Thursday at 5 p.m. ET on the NHL Network we'll kick of Cisco NHL Live with a special guest. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will join Steve Mears and E.J. Hradek to discuss the new realignment plan that was just approved by the Board of Governors. We will also talk to Columbus Blue Jackets President of Hockey Operations John Davidson, as they move from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference.
Division rivals square off in Carolina on the NHL Network on Thursday night, and we'll get a live update from Hurricanes radio voice Chuck Kaiton, who will call the game. With 10 other games on the ice we'll hit all of them and even give you a live look at warm-ups via our Cisco NHL Arena Cam in our Ice Pass.
Don't forget to submit your ideas for new division names on Twitter and Facebook, and stick around for the shootout as EJ picks all 11 games being played on Thursday.