This year’s combined 124-game national broadcast package is part of TSN and TSN2’s multi-year broadcast and digital rights agreement with the NHL. A total of 76 regular season games will air on TSN, with 70 games featuring at least one Canadian team. TSN also retains exclusivity of WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY, during which there are no other national or local NHL telecasts.

TSN2’s regular season schedule features 48 live NHL games showcasing non-Canadian teams. In addition, TSN and TSN2 have pre-season action featuring all six Canadian clubs.

“As we saw with our regular season audiences last year, Canadian fans are watching the NHL more than ever. With 124 games this year, TSN and TSN2 will ensure fans across the country are well-served with a broadcast package that has the most nationally-televised NHL regular season games in Canada,” said Stewart Johnston, President, TSN. “In addition to live games, Canadian hockey fans also receive all-encompassing coverage of their favourite NHL teams on all of TSN’s broadcast, digital, online and mobile platforms.”

Regular season coverage on TSN gets underway on Thursday, Oct. 7 – opening day – with an NHL Premiere game from Europe, as the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Minnesota Wild at 12 noon ET in Helsinki, Finland. In total, TSN has four NHL games from Europe to kick off the regular season.

TSN then hits the ice closer to home with its first WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY broadcast of the year featuring doubleheader action on October 13 with Toronto @ Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m. ET immediately followed by Vancouver @ Anaheim at 10 p.m. ET.

TSN2 has NHL action on Tuesday, Oct. 12 with Colorado @ Detroit at 7:30 p.m. ET. (See broadcast schedule below.)

Highlights of the NHL ON TSN schedule include three all-Canadian match-ups featuring Edmonton @ Montreal and Vancouver @ Calgary on December 1, and Ottawa @ Montreal on December 7. Headlining the NHL ON TSN’s Canadian team coverage during the regular season is Toronto with 17 appearances, followed by Montreal with 16, Ottawa with 12, and 10 appearances each for Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton featuring #1 overall draft pick Taylor Hall.

Additional highlights of the NHL ON TSN regular season schedule include:

• 12 Original Six match-ups
• 10 games featuring Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks
• 14 games featuring Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals
• 10 doubleheaders on TSN
• Dany Heatley’s highly-anticipated return to Ottawa with the San Jose Sharks on December 2
• Continued exclusivity of WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY, during which there are no other national or local NHL telecasts

TSN delivered impressive audiences for the NHL during the 2009-10 regular season. With 71 games featuring Canadian teams, TSN averaged 714,000 viewers – the highest average audience ever recorded for NHL regular season games on TSN.† Audience levels also increased in all key advertising demographics for TSN compared to the 2008-09 NHL regular season.

As part of its broadcast rights agreement with the league, TSN has exclusive Canadian specialty television rights for national English-language broadcast and digital coverage of NHL games. Once again, TSN has coverage of the first three rounds of the STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS, exclusive Canadian coverage of the NHL DRAFT LOTTERY and NHL ENTRY DRAFT, and a suite of broadband, wireless and video-on-demand rights for NHL ON TSN telecasts.

2010-11 NHL ON TSN Broadcast Schedule*

Pre-Season
September

• Wednesday, Sept. 22 Ottawa @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Sept. 23 Tampa Bay @ Edmonton 9 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Sept. 28 Buffalo vs. Ottawa 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Sept. 28 Phoenix @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Sept. 29 Vancouver @ San Jose 10:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Sept. 30 Buffalo @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

Regular Season
October

• Thursday, Oct. 7 Carolina vs. Minnesota 12 noon ET (TSN)**
• Friday, Oct. 8 Minnesota vs. Carolina 12 noon ET (TSN)**
• Friday, Oct. 8 Columbus vs. San Jose 3 p.m. ET (TSN)***
• Saturday, Oct. 9 Phoenix vs. Boston 12 noon ET (TSN)****
• Tuesday, Oct. 12 Colorado @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Oct. 13 Toronto @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Oct. 13 Vancouver @ Anaheim 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Oct. 14 Carolina @ Ottawa 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Oct. 18 Colorado @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Oct. 19 Boston @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Oct. 20 Vancouver @ Chicago 9 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Oct. 21 NY Rangers @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Oct. 25 Los Angeles @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Oct. 26 Buffalo @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Oct. 27 NY Islanders @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Oct. 28 Colorado @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

November

• Tuesday, Nov. 2 San Jose @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Nov. 3 Toronto @ Washington 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 3 Detroit @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Nov. 4 NY Islanders @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Nov. 8 Phoenix @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Nov. 9 Washington @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Nov. 10 Toronto @ Florida 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Nov. 11 Montreal @ Boston 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Nov. 12 Calgary @ Phoenix 9 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Nov. 15 St. Louis @ Colorado 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Nov. 17 Vancouver @ Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 17 Ottawa @ Carolina 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Friday, Nov. 19 Chicago @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Nov. 22 Boston @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Nov. 23 Edmonton @ Phoenix 9 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 24 Calgary @ New Jersey 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Nov. 24 Dallas @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Thursday, Nov. 25 Colorado @ Edmonton 9 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Nov. 26 Toronto @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Nov. 26 San Jose @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Nov. 29 Dallas @ Carolina 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Nov. 30 St. Louis @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)

December

• Wednesday, Dec. 1 Edmonton @ Montreal 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Dec. 1 Vancouver @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Dec. 2 San Jose @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Dec. 3 Vancouver @ Chicago 8:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Dec. 6 San Jose @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 7 Ottawa @ Montreal 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Dec. 7 Buffalo @ Boston 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 7 Anaheim @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Dec. 8 Toronto @ Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Dec. 9 Philadelphia @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Dec. 13 Los Angeles @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 14 Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Dec. 15 Philadelphia @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Dec. 20 Anaheim @ Boston 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 21 New Jersey @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Dec. 22 Vancouver @ Detroit 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Dec. 23 Montreal @ Carolina 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Dec. 27 Minnesota @ Columbus 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 28 Boston @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Dec. 28 Philadelphia @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Dec. 30 Colorado @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Dec. 31 Phoenix @ St. Louis 8:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

January

• Tuesday, Jan. 4 Detroit @ Edmonton 9 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Jan. 6 St. Louis @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Jan. 10 Boston @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Jan. 11 Montreal @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Jan. 11 Philadelphia @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Jan. 12 Pittsburgh @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Jan. 13 Ottawa @ NY Islanders 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Jan. 17 Los Angeles @ Dallas 8:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Jan. 18 Montreal @ Buffalo 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Jan. 19 Toronto @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Jan. 19 Minnesota @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Jan. 24 NY Rangers @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Jan. 25 Toronto @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Jan. 26 Edmonton @ Dallas 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)

February

• Tuesday, Feb. 1 Montreal @ Washington 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, Feb. 1 Pittsburgh @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Feb. 2 Detroit @ Ottawa 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Feb. 3 Carolina @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Feb. 4 Chicago @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, Feb. 6 Pittsburgh @ Washington 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Monday, Feb. 7 NY Rangers @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Feb. 8 Buffalo @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Feb. 9 Montreal @ Boston 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, Feb. 10 New Jersey @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Feb. 14 Washington @ Phoenix 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 Toronto @ Buffalo 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, Feb. 16 Dallas @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, Feb. 18 Boston @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Feb. 21 Washington @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, Feb. 22 New Jersey @ Dallas 8:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, Feb. 23 Edmonton @ Colorado 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, Feb. 28 Chicago @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)

March

• Tuesday, March 1 Buffalo @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March. 1 Boston @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, March 2 Pittsburgh @ Toronto 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, March 4 NY Rangers @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, March 7 Washington @ Tampa Bay 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March 8 Colorado @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, March 9 Edmonton @ Washington 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, March 14 San Jose @ Chicago 8 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March 15 Washington @ Montreal 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, March 15 Buffalo @ Carolina 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March 15 Phoenix @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, March 16 Toronto @ Carolina 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, March 18 Montreal @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, March 20 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Monday, March 21 Pittsburgh @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March 22 Buffalo @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, March 22 Washington @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, March 23 Vancouver @ Detroit 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, March 24 Montreal @ Boston 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Friday, March 25 Washington @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Monday, March 28 Chicago @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, March 29 Los Angeles @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Tuesday, March 29 Chicago @ Boston 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, March 30 Montreal @ Carolina 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Wednesday, March 30 Anaheim @ Calgary 9:30 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Thursday, March 31 Toronto @ Boston 7 p.m. ET (TSN)

April

• Monday, April 4 Boston @ NY Rangers 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Tuesday, April 5 New Jersey @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)
• Wednesday, April 6 Toronto @ New Jersey 7 p.m. ET (TSN)
• Sunday, April 10 TBD 12:30 p.m. ET (TSN2)

*All games available in High Definition
**Live from Helsinki, Finland
***Live from Stockholm, Sweden
****Live from Prague, Czech Republic

†Source: BBM Canada. Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 based on BBM Nielsen Media Research Mark II meters.
 

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TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network. Delivering more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada, TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLB, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis and Championship Boxing events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN is a division of CTVglobemedia.

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Led by veteran journalist Dave Naylor, the WHY NOT CANADA? series analyzes new wide-ranging and in-depth socio-economic data that clearly illustrates the viability of an NHL franchise expanding or relocating in the Winnipeg, Hamilton, the Greater Toronto Area and Quebec City markets.

The multiplatform investigation includes a in a six-part series on SPORTSCENTRE beginning Monday, July 5, accompanied by daily features in The Globe and Mail and online at globeandmail.com. TSN.ca will also have a dedicated WHY NOT CANADA? page beginning July 5 with written features, extra video and in-depth statistical breakdowns for the Winnipeg, Hamilton, the Greater Toronto Area and Quebec City markets.

“Six of the league’s 30 teams are located here, yet estimates are that more than 30 per cent of NHL revenue comes from Canada,” says Naylor. “Many Canadians ask themselves: if U.S. franchises are struggling, why not Canada? We will look at that question and try to separate the emotion from the facts to definitively answer if another franchise could survive in Canada.”

As part of the WHY NOT CANADA? series Naylor has spent months examining the case for an NHL franchise in four Canadian markets looking at as many angles as possible. Naylor turns to a host of leading economists, market research specialists, potential owners, competition lawyers and fans for input. Other important factors taken into consideration for each market include existing arenas, corporate presence, regional interest in hockey and demographics. Based on Naylor’s research, a formula was developed based on quantitative facts that assigns a grade based on the realistic viability of an NHL franchise in each of the four Canadian markets in question.

As part of the series, Naylor sits down with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman for his opinion and reactions to the research regarding each of the potential Canadian NHL markets considered.

The broadcast schedule for WHY NOT CANADA? on SPORTSCENTRE is as follows:

· Monday, July 5 – Part 1: Introduction to WHY NOT CANADA?

· Tuesday, July 6 – Part 2: Winnipeg

· Wednesday, July 7 – Part 3: Hamilton

· Thursday, July 8 – Part 4: Greater Toronto Area

· Friday, July 9 – Part 5: Quebec City

· Saturday, July 10 – Part 6: Conclusions

About The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper, is a division of CTVglobemedia, a dynamic multimedia company, which also owns CTV Inc., Canada’s number-one private broadcaster.

About TSN

TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network. Delivering more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada, TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLB, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis and Championship Boxing events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN is a division of CTVglobemedia.

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TSN will keep viewers up-to-date on the latest NHL free agency activity with regular SPORTSCENTRE updates throughout a busy day of broadcasting that includes live coverage of the women’s semifinals from WIMBLEDON from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET and the CFL ON TSN opening day doubleheader featuring Montreal @ Saskatchewan at 7 p.m. ET followed by Toronto @ Calgary at 10 p.m. ET.

Hosted by James Duthie, FREE AGENT FRENZY features TSN’s team of hockey experts as well as correspondents in each Canadian NHL city, providing news of the day’s activity as soon as the free agent market opens for business at 12 noon ET.

TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger are joined by Gord Miller at the ‘Free Agent Signing Desk’ to bring viewers the most up-to-date information on NHL deals. Duthie is joined by TSN hockey analysts Pierre McGuire, Keith Jones and Darren Pang on the ‘Instant Analysis Panel’ while ex-NHLers Matthew Barnaby and Mike Johnson weigh in with their views and Gino Reda delivers in-depth looks at all free agents in play. Duthie will also conduct live interviews with players and GMs from around the league, providing viewers with instant reaction from the deal-makers and players involved.

Dave Hodge is joined in-studio by a panel from his Sunday morning show, TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE, featuring Steve Simmons, Michael Farber and Dave Naylor providing additional opinions and analysis on the day’s activities.

James Cybulski anchors TSN’s special one-hour edition of SPORTSCENTRE at 6 p.m. ET, re-capping all of the day’s events with extensive reports and reaction from around the NHL. During the July 1 edition of SPORTSCENTRE, TSN will announce the 20 communities in the Kraft Celebration Tour who will go head-to-head in an intense 10-days of online voting in which Canada will decide the 10 winning tour stops.

TSN.ca augments the live television coverage of FREE AGENT FRENZY with live streaming coverage that is also available to hockey fans on-the-go with TSN app for iPhone and iPod Touch. TSN.ca’s streaming coverage also features a live blog that allows fans to watch and interact with each other at the same time, a comprehensive list of all available free agents and a Free Agent Tracker that will follow all of the signings. In addition to the live blog, TSN invites viewers to share their thoughts with friends through the TSN Facebook fan page. TSN.ca will also have highlights, updates and analysis throughout the day while TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger will be active on Twitter with breaking free agent news and signings. Fans are encouraged to sign up for NHL Alerts for additional up-to-the-minute news.

TSN2, a division of CTVglobemedia, brings Canadian sport fans a jam-packed line-up of major league sports action, with exclusive live events and encore telecasts of key sporting events. TSN2’s roster features an exciting lineup of sports and events, including the NHL, NBA, MLB, Curling, International Hockey, Golf, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, IndyCar Series, Grand Slam Tennis, Boxing and NCAA Football and Basketball. Also available in High Definition, sports fans can access TSN2 through television service providers across the country. For more information on TSN2 and a complete list of participating television providers, visit TSN.ca.

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TSN’s coverage of the 2010 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS continues tomorrow (Thursday, April 29) with Game 1: Detroit @ San Jose at 8:30 p.m. ET. TSN’s coverage of the Boston-Philadelphia series begins on Saturday, May 1 at 12 noon ET (see complete broadcast schedule below).

TSN’s Gord Miller and Pierre McGuire will be in the broadcast booth for the Boston-Philadelphia series while Chris Cuthbert and Ray Ferraro call the San Jose-Detroit series. NHL on TSN host James Duthie will once again be joined in studio for pre-games and intermissions by Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger along with analyst Darren Pang.

Three-time Stanley Cup winner Aaron Ward will be a special guest analyst on the NHL ON TSN panel during the Second Round.

On Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m. ET, TSN sets the stage for the Second Round of the NHL Playoffs with the THAT’S HOCKEY PLAYOFF EDITION: SECOND ROUND PREVIEW.  Gino Reda hosts the 60-minute show featuring TSN’s team of experts and Insiders, as they preview all four Second Round playoff series with a special look at the Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens.

TSN’s flagship news program SPORTSCENTRE covers every playoff series with daily highlights, reports and in-depth analysis from TSN’s correspondents and hockey experts during the Conference Semifinals. Reporter Farhan Lalji will have all the news and insights from the Vancouver-Chicago series while Brent Wallace delivers daily in-depth reports on the Montreal-Pittsburgh series.

In addition to having playoff games on-demand, TSN.ca will feature live blogs during all TSN playoff games. TSN.ca continues to deliver all the latest news, analysis, interviews from TSN’s hockey experts. Fans on-the-go can keep up with all the post-season action during the NHL Playoffs with up-to-the-minute news on TSN MOBILE and the TSN App for iPhone. 

Hockey fans can also get in on daily playoff discussions on TSN’s popular Fan Page on Facebook.

TSN’s broadcast schedule for the Second Round of the 2010 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS is as follows:

(Note: all games are on TSN unless otherwise noted)

Boston-Philadelphia

·       Game 1: Philadelphia @  Boston – Saturday, May 1 at 12 p.m. ET

·       Game 2: Philadelphia @  Boston – Monday, May 3 at 7  p.m. ET

·       Game 3: Boston @ Philadelphia – Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. ET

·       Game 4: Boston @ Philadelphia – Friday, May 7 at 7 p.m. ET

·       *Game 5: Philadelphia @  Boston –  Monday, May 10 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

·       *Game 6: Boston @ Philadelphia –  Wednesday, May 12  – Time TBD

·       *Game 7: Philadelphia @  Boston –  Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m. ET

San Jose Sharks Vs Detroit Red Wings

·       Game 1: Detroit @ San Jose  – Thursday, April 29 at 9 p.m. ET

·       Game 2: Detroit @ San Jose  – Sunday, May 2 at 8 p.m. ET

·       Game 3: San Jose @ Detroit  – Tuesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET

·       Game 4: San Jose @ Detroit – Thursday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET

·       *Game 5: Detroit @ San Jose – Saturday, May 8 at 9:30 p.m. ET

·       *Game 6: San Jose @ Detroit – Monday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET

·       *Game 7: Detroit @ San Jose – Wednesday, May 12  – Time TBD

*if necessary

TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network. Delivering more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada, TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis and Championship Boxing events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN is a division of CTVglobemedia.

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TSN’s production of the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY was also carried live on Versus in the U.S. 

This marks the first time in franchise history that the Edmonton Oilers will pick #1 overall in the NHL Entry Draft.  TSN has live coverage of the 2010 NHL ENTRY DRAFT in June.

TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network. Delivering more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada, TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis and Championship Boxing events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN is a division of CTVglobemedia.

*Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 based on BBM Nielsen Media Research Mark II meters.

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With 20 plays selected by TSN’s panel of hockey experts, the NHL PLAY OF THE YEAR SHOWDOWN features the dazzling moves of some of the league’s most dynamic players in a bracket-style competition to determine the top play of the 2009-10 regular season. 

The plays are separated into four pools of five plays each, with fan voting for the first pool of highlight reel moves currently open on TSN.ca.  The second, third and fourth pools will be revealed on April 21, April 28 and May 5, respectively. 

The play that receives the most votes in each pool moves on to the Semifinal Round, with two plays each going head-to-head on May 12 and 19.  The top vote-getters in each semifinal match-up move on to the Championship Round, and fans can vote for the top NHL play of the year beginning May 26.  The winner of this year’s NHL PLAY OF THE YEAR SHOWDOWN will be revealed on TSN and TSN.ca prior to the start of the Stanley Cup^® Final.

All plays are accompanied by a written description and video clip on TSN.ca, and fans can visit the website to view and vote for their favourite play.

Along with following all the action on TSN.ca, fans can also visit the NHL PLAY OF THE YEAR SHOWDOWN tab on TSN’s Fan Page on Facebook for round-by-round coverage, match-ups and results.  Fans can also log on to Facebook to share their votes with friends and comment on the selected plays.

TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network. Delivering more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada, TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis and Championship Boxing events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN is a division of CTVglobemedia.

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– The NHL continues to score with record audiences on TSN this season. With 71 games in the 2009-10 season featuring Canadian teams, TSN averaged 714,000 viewers according to data from BBM Canada – the highest average audience ever recorded for regular season NHL regular games on TSN*.

Last year’s season average audience for NHL games on TSN featuring Canadian teams was 479,000.

“TSN has worked very closely with the NHL to give fans more and more coverage of their favourite teams,” said Phil King, President, TSN.  ”With the NHL playoffs beginning this week, our commitment to hockey fans across the country remains stronger than ever with playoff games and post-season programming across all our television, online and mobile platforms.”

During the 2009-10 season, TSN, along with TSN2, gave sports fans more NHL coverage than ever before with a total of 126 regular season games.

Throughout the regular season, TSN’s team of broadcasters, analysts and Hockey Insiders delivered in-depth NHL coverage on multiple programs including SPORTSCENTRE, THAT’S HOCKEY, OFF THE RECORD WITH MICHAEL LANDSBERG and TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE. Online, TSN.ca once again proved to be the ultimate hockey destination for NHL fans with extensive, up-to-the minute hockey news, NHL games on-demand, blogs, stats and scores along with special insight from TSN’s panel of hockey experts. TSN also delivered NHL news to fans on the go with TSN MOBILE and TSN Text Alerts. 

Hockey fans continued to turn to TSN and its team of experts for up-to-the-minute hockey news. TSN’s annual NHL Trade Deadline special TRADECENTRE 2010 attracted more viewers for its deadline programming than all other Canadian sports networks combined.

TSN’s NHL coverage continues throughout the first three rounds of the 2010 STANLEY CUP^{® PLAYOFFS} highlighted by coverage of the Montreal/Washington series. TSN’s Playoffs coverage gets underway on Wednesday, April 14 – opening night of the NHL Playoffs – with Philadelphia @ New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. ET followed by Detroit @ Phoenix at 10 p.m. ET. TSN’saward-winning NHL broadcast team will be on hand to deliver all of the game action along with extensive pre-game and post-game analysis.

TSN’s production of the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY is being carried live on Versus in the U.S. and available on-demand at TSN.ca.

 The LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY headlines TSN’s prime-time lineup of extensive Playoff Preview coverage on April 13 – one day prior to the start of the 2010 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS.  Along with the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY, TSN gets hockey fans primed for the post-season with the 60-minute NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL at 7 p.m. ET and the 90-minute NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: PREVIEW SHOW at 8:30 p.m. ET (see TSN Playoff Preview Broadcast Schedule below). 

 All three programs are available on-demand at TSN.ca, alongside comprehensive post-season coverage leading up to and throughout the NHL Playoffs (see TSN.ca section below).

 TSN’s live coverage of the first three rounds of the 2010 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS begins April 14.  TSN and TSN2 will announce their post-season broadcast schedules following the conclusion of the NHL regular season.

TSN Playoff Preview Broadcast Schedule

TSN’s jam-packed Playoff Preview lineup is as follows:

NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL – April 13 at 7 p.m. ET

Watch out, Darren Dreger!  Expect tons of trash talking as Pierre McGuire, Dave Hodge and Keith Jones look to take down two-time defending fantasy playoff pool champion Dreger in the fourth annual NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL.  James Duthie hosts the 60-minute show featuring TSN’s hockey gurus.  Each expert selects teams of six forwards, three defencemen and one goalie in the snake-style draft.  A single point is awarded for each goal and assist, while goaltenders earn one point for each playoff victory and shutout recorded during the NHL Playoffs.

 LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY – April 13 at 8 p.m. ET

James Duthie hosts TSN’s exclusive live coverage of the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY from the TSN studios.  The 30-minute original TSN production features NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly in studio revealing the lottery results in reverse order, alongside representatives from each of the five NHL teams eligible to win the highly-coveted #1 overall pick.  Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie is also in studio to analyze the results of the lottery and tee up the 2010 NHL ENTRY DRAFT. 

NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: PREVIEW SHOW – April 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Hosted by James Duthie, the action-packed 90-minute live program includes in-depth analysis of each playoff series by the NHL ON TSN panel featuring Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie and analysts Darren Pang and Craig MacTavish, plus HodgeMail with hockey commentator Dave Hodge, post-season insight from Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, and reports from correspondents with all Canadian clubs in the NHL Playoffs.  NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ‘10: PREVIEW SHOW will also reveal TSN’s consensus choices for Conference and Stanley Cup champions.

TSN.ca

TSN.ca complements TSN’s Playoff Preview programming with its Final Stretch page, featuring in-depth coverage of the hotly-contested playoff races in the Eastern and Western Conferences, plus Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie’s updated Top 10 Draft Prospects ranking, predictions from TSN’s hockey experts, and Ray Ferraro’s breakdown of the First Round match-ups in his popular blog, Razor’s Edge.  Hockey Insider Darren Dreger is also going to share his thoughts on the post-season in a live chat on April 12, while Scott Cullen is going to have playoff editions of the Fantasy Hockey Report and fantasy hockey analysis and blogs throughout the post-season.

 Once again, TSN.ca is the definitive online destination for hockey fans in Canada, as the country’s leading sports website features all the latest news, analysis, interviews and game highlights, plus insightful hockey blogs and columns, and fantasy hockey reports and pools during the 2010 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS.  Fans on-the-go can also keep up with all the post-season action during the NHL Playoffs with up-to-the-minute scores, stats and news on TSN Mobile.

 Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network.  TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis, Championship Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. TSN delivers more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada.

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– Exclusive coverage on TSN2 also includes Blue Jays baseball, NFL Draft, auto racing, The Masters, ATP tennis, NLL, Australian Football League and boxing – 

Toronto, ON (March 31, 2010) – Exclusive live NHL and NBA playoff action hits TSN2 later this month, but the playoff races are still heating up with more live games to kick-off the April schedule on TSN2.  A marquee NHL match-up sees Alex the Great take on Sid the Kid on April 6, while the playoff hungry Raptors take on the Boston Celtics in NBA action on April 7.  

This month, TSN2 also features live coverage from the MLB, the NFL Draft, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series, ATP World Tour, NLL, Australian Football League, and live boxing.  In addition, TSN2’s schedule includes coverage from the IndyCar Series and The Masters. 

NHL

TSN2 is home to exclusive NHL playoff action in April. TSN2’s NHL playoffs schedule will be determined once the regular season concludes.  TSN2 is home to two exclusive NHL games as the playoff races heat up in April.  The two biggest names in the NHL do battle on Tuesday, April 6 as Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals pay a visit to Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in a marquee Eastern Conference match-up.           

Tuesday, April 6                   Washington @ Pittsburgh                          7:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, April 11                  Boston @ Washington                               12 noon ET

NHL Playoffs                        Schedule TBA           

NBA

TSN2 will feature exclusive live NBA playoff games this month.  TSN2’s NBA playoff schedule will be announced at the conclusion of the regular season.  TSN2 has exclusive coverage of three NBA match-ups in April including a crucial game for the Toronto Raptors as they fight for their playoff lives against the Atlantic Division champion Boston Celtics on April 7.  Other games this month include the Orlando Magic taking on the Dallas Mavericks as well as a marquee Eastern Conference tilt between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks. 

Thursday, April 1                  Orlando @ Dallas                                        8 p.m. ET

Friday, April 2                       Atlanta @ Cleveland                                   8 p.m. ET

Wednesday, April 7             Boston @ Toronto                                        7 p.m. ET

NBA Playoffs                                    Schedule TBA 

Blue Jays Baseball

The new-look Blue Jays take their final pre-season swings when they take on the Houston Astros on Saturday, April 3 on TSN2.  This is the first Blue Jays game in the broadcast schedule that includes another five games on TSN2 and 20 more on TSN throughout the year. 

            Saturday, April 3                  Toronto @ Houston                                     2 p.m. ET 

NFL Draft

The next wave of NFL superstars take centre stage on TSN2 for two nights this month as the NFL Draft goes live on April 22 and 23.  The St. Louis Rams are on the clock with the first overall pick in this year’s talent-laden class of college stars. 

            Thursday, April 22               First Round                                                   7:30 p.m. ET

            Friday, April 23                     Second and Third Rounds                                    6 p.m. ET 

Auto Racing

Auto racing action keeps rolling on TSN2 in April with a total of six races including three from the NASCAR Nationwide Series, two from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and one race from the Izod IndyCar Series.  Coverage on TSN2 this month also includes three NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying sessions and two more from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.           

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

            Friday, April 9                       Qualifying: Subway Fresh Fit 500                        7 p.m. ET

            Friday, April 16                     Qualifying: Samsung 500                          4:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, April 18                  Samsung 500                                               2 p.m. ET

Sunday, April 25                  Aaron’s 499                                                  12 noon ET

NASCAR Nationwide Series

Friday, April 9                       Qualifying: Bashas’ Supermarkets 200   5 p.m. ET

                                                Bashas’ Supermarkets 200                        9 p.m. ET

Friday, April 16                     Qualifying: O’Reilly 300                             2:30 p.m. ET

Friday, April 23                     Qualifying: Aaron’s 312                              11:30 a.m. ET

Saturday, April 24                Aaron’s 312                                                  2:30 p.m. ET

Friday, April 30                     BUBBA Burger 250                                     7 p.m. ET

Izod IndyCar Series

Sunday, April 18                  Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach                        7 p.m. ET*

PGA

Grand Slam golf comes to TSN2 with evening encore coverage of the third round from The Masters.  With Tiger Woods making his return to competitive golf, this year’s edition of The Masters is one of the most highly-anticipated events on the sports calendar in years. 

Saturday, April 10                The Masters: Third Round                         9:30 p.m. ET*

ATP Tennis

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series tennis continues on TSN2 in April with exclusive live coverage of the final rounds of two tournaments including the final of the Sony Ericsson Open and the semifinals and final from the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. 

            Sunday, April 4                    Sony Ericsson Open: Final                                    1 p.m. ET

            Saturday, April 17                Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters: Semifinals  7:30 a.m. ET

            Sunday, April 18                  Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters: Final                        8:30 a.m. ET

NLL

TSN2’s coverage of the 2010 National Lacrosse League season continues in April with three match-ups featuring the Toronto Rock as they jockey for a playoff berth.  The Rock starts the month by taking on the Calgary Roughnecks, followed by two all-East Division match-ups with the Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks. 

            Friday, April 2                       Calgary @ Toronto                                      10:30 p.m. ET*

Saturday, April 10                Toronto @ Buffalo                                       7:30 p.m. ET

Friday, April 16                     Rochester @ Toronto                                  7:30 p.m. ET 

Australian Football League

TSN2 heads down under for some Australian Football League action with four live games in April.  TSN2 will air one live game per week throughout the entire 2010 Toyota AFL Premiership season. 

            Saturday, April 3                  St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne                    4 a.m. ET

            Saturday, April 10                Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn               12 midnight ET

            Saturday, April 17                Geelong Cats vs. Port Adelaide                12 midnight ET

            Sunday, April 25                  Collingwood vs. Essendon                                    12:30 a.m. ET 

Boxing

TSN2’s broadcast schedule features two exclusive live match-ups in April including a Friday Night Fights heavyweight bout featuring Tony Thompson on April 16.  The Prizefighter Boxing series continues with the cruiserweight tournament on April 30.

            Friday, April 16                     Heavyweight bout featuring Tony Thompson    10 p.m. ET

            Friday, April 30                     Prizefighter Boxing: The Cruiserweights                        4 p.m. ET 

Throughout the year, TSN2 features more than 800 hours of exclusive live programming from major sports leagues and associations around the world.  For more information on TSN2 and a complete list of participating television providers, visit TSN.ca. 

*Tape Delay 

TSN2, a division of CTVglobemedia, brings Canadian sport fans a jam-packed line-up of major league sports action, with exclusive live events and encore telecasts of key sporting events. TSN2’s roster features an exciting lineup of sports and events, including the NHL, Blue Jays baseball, NBA, Curling, International Hockey, Golf, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, IndyCar Series, Grand Slam Tennis, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and NCAA Football and Basketball.  Also available in High Definition, sports fans can access TSN2 through television service providers across the country. For more information on TSN2 and a complete list of participating television providers, visit TSN.ca.

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– TSN.ca records one of its busiest days ever –

– TSN MOBILE TradeCentre App was #1 free app on iTunes Canada store –

– 600 Retro Gino Reda Mugs sold on TSNShop.ca with proceeds going to charity – 

Toronto, ON (March 5, 2009) – While light on blockbuster trades, TSN’s TRADECENTRE coverage delivered blockbuster audiences for TSN across multiple platforms. Hockey fans flocked to TSN’s team of experts for all of the news and analysis on the NHL trade deadline on TSN, TSN.ca, TSN Mobile, Twitter and the TSN Fan Page on Facebook. 

Broadcast

On TSN, TRADECENTRE 2010 attracted more viewers than all other Canadian sports networks combined. Overnight data from BBM Canada Research confirmed today, TSN delivered an average audience of 184,000 viewers (2+) for its 10 hour broadcast of TRADECENTRE 2010 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET), more than double Rogers Sportsnet’s audience (85,000) for its Trade Deadline show (8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET). 

Overall, more than 2.6 million Canadians tuned in at some point during TSN’s 10 hours of TRADECENTRE 2010 coverage. 

The NHL Trade Deadline edition of That’s Hockey recorded one of its highest average audience of the season with 384,000. Then TSN’s broadcast of the Vancouver-Detroit game attracted an impressive 865,000 viewers. 

TSN.ca

TSN.ca recorded its fourth busiest day of all time yesterday with 12.8 million page views*. This volume of traffic is more than four times TSN.ca’s daily average. To date, the top four busiest days in TSN.ca history have been on the NHL Trade Deadline Day. 

Yesterday, TSN.ca registered 1.1 million unique visitors and 428,000 total video views with live streaming accounting for more than 100,000 of those video views. 

Jay Onrait’s popular TRADECENTRE Blog attracted more than 40,000 unique viewers** 

In addition to all of the news on TSN.ca, thousands of hockey fans received breaking trade deadline news by following TSN’s Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger on Twitter. 

On Facebook, tens of thousands of users engaged in TRADECENTRE discussion on the TSN fan page.

TSN MOBILE

Overall, TSN MOBILE attracted a record amount of traffic with 1.2 million page views from users with mobile devices. Throughout the day TSN.ca issued close to 900,000 TRADECENTRE text alerts to fans with mobile devices. 

TSN’s TradeCentre iPhone App was downloaded 56,000 times leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline. It was the top-ranked free app in the iTunes Canada store on March 2 and March 3.  As the deadline hit at 3 p.m. ET, close to 14,500 people were watching the live stream on their iPhone or iPod touch through the TSN TradeCentre App. 

TSNShop.ca

TSN’s online store TSNShop.ca sold 600 of the Retro Gino Reda mugs yesterday generating thousands of dollars that will go towards World Vision Canada’s relief efforts in Haiti.  Gino has worked with World Vision Canada since 2001. The popular mugs feature Reda with his classic moustache from the 1980s. The mugs were made famous last year by Jay Onrait during his annual TradeCentrE Blog. 

About TSN

Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network.  TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis, Championship Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. TSN delivers more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada. 

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