University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Announces TV Schedule
9/26/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Hockey
2016-17 Gopher Hockey Schedule
MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) - Twenty-nine regular-season Gopher Hockey games will be broadcast between the Big Ten Network, FOX Sports North and ESPN this season including the entire 20-game Big Ten Conference schedule.
Game times have also been announced for all but one regular-season game during the 2016-17 schedule.
FOX Sports North will broadcast 17 regular-season Gopher Hockey games including the regular-season home opener vs. St. Cloud State on Oct. 21, both games in the North Dakota series on Nov. 4-5 and the regular-season finale vs. Michigan State on March 11.
The Big Ten Network will add an additional 10 regular-season games for the Maroon & Gold including the team's conference opener at Mariucci Arena against Ohio State on Dec. 2 as well as the entirety of the Big Ten Tournament at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, March 16-18. ESPNews will televise a pair of games this season - March 3 at Michigan and March 10 when the Gophers host Michigan State.
Only seven regular-season games are not currently scheduled to be televised including six nonconference road games. Streaming information and any potential television broadcasts for those games will be announced at a later date.
Minnesota opens the 2016-17 season on Oct. 7 against Alaska Anchorage and plays Alaska on Oct. 9 (both games will be played at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The Maroon & Gold host the U.S. Under-18 Team at Mariucci Arena on Oct. 14 before the official regular-season home opener against St. Cloud State on Oct. 21. Tickets for this year's Gopher Hockey campaign can be purchased through MyGopherSports.com, by visiting the Mariucci Arena Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-U-Gopher.
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