The Gophers men's hockey team will have 32 of its 37 regular-season games televised during the 2011-12 season.
FOX Sports North [FSN] will broadcast 28 games, all live and in high definition, according to a news release. The Big Ten Network will air four games.
FSN will broadcast 15 home and 13 road games. Gophers Live will air before and after every game.
Anthony LaPanta returns to do play-by-play for FSN. The analyst will be Kevin Gorg instead of the rotation FSN used last season. Former Gophers coach Doug Woog will provide analysis on the Gophers Live pregame postgame shows along with hosts Marney Gellner, Robby Incmikoski and Mike Pomeranz.
The Big Ten Network will air games vs. North Dakota on Nov. 5, at Wisconsin on Nov. 12, vs. Notre Dame on Jan. 7 and vs. St. Cloud State on Jan. 27.
The five games that will not be shown on television this season are the team's second game of the season against Sacred Heart at Mariucci Arena on Oct. 8, both home games of the Mariucci Classic on Dec. 30 and 31, and two games at Alaska Anchorage on Oct. 28-29.
2011-12 Gopher hockey TV schedule
Date Day Opponent Time TV
Oct. 7 Friday Sacred Heart 7:00 PM FSN
Oct. 8 Saturday Sacred Heart 7:00 PM ---
Oct. 14 Friday at Minnesota Duluth 7:00 PM FSN
Oct. 15 Saturday at Minnesota Duluth 7:00 PM FSN
Oct. 21 Friday Vermont 6:00 PM FSN
Oct. 23 Sunday Vermont 1:00 PM FSN
Oct. 28 Friday at Alaska Anchorage 10:00 PM ---
Oct. 29 Saturday at Alaska Anchorage 10:00 PM ---
Nov. 4 Friday North Dakota 7:00 PM FSN
Nov. 5 Saturday North Dakota 7:30 PM BTN
Nov. 11 Friday at Wisconsin 7:00 PM FSN
Nov. 12 Saturday at Wisconsin 7: 00 PM BTN
Nov. 18 Friday at St. Cloud State 7:30 PM FSN
Nov. 19 Saturday St. Cloud State 7:00 PM FSN
Nov. 25 Friday at Michigan State 6:00 PM FSN
Nov. 26 Saturday at Michigan State 6:00 PM FSN
Dec. 2 Friday Minnesota State 7:00 PM FSN
Dec. 3 Saturday Minnesota State 7:00 PM FSN
Dec. 9 Friday Michigan Tech 7:00 PM FSN
Dec. 10 Saturday Michigan Tech 8:00 PM FSN
Dec. 30 Friday Niagara 7:00 PM ---
Dec. 31 Saturday Princeton/Northeastern 6:00 PM ---
Jan. 7 Saturday Notre Dame 7:00 PM BTN
Jan. 13 Friday at North Dakota 7:30 PM FSN
Jan. 14 Saturday at North Dakota 7:00 PM FSN
Jan. 20 Friday Colorado College 7:00 PM FSN
Jan. 21 Saturday Colorado College 5:00 PM FSN
Jan. 27 Friday St. Cloud State 7:00 PM BTN
Jan. 28 Saturday at St. Cloud State 7:00 PM FSN
Feb. 10 Friday at Denver 8:30 PM FSN
Feb. 11 Saturday at Denver 8:00 PM FSN
Feb. 17 Friday Bemidji State 7:00 PM FSN
Feb. 18 Saturday Bemidji State 7:00 PM FSN
Feb. 24 Friday at Nebraska-Omaha 7:30 PM FSN
Feb. 25 Saturday at Nebraska-Omaha 7:00 PM FSN
Mar. 2 Friday Wisconsin 7:00 PM FSN
Mar. 3 Saturday Wisconsin 7:00 PM FSN