ORONO – University of Maine Athletics and its multimedia rights partner, Black Bear Sports Properties, have released seven dates for the 2015-16 hockey local television schedule. These select games will air live on WVII/WFVX (Bangor), FOX College Sports and WPME (Portland).
Maine’s first local men’s ice hockey broadcast of the 2015-16 season will be on Friday, Nov. 20 when the Black Bears welcome Hockey East foe Vermont to Alfond Arena for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop. Television coverage will extend throughout the entire season, with all broadcasts airing in Eastern Time. The full slate of broadcasts includes:
Friday, Nov. 20 vs. Vermont (7:30 PM – ABC)*
Saturday, Nov. 28 vs. Princeton (7:00 PM – FOX)
Friday, Dec. 4 vs. New Hampshire (7:30 PM – FOX)
Saturday, Jan. 16 vs. UConn (7:00 PM – FOX)
Friday, Jan. 22 vs. Boston University (7:30 PM – ABC)
Friday, Feb. 5 vs. Providence (7:30 PM – ABC)
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Merrimack (7:00 PM – ABC)
For complete coverage of Black Bear Hockey, follow @blackbearnation and @blackbearhockey on Twitter, or visit the official home of University of Maine Athletics at www.goblackbears.com.
The best place to catch Maine Hockey action is live at Alfond Arena! For tickets, please visit GoBlackBears.com or call the UMaine ticket office at 207-581-BEAR.
Black Bear Sports Properties is a property of Learfield Sports, which manages the multimedia rights for nearly 100 collegiate properties. Learfield’s multimedia rights encompass numerous content distribution platforms to deliver the passion of college athletics across radio television and digital networks to fans globally. To learn more about the company’s 40-year history and complete portfolio, visit www.learfieldsports.com.
*Game will not be shown on WPME due to a scheduling conflict.
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