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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING 📺

Elite youth, high school and college events streaming this weekend and into the week, plus the pro game worth building a team night around.

THIS WEEKEND

• 🏒USHL Fall Classic · Saturday, U.S. NTDP U-18s at Tri-City, 4:30 p.m. ET; Sunday, Sioux Falls at the U-18s, 1:00 p.m. ET. FloHockey. All 16 USHL teams open the season in one Chicago building, with NHL and NCAA scouts in the stands. (How to watch →)

• 🏒Major junior opens · Saturday. Seven OHL games from 4:00 p.m. ET on FloHockey, and the WHL's whole slate is now free on YouTube. The 16-to-20 tier, no subscription. (WHL on YouTube →)

• ⚽ MLS NEXT Pro Decision Day · Sunday. Last day of the regular season, seeding on the line, one rung above academy soccer. Free on MLSNEXTPro.com and OneFootball; kickoffs staggered by region. (Watch free →)

• 🏃Woodbridge Cross Country Classic · Saturday, featured races from 6:50 p.m. ET on RunnerSpace+ (subscription). One of the largest high school cross country meets in the country, at Great Park in Irvine, California. (Broadcast info →)

• 🏐Louisville at Kentucky volleyball · Sunday, 3:00 p.m. ET, ABC. Kentucky's first regular-season home match on ABC — college volleyball in a Sunday afternoon network window. (Details →)

• 🏐Texas A&M at Creighton volleyball · Sunday, 5:00 p.m. ET, FS1. Straight after the ABC match — two national volleyball windows back to back. (Schedule →)

• ⚽ NWSL tripleheader on ION · Saturday, 4:00, 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. ET. Three straight matches on free over-the-air television — Orlando–Portland, North Carolina–Gotham, then Denver–Seattle. The easiest team night on the list: no subscription, no login. (TV schedule →)

• 🏒NHL preseason opening night · Saturday, seven games, first puck drop of 2026-27. Preseason rosters run deep with recent draft picks and junior-age players. Check your team's regional network or stream (Schedule →)

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

Monday and Tuesday are quiet. It picks up Wednesday and does not let go.

• 🏒NAHL Showcase · Wednesday to Saturday at the Super Rink in Blaine, Minnesota, on NAHLtv. Every NAHL team plays three games in front of NCAA and pro scouts — the biggest junior scouting week of the fall, and a straight look at how the college pipeline actually works. (Schedule →)

• 🏐Wednesday is a volleyball night · South Carolina at Georgia and Miami at Florida State, both 7:00 p.m. ET on SEC Network and ACC Network, then Kentucky at Vanderbilt at 9:00 p.m. ET on SEC Network. (Full lineup →)

• ⚽ Notre Dame at Duke women's soccer · Thursday, 7:00 p.m. ET, ACC Network. The match of the week in college women's soccer, and the level every ECNL and club player in your program is measuring themselves against. (Schedule →)

• 🏀The WNBA regular season ends Thursday · Toronto at Connecticut, 7:00 p.m. ET on NBA TV; Indiana at Minnesota, 8:00 p.m. ET and Las Vegas at Phoenix, 10:00 p.m. ET, both on USA. Playoffs open the 27th. (TV schedule →)

• 🏑Rutgers at Maryland field hockey · Friday, 4:00 p.m. ET, BTN. One of only seven regular-season field hockey windows the network carries all year. If there is a field hockey player in your house, this is the week to put it on. (Schedule →)

• ⚽ Wake Forest at NC State men's soccer · Friday, 7:00 p.m. ET, ACC Network — one of the very few nationally televised men's college matches all week. (Schedule →)

• 🏐Friday volleyball · Texas at Tennessee, 7:00 p.m. ET on SEC Network, then Stanford at SMU, 9:00 p.m. ET on ACC Network. Four national volleyball windows in one week is not normal, and it is worth telling your club families about.

LOOKING AHEAD ⏭️

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