The NHL’s biggest stars are lacing ‘em up on Canada’s Sports Leader, as TSN and TSN2 deliver the nation’s favourite pastime to fans from coast to coast with its 151-game 2011-12 NHL ON TSN broadcast schedule – the most games ever for TSN platforms.

TSN2’s regular season schedule features an additional 74 exclusive live NHL games.

“With the Canucks’ Stanley Cup run and the Jets’ return to Winnipeg, Canadians can’t wait for the puck to drop on the new NHL season. This year we’ll be giving fans more NHL coverage than ever before with 151 games on TSN and TSN2,” said Stewart Johnston, President, TSN. “In addition to live games, Canadian hockey fans also receive all-encompassing coverage of their favourite NHL teams on all of TSN’s broadcast, digital, online, radio and mobile platforms.”

Regular season coverage on TSN gets underway on Friday, Oct. 7 with an NHL Premiere game from Europe, as the NY Rangers take on the LA Kings at 1 p.m. ET in Stockholm, Sweden. TSN2 also has NHL coverage from overseas at 1 p.m. ET, with the Anaheim Ducks facing off against the Buffalo Sabres in Helsinki, Finland.

TSN returns to North America with a trio of games the following week featuring match-ups with Minnesota @ Ottawa (October 11), Winnipeg @ Chicago (October 13), plus Vancouver @ Philadelphia during the network’s marquee WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY (October 12). (See schedule below.)

Highlights of the NHL ON TSN schedule include four all-Canadian match-ups featuring Winnipeg @ Toronto (October 19), Vancouver @ Calgary (November 1), Winnipeg @ Montreal (January 4) and Ottawa @ Montreal (March 14). Headlining the NHL ON TSN’s Canadian team coverage during the regular season is 17 Toronto games along with 15 Montreal games, 10 games for Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, and five games for Winnipeg.

Additional highlights of the NHL ON TSN regular season schedule include:
· 17 double-headers on TSN/TSN2
· 14 Original Six match-ups
· 16 games featuring Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks
· 14 games featuring Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals
· 12 games featuring Tim Thomas and the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins
· 11 games featuring Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins
· Dany Heatley’s return to Ottawa with the Minnesota Wild on October 11

In addition to its package of regular season games, TSN has live coverage of the first three rounds of the STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS, exclusive Canadian coverage of the NHL DRAFT LOTTERY and the NHL ENTRY DRAFT.

TSN’s NHL coverage will be complemented with extensive daily NHL news coverage on TSN.ca, TSN Radio, along with daily hockey news shows THAT’S HOCKEY, and THAT’S HOCKEY 2NITE and reports on SPORTSCENTRE, OFF THE RECORD WITH MICHAEL LANDSBERG and THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE.

TSN will confirm its schedule for regional Montreal Canadiens games in the coming weeks.

2011-12 NHL ON TSN Broadcast Schedule

Pre-Season
September

· Wednesday, Sept. 21 Boston @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Sept. 22 Vancouver @ Edmonton 9 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Sept. 27 NY Islanders @ Calgary 9 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Sept. 28 Carolina @ Winnipeg 8:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Sept. 29 Tampa Bay @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

Regular Season

October

· Friday, Oct. 7 Anaheim vs. Buffalo 1 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Friday, Oct. 7 NY Rangers vs. Los Angeles 1 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Saturday, Oct. 8 NY Rangers vs. Anaheim 1 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Saturday, Oct. 8 Buffalo vs. Los Angeles 2 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, Oct. 10 Tampa Bay @ Washington 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Oct. 11 Minnesota @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Oct. 11 Florida @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Oct. 12 Vancouver @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Oct. 12 Boston @ Carolina 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Thursday, Oct. 13 Winnipeg @ Chicago 8:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Oct. 18 Buffalo @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Oct. 18 Pittsburgh @ Minnesota 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Oct. 18 NY Rangers @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Oct. 19 Winnipeg @ Toronto 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Oct. 20 Toronto @ Boston 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Oct. 20 NY Rangers @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Oct. 25 Ottawa @ Carolina 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Oct. 25 Tampa Bay @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Oct. 26 Philadelphia @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Oct. 27 Toronto @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Oct. 27 Washington @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Monday, Oct. 31 San Jose @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)

November

· Tuesday, Nov. 1 Ottawa @ Boston 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday. Nov. 1 Anaheim @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Nov. 1 Vancouver @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Nov. 2 Toronto @ New Jersey 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Nov. 8 Carolina @ New Jersey 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Nov. 9 NY Rangers @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Nov. 9 Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Thursday, Nov. 10 Toronto @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Nov. 15 Colorado @ Pittsburgh 7:30 pm. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Nov. 16 Carolina @ Montreal 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Nov. 22 Los Angeles @ St. Louis 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Nov. 23 Calgary @ Detroit 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, Nov. 25 Detroit @ Boston 1 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Monday, Nov. 28 Tampa Bay @ Minnesota 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Nov. 29 Pittsburgh @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Nov. 29 Nashville @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Nov. 30 Boston @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Nov. 30 Tampa Bay @ Detroit 7:30p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Nov. 30 Minnesota @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

December

· Monday, Dec. 5 Phoenix @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Dec. 6 Detroit @ St. Louis 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Dec. 7 Washington @ Ottawa 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Dec. 7 Philadelphia @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Dec. 7 Carolina @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, Dec. 9 Colorado @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Monday, Dec. 12 New Jersey @ Tampa Bay 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Dec. 13 San Jose @ Colorado 9 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Dec. 14 Chicago @ Minnesota 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Dec. 14 Boston @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Dec. 15 Philadelphia @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, Dec. 16 Toronto @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Dec. 20 Buffalo @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Dec. 20 Chicago @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Dec. 21 Montreal @ Chicago 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Dec. 21 Philadelphia @ Dallas 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Dec. 21 Detroit @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Dec. 22 Detroit @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, Dec. 23 Toronto @ NY Islanders 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Dec. 27 St. Louis @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Dec. 28 NY Rangers @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Dec. 28 Vancouver @ San Jose 10:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

January

· Wednesday, Jan. 4 Winnipeg @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Sunday, Jan. 8 Detroit @ Chicago 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Jan. 10 San Jose @ Minnesota 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Jan. 11 Pittsburgh @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Jan. 11 New Jersey @ Edmonton 9 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Jan. 12 Montreal @ Boston 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, Jan. 13 Toronto @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Saturday, Jan 14 Chicago @ Detroit 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, Jan. 16 Dallas @ St. Louis 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Jan. 17 Nashville @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Jan. 18 Washington @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Jan. 18 Buffalo @ Chicago 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Thursday, Jan. 19 Minnesota @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Sunday, Jan. 22 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Monday, Jan. 23 St. Louis @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, Jan. 23 San Jose @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Jan. 25 Detroit @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Jan. 31 Toronto @ Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Jan. 31 Washington @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Jan. 31 Chicago @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)

February

· Wednesday, Feb. 1 Pittsburgh @ Toronto 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Feb. 1 NY Rangers @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Thursday, Feb. 2 Chicago @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, Feb. 3 Chicago @ Calgary 9 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Sunday, Feb. 5 Boston @ Washington 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, Feb. 6 Detroit @ Phoenix 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Feb. 7 Los Angeles @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Feb. 8 Edmonton @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Feb. 8 Boston @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Feb. 8 Calgary @ San Jose 10 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Feb. 9 Toronto @ Philadelphia 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Sunday, Feb. 12 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Sunday, Feb. 12 Philadelphia @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, Feb. 13 San Jose @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Feb. 14 Anaheim @ Minnesota 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Feb. 15 Boston @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, Feb. 16 Calgary @ Dallas 8:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, Feb. 17 Boston @ Winnipeg 8 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Sunday, Feb. 19 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Sunday, Feb. 19 TBD 3 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, Feb. 20 Washington @ Carolina 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, Feb. 21 Detroit @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Feb. 22 Washington @ Ottawa 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, Feb. 22 Los Angeles @ Colorado 9 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Thursday, Feb. 23 San Jose @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, Feb. 24 Montreal @ Washington 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Monday, Feb. 27 New Jersey @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, Feb. 27 St. Louis @ Calgary 9 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, Feb. 28 Los Angeles @ Minnesota 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Feb. 29 Pittsburgh @ Dallas 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, Feb. 29 Toronto @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN)

March

· Friday, March 2 Chicago @ Ottawa 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, March 2 Dallas @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Sunday, March 4 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Sunday, March 4 TBD 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, March 6 Minnesota @ Colorado 9 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, March 7 Toronto @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Sunday, March 11 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Sunday, March 11 TBD 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, March 12 Montreal @ Buffalo 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Monday, March 12 Anaheim @ Colorado 9 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, March 12 San Jose @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, March 13 Carolina @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, March 13 San Jose @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, March 14 Ottawa @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, March 14 Colorado @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, March 19 New Jersey @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, March 20 Phoenix @ Dallas 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, March 21 Detroit @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, March 21 Vancouver @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Sunday, March 25 Nashville @ Chicago 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, March 26 Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, March 26 Los Angeles @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Tuesday, March 27 Tampa Bay @ Boston 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Wednesday, March 28 NY Rangers @ Winnipeg 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Thursday, March 29 Philadelphia @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, March 30 Montreal @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Friday, March 30 Dallas @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)

April

· Sunday, April 1 TBD 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Monday, April 2 Washington @ Tampa Bay 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, April 3 Pittsburgh @ Boston 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Tuesday, April 3 Anaheim @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, April 4 Tampa Bay @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

· Wednesday, April 4 Detroit @ St. Louis 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Thursday, April 5 Columbus @ Colorado 9 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Friday, April 6 Phoenix @ St. Louis 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Saturday, April 7 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

· Saturday, April 7 TBD 3 p.m. ET (TSN2)