BOSTON - The UMass Lowell athletic department and NESN (New England Sports Network) announced on Wednesday afternoon that two River Hawk Hockey games will be aired this season on the home of the Boston Bruins and Boston Red Sox. UMass Lowell's games on NESN will be against Boston University on Friday, December 8th and Friday, January 26th against Boston College at the Tsongas Center. Both broadcasts will start at 7 p.m.

"We are excited to bring River Hawk Hockey and the Tsongas Center experience to millions of college hockey fans around New England," said Pete Souris, UMass Lowell Associate Athletic Director for Communications. "We are pleased to continue the partnership with NESN, who has been a long-time supporter of college hockey and Hockey East."

Longtime Hockey East broadcaster and NESN Red Sox studio host Tom Caron (@TomCaron) will join NESN studio analyst Billy Jaffe (@BJaffe) for the call of the game on December 8th vs. the Terriers. 

The River Hawks game against Boston University will also be re-aired on Saturday, December 9th at 12 p.m. 

NESN has consistently been one of the top-rated regional sports networks in the country with award-winning Red Sox and Bruins coverage. The network is delivered to over 4 million homes throughout the six-state New England region and an additional 5 million homes nationally as NESN National. Fans can also live stream NESN's programming on NESNgo.com or with the NESNgo app. For a complete NESN channel listing in your area, click here.