2013 NCAA Regionals and Frozen Four on ESPN Networks
2013 NCAA Hockey Regionals Live Across ESPN Networks: Frozen Four Set for ESPN2
30 Hours of Action in 54-Hour Span - Including a Double and Tripleheader - on ESPNU
For the ninth consecutive year, ESPN networks will present all 12 games in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Regional and Semi-Regional rounds live from four regional sites, in addition to the Frozen Four and Championship matchups from Pittsburgh, Pa. Every game will air over ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or on ESPN3 and local syndication. The games carried over ESPN3 and syndication will also re-air on ESPNU.
As in previous years, the 2013 tournament brackets will be announced on the NCAA Hockey Championship Selection Show, slated to air Sunday, March 24 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU. ESPN’s 24-hour college sports network will air more than eight consecutive hours of non-stop college hockey coverage each day during Regionals – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – with a doubleheader of live action Friday and a tripleheader on Saturday. In total, ESPNU will air 30 hours of game action within a 54-hour span.
ESPN’s coverage continues in April with both Frozen Four games airing on ESPN2 and the Championship airing on ESPN. All of ESPN’s NCAA hockey coverage will also be available on computers at WatchESPN.com and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app live.
ESPN has aired games from the men’s championship since 1980 and extended its commitment to the NCAA last year to include the airing of the entire Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship through 2024.
2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Schedule:
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Date
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Time
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Game
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Network
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Fri, March 29
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2 p.m.
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West Regional Semifinal Game 1
(Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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ESPNU
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4:30 p.m.
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Northeast Regional Semifinal Game 1
(Manchester, N.H.)
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ESPN3/Syndicated*
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|
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5:30 p.m.
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West Regional Semifinal Game 2
(Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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ESPNU
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|
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8 p.m.
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Northeast Regional Semifinal Game 2
(Manchester, N.H.)
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ESPNU
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|
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10:30 p.m.
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Northeast Regional Semifinal Game 1
(Manchester, N.H.)**
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ESPNU
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Sat, March 30
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1:30 p.m.
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Midwest Regional Semifinal Game 1
(Toledo, Ohio)
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ESPN3/Syndicated*
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|
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4 p.m.
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West Regional Final
(Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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ESPNU
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|
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5 p.m.
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Midwest Regional Semifinal Game 2
(Toledo, Ohio)
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ESPN3/Syndicated*
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|
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5:30 p.m.
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East Regional Semifinal Game 1
(Providence, R.I.)
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ESPN3/Syndicated*
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|
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6:30 p.m.
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Northeast Regional Final
(Manchester, N.H.)
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ESPNU
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|
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9 p.m.
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East Regional Semifinal Game 2
(Providence, R.I.)
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ESPNU
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|
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11:30 p.m.
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East Regional Semifinal Game 1
(Providence, R.I.)**
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ESPNU
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Sun, March 31
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Noon
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Midwest Regional Semifinal Game 1
(Toledo, Ohio)**
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ESPNU
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2 p.m.
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Midwest Regional Semifinal Game 2
(Toledo, Ohio)**
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ESPNU
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4 p.m.
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Midwest Regional Final
(Toledo, Ohio)
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ESPNU
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|
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6:30 p.m.
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East Regional Final
(Providence, R.I.)
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ESPNU
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Thu, April 11
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4:30 p.m.
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Frozen Four: Semifinal 1
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
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ESPN2
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8 p.m.
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Frozen Four: Semifinal 2
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
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ESPN2
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Sat, April 13
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7 p.m.
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NCAA’s Men’s Division I Hockey Championship
(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
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ESPN
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* All ESPN3/Syndicated games will be aired live and re-aired in tape delay on ESPNU
**previously aired ESPN3/Syndicated games
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