From the first whistle, TSN drops the puck on the 2010-11 NHL ON TSN season with the most nationally-televised regular season games and the most comprehensive NHL coverage across multiple platforms in Canada. With more coverage on TSN, TSN2, TSN.ca and TSN MOBILE than ever before, fans of Canada’s favourite pastime will not miss any of the action on – or off – the ice during the NHL season.
A total of 124 games will air on multiple distribution platforms: 76 games on TSN and 48 games on TSN2, with 72 games featuring at least one Canadian team. All games on TSN and TSN2 are available nationally in High Definition. Games and highlights are also available on demand at TSN.ca. (For complete NHL ON TSN broadcast schedule visit TSN.ca.)
In addition, TSN ensures hockey fans are well-served this NHL season with the return of the weekly staple, WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY, along with THAT’S HOCKEY, and up-to-the-minute NHL news and highlights on SPORTSCENTRE featuring insight and analysis from the NHL ON TSN broadcast team.
TSN’s comprehensive coverage of the NHL also includes the first three rounds of the STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS, and exclusive Canadian coverage of the 2011 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY in April and the 2011 NHL ENTRY DRAFT in June.
Regular season coverage on TSN begins opening day, Thursday, Oct. 7, with an NHL Premiere game as the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Minnesota Wild at 12 noon ET from Helsinki. WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY begins the following week on October 13 with doubleheader action featuring Toronto @ Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m. ET immediately followed by Vancouver @ Anaheim at 10 p.m. ET.
TSN2 has live NHL action on Tuesday, Oct. 12 with Colorado @ Detroit at 7:30 p.m. ET.
NHL ON TSN Broadcast Team
Covering the NHL from all the angles, the NHL ON TSN broadcast team returns for more hockey, hard-hitting analysis and hilarity throughout the 2010-11 season.
James Duthie returns as host of NHL ON TSN, alongside Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger, lead NHL ON TSN studio analyst Craig MacTavish, and hockey commentator Dave Hodge in his popular weekly segment, HodgeMail.
Also returning to NHL ON TSN this season are analysts Matthew Barnaby, Keith Jones, Darren Pang, Michael Peca, Mike Johnson and Aaron Ward, with analysts Pierre McGuire and Ray Ferraro appearing in studio when not providing colour commentary for the games.
SPORTSCENTRE anchor Darren Dutchyshen provides up-to-the-minute NHL news and highlights during intermissions.
For the network’s extensive NHL coverage, TSN has two broadcast teams with play-by-play announcers Gord Miller and Chris Cuthbert and game analysts McGuire and Ferraro. Once again, NHL ON TSN features the 1-Up/1-Down format during its hockey broadcasts. The 1-Up/1-Down arrangement has Miller/Cuthbert in the broadcast booth with McGuire/Ferraro providing analysis from between the benches at ice level.
TSN.ca
TSN.ca is the most comprehensive online destination for hockey fans in Canada, as the country’s leading sports website features all the latest 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. Games are also available on-demand at TSN.ca.
Columns and Blogs
James Duthie joins TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger and analyst Ray Ferraro on TSN.ca, as they all return to the website with weekly columns and one-on-one interviews with NHL stars. McKenzie and Dreger also continue to write hockey blogs on TSN.ca, covering breaking NHL news and international hockey events such as the World Junior Championship and World Hockey Championship.
Twitter and Online Chats
Fans can also follow Duthie, McKenzie, Dreger, THAT’S HOCKEY host Gino Reda and TSN Fantasy Hockey guru Scott Cullen on Twitter for additional NHL news and notes, as well as participate in online chats with the Hockey Insiders throughout the NHL season. Dreger kicks off TSN.ca’s series of live hockey chats tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 7) at 1 p.m. ET. Also returning to NHL ON TSN is Dave Hodge’s weekly HodgeMail segment, where Hodge examines the NHL’s hot button issues and invites viewers to weigh in via email. Topics up for discussion in HodgeMail are posted on TSN.ca and on TSN’s Fan Page on Facebook.
Ice Chips
New and improved Ice Chips returns with a daily roundup of hockey news, roster moves, lineup changes and injuries, with information coming straight from the rinks from TSN’s reporters, analysts and Hockey Insiders. Video versions of Ice Chips are also available at TSN.ca.
Special Features
Featured prominently on TSN.ca are special TRADECENTRE and DRAFTCENTRE sections all season long, as fans can keep tabs on their favourite teams and players leading up to and during the NHL Trade Deadline and Entry Draft. TSN will track every NHL transaction on the TRADECENTRE page leading up to the trade deadline, while McKenzie’s player rankings highlight the DRAFTCENTRE page in anticipation of the 2011 NHL ENTRY DRAFT. The NHL PLAY OF THE YEAR SHOWDOWN also returns later this season on TSN.ca, giving fans the chance to vote for their favourite show-stopping play from the 2010-11 regular season.
TSN FANTASY HOCKEY
Hockey fans can get the ultimate fantasy fix with TSN FANTASY HOCKEY presented by Kia Motors, as fans can pick ‘em and trade ‘em with their friends using the free and fully-featured industry-leading online fantasy league manager powered by ESPN. Fans can visit TSN.ca/Fantasy for all the tools required to build a championship team, including insight and analysis from TSN’s Fantasy Hockey Guru, Scott Cullen. Cullen appears weekly in the Fantasy Hockey Report and weekdays in the Fantasy Hockey Update available exclusively on TSN.ca.
TSN MOBILE
TSN MOBILE delivers up-to-the-minute news and scores to fans on-the-go using their wireless devices with Internet capabilities. Fans can also sign up for TSN Text Alerts for breaking NHL news sent directly to their cell phones. For iPhone users, TSN’s iPhone app allows fans to keep track of scores and breaking news, while the TradeCentre app tracks NHL trades all season long.
