University of Minnesota Athletics

MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota men's ice hockey team announced its 2024-25 television schedule and seasons on Friday, including an expanded partnership with FOX9. The Golden Gophers will broadcast 20 games throughout the season on FOX9 or FOX9+, presented by Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, in addition to six contests broadcast on the Big Ten Network and one on FS1. Select road trips, including Minnesota's games at Minnesota Duluth, St. Thomas and Bemidji State, will also air locally in the Twin Cities on FOX 9+.

“Gopher hockey has a rich and proud tradition here in the State of Hockey,” said Marian Davey, SVP/GM of FOX’s KMSP-WFTC. “It is an honor to broadcast 20 games for the passionate fans this season as the Maroon and Gold fight for another championship.”

New for the 104th edition of Pride on Ice will be a 30-minute pre-game show presented by M Health Fairview, home of the games, and broadcast on FOX9/FOX9+, featuring the Maroon and Gold through features, sit-down interviews etc. presents ice cream instructions. Jim Rich will host the show and serve as play-by-play announcer for all coverage on FOX9/FOX9+. Gophers' second all-time leading scorer, Pat Micheletti, will join the broadcast as an analyst. Immediately following the completion of all games, a post-game show will air on FOX9/FOX9+ recapping the game action presented by RBC Wealth Management.

With no subscriptions or fees, FOX 9+ is your FREE ticket to local sports reaching nearly two million households. FOX 9+ can be found on Comcast channel 10/807, DirecTV channel 29, DISH channel 29, Spectrum channel 10, Mediacom channel 10/803 and Over-The-Air channel 9.2. Additionally, these games will be available on FOX 9+ on Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, FuboTV and YouTube TV.

For details on how to watch FOX9/FOX9+ and other TV broadcast partners, click HERE.

Single-game tickets and other ticket options will remain in place for the 2024-25 season. Further information can be found HERE.