TSN to Air 150 NHL Regular Season Games in 2013-14

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TORONTO (August 21, 2013) – NHL action returns to Canada’s Sports Leader with TSN delivering 150 national regular season game during the 2013-14 season. Eighty-one (81) games will air on TSN and 69 games on TSN2. In addition to live game coverage, fans can expect to see extensive NHL coverage across all TSN Digital, TSN Radio, and TEAM Radio platforms. Highlighting the TSN schedule is the annual HOCKEY HALL OF FAME GAME that airs on the network for the first time.

TSN’s broadcast schedule includes 72 games featuring Canadian teams in action. TSN also retains English-language exclusivity of WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY, during which there are no other national or local NHL telecasts.  TSN and TSN2 full broadcast schedule is available on TSN.ca

TSN will also broadcast six pre-season games featuring all Canadian teams.

In addition to its national broadcast package, TSN will also broadcast 63 regional Winnipeg Jets games on TSN Jets and 30 regional Montreal Canadiens games on TSN Canadiens.

RDS returns with French-language coverage of all Montreal Canadiens games. RDS and RDS2 will confirm its package of games featuring other NHL teams in the coming days.

Hockey Hall of Fame Game

Highlighting TSN’s 2013-14 NHL regular season broadcast schedule is the Hockey Hall of Fame Game – airing for the first time on TSN. Featuring New Jersey @ Toronto on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN, the Hockey Hall of Fame Game honours 2013 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Scott Niedermayer, Chris Chelios, Brendan Shanahan, Geraldine Heaney, and Stanley Cup-winning head coach Fred Shero.

NHL ON TSN Highlights

Regular season coverage kicks off on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN with Toronto @ Philadelphia (click here for a complete broadcast schedule). All of TSN’s nationally televised NHL games are also available live on TSN Mobile TV.

TSN’s 2013-14 NHL regular season coverage includes:

• Daniel Alfredsson’s return to Ottawa on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. ET
• Jarome Iginla’s return to Calgary on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 9:30 p.m. ET
• Alain Vigneault’s return to Vancouver on Tuesday, Apr. 1 at 10 p.m. ET
• Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia’s Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby face off against each other for the first time as the Avalanche visit the Penguins on Monday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• The HOCKEY HALL OF FAME GAME featuring New Jersey @ Toronto on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series™ outdoor game featuring NY Rangers @ NY Islanders      on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. ET
• 17 Toronto Maple Leafs games
• 15 Montreal Canadiens games
• 10 games each for the Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks
• 5 Winnipeg Jets games
• 5 all-Canadian match-ups

Additional highlights include:

• 12 double-headers on TSN (six double-headers on TSN2)
• 9 Original Six match-ups on TSN (five games on TSN2)
• 6 games featuring the Stanley Cup-champion Chicago Blackhawks on TSN (seven games on TSN2)
• 6 games featuring superstar Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on TSN (13 games on TSN2)
• 5 games featuring 2013 Hart Trophy winner Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on TSN (nine games on TSN2)
• 6 pre-season games – featuring all Canadian teams

NHL Specials

In addition to its package of regular season and playoff games, TSN has exclusive Canadian coverage of the NHL DRAFT LOTTERY, NHL DRAFT, and the HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CELEBRATION. TSN complements this exclusive lineup with its own signature NHL specials including TRADECENTRE, FREE AGENT FRENZY, NHL FANTASY DRAFT, TOP 50 PLAYERS, and BOB MCKENZIE’S NHL DRAFT RANKING.

News and Studio Shows

TSN’s best-in-class team of hockey Insiders, analysts, and reporters have the NHL covered from all angles, delivering extensive news, reports, and analysis throughout the season. 

Along with the NHL ON TSN’s acclaimed studio show, Gino Reda helms his daily hockey magazine show, THAT’S HOCKEY, while THAT’S HOCKEY 2NITE with host Steve Kouleas continues to be the ultimate destination for nightly NHL highlights.  NHL coverage is also featured prominently on SPORTSCENTRE, OFF THE RECORD WITH MICHAEL LANDSBERG, and TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE.

TSN Radio and TEAM Radio

Fans can set their radio dial to TSN Radio and TEAM Radio stations across the country for expert hockey analysis and commentary, and live NHL game broadcasts. Live radio streaming of TSN Radio stations is available online at TSN.ca/Radio and on TSN Digital Platforms, including the TSN app for iPhone and iPad. TEAM 1040, TEAM 1200 and TEAM 1260 streaming is available on each stations’ home page and the Bell Media Radio mobile app.  Coverage is as follows:

• TSN Radio 1050 Toronto – 48 Toronto Maple Leafs games: 41 regular season, seven pre-season
• TSN Radio 1290 Winnipeg – all Winnipeg Jets games
• TSN Radio 690 Montreal – all Montreal Canadiens games
• TEAM 1040 Vancouver – all Vancouver Canucks games
• TEAM 1200 Ottawa – all Ottawa Senators games
• TEAM 1260 Edmonton – news and analysis surrounding the Oilers all season

TSN Digital

TSN Digital platforms deliver comprehensive coverage of the 2013 NHL season, with up-to-the-minute news, scores, and stats, along with highlights of every game, in-depth features, and exclusive interviews with players, coaches, and GMs from around the league.  Fans can also access columns and blogs by TSN’s hockey experts and Insiders, and follow every game with the return of our TSN GameTracker. Fans on-the-go can also keep up with the NHL via the TSN app for iPhone and iPad.

Regular Season

• Wednesday, Oct. 2 Toronto @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Oct. 2 Buffalo @ Detroit 8 p.m. ET (TSN2) 
• Thursday, Oct. 3 Calgary @ Washington 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Oct. 3 Los Angeles @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, Oct. 3 Vancouver @ San Jose 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Oct. 8 Colorado @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Oct. 8 Tampa Bay @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Oct. 8 New Jersey @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Oct. 9 Montreal @ Calgary 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Oct. 14 Minnesota @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Oct. 15 San Jose @ St.  Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Oct. 16 NY Rangers @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Oct. 16 Calgary @ Anaheim 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Oct. 21 Colorado @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Oct. 22 Nashville @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Oct. 23 Ottawa @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Oct. 23 Boston @ Buffalo 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Oct. 29 Dallas @ Montreal 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Oct. 29 Tampa Bay @ New Jersey 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Oct. 30 Toronto @ Calgary 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Oct. 30 Detroit @ Vancouver 10:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

• Monday, Nov. 4 Anaheim @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Nov. 5 St. Louis @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 6 Winnipeg @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 6 Pittsburgh @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Friday, Nov. 8 New Jersey @ Toronto 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Nov. 12 Winnipeg @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Nov. 12 Phoenix @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Nov. 13 Toronto @ Minnesota 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 13 Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Nov. 13 Dallas @ Edmonton 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Nov. 15 San Jose @ Edmonton 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Nov. 18 Anaheim @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Nov. 19 Boston @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 20 Minnesota @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 20 Pittsburgh @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Friday, Nov. 22 Montreal @ Washington 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Nov. 25 Minnesota @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Nov. 27 Toronto @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 27 Boston @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Nov. 27 Chicago @ Calgary 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Nov. 29 NY Rangers @ Boston 1 p.m. ET (TSN)

• Sunday, Dec. 1 Detroit @ Ottawa 5:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Dec. 3 Dallas @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Dec. 4 Montreal @ New Jersey 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Dec. 9 Columbus @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 10 Los Angeles @ Montreal 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Dec. 10 Nashville @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 10 Boston @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Dec. 11 Los Angeles @ Toronto 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Dec. 11 Philadelphia @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 17 Washington @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Dec. 18 Ottawa @ New Jersey 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Dec. 18 Pittsburgh @ NY Rangers 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, Dec. 19 Phoenix @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Dec. 20 Vancouver @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Dec. 23 Minnesota @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Friday, Dec. 27 Buffalo @ Toronto 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, Dec. 29 Montreal @ Florida 5 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Dec. 30 Los Angeles  @ Chicago 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 31 Buffalo @ Winnipeg 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

 January

• Wednesday, Jan. 1 Tampa Bay @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Jan. 7 NY Islanders @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Jan. 7 Philadelphia @ New Jersey 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Jan. 7 Pittsburgh @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Jan. 8 Montreal @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Jan. 8 N.Y. Rangers @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Friday, Jan. 10 Pittsburgh @ Edmonton 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Jan. 14 Philadelphia @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Jan. 15 Buffalo @ Toronto 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Jan. 15 Washington @ Pittsburgh 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, Jan. 16 Montreal @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Jan. 16 Los Angeles @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Sunday, Jan. 19 Washington @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Jan. 21 Ottawa @ Washington 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Jan. 21 Minnesota @ Dallas 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Jan. 22 Montreal @ Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Jan. 22 Chicago @ Detroit 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, Jan. 23 Toronto @ Dallas 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Jan. 23 Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Friday, Jan. 24 Montreal @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Jan. 27 Buffalo @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Monday, Jan. 27 Los Angeles @ San Jose 10 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Jan. 28 Tampa Bay @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Jan. 28 Washington @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Jan. 28 Chicago @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Jan. 29 NY Rangers @ NY Islanders 7 p.m. ET (TSN)*
• Wednesday, Jan. 29 Chicago @ Vancouver 10:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Jan. 31 Vancouver @ Winnipeg 8:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

February

• Monday, Feb. 3 Ottawa @ Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Feb. 4 NY Islanders @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Feb. 5 Pittsburgh @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, Feb. 6 Boston @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Feb. 26 Detroit @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Feb. 26 Boston @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Feb. 26 Los Angeles @ Colorado 10 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, Feb. 27 Los Angeles @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

• Sunday, March 2 Boston @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Monday, March 3 Buffalo @ Dallas 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March 4 Tampa Bay @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, March 5 Toronto @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, March 5 Washington @ Philadelphia 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Sunday, March 9 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Sunday, March 9 TBD 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Monday, March 10 Nashville @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, March 11 Washington @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March 11 Edmonton @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, March 12 Vancouver @ Winnipeg 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, March 13 Edmonton @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, March 13 Toronto @ Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, March 16 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Sunday, March 16 TBD 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Monday, March 17 Minnesota @ Boston 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March 18 Chicago @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, March 19 Tampa Bay @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, March 20 Buffalo @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, March 24 Montreal @ Boston 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, March 25 Detroit @ Columbus 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March 25 San Jose @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, March 26 Philadelphia @ NY Rangers 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, March 26 Anaheim @ Calgary 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, March 27 Montreal @ Detroit 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, March 30 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Sunday, March 30 NY Rangers @ Edmonton 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, March 30 TBD 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Monday, March 31 Florida @ New Jersey 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Monday, March 31 Minnesota @ Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)                             

• Tuesday, April 1 Philadelphia @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, April 1 NY Rangers @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, April 2 NY Islanders @ Ottawa 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, April 2 Boston @ Detroit 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, April 2 Phoenix @ Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, April 3 Boston @ Toronto 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, April 3 Minnesota @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, April 3 Los Angeles @ San Jose 10:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Friday, April 4 Washington @ New Jersey 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Sunday, April 6 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Sunday, April 6 Anaheim @ Edmonton 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, April 6 TBD 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, April 8 Washington @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, April 9 Montreal @ Chicago 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, April 9 Detroit @ Pittsburgh 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, April 9 Los Angeles @ Calgary 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, April 9 San Jose @ Anaheim 10:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, April 10 St. Louis @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, April 10 Los Angeles @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, April 11 N.Y. Islanders @ New Jersey 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Sunday, April 13 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, April 13 Ottawa @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, April 13 TBD 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

* 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series ™

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