TORONTO – Sportsnet announced yesterday the national broadcast schedule for the upcoming 2021-22 National Hockey League season.
Coverage will begin with two all-Canadian matchups on October 13 – the Toronto Maple Leafs will face the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks will take on the Edmonton Oilers.
The full schedule includes 168 exclusive matchups, aired across the country on Sportsnet’s television channels as well as on SN Now, according to a press release. Regular season coverage will be featured on Sportsnet’s three marquee broadcast nights – Hockey Night in Canada, Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey, and Rogers Hometown Hockey, which will be aired on Mondays this season.
The national schedule also features big events including the NHL Winter Classic, the Honda NHL All-Stars Weekend, the NHL Stadium Series, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Stanley Cup Final.
More information about Sportsnet’s NHL coverage, including full regional broadcast schedules, will be released at a later date.
The potential impact of the upcoming Winter Olympics on the schedule is still unclear. “No decision has been made to this point regarding the participation of NHL Players in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics,” reads the press release.
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