Exhibition: Game No. 1 at University of Toronto
When	Game 1: Friday, Sept. 23  |  7 p.m.
Where	Varsity Arena  |  Toronto, Ontario
Broadcast and stats	Game 1: Live Stats
Pre-Game Event	Register for Friday's pre-game event at the Duke of York
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TORONTO – The Northeastern women's hockey team will raise the curtain on the 2016-17 season this weekend with an exhibition contest at the University of Toronto on Friday at 7 p.m. The Varsity Blues are coached by Vicky Sunohara, who played for Northeastern from 1988-90 and is the program's 13th-highest scorer with 122 career points.

Prior to Friday's game, there will be a pre-game gathering for all Husky fans at the Duke of York in Toronto. To register for the event, click here. 

HUSKIES PICKED THIRD IN WHEA
For the sixth consecutive season, the Northeastern women's hockey team was projected to finish third in the Hockey East preseason coaches' poll, as announced by the league on Tuesday.
The Huskies, who finished second in WHEA last season, received 66 votes in the poll, including one first place vote. Ahead of Northeastern was the defending champion, Boston College Eagles (78 votes, six first-place), and the Boston University Terriers (72 votes, two first-place).

NU RANKED NINTH IN THE NATION IN USCHO POLL
The Northeastern women's hockey team came in at No. 9 in the nation in the annual preseason USCHO.com poll, as announced by the website on Monday. Northeastern is one of three Hockey East schools ranked in the preseason top-10, joining No. 3 Boston College and No. 10 Boston University. Wisconsin was picked No. 1, just ahead of WCHA rival and defending national champion Minnesota at No. 2. Quinnipiac (No. 4) and Clarkson (No. 5) rounded out the top five, while North Dakota, Princeton and Colgate filled slots six through eight, respectively.

NINETEEN LETTERWINNERS RETURN
Head coach Dave Flint will welcome back 19 letterwinners to the 2016-17 squad, including captains Ainsley MacMillan and Sarah Foss, and alternate captains Paige Savage and Melissa Haganey. Northeastern will also welcome five talented freshmen to the mix in Paige Capistran, Bailey Coyne, Codie Cross, Matt Hartman and Andrea Renner.

BUGALSKI DONS RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Sophomore goaltender Brittany Bugalski earned a call-up to the USA Hockey U-22 Select Team for a three-game series against Canada on Aug. 17-20 in Calgary, Alberta. Bugalski started game two for the Americans and made 20 saves as Canada claimed a 4-3 win on home ice. Canada won the first two games of the series, before Team USA battled back to take game three by a 3-2 score.