BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has announced a four-game lineup of Bally Sports broadcasts. Seven WCHA teams will be televised on the networks beginning this Friday, including four shows on Bally Sports North and one on both Bally Sports Great Lakes and Bally Sports Wisconsin.

Friday, Jan. 13: Wisconsin at Ohio State – 5 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. ET
- Bally Sports North Extra, Bally Sports Wisconsin, Bally Sports Great Lakes
Sunday, Jan. 22: Minnesota Duluth at St. Thomas – 2 p.m. CT
- Bally Sports North
Saturday, Jan. 28: Bemidji State at St. Cloud State – 1:07 p.m. CT
- Bally Sports North Extra, Bally Sports Wisconsin Extra
Friday, Feb. 10: Wisconsin at Minnesota – 6 p.m. CT
- Bally Sports North Extra, Bally Sports app

The four-game lineup doubles last year’s two Bally Sports broadcasts and features five teams ranked in the national polls.

Starting off with a spotlighted series, No. 1 Ohio State hosts No. 5/8 Wisconsin on Friday, Jan. 13 on Bally Sports North Extra, Wisconsin, and Great Lakes. A highly contested matchup between top-10 teams in the nation, fans can expect a battle between some of college hockey’s top players in the 5 p.m. CT puck drop at the home of the defending national champions. It’ll be the first matchup between Ohio State and Wisconsin this season in a fight for important points in league standings.

Throughout the first half of the season, Minnesota Duluth has been nationally ranked in the top-10 and is currently checked in at No. 6/7. The Bulldogs travel to take on the Tommies of St. Thomas on Sunday, Jan. 22, a squad that recently earned its first WCHA series sweep (Dec. 16-17) and longest unbeaten streak of five games since making the transition to Division I in the 2021-22 season. The last matchup between the two teams skated to a 1-1 overtime tie on Dec. 10, before St. Thomas claimed the extra league point with a shootout win.

January's Bally Sports broadcasts round out on Saturday, Jan. 28 as women's college hockey returns to the Hockey Day Minnesota lineup. Although celebrated outdoors in White Bear Lake this year, Bemidji State travels to No. 14 St. Cloud State for an indoor broadcast filling the day with hockey coverage of all levels. From high school hockey, women's and men's college hockey, and the Minnesota Wild, the WCHA's inclusion in Hockey Day Minnesota festivities has the Beavers facing off against a No. 14 St. Cloud State squad that has earned its highest national rankings this season since 2009.

Closing out the broadcast schedule with another top-5 matchup is the highly anticipated Border Battle as Wisconsin travels to Minnesota on Friday, Feb. 10 at Ridder Arena, the home of the 2023 Kwik Trip WCHA Final Faceoff. With Wisconsin currently ranked at No. 5/8 in the nation, the Badgers take on the No. 3/4 ranked Minnesota Gophers. Earlier this season, the pair skated to a 3-3 tie on Nov. 19 where Minnesota claimed the shootout win, while Wisconsin rebounded with a 4-1 win on Nov. 20.

To find Bally Sports North in your area, follow the channel finder HERE. Bally Sports Great Lakes can be found on channel 662 for DirecTV subscribers, while the Bally Sports Wisconsin channel finder can be found HERE.

The Bally Sports broadcasts come in addition to the league’s B1G+ streaming partnership, giving fans multiple ways to access live and on-demand WCHA games. The trio of programs will also be available live to B1G+ subscribers.

ABOUT BALLY SPORTS NORTH
Bally Sports North presents more live, local sports programming than any other network or broadcast system in the market. Serving sports fans throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North and South Dakota, the regional network produces over 250 live sporting events every day. For more regional sports content, visit ballysports.com and follow @BallySportsNOR on Twitter, @BallySportsNorth on Instagram and BallySportsNorth on Facebook.

ABOUT BALLY SPORTS WISCONSIN
Bally Sports Wisconsin presents more live, local sports programming than any other network or broadcast system in the market. Serving sports fans throughout the state of Wisconsin, the regional network produces over 200 live sporting events every year. For more regional sports content, visit ballysports.com and follow @BallySportWI on Twitter, @ballysportswisconsin on Instagram and BallySportsWisconsin on Facebook.
 
ABOUT BALLY SPORTS GREAT LAKES
Bally Sports Ohio is available on most cable providers in Northeast Ohio, Columbus, Northwest Pennsylvania, and extreme Western New York, while also being available nationwide on satellite through DirecTV.

FOLLOW THE WCHA
For more information on the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, follow the league on Twitter and Instagram @WCHA_WHockey, and online at the new wcha.com.