XSL Schedule Released (First Look)

The league schedule was unveiled last night on the XSL website. The Ironmen will open the season at home against the Chicago Storm on December 14th. The regular season will conclude on April 4th with the playoffs getting underway the following week. There is no word yet on the playoff format.

Most noticeably absent from the schedule are dates with NISL sides. It remains to be seen if inter-league matches will be added at a later time. We will keep you updated on anything that develops.

As for what we have now, the Ironmen will play 10 home matches and 10 away. They will meet with Chicago and Detroit seven times and with Milwaukee six. There will be 15 games played on a Saturday or Sunday, four Friday games and one Wednesday.

Here's how the schedule shapes up (home matches are in bold):

December 14: Chicago at New Jersey
December 20: New Jersey at Detroit
January 4: New Jersey at Chicago
January 9: Chicago at New Jersey
January 11: Milwaukee at New Jersey
January 16: New Jersey at Milwaukee
January 24: New Jersey at Milwaukee
January 25: New Jersey at Detroit
February 8: Chicago at New Jersey
February 15: New Jersey at Chicago
February 18: Detroit at New Jersey
February 22: Detroit at New Jersey
February 28: New Jersey at Detroit
March 8: New Jersey at Detroit
March 13: Chicago at New Jersey
March 15: New Jersey at Chicago
March 22: Milwaukee at New Jersey
March 27: Detroit at New Jersey
March 29: New Jersey at Milwaukee
April 4: Milwaukee at New Jersey