Getty UMass Minutemen goaltender Filip Lindberg.
The second-seeded UMass Minutemen will meet the fourth-seeded Bemidji State Beavers in the East Regional final of the NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament on Saturday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT.
The game starts at 5 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPNU. But if you don’t have cable, here are several different ways you can watch a live stream of UMass vs Bemidji State online for free.
With all the following options you’ll also be able to watch the Regional Championship games (ESPN2 or ESPNU), 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, ESPNU, ESPNews and 130-plus other TV channels on FuboTV. ESPN and ESPN2 are included in the main channel package, while ESPNU and ESPNews are in the “Sports Plus” add-on. Both can be included in your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch UMass vs Bemidji 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 all included in every package, while ESPNU and ESPNews are in the “Choice” and above bundles, 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 UMass vs Bemidji 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, while ESPNU and ESPNews are in the “Sports Extra” add-on. 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 UMass vs Bemidji 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, ESPNU, ESPNews 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 UMass vs Bemidji 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).
UMass vs Bemidji State Preview
The Beavers (16-9-3, 8-5-1 in the WCHA) knocked out the East Region’s top-seeded Wisconsin Badgers 6-3 on Friday for their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2009.
Bemidji State freshman defenseman Elias Rosén had a hand in a pair of first-period tallies — he assisted sophomore forward Ross Armour’s goal not seven minutes into the contest, then capitalized on an errant Badgers pass with a strike of his own for a 2-0 advantage 15 seconds before the first intermission.
“Our word all week was attack,” Beavers head coach Tom Serratore said, according to The Bemidji Pioneer. “That’s how we play. We’re a puck-pressure team and we wanted to make sure that we played our game.”
Junior forward Ethan Somoza scored twice and assisted on an empty-netter in the closing seconds. His second goal, just over six minutes into the third period, put the Bemidji State up 5-1.
“I don’t know. Maybe they weren’t prepared for it, but we stuck to what we’ve been doing the whole year,” Somoza said, per The Bemidji Pioneer. “Our focus is being really aggressive on the forecheck and causing turnovers, keeping things really simple in the defensive zone.”
The Beavers are seeking their second Frozen Four appearance since the program rejoined Division I in the 1999-2000 season; they fell to the Miami RedHawks 4-1 in the 2009 national semifinals.
“I guess they’re called upsets because you might be a lower seed,” Serratore said, per The Bemidji Pioneer. “But a lot of times, it’s who’s playing best at that particular time of year as well. … Nothing surprises us anymore.”
The Minutemen (17-5-4, 13-5-4 in Hockey East) are also seeking their second trip to the Frozen Four; they reached the title game in 2019, falling to the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs 3-0.
UMass pounded the Lake Superior State Lakers 5-1 on Friday. Senior forward Jake Gaudet scored twice and sophomore defenseman Zac Jones added a trio of assists.
“We knew it was going to be a grinding type of game, and that proved to be the difference,” UMass head coach Greg Carvel said, according to the school’s athletics site. “We scored around the net, we scored early in the game which set the tone. I thought that when we managed the puck well, we played well. But I thought we were pretty casual with the puck too often tonight. Mentally, we were not as sharp as we usually are.”
He added: “We’ll need to be better tomorrow night against a team that had a big win earlier today.”