WAKEFIELD, Mass. - The Hockey East Association announced today the following schedule update:

The women’s game between Merrimack and Northeastern on Friday, January 29 will now begin at 3:30 p.m. and air on NESN in New England, TSN2 across Canada, and streamed on SportsLive outside New England. Additionally, Saturday’s game between the two programs will now begin at 3:00 p.m.

Boston College and UConn’s women’s programs are now scheduled for a home-and-home series on January 30-31, with both games beginning at 3:00 p.m. Saturday game’s from Boston College will be aired live on NESN in New England and streamed on SportsLive outside the region.

Boston College and Northeastern’s men’s programs are now scheduled to play a single game on Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Matthews Arena. The game will air live on NESN+ in New England and streamed on SportsLive elsewhere.

The men’s and women’s series between Boston College and Boston University will not be played as scheduled.

Due to a rise in positive COVID-19 tests as the Boston University campus repopulates for the spring semester, the BU Department of Athletics and its varsity programs have announced an immediate pause of all athletic activities for the remainder of January. This pause will include all team and individual training sessions.

Upcoming Schedule:

Friday, January 29
UConn at Merrimack (Men) - 3:00 p.m.
Merrimack at Northeastern (Women) – 3:30 p.m. (NESN, TSN2)
New Hampshire at Providence (Women) – 6:00 p.m.
Providence at New Hampshire (Men) – 7:00 p.m. (NESN+)
UMass Lowell at Massachusetts (Men) – 8:00 p.m.
Boston University at Boston College (Men) – Will not be played.
Boston College at Boston University (Women) – Will not be played.

Saturday, January 30
UConn at Boston College (Women) – 3:00 p.m. (NESN)
Merrimack at UConn (Men) - 3:00 p.m.
Northeastern at Merrimack (Women) - 3:00 p.m.
Massachusetts at UMass Lowell (Men) – 7:00 p.m.
Providence at New Hampshire (Women) – 7:00 p.m.
Boston University at Boston College (Women) – Will not be played.
Boston College at Boston University (Men) - Will not be played.

Sunday, January 31
New Hampshire at Providence (Men) – 3:30 p.m. (NESN)
Boston College at UConn (Women) - 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 2
Boston College at Northeastern (Men) - 7:00 p.m. (NESN+)