NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's ice hockey program has teamed up with the NESN (New England Sports Network), announcing a broadcast agreement on Thursday that includes three home games set to be aired nationally on the top-rated regional sports network in New England during the 2017-18 season.
The Warriors will play three games in total on NESN beginning on Saturday, Nov. 18, against Providence College at 7 p.m. from Lawler Rink. Later in the year, the Warriors will also appear on NESN against Vermont (Jan. 27) and UMass Lowell (Feb. 23). All three games will be also be available on
NESN National.
NESN has a long-standing partnership with Hockey East that dates back to the league's first season (1984/85). NESN will once again televise the Hockey East Tournament championship weekend, plus several other Hockey East schools will be partnering with NESN to broadcast Hockey East action this season.
All aforementioned games on NESN will be 7 p.m. puck drops. All home games are also broadcast live on the
Merrimack Sports Network at a pay-per-view rate of $6.95/game; fans may also purchase a 2017-18 All-Access Season Pass for $99.95, or a monthly recurring subscription for $10.95. Both the All-Access Season Pass and recurring monthly subscription include access to all video content and archived material on the Merrimack Sports Network.
About Merrimack College
The only Catholic Augustinian college in New England, Merrimack College is an independent, coeducational institution with more than 4,000 undergraduate, continuing education and graduate students from 34 states and 36 countries, comprising schools of liberal arts, science and engineering, health sciences, education and social policy, and business. The college's 220-acre campus is situated approximately 25 miles north of Boston in North Andover and Andover, Massachusetts. Merrimack is a Master's Colleges & Universities/Medium Programs institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
About NESN
NESN has consistently been one of the top-rated regional sports networks in the country with award-winning Red Sox and Bruins coverage. The network is delivered to over 4 million homes throughout the six-state New England region and an additional 5 million homes nationally as NESN National. For four consecutive years Forbes Magazine has ranked NESN as one of the 10 Most Valuable Sports Business Brands in the World.
NESN.com is one of the Top 12 sports web sites in the U.S. NESN's social responsibility program,
NESN Connects, is proud to support and connect its employees with charitable organizations in our communities. NESN is owned by Fenway Sports Group (owners of the Boston Red Sox) and Delaware North (owners of the Boston Bruins).
