ESPN announces broadcast schedule for World Cup of Hockey

By @MichaelCaples –

ESPN announced the broadcast schedule today for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, giving fans an idea of how they will be able to watch their favorite NHL players in action this September.

The puck officially drops between Team USA and Team Europe on ESPN2 at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 17 to kick things off.

Team USA and Team Canada play on ESPN in prime time on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

The semifinals begin on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2, with the second semi taking place Sunday, Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. on ESPN.

Game 1 of the best-of-three final begins Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. on ESPN, followed by Game 2 on Thursday at 8 p.m. and a possible Game 3 on Saturday at 7 p.m., both on ESPN2.

Full schedule:

 

Date, Time (ET), Telecast, Network

Sep 17, 3:30 p.m., Group Play: USA vs. Europe, ESPN2

Sep 17, 8 p.m., Group Play: Czech Republic vs. Canada, ESPNEWS

Sep 18, 3 p.m., Group Play: Sweden vs. Russia, ESPN

Sep 18, 8 p.m., Group Play: North America vs. Finland, ESPN2

Sep 19, 3 p.m., Group Play: Europe vs. Czech Republic, ESPN2

Sep 19, 8 p.m., Group Play: Russia vs. North America, ESPN2

Sep 20, 3 p.m., Group Play: Finland vs. Sweden, ESPN

Sep 20, 8 p.m., Group Play: Canada vs. USA, ESPN

Sep 21, 3 p.m., Group Play: North America vs. Sweden, ESPN

Sep 21, 8 p.m., Group Play: Europe vs Canada, ESPN2

Sep 22, 3 p.m., Group Play: Finland vs. Russia, ESPN

Sep 22, 8 p.m., Group Play: USA vs. Czech Republic, ESPN2

Sep 24, 7 p.m., Semifinal one, ESPN2

Sep 25, 1 p.m., Semifinal two, ESPN

Sep 27, 8 p.m., Final: Game one, ESPN

Sep 29, 8 p.m., Final: Game two, ESPN2

Oct 1, 7 p.m., Final: Game three (if necessary), ESPN2