The puck drops on Friday, Oct. 14 (7:30 PM, ET) with *No. 4-ranked Denver taking on No. 5-ranked Boston College. In all, the Network features every team ranked in the top 10 of the USCHO Poll, as well as 15 of the nation’s top 20 teams. Match-ups include:

            Sunday, Nov. 13:  Boston University at Boston College

            Friday, Nov. 18:    Boston College at Notre Dame

            Friday, Dec. 2:     Boston University at Boston College 

                                       Denver at Colorado College

            Saturday, Jan. 21: Michigan at Notre Dame

            Saturday, Feb. 4:  Miami at Michigan

            Friday, Feb. 10:    North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth

Friday, Feb. 17:    Notre Dame at Miami

The complete schedule is included below. 

Veteran analyst Dave Starman returns for his ninth year calling college hockey for the Network. Analyst Jim Paradise and play-by-play announcers Matt McConnell, Eric Frede and Ben Holden also return. Shireen Saski serves as rink-side reporter and intermission host.

CBS Sports Network will again feature a live on-site pre-game show that previews the action and discusses college hockey news from around the country. 

CBS Sports Network covers more than 300 live games annually, showcasing 30 men’s and women’s sports, in addition to a variety of studio shows, documentaries and original programs. The Network is available throughout the United States and Canada to local cable, video and teleco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 613 and Dish Network Channel 152. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

*USCHO Poll as of 9/26/11

2011-12 COLLEGE HOCKEY SCHEDULE

(ALL TIMES EASTERN)

Oct. 14 (Fri)  Denver at Boston College                         7:30 PM

                    Kelley Rink (Conte Forum), Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Nov. 4 (Fri)     Cornell at Yale                                         7:30 PM

                     Ingalls Rink, New Haven, Conn.

Nov. 13 (Sun)  Boston University at Boston College        4:00 PM

                      Kelley Rink (Conte Forum), Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Nov. 18 (Fri)  Boston College at Notre                             7:30 PM

                    Compton Family Center, Notre Dame, Ind.

Dec. 2 (Fri)  Boston University at Boston College           7:30 PM

                  Kelley Rink (Conte Forum), Chestnut Hill, Mass.

                   Denver at Colorado College                       10:00 PM

                   World Arena, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Dec. 10 (Fri)  Boston University at Maine                        7:30 PM

                     Harold Alfond Sports Arena, Orono, Maine

Jan. 6 (Fri)  Minnesota Duluth at Western Michigan        7:30 PM

                  Lawson Arena, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Jan. 13 (Fri)  Western Michigan at Notre Dame               7:30 PM

                  Compton Family Center, Notre Dame, Ind.

Jan. 20 (Fri)  Air Force at Army                                        7:30 PM

                  Tate Rink, West Point, N.Y.

Jan. 21 (Sat)  Michigan at Notre Dame                            7:30 PM

                    Compton Family Center, Notre Dame, Ind.

Jan. 27 (Fri)  Colgate at Cornell                                      7:30 PM

                   Lynah Rink, Ithaca, N.Y.

Jan. 28 (Sat)  Maine at Boston University                       7:30 PM
                     Jack Parker Rink (Agganis Arena), Boston, Mass.

 Feb. 3 (Fri)   Providence at UNH                                    7:30 PM

                   Towse Rink (Whittemore Center), Durham, N.H.

                   RIT at Air Force                                          10:00 PM

                   Cadet Ice Arena, Colorado Springs, Colo.

 Feb. 4 (Sat)  Miami at Michigan                                     7:30 PM

                    Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Feb. 10 (Fri)  North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth             8:00 PM

                     AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minn.

Feb. 17 (Fri)  Notre Dame at Miami                                7:30 PM

                   Goggin Ice Center, Oxford, Ohio

                   Nebraska Omaha at Colorado College      10:00 PM

                   World Arena, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Feb. 24 (Fri)  Ohio State at Miami                                  6:00 PM

                    Goggin Ice Center, Oxford, Ohio

                    Michigan State at Notre Dame                  8:30 PM

                     Compton Family Ice Arena, Notre Dame, Ind.

March 2 (Fri)  Vermont at Boston College                       7:30 PM

                     Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

March 3 (Sat.)  Vermont at Boston College                     7:00PM

                        Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA