This weekend sees the NCAA play a tournament outside the USA for the first time.
UMass Lowell, Colgate, Brown and North Eastern are playing in the inaugural "Belpot" or "Friendship Four" at the Belfast Giants Odyssey Arena in Northern Ireland.
Friday night sees Colgate v Brown in an ECAC conference game and UMass Lowell face Noth Eastern in a Hockey East Conference game. The winners then go on to play in the Belpot final on Saturday.
I believe all the games (there is also a 3rd/4th game) will be broadcast on TSN and NESN.
If you want to follow some buildup coverage the following twitter people are doing good work
https://twitter.com/avftb (This is my podcast if anyone wants to listen, we did a good preview show)
https://twitter.com/belfastgiantsOr the hashtag #friendshipfour
https://twitter.com/hashtag/FriendshipFour?src=hashThere's also a preview here from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/34921624I'm pretty excited about seeing something other than British Elite League anyway... (And my money is on UMass to win the tournament).