With an emerging young roster returning from their first playoff appearance in 19 years, the Winnipeg Jets take flight all season long on TSN, the team’s official broadcaster, as well as TSN Radio and TSN Digital platforms. TSN today announced the network’s 60-game regional broadcast schedule for the 2015-16 season. TSN’s coverage begins with the Jets’ season opener vs. Boston on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. CT on TSN3 (see below or visit TSN.ca for a complete broadcast schedule).
Highlights of the 2015-16 Jets on TSN broadcast schedule include:
- Season opener against Boston
- Home opener against Calgary on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. CT on TSN3
- Seven all-Canadian matchups
- Five games against defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago
Broadcast Team
Returning to the booth for the 2015-16 season is TSN’s Winnipeg Jets broadcast team of veteran play-by-play commentator and Manitoba native Dennis Beyak alongside analyst Shane Hnidy, an 11-year NHL veteran and Stanley Cup champion.
Providing insight and analysis on the Jets throughout the season is Winnipeg Free Press sports columnist and TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg host Gary Lawless, as well as frequent contributions from TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, and Pierre LeBrun.
News Coverage
SPORTSCENTRE Winnipeg Bureau Reporter Sara Orlesky follows the Jets all season delivering news and reports across TSN’s slate of programs and platforms. Fans can also find comprehensive Jets news and analysis on TSN Digital platforms, including TSN.ca and theTSN GO mobile app.
TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg
As the team’s official radio broadcaster, TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg continues to bring fans live coverage of every Jets game. TSN 1290 delivers all the play-by-play action and analysis from a rotating crew of veteran broadcasters familiar to Jets fans. Play-by-play commentating duties will be shared by Dennis Beyak and Paul Edmonds. They are joined by analysts Shane Hnidy and Brian Munz, both of whom have been part of TSN 1290’s Jets coverage since it debuted in 2011.
Jets on TSN
TSN’s package of regional Winnipeg Jets games is available on TSN3 and on TSN GO to TSN subscribers in the Jets’ designated broadcast region, which includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and parts of Northwestern Ontario including Kenora, Dryden, and Thunder Bay.
Hockey on TSN
TSN broadcasts live coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, and Winnipeg Jets as part of its package of 130+ regional NHL games. TSN delivers a package of 26 Leafs games available in the Leafs’ designated broadcast region on TSN4, 54 Senators games in the Senators designated broadcast region games on TSN5, and 60 Jets games in the Jets’ designated broadcast region on TSN3.
TSN is also the exclusive broadcaster of Hockey Canada, delivering marquee international events such as the IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, and WORLD UNDER-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE, as well as domestic events including the WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE, TELUS CUP, ESSO CUP, RBC CUP, ALLAN CUP, and the Order of Hockey in Canada. TSN’s slate of live hockey programming also features exclusive coverage of the SPENGLER CUP, as well as NCAA Division I coverage including the FROZEN FOUR.
TSN complements its live hockey coverage with Canada’s fan-favourite hockey news and information programming, featuring the hockey world’s most trusted team of Hockey Insiders and analysts. TSN’s industry-leading hockey programming includes SPORTSCENTRE, TIM HORTONS THAT’S HOCKEY, THAT’S HOCKEY 2NITE, and the network’s slate of signature NHL specials including TRADECENTRE, FREE AGENT FRENZY, FANTASY DRAFT, TOP 50 PLAYERS, and BOB MCKENZIE’S DRAFT RANKING.
Broadcast Schedule
Click here or see below for the Winnipeg Jets’ regional broadcast schedule*.
Pre-season
Tuesday, Sept. 22 Minnesota @ Winnipeg 7 p.m. CT on TSN3
Wednesday, Sept. 23 Winnipeg @ Edmonton 8 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, Sept. 25 Edmonton @ Winnipeg 7 p.m. CT on TSN3
Sunday, Sept. 27 Winnipeg @ Minnesota 5 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Sept. 29 Ottawa @ Winnipeg 7 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Oct. 1 Calgary @ Winnipeg 7 p.m. CT on TSN3
Saturday, Oct. 3 Winnipeg @ Calgary 8 p.m. CT on TSNGO (Joined in progress at 9 p.m. CT on TSN3)
Regular Season
October
Thursday, Oct. 8 Winnipeg @ Boston 5:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, Oct. 9 Winnipeg @ New Jersey 5:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Monday, Oct. 12 Winnipeg @ NY Islanders 11:30 a.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Oct. 13 Winnipeg @ NY Rangers 5:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, Oct. 16 Calgary @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Sunday, Oct. 18 St. Louis @ Winnipeg 1:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, Oct. 23 Tampa Bay @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Sunday, Oct. 25 Minnesota @ Winnipeg 4:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Los Angeles @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Oct. 29 Chicago @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
November
Thursday, Nov. 5 Winnipeg @ Ottawa 6 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Nov. 10 Winnipeg @ Minnesota 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Nov. 12 Winnipeg @ Dallas 7 p.m. CT on TSN3
Monday, Nov. 16 Winnipeg @ St. Louis 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Monday, Nov. 23 Colorado @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Wednesday, Nov. 25 Winnipeg @ Washington 5:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, Nov. 27 Winnipeg @ Minnesota 2:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
December
Sunday, Dec. 6 Winnipeg @ Chicago 3:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Dec. 10 Columbus @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, Dec. 11 Winnipeg @ Chicago 7 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Dec. 15 St. Louis @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, Dec. 18 NY Rangers @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Monday, Dec. 21 Winnipeg @ Edmonton 7:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Dec. 22 Winnipeg @ Calgary 7:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Sunday, Dec. 27 Pittsburgh @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Dec. 29 Detroit @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Dec. 31 Winnipeg @ Arizona 7:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
January
Sunday, Jan. 3 Winnipeg @ Anaheim 7:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Jan. 5 Winnipeg @ Nashville 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Jan. 7 Winnipeg @ Dallas 7 p.m. CT on TSN3
Sunday, Jan. 10 Buffalo @ Winnipeg 1:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Jan. 12 San Jose @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Jan. 14 Nashville @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, Jan. 15 Winnipeg @ Minnesota 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Monday, Jan. 18 Colorado @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Jan. 21 Nashville @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Jan. 26 Arizona @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
February
Tuesday, Feb. 2 Dallas @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, Feb. 5 Carolina @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Feb. 9 Winnipeg @ St. Louis 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Feb. 11 Boston @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Feb. 16 Winnipeg @ Carolina 5:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Feb. 18 Winnipeg @ Tampa Bay 6 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, Feb. 23 Dallas @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, Feb. 25 Winnipeg @ Dallas 7 p.m. CT on TSN3
March
Tuesday, March 1 Florida @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, March 3 NY Islanders @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, March 8 Nashville @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, March 10 Winnipeg @ Detroit 6 p.m. CT on TSN3
Monday, March 14 Winnipeg @ Vancouver 8:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Wednesday, March 16 Winnipeg @ Calgary 8:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Friday, March 18 Chicago @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Sunday, March 20 Anaheim @ Winnipeg 1:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, March 22 Vancouver @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, March 24 Los Angeles @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Saturday, March 26 Winnipeg @ Buffalo 11:30 a.m. CT on TSN3
Monday, March 28 Winnipeg @ Philadelphia 5:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
April
Friday, April 1 Chicago @ Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Tuesday, April 5 Winnipeg @ Anaheim 8:30 p.m. CT on TSN3
Thursday, April 7 Winnipeg @ San Jose 9 p.m. CT on TSN3
