College Hockey Fans Have Options When It Comes to Streaming. Are the Prices Reasonable?

It's almost hockey season, and college hockey fans will be looking for streaming and TV options to watch their favorite team. College Hockey Fans Have Options When it Comes to Streaming. Are the Prices reasonable? I believe they are. 

Earlier today, Dan Jacobson posted this on X: Updated NCAA Hockey streaming costs now that CCHA announced their pricing and B1G+ removed sports pass.

Updated NCAA Hockey streaming costs now that CCHA announced their pricing and B1G+ removed sports pass pic.twitter.com/YrmSKA1jUd

— Dan Jacobsen (@DanJacobsen) August 27, 2024

Reading his tweet closer, a few things stood out. Yes, NCHC fans will pay $116.95 for a season of NCHC.TV. The Big Ten Hockey Conference charges about the same, $120.00 a season. You can grumble all you want, but that's what you'll pay for a season to watch your favorite hockey team. Yes, some schools have better webcasts than other schools. Some fans have cheaper options for watching their favorite hockey team. That's life. 

If you're an NCHC fan, are you spending the $120 to watch the B1G Hockey teams? In many cases, not. Many of us only have a little free time to follow both leagues. Even if you decide to purchase both platforms, would you classify $120 as expensive? It's all relative. Honestly, many people spend that much money taking their family out to eat. 

Moving on. The other options are ECAC and Hockey East. Their games are on ESPN+. Like many fans, I already pay the monthly charge of $11.99. If you're an NHL hockey fan, you're probably already a consumer of ESPN+. You're not out any more money. It's the best option for watching college hockey. 

Today, the CCHA announced that its games will be on CCHA TV, which Will be on Midco Sports Plus, per a release by the League: Midco Sports Plus includes three content packages. Midco Sports Plus 1 is available now, and customers can access all three packages on Tuesday, September 3. CCHA TV’s 180 live events can be found on Midco Sports Plus 2 for $24.99 per month or $129.99 per year. Again, I don't think that price is unreasonable. Last season, I purchased a season of Midco Sports Plus to watch Summit League Basketball, and the quality was unbelievable. 

Finally, the Atlantic Hockey Association games are on Flo Sports. Again, that's a win. You get a lot more than college hockey on Flo Sports. Looking at the image below, you can see that you can watch the ECHL, Atlantic Hockey, USHL, and numerous junior hockey leagues. Like myself, if you're a fan of the Highlimit and Luca Oil Late Model Series, you have already paid $150 to watch both series. That's not an unreasonable price to pay to watch college hockey.