College Hockey TV: NCHC Announces 18 game CBS Sports Net Schedule

The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) and CBS Sports Network announced Wednesday the full 18 game television schedule.

"We are excited about our partnership with CBS Sports Network. The NCHC is committed to showcasing our conference nationally and the relationship with CBS Sports Network helps us accomplish this goal," said new NCHC Commissioner, Josh Fenton.

The inaugural season kicks off October 18th with a conference doubleheader featuring North Dakota at Miami and Minnesota-Duluth at Colorado College. All games, with the exception of the NCHC championship played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, will be on Friday nights.

"We are proud to be the NCHC's national television partner and are looking forward to an exciting inaugural season, showcasing some of the best college hockey in the country," said Dan Weinberg, Senior Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports Network.

Of the 8 conference teams, North Dakota is featured the most on CBS Sports Network with 6 games. They are followed by Miami (5 games).

Western Michigan, Colorado College and St. Cloud State will each appear 4 times.

On the other end of the spectrum, Nebraska-Omaha and Denver - two teams prominently featured on NBC Sports Network last year - have one and two games on CBS Sports Network, respectively. Minnesota-Duluth also is featured twice.

The full schedule is below.

2013-14 CBS Sports Network Schedule

Oct. 18 - North Dakota at Miami

Oct. 18 - Minnesota-Duluth at Colorado College

Nov. 15 - Wisconsin at Miami

Nov. 15 - Michigan at Nebraska-Omaha

Dec. 6 - North Dakota at Western Michigan

Dec. 13 - Western Michigan at Minnesota-Duluth

Jan. 10 - Colorado College at North Dakota

Jan. 17 - Western Michigan at St. Cloud State

Jan. 24 - North Dakota at Denver

Feb. 7 - Western Michigan at Miami

Feb. 14 - Miami at North Dakota

Feb. 21 - St. Cloud State at Miami

Feb. 21 - Colorado College at Denver

Feb. 28 - North Dakota at St. Cloud State

Mar. 7 - St. Cloud State at Colorado College

Mar. 21 - NCHC Semifinal #1 (Target Center, Minneapolis, MN)

Mar. 21 - NCHC Semifinal #2 (Target Center, Minneapolis, MN)

Mar. 22 - NCHC Championship Game (Target Center, Minneapolis, MN)

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