CBC Announces NHL Broadcast Schedule Sports Programming / CBC Posted by RAD on Aug 09, 2006 - 01:01 PM |
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Get ready for more, Canadian hockey fans! CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA returns with a jam-packed schedule featuring 17 regional match-ups, 28 all-Canadian match-ups, seven afternoon games, Saturday night doubleheaders all season long, six tripleheaders, the 2006 Hall of Fame Game, the seventh annual CBC’S HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA celebration, and the 55th NHL All-Star Game, all capped off with the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs and exclusive coverage of the 2007 Stanley Cup Final. One game each week during the season will be broadcast in High Definition (games TBD). CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA kicks off the 2006/07 season in perfect style on Thursday, Oct. 5 with a must-see all-Canadian doubleheader. The first puck of the night drops at 7 p.m. ET as the Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Scotiabank Place in Ottawa to take on the Sens in their home opener, while Vancouver opens the season taking on the Red Wings in Detroit (distribution TBD). In the nightcap of the twin bill, the Calgary Flames open their season on the road in Edmonton, facing off against the Oilers at Rexall Place at 10 p.m. ET. This showdown is the first of six “Battle of Alberta” match-ups to be broadcast during CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA 2006/07 season. The longstanding Original Six rivalry between Toronto and Montreal also marks another highlight for CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA broadcast schedule. Seven showdowns between these two storied franchises will be broadcast throughout the season, including the 2006 Hall of Fame Game on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. ET featuring the Canadiens taking on the Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. CBC'S HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA will be heading west to the hockey hotbed of Nelson, B.C. for its seventh annual broadcast extravaganza on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007. Headlining the day that has come to be known as Canada’s unofficial hockey holiday is the traditional NHL all-Canadian tripleheader, starting with Montreal at Ottawa at 2 p.m. ET, followed by Vancouver at Toronto at 7 p.m. ET and Edmonton at Calgary at 10 p.m. ET. CBC’S HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA is presented by Tim Hortons. Later that same month, CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA will go rinkside at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas for coverage of the 55th NHL All-Star Game. For the first time since 2004, the NHL’s top stars from the Eastern Conference will face off against the best from the Western Conference in the 55th edition of this mid-season hockey classic. CBC’s coverage kicks off on Tuesday, Jan. 23 with the must-see NHL Super Skills Competition and YoungStars Game, and culminates on Wednesday, Jan. 24 with the 55th NHL All-Star Game. This season, in addition to regular Saturday night doubleheaders, fans can gear up for a total of seven special afternoon broadcasts, including Sunday Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. ET, with Sidney Crosby leading the Pittsburgh Penguins into Montreal to face off against Crosby’s once-beloved Canadiens. CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA wraps up the regular season on Saturday, April 7, followed by the start of the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 11. CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA offers viewers full coverage of all the Canadian teams’ games throughout the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs and exclusive Canadian coverage of the 2007 Stanley Cup Final. CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA 2006-07 BROADCAST SCHEDULE ALL TIMES EASTERN / MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Distribution TBD Thursday October 5 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Ottawa 7 p.m. ET Vancouver at Detroit 10 p.m. ET Calgary at Edmonton Saturday October 7 7 p.m. ET Montreal at Toronto 7 p.m. ET Buffalo at Ottawa 10 p.m. ET Edmonton at Calgary Saturday October 14 7 p.m. ET Calgary at Toronto 7 p.m. ET Ottawa at Montreal 10 p.m. ET Edmonton at Colorado Saturday October 21 7 p.m. ET NY Rangers at Toronto 7 p.m. ET Colorado at Montreal 10 p.m. ET Detroit at Edmonton Saturday October 28 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Montreal 7 p.m. ET Ottawa at Boston 10 p.m. ET Washington at Edmonton Saturday November 4 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Buffalo 7 p.m. ET Carolina at Ottawa 10 p.m. ET Vancouver at Colorado Saturday November 11 7 p.m. ET Montreal at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Calgary at Vancouver Saturday November 18 7 p.m. ET New Jersey at Toronto 7 p.m. ET Buffalo at Ottawa 10 p.m. ET Detroit at Edmonton Saturday November 25 7 p.m. ET Boston at Toronto 7 p.m. ET Philadelphia at Montreal 10 p.m. ET Vancouver at Colorado Saturday December 2 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Montreal 7 p.m. ET Tampa Bay at Ottawa 10 p.m. ET Colorado at Vancouver Saturday December 9 3 p.m. ET NY Rangers at Ottawa 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Detroit 10 p.m. ET Vancouver at Calgary Saturday December 16 7 p.m. ET NY Rangers at Toronto 7 p.m. ET Ottawa at Buffalo 7 p.m. ET Pittsburgh at Montreal 10 p.m. ET Minnesota at Vancouver Saturday December 23 7 p.m. ET Washington at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Calgary at San Jose Saturday December 30 7 p.m. ET Ottawa at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Vancouver at Edmonton Saturday January 6 3 p.m. ET NY Rangers at Montreal 7 p.m. ET Buffalo at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Dallas at Calgary Saturday January 13 12 p.m. ET CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada 2 p.m. ET Montreal at Ottawa 7 p.m. ET Vancouver at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Edmonton at Calgary Saturday January 20 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET Buffalo at Montreal 10 p.m. ET Calgary at Edmonton Tuesday January 23 8 p.m. ET NHL Super Skills Competition and YoungStars Game Wednesday January 24 8 p.m. ET 55th NHL All Star Game from Dallas Saturday January 27 3 p.m. ET Boston at Ottawa 7 p.m. ET Montreal at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Los Angeles at Edmonton Saturday February 3 3 p.m. ET Edmonton at Colorado 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Ottawa 10 p.m. ET Vancouver at Calgary Sunday February 4 2 p.m. ET Pittsburgh at Montreal Saturday February 10 7 p.m. ET Pittsburgh at Toronto 7 p.m. ET Ottawa at Montreal 7 p.m. ET Calgary at Buffalo 10 p.m. ET Atlanta at Vancouver Saturday February 17 3 p.m. ET Atlanta at Ottawa 7 p.m. ET Edmonton at Toronto 7 p.m. ET Carolina at Montreal 10 p.m. ET Colorado at Calgary Saturday February 24 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Philadelphia 7 p.m. ET Buffalo at Ottawa 10 p.m. ET San Jose at Calgary Saturday March 3 7 p.m. ET Buffalo at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Calgary at Edmonton Saturday March 10 7 p.m. ET Ottawa at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Tampa Bay at Calgary Saturday March 17 7 p.m. ET Toronto at Montreal 7 p.m. ET Philadelphia at Ottawa 10 p.m. ET Detroit at Vancouver Saturday March 24 7 p.m. ET Buffalo at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Nashville at Edmonton Saturday March 31 7 p.m. ET Pittsburgh at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Calgary at Vancouver Saturday April 7 7 p.m. ET Montreal at Toronto 10 p.m. ET Edmonton at Calgary Please visit Channel Canada's NHL Broadcast Schedule [1] for the complete listing of games televised in Canada and the U.S. |
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This article is from CHANNEL CANADA http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1494 Links in this article [1] http://www.channelcanada.com/tvzone/nhl.php |