Back to Boston: ESPN Networks Set to Host NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship

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Back to Boston: ESPN Networks Set to Host NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship

College hockey season culminates with Men’s Frozen Four at TD Garden in Boston, April 7 & 9

The puck drops on ESPN’s exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship on Thursday, March 24, as the Regional Semifinals get underway through Friday, March 25. Regional Finals action will then take place across the regional sites on Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, before heading to TD Garden in Boston for the Men’s Frozen Four on Thursday, April 7. Games will air across ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS, with every matchup available on the ESPN App. Tournament play will culminate with the National Championship game live on Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

The Regional commentating crews include: Ben Holden and Dave Starman in Albany, N.Y.; Dan Kelly and Paul Caponigri in Loveland, Colo.; Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin in Allentown, Pa.; and John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Colby Cohen in Worcester, Mass. This trio will also call the Frozen Four semifinal and National Championship games in Boston.

Regional Talent Assignments:

  • Albany: Ben Holden and Dave Starman
  • Loveland: Dan Kelly and Paul Caponigri
  • Allentown: Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin
  • Worcester: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Colby Cohen

Frozen Four and Championship Commentator Team:

  • John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Colby Cohen

Games available on ESPN.com and in the ESPN App here.

ESPN, the new “Home of Hockey”
The Championship slate continues ESPN’s commitment as the new “Home of Hockey,” after hosting the Women’s Frozen Four and championship earlier this year. Across ESPN and ESPN+, hockey is showcased through its coverage of the NHL, KHL, ECAC and the NCAA men and women’s Frozen Four championship events. ESPN+ carries more than 1,000 NHL games this season, along with every game from the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and more than 350 games of the ECAC.

2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship

Date Time (ET) Matchup / Commentators Network
Thu, Mar 24 Noon Regional Semifinals:
Harvard vs. Minnesota State
Ben Holden and Dave Starman
ESPNU
3 p.m. Regional Semifinals:
Michigan Tech vs. Minnesota Duluth
Dan Kelly and Paul Caponigri
ESPNU
6 p.m. Regional Semifinals:
Notre Dame vs. North Dakota
Ben Holden and Dave Starman
ESPNU
9 p.m. Regional Semifinals:
UMass Lowell vs. Denver
Dan Kelly and Paul Caponigri
ESPNU
Fri, Mar 25 Noon Regional Semifinals:
Northeastern vs. Western Michigan
John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Colby Cohen
ESPNU
3 p.m. Regional Semifinals:
American International vs. Michigan
Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin
ESPNU
6 p.m. Regional Semifinals:
UMass vs. Minnesota
John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Colby Cohen
ESPNU
8 p.m. Regional Semifinals:
St. Cloud State vs. Quinnipiac
Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin
ESPNEWS

 

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Julie McKay

I joined ESPN in 2022 as a member of the communications department working on college sports. My passion for college sports came at an early age in a divided household (Big Ten Conference-divided, that is) and followed that to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (sorry, Dad). Four years in the Athletic Communications Department, along with internships with the Big Ten Conference, Big Ten Network and NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, cemented my career path. After spending some time in sports media PR in San Francisco, I’ve spent five-plus years focused in golf, with stints at the American Junior Golf Association, Augusta National and Buffalo Agency, working with the USGA, Youth on Course and Destination Kohler, among others. Despite being a proud Wisconsin native, I’ll forever betray my home state as a lifelong Chicago sports fan. My dog Rizzo knows there’s always next year and wishes his namesake would return home to the North Side.
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