WCHA Release | WCHA.tv
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – On Thursday, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) unveiled its 2017-18 WCHA.tv streaming packages – the Association's official online streaming platform – which features prices as low as 60 centers per game. Fans can follow the Alaska Nanooks hockey team (or any other men's WCHA team) wherever they go, home or away, by subscribing to any of the WCHA.tv packages below.
According to the WCHA press release, "WCHA.tv is the exclusive home for up to 182 games featuring WCHA schools during the 2017-18 college hockey season. Fans are treated to a responsive viewing experience customized for their medium of choice (computer, tablet, phone or OTT app), while certain subscription packages provide multiple screen layout options for desktop users (including picture-in-picture, multi-view format to watch up to four games simultaneously and full-screen video)."
New this year, in partnership with Stretch Internet, WCHA.tv will provide fans with high-quality, HS broadcasts (when available from originating arena) on multiple platforms, including TV-connected devices via custom apps on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV.
According to the WCHA press release, WCHA President and Men's League Commissioner Bill Robertson said, "As the digital world continues to evolve, and with it our fans' viewing experiences, we are pleased to enhance the WCHA.tv product in significant ways. The addition of OTT apps, along with continuing to provide flexible subscription offerings, allows our fans to engage with WCHA video content wherever they may be, and whenever and however they want."
The WCHA.tv OTT apps will provide fans an easy way to watch content directly on their televisions with no need to stream from tablets, phones or desktop computers. Users can access the content simply by searching "WCHA" on the app interfaces on any of the compatible devices, and then downloading the corresponding app.
Both live and on-demand events will be available through WCHA.tv from the first puck-drop of the season all the way through the Broadmoor Trophy Championship game through the following subscription packages:
WCHA Season Pass ($104.99) – Fans can receive live and archives access to a minimum of 176 and a maximum of 182 WCHA games as low as 60 cents per game. The package includes every WCHA regular season conference game, along with each of the ten WCHA team's nonconference home games (exhibition games are up to the school's discretion to broadcast) and the entire 2018 WCHA Tournament.
Single-Team Season Pass ($89.99) – This package is dedicated to all the loyal Nanook hockey fans from near and far. The Single-Team Season Pass delivers live and on-demand coverage of a specific school's home exhibition game, home nonconference contests and all WCHA regular season games (home and away) and of that selected team's potential 2017 postseason run (home and away).
Single-Team Road Pass ($44.99) – For season-ticket holders of the Alaska Nanooks hockey team or other fans who attend the majority of the home games at the Carlson Center, this package consists of all 14 of a selected team's WCHA regular season road games (live and on-demand).
WCHA Monthly Pass ($24.99) – Fans will receive live and on-demand access to all of their favorite team's WCHA regular season league games (home and away), nonconference home contests and select exhibition games for an entire calendar month of their choosing."
League-Wide Nightly Pass ($9.99) – Fans can watch live broadcasts of every game played in a WCHA barn that night, up to five games spanning three different time zones.
Single-Team Nightly Pass ($8.99) – For fans that want to watch their favorite team play at home (WCHA or nonconference) or on the road (WCHA games only) with this one-team, one-game price per night.
The Alaska Nanooks hockey team hosts their annual Blue vs. Gold game this upcoming Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7pm AKT at the Patty Center Ice Arena.
For more information on the Alaska Nanooks hockey team, follow @NanooksHockey on Twitter or like the Alaska Nanooks Hockey team page on Facebook.
