Starting on Thursday, ESPN2 and ESPN will carry the NCAA Frozen Four®, the hockey version of the Final Four®. This year’s Frozen Four® will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. The last four teams vying for the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship will be Notre Dame vs. Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan vs. North Dakota. With all of the Frozen Four teams coming from the Midwest, expect a very electric atmosphere in St. Paul. Gary Thorne and Barry Melrose will have the call of the games. And on Friday, ESPNU will carry the announcement of the Hobey Baker Award, which will name college hockey’s best player.
It all begins Thursday and we have the press release right here.
NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four Coverage Starts Thursday
The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship will conclude this week at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., beginning Thursday, April 7 with semifinal action — Notre Dame vs. Minnesota-Duluth at 5 p.m. and Michigan vs. No. 2 national seed North Dakota at 8:30 p.m. The games will air on ESPN2 HD, ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile TV with Gary Thorne and Barry Melrose calling all the action and Clay Matvick reporting.
The semifinal winners will meet in the title game Saturday, April 9, at 7 p.m. on ESPN HD, ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile TV.
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Presentation will honor the nation’s top college hockey player Friday, April 8, at 7 p.m. on ESPNU. Melrose and Matvick will present the award to one of three finalists – Cam Atkinson of Boston College; Matt Frattin of North Dakota or Andy Miele of Miami (Ohio).
Date Time (ET) Game Networks Thu, April 7 5 p.m. Frozen Four: Semifinal 1
Notre Dame vs. Minnesota-Duluth
Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose & Clay MatvickESPN2/ ESPN2 HD /ESPN3.com/ESPN Mobile TV 8:30 p.m. Frozen Four: Semifinal 2
Michigan vs. No. 2 North Dakota
Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose & Clay MatvickESPN2/ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com/ESPN Mobile TV Fri, April 8 7 p.m. Hobey Baker Memorial Award Presentation
Barry Melrose & Clay MatvickESPNU/ESPNU HD Sat, April 9 7 p.m. Frozen Four: National Championship
Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose & Clay MatvickESPN/ESPN HD /ESPN3.com/ESPN Mobile TV
And that is it.
