COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – With more games on its digital network than ever before, including the entire NCHC postseason, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) unveiled its NCHC.tv ‘Early Bird’ Annual Pass for the 2025-26 season on Thursday.
For the first time in conference history, the NCHC Semifinals and Championship Game will be available on NCHC.tv in 2026. In all, NCHC.tv will be home to approximately 175 live games in 2025-26, including every home exhibition, all home non-conference games, all 112 conference games and every NCHC playoff game for your favorite team. The 2025 Ice Breaker Tournament, hosted by Arizona State, will also be streamed exclusively on NCHC.tv.
With the Early Bird Special, new subscribers can enjoy all the action on NCHC.tv at the same price as last season but with more games. The NCHC.tv ‘Early Bird’ Annual Pass gets fans access to all games and content on NCHC.tv throughout the 2025-26 season, including every game in an NCHC venue. NCHC.tv ‘Early Bird’ pricing is $119.95, which is the same price as a 2024-25 NCHC Annual Pass, and is only available through Sunday, Sept. 21.
Once the Early Bird Special expires, the rate for an NCHC Annual Pass will increase on Sept. 22. For those fans who wish to only watch their favorite team’s games, School Annual Passes are currently available for $115.95. NCHC and School Monthly Passes will also be offered as the season nears for $32.95 per month and $28.95 per month, respectively.
As has been the case in past years, active NCHC and School Annual Passes from last season will automatically renew for the 2025-26 season on the original purchase date and at the price the subscriber paid last season. Those subscribers with an active Annual Pass (NCHC or School) from last season DO NOT need to purchase a new subscription.
NCHC and School Monthly Pass subscribers from last season will have their account auto-renewed, as well. Monthly subscribers will resume being charged starting on Sept. 29 at their same rate as last season and will be charged on the same date each month (through March 1) unless cancelled.
Active subscribers should log into their NCHC.tv account ahead of time to ensure their credit card information and expiration date are still accurate and up to date. For any billing questions, to upgrade from a school-specific pass to a conference subscription, or to cancel your subscription, please contact SIDEARM Sports Fan Support at streaming@sidearmsports.com.
Along with watching on a computer browser, NCHC.tv is available on OTT devices Roku, AppleTV and Amazon FireTV. In addition, NCHC.tv is available on iOS and Android mobile and tablet apps. The NCHC.tv mobile app can be downloaded for free in the Apple and Google Play Stores.
With all games in an NCHC venue, including the entirety of the Conference’s new postseason format, airing on NCHC.tv, the NCHC’s partnership with CBS Sports Network has expired and will not be renewed in 2025-26. The Conference will continue to explore options for additional national television exposure to compliment all games being available to fans on NCHC.tv.
The 2025-26 season gets underway on Friday, Oct. 3 with six NCHC teams in action, including five games on NCHC.tv. Of the five games on NCHC.tv on opening night, three are regular-season, non-conference contests and two are exhibitions. The NCHC.tv schedule can be seen here, with some games still to be added.
2025-26 NCHC.tv pricing
- Early Bird NCHC Annual Pass (Aug. 21-Sept. 21) - $119.95
- NCHC Annual Pass (beginning Sept. 22) - $126.95
- School-Specific Annual Pass (available now) - $115.95
- NCHC Monthly Pass (available beginning Sept. 22) - $32.95
- School-Specific Monthly Pass (available beginning Sept. 22) - $28.95