Want to sink your teeth into college hockey? You can watch 12 NCAA tournament games this weekend.
If someone sat on their sofa, determined to watch as much hockey as possible including tape delayed games, he or she could watch nine hours of hockey on Friday, 11-1/2 hours on Saturday and 10 hours on Sunday. That's 30-1/2 hours.
Here is the schedule:
NCAA hockey tournament
(All games are available live on ESPN3.com's webcast )
Friday's first-round games
Michigan State vs. Union, 2 p.m. in East... ESPNU
Denver vs. Ferris State, 4:30 p.m. in Midwest ... No TV
UMass-Lowell vs. Miami, 5:30 p.m. in East ... ESPNU
Cornell vs. Michigan, 8 p.m. in Midwest ... ESPNU
Denver vs. Ferris State, 10:30 p.m. in Midwest ... ESPNU (tape delay)
Saturday's first- and second-round games
Western Michigan vs. North Dakota in West, 12:30 p.m. ... FSN
Air Force vs. Boston College in Northeast, 3 p.m. ... ESPNU
Boston University vs. Gophers in West, 4 p.m. ... FSN-Plus
Michigan State/Union winner vs. UMass-Lowell vs. Miami winner in East, 5:30 p.m. ... ESPNU
Maine vs. Minnesota Duluth in Northeast, 6:30 p.m. ... FSN-Plus
Denver/Ferris State winner vs. Cornell/Michigan winner in Midwest, 8 p.m. ... ESPNU
Maine vs. Minnesota Duluth in Northeast, 10:30 p.m. ... ESPNU (tape delay)
Sunday's second-round games
Western Michigan vs. North Dakota in West, 11:30 a.m. ... ESPNU (tape delay)
Boston University vs. Gophers in West, 2 p.m. ... ESPNU (tape delay)
Western Michigan/North Dakota winner vs. Boston University/Gophers winner in West, 4:30 p.m. ... ESPNU
Air Force/Boston College winner vs. Maine/Minnesota Duluth in Northeast, 7 p.m. ... ESPNU
Frozen Four pairings
Semifinals on Thursday, April 5
Northeast champion vs. West champion, 3:30 or 7 p.m. .. First semifinal on ESPNU, second on ESPN2
East champion vs. Midwest champion, 3:30 or 7 p.m.
Championship on Saturday, April 7
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. ... ESPN2
DREAM MATCHUP
There are four WCHA teams in the NCAA tournament and as many as three could reach the Frozen Four.
Here is a scenario WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod would like:
Minnesota Duluth vs. Gophers or North Dakota
Any East team vs. Denver