Entries with the tag: stanley+cup+playoffs

Hockey Night onto Round Two

From CBC PR:

Let the Round Two games begin! CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA continues to bring Canadians the best match-ups and brightest stars from the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs with exclusive coverage of the Montreal Canadiens / Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins / New York Rangers Eastern Conference Semifinal series. Host Ron MacLean sets the stage each night throughout Round Two, beginning April 24, and will be joined by the legendary Don Cherry for Coach’s Corner during the Canadiens / Flyers broadcasts.  Kelly Hrudey will work alongside MacLean for the Penguins / New York Rangers series, which will feature Behind the Mask. P.J. Stock will join MacLean during both series of the second round, providing highlights and analysis.

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Every Night is “Hockey Night” this Spring

From CBC PR:

From the first puck drop to the hoisting of the Stanley Cup in June, CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA is home to the biggest names and biggest stars, bringing Canadians wall-to-wall coverage of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs and exclusive Canadian coverage of the Stanley Cup Final in High-Definition. CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA powerhouse playoff schedule kicks off on Tuesday, April 8 at 7 p.m. local with Playoff Preview2008, followed by the first puck drop of the playoffs on Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. ET. All of the games in the Pittsburgh / Ottawa, Calgary / San Jose, and Montreal / Boston series will be available exclusively on CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA. Additional games from other series will also be presented by CBC and will be announced tomorrow.  (Please see complete broadcast schedule below).

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VERSUS Playoff Coverage

Stamford, CONN. (April 8, 2008)—VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of the NHL, will televise wall-to-wall Stanley Cup Playoffs action starting April 9 with the Conference Quarterfinals as the Ottawa Senators begin their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7 p.m. ET followed by Game 1 of the series between the Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks at 10 p.m. ET.  VERSUS will kick-off the night with “Hockey Central” at 6:30 p.m. ET.  The network will air all of the rounds leading up to and including the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final.  Each night during the playoffs, VERSUS will televise one or two playoff games as well as the studio wrap-up show, “Hockey Central.”

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The Battle to Air the Playoffs

From William Houston at The Globe and Mail:

CBC’s gain was TSN’s loss. TSN, which owns TV rights to the series involving American teams, had hoped Crosby and the Penguins would be available for its telecasts.

However, in their final game of the regular-season Sunday, the Penguins – with Crosby sitting out as a healthy scratch – showed little interest in defeating the Philadelphia Flyers. A Pittsburgh win would have resulted in the Penguins meeting the Flyers again in the playoffs.

To Make Your TV Guide a Little Easier…

Here are the TV schedules for the first round of he playoffs for both the United States and Canada.  A couple of rules for looking at this:

1. In the United States, all VERSUS telecasts are non-exclusive.  That means that, unless the team consents to it (Nashville-San Jose last year is an example), your local regional sports network will air the game.  NBC telecasts are exclusive, and will only air on NBC.

2. Note that these will be subject to change after every series is past Game Four, and schedules will change as series end.

3. All VERSUS and NBC action is slated to air in High-Def.  Not certain, but at least two of CBC’s and TSN’s series should be as well.

Enjoy:

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Quarterfinal Schedules Are Set

From NHL.com:

NEW YORK (April 6, 2008) – The National Hockey League today announced dates, times and national broadcast information for the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoff Conference Quarter-final round, which begins Wednesday, April 9.

More, as it includes times, dates and National TV Schedules:

Versus, NBC Load Up on Playoff Hockey in April

I don’t care that we’re five weeks away, I want my hockey now.  Plus, through some careful searching, I’ve found out the initial playoff schedules for those two TV outlets that broadcast hockey.

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