Getty Boston College Eagles forward Marc McLaughlin.
The first-seeded Boston College Eagles will meet the second-seeded St. Cloud State Huskies in the NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament’s East Regional final on Sunday at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY.
The game starts at 5:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN2. But if you don’t have cable, here are several different ways you can watch a live stream of Boston College vs St. Cloud State online for free.
With all the following options you’ll also be able to watch the Frozen Four games (ESPN2) and the national championship (ESPN or ESPN2):
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ESPN2 and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Boston College vs St. Cloud State live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space.
AT&T TV
AT&T TV has four different channel packages: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN and ESPN2 are included in every package, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch Boston College vs St. Cloud State live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your AT&T TV credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours).
Sling TV
ESPN and ESPN2 are include in Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” bundle. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with the ESPN channels, plus you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Boston College vs St. Cloud State live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ESPN2 and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Boston College vs St. Cloud State live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch the game live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Boston College vs St. Cloud State Preview
The Huskies blasted the Boston University Terriers 6-2 on Saturday to gain passage to the regional final. They’re seeking their second trip to the Frozen Four; in 2013, SCSU fell to eventual runners-up the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the national semifinals.
Following a scoreless first period, BU took the lead in the opening seconds of the second frame, but the Huskies responded to take a 3-2 edge into the third period.
“I was proud of our team,” SCSU head coach Brett Larson said besting the Terriers, according to USCHO. “We had some adversity getting scored on eight seconds into the second period. But we were able to rally.”
He added: “We’re hitting the reset button. We’ll have to play the right way to have any chance (against BC). The work will start about five minutes after we get out of here.”
Sophomore forward Jami Krannila doubled the Huskies’ advantage about four minutes into the last frame, when was awarded a penalty shot after being dragged down on a shorthanded breakaway.
“I didn’t even think I’m going get a penalty shot,” Krannila said, according to the Times Union. “Coach asked me if I wanted to shoot it, or should we take a power play. I said I want to shoot it. He was close to calling it off, but he didn’t.”
Krannila added an assist with five minutes to play on freshman forward Veeti Miettinen’s tally to make it 6-2.
The Huskies hadn’t advanced past the NCAA Tournament’s first round since 2015, suffering three losses in the regional semis in that span.
“The third time’s the charm I guess,” Krannila said, per USCHO. “We stuck to our game plan. In years past we got away from that.”
The Eagles haven’t played since the UMass Lowell River Hawks bounced them from the Hockey East Tournament semifinals 6-5 in double overtime back on March 17.
BC’s regional semifinals opponents, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, bowed out of the tournament on Thursday due to COVID-19 protocols.
Sophomore forward Matthew Boldy leads the Eagles attack with 30 points through 21 contests. His 1.4286 points per game rank fifth in the nation.
The Eagles are looking for their 26th Frozen Four appearance and their sixth national title.
“As a coach, you need to have amnesia. Watching the film (against Lowell) we played better than I thought we played,” BC coach Jerry York said, per USCHO. “It was a well-played game. I don’t think people understand how strong Lowell is. Certainly, we would have liked to have won it, but there’s one real shiny trophy and that’s the one right in front of us.”