ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT Women's Hockey team announced the 2026-27 schedule, Friday. The Tigers currently have 34 total contests scheduled for the coming season, including 17 dates at the Gene Polisseni Center.
 
"We are excited to attack the 2026-27 season," said seventh-year Bruce B. Bates Women's Hockey Coach Celeste Brown. "Our non-conference games feature ranked teams from ECAC and Hockey East and will prepare us for a tough conference schedule. We are counting down the days until puck drop and having our fans join us--Go TIGERS!"
 
RIT is currently slated to start the season on the road at Clarkson (Sept. 25-26). The Tigers will host Colgate in the home opener (Oct. 2) before a road game at Colgate the following day. RIT opens Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) play with two games against Delaware (Oct. 9-10).
 
After returning home for two games with Brown (Oct. 16-17), RIT hosts Northeastern for a weekend series (Oct. 23-24). The Tigers end their eight-game home stand with a weekend series against Penn State (Oct. 30-31).
 
The Tigers begin November with a pair of AHA road games at Robert Morris (Nov. 6-7). RIT returns home to face Lindenwood (Nov. 13-14) before a home-and-home series against Syracuse (Nov. 20-21). The Tigers end the first semester with two games at Mercyhurst (Nov. 27-28) followed by two games at Delaware (Dec. 4-5).
 
Following a month holiday layoff, RIT will kick off the New Year with a doubleheader at New Hampshire (Jan. 1-2), before hosting Robert Morris (Jan. 8-9). The Tigers will play five of its final eight games on the road to close the regular season, including two at Lindenwood (Jan. 15-16), a home-and-home with Syracuse (Jan. 29-30) and two at Penn State (Feb. 5-6). RIT ends the regular season with two home games against Mercyhurst (Feb. 12-13).
 
All seven AHA teams make the conference postseason tournament, slated to start with a first-round game on Feb. 18, followed by the quarterfinals (Feb. 18), the best-of-three semifinals (Feb. 26-28) and the championship game (Mar. 6). The winner earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
All games are subject to change. Stay tuned to ritathletics.com and download the RIT Athletics mobile app for the latest schedule updates.