One lucky NHL team is going to score the evening’s biggest prize – the #1 overall pick in the 2010 NHL ENTRY DRAFT – when NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly reveals the draft order on the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY, live Tuesday, April 13 at 8 p.m. ET, exclusively on TSN. Daly joins host James Duthie and Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie in studio for the 30-minute TSN original production, which also features in-studio representatives from each of the five NHL teams eligible to win the #1 overall pick. This year’s draft lottery marks the first time in more than a decade that a Canadian team – the Edmonton Oilers – has the greatest probability of picking #1 overall in the NHL Entry Draft.
TSN’s production of the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY is being carried live on Versus in the U.S. and available on-demand at TSN.ca.
The LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY headlines TSN’s prime-time lineup of extensive Playoff Preview coverage on April 13 – one day prior to the start of the 2010 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS. Along with the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY, TSN gets hockey fans primed for the post-season with the 60-minute NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL at 7 p.m. ET and the 90-minute NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: PREVIEW SHOW at 8:30 p.m. ET (see TSN Playoff Preview Broadcast Schedule below).
All three programs are available on-demand at TSN.ca, alongside comprehensive post-season coverage leading up to and throughout the NHL Playoffs (see TSN.ca section below).
TSN’s live coverage of the first three rounds of the 2010 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS begins April 14. TSN and TSN2 will announce their post-season broadcast schedules following the conclusion of the NHL regular season.
TSN Playoff Preview Broadcast Schedule
TSN’s jam-packed Playoff Preview lineup is as follows:
NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL – April 13 at 7 p.m. ET
Watch out, Darren Dreger! Expect tons of trash talking as Pierre McGuire, Dave Hodge and Keith Jones look to take down two-time defending fantasy playoff pool champion Dreger in the fourth annual NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL. James Duthie hosts the 60-minute show featuring TSN’s hockey gurus. Each expert selects teams of six forwards, three defencemen and one goalie in the snake-style draft. A single point is awarded for each goal and assist, while goaltenders earn one point for each playoff victory and shutout recorded during the NHL Playoffs.
LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY – April 13 at 8 p.m. ET
James Duthie hosts TSN’s exclusive live coverage of the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY from the TSN studios. The 30-minute original TSN production features NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly in studio revealing the lottery results in reverse order, alongside representatives from each of the five NHL teams eligible to win the highly-coveted #1 overall pick. Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie is also in studio to analyze the results of the lottery and tee up the 2010 NHL ENTRY DRAFT.
NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: PREVIEW SHOW – April 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Hosted by James Duthie, the action-packed 90-minute live program includes in-depth analysis of each playoff series by the NHL ON TSN panel featuring Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie and analysts Darren Pang and Craig MacTavish, plus HodgeMail with hockey commentator Dave Hodge, post-season insight from Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, and reports from correspondents with all Canadian clubs in the NHL Playoffs. NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: PREVIEW SHOW will also reveal TSN’s consensus choices for Conference and Stanley Cup champions.
TSN.ca
TSN.ca complements TSN’s Playoff Preview programming with its Final Stretch page, featuring in-depth coverage of the hotly-contested playoff races in the Eastern and Western Conferences, plus Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie’s updated Top 10 Draft Prospects ranking, predictions from TSN’s hockey experts, and Ray Ferraro’s breakdown of the First Round match-ups in his popular blog, Razor’s Edge. Hockey Insider Darren Dreger is also going to share his thoughts on the post-season in a live chat on April 12, while Scott Cullen is going to have playoff editions of the Fantasy Hockey Report and fantasy hockey analysis and blogs throughout the post-season.
Once again, TSN.ca is the definitive online destination for hockey fans in Canada, as the country’s leading sports website features all the latest news, analysis, interviews and game highlights, plus insightful hockey blogs and columns, and fantasy hockey reports and pools during the 2010 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS. Fans on-the-go can also keep up with all the post-season action during the NHL Playoffs with up-to-the-minute scores, stats and news on TSN Mobile.
