NHL on Sportsnet Delivers Comprehensive Coverage of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, Starting June 3

It’s one of the most iconic – and most difficult – trophies to win in all of professional sports. Starting Wednesday, June 3, the NHL on Sportsnet is providing Canadians with wall-to-wall access to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, as the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks battle for the opportunity to hoist the coveted Stanley Cup.

Game One gets underway on Wednesday, June 3 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBC, as six-time Stanley Cup champion Mark Messier joins host George Stroumboulopoulosand analysts Elliotte Friedman, Kelly Hrudey, Mike Johnson and Nick Kypreos to set the stage for the Cup Final.

All Stanley Cup Final games will be broadcast on CBC, and will be available on Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE and on the Sportsnet Radio Network, including Sportsnet 960 The FAN. (Please see full broadcast schedule below).

Sportsnet’s and Hockey Night in Canada’s deep roster of hockey commentators will continue to provide best-in-class coverage during the Stanley Cup Final, and will be assigned as follows:

Studio

• Host: Stroumboulopoulos; Studio Analysts: Friedman, Hrudey, Johnson and Kypreos
• Don Cherry and Ron MacLean host Coach’s Corner

Game Crew

• Play-by-play: Jim Hughson; Game Analysts: Craig Simpson and Glenn Healy; Reporters: Scott Oake  and Christine Simpson
• Chris Johnston and Luke Fox cover the series for sportsnet.ca
• Kristina Rutherford covers the series for Sportsnet magazine
• OMNI (Punjabi): Play-by-play: Harnarayan Singh; Game Analysts: Randip Janda, Bhupinder S. Hundal
• GamePlus features available in Rogers NHL GameCentre LIVE

Radio – Sportsnet Radio Network
Sportsnet 590 The FAN

• All games will be available online at Sportsnet.ca/590
  • Gord Stellick and Mark Osborne host pre-, post- and intermissions, beginning 30-minutes prior to every game
• Sportsnet 590 The FAN will broadcast select games of the Stanley Cup Final. Please visit http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/ for broadcast schedule

Sportsnet 960 The FAN

• All games will be available on Sportsnet 960 The FAN

Digital – Sportsnet.ca 

• In addition to series coverage by Johnston and Fox,  Sportsnet.ca will provide extensive Stanley Cup Final coverage
• Friedman will cover the biggest story lines in his weekly column, 30 Thoughts

Sportsnet magazine
The latest edition of Sportsnet magazine features in-depth Stanley Cup Playoffs coverage including a cover story on what it feels like to lose Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, and is available for tablets and smartphones on Next Issue and through the App Store or Google Play.

Broadcast Schedule

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Chicago Blackhawks
***All games available in Punjabi on OMNI

*If necessary

**Schedule subject to change