TORONTO – As the country readies for the start of another hockey season, Canada’s sports broadcasters have announced their NHL schedules.
CBC’s Hockey Night In Canada announced an 109-game schedule starting with preseason play on September 24th, and regular season play on October 6, 2011, the NHL’s opening day of the 2011-12 season.
Its schedule also includes the 59th NHL All-Star Game on January 28 and 29 from Ottawa; Hockey Day in Canada from Prince Edward Island on February 11; and the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs and final.
TSN and TSN2 announced its combined 151-game NHL on TSN broadcast schedule. A total of 77 regular season games will air on TSN, with 73 games featuring at least one Canadian team. TSN2’s regular season schedule features 74 live games. TSN also boasts exclusive Canadian coverage of the NHL Draft Lottery and NHL Entry Draft.
Rogers Sportnet Ontario announced that it would air 29 regular-season Toronto Maple Leafs games.
