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2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship TV and Announcer Schedule

Douglas Pucci — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:58:16 +0000

The networks of ESPN will provide complete coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship beginning with regional action (March 29-31) and concluding with the Frozen Four in Buffalo, N.Y. (April 11 & 13).

The Championship field was announced exclusively on ESPNU on Sunday, March 24. St. Cloud State is the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament and headlining the West, with No. 2 Minnesota Duluth in the Midwest, No. 3 Minnesota State in East and No. 4 Massachusetts in Northeast. Each will be the top seed in their regionals. The complete bracket includes Arizona State, who qualified for the first time in their program’s brief history.

Updated Fri. Apr. 12, 2019 1:10 a.m. EDT

The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; start times subject to change), locations and respective networks for tournament action:

Saturday, April 13, 2019

8:00 p.m. on ESPN2: National Championship
Minnesota Duluth vs. Massachusetts
Location: KeyBank Center (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

PRIOR GAMES

Friday, March 29, 2019

3:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Northeast Region Semifinal
[1] Massachusetts vs. [4] Harvard
Location: SNHU Arena (Manchester, N.H.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich, Colby Cohen

4:00 p.m. on ESPNU: West Region Semifinal
[2] Denver vs. [3] Ohio State
Location: Scheels Arena (Fargo, N.D.)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Dave Starman

6:30 p.m. on ESPNU: Northeast Region Semifinal
[2] Clarkson vs. [3] Notre Dame
Location: SNHU Arena (Manchester, N.H.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich, Colby Cohen

7:30 p.m. on ESPN3: West Region Semifinal
[1] St. Cloud vs. [4] American International College
Location: Scheels Arena (Fargo, N.D.)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Dave Starman

Saturday, March 30, 2019

1:00 p.m. on ESPNews: East Region Semifinal
[1] Minnesota State vs. [4] Providence
Location: Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, R.I.)
Announcers: Leah Hextall, Billy Jaffe

4:00 p.m. on ESPNU: Midwest Region Semifinal
[1] Minnesota Duluth vs. [4] Bowling Green
Location: PPL Center (Allentown, Penn.)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Fred Pletsch

4:30 p.m. on ESPNews: East Region Semifinal
[2] Northeastern vs. [3] Cornell
Location: Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, R.I.)
Announcers: Leah Hextall, Billy Jaffe

6:30 p.m. on ESPNU: Northeast Region Final
[1] Massachusetts vs. [3] Notre Dame
Location: SNHU Arena (Manchester, N.H.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich, Colby Cohen

7:30 p.m. on ESPN3: Midwest Region Semifinal
[2] Quinnipiac vs. [3] Arizona State
Location: PPL Center (Allentown, Penn.)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Fred Pletsch

9:00 p.m. on ESPNU: West Region Final
[4] American International College vs. [2] Denver
Location: Scheels Arena (Fargo, N.D.)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Dave Starman

Sunday, March 31, 2019

4:00 p.m. on ESPN2: East Region Final
[4] Providence vs. [3] Cornell
Location: Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, R.I.)
Announcers: Leah Hextall, Billy Jaffe

6:30 p.m. on ESPNU: Midwest Region Final
[1] Minnesota Duluth vs. [2] Quinnipiac
Location: PPL Center (Allentown, Penn.)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Fred Pletsch

Thursday, April 11, 2019

5:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Frozen Four Semifinal #1
Providence vs. Minnesota Duluth
Location: KeyBank Center (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

8:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Frozen Four Semifinal #2
Denver vs. Massachusetts
Location: KeyBank Center (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

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2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship TV and Announcer Schedule

Douglas Pucci — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:44:12 +0000

The networks of ESPN will provide complete coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship beginning with regional action (March 23-25) and concluding with the Frozen Four in Saint Paul, Minn. (April 5 & 7).

The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; start times subject to change), locations and respective networks for tournament action:

Friday, March 23, 2018

3:00 p.m. on ESPN2: East Region Semifinal
[1] Notre Dame vs. [4] Michigan Tech
Location: Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

4:00 p.m. on ESPNU: West Region Semifinal
[1] St. Cloud State vs. [4] Air Force
Location: Premier Center (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Sean Ritchlin

6:30 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Semifinal
[2] Providence vs. [3] Clarkson
Location: Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

7:30 p.m. on ESPN3: West Region Semifinal
[2] Minnesota State vs. [3] Minnesota Duluth
Location: Premier Center (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Sean Ritchlin

Saturday, March 24, 2018

1:00 p.m. on ESPNews: Northeast Region Semifinal
[1] Cornell vs. [4] Boston University
Location: DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.)
Announcers: Joe Beninati, Billy Jaffe

3:30 p.m. on ESPNU: Midwest Region Semifinal
[1] Ohio State vs. [4] Princeton
Location: PPL Center (Allentown, Penn.)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Colby Cohen

4:30 p.m. on ESPNews: Northeast Region Semifinal
[2] Michigan vs. [3] Northeastern
Location: DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.)
Announcers: Joe Beninati, Billy Jaffe

6:00 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Final
[1] Notre Dame vs. [2] Providence
Location: Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

7:00 p.m. on ESPN3: Midwest Region Semifinal
[2] Denver vs. [3] Penn State
Location: PPL Center (Allentown, Penn.)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Colby Cohen

9:00 p.m. on ESPN2: West Region Final
[3] Minnesota Duluth vs. [4] Air Force
Location: Premier Center (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Sean Ritchlin

Sunday, March 25, 2018

4:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Northeast Region Final
[2] Michigan vs. [4] Boston University
Location: DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.)
Announcers: Joe Beninati, Billy Jaffe

6:30 p.m. on ESPNU: Midwest Region Final
[1] Ohio State vs. [2] Denver
Location: PPL Center (Allentown, Penn.)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Colby Cohen

Thursday, April 5, 2018

6:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Frozen Four Semifinal #1
Minnesota-Duluth vs. Ohio State
Location: Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

9:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Frozen Four Semifinal #2
Michigan vs. Notre Dame
Location: Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

Saturday, April 7, 2018

7:30 p.m. on ESPN: National Championship

Location: Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

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2017 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship TV Schedule (‪March 24-26, April 6 and 8, 2017)

Douglas Pucci — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:00:52 +0000

The networks of ESPN will televise the entire NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship tournament live for its thirteenth consecutive year in 2017.

Twelve regional games will be played from March 24-26.

The University of Denver was the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, include the University of Minnesota Duluth, Harvard University and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Both Frozen Four semifinal matchups will air on ESPN2 Thursday, Apr. 6 and the National Championship will air on ESPN on the evening of Saturday, Apr. 8. Games in April will be played at the United Center in Chicago, Ill.

ESPN has televised every Frozen Four Championship Game since 1980 and televised the entire Frozen Four, live, since 1995.

Every game of the 2017 Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship is also available on WatchESPN.

The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; start times subject to change), locations and respective networks of tournament action:

Friday, March 24, 2017

3:00 p.m. on ESPN2: West Region Semifinal
(#2) Boston University vs. (#3) North Dakota
Location: Scheels Arena (Fargo, ND)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Sean Ritchlin

4:00 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Semifinal
(#1) Harvard vs. (#4) Providence
Location: Dunkin Donuts Center (Providence, RI)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

6:30 p.m. on ESPNU: West Region Semifinal
(#1) Minnesota Duluth vs. (#4) Ohio State
Location: Scheels Arena (Fargo, ND)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Sean Ritchlin

7:00 p.m. on ESPN3: East Region Semifinal
(#2) Western Michigan vs. (#3) Air Force
Location: Dunkin Donuts Center (Providence, RI)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

Saturday, March 25, 2017

12:00 p.m. on ESPN3: Northeast Region Semifinal
(#2) Massachusetts Lowell vs. (#3) Cornell
Location: SNHU Arena (Manchester, NH)
Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Billy Jaffe

1:00 p.m. on ESPNEWS: Midwest Region Semifinal
(#1) Denver vs. (#4) Michigan Tech
Location: U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Colby Cohen

3:30 p.m. on ESPNU: Northeast Region Semifinal
(#1) Minnesota vs. (#4) Norte Dame
Location: SNHU Arena (Manchester, NH)
Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Billy Jaffe

4:30 p.m. on ESPN3: Midwest Region Semifinal
(#2) Union (NY) vs. (#3) Penn State
Location: U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Colby Cohen

6:00 p.m. on ESPNU: West Region Final
(#1) Minnesota Duluth vs. (#2) Boston University
Location: Scheels Arena (Fargo, ND)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Sean Ritchlin

8:30 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Final
(#1) Harvard vs. (#3) Air Force
Location: Dunkin Donuts Center (Providence, RI)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

Sunday, March 26, 2017

3:30 p.m. on ESPNU: Northeast Region Final
(#1) Minnesota/(#4) Norte Dame vs. (#2) Massachusetts Lowell/(#3) Cornell
Location: SNHU Arena (Manchester, NH)
Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Billy Jaffe

6:00 p.m. on ESPNU: Midwest Region Final
(#1) Denver/(#4) Michigan Tech vs. (#2) Union (NY)/(#3) Penn State
Location: U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Colby Cohen

Thursday, April 6, 2017

6:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Frozen Four Semifinal No. 1
Location: United Center (Chicago, Ill.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich

9:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3: Frozen Four Semifinal No. 2
Location: United Center (Chicago, Ill.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich

Saturday, April 8, 2017

8:00 p.m. on ESPN: Frozen Four Championship Game
Location: United Center (Chicago, Ill.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich

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2016 NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship TV Schedule (‪March 25-April 9, 2016‬)

Douglas Pucci — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:29:27 +0000

The networks of ESPN will televise the entire NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship tournament live for its twelfth consecutive year in 2016.

Twelve regional games will be played from March 25-27. Ten of those games will air on either ESPN2 or ESPNU; the remaining two will be streamed online on the ESPN3 service.

Both Frozen Four semifinal matchups will air on ESPN2 Thursday, Apr. 7 and the National Championship will air on ESPN on the evening of Saturday, Apr. 9. Games in April will be played at the Amelie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Additionally, ESPN3 will offer ESPN3 Surround for all three games, which will feature alternate camera angles and natural sound.

ESPN has televised every Frozen Four Championship Game since 1980 and televised the entire Frozen Four, live, since 1995.

Every game of the 2016 Men’s Division I Ice Hockey Championship is also available on WatchESPN.

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

Victoria Arlen will also be a part of the Frozen Four coverage, focusing on the untold stories of the participating teams and players off the ice.

Buccigross, 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.

Melrose, who has been with ESPN 19 of the last 20 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: Allen Bestwick and Colby Cohen (Midwest Regional), Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin (West Regional) and Kevin Brown and Billy Jaffe (East Regional). Both Jaffe and Ritchlin played at Michigan and Cohen played for Boston University, where he scored the game-winning goal in the 2009 National Championship Game.

The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; start times subject to change), locations and respective networks of tournament action:

Friday, March 25, 2016

2:00 p.m. on ESPNU: Midwest Region Semifinal
Northeastern vs. (#3) North Dakota
Location: US Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Allen Bestwick and Colby Cohen

4:30 p.m. on ESPN3: Northeast Region Semifinal
Minnesota-Duluth vs. (#4) Providence
Location: DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

5:30 p.m. on ESPNU: Midwest Region Semifinal
Notre Dame vs. Michigan
Location: US Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Allen Bestwick and Colby Cohen

8:00 p.m. on ESPNU: Northeast Region Semifinal
Harvard vs. Boston College
Location: DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

Saturday, March 26, 2016

3:00 p.m. on ESPNEWS: West Region Semifinal
Ferris State @ (#2) St. Cloud State
Location: Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, Minn.)
Announcers: Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin

4:00 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Semifinal
RIT vs. (#1) Quinnipiac
Location: Times Union Center (Albany, N.Y.)
Announcers: Kevin Brown and Billy Jaffe

6:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Midwest Region Final
(#3) North Dakota vs. Michigan
Location: US Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Announcers: Allen Bestwick and Colby Cohen

6:30 p.m. on ESPNU: West Region Semifinal
Boston University vs. Denver
Location: Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, Minn.)
Announcers: Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin

7:30 p.m. on ESPN3: East Region Semifinal
Yale vs. UMass-Lowell
Location: Times Union Center (Albany, N.Y.)
Announcers: Kevin Brown and Billy Jaffe

9:00 p.m. on ESPNU: Northeast Region Final
Minnesota-Duluth vs. Boston College
Location: DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

Sunday, March 27, 2016

5:00 p.m. on ESPNU: West Region Final
Ferris State vs. Denver
Location: Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, Minn.)
Announcers: Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin

7:30 p.m. on ESPNU: East Region Final
(#1) Quinnipiac vs. UMass-Lowell
Location: Times Union Center (Albany, N.Y.)
Announcers: Kevin Brown and Billy Jaffe

Thursday, April 7, 2016

5:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Frozen Four Semifinal No. 1
Location: Amelie Arena (Tampa, Fla.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich

8:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3: Frozen Four Semifinal No. 2
Location: Amelie Arena (Tampa, Fla.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich

Saturday, April 9, 2016

8:00 p.m. on ESPN: Frozen Four Championship Game
Location: Amelie Arena (Tampa, Fla.)
Announcers: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich

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