2013-14 Yearbook
BOSTON – When the Northeastern men's ice hockey team takes the ice at No. 4 Boston College on Nov. 1, it will do so in front of a national audience. The Huskies and Eagles will square off on NBCSN at 8 p.m. as part of a two-year contract extension between NBCSN and Hockey East, the league announced Tuesday.
"We are delighted to renew our relationship with NBCSN, whose commitment to showcase both amateur and professional hockey is unparalleled," said Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna. "Hockey East embraces and values this partnership at a time when college hockey is experiencing seismic changes across the country."
"We are pleased to continue our relationship with Hockey East and deliver live coverage of five Hockey East regular season games." said Jon Miller, President, Programming NBC Sports and NBCSN. "With this renewal, Hockey East will continue to provide quality content for NBCSN across the next two college hockey seasons."
Dave Strader and Dave Goucher, will split play-by-play duties for NBCSN's coverage of Hockey East. Ken Hodge will serve as an analyst for all Hockey East games on NBCSN.
NBCSN will televise more than 25 college hockey games this season. A complete list of the 2013-14 NBCSN college hockey schedule is forthcoming.
The Huskies will open the 2013-14 season with a pair of games at home against Alabama-Huntsville, beginning on Friday (7 p.m.) at Matthews Arena.
Season and individual game tickets for men's ice hockey are currently on sale. Starting at just $10, fans can secure a great seat to see the NU men's team take the ice for any of its 14 regular season home games. The Huskies have nine home tilts against Hockey East foes, including two against squads from last year's NCAA tournament field. To reserve your seat for any game at Matthews Arena, visitÂ
GoNU.com/tickets.
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA
NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets, will stream all Hockey East games telecast on NBCSN. All games will be live streamed via "TV Everywhere," the media industry's effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play. NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via "TV Everywhere," which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.
ABOUT NBCSN
NBCSN, part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in nearly 80 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL), Premiere League, Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France, and in 2015, NASCAR. In addition, NBCSN telecasts college football, college basketball, college hockey, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Action Sports Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, NFL Turning Point, and Pro Football Talk. NBCSN is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
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