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Sportsnet Announces 2019-20 National NHL Broadcast Schedule

Sportsnet today unveiled its 2019-20 national NHL broadcast schedule, delivering more than 150 exclusive English-language matchups across three marquee nights: Hockey Night in Canada (Saturdays), Rogers Hometown Hockey (Sundays) and Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey. All of Sportsnet’s national broadcasts will also be available to stream on Sportsnet NOW and Rogers NHL LIVE.

As Canada’s home of the NHL, key highlights of Sportsnet’s national broadcast schedule include:

Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey – Wednesdays

  • All-Canadian opening night doubleheader on Wednesday, Oct. 2 – Ottawa vs. Toronto and Vancouver vs. Edmonton.
  • The mid-week broadcast will air 34 NHL matchups, including 11 divisional showdowns and seven all-Canadian games.

Hockey Night in Canada – Saturdays

  • Saturday nights will feature 96 games this season, including 20 all-Canadian matchups.
  • Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada travels to Yellowknife, NT for its 20th anniversary broadcast on February 8.

Rogers Hometown Hockey – Sundays

  • Set to premiere Sunday, Oct. 6, the sixth season will feature 26 exclusive NHL matchups – all featuring at least one Canadian team.
  • Festival locations will be announced at a later date.

NHL Events

  • Sportsnet is also the exclusive English-language home of the biggest events on the NHL calendar:

o   Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic – Oct. 26, 2019

o   Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic– Jan. 1, 2020

o   2020 NHL All-Star Skills Competition & NHL All-Star Game – Jan. 25 & 26, 2020

o   Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada – Feb. 8, 2020

o   Coors Light NHL Stadium Series – Feb. 15, 2020

o   2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs & 2020 Stanley Cup Final

Full TV channel allocations will be announced on a week-to-week basis. Additional details of Sportsnet’s NHL coverage for the 2019-20 season, including national broadcasts on additional nights and regional broadcast schedules, will be announced in the coming weeks.

As the home of the NHL, Sportsnet is the exclusive English-language national broadcast rights holder of NHL games in Canada. Set to deliver more than 130 regional games, Sportsnet is also the official regional television broadcast rights holder for the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames (including radio rights on Sportsnet 960 The FAN), Toronto Maple Leafs (including radio rights on Sportsnet 590 The FAN) and Vancouver Canucks (including radio rights on Sportsnet 650).

 

Hockey Night in Canada 2019-2020 Schedule:

Date Time (ET) Visitor Home
Sat. Oct. 5 7:00 PM Montreal Toronto
7:00 PM NY Rangers Ottawa
10:00 PM Vancouver Calgary
10:00 PM Los Angeles Edmonton
Sat. Oct. 12 7:00 PM Toronto Detroit
7:00 PM St. Louis Montreal
7:00 PM Winnipeg Chicago
10:00 PM Calgary Vegas
10:00 PM Philadelphia Vancouver
Sat. Oct. 19 7:00 PM Boston Toronto
7:00 PM Ottawa Arizona
10:00 PM Calgary Los Angeles
Sat. Oct. 26 7:00 PM Toronto Montreal
Heritage Classic 10:00 PM Calgary Winnipeg
Sat. Nov. 2 7:00 PM Ottawa Boston
7:00 PM Toronto Philadelphia
7:00 PM Calgary Columbus
7:00 PM Montreal Dallas
10:00 PM Winnipeg Vegas
10:00 PM Vancouver San Jose
Sat. Nov. 9 7:00 PM Los Angeles Montreal
7:00 PM Carolina Ottawa
7:00 PM Philadelphia Toronto
10:00 PM St. Louis Calgary
Sat. Nov. 16 7:00 PM Ottawa Buffalo
7:00 PM New Jersey Montreal
7:00 PM Toronto Pittsburgh
10:00 PM Colorado Vancouver
Sat. Nov. 23 7:00 PM NY Rangers Montreal
7:00 PM Columbus Winnipeg
7:00 PM Toronto Colorado
10:00 PM Edmonton Vegas
Sat. Nov. 30 3:00 PM Philadelphia Montreal
7:00 PM Buffalo Toronto
7:00 PM Ottawa Calgary
10:00 PM Vancouver Edmonton
10:00 PM Winnipeg Los Angeles
Sat. Dec. 7 7:00 PM Toronto St. Louis
10:00 PM Los Angeles Calgary
Sat. Dec. 14 1:00 PM Columbus Ottawa
7:00 PM Detroit Montreal
7:00 PM Toronto Edmonton
10:00 PM Vancouver San Jose
Sat. Dec. 21 2:00 PM Winnipeg Minnesota
7:00 PM Detroit Toronto
7:00 PM Montreal Edmonton
7:00 PM Philadelphia Ottawa
10:00 PM Pittsburgh Vancouver
Sat. Dec. 28 7:00 PM NY Rangers Toronto
7:00 PM Montreal Tampa Bay
10:00 PM Los Angeles Vancouver
Sat. Jan. 4 7:00 PM Tampa Bay Ottawa
7:00 PM NY Islanders Toronto
7:00 PM Pittsburgh Montreal
10:00 PM NY Rangers Vancouver
Sat. Jan. 11 7:00 PM Montreal Ottawa
10:00 PM Edmonton Calgary
Sat. Jan. 18 7:00 PM Chicago Toronto
7:00 PM Vegas Montreal
10:00 PM San Jose Vancouver
Sat. Feb. 1 7:00 PM Ottawa Toronto
7:00 PM St. Louis Winnipeg
10:00 PM Edmonton Calgary
Sat. Feb. 8 2:00 PM Ottawa Winnipeg
Hockey Day 7:00 PM Toronto Montreal
7:00 PM Nashville Edmonton
10:00 PM Calgary Vancouver
Sat. Feb. 15 7:00 PM Dallas Montreal
7:00 PM Toronto Ottawa
Stadium Series 8:00 PM Los Angeles Colorado
10:00 PM Chicago Calgary
Sat. Feb. 22 1:00 PM Winnipeg Philadelphia
7:00 PM Carolina Toronto
7:00 PM Montreal Ottawa
10:00 PM Boston Vancouver
Sat. Feb. 29 7:00 PM Vancouver Toronto
7:00 PM Carolina Montreal
7:00 PM Detroit Ottawa
10:00 PM Winnipeg Edmonton
Sat. Mar. 7 7:00 PM Montreal Florida
7:00 PM Ottawa San Jose
10:00 PM Columbus Edmonton
Sat. Mar. 14 7:00 PM Toronto Boston
10:00 PM Winnipeg Calgary
Sat. Mar. 21 7:00 PM Montreal Colorado
7:00 PM Columbus Toronto
7:00 PM Ottawa Carolina
10:00 PM Tampa Bay Calgary
10:00 PM Vancouver Los Angeles
Sat. Mar. 27 7:00 PM NY Islanders Montreal
7:00 PM Toronto Ottawa
10:00 PM Anaheim Vancouver
Sat. Apr. 4 4:00 PM Winnipeg Arizona
7:00 PM Montreal Toronto
7:00 PM Pittsburgh Ottawa
10:00 PM Edmonton Calgary
10:00 PM Vegas Vancouver

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