Thursday, November 8, 2018
NCAA Hockey Returns to TSN in 2018-19
Future NHL stars and campus excitement featured among 35 games in next month.
NCAA hockey returns to TSN for a fifth consecutive year in 2018-19, with broadcast and streaming options delivering the talent, tradition and excitement of U.S. college hockey to Canadian audiences this season. TSN and College Hockey Inc. unveiled the network’s schedule for the next month today, featuring 35 games in that time with more to be added after the holidays.
The upcoming schedule includes a trio of televised games:
- The last two national champions, Minnesota Duluth and Denver, meet on Friday, Nov. 16 (9 p.m. ET, TSN2)
- National champions from 2013 (Yale) and 2014 (Union) open the Friendship Four from Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Friday, Nov. 23 (10 a.m. ET, TSN4)
- Archrivals Boston College and Boston University meet in a rivalry game featuring 23 NHL Draft picks on Friday, Nov. 30 (7:30 p.m. ET, TSN2)
“We are excited to bring some of the best NCAA hockey action into the homes of Canadian viewers again this season thanks to our partnership with TSN,” said College Hockey Inc. Executive Director Mike Snee. “Hundreds of current NCAA players call Canada home, and this coverage allows their friends and family to follow their progress. In addition, Canadian NHL fans will get a glimpse of future stars on their way to the NHL stage.”
TSN and TSN Direct subscribers will have access to dozens of NCAA games on TSN.ca and the TSN App between now and Dec. 8. That schedule of streaming games begins tonight with a top-10 matchup between Massachusetts and Providence (7 p.m. ET) and features:
- Appearances from eight of the nation’s top nine teams in the current USCHO.com Poll
- Heated and historic NCAA hockey rivalries like Minnesota-Wisconsin and North Dakota-Minnesota Duluth
- First-round NHL draft picks and Canada natives Cale Makar (Massachusetts/COL), Dante Fabbro (Boston University/NSH) and Jacob Bernard-Docker (North Dakota/OTT)
- Top prospects for Canadian teams like Ryan Poehling (St. Cloud State/MTL), Dylan Samberg (Minnesota Duluth/WPG), Emilio Pettersen (Denver/CGY), Jonny Tychonick (North Dakota/OTT) and Bernard-Docker
- A women’s hockey top-10 matchup between rivals Boston College and Northeastern (Nov. 27)
| TSN NCAA Hockey Schedule | Nov.-Dec. 2018 | |||
| Date | Game | Time (All ET) | Network |
| Thu., Nov. 8 | Providence at Massachusetts | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 9 | Connecticut at Northeastern | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 9 | Minnesota at Wisconsin | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Nov. 10 | Denver at St. Cloud State | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Nov. 10 | Massachusetts at Providence | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Nov. 10 | Minnesota at Wisconsin | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 16 | St. Lawrence at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 16 | Minnesota Duluth at Denver | 9 p.m. | TSN2/TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 16 | Miami at Colorado College | 9:30 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Nov. 17 | Bemidji State at St. Cloud State | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Nov. 17 | Minnesota Duluth at Denver | 9 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sun., Nov. 18 | Massachusetts at New Hampshire | 2 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 23 | Yale vs. Union (Friendship Four) | 10 a.m. | TSN4/TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 23 | Boston University vs. Connecticut (Friendship Four) | 2 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 23 | Michigan State at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Nov. 24 | Friendship Four Third-Place Game | 10 a.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Nov. 24 | Friendship Four Championship Game | 2 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Nov. 24 | Quinnipiac at Maine | 7:30 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Nov. 24 | Michigan State at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Tue., Nov. 27 | Women’s: Boston College at Northeastern | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Tue., Nov. 27 | Northern Michigan at Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 30 | Boston College at Boston University | 7:30 p.m. | TSN2/TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 30 | Rensselaer at Notre Dame | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 30 | Connecticut at Massachusetts | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 30 | Ohio State at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Nov. 30 | North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Dec. 1 | Ohio State at Minnesota | 5 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Dec. 1 | Rensselaer at Notre Dame | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Dec. 1 | Penn State at Wisconsin | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Dec. 7 | Omaha at St. Cloud State | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Fri., Dec. 7 | Vermont at Colorado College | 9:30 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Dec. 8 | Omaha at St. Cloud State | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Dec. 8 | Quinnipiac at Massachusetts | 7:30 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Sat., Dec. 8 | Michigan State at Wisconsin | 8 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Tues., Dec. 11 | Yale at Massachusetts | 7 p.m. | TSN.ca/TSN App |
| Schedule subject to change | |||