With the #1 overall pick in the 2013 NHL DRAFT up for grabs, one lucky NHL team will go home with the evening’s biggest prize when NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly reveals the draft order on the 2013 SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERYTM, live Monday, April 29 at 8 p.m. ET, exclusively on TSN. The 2013 SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERYTM headlines TSN’s prime-time lineup of extensive Playoff Preview coverage just before the 2013 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS kick off on April 30, including the following (see below for additional details):
• THAT’S HOCKEY– Sunday, April 28 at 7 p.m. ET
• TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE – Sunday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• NHL ON TSN PLAYOFF FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL – Monday, April 29 at 7 p.m. ET
• 2013 SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERYTM – Monday, April 29 at 8 p.m. ET
• NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW SHOW – Monday, April 29 at 8:30 p.m. ET
2013 SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERYTM
TSN’s production of the 2013 SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERYTM also airs live on TSN Mobile TV and on NBC Sports Network in the U.S. Coverage of the lottery is also available live on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto and on demand onTSN.ca.
The 2013 SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERYTM will be the first in NHL history in which all 14 teams not qualifying for the Stanley Cup® Playoffs – or teams that have acquired the first-round drafting positions of those non-playoff teams – will have a chance at winning the right to the first overall selection.
Daly joins host James Duthie and Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie for the 30-minute TSN original production, which features representatives from each of the five teams most likely to win the lottery and #1 overall pick.
McKenzie ranks the consensus Top 10 prospects and TSN Scout Craig Buttonprojects how the first 14 picks will unfold once the draft order is determined. The show also includes a feature on consensus No. 1-ranked prospect Seth Jones of the Portland Winterhawks.
TSN.ca complements TSN’s coverage of the 2013 SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERYTM with a live blog, giving fans the chance to interact while the draft order is revealed, plus all the latest news, draft rankings and video atTSN.ca/DraftCentre.
TSN has coverage of the first three rounds of the 2013 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS. TSN also has live coverage of the 2013 NHL DRAFT on June 30.
TSN’s Playoff Preview Broadcast Schedule
TSN’s jam-packed Playoff Preview lineup is as follows:
• THAT’S HOCKEY– Sunday, April 28 at 7 p.m. ET
Host Gino Reda, TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, and NHL ON TSN analystMike Johnson break down the East and West series, with a focus on Canadian teams. The 30-minute special edition of THAT’S HOCKEY also features analystJamie McLennan reviewing which goalies have the edge in Post2Post and Jason Botchford weighing in on the league’s studs and duds.
• TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE – Sunday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET
TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE host Dave Hodge and sports columnists Bruce Arthur, Michael Farber, and Steve Simmons break down the confirmed first round match-ups and debate other key storylines from the 2013 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS. Coverage of Sunday’s special prime-time edition of TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE is also available live on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto.
• NHL ON TSN PLAYOFF FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL – Monday, April 29 at 7 p.m. ET
Darren Dreger, Aaron Ward and Dave Hodge look to take down defending fantasy playoff hockey winner Keith Jones in the seventh annual NHL ON TSN PLAYOFF FANTASY SPECIAL. James Duthie hosts the 60-minute show featuring TSN’s hockey gurus selecting players in the snake-style draft. Reigning champion Jones faces tough competition against Hodge, TSN’s all-time playoff fantasy pool winner, Dreger, a three-time champion, and Ward, last year’s runner-up.
• 2013 SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERYTM – Monday, April 29 at 8 p.m. ET
With the #1 overall pick on the line, James Duthie hosts TSN’s exclusive live coverage of the 2013 SCOTIABANK NHL DRAFT LOTTERYTM from the TSN Studio. The 30-minute TSN original production features NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly in studio revealing the lottery results in reverse order, alongside representatives from the league’s five teams most likely to win the highly-coveted #1 overall draft pick in the 2013 NHL DRAFT.
• NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW SHOW – Monday, April 29 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Hosted by James Duthie, the 90-minute live program gets fans primed for the playoffs with in-depth analysis of all the First Round match-ups and extensive coverage of the Canadian teams in the post-season. Duthie is joined by the NHL ON TSN panel featuring Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger, plus analysts Aaron Ward, Ray Ferraro, Mike Johnson, Jamie McLennan, and TSN Scout Craig Button.
All of TSN’s Playoff Preview programming is also available on-demand atTSN.ca.
