Minnesota vs. Bemidji State men's hockey: How to watch on FOX 9+

The Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team takes on Bemidji State on Thursday — a game you can watch on FOX 9+. 

The puck drops at 7 p.m. on FOX 9+, but before the game tune into the FOX 9 Gopher Hockey Pregame Show at 6:30 p.m. featuring FOX 9's Jim Rich on FOX 9+ and streaming in the player above. 

How to watch

Sixteen U of M men's hockey home games will air on FOX 9 or FOX 9+ during the 2024-25 season. Meanwhile, select road games, including against Minnesota Duluth, St. Thomas, and Bemidji State will also air on FOX 9+.

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Before Gophers home games, there will be a 30-minute pregame show that airs on FOX 9 or FOX 9+ and FOX LOCAL, featuring FOX 9's Jim Rich. Rich will also serve as the play-by-play announcer for all games broadcast on FOX 9 and FOX 9+ with Gophers' second all-time leading scorer Pat Micheletti providing analysis. 

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The schedule

Here's the Gophers schedule of the 16 home games and four away games that will air on FOX 9 or FOX 9+. 

  • Nov. 14: Bemidji State at Minnesota on FOX 9+
  • Nov. 16: Minnesota at Bemidji State
  • Nov. 29: Alaska at Minnesota
  • Nov. 30: Alaska at Minnesota
  • Dec. 7: Michigan at Minnesota
  • Dec. 14: Michigan State at Minnesota
  • Jan. 3: Mercyhurst at Minnesota
  • Jan. 4: Mercyhurst at Minnesota
  • Jan. 17: Notre Dame at Minnesota
  • Jan. 18: Notre Dame at Minnesota
  • Jan. 31: Wisconsin at Minnesota
  • Feb. 1: Wisconsin at Minnesota
  • Feb. 21: Ohio State at Minnesota
  • Feb. 22: Ohio State at Minnesota

How to watch FOX 9+

FOX 9+ is your ticket to local sports. It reaches nearly 2 million homes and 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. In addition, these games will be available on FOX 9+ on Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, FuboTV, and YouTube TV.