“One of the key reasons we considered 7:00 pm starts was to keep all our weekday start times consistent throughout the season with the traditional 7:00 pm starts of nationally televised games,” said Steve Violetta, senior vice president of business affairs. “However, this season’s national broadcast schedule changed to 7:30 pm start times, resulting in eight home games moving to 7:30 pm and creating even more inconsistency in our start times than in the past.  Maintaining a 7:30 pm start time on weekday games will result in a consistent start time throughout the season and less confusion for our fans.”

The traditional 7:30 p.m. start times begin this Friday when the Red Wings open the 2010-11 regular season by hosting the Anaheim Ducks at Joe Louis Arena (FSD and 97.1 The Ticket).  Only two exceptions to the weekday start time remain:  Dec. 10 vs. Montreal at 7 p.m. due to CBC coverage and the Red Wings’ traditional 7 p.m. start on New Year’s Eve, this year vs. the NY Islanders.

Fans can get the latest start time information by calling the Red Wings at 313-396-7000 or for the most up to date information on start times and all Red Wings news, go to DetroitRedWings.com.
Fans can still lock in the lowest available prices for the 2010-11 season by becoming a Red Wings season-ticket holder.  Full season ticket packages as well as the Gordie Howe 9-Game Plan and the Steve Yzerman 19-Game Plan are currently available.   Fans can take advantage of the many benefits of becoming a Red Wings season ticket holder including a free player autographed hockey stick, bonus tickets to select regular-season home games, several extended payment plans, private presales, exclusive team events and more!  Contact the Red Wings Ticket Sales & Service Office at 313-396-7575 or visit DetroitRedWings.com.
 
2010-11 REGULAR SEASON
                 DATE   DAY        OPPONENT         SITE                         TIME (ET)      TV*                             
October           8   Fri.          ANAHEIM               Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
                         9   Sat.            At Chicago         United Center                      8:30      FSD
                       12   Tue.        COLORADO         Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      VS, TSN2, RIS
                       14   Thur.          At Dallas             American Airlines Center    8:30      FSD
                       16   Sat.            At Phoenix          Jobing.com Arena               9:00      FSD
                       21   Thur.       CALGARY             Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
                       23   Sat.         ANAHEIM               Joe Louis Arena                  7:00      FSD
                       28   Thur.       PHOENIX              Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
                       30   Sat.         NASHVILLE           Joe Louis Arena                  7:00      FSD
November       3   Wed.         At Calgary          Pengrowth Saddledome     9:30      FS Plus, TSN
                         5   Fri.             At Edmonton      Rexall Place                        9:00      FS Plus
                         6   Sat.            At Vancouver      GM Place                          10:00      FSD, CBC
                         8   Mon.       PHOENIX              Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      VS, TSN2
                       11   Thur.       EDMONTON         Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
                       13   Sat.         COLORADO         Joe Louis Arena                  7:00      FSD
                       17   Wed.      ST. LOUIS             Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FS Plus
                       19   Fri.          MINNESOTA         Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
                       21   Sun.        CALGARY             Joe Louis Arena                  5:00      FSD
                       24   Wed.         At Atlanta            Philips Arena                       7:00      FS Plus
                       26   Fri.             At Columbus      Nationwide Arena                7:00      FSD
                       28   Sun.        COLUMBUS          Joe Louis Arena                  5:00      FSD
                       30   Tue.           At San Jose        HP Pavilion                        10:30      FSD, NHLN-CA
December       3   Fri.             At Anaheim         Honda Center                    10:00      FSD
                         4   Sat.            At Los Angeles   Staples Center                  10:30      FSD
                         6   Mon.       SAN JOSE            Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      VS, TSN2
                         8   Wed.      NASHVILLE           Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FS Plus
                       10   Fri.          MONTREAL          Joe Louis Arena                  7:00      FSD, CBC, RDS
                       11   Sat.            At New Jersey    Prudential Center                7:00      FS Plus
                       13   Mon.       LOS ANGELES     Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      VS, TSN2
                       15   Wed.      ST. LOUIS             Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
                       17   Fri.             At Chicago         United Center                      8:30      FSD
                       19   Sun.        DALLAS                Joe Louis Arena                  5:00      FSD
                       22   Wed.      VANCOUVER       Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FS Plus, TSN
                       23   Thur.          At St. Louis         Scottrade Center                8:00      FSD
                       26   Sun.           At Minnesota      Xcel Energy Center             7:00      FS Plus
                       27   Mon.          At Colorado        Pepsi Center                       9:00      FSD
                       29   Wed.         At Dallas             American Airlines Center    8:30      FS Plus
                       31   Fri.          NY ISLANDERS    Joe Louis Arena                  7:00      FSD
January           2   Sun.        PHILADELPHIA     Joe Louis Arena                  5:00      FSD, NHLN-CA
                         4   Tue.           At Edmonton      Rexall Place                        9:00      FS Plus, TSN
                         7   Fri.             At Calgary          Pengrowth Saddledome     9:00      FSD
                         8   Sat.            At Vancouver      GM Place                          10:00      FSD, CBC
                       10   Mon.          At Colorado        Pepsi Center                       9:30      FSD
                       14   Fri.             At Columbus      Nationwide Arena                7:00      FS Plus
                       15   Sat.         COLUMBUS          Joe Louis Arena                  7:00      FSD
                       18   Tue.           At Pittsburgh      CONSOL Energy Center    7:00      FSD
                       20   Thur.          At St. Louis         Scottrade Center                8:00      FSD
                       22   Sat.         CHICAGO             Joe Louis Arena                  2:00      FSD
                       26   Wed.      NEW JERSEY      Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD, VS
February         2   Wed.         At Ottawa           Scotiabank Place                7:00      FSD, TSN
                         4   Fri.          COLUMBUS          Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FS Plus
                         5   Sat.            At Nashville        Bridgestone Arena              8:00      FSD
                         7   Mon.       NY RANGERS      Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      VS, TSN2, RIS
                         9   Wed.      NASHVILLE           Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FS Plus
                       11   Fri.             At Boston           TD Garden                          7:00      FS Plus
                       13   Sun.        BOSTON              Joe Louis Arena                  5:00      FSD, NBC#, NHLN-CA
                       17   Thur.          At Tampa Bay    St. Pete Times Forum        7:30      FSD
                       18   Fri.             At Florida            BankAtlantic Center            7:30      FSD
                       20   Sun.           At Minnesota      Xcel Energy Center             6:00      FSD, NBC#
                       22   Tue.        SAN JOSE            Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
                       24   Thur.       DALLAS                Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
                       26   Sat.            At Buffalo            HSBC Arena                       7:00      FSD
                       28   Mon.          At Los Angeles   Staples Center                  10:30      FSD, NHLN-CA
March              2   Wed.         At Anaheim         Honda Center                    10:00      FSD
                         3   Thur.          At San Jose        HP Pavilion                        10:30      FSD
                         5   Sat.            At Phoenix          Jobing.com Arena               8:00      FSD
                         9   Wed.      LOS ANGELES     Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FS Plus
                       11   Fri.          EDMONTON         Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
                       12   Sat.            At St. Louis         Scottrade Center                8:00      FSD, RDS
                       16   Wed.      WASHINGTON     Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD, VS, RIS
                       17   Thur.          At Columbus      Nationwide Arena                7:00      FSD
                       19   Sat.            At Nashville        Bridgestone Arena              8:00      FSD
                       21   Mon.       PITTSBURGH       Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      VS, TSN2, RIS
                       23   Wed.      VANCOUVER       Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FS Plus, VS, TSN, RIS
                       26   Sat.         TORONTO           Joe Louis Arena                  7:00      FSD, CBC
                       28   Mon.       CHICAGO             Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      VS, TSN2, RIS
                       30   Wed.      ST. LOUIS             Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD
April                 2   Sat.            At Nashville        Bridgestone Arena              3:00      FSD
                         3   Sun.        MINNESOTA         Joe Louis Arena                  5:00      FS Plus, NBC#
                         6   Wed.         At Carolina         RBC Center                        7:00      FS Plus
                         8   Fri.          CHICAGO             Joe Louis Arena                  7:30      FSD, VS
                       10   Sun.           At Chicago         United Center                      4:00      FSD, NBC#
 
*- All 82 regular-season games will be carried live by 97.1 FM The Ticket
#-NBC will select games for exclusive national broadcast 15 days prior.