CANTON — The St. Lawrence University men's hockey team will play eight non-conference games, including four against Route 11 rival Clarkson, to open the 2020-21 season.

The Saints are scheduled to face Niagara University in a home-and-home series this weekend, hosting the Purple Eagles at Appleton Arena on Friday at 5 p.m., then playing on the road on Sunday at 5 p.m.

The first of four straight non-league games against Clarkson will take place at Cheel Arena in Potsdam on Saturday, December 5, at 3 p.m. The Saints will host the next game the following Saturday at 3 p.m., and the teams will face off again on Wednesday, December 16, at 6 p.m. at Cheel. The final game of the four-game set will be played at Appleton Arena on Saturday, December 19, at 3 p.m.

St. Lawrence will kick off the New Year with a home-and-home non-league set with Colgate. The Saints will travel to Hamilton to face the Raiders at 4 p.m. on New Year's Day, then host Colgate on Sunday, January 3, at 4 p.m.

While Clarkson and Colgate are ECAC Hockey opponents, none of the games currently on the schedule will count as league games. The ECAC Hockey schedule will be released at a later date.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans will not be allowed in Appleton Arena this season. Home games will be live streamed on ESPN+ and internationally by Stretch Internet. St. Lawrence will also broadcast as many games as possible on 95.3 The Wolf and 92.7 WQTK, with the radio feed also available to stream online.

This schedule is subject to modification due to the ever-changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic.