NBC Sports Group Will Present Coverage of 19 Fighting Irish Hockey Games on NBCSN and NBCSports.com
NBCSN Schedule Features Defending National Champion Denver, Plus Big Ten Powers Penn State, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio State
Coverage Begins Friday, Oct. 6 with Exclusive Streaming Coverage of Alabama-Huntsville-Notre Dame
STAMFORD, Conn. – October 4, 2017 – NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame will drop the puck on the 2017-18 Fighting Irish hockey season on Friday, October 6, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app when Notre Dame hosts Alabama-Huntsville at the Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind.
NBCSN’s coverage of Notre Dame hockey begins on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. ET, when the Fighting Irish host defending national champion and top-ranked Denver in a rematch of last year’s national semifinal. Notre Dame enters the season ranked No. 8 in the country.
As part of NBC Sports Group’s fifth season presenting Notre Dame hockey, NBCSN, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app will combine to deliver 19 Fighting Irish hockey home games during the 2017-18 season. Seven games will be televised on NBCSN and an additional 12 games will be streamed live via the NBC Sports app and NBCSports.com.
NBCSN’s coverage will also feature matchups with Penn State on Saturday, November 11, at 7 p.m. ET; Minnesota on Friday, November 24, at 7:30 p.m. ET; Michigan on Sunday, January 7, at 3 p.m. ET; Wisconsin on Sunday, January 21, at 3 p.m. ET; and Ohio State on Friday, February 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Streaming coverage of the Notre Dame hockey season on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app includes matchups with Sacred Heart on Oct. 19-20; Nebraska Omaha on Oct. 26-27; Penn State on Nov. 10; Minnesota on Nov. 25; Wisconsin on Jan. 19; Ohio State on Feb. 10; and Michigan State on Feb. 23-24.
Below is NBC Sports Group’s full 2017-18 Notre Dame hockey schedule.
| DATE | GAME | TIME | NETWORK |
| Fri., October 6 | Alabama-Huntsville vs. Notre Dame | 7:35 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Sat., October 7 | Alabama-Huntsville vs. Notre Dame | 7:05 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Fri., October 13 | Denver vs. Notre Dame | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Sat., October 14 | Denver vs. Notre Dame | 6 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Thur., October 19 | Sacred Heart vs. Notre Dame | 7:35 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Fri., October 20 | Sacred Heart vs. Notre Dame | 7:35 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Thur., October 26 | Nebraska Omaha vs. Notre Dame | 7:35 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Fri., October 27 | Nebraska Omaha vs. Notre Dame | 7:35 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Fri., November 10 | Penn State vs. Notre Dame | 7:35 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Sat., November 11 | Penn State vs. Notre Dame | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Fri., November 24 | Minnesota vs. Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Sat., November 25 | Minnesota vs. Notre Dame | 7:05 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Sun., January 7 | Michigan vs. Notre Dame | 3 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Fri., January 19 | Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame | 7:35 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Sun., January 21 | Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame^ | 3 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Fri., February 9 | Ohio State vs. Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Sat., February 10 | Ohio State vs. Notre Dame | 7:05 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Fri., February 23 | Michigan State vs. Notre Dame | 7:35 p.m. | Streaming* |
| Sat., February 24 | Michigan State vs. Notre Dame | 7:05 p.m. | Streaming* |
*NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
^site TBA
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