Puck drops Thursday for NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Detroit
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Ford Field, home to the Detroit Lions, is taking on some ice -- literally -- as it plays host to the 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four. ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile TV will carry the games live beginning Thursday.
The NFL field has been transformed to include an NCAA ice rink. (Watch the video of the transformation here.)
No. 3-seeded Wisconsin (27-10-4) faces Rochester Institute of Technology (28-11-1) in the first national semifinal at 2 p.m. Pacific time on ESPN2 HD and ESPN3.com, followed by No. 1-seeded Miami of Ohio (29-7-7) vs. No. 4 Boston College (27-10-3) in the second national semifinal at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 HD, ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile.
The national championship is set for Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPN HD, ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile.
The Frozen Four telecasts will feature Gary Thorne on play-by-play, the irrepressible Barry Melrose as the analyst and Clay Matvick as the ice-level reporter. Also, on Friday, at 4 p.m., ESPNU HD will feature the Hobey Baker Award presentation live from Ford Field. The award honors college ice hockey’s top men’s player.
ESPN’s presentation of the Frozen Four will feature 15 cameras, including two fixed cameras in each goal, provided by the NCAA to verify goals.
-- Debbie Goffa