Your TV Guide and Open Thread For Day 11 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs
April 25, 2009 5 Comments
This will appear every night to inform you of the TV networks and announcers that will be covering the games during the playoffs. Enjoy all the local and national info, after the jump.
3:00 PM ET, Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia, Game 6 (PIT Leads 3-2)
National TV (US): NBC (HD)
Play by Play: Mike Emrick
Color: Eddie Olczyk
Inside the Glass: Darren Pang
National TV (CANADA): CBC (HD), RDS (HD)
Play by Play: Dean Brown
Color: Gary Galley
Reporter: Elliotte Friedman
9:00 PM ET, Calgary vs. Chicago, Game 5 (Series Tied 2-2)
National TV (CANADA): TSN (HD)
Play by Play: Chris Cuthbert
Inside the Glass: Pierre McGuire
National TV (US): VERSUS (HD) (FIRST PERIOD ONLY)
Regional TV (CHICAGO): CSN Chicago (HD)
Play by Play: Pat Foley
Color: Steve Konroyd
Reporter: Pat Boyle
10:00 PM ET, Anaheim vs. San Jose, Game 5 (ANA Leads 3-1)
National TV (US): VERSUS (HD) (NOTE: GAME WILL AIR EXCLUSIVELY IN ANAHEIM LOCAL MARKET)
Play by Play: Rick Peckham
Color: Daryl Reaugh
Reporter: Lindsay Soto
National TV (CANADA): CBC (HD), RDS (HD)
Play by Play: Mark Lee
Color: Marc Crawford
Reporter: Scott Oake
Regional TV (SAN JOSE): CSN Bay Area (HD)
Play by Play: Randy Hahn
Color: Drew Remenda
Reporter: John Schrader
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Howard Berger over at HockeyBuzz.com has some interesting observations on Canadian and American coverage of the playoffs.
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Howard-Berger/Weekend-Playoff-Thoughts/3/20872
Another update regarding Sunday night’s game on Versus… there’s, depending on which website I look at, a 50-70% chance of rain during the IndyCar race on Sunday afternoon, and with the IndyCar race scheduled off the air at 7, and the Canes/Devils at 7:30. Definitely potential for conflict there if they do manage to get the race started.
So if there is a rain delay of the race Versus will not show the hockey? Won’t that be great for the NHL?
Well I don’t know what will happen, just that it’s worth keeping an eye on… since the NHL has the preexisting contract they probably have priority over IndyCar, but if the race gets delayed a bit and runs over into the game, I think they’ll stick with the race… however the rain looks bad enough that I think it’ll probably be called well before the hockey game is supposed to start and they’ll avoid the conflict. But it could go any way right now, we won’t know until tomorrow afternoon.
Checking the Directv what’s hot feature, this game has been in it’s top five of most watched programs by Directv viewers throughout the game both in the Eastern and National categories. After Crosby tied it in the second it jumped to #1 Eastern, and #2 national.
Hopefully this is an indication of a strong ratings for this game.