Six in-state match-ups dot Gopher TV schedule.
The Big Ten hockey conference unveiled its 2014-15 men’s hockey television schedule on Monday and it features over 60 games spread across multiple national and regional networks highlighted by 33 national telecasts on either the Big Ten Network, ESPNU or ESPNEWS.
Of Minnesota’s 36 regular season-games 27 are currently scheduled to be televised with Fox Sports covering 12 games to lead all networks. FSN’s lineup includes the Gophers’ Mariucci Classic opener against Merrimack, both games of the North Star College Cup and Minnesota’s Hockey Day Minnesota clash with Wisconsin.
BTN will carry 11 games while ESPNU (3) and ESPNEWS (1) round out the schedule with four. In addition, all five games of the 2015 Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament from Joe Louis Arena in Detroit will be televised on BTN.
Minnesota’s TV schedule is highlighted by in-state match-ups with Bemidji State (Oct. 24-25), St. Cloud State (Nov. 1), Minnesota-Duluth (Nov. 14), Minnesota State (Jan. 23) and either BSU or UMD in the second game of the North Star College Cup on Jan 24.
Below is the full schedule of games that will air on BTN, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and FOX Sports Regional Networks.
2014-15 BIG TEN MEN’S HOCKEY TELEVISION SCHEDULE (All times CENTRAL)
DATE TIME MATCHUP TV
October 24, 2014 8 PM Bemidji State at Minnesota BTN
October 25, 2014 7 PM Bemidji State at Minnesota FSN+
November 1, 2014 4 PM St. Cloud State at Minnesota FSN
November 7, 2014 7 PM Notre Dame at Minnesota BTN
November 9, 2014 4 PM Notre Dame at Minnesota ESPNU
November 14, 2014 7 PM Minnesota-Duluth at Minnesota FSN+
November 20, 2014 TBD Michigan State at Ohio State FSD+/STO (delay)
November 21, 2014 6:30 PM Penn State at Michigan FSD+
December 5, 2014 6 PM Ohio State at Michigan BTN
December 5, 2014 6 PM Minnesota at Michigan State FSD
December 5, 2014 8 PM Penn State at Wisconsin ESPNEWS
December 14, 2014 4 PM Clarkson at Michigan State FSD
December 28, 2014 2:30 or 6 PM Michigan Tech vs. Michigan FSD+
December 28, 2014 2:30 or 6 PM Ferris State vs. Michigan State FSD+
December 29, 2014 2:30 or 6 PM MSU/FSU vs. Michigan FSD+
December 29, 2014 3:30 or 6 PM MTU/MICH vs. Michigan State FSD+
January 2, 2015 7 PM Merrimack at Minnesota FSN+
January 9, 2015 5:30 PM Minnesota at Michigan BTN
January 9, 2015 6 PM U.S. NTDP at Michigan State FSD+
January 10, 2015 3 PM Minnesota at Michigan FSD/FSN+
January 16, 2015 6 PM Michigan at Ohio State FSD+/STO
January 16, 2015 8 PM Wisconsin at Minnesota BTN
January 17, 2015 4 PM Michigan State at Penn State ESPNU
January 17, 2015 5 PM Wisconsin at Minnesota FSN/FS Wisconsin
January 23, 2015 6 PM Ohio State at Michigan State FSD/STO
January 23, 2015 7 PM Minnesota State vs. Minnesota FSN+
January 23, 2015 8 PM Michigan at Wisconsin BTN
January 24, 2015 4 or 7 PM UMD/BSU vs. Minnesota FSN
January 24, 2015 6 PM Ohio State at Michigan State BTN
January 30, 2015 6:30 PM Michigan State vs. Michigan FSD
January 30, 2015 8 PM Minnesota at Wisconsin BTN
January 31, 2015 7 PM Minnesota at Wisconsin BTN
February 6, 2015 5:30 PM Wisconsin at Penn State BTN
February 6, 2015 8 PM Ohio State at Minnesota BTN
February 7, 2015 7 PM Michigan vs. Michigan State BTN
February 7, 2015 7 PM Ohio State at Minnesota FSN+/STO
February 13, 2015 5:30 PM Wisconsin at Ohio State BTN
February 13, 2015 6 PM Penn State at Michigan State FSD
February 13, 2015 8 PM Michigan at Minnesota BTN
February 14, 2015 5 PM Penn State at Michigan State BTN
February 14, 2015 7 PM Michigan at Minnesota FSN+/FSD+/STO
February 20, 2015 5:30 PM Minnesota at Penn State BTN
February 20, 2015 8 PM Michigan State at Wisconsin BTN
February 21, 2015 4 PM Minnesota at Penn State ESPNU
February 22, 2015 TBD Ohio State at Michigan FSD+/STO
February 26, 2015 8 PM Michigan State at Minnesota BTN
February 27, 2015 5:30 PM Penn State at Ohio State BTN
February 27, 2015 6:30 PM Wisconsin at Michigan FSD+/FS Wisconsin
February 27, 2015 8 PM Michigan State at Minnesota BTN
February 28, 2015 3 PM Wisconsin at Michigan BTN
March 6, 2015 4 PM Minnesota at Ohio State ESPNU
March 7, 2015 5 PM Minnesota at Ohio State ESPNEWS
March 7, 2015 6 PM Wisconsin at Michigan State FSD/FS Wisconsin+
March 13, 2015 6 PM Michigan at Michigan State FSD
March 14, 2015 5 PM Michigan State at Michigan FSD
March 14, 2015 6 PM Ohio State at Wisconsin BTN
March 14, 2015 7 PM Penn State at Minnesota FSN+
March 19, 2015 3:30 or 7 PM No. 6 Seed vs. No. 3 Seed BTN
March 19, 2015 3:30 or 7 PM No. 5 Seed vs. No. 4 Seed BTN
March 20, 2015 3:30 or 7 PM No. 4/5 Seed vs. No. 1 Seed BTN
March 20, 2015 3:30 or 7 PM No. 3/6 Seed vs. No. 2 Seed BTN
March 21, 2015 7 PM TBD vs. TBD BTN
KEY:
FSD – FOX Sports Detroit
FSN – FOX Sports North
FS Wisconsin – FOX Sports Wisconsin
STO – SportsTime Ohio
2024 State Tourney Guide Issue
2024 Hockey Day MN Recap Issue
