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Monday, October 7th, 2019

NBC SPORTS BEGINS SEVENTH SEASON OF NOTRE DAME HOCKEY COVERAGE THIS FRIDAY AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN AS NO. 8/9 FIGHTING IRISH HOST AIR FORCE

NBC Sports Presents 19 Fighting Irish Games Across NBCSN, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app

Nine Games to be Broadcast on Four NBC Sports Regional Networks

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 7, 2019 – NBC Sports’ seventh season of Notre Dame hockey coverage begins with the 2019-20 season opener this Friday at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when the No. 8/9 Fighting Irish host the Air Force Falcons. This matchup marks the first of 19 games set to air live across NBCSN, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and four NBC Sports Regional Networks throughout the regular season.

Coverage continues this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET with the second game of the weekend series between the Fighting Irish and Falcons live on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Chicago, and NBC Sports Philadelphia+.

Notre Dame is coming off back-to-back Big Ten Tournament championships and also carries a four-year NCAA Tournament appearance streak into the 2019-20 season.

Tony Simeone (play-by-play) and Anson Carter (analyst) will call Friday night’s game from Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind.

Following the Fighting Irish’s two-game series against the Falcons, NBC Sports’ 2019-20 Notre Dame hockey coverage will include 12 Big Ten conference games and nine matchups against preseason ranked opponents. In total, seven games will be televised live exclusively on NBCSN and an additional nine games will be televised on NBC Sports Chicago/+, NBC Sports Philadelphia+, and SNY. All Fighting Irish home games will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Below is NBC Sports’ full 2019-20 Notre Dame hockey schedule:

DATE GAME TIME (ET) NETWORK (S)
Fri., Oct. 11 Air Force at Notre Dame 7 p.m. NBCSN
Sun., Oct. 13 Air Force at Notre Dame 3 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago, NBC Sports Philadelphia+, SNY (SDD)*
Fri., Oct. 25 Lake Superior State at Notre Dame 7 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Oct. 26 Lake Superior State at Notre Dame 6 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago+, SNY (SDD)*
Fri., Nov. 8 Ohio State at Notre Dame 8 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Nov. 9 Ohio State at Notre Dame 7 p.m. Streaming
Fri., Nov. 29 Bowling Green at Notre Dame 7 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago+
Sun., Dec. 8 Boston College at Notre Dame 5 p.m. NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Fri., Dec. 13 Penn State at Notre Dame 7 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago+, NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Sat., Dec. 14 Penn State at Notre Dame 6 p.m. Streaming
Fri., Jan. 3 Western Michigan at Notre Dame 7 p.m. NBCSN
Fri., Jan. 10 Michigan at Notre Dame 7 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 11 Michigan at Notre Dame 6 p.m. Streaming
Fri., Jan. 24 Wisconsin at Notre Dame 7 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago+, NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Sat., Jan. 25 Wisconsin at Notre Dame 6 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago+, NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Fri., Feb. 14 Minnesota at Notre Dame 7 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Feb. 15 Minnesota at Notre Dame 6 p.m. NBC Sports Chicago, NBC Sports Philadelphia+
Fri., Feb. 28 Michigan State at Notre Dame 7 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., Feb. 29 Michigan State at Notre Dame 6 p.m. NBC Sports Philadelphia+

*Same-day-delay

NOTRE DAME HOCKEY ON NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide streaming coverage of Notre Dame hockey via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

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 –NBC SPORTS–