NHL Network to carry nine hours of live Trade Deadline coverage Monday

NHL Network™ today announced it will air nine consecutive hours of live NHL Trade Deadline™ coverage on Monday, April 12. NHL Tonight™ will begin the coverage at 10 a.m. ET, followed by a simulcast of Sportsnet's Hockey Central at 12 p.m. ET, and concluding with a five-hour NHL Tonight™ at 2 p.m. ET. Live reports, updates and analysis from hosts Jamison Coyle and Tony Luftman, insider Elliotte Friedman, and analysts Bruce Boudreau, Stu Grimson, E.J. Hradek, Brian Lawton and Kevin Weekes will be featured throughout the day. Trade Deadline content will be highlighted across NHL Network's social media platforms on Monday, including clips from NHL Tonight.

In addition to its NHL Trade Deadline coverage, NHL Network's robust live game schedule, including four NHL Network Showcase™ presented by SAP telecasts will air throughout the rest of April. Stephen Nelson and Kevin Weekes will call two NHL Network Showcase presented by SAP games this weekend, beginning with the Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars Saturday, April 10 at 2 p.m. ET, followed by the Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, April 11 at 2 p.m. ET. NHL Network's game schedule through April is available
here
, and the NHL Network Showcase presented by SAP schedule is available
here
and below. Every game, which is subject to change, will be available in the U.S. except in the home markets of the two featured teams.
Part three of Henrik Lundqvist's exclusive interview with former New York Rangers teammate and NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes will air today, April 8 on NHL Now at 4 p.m. ET. The first two parts of the interview can be seen

and

. For the first time, Lundqvist, whose 459 wins rank sixth all-time in NHL history, discusses in vivid detail his past year, including his mindset following open-heart surgery and what the future holds for him in hockey.

NHL Network Showcase Presented by SAP Telecasts

Date, Time (all times ET), Game, Announcers
Saturday, April 10, 2 p.m., Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars, Stephen Nelson and Kevin Weekes
Sunday, April 11, 2 p.m., Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Stephen Nelson and Kevin Weekes
Saturday, April 17, 12:30 p.m., Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Stephen Nelson and Mike Rupp
Saturday, April 24, 12:30 p.m., New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Stephen Nelson and Kevin Weekes
*all matches and times are subject to change.
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