The National Hockey League signed an enormous television contract with Rogers Sports of Canada. Rogers is set to deliver 350 national games. That is double the number of free over-the-air games on television. It will also announce double the games aired on the classic Hockey Night in Canada Saturday night games. It all starts on Wednesday, October 8th, with an all-Canadian double header on Sportsnet.
Rogers, Canada’s new home for hockey, today unveiled its 2014-15 NHL national broadcast schedule, delivering double the number of games on free over-the-air TV and twice as many Hockey Night in Canada Saturday night games than ever before for Canadians. Rogers’ national broadcast schedule showcases an abundance of premium Canadian matchups and all of the marquee events of the season, including the 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, NHL All-Star Game and the favourite Canadian tradition: Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada.
In addition to the more than 200 national games unveiled today, Rogers will announce its remaining national and regional broadcast schedules in the coming weeks. In total, Rogers will deliver 350 national regular season games across nine networks, including CBC, City, Sportsnet (East, Ontario, West, and Pacific), Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360 and FX Canada.
“The NHL delivered what we believe to be a best-in-class broadcast schedule,” said Scott Moore, President of NHL & Sportsnet, Rogers. “This schedule is a hockey fan’s dream – the biggest names, classic rivalries, more games on more nights, and more ways to watch. We are looking forward to providing Canadians with the best seat in the house every week of the NHL season.”
Highlights from the Rogers 2014-15 NHL national broadcast schedule, including opening week details, are as follows:
(Please see below for complete broadcast schedule)
Wednesday, Oct. 8 – Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey
- The puck drops on the 2014-15 season on Wednesday, Oct. 8 with a can’t-miss all-Canadian doubleheader. A classic Original Six match-up kicks off the night, as P.K. Subban and the Montreal Canadiens take on Phil Kessel and the Toronto Maple Leafs, followed by the new-look Vancouver Canucks strapping in to take on the Flames in Calgary
- At least one Canadian team is featured in 35 Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey games, including nine all-Canadian matchups, and nine doubleheaders throughout the season
- The Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey schedule also includes four Original Six matchups, featuring Toronto, Montreal, Boston and Detroit
Saturday, Oct. 11 – Hockey Night in Canada
- Three nights later on Saturday, Oct. 11, the tradition continues as Hockey Night in Canada returns to the airwaves in classic style with six games featuring all seven Canadian teams in an action-packed Saturday night
- Each week throughout the season, Hockey Night in Canada will feature a minimum of four games every Saturday night, delivering more than 150 Saturday games in total for the duration of the regular season
- Plus, the Hockey Night in Canada schedule features more than 20 all-Canadian matchups featuring all seven Canadian teams
Sunday, Oct. 12 – Sunday Night Hockey
- The first week of the 2014-15 NHL season culminates with the highly-anticipated Sunday Night Hockey, the newest national night on the NHL schedule. In the first edition of Sunday Night Hockey on Sunday, Oct. 12, the Maple Leafs hit the Big Apple to take on Henrik Lundqvist and the Stanley Cup finalist New York Rangers
- This marks the first of 25 broadcasts to be hosted from a different community rink in various hometowns across Canada. Twenty-four Sunday Night Hockey broadcasts will feature a Canadian team in action, and each week’s broadcast will feature local NHL player profiles, grassroots stories, and local entertainment features
- Sunday Night Hockey will also feature five Original Six matchups featuring Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Boston and the New York Rangers
Other key events on the Rogers NHL national broadcast schedule include welcoming the New Year with superstars Jonathan Toews and Alex Ovechkin as Chicago takes on Washington in the 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classicon Thursday, Jan. 1, as well as the traditional Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada, featuring an all-Canadian tripleheader on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015.
In addition to regular season games, Rogers has exclusive Canadian broadcast coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final, NHL All-Star Game, NHL Draft Lottery, NHL Draft, and the NHL Awards. Sportsnet is also the official regional television broadcast rights holder for the Calgary Flames (including radio rights on Sportsnet 960 The FAN), Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs (including radio rights on Sportsnet 590 The FAN) and Vancouver Canucks.
Additional national game broadcasts will be announced in the coming weeks, including more U.S. /U.S. match-ups to be available Wednesday nights on Sportsnet ONE, Thursday nights on Sportsnet 360, Sunday afternoons (starting mid-January) on Sportsnet, as well as other weeknight dates.
Rogers Communications secured a 12-year deal with the NHL in November 2013 for exclusive national broadcast and multimedia rights in Canada, beginning with the 2014-15 season.
Rogers’ 2014-15 NHL National Broadcast Schedule
* Schedule subject to change
**U.S. / U.S. match-ups in italics
Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey
October
- Wednesday, Oct. 8, Montreal @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Oct. 8, Vancouver @ Calgary, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Oct. 15, Calgary @ Chicago, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT(Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Oct. 22, Toronto @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT(Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Oct. 22, Washington @ Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Oct. 29, Nashville @ Edmonton, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT(Sportsnet)
November
- Wednesday, Nov. 5, Montreal @ Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Nov. 12, Boston @ Toronto, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Nov. 19, Vancouver @ Edmonton, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Nov. 26, Winnipeg @ Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE)
- Wednesday, Nov. 26, Toronto @ Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
December
- Wednesday, Dec. 3, Montreal @ Minnesota, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Dec. 3, Edmonton @ Winnipeg, 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (Sportsnet and Sportsnet ONE)
- Wednesday, Dec. 10, Toronto @ Detroit, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Dec. 17, Ottawa @ New Jersey, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Dec. 17, Dallas @ Vancouver, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Dec. 31, Toronto @ Boston, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Dec. 31, Edmonton @ Calgary, 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
January
- Wednesday, Jan. 7, Washington @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Jan. 14, Montreal @ Columbus, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Jan. 21, Toronto @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Jan. 21, Columbus @ Winnipeg, 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE)
- Wednesday, Jan. 28, Toronto @ New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
February
- Wednesday, Feb. 4, Pittsburgh @ Edmonton, 8:00 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Feb. 11, Vancouver @ Chicago, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT(Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Feb. 18, Montreal @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Feb. 18, Boston @ Edmonton, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, Feb. 25, Calgary @ New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
March
- Wednesday, March 4, Ottawa @ Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, March 11, Buffalo @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, March 18, Chicago @ New York Rangers, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, March 18, Columbus @ Edmonton, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, March 25, Colorado @ Edmonton, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
April
- Wednesday, April 1, Toronto @ Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
- Wednesday, April 8, Toronto @ Columbus, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet)
Saturday – Hockey Night in Canada
*Channel allocations will be announced on a week-by-week basis
October
Saturday, Oct. 11
- Pittsburgh @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Montreal @ Philadelphia, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Ottawa @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Calgary @ St. Louis, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Washington @ Boston, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Edmonton @ Vancouver, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- Winnipeg @ San Jose, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Oct. 18
- Toronto @ Detroit, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Colorado @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Columbus @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Boston @ Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Tampa Bay @ Vancouver, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Oct. 25
- Boston @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New York Rangers @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New Jersey @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Detroit @ Philadelphia, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Chicago @ St. Louis, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
- Washington @ Calgary, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
November
Saturday, Nov. 1
- Chicago @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Ottawa @ Boston, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Winnipeg @ New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Buffalo @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Washington @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Vancouver @ Edmonton, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Nov. 8
- New York Rangers @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Minnesota @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Winnipeg @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Pittsburgh @ Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Washington @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Vancouver @ Los Angeles, 10 p.m. / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Nov. 15
- Toronto @ Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Philadelphia @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Winnipeg @ Nashville, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New York Islanders @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Ottawa @ Calgary, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Nov. 22
- Detroit @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Montreal @ Boston, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Pittsburgh @ New York Islanders, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Buffalo @ Washington, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Chicago @ Edmonton, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- New Jersey @ Calgary, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Nov. 29
- Washington @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Buffalo @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Ottawa @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Philadelphia @ New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Pittsburgh @ Carolina, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Calgary @ Arizona, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- Chicago @ Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
December
Saturday, Dec. 6
- Vancouver @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Montreal @ Dallas, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New York Rangers @ Detroit, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Chicago @ Nashville, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- San Jose @ Calgary, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Dec. 13
- Detroit @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Anaheim @ Winnipeg, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Pittsburgh @ Columbus, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Tampa Bay @ Washington, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Chicago @ New York Islanders, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New York Rangers @ Vancouver, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Dec. 20
- Philadelphia @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Ottawa @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Tampa Bay @ New York Islanders, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Colorado @ Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Calgary @ Vancouver, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Dec. 27
- Detroit @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Winnipeg @ Minnesota, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Washington @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Boston @ Columbus, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Edmonton @ Calgary, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
January
Thursday, Jan. 1
- 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, Chicago @ Washington, 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT (CBC)
Saturday, Jan. 3
- Toronto @ Winnipeg, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Montreal @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Buffalo @ New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Philadelphia @ New Jersey, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Detroit @ Vancouver, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 10
- Pittsburgh @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Ottawa @ Arizona, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Detroit @ Washington, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Calgary @ Vancouver, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- Winnipeg @ Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- New York Rangers @ San Jose, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Sunday, Jan. 17
- Toronto @ St. Louis, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New York Islanders @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Carolina @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Columbus @ Boston, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Philadelphia @ Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Colorado @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Calgary @ San Jose, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- Anaheim @ Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 24
- NHL All-Star Skills Competition, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT (CBC)
Saturday, Jan. 31
- Toronto @ Philadelphia @ 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Dallas @ Winnipeg, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Los Angeles @ Boston, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Carolina @ New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Edmonton @ Calgary, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
February
Saturday, Feb. 7
- Edmonton @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New Jersey @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Columbus @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Dallas @ Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Pittsburgh @ Vancouver, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 14 – Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada
- Edmonton @ Ottawa, 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
- Winnipeg @ Detroit, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Toronto @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Dallas @ Colorado, 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
- Vancouver @ Calgary, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 21
- Winnipeg @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Columbus @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Florida @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Anaheim @ Edmonton, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Pittsburgh @ St. Louis, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
- Detroit @ Dallas, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
- Los Angeles @ San Jose, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 28
- Toronto @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New York Rangers @ Philadelphia, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
- St. Louis @ Edmonton, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- Ottawa @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT
March
Saturday, March 7
- St. Louis @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Montreal @ Arizona, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Winnipeg @ Nashville, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Dallas @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Buffalo @ Washington, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Vancouver @ San Jose, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- Pittsburgh @ Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 14
- Toronto @ Vancouver, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Montreal @ New York Islanders, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Winnipeg @ Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- New York Rangers @ Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Calgary @ Colorado, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 21
- Toronto @ Ottawa, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- San Jose @ Montreal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Washington @ Winnipeg, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Boston @ Florida, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
- Chicago @ Dallas, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
- Philadelphia @ Edmonton, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 28
- Ottawa @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
* Information provided via NHL Press Release
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