VERSUS To Air Tons of Studio Programming, Past All-Star Games Next Week

While VERSUS mentioned that they will be super-serving hockey fans with coverage of NHL All-Star Weekend as well as new technology to present it in, the network’s commitment to the sport will reach a new high, with extra re-runs of studio coverage and re-airings of the prior two All-Star celebrations.

It all begins on Thursday, January 28th, the final night of play before the All-Star break, when VERSUS airs a marathon of the 2008 All-Star Game from Atlanta and the 2009 All-Star Game from Montreal, beginning at 5:00 PM ET. This will be followed up by a new episode of NHL Overtime, in its’ regular 11:00 PM ET timeslot.

Friday night, as has been mentioned before, the network will air the first ever NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft live from 8:00-9:30 PM ET. It is unclear whether TSN or VERSUS is handling the original production. After the draft, VERSUS will re-air the show in it’s entirety, followed by an encore presentation of the 2009 All-Star Game at 11:00 PM ET.

Saturday has the All-Star Super-Skills competition, and VERSUS will have you completely covered. The network has a full day of sports action, with a Mountain West basketball game airing at 4:00 PM ET (BYU vs. New Mexico). At 7:00 PM ET, the NHL All-Star Superskills Competition airs live from Raleigh. VERSUS continues it’s sports night with PBR action at 9:30 PM ET, and the NBA D-League Slam Dunk/3-Point contest at Midnight ET.

Sunday afternoon, January 30th, VERSUS is live again for the big day. The 2010 NHL All-Star Game airs live on VERSUS at 4:00 PM ET. Usually in the past, VERSUS has used the All-Star Game to lead-in to a UFC event, but instead the network will merely air the Skills Competition after the game at 7:00 PM ET and a re-run of NHL Overtime at 9:30 PM ET.

Monday night, January 31st, while the NHL takes one more day off to get ready for the second half of the season (lazy!) VERSUS will get you caught up with the weekend if you had work and maybe missed all of it. The network will re-air the skills competition at 4:30 PM ET. This will be followed up by a re-run of NHL Overtime at 7:00 PM ET. The 58th NHL All-Star Game will re-air one more time at 8:00 PM ET, followed by a re-run of the Overtime from earlier in the night at 11:00 PM ET.

The NHL regular season finally returns to VERSUS on Tuesday, February 1st wil a double-header. Hockey Central airs at 7:00 PM ET to tee up Penguins/Rangers at 7:30 PM ET, followed up by Coyotes/Sharks at 10:00 PM ET. Hockey Central follows the game and serves as the lead-in for NHL Overtime in a special 1:00 AM ET slot. For a complete schedule, head after the jump.

Thursday, January 27
5:00 2008 NHL All-Star Game
8:00 2009 NHL All-Star Game
11:00 NHL Overtime

Friday, January 28
8:00 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft (live and then re-run)
11:00 2009 NHL All-Star Game

Saturday, January 29
4:00 Mountain West Basketball
6:00 NHL Overtime (Re-Run) 
7:00 All-Star Superskills Competition
9:30 PBR Indianapolis
12:00 NBA D-League Slam Dunk/3-Point Competition

Sunday, January 30
3:00 NHL Overtime (Re-run) 
4:00 58th NHL All-Star Game
7:00 All-Star Superskills (Re-run)
9:30 NHL Overtime (Re-run)

Monday, January 31
4:30 All-Star Superskills (Re-run)
7:00 NHL Overtime (Re-run) 
8:00 58th NHL All-Star Game (Re-run)
11:00 NHL Overtime (Re-run)

Tuesday, February 1
7:00 Hockey Central
7:30 Pittsburgh vs. NY Rangers
10:00 Phoenix vs. San Jose
12:30 Hockey Central
1:00 NHL Overtime

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