Your Wonderful Upcoming Two Days of Puck

VANCOUVER – February 20, 2010 – NBC’s Sunday primetime coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games begins tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

In a true North American battle and one of the most anticipated men’s hockey games of the Olympics, Team USA takes on Sidney Crosby and Team Canada, live on MSNBC. MSNBC will provide long-form coverage of the game in its entirety with an extended pregame show beginning live at 7 p.m. ET.

NBC DAYTIME:
Daytime coverage includes a classic hockey match-up between Alexander Ovechkin and Team Russia against the Czech Republic, live.

NBC
Noon – 6:00 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – Russia vs. Czech Republic (LIVE)

Cable
MSNBC

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – USA vs. Canada (LIVE)

Midnight – 3:00 a.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – Finland vs. Sweden (LIVE)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

Men’s Ice Hockey

The men’s ice hockey tournament continues with a classic matchup, Russia vs. Czech Republic, with Russia being led by NHL star Alexander Ovechkin.

MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Men’s Ice Hockey: USA vs. Canada – This LIVE showdown is the most anticipated event in the host country before the gold medal game, as the North American powers face off in a rematch of the Olympic Games gold medal match-up in Salt Lake eight years ago.

Highlights for Monday, February 22 include:

Cable
USA

Noon – 6:00 p.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey – Semifinal (LIVE)

CNBC
5:00 p.m.- 1:00 a.m.

Women’s Ice Hockey -Semifinal (LIVE)

USA & CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey: The USA and Canadian women’s hockey teams are expected to meet for gold later on Thursday, but first they must get past the semifinals, shown LIVE on USA and CNBC. Team USA is coached by 1980 “Miracle on Ice” hero Mark Johnson and led by four-time Olympian Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, Minn.)

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