NEW YORK – Live NHL hockey returns to NHL Network in the U.S. and Canada on Monday, Sept. 14, when the
New York Islanders and
Vancouver Canucks open the NHL preseason schedule at 10:30 p.m. ET from Terrace, B.C., winner of the Canada-wide Kraft Hockeyville contest. The game is the first of 10 live preseason games appearing on NHL Network U.S. and six on NHL Network Canada in anticipation of the 2009-10 NHL regular season, which opens Thursday, Oct. 1.
For U.S. viewers, the 10-game schedule includes an appearance by each of the six Canadian teams, both the
Boston Bruins and
Philadelphia Flyers – combatants in the 2010 Bridgestone/NHL Winter Classic® on New Year’s Day – and three games featuring the defending Stanley Cup champion
Pittsburgh Penguins, including a Sept. 27 preseason rematch with the
Detroit Red Wings. The network will have a different live game on every night of the week Sept 21-27. In Canada, viewers will be treated to two games featuring
Alex Ovechkin and the
Washington Capitals, as well as games featuring Original Six teams the
New York Rangers,
Detroit Red Wings and
Boston Bruins.
| 2009-10 NHL Network U.S. Pre-Season Game Schedule |
| Mon., Sept. 14 |
NY Islanders @ Vancouver |
10:30 p.m. ET* |
| Wed., Sept. 16 |
Boston @ Toronto |
7 p.m. ET* |
| Thurs., Sept. 17 |
Toronto @ Philadelphia |
7 p.m. ET |
| Mon., Sept. 21 |
Pittsburgh @ Montreal |
7:30 p.m. ET* |
| Tues., Sept. 22 |
Pittsburgh @ Toronto |
7 p.m. ET* |
| Wed., Sept. 23 |
Toronto @ Buffalo |
7 p.m. ET |
| Thurs., Sept. 24 |
Edmonton @ Tampa Bay |
8:30 p.m. ET* |
| Fri., Sept. 25 |
Boston @ Ottawa |
7 p.m. ET* |
| Sat., Sept. 26 |
Vancouver @ Calgary |
9 p.m. ET* |
| Sun., Sept. 27 |
Pittsburgh @ Detroit |
5 p.m. ET* |
| * Telecast available in HD |
| 2009-10 NHL Network Canada Pre-Season Game Schedule |
| Mon., Sept. 14 |
NY Islanders @ Vancouver |
10:30 p.m. ET |
| Tues., Sept. 15 |
Boston @ NY Rangers |
7 p.m. ET |
| Sat., Sept. 19 |
NY Rangers @ Boston |
4 p.m. ET |
| Mon., Sept. 21 |
Detroit @ NY Rangers |
7 p.m. ET |
| Thurs., Sept. 24 |
Washington @ NY Rangers |
7 p.m. ET |
| Sun., Sept. 27 |
NY Rangers @ Washington |
Noon ET |
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