Talk Frozen Four and #CawlidgeHawkey with John Buccigross and Barry Melrose in Boston on Friday, April 10

April 3, 2015 By admin

Fans are invited to come meet ESPN’s SportsCenter and college hockey play-by-play commentator John Buccigross and lead hockey analyst Barry Melrose on Friday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. ET at The Greatest Bar in Boston.

In addition to many giveaways, including Championship Game tickets, Buccigross and Melrose will be available for pictures, autographs and, of course, #CawlidgeHawkey talk. There will be a fun, question and answer session with both ESPN personalities, along with a discussion about the state of College Hockey. The full Greatest Bar menu will be available for purchase.

The duo will call the entire Frozen Four for ESPN. The Friday night event takes place after the two semifinal games (Providence vs. Omaha & Boston University vs. North Dakota on April 9 at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2) and precedes the Frozen Four Championship game (April 11 at 7:30 p.m. ESPN).

Media are also encouraged to attend and can reach out to Derek Volner at ESPN for more details (Derek.Volner@ESPN.com).

Location: The Greatest Bar is located at 262 Friend Street, Boston, MA

ESPN to Cover Entire 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship

March 24, 2015 By admin

Regional Action March 27-29; John Buccigross and Barry Melrose Call Frozen Four April 9 and 11

ESPN’s long-standing commitment to the NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship resumes in 2015 with coverage of every game for the 11th consecutive year, the Frozen Four for the 21st year and the Championship game for the 36th year.

The 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship begins with eight regional semifinals and four regional finals from March 27-29 across ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. The Northeast Regional in Manchester, N.H., will begin on Friday, March 27, with Yale vs. No. 3 seed Boston University (2 p.m. ET on ESPNU), followed by Minnesota vs. Minnesota Duluth (5:30 p.m. on ESPNU). The Northeast Regional Final is set for Saturday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The West Regional also begins March 27, which will showcase St. Cloud State vs. Michigan Tech (4:30 p.m. on ESPN3), followed by Quinnipiac vs. No. 2 seed North Dakota (8 p.m. on ESPNU). The West regional final is March 28 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.

The East and Midwest will hold its two respective semifinals on Saturday, March 28, and its finals Sunday, March 29. In the East Regional Semifinals, Boston College will play Denver (3 p.m. on ESPN2), followed by Providence vs. No. 4 seed Miami (Ohio) (6:30 p.m. on ESPNU). The East Regional Final is set for March 29 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPNU. In the Midwest Region, Rochester Institute of Technology will play the No. 1 seed Minnesota State Mankato in the first semifinal (4 p.m. on ESPNU), followed by Harvard vs. Omaha (7:30 p.m. on ESPN3). The Midwest Regional Final will be played on March 29, at 7:30 p.m.

The Frozen Four will be held at the TD Garden in Boston with the two semifinals on Thursday, April 9, on ESPN2 (5:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.) and the Frozen Four National Championship game on Saturday, April 11, on ESPN (7:30 p.m.). Additionally, ESPN3 will offer ESPN3 Surround for all three games, which will feature alternate camera angles and natural sound. Every game of the 2015 Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship is available on WatchESPN.

The complete 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship bracket can be found here.
All times eastern

ESPN NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship Commentators

ESPN’s lead hockey play-by-play commentator John Buccigross teams up with lead hockey analyst Barry Melrose to call the action in the East Regional (Providence, R.I.) and, for the third consecutive year, the Frozen Four. Quint Kessenich will, once again, be the reporter with Buccigross and Melrose at both the East Regional and Frozen Four.

Buccigross called ESPN’s entire regular season Big Ten hockey schedule in 2014-15. The popular SportsCenter anchor has developed a passionate following on Twitter (@Buccigross) through consistent college hockey dialogue with fans (#cawlidgehawkey) and by showcasing hockey throughout the country. This year, ESPN will incorporate the makeshift hockey rinks highlighted by Buccigross, often on ponds or built in backyards, into its coverage. Fans can still tweet their photos and tag them #FrozenFour for potential use on air.

Melrose, who has been with ESPN 18 of the last 19 years and has been an analyst for several Frozen Fours, played 11 seasons in the NHL before leading the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals as head coach.

Other ESPN broadcast tandems: Dan Parkhurst and Billy Jaffe (Northeast Regional), Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin (West Regional) and Ben Holden and Blake Geoffrion (Midwest Regional). Both Jaffe and Ritchlin played at Michigan and Geoffrion played at Wisconsin, where he earned the Hobey Baker Award in 2010.

2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship Programming Schedule

NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship — Regional Coverage

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Commentators	Location	Network
Fri, March 27	2 p.m.	Northeast Regional – Semifinal Yale vs. No. 3 Boston University Dan Parkhurst and Billy Jaffe	Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H.	ESPNU
	4:30 p.m.	West Regional – Semifinal St. Cloud State vs. Michigan Tech Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin	Scheels Arena, Fargo, N.D.	ESPN3
	5:30 p.m.	Northeast Regional – Semifinal Minnesota vs. Minnesota DuluthDan Parkhurst and Billy Jaffe	Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H.	ESPNU
	8 p.m.	West Regional – Semifinal Quinnipiac vs. No. 2 North Dakota Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin	Scheels Arena, Fargo, N.D.	ESPNU
Sat, March 28	3 p.m.	East Regional – Semifinal Boston College vs. Denver John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich	Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	Midwest Regional – Semifinal Rochester Institute of Technology vs. No. 1 Minnesota State-Mankato Ben Holden and Blake Geoffrion	Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Ind.	ESPNU
	5:30 p.m.	Northeast Regional – Final Dan Parkhurst and Billy Jaffe	Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H.	ESPN2
	6:30 p.m.	East Regional – Semifinal Providence vs. No. 4 Miami (Ohio) John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich	Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	Midwest Regional – Semifinal Harvard vs. OmahaBen Holden and Blake Geoffrion	Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Ind.	ESPN3
	9 p.m.	West Regional – Final Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin	Scheels Arena, Fargo, N.D.	ESPNU
Sun, March 29	5 p.m.	East Regional – Final John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich	Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	Midwest Regional – Final Ben Holden and Blake Geoffrion	Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Ind.	ESPNU

NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four Coverage

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Commentators	Location	Network
Thurs, April 9	5 p.m.	Frozen Four – Semifinal No. 1 John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich	TD Garden, Boston, Mass.	ESPN2 and ESPN3
Thurs, April 9	8:30 p.m.	Frozen Four – Semifinal No. 2 John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich	TD Garden, Boston, Mass.	ESPN2 and ESPN3
Sat, April 11	7:30 p.m.	Frozen Four – Championship Game John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich	TD Garden, Boston, Mass.	ESPN and ESPN3

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ESPN to Cover Entire 2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship

March 24, 2014 By admin

John Buccigross Unveils the Numerical Order of No. 1 Seeds on Twitter, Hosts Selection Show, and Calls Regional and Frozen Four Action

ESPN will cover the entire 2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship which includes 12 regional games from four sites between March 28-30 and the Frozen Four semifinals and finals in Philadelphia on April 10 and 12. In regional action, ESPNU will televise eight games, including the Midwest, Northeast and West regional finals. ESPN2 will televise the East regional final and West regional semifinal. ESPN3 will exclusively carry a Northeast and Midwest regional semifinal. On Thursday, April 10, ESPN2 will televise the Frozen Four semifinals and on Saturday, April 12, ESPN will televise the Frozen Four Championship Game. Every game of the tournament will be available on WatchESPN.

ESPN NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament Commentators

ESPN’s lead hockey play-by-play commentator John Buccigross teams up with lead hockey analyst Barry Melrose to call the action in the East regional (Bridgeport, Conn.) and the Frozen Four. This is the second year the tandem has worked the tournament together, including their second Frozen Four. Quint Kessenich will be the reporter with Buccigross and Melrose at both the regional and Frozen Four.

Buccigross was an integral part of ESPN’s regular-season hockey coverage this season, calling a majority of ESPN’s BIG TEN telecasts. Additionally, the SportsCenter anchor has developed a passionate hockey following on Twitter (@Buccigross) through his consistent college hockey dialogue with fans (#cawlidgehawkey) and by showcasing pond hockey throughout the country.

Melrose, who has been with ESPN 17 of the last 18 years and has been an analyst for several Frozen Fours, played 11 seasons in the NHL before leading the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals as head coach.

Other ESPN broadcast tandems: Joe Beninati and Darren Eliot in the Midwest regional (Cincinnati, Ohio), Joe Davis and Billy Jaffe in the Northeast regional (Worcester, Mass.), and Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin in the West regional (St. Paul, Minn.).

ESPN and NCAA Collaborate to Reveal No. 1 Seeds on Twitter Prior to NCAA Hockey Championship Selection Show

On Sunday, March 23 at noon ET, ESPNU will televise the NCAA Hockey Championship Selection Show. In a unique, online collaboration, ESPN and the NCAA will announce the four No. 1 seeds and which region they will play in one-hour prior to the show.

At 11 a.m., @NCAAIceHockey will tweet out – in alphabetical order – the four No.1 seeds. Moments later, after receiving the official bracket from the NCAA, Buccigross will take to his twitter account to announce the numerical order of the No.1 seeds and the region in which they will be located in.

Buccigross and Dave Starman anchor the 30-minute Selection Show to announce the other 12 teams which make up the field with all the matchups. Select head coaches will join the show after their team has been named to the field. Fans are encouraged to participate by tweeting questions and comments to the @ESPNU handle, with a portion of them being answered on air.

Buccigross Takes over @NCAAIceHockey Handle During Conference Championship Games

On Saturday, March 22 — the night before the Selection Show — Buccigross will take over the @NCAAIceHockey handle to conduct a live twitter chat starting at 8 p.m. As six conferences are in the midst of their championship game, with an automatic bid to the tournament on the line, Buccigross will interact with fans, answer their questions and react to the live game action.

2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Programming Schedule

NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Selection Show

Date

Time (ET)

Commentators

Network

Sun, March 23

Noon

John Buccigross and Dave Starman

ESPNU

NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Regional Coverage

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Commentators	Location	Network
Fri, March 28	2 p.m.	East Regional – Semifinal No. 1 John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich	Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.	ESPNU
	4:30 p.m.	Midwest Regional – Semifinal No. 1 Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot	US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio	ESPN3
	5:30 p.m.	East Regional – Semifinal No. 2 John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich	Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.	ESPNU
	8 p.m.	Midwest Regional – Semifinal No. 2 Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot	US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio	ESPNU
Sat, March 29	3 p.m.	East Regional – Final John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich	Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	Northeast Regional – Semifinal No. 1 Joe Davis and Billy Jaffe	DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.	ESPNU
	5:30 p.m.	West Regional No. 1 – Semifinal No. 1 Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin	XCEL Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.	ESPN2
	6:30 p.m.	Midwest Regional – Final Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot	US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	Northeast Regional – Semifinal No. 2 Joe Davis and Billy Jaffe	DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.	ESPN3
	9 p.m.	West Regional No. 1 – Semifinal No. 2 Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin	XCEL Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.	ESPNU
Sun, March 30	5 p.m.	Northeast Regional – Final Joe Davis and Billy Jaffe	DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	West Regional – Final Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin	XCEL Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.	ESPNU

NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four Coverage

Date	Time (ET)	Game/Commentators	Location	Network
Thurs, April 10	5 p.m.	Frozen Four – Semifinal No. 1 John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich	Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia	ESPN2
Thurs, April 10	8:30 p.m.	Frozen Four – Semifinal No. 2 John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich	Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia	ESPN2
Sat, April 12	7:30 p.m.	Frozen Four – Championship Game John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich	Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia	ESPN

ESPN has televised every Frozen Four Championship Game since 1980 and televised the entire Frozen Four, live, since 1995. The 2014 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship will be the 10th year ESPN has covered the entire tournament live.

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Harvard Takes On No. 10 Yale In Rivalry On Ice Saturday At 8 P.M ET on NBCSN

January 10, 2014 By admin

Princeton and Penn Square Off in Ivy League Basketball Action at 6 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 9, 2014 – NBCSN’s coverage of the 2013-14 college hockey season continues this weekend with an Ivy League matchup, when 2013 National Champion and No. 10 Yale faces Harvard at historic Madison Square Garden in New York City. Coverage of the inaugural Rivalry on Ice begins at 8 p.m. ET. In addition to the telecast on NBCSN, NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will live stream coverage of the Rivalry on Ice.

Saturday’s game is the second of three meetings this season between the two long-time rivals, following a 2-2 tie at Ingalls Rink in December. Yale is coming off its first national championship after finishing off the 2013 Frozen Four with a win over then-No. 1 ranked Quinnipiac. The Crimson enter Saturday’s action on the heels of a 7-4 win against Boston University on Jan. 4, followed by a 2-2 tie against No. 7 Quinnipiac.

Dave Strader will manage play-by-play duties for the game and will be joined by Emmy Award-winning ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire.

NBCSN will present more than 20 college hockey games this season including 13 Notre Dame games, five Hockey East games and five Big Ten games. NBC Sports Live Extra will live stream more than 30 college hockey games this season.

IVY LEAGUE BASKETBALL

In addition to NBCSN’s coverage of Harvard – Yale in the Rivalry on Ice, the network will also feature an Ivy League basketball matchup on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. ET between Princeton and Penn. Former NBA head coach and NBCSN analyst Stan Van Gundy will pair with play-by-play announcer Steve Schlanger to call the action from at the historic Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa

IVY LEAGUE BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY SATURDAY ON NBCSN

Date	Coverage	Time*	Arena
Sat., January 11	College Basketball – Princeton-Penn	6 p.m.	The Palestra
	College Hockey – Harvard-Yale Rivalry on Ice	8 p.m.	Madison Square Garden

*All times ET, subject to change.

NBCSN Presents Coverage Of Frozen Fenway Saturday Night At 7:30 P.M. ET

January 3, 2014 By admin

No. 6 Boston College Faces No. 14 Notre Dame At Fenway Park

NBC Sports Live Extra to Live Stream Coverage of Boston College – Notre Dame

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 2, 2014 – NBCSN continues its coverage of the 2013-14 college hockey season when No. 6 Boston College faces No. 14 Notre Dame in the second half of the 2014 Frozen Fenway doubleheader, from historic Fenway Park, in Boston, Mass., Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage will also be available online, via NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets.

Dan Parkhurst will serve as the play-by-play announcer for NBCSN’s coverage of the game, and will be joined by analyst Ken Hodge.

The third annual Frozen Fenway features eight Hockey East teams, playing four games over two weekends in January. The two previous Frozen Fenway doubleheaders, held in 2010 and 2012, were both sold-out events with more than 38,000 fans in attendance.

NBCSN will present more than 20 college hockey games this season, including 13 Notre Dame games, six Hockey East games and five Big Ten games. NBC Sports Live Extra will live stream more than 30 college hockey games this season.

Click here for more information on NBCSN’s 2013-14 college hockey coverage.

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will stream NBCSN’s coverage of the game via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

Games airing on NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

ABOUT HOCKEY EAST

The Hockey East Association is a 11-team Division I college men’s hockey conference founded in 1984 and an eight team Division I women’s league which began play in 2002-03. The men’s league has won eight NCAA championships in the past 21 years. Since 1999, Hockey East has won six NCAA Championships with 13 NCAA Championship Game appearances, while placing 21 teams in the Frozen Four and 52 teams in the NCAA Tournament during that time.

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

2013 NCAA Hockey Regionals Live Across ESPN Networks: Frozen Four Set for ESPN2

March 28, 2013 By admin

30 Hours of Action in 54-Hour Span on ESPNU; Michigan State Head Coach as Guest Studio Analyst

For the ninth consecutive year, ESPN networks will present all 12 games in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Regional and Semi-Regional rounds live from four regional sites, in addition to the Frozen Four and Championship matchups from Pittsburgh, Pa. Every game will air over ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or on ESPN3 and local syndication. The games carried over ESPN3 and syndication will also re-air on ESPNU.

The 2013 tournament bracket was announced on the NCAA Hockey Championship Selection Show, Sunday, March 24 on ESPNU with Quinnipiac, Minnesota, UMass Lowell and Notre Dame selected as No. 1 seeds and each Regional matchup revealed.

ESPN’s 24-hour college sports network will air more than eight consecutive hours of non-stop college hockey coverage each day during Regionals – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – with a doubleheader of live action Friday and Sunday, plus a tripleheader on Saturday. In total, ESPNU will air 30 hours of game action within a 54-hour span. During that time, hockey analyst Dave Starman will be joined in studio with Michigan State head coach Tom Anastos as an ESPNU guest analyst.

ESPN’s coverage continues in April with Frozen Four games airing on ESPN2 and the Championship airing on ESPN. All of ESPN’s NCAA hockey coverage will also be available on computers at WatchESPN.com and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app live.

ESPN has aired games from the men’s championship since 1980 and extended its commitment to the NCAA last year to include the airing of the entire Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship through 2024.

2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Schedule:

Date	Time	Game	Network
Fri, March 29	2 p.m.	West Regional Semifinal Game 1: Yale vs. Minnesota (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Joe Davis & Sean Ritchlin	ESPNU
	4:30 p.m.	Northeast Regional Semifinal Game 1: Wisconsin vs. UMass Lowell (Manchester, N.H.) Clay Matvick & Jim Paradise	ESPN3/Syndicated*
	5:30 p.m.	West Regional Semifinal Game 2: Niagara vs. North Dakota (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Joe Davis & Sean Ritchlin	ESPNU
	8 p.m.	Northeast Regional Semifinal Game 2: Denver vs. New Hampshire (Manchester, N.H.) Clay Matvick and Jim Paradise	ESPNU
	10:30 p.m.	Northeast Regional Semifinal Game 1**	ESPNU
Sat, March 30	1:30 p.m.	Midwest Regional Semifinal Game 1: St. Cloud State vs. Notre Dame (Toledo, Ohio) Ben Holden & Darren Eliot	ESPN3/Syndicated*
	4 p.m.	West Regional Final (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Joe Davis & Sean Ritchlin	ESPNU
	5 p.m.	Midwest Regional Semifinal Game 2: Minnesota State Mankato vs. Miami (Ohio) (Toledo, Ohio) Ben Holden & Darren Eliot	ESPN3/Syndicated*
	5:30 p.m.	East Regional Semifinal Game 1: Canisius vs. Quinnipiac (Providence, R.I.) John Buccigross & Barry Melrose	ESPN3/Syndicated*
	6:30 p.m.	Northeast Regional Final (Manchester, N.H.) Clay Matvick & Jim Paradise	ESPNU
	9 p.m.	East Regional Semifinal Game 2: Union vs. Boston College (Providence, R.I.) John Buccigross & Barry Melrose	ESPNU
	11:30 p.m.	East Regional Semifinal Game 1**	ESPNU
Sun, March 31	Noon	Midwest Regional Semifinal Game 1**	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	Midwest Regional Semifinal Game 2**	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Midwest Regional Final (Toledo, Ohio) Ben Holden & Darren Eliot	ESPNU
	6:30 p.m.	East Regional Final (Providence, R.I.) John Buccigross & Barry Melrose	ESPNU
Thu, April 11	4:30 p.m.	Frozen Four: Semifinal 1 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Clay Matvick	ESPN2
	8 p.m.	Frozen Four: Semifinal 2 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Clay Matvick	ESPN2
Sat, April 13	7 p.m.	NCAA’s Men’s Division I Hockey Championship (Pittsburgh, Pa.) John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Clay Matvick	ESPN

* All ESPN3/Syndicated games will be aired live and re-aired in tape delay on ESPNU
**previously aired ESPN3/Syndicated games

ESPNU
The 24-hour college sports television network airs more than 650 live events annually and offers over 600 original studio shows. ESPNU has seen a steady increase since its inception on March 4, 2005 and is now in over 73 million households. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNUHD, now in over 20 million homes. The network has long-term carriage agreements with all 10 of the top multichannel TV providers – Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 208), DISH Network (Channel 141), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.

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Five College Games On NBC Sports Network, Tonight – Saturday

January 17, 2013 By admin

College Basketball Tripleheader Saturday at 3 p.m. ET

College Hockey Tonight at 7 p.m. ET and Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET

NEW YORK – January 17, 2013 – NBC Sports Network will televise five live-event college sports contests across the next three days, including Top 15 college hockey teams on consecutive nights and a college basketball tripleheader on Saturday.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Coverage begins on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET, when Cornell hosts Columbia at Newman Arena in Ithaca, N.Y. Randy Moss will serve as the play-by-play announcer for the matchup alongside analyst Dalen Cuff.

At 5 p.m. ET, Hofstra will travel to the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. to take on George Mason. Mike Corey will handle play-by-play duties for the game and will be joined by analyst Ron Thompson.

Coverage continues at 7 p.m. ET when Colorado State hosts UNLV at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo. Play-by-play announcer Steve Schlanger will call the action with analyst Blaine Fowler.

Date	Game	Time (ET)
Sat., Jan. 19	Columbia at Cornell	3 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 19	Hofstra at George Mason	5 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 19	UNLV at Colorado State	7 p.m.

COLLEGE HOCKEY

In addition to this week’s college basketball coverage, NBC Sports Network will feature two college hockey contests, each featuring a Top 15 team.

Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, No. 15 UMass Lowell hosts Providence at the Paul E. Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass. Steve Schlanger will serve as play-by-play announcer alongside ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Ken Hodge.

Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. ET, Harvard heads to New Haven, Conn. to take on No. 12 Yale at Ingalls Rink. John Walton will manage play-by-play duties with ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Ken Hodge.

Date	Game	Time (ET)
Thurs., Jan. 17	Providence at No. 15 UMass Lowell	7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 18	Harvard at No. 12 Yale	7:30 p.m.

–NBC Sports Group–

NBC Sports Network Presents Three College Basketball Games And One College Hockey Game This Week

January 2, 2013 By admin

Northeastern – George Mason Thursday at 7 P.M. ET

Lehigh – VCU Saturday at 5 P.M. ET

No. 13 Florida – Yale Sunday at 5:30 P.M. ET

Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick and Pierre McGuire to Call College Hockey on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET

Liam McHugh On-site in Miami to Provide BCS Championship Reports and Updates

NEW YORK – January 2, 2013 – NBC Sports Network will televise three college basketball games this week, plus one college hockey contest called by veteran NHL commentators Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick and Pierre McGuire. In addition, NBC Sports college football studio host Liam McHugh will be on-site in Miami to file Notre Dame – Alabama reports from today through Monday.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Coverage begins on Thursday night at 7 p.m. ET, when George Mason hosts Northeastern at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. Todd Harris will handle play-by-play duties for the game and will be joined by analyst Ron Thompson.

College basketball coverage continues on Saturday night at 5 p.m. ET when Lehigh travels to the Siegel Center in Richmond, Va., to take on VCU. Veteran play-by-play announcer Dave Strader will call the action, alongside analyst Dave Kaplan.

On Sunday night at 5:30 p.m. ET, No. 13 Florida takes on Yale at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Conn. Randy Moss will serve as the play-by-play announcer for the matchup and will be joined by analyst Dalen Cuff.

The NBC Sports Network will televise more than 60 college basketball games this season — the most in its history — featuring more than 40 different schools. The majority of the games and teams will come from the Atlantic 10, Mountain West, Colonial Athletic Association and Ivy League conferences.

COLLEGE HOCKEY

In addition to this week’s college basketball coverage, NBC Sports Network will feature college hockey coverage on Friday night. No. 13 Nebraska–Omaha hosts Colorado College at 7:30 p.m. ET, from the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. Emmy Award-winning play-by-play announcer Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick will call the game, alongside ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire.

NBC Sports Network will offer more college hockey games this season than ever before. By compiling a schedule of contests from the ECAC, Hockey East, the University of Denver, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Nebraska-Omaha, NBC Sports Network is airing 25 games this season.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NBC Sports will offer extensive coverage of the Notre Dame-Alabama BCS Championship Game. Today through Monday, NBC Sports college football studio host Liam McHugh will be on-site in Miami offering reports for various programs and updates across both NBC and NBC Sports Network.

Today through Friday, McHugh will produce reports for NBC Sports Talk and The ‘Lights on NBC Sports Network. On Saturday, McHugh will report live from Sun Life Stadium during pre-game and halftime of NBC Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, the high school all-star football game airing on NBC. An interview he conducted with Brian Kelly will also air.

On Monday, McHugh will provide frequent live reports from Sun Life Stadium during the afternoon on NBC Sports Network. NBC Sports Talk will be dedicated to Notre Dame-Alabama coverage with McHugh hosting NBC Sports college football analyst Doug Flutie and other special guests live from Sun Life Stadium. McHugh will often be joined by Pat Forde of Yahoo! Sports and Keith Arnold, NBCSports.com’s Notre Dame insider.

Remaining NBC Sports Network 2012-13 college basketball schedule (all times ET):

Date	Game	Time (ET)
Thurs., Jan. 3	Northeastern at George Mason	7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 5	Lehigh at VCU	5 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 6	Florida at Yale	5:30 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 10	Old Dominion at George Mason	7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 12	Butler at Dayton	2 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 12	Drexel at James Madison	4 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 12	Penn at Princeton	6 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 12	Colorado State at San Diego State	8 p.m.
Sat., Jan 19	Columbia at Cornell	3 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 19	Hofstra at George Mason	5 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 19	UNLV at Colorado State	7 p.m.
Sat., Jan 26	Dartmouth at Harvard	2 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 26	New Mexico at San Diego State	4 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 28	Delaware at Drexel	7 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 31	Drexel at George Mason	7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 2	Dayton at Saint Louis	2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 2	Columbia at Princeton	6 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 2	Nevada at New Mexico	8 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 4	George Mason at Old Dominion	7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 7	Old Dominion at Drexel	7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 9	New Mexico at UNLV	9 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 11	Old Dominion at Delaware	7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 16	Saint Joseph’s at La Salle	1 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 16	Princeton at Harvard	7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 16	San Diego State at UNLV	9 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 18	Hofstra at Drexel	7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 21	Drexel at Delaware	7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 23	New Mexico at Colorado State	4 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 23	Nevada at San Diego State	6 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 28	Drexel at Old Dominion	7 p.m.
Sat., March 2	George Mason at Delaware	2 p.m.
Sat., March 2	UNLV at Nevada	4 p.m.
Sat., March 2	Harvard at Penn	6 p.m.
Thurs., March 7	Butler at Massachusetts	7 p.m.
Sat., March 9	La Salle at Saint Louis	1:30 p.m.
Sat., March 9	San Diego State at Boise State	3:30 p.m.
Sat., March 9	Cornell at Harvard	5:30 p.m.
Sun., March 10	CAA Conference Semifinal Game # 1	2:00 p.m.
Sun., March 10	CAA Conference Semifinal Game # 2	4:30 p.m.
Mon., March 11	CAA Conference Championship Game	7 p.m.

Remaining NBC Sports Network 2012-13 college hockey schedule (all times ET):

Date	Game	Time (ET)
Jan. 4	Colorado College at #13 Nebraska-Omaha	7:30 p.m.
Jan. 9	Harvard at # 6 Boston University	7 p.m.
Jan. 11	#7 Union at Princeton	7:30 p.m.
Jan. 11	#13 Nebraska-Omaha at #15 Denver	10 p.m.
Jan. 18	Harvard at #14 Yale	7:30 p.m.
Jan. 25	#14 Yale at Cornell	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1	#10 Dartmouth at Union	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 8	#8 North Dakota at #13 Nebraska-Omaha	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15	#6 Boston University at Maine	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 22	#14 Yale at Quinnipiac	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 22	#8 North Dakota at #15 Denver	10 p.m.
March 1	Wisconsin at #13 Nebraska-Omaha	7:30 p.m.
March 8	Maine at #2 New Hampshire	7:30 p.m.

Hockey East Tournament

Date	Game	Time (ET)
March 15	Quarterfinals	7 p.m.
March 22	Semifinals	5 &8 p.m.
March 23	Final	7 p.m.

–NBC Sports Group–

Two College Hockey Games This Week On NBC Sports Network

December 4, 2012 By admin

No. 11 Dartmouth Hosts Vermont on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET

No. 6 Notre Dame Hosts Michigan State at 7:30 p.m. ET

Mike “Doc” Emrick and Pierre McGuire Will Call Both Games

NEW YORK – December 3, 2012 – NBC Sports Network continues its 2012 college hockey coverage this week with two games. This Wednesday, No. 11 Dartmouth takes on Vermont at 7 p.m. ET. On Friday, No. 6 Notre Dame hosts Michigan State at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Emmy Award-winning play-by-play announcer Mike “Doc” Emrick will call both games alongside ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire.

NBC Sports Network’s Remaining College Hockey Schedule (all times ET, subject to change):

DATE	GAME	TIME
Dec. 5	Vermont at #11 Dartmouth	7 p.m.
Dec. 7	Michigan State at #6 Notre Dame	7:30 p.m.
Jan. 4	Colorado College at #14 Nebraska-Omaha	7:30 p.m.
Jan. 11	#7 Union at Princeton	7:30 p.m.
	#14 Nebraska-Omaha at #5 Denver	10 p.m.
Jan. 18	Harvard at #13 Yale	7:30 p.m.
Jan. 25	#13 Yale at Cornell	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1	#11 Dartmouth at #7 Union	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 8	#8 North Dakota at #14 Nebraska-Omaha	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15	#9 Boston University at Maine	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 22	#13 Yale at Quinnipiac	7:30 p.m.
	#8 North Dakota at #5 Denver	10 p.m.
March 1	Wisconsin at #14 Nebraska-Omaha	7:30 p.m.
March 8	Maine at #2 New Hampshire	7:30 p.m.
	HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT
March 15	Quarterfinals	7 p.m.
March 22	Semifinals	4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
March 23	Final	7 p.m.

All rankings based off USA Today/USA Hockey Men’s College Hockey Poll (Nov. 26, 2012).

– NBC Sports Group –

NBC Sports Network Continues College Hockey Coverage With A Doubleheader Tomorrow Beginning At 7:30 P.M. ET

November 30, 2012 By admin

No. 1 Boston College at No. 9 Boston University followed by Wisconsin at No. 5 Denver at 10 p.m. ET

NEW YORK – November 29, 2012 – NBC Sports Network continues its college hockey coverage with a doubleheader tomorrow featuring No.1 Boston College battling city rival No. 9 Boston University at 7:30 p.m. ET. Later that night, the No. 5 Denver Pioneers host the Wisconsin Badgers at 10 p.m. ET.

Emmy Award-winning play-by-play announcer Mike “Doc” Emrick will call the first game alongside ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire from Agganis Arena in Boston, Mass. NBC Sports’ team of Dave Strader (play-by-play) and Brian Engblom (“Inside-the-Glass” analyst) will call the game in Denver.

NBC Sports Network’s Remaining College Hockey Schedule (all times ET, subject to change):

DATE	GAME	TIME
Nov. 30	#1 Boston College at #9 Boston University	7:30 p.m.
	Wisconsin at #5 Denver	10 p.m.
Dec. 1	#9 Boston University at #1 Boston College	7:30 p.m.
Dec. 7	Michigan State at #6 Notre Dame	7:30 p.m.
Jan. 4	Colorado College at #14 Nebraska-Omaha	7:30 p.m.
Jan. 11	#7 Union at Princeton	7:30 p.m.
	#14 Nebraska-Omaha at #5 Denver	10 p.m.
Jan. 18	Harvard at #13 Yale	7:30 p.m.
Jan. 25	#13 Yale at Cornell	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1	#11 Dartmouth at #7 Union	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 8	#8 North Dakota at #14 Nebraska-Omaha	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15	#9 Boston University at Maine	7:30 p.m.
Feb. 22	#13 Yale at Quinnipiac	7:30 p.m.
	#8 North Dakota at #5 Denver	10 p.m.
March 1	Wisconsin at #14 Nebraska-Omaha	7:30 p.m.
March 8	Maine at #2 New Hampshire	7:30 p.m.
	HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT
March 15	Quarterfinals	7 p.m.
March 22	Semifinals	4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
March 23	Final	7 p.m.

All rankings based off USA Today/USA Hockey Men’s College Hockey Poll (Nov. 26, 2012).

– NBC Sports Group –

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