gate men's hockey with the avalanche of new recruits arriving in the next 2-3 years. Is it an upgrade, status quo, a drop off or a wait and see? Can we expect to be fighting for a playoff spot each year?When googled some of these guys coming in seem pretty good...but I follow the women's game more where there are fewer players so it's easy to get solid info. Here it's tougher so I know less.