2014 Frozen Four Fan Guide: Schedule of events, tickets and TV information

PHILADELPHIA -- The 2014 NCAA Frozen Four comes to the Wells Fargo Center and the city of brotherly love this week in the culmination of the college hockey season. Boston College, Union, Minnesota and North Dakota will battle it out for college hockey supremacy.

Here's a look at what college hockey fans can expect as they descend on the 2014 Frozen Four in Philadelphia

Wednesday, April 9

Team Practices - Open to the public

11 a.m. - 12 noon Union

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Boston College

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. North Dakota

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Minnesota

Thursday, April 10

1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Frozen Fan Fest

North end of the Wells Fargo Center Parking Lot - activities for fans of all ages

5 p.m. - Boston College vs. Union (ESPN2)

8:30 p.m. - Minnesota vs. North Dakota (ESPN2)

Friday, April 11

6 p.m. - Hobey Baker and Humanitarian award presentation

Loews Hotel Millenium Ballroom, 1200 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Saturday, April 12

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - General Public Open Skate at Wells Fargo Center

3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Frozen Fan Fest

North end of the Wells Fargo Center Parking Lot - activities for fans of all ages

7:30 p.m. - NCAA National Championship Game (ESPN)

Television Information

ESPN2 will broadcast the two national semifinals on Thursday while ESPN will pick up the championship game on Saturday

Ticket Information

As of Sunday, tickets were still available for all sessions of the 2014 Froze Four. Fans can buy tickets at the Wells Fargo Center box office or online at Ticketmaster.

Transportation

The Wells Fargo Center is about four miles from Downtown Philadelphia. It is home of the Philadelphia Flyers and located near Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and Citizens Bank Park, home of Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies.

SEPTA, The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, is the public transit system in Philadelphia. Union beat writer Ken Schott of the Schenectady Daily Gazette breaks it all down on his terrific blog, but the union workers are threatening a strike, which could pose a problem for people trying to use public transit to get to and from the games.

Here is a link to the SEPTA Website, assuming the organization's union workers do not strike.

Other Events

The Philadelphia Phillies are home at Citizens Bank Park all week, including Monday through Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers and Friday through Sunday versus the Florida Marlins. A lot of fans took in a game at the beautiful ballpark in Pittsburgh last April and really enjoyed themselves.

Weather

According to Accuweather, the forecast in Philadelphia calls for high temperatures in the mid-50s to mid-60s from Wednesday until Sunday. Lows should be in the mid-40s and an abundance of sunshine is predicted. Wednesday will be the worst day with highs only reaching the mid-50s with a strong wind.

Enjoy the Frozen Four!

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Jeff Cox covers college, junior and high school hockey, NCAA recruiting and NHL Draft prospects. Follow him on twitter @JeffCoxSBNation.