All-Star Game
NHL All-Star Game - As the NHL is participating in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, there will be no All-Star game in the 2009-10 season.
National Broadcasters
Canada (English)
CBC - In 2009-10, the second year of a 6-year deal with the NHL, CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcasts Saturday doubleheaders starting at 7 PM Eastern time, with the "Scotiabank Saturday Night" pre-game show, with Ron MacLean and Don Cherry, at 6:30 PM ET. In addition, they will air selected weeknight games. The "national" (Toronto) 7 PM games are generally called by Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson, with Bob Cole and Greg Millen doing the regional (Montreal) game, and Dean Brown and Gary Galley doing the other regional (Ottawa) game. Mark Lee and Kevin Weekes do the 10 PM game. CBC plans to air every Montreal Canadiens Saturday night game to Quebec and other Francophone regions. CBC also has the All-Star Game, extensive Stanley Cup Playoff coverage, and exclusive Canadian coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals. "Tim Horton's Hockey Day in Canada 2010" is Saturday, January 30 with Montreal at Ottawa (2:00 PM), Vancouver at Toronto (7:00 PM), and Edmonton at Calgary (10:00 PM).
TSN/TSN2 - In 2009-10, the second year of a 6-year deal with the NHL, TSN has rights to a 122-game national package featuring national exclusivity on Wednesday nights plus early-round Stanley Cup Playoff coverage. 70 of the 87 TSN games will include at least one Canadian team. In addition, they'll have exclusive southern-Ontario coverage of selected Maple Leafs games. 35 TSN2 games will feature non-Canadian teams. One of TSN's first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series can feature a Canadian team. CBC and TSN swapped Stanley Cup Playoff games in 2009 when needed for scheduling purposes, and may do so again in 2010.
NHL Network - The network, a digital-tier network, carries 30 live games across Canada. For 2009-10, these are reportedly simulcasts of the games from US-based regional sports networks.
Canada (French)
RDS - TSN's French-language arm is the national broadcaster of the full schedule for the Montreal Canadiens, with exclusivity in Quebec. Pierre Houde and Benoit Hogue call the action. RDS also carries a selection of other NHL games, including 15 Ottawa Senators games and the Winter Classic. They'll carry as much of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as they can.
Reseau Info-Sports -- RDS's second network carries 42 games.
United States
NBC - 2009-10 turns out to be the 2nd year of the second 3-year deal between the NHL and NBC (both the NBC and Versus deals expire after 2010-11). The network will carry a flexible schedule of mid-to-late-season Sunday "Game of the Week" broadcasts. It will start with the annual NHL Winter Classic outdoor game, to be played at Boston's Fenway Park on January 1, 2010. Several games are made available, with NBC picking one and returning the rest to local broadcasters (and moving those games to evening time slots, with the decision coming 13 days before game time). They'll also have Stanley Cup Playoff coverage: weekend playoff games and prime-time coverage of games 1-2 and 5-7 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. Mike Emrick and Ed Olczyk are lead announcers for NBC coverage. There will be no studio show, with Pierre McGuire and Mike Milbury doing pre-game and intermission shows from the site of the Game of the Week. NBC is the official USA broadcaster of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and is expected to feature the ice hockey tournament.
NBC dates in 2010: Friday, Jan. 1 (confirmed, Philadelphia at Boston, Fenway Park); Jan. 17 (CHI-DET, PHI-WSH); Jan. 24 (PIT-PHI; BOS-CAR); Jan. 31 (DET-PIT, TB-WSH); Feb. 7 (BOS-MTL, PIT-WSH); Mar. 7 (BOS-PIT; DET-CHI; CAR-ATL); Mar. 14 (COL-DAL, PHI-NYR, PIT-TB; WSH-CHI); Mar. 21 (NYR-BOS, BUF-CAR); Apr. 4 (Detroit at Philadelphia); Apr. 11 (BOS-WSH, DET-CHI, NYR-PHI). Puck the Media predicted games are in bold. Actual games are announced 13 days in advance.
Versus - Comcast's Versus is the NHL's cable partner, under a deal through 2010-11. They'll carry a 54-game regular-season package. Monday games are non-exclusive. Most Tuesday night games are exclusive (US teams can't air their games locally during Versus' window). They'll also have extensive Stanley Cup Playoff coverage and games 3-4 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Versus' lead announcer is Mike Emrick, and the network leans heavily on corporate parent Comcast's lineup of announcers.
NHL Network - The US version of Canada's NHL Network, supported by Comcast as part of the Versus deal, is available on digital cable tiers across the US. The network carries a mix of games from Hockey Night In Canada, TSN Wednesday Night Hockey, some NHL Network Canada productions, and local broadcasts. The network is planning to air 78 games in 2009-10.
Satellite/Digital Cable
NHL Centre Ice - A subscription package, showing all out-of-market games including CBC and Rogers SportsNet coverage, to American viewers with the DirecTV satellite system or many digital cable systems.
Satellite Radio
SiriusXM Satellite Radio - The NHL is on both services of SiriusXM Radio. On XM, the NHL's home service, NHL Home Ice is on XM 204, and game coverage is on XM 204-209 and 241-242. Sirius Best of XM subscribers get NHL Home Ice on Sirius 208, and games on Sirius 208-220.
Webcasting
Webcasting information is valid for North America only. Elsewhere, you'll want to check with nhl.com for availability.
NHL.com - Every audio broadcast of every NHL game is available free at each team's website this season. Look for the "Listen Live" link at the top right of the standard NHL template.
NHL Network Online - available at www.nhl.tv, it's an online version of NHL Network featuring online exclusives such as The Hockey Show.
NHL GameCenter Online - the NHL's all-purpose online viewer, it's the home of NHL GameCenter Live (basically, Centre Ice Online). It's at gamecenter.nhl.com.
Yahoo! Sports - webcasts about 15-20 live games a month. Schedule and game viewer at Yahoo! Sports Hockey Night.
Local Broadcasts
Radio: 830 KLAA (Steve Carroll & Dan Wood)
Cable: FS Prime Ticket (John Ahlers & Brian Hayward)
Conflicts on FS West.
TV: KDOC 56
Radio: 680 WCNN (Dan Kamal)
Cable: SportSouth (Matt McConnell & Darren Eliot)
Conflicts on FS South.
Radio: 98.5 WBZ-FM (Dave Goucher & Bob Beers)
Conflicts likely go to 1030 WBZ.
Cable: NESN (Jack Edwards & Andy Brickley)
Radio: 550 WGR (Rick Jeanneret & Harry Neale)
Mike Robitaille or Rob Ray fill in for Neale when needed.
Cable: MSG Buffalo
Radio: 960 CFAC (Peter Maher & Mike Rogers)
Cable: RSN West (Peter Loubardias & John Garrett or Charlie Simmer)
Digital Cable/Closed Circuit: Flames PPV (Rob Kerr & Simmer)
Radio: 99.9 WCMC (Chuck Kaiton)
Kaiton is joined by on radio by Forslund for games not aired by FSN.
Cable: FS Carolinas (John Forslund & Tripp Tracy)
Radio: 720 WGN (John Weideman & Troy Murray)
Cable: CSN Chicago (Pat Foley & Ed Olczyk)
Conflicts air on CSN+.
TV: WGN 9
WGN games are not aired on the WGN America cable service.
Radio: 1510 KCKK/1060 KRCN (Marc Moser)
Conflicts on 101.5 KTNI.
Cable: Altitude (Mike Haynes & Peter McNab)
Conflicts on Altitude2.
Radio: 97.1/1460 WBNS & 101.1 WWCD (George Matthews & Bob McElligott)
Cable: FS Ohio (Jeff Rimer & Bill Davidge)
Radio: 1310/104.1 KTCK (Ralph Strangis & Daryl Reaugh)
Cable: FS Southwest
Conflicts on FS+ Southwest.
TV: KDFI 27
Radio: 97.1/1270 WXYT (Ken Kal & Paul Woods)
Cable: FSN Detroit (Ken Daniels & Mickey Redmond)
Larry Murphy will do selected road games for Redmond. Conflicts on FSN+ Detroit.
Radio: 630 CHED (Rod Phillips & Bob Stauffer)
Cable: RSN West (Kevin Quinn & Louie DeBrusk)
TV: CKEM 51
Digital Cable/Closed Circuit: Oilers PPV
Radio: 790 WAXY (Randy Moller)
Cable: FS Florida (Steve Goldstein & Bill Lindsay)
Radio: 1150 KTLK (Nick Nickson & Daryl Evans)
Conflict station TBA.
Cable: FS West (Bob Miller & Jim Fox)
Conflicts on FS Prime Ticket.
Radio: 830 WCCO (Bob Kurtz & Tom Reid)
Conflicts on 107.5 KBGY.
Cable: FS North (Dan Terhaar & Mike Greenlay)
TV: KSTC 45 or KSTP 5
Radio: 800 CJAD (Rick Moffat & Murray Wilson)
French Radio: 730 CKAC (Martin McGuire & Dany Dube)
TV/Cable: The Canadiens do not have "local" TV - all of their games are on one or more of the national contracts.
Radio: 104.5 WGFX (Tom Callahan)
Conflicts on 97.1 WRQQ. Pete Weber & Terry Crisp do radio for games not aired on FSN.
Cable: FSN Tennessee (Pete Weber & Terry Crisp)
Radio: 660 WFAN (Matt Loughlin & Sherry Ross)
Conflicts on 970 WNYM or 1130 WBBR.
Cable: MSG Plus (Mike Emrick & Glenn Resch)
Conflicts on MSG Plus 2 and MSG.
Radio: 94.3 WMJC [nights]/1100 WHLI [days] (Howie Rose & Billy Jaffe)
Cable: MSG Plus
Islanders legend Jiggs McDonald fills in for Rose a few times each season.
Conflicts on MSG Plus 2 and MSG.
Radio: 1050/1040/107.1 WEPN (Kenny Albert & Dave Maloney)
Conflicts on 970 WNYM or 1130 WBBR. Bob Wischusen or Mike Crispino fill in for Albert as needed.
Cable: MSG Network (Sam Rosen & Joe Micheletti)
Conflicts on MSG2 and MSG Plus.
Radio: 1200 CFGO (Dean Brown, Shaun Van Allen & Gord Wilson)
Dave Schreiber fills in on radio when Brown does TV games.
Cable: RSN Ontario (Brown & Gary Galley)
French Radio: 104.7 CJRC (Jean-Phillippe Bertrand & Alain Sanscartier)
French Cable: RDS (Alain Crete & Benoit Brunet)
Radio: 610 WIP (Tim Saunders & Chris Therien)
Cable: CSN Philadelphia (Jim Jackson, Steve Coates & Keith Jones)
Conflicts on Comcast Network Philadelphia. Bill Clement fills in for Jones when Jones is on Versus.
TV: WPSG 57
Radio: 910 KGME (Bob Heethuis)
Conflicts on 1510 KFNN. Tyson Nash does color on games not aired on FSN.
Cable: FS Arizona (Dave Strader & Tyson Nash)
TV: KAZT 27
Radio: 105.9 WXDX (Mike Lange & Phil Bourque)
HD Radio Channel: WXDX-HD2 (starting October 1)
Cable: FS Pittsburgh (Paul Steigerwald & Bob Errey)
Radio: 1120 KMOX (Chris Kerber & Kelly Chase)
Cable: FS Midwest (John Kelly & Darren Pang)
Bernie Federko fills in for Darren Pang when Pang is doing national TV.
Radio: 98.5 KUFX (Dan Rusanowsky & Jamie Baker)
David Maley fills in for Jamie Baker on selected home games.
Cable: CSN California (Randy Hahn & Drew Remenda)
Conflicts on CSN Plus.
Radio: 620 WDAE (Dave Mishkin & Phil Esposito)
Esposito does home games only. Conflicts on 970 WFLA or 1250 WHNZ.
Cable: Sun Sports Central Florida (Rick Peckham & Bobby Taylor)
Radio: 640 CFMJ (Joe Bowen or Dennis Beyak & Jim Ralph)
Cable: TSN [regional] or RSN Ontario (Joe Bowen & Greg Millen)
Digital Cable: LeafsTV
Radio: 1040 CKST (John Shorthouse & Tom Larscheid)
If Shorthouse is doing TV, Rick Ball (home) or Joey Kenward (road) call the game on radio.
Cable: RSN Pacific (John Shorthouse & John Garrett)
Digital Cable: Canucks TV (John Shorthouse & Tom Larscheid)
Radio:1500/820 WFED (Steve Kolbe & Ken Sabourin)
Sabourin does home games only. Conflicts on 106.7 WJFK.
Cable: CSN Mid-Atlantic (Joe Beninati & Craig Laughlin)
Conflicts on CSN+ Mid-Atlantic. Al Koken stands in when Beninati is working for Versus.
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