WARROAD, Minn. -- For the second consecutive season, a pair of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men's hockey teams have been selected to participate in Hockey Day Minnesota.

Concordia and St. OLaf will play the first game of their regular-season series at 7 p.m. in the lone game on Friday, January 26, 2024 as part of the 18th annual statewide hockey celebration. The game will be the second MIAC contest to be held as part of Hockey Day Minnesota since the event began in 2007 after Saint John's University and Augsburg University were part of the event this past year. It will also be the third NCAA Division III game in the history of the event, which was established by the Minnesota Wild and Bally Sports North in 2007.

Hockey Day Minnesota 2024 will be a three-day event from Thursday, Jan. 25 through Saturday, Jan. 27, which will be held at the Warroad High School Athletic Complex and football field. The Hockey Village and outdoor ice rink will be completed scheduled for all three days. Tickets for Hockey Day Minnesota 2024 are on sale now.

Hockey Day Minnesota was originated in 2007 by the Minnesota Wild to celebrate the game that has made Minnesota the "State of Hockey. Previous locations include Baudette Bay (2007, 2008), Phalen Park (2009), Hermantown (2010), Moorhead (2011), Minnetonka (2012), Grand Rapids (2013), Elk River (2014), Saint Paul (2015), Duluth (2016), Stillwater (2017), St. Cloud (2018), Bemidji (2019), Minneapolis (2020), Guidant John Rose MN Oval (2021), Mankato (2022) and White Bear Township (2023).