College hockey season is almost here and ESPN/ESPN+ is the place to watch dozens of men's and women's games through the Frozen Four and national championship games.
On the men's side, ESPN+ will stream all Hockey East and ECAC games, plus a host of independent and non-conference games. Come tournament time, ESPN networks will broadcast the NCAA selection show and all NCAA Tournament games, culminating with the Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 11-13.
Women's hockey coverage includes Hockey East and ECAC games, plus key interconference matchups and the women's Frozen Four in Durham, New Hampshire, on March 21-23.
All games broadcast on ESPN networks will be simulcast on ESPN+.
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TEAMS TO SEE
Qunnipiac looks to defend its men's national championship, while Wisconsin is the reigning women's champion.
Top contenders on the men's side include Boston University and the Boston College of Hockey East; Minnesota, Michigan and Michigan State in the Big Ten, and Denver and North Dakota in the NCHC.
On the women's side, Ohio State, Colgate, Minnesota, Yale, Minnesota Duluth and Northeastern figure to challenge the Badgers.
NHL PROSPECTS
For those with an eye on NHL prospects, the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft, center Macklin Celebrini, is at Boston University, as is the Vancouver Canucks' first-round defenseman , Tom Willander, and defenseman Lane Hutson, a Montreal Canadiens selection. .
Boston College is also loaded with first-rounders, including top-10 picks Cutter Gauthier (Flyers), Will Smith (Sharks) and Ryan Leonard (Capitals).
Michigan State has two of the best players in the country in the backcourt: goaltender Trey Augustine (Red Wings) and defenseman Artyom Levshunov (2024 draft eligible).
Others to watch include Michigan defenseman Seamus Casey (Devils), Minnesota wing Jimmy Snuggerud (Blues), UConn wing Matthew Wood (Predators) and Wisconsin center Charlie Stramel (Wild).
KEY GAMES
With several Hockey East teams in the top 10 of the men's pair rankings and the ECAC holding numerous spots near the top of the women's pair rankings, there's no shortage of big matchups on ESPN+ as conference play heats up in the upcoming weeks.
All Eastern Time
Key men's Hockey East games on ESPN+
12th of January: Providence in BC, 7 p.m.
January 13th: BC at Providence, 7 p.m.
26 of January: BU at BC, 7 p.m.
January 27th: BC at BU, 7 p.m.
February 3rd: Maine at the University of Massachusetts, 7 p.m.
February 9 and 10: Providence in Maine, 7 p.m.
February 16th: BC at UMass, 7 p.m.
February 16th: BU at Providence, 7 p.m.
February 17th: Providence at BU, 6 p.m.
18th of February: UMass at BC, 1:00 p.m.
March 1: BU at Providence, 7 p.m.
March 8 and 9: University of Massachusetts at Maine, 7 p.m.
Key ECAC women's games on ESPN+
January 5: Minnesota-Duluth at Quinnipiac, 6 p.m.
January 5: St. Lawrence at Colgate, 6 p.m.
January 5: Clarkson at Cornell, 6 p.m.
January 6th: Minnesota-Duluth at Quinnipiac, 3 p.m.
January 6th: St. Lawrence at Cornell, 3 p.m.
January 6th: Clarkson at Colgate, 3 p.m.
12th of January: Colgate at Cornell, 6 p.m.
January 13th: Cornell at Colgate, 3 p.m.
January 19: Colgate at Quinnipiac, 6 p.m.
January 20: Cornell at Quinnipiac, 3 p.m.
26 of January: St. Lawrence at Clarkson, 6 p.m.
January 27th: Clarkson at St. Lawrence, 3 p.m.
February 2: Colgate at Clarkson, 6 p.m.
February 3rd: Cornell at Clarkson, 3 p.m.
February 9: St. Lawrence at Quinnipiac, 6 p.m.
Feb. 10: Clarkson at Quinnipiac, 3 p.m.
