FISU World University Games hockey will kick off Wednesday, Jan. 11, with preliminary women's hockey action at Maxcy Hall on the State University of New York at Potsdam campus.

SUNY Potsdam will welcome nearly 500 ice hockey players from around the world, along with coaches and support staff, for the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games.

A similar number of athletes are expected to play hockey games at Cheel Arena on the Clarkson University campus and the Roos House at SUNY Canton.

SUNY Potsdam will host the Athletes Village for the World University Games in Knowles Hall. See more and full schedule here.

From Jan. 12 to 22, New York State will host 1,500 elite college athletes from 600 universities and 50 nations as they compete across 12 winter sports and 86 medal events. The majority of events will take place at the newly-renovated Lake Placid Olympic facilities and other ORDA venues including Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Gore, and Whiteface Mountain. Nearby, the Saranac Lake Civic Center will hold 24 curling games while to the west, SUNY Canton, SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University will host 45 ice hockey face-offs.

Lake Placid's Main Street will also be closed off for the duration of the Games for the FISU Games Festival, which will host local vendors, interactive winter sports activities, and free concerts every night.

The following preliminary round ice hockey games will be played in Maxcy Hall Ice Arena at SUNY Potsdam:

Wednesday, January 11

Great Britain vs. Czech Republic (women): 4:30 p.m.

Slovakia vs. Canada (women): 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 12

USA vs. Japan (women): 1 p.m.

Friday, January 13

Japan vs. Slovakia (women): 4:30 p.m.

Czech Republic vs. USA (women): 8 p.m.

Saturday, January 14

Czech Republic vs. Canada (women): 4:30 p.m.

Slovakia vs. Great Britain (women): 8 p.m.

Sunday, January 15

Canada vs. Japan (women): 4:30 p.m.

Monday, January 16

Korea vs. Hungary (men): 1 p.m.

USA vs. Slovakia (women): 4:30 p.m.

Japan vs. Czech Republic (women): 8 p.m.

Tuesday, January 17

Hungary vs. Great Britain (men): 9:30 a.m.

Canada vs. Great Britain (women): 4:30 p.m.

Slovakia vs. Czech Republic (women): 8 p.m.

Wednesday, January 18

Japan vs. Great Britain (women): 4:30 p.m.

Canada vs. USA (women): 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 19

Great Britain vs. Korea (men): 1 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale for the hockey games and all other events. All games will stream live online at fisu.tv, with the finals being broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+.

About the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games:

The FISU World University Games is the largest winter multi-sport collegiate athletic event in the world. Collegiate athletes between the ages of 17 and 25 are eligible to enter. In 2018, Lake Placid was selected to host the 2023 FISU World University Games. New York State is proud to be hosting these Games and looks forward to showcasing New York and the North Country to an international audience. To learn more, visit lakeplacid2023.com.