NORTH STAR COLLEGE CUP

At Xcel Energy Center Jan. 27-28

Ticket Packages On Sale Friday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Tickets packages for the 2017 North Star College Cup presented by TRIA Orthopaedic Center will go on sale to the public on Friday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m., the University of Minnesota announced today in conjunction with Xcel Energy Center, Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and University of Minnesota Duluth.

Ticket packages will be available for $55 or $81 and can be purchased at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. Groups (10+) save $5 on select packages. Call 651-312-3486 for group reservations or click here for more information.

Each package includes two tickets - one ticket for Friday providing access to both semi-final games that day and one ticket for Saturday providing access to the third place and championship games.

North Star College Cup will kick off on Friday, Jan. 27 with Bemidji State and St. Cloud State facing off at 4 p.m. CT followed by the University of Minnesota Duluth and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities at 7 p.m. The second day of competition will take place on Saturday, Jan. 28 with the third place game at 4 p.m. followed by the championship contest at 7 p.m.

Now in its fourth year, the North Star College Cup has provided plenty of excitement for fans of all five Division I college hockey programs in Minnesota as three different teams have won the event in its first three years -- University of Minnesota, Bemidji State and St. Cloud State.

The Gophers captured the inaugural title in 2014 in a dramatic shootout victory followed by the Beavers in 2015 after Michael Bitzer stopped 54 of 55 shots over the weekend en route to tournament MVP honors. St. Cloud State returns as the defending North Star College Cup champions after scoring 10 goals at the college hockey showcase in 2016.