Dec. 3, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's hockey fans around Pennsylvania will have the opportunity to watch up to six additional games on television this season. The American Sports Network will distribute these games to local outlets beginning with Saturday's game at Wisconsin.
In addition to this Saturday's contest at Wisconsin, a home series against Ohio State (Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.; Jan. 10 at 3 p.m.) as well as another home game against Wisconsin (Feb. 7 at 2 p.m.) highlight the schedule before road contests at Ohio State (Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.) and at Minnesota (March 13 at 8 p.m.). All times are Eastern.
Fans who have Big Ten Network as part of their cable package can watch on BTN2Go for mobile devices and computers. Check with your provider to see if BTN2Go is supported.
On board to televise all six games is WLYH-TV CW15 in the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York television market, serving over 700,000 homes.
Additionally, WJAC's secondary channel, MeTV, will televise this Saturday's game in the Johnstown-Altoona-State College market. WJAC will air the Penn State-Ohio State game on Jan. 10, while the other contests will run on MeTV. (MeTV Channel Guide)
Pittsburgh's WPMY (MyTV Channel 22) will air Saturday's game at Wisconsin on a tape delay beginning at 10 p.m. TV stations in Madison, Milwaukee, Eau Claire, Wausau-Rhinelander and La Crosse will air the game live in Wisconsin as well.
This distribution agreement also extends to the WQMY (MyTV) in Wilkes-Barre area for four games: Jan. 9, Jan. 10, Feb. 28 and March 13.
Fans are encouraged to check their local listings as times and channels are subject to change. Penn State will keep fans up-to-date as information comes available.
The inclusion of these six games brings Penn State's schedule of televised games to 18, including at least one game in the Big Ten Tournament.
The Nittany Lions next take on Wisconsin this Friday at 9 p.m. ET for a nationally televised game on ESPNews, the first of three games on the ESPN family of networks (Jan. 17 vs. Michigan State, 5 p.m. and Feb. 21 vs. Minnesota, 5 p.m.)
Additional Penn State Hockey Games on Local Television (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, Dec. 6 at Wisconsin, 9 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 9 vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10 vs. Ohio State, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7 vs. Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 at Ohio State, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 13 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
About American Sports Network
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