NBC Sports Group Drop Pucks on 'Hockey Day in America'
NBC, NBC Sports Group Combine on Nine Hours of Game Coverage on Feb. 19
MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 2/19/2012 12:01:00 AM
NBC Sports is facing off Hockey Day in America this Sunday.
Presented by McDonals, Hockey Day in America features nine hours worth of the puck sport on NBC and cable cousin NBC Sports Network.
Starting at noon (ET) on Feb. 19, NBC will serve up a trio of regional contests, the Pittsburgh Penguins visiting the Buffalo Sabres, the St. Louis Blues at the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks trying to end the Detroit Red Wings' NHL record 22-game home winning streak.
Red Wings extend home winning streak to NHL record 22 gamesThe regional telecasts will be followed by the Peacock's national presentation of the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins bringing it against the Minnesota Wild.
All four NBC games also will be available to fans to stream online through NBC's NHL Extra player in the U.S. only. Immediately following the Wild-Bruins,NBC Sports Network will air the New Jersey Devils at the Montreal Canadiens at 6 p.m. (ET) to conclude the nine-hour NHL block.
The Hockey Day festivities are being hosted this year by the Wild, with Liam McHugh, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire and Mike Milbury anchoring NBC Sports' live pre-game and early-game intermission coverage from the Wells Fargo WinterSkate Rink at Landmark Plaza in downtown St. Paul, Minn.
Fans are encouraged to participate in the event by visiting the Wells Fargo WinterSkate Rink to take in the attractions, including USA Hockey American Development Model clinics, mascot autograph sessions, a Minnesota North Stars alumni autograph session, a North Stars alumni versus media hockey game and a live KFAN-FM broadcast in addition to the live NBC broadcasts throughout the day.
Amanda Kessel, member of the U.S. Women's national team and brother of the Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Phil Kessel, will be on hand at the USA Hockey booth where fans can get her autograph and also have a chance to sign the giant 20' x 20' USA jersey that will hang in the rafters of Gutterson Fieldhouse for the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships that will take place in Burlington, Vermont, April 7-14.
Hockey Day in American is part of Hockey Weekend Across America prresented By Reebok, which commenced on Feb. 17.
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No PENS! Are you kidding me..? I thought I had a fool proof plan buying all the channels I could. I have both DirecTV and Cable TV and this local Louisville market shows this ridiculous game. Hockey Day in America...no it should be Hockey Day in Detroit and San Jose...get real NHL and NBC quit bullying everybody. You want to draw fans then let us see whichever game we want. NFL lets it be shown on the Sunday Ticket channel if it is not on the local channel. Way to alienate!! Oh and thanks for the little 2 minute tease at the beginning..real classLESS act there guys. Hey here is an idea put all the games on the TV then we could switch back and forth from our own teams during a timeout or an intermission and see the mighty and historical..cough cough detroit redwings.. Go PENS!!! Wake up NHL and NBC...that should be a game misconduct on the both of you for an illegal hit to the head of all of us Penguin Fans!!!!
John - 2/19/2012 1:38:15 PM EST -
Should be called Hockey Day in Detroit...I think I am going to be sick...Where is the Penguin game!!!Why block out any of the games at all. I am not in the Detroit market! I pay A LOT of money to watch all the Penguin games...NBC and NHL have to bully us out...no Versus, no Root sports, NO NHL center Ice.. NO NHL network...thats great..Hockey day in America and we all have to watch one game...great marketing ploy...if you live in Detroit..Thanks for Nothing...I'll log off and go listen to it on my phone app for the PENS!!! Grow up NHL and NBC...we don't care what channel it is on we just want to watch our own teams!! And nice little tease showing the first 2 minutes .. classless ACT!
James - 2/19/2012 1:30:07 PM EST -
Hockey Day in America..I think not! I watch every Penguin game through the year..except when they are on NBC. I pay plenty of extra money to have both cable and DirecTV so that I can have NHL Center Ice, Root Sports in Pgh, Versus and NHL network. When the game is bullied over by NBC and they choose to make me stomach the Detroit and San Jose game, all that money spent goes for not. I am geographically closer to Pgh than either Detroit or San Jose and the only time I like to watch Detroit is when Pgh is kicking their @## in a game 7. Quit being bullies NBC and NHL and let other markets show the games. There are three games on right now and we all can only watch one! I would love to watch my team and flip over during commercials and intermission and grab some of the others. An to really top it off...they showed the first 2 minutes of the Pens and then switched it off!!!! This Sucks...almost as much as Syd being out!!!!
Timothy Law - 2/19/2012 1:18:50 PM EST -
Your coverage is ridiculous, to not have the Penguins game available on any television channel is simply unacceptable. Especially to those of us who paid for the FULL hockey package. If this is how you are going to operate, good luck, you will loose many fans.
JimMccarl - 2/19/2012 12:58:08 PM EST
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