It hasn’t always been easy for Canadian fans to gain an appreciation for the talent and intensity of U.S. college hockey. Typically it has required a trip across the border to campus.

Now, more than ever, college hockey games are coming to Canadians’ living rooms.

A new 10-game broadcast package on The Score highlights a broad range of games that will be televised in Canada this season. Leafs TV, CBS College Sports and the Big Ten Network will also broadcast games in Canada.

“Getting our game in front of Canadian families helps them see, first-hand, what a great game we have in college hockey,” said Paul Kelly, Executive Director of College Hockey, Inc. “It’s good exposure for prospective players, and it's great for fans of the roughly 500 Canadian players we have in Division I today.”

The Score’s package features 10 games between WCHA teams that the network can carry thanks to a partnership with Fox Sports. The Score will televise most of the games at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday nights, rebroadcasting contests from the night before. The championship game at the WCHA Final Five will be shown live.

The Score is available nationwide in Canada, and that 5 p.m. ET time slot offers a good lead-in to the NHL’s Hockey Night in Canada coverage.

Premium Cable Options

Elsewhere on the dial, Leafs TV showcases the Fox Sports Detroit CCHA package of games to its audience in Ontario (and elsewhere on premium cable packages). Many of Leafs TV’s games are shown live, including two this weekend.

Two U.S.-based broadcasters – CBS Sports Network and the Big Ten Network – are also available on some of those premium cable packages in Canada. Those networks carry games each weekend the rest of the season featuring some of the best matchups in the sport.

While the current Canadian schedule does not include any NCAA Tournament games, there’s hope that could change. ESPN holds the international rights to those broadcasts and could come to an agreement with a Canadian broadcaster to carry them; last year Leafs TV carried the Frozen Four.

Canadian TV Schedule (Live unless noted)