CALGARY – The University of Calgary Dinos men's hockey team will look to continue their early-season success as they open their 2019-20 home schedule against the UBC Thunderbirds at Father David Bauer Arena.

The home opener will be on Friday Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. with the rematch set for 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon at Father David Bauer Arena. 

ON THE UP-AND-UP
After finishing the 2018-2019 seasons with an 18-7-3 record, with 10 of those wins coming on home ice, the Dinos are 2-0-0 to start after a strong offensive showing in their season opener on Sept. 27-28 in Regina.

NEW KIDS THIS SEASON
The Dinos welcome seven new players to their mostly veteran team this season. This includes Kaden Elder who netted 26 goals for the Calgary Hitmen last season, University of Alaska-Anchorage transfer Jordan Xavier, and former Detroit Red Wings Draft pick Lane Zablocki to the Dinos forward group. WHL graduates Dallas Hines and Sahvan Khaira will join on the defensive end. The 2019 recruiting class is rounded out by goaltenders Adam Marcoux and Brody Salmond who picked up his first win of the season making 16 saves on Saturday's 5-1 win against Regina on Sept. 28.

REPLACING SCORING
Key to the Dinos success this season will be finding replacement scoring after losing last year's leading scorer Riley Sheen. Matt Alfaro is coming off a 20 point season in 2018-19, and started this season out strong with four goals and one assist already. First year winger Kaden Elder scored his first two goals as a Dino on the opening weekend, Jordan Xavier also netted his first goal on Friday night. Seven Dinos got on the board on their opening weekend; four players had more than one goal in Calgary's strong start to the season.

SCOUTING REPORT 
vs UBC THUNDERBIRDS
Game Info Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct 5 at 3 p.m.
2018-19 Record 14-12-2-0
2018-19 Leading Scorer Carter Popoff (5g, 16a)
Expected Starting Goaltender Rylan Toth, 2.85 GAA, 0.909 SV%

NOTES

• The Dinos got the best of the Thunderbirds in three of the four games they faced off against them in 2018-19
• The UBC Thunderbirds finished fourth in Canada West last season behind the Dinos, they found themselves in the 2019 playoffs against the Mount Royal Cougars where they were eliminated in three games.
• Recent Thunderbirds graduates Adam Rossignol and Riley Guenther both inked pro deals with teams in Europe over the summer.

UP NEXT
After this weekend, the Dinos will travel to Winnipeg and take on the University of Manitoba Bisons on Friday, Oct. 18 and Saturday, Oct. 19.