FOX Sports North announces coverage plans for Hockey Day Minnesota 2020
FOX Sports North, in conjunction with the Minnesota Wild, announced Tuesday their in-depth broadcast coverage plans for the 14th annual Hockey Day Minnesota (HDM) presented by Wells Fargo, which will commence Jan. 18 at 9 a.m. Highlighted by more than 16 hours of continuous hockey programming, the network will showcase five live games, including three outdoor games from the Parade Stadium in downtown Minneapolis, a men’s college game from St. Cloud and the Wild vs. Dallas Stars primetime game from Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
The broadcast event will be televised regionally on FOX Sports North, FOX Sports North PLUS and via the FOX Sports GO app. Select content will also be made available nationwide, exclusively through FOX Sports GO.
Hockey Day Minnesota programming will be anchored from the FOX Sports Hockey Day set at Parade Stadium near the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Throughout the day, the FOX Sports North team will introduce viewers to numerous special features and reports from tournaments, pick-up games and Hockey Day happenings from across the State of Hockey. The full TV schedule, plus list of special features, live guests and FOX Sports North on-air talent is listed below.
Television schedule:
| 9 a.m. | Hockey Day Coverage Begins | Parade Stadium, Minneapolis | FSN / FOX Sports GO |
| 9:30 a.m. | Warroad vs. Minneapolis (Boys) | Parade Stadium, Minneapolis | FSN / FOX Sports GO |
| 1 p.m. | Blaine vs. Blake (Boys) | Parade Stadium, Minneapolis | FSN / FOX Sports GO |
| 4 p.m. | Minnesota Duluth vs. St Cloud State | Herb Brooks Center, St. Cloud | FSN+ / FOX Sports GO |
| 4:30 p.m. | Ohio State vs. University of MN (Women) | Parade Park, Minneapolis | FSN / FOX Sports GO |
| 7:30 p.m. | Wild Live / Hockey Day Coverage | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul | FSN / FOX Sports GO |
| 8 p.m. | Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul | FSN / FOX Sports GO |
** The regional sports network will also show highlights from the Thursday night (Jan. 16) Holy Angels vs. Minneapolis and Grand Rapids-Greenlay vs. Blake girl’s high school game and Friday’s night’s (Jan. 17) NHL alumni game and State of Hockey Women’s All-Star Game taking place at Parade Stadium.
Special Features:
Live Guests:
Talent Line Up:
FOX Sports North will feature a full team of on-air talent contributing throughout the day. NHL Network host Jamie Hersch is returning home to host the Hockey Day desk in Minneapolis alongside Ben Clymer. Additionally, Minnesota native and FS1 host/reporter Jenny Taft is returning to host a new secondary set, also located at Parade Stadium.
Other:
The hockey community is encouraged to join the HDM celebrations by using #HDM2020 – select text and photo content will be incorporated into the broadcast throughout the day.
Hockey Day Minnesota was originated in 2007 by the Minnesota Wild to celebrate the game that has made Minnesota the "State of Hockey." It is produced in partnership with FOX Sports North, Minnesota Hockey and the respective local community that serves as the host each year. Previous locations include Baudette Bay (2007, 2008), Phalen Park (2009), Hermantown (2010), Moorhead (2011), Minnetonka (2012), Grand Rapids (2013), Elk River (2014), Saint Paul (2015), Duluth (2016), Stillwater (2017), St. Cloud (2018) and Bemidji (2019). For more information, visit wild.com/HockeyDay.
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