See You a Week From Monday, Here’s HNIC Open Thread
December 11, 2009 7 Comments
Scotiabank Hockey Tonight, 6:30 PM, CBC Full Network/NHL Network
Host: Ron MacLean
Analysts: Kelly Hrudey, Mike Milbury and PJ Stock
Washington vs. Toronto, 7PM, CBC Full Network/NHL Network
Play by Play: Jim Hughson
Color: Craig Simpson
Inside the Glass: Glenn Healy
Montreal vs. Atlanta, 7PM, CBC Quebec
Play by Play: Bob Cole
Color: Greg Millen and Guy Carbonneau
Reporter: Cassie Campbell
Carolina vs. Ottawa, 7PM, CBC Ottawa
Play by Play: Dean Brown
Color: Gary Galley
1st Intermission, Coach’s Corner
Host: Ron MacLean
Analyst: Don Cherry
2nd Intermission, Hotstove
Host: Ron MacLean
Panelists: Pierre Lebrun and Mike Milbury
Minnesota vs. Vancouver, 10PM, CBC Full Network
Play by Play: Mark Lee
Color: Kevin Weekes
Reporter: Scott Oake
HNIC After Hours
Hosts: Ron MacLean and Scott Oake
Analysts: PJ Stock, Kelly Hrudey, Mike Milbury and Kevin Weekes
Puck The Media 
Washington vs. Toronto, 7PM, CBC Full Network/NHL Network
Play by Play: Jim Hughson
****Color: Craig Custance****
Inside the Glass: Glenn Healy
???
I’m sure he meant Craig Simpson.
I must have had the fantastic Sporting News writer on the brain. Or was talking to him on Twitter. One of those.
…aaaaaaaand, we’re back to Toronto nation-wide, except in the specific markets where the other teams are from. Nuts to that.
My cable package gives me CBC North, CBC Vancouver, CBC Calgary, CBC Winnipeg, CBC Toronto and CBC Halifax, and I get all of one flippin’ game. Fabulous.
There is NO NHL Network coverage of HNIC live tomorrow night although the whole package is being shown on Sunday. So far it looks as if the only HNIC 7 PM feed on DirecTV will be Atlanta Montreal
What is going on with Hockey Night in Canada? Is the NHL network intentionally trying to kill it? First they cut the program in half, now suddenly they don’t even bother to broadcast it anymore? Answers anyone?
As part of their deal with USA Hockey, NHLN is required to carry some Women’s pre-Olympic telecasts. Saturday night was one of those games — it’s the only Saturday game on the schedule. Consider it the price NHLN pays for being able to carry the World Junior Championship. And because of the WJC, NHLN will have to pre-emt HNIC on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 for WJC night games.