Sept. 30, 2008

Purchase Tickets

Single-day ticket packages for the 2008 Ice Breaker Invitational on Oct. 10-11 at Boston University's Agganis Arena are now on sale. Four of the nation's best teams will take to the ice to kick off the college hockey season, as BU and Hockey East mate UMass will take on Michigan State of the CCHA and North Dakota of the WCHA in one of the year's premier tournaments.

The Ice Breaker will be held in Massachusetts for the first time since its debut in 1997. BU will become the third Hockey East school to serve as the tournament's host, joining Maine (2001) and New Hampshire (2004).

This year's Ice Breaker format will feature an "East vs. West" competition, as BU and intrastate rival UMass will each face Michigan State and North Dakota. The Spartans won the 2007 NCAA title, while the Fighting Sioux have advanced to the Frozen Four in each of the last four seasons.

No. 12 Michigan State and UMass will be the first two Division I teams to kick off their 2008-09 campaign when they face off on Friday, Oct. 10, at 4:30 p.m. before the 10th-ranked Terriers take on No. 4 North Dakota at 7:30 p.m. Day two of the Ice Breaker will feature the Minutemen squaring off against the Fighting Sioux at 4:30 p.m., followed by BU against the Spartans in the finale at 7:30 p.m.

The individual price for the Friday and Saturday ticket packages are $35 and include admission to both games that take place on that day. Ticket packages for all four games are also available for $47. Tickets are available by going online to Ticketmaster.com; visiting the Agganis Arena Ticket Office, located at 925 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston; at all Ticketmaster outlet locations; or calling 617-931-2000 to charge by phone.

Friday, Oct. 10
#12 Michigan State vs. Massachusetts, 4:30
#4 North Dakota at #10 Boston University, 7:30

Saturday, Oct. 11
#4 North Dakota vs. Massachusetts, 4:30
#12 Michigan State at #10 Boston University, 7:30