NCAA games coming to ESPN

American sports media giant ESPN announced earlier today that it has reached a six year media rights agreement with Hockey East of the NCAA that will feature Division 1 teams in both the men's and women's leagues beginning in 2022-23 and running through the 2027-28 season.

The agreement includes over 300 games to be broadcasted annually on ESPN or ESPN+.

“Hockey East is delighted to begin an exciting and comprehensive digital and linear partnership with ESPN,” said Hockey East Commissioner Steve Metcalf. “By placing the top ​collegiate hockey conference on the ‘Home of Hockey,’ Hockey East can now provide our fans with the premier live-viewing experience in all of sports and allow the league to showcase the stories of our student athletes both on and ​off the ice.”

For those not in the know, Hockey East is an 11 team Division 1 conference with teams based mostly in the New England area, including powerhouse teams like Boston College, Boston University, University of Maine and Northeastern University.

“ESPN is proud to add exclusive rights to Hockey East, one of the sport’s premier conferences, to our ever-growing lineup of top-level hockey leagues and events,” said Dan Margulis, senior director of programming, ESPN. “With half of the over 300 games annually dedicated to women’s hockey, we are very excited to help grow the sport across ESPN platforms.”