Sportsnet Set to Drop Puck on 2015-16 Toronto Maple Leafs Season with 56 Games on Television

September 14, 2015

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Is it October yet? Sportsnet is primed to deliver Toronto Maple Leafs fans premium access to their team this 2015-16 NHL season, with 56 games on TV and 41 games on radio on Sportsnet 590 The FAN. The Toronto Maple Leafs regular season gets underway in perfect Original Six style on Sportsnet, Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE™ at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Oct. 7 – opening night of the NHL regular season – as the Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens.

For members of Leafs Nation who can’t wait until October to see their beloved team, Sportsnet will deliver coverage of three pre-season Maple Leafs games, kicking off Friday, Sept. 25 as Toronto hosts the Buffalo Sabres at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT onSportsnet 360. (See full pre-season and regular season broadcast schedule below).

On TV – Regional

All of Sportsnet’s 16 regional Maple Leafs games on TV will air on Sportsnet Ontario. Sportsnet’s regional TV broadcast schedule kicks off on Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. ET as the Leafs host the Dallas Stars.

In the broadcast booth, veteran broadcaster Paul Romanuk returns to call play-by-play for all of the Toronto regional broadcasts alongside analyst Greg Millen.

Highlights from Sportsnet’s regional Maple Leafs broadcast schedule include:

Two matchups against the Stanley Cup finalist Tampa Bay Lightning
Two games against the 2014-15 Pacific Division champion Anaheim Ducks
An all-Canadian showdown when the Leafs pay a visit to Calgary to play the Flames

On TV – National

The NHL on Sportsnet will deliver 40 national Maple Leafs broadcasts this season. Highlights from the Leafs national package include:

Coverage of coach Mike Babcock’s return to Detroit on Friday, Oct. 9, as the Red Wings host the Maple Leafs in their season opener at Joe Louis Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet
24 Hockey Night in Canada Saturday matchups, kicking off Saturday, Oct. 10 as the Leafs host the Ottawa Senators at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
10 appearances on Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey
3 Rogers Hometown Hockey Sunday night matchups on Sportsnet, beginning on November 15 as the Leafs visit the New York Rangers

On Radio – Sportsnet 590 The FAN

Sportsnet 590 The FAN will broadcast 41 Toronto Maple Leafs games this season, as well as a pre-season matchup when the Leafs host on the Canadiens on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. ET.

Joe Bowen, the legendary voice of the Maple Leafs, returns to call the play-by-play for all Sportsnet 590 The FAN game broadcasts alongside analyst and former goalie Jim Ralph.

For all 41 games on radio, former Leafs GM Gord Stellick will host the two-hour Leafs Nation Post-Game to wrap up each broadcast. Plus, every Saturday night during the regular season – beginning Saturday, Oct. 10 – Stellick will host Sportsnet Hockey Tonight from 5 – 7 p.m. ET.

*On Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE™

Toronto Maple Leafs fans can also catch games on the go, on any screen, anywhere, with Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE™ :

For fans in Ontario (excluding Eastern Ontario from Gananoque to the QC border):

o All nationally televised games are included

o Sportsnet’s 16 regional games on Sportsnet Ontario can be accessed on an authenticated basis (i.e. users need a Sportsnet subscription with a participating TV provider)

For fans outside of Ontario (fans in Eastern Ontario from Gananoque to the QC border, and all other provinces):

o All 82 Toronto Maple Leafs games are included

This season, Sportsnet will deliver coverage of more than 500 regional and national NHL games combined, as well as exclusive Canadian broadcast coverage of the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic®, 2016 NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ and NHL All-Star Game, 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series™, 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, 2016 Stanley Cup Final, 2016 NHL Awards and 2016 NHL Draft. Sportsnet is also the official regional television broadcast rights holder for the Calgary Flames (including radio rights on Sportsnet 960 The FAN), Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks. Plus, hockey fans can watch over 1,000 regular season games and every game of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs on any screen, from anywhere, with Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE™.

Toronto Maple Leafs 2015-16 TV Broadcast Schedule

*Channel allocations for Hockey Night in Canada to be announced on a weekly basis

Note: Schedule is subject to change

PRE-SEASON

September

Friday, Sept. 25, Buffalo @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet 360)
Saturday, Sept. 26, Montreal @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)

October

Saturday, Oct. 3, Detroit @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet ONE)

REGULAR SEASON

Wednesday, Oct. 7, Montreal @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Friday, Oct. 9, Toronto @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Saturday, Oct. 10, Ottawa @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Saturday, Oct. 17, Toronto @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Wednesday, Oct. 21, Toronto @ Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Saturday, Oct. 24, Toronto @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Friday, Oct. 30, Toronto @ New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet 360)
Saturday, Oct. 31, Pittsburgh @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)

November

Monday, Nov. 2, Dallas @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Wednesday, Nov. 4, Winnipeg @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Saturday, Nov. 7, Toronto @ Washington, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Tuesday, Nov. 10, Toronto @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, Nov. 14, Vancouver @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Sunday, Nov. 15, Toronto @ New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Friday, Nov. 20, Toronto @ Carolina, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, Nov. 21, Toronto @ Boston, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Saturday, Nov. 28, Washington @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Monday, Nov. 30, Edmonton @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)

December

Wednesday, Dec. 2, Toronto @ Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Saturday, Dec. 5, Toronto @ St. Louis, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Tuesday, Dec. 15, Tampa Bay @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, Dec. 19, Los Angeles @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Monday, Dec. 21, Toronto @ Colorado, 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Sunday, Dec. 27, Toronto @ New York Islanders, 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Wednesday, Dec. 30, Toronto @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)

January

Saturday, Jan. 2, St. Louis @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Wednesday, Jan. 6, Toronto @ Anaheim, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Thursday, Jan. 7, Toronto @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, Jan. 9, Toronto @ San Jose, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Wednesday, Jan. 13, Columbus @ Toronto,7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Saturday, Jan. 16, Toronto @ Boston, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Thursday, Jan. 21, Carolina @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, Jan. 23, Montreal @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Wednesday, Jan. 27, Toronto @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)

February

Thursday, Feb. 4, New Jersey @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, Feb. 6, Toronto @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Tuesday, Feb. 9, Toronto @ Calgary, 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, Feb. 13, Toronto @ Vancouver, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Saturday, Feb. 20, Philadelphia @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Thursday, Feb. 25, Carolina @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, Feb. 27, Toronto @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)

March

Wednesday, March 2, Toronto @ Washington, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Thursday, March 3, Minnesota Wild @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, March 5, Ottawa @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Wednesday, March 9, New York Islanders @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Saturday, March 12, Toronto @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Sunday, March 13, Toronto @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Thursday, March 17, Florida @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, March 19, Buffalo @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Thursday, March 24, Anaheim @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, March 26, Boston @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Monday, March 28, Toronto @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)

April

Saturday, April 2, Detroit @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Wednesday, April 6, Columbus @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Sportsnet)
Thursday, April 7, Toronto @ Philadelphia, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Regional – Sportsnet Ontario)
Saturday, April 9, Toronto @ New Jersey, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (National – Hockey Night in Canada)

Sportsnet 590 The FAN’s 2015-16 Toronto Maple Leafs Broadcast Schedule