TORONTO — Calgary hockey fans are getting the best seat in the house all NHL season long, as Sportsnet and Rogers deliver exclusive coverage of all 82 Flames games on television and on radio on Sportsnet 960 The FAN. The first puck drops on Sportsnet at 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 8 – the opening night of the NHL regular season – as the Flames start their season at home against the Vancouver Canucks. (See full broadcast schedule below).
Sportsnet will also televise three Flames pre-season games, beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET as Calgary hosts Arizona in Sylvan Lake, Alta., as part of Kraft Hockeyville on Sportsnet 360 and CBC East. (See full pre-season and regular season broadcast schedule below).
Sportsnet’s regional television broadcast schedule begins on Friday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West as the Calgary Flames visit the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Sportsnet West will be home to 50 regional Flames matchups, with nine regional games airing on the Sportsnet ONE companion channel, Sportsnet Flames. Rick Ball and Kelly Hrudey make their NHL on Sportsnet debut this season, calling play-by-play and providing game analysis, respectively, for Flames games. Host Roger Millions returns to provide updates from rinkside.
Rogers will broadcast 32 national Calgary Flames games this season. Highlights from the Flames national broadcast package include:
– 15 Hockey Night in Canada Saturday matchups, including Mike Cammalleri’s return to Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 22
– Four appearances on Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey, including the Flames taking on the Edmonton Oilers in a special New Year’s Eve edition of the Battle of Alberta
– Four Rogers Hometown Hockey Sunday matchups, the newest national night on the NHL schedule, beginning Sunday, Oct. 19 when the Flames travel to Winnipeg to take on the Jets
Sportsnet 960 The FAN is the exclusive home of Calgary Flames radio broadcasts this season. Former Hamilton Bulldogs announcer Derek Wills joins Sportsnet 960 The FAN to call play-by-play for all Flames radio broadcasts, alongside veteran analyst Peter Loubardias.
In addition to Sportsnet’s Calgary Flames regional broadcasts (including radio rights on Sportsnet 960 The FAN), Rogers will deliver 350 national regular season NHL games across nine networks, including CBC, City, Sportsnet (East, Ontario, West, and Pacific), Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360 and FX Canada. Rogers has exclusive Canadian broadcast coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final, NHL All-Star Game, NHL Draft Lottery, NHL Draft, and the NHL Awards. Sportsnet is also the official regional television broadcast rights holder for the Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs (including radio rights on Sportsnet 590 The FAN).
Calgary Flames 2014-15 TV Broadcast Schedule
*Channel allocations for Hockey Night in Canada to be announced on a weekly basis
PRE-SEASON
Wednesday, Sept. 24, Arizona vs. Calgary (@Sylvan Lake, AB as part of Kraft Hockeyville), 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET (National – CBC East and Sportsnet 360)
Thursday, Sept. 25, Vancouver @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet 360)
Friday, Sept. 26, Calgary @ Vancouver, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet ONE)
REGULAR SEASON
October
Wednesday, Oct. 8, Vancouver @ Calgary, 8 p.m. MT /10 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet)
Thursday, Oct. 9, Calgary @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT/9:30 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet 360)
Saturday, Oct. 11, Calgary @ St. Louis, 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet 360)
Tuesday, Oct. 14, Calgary @ Nashville, 6 p.m. MT/ 8 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet 360)
Wednesday, Oct. 15, Calgary @ Chicago, 6 p.m. MT/ 8 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet)
Friday, Oct. 17, Calgary @ Columbus, 5 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet Flames)
Sunday, Oct. 19, Calgary @ Winnipeg, 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET (National – City)
Tuesday, Oct. 21, Tampa Bay @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, Oct. 23, Carolina @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet Flames)
Saturday, Oct. 25, Washington @ Calgary, 8 p.m. MT/ 10 p.m. ET (National – CBC)
Tuesday, Oct. 28, Montreal @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/ (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Friday, Oct. 31, Nashville @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
November
Sunday, Nov. 2, Calgary @ Montreal, 5 p.m. MT/ 7 p.m. ET (National – City)
Tuesday, Nov. 4, Calgary @ Washington, 5 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, Nov. 6, Calgary @ Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet Flames)
Saturday, Nov. 8, Calgary @ Florida, 1 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Monday, Nov. 10, Calgary @ Carolina, 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, Nov. 13, Arizona @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet Flames)
Saturday, Nov. 15, Ottawa @ Calgary, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Tuesday, Nov. 18, Anaheim @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, Nov. 20, Chicago @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet Flames)
Saturday, Nov. 22, New Jersey @ Calgary, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Tuesday, Nov. 25, Calgary @ Anaheim, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Wednesday, Nov. 26, Calgary @ San Jose, 8:30 p.m. MT/10:30 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, Nov. 29, Calgary @ Arizona, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
December
Tuesday, Dec. 2, Arizona @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, Dec. 4, Colorado @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet ONE)
Tuesday, Dec. 9, Calgary @ Toronto, 5:30 p.m. MT/7:30 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, Dec. 11, Calgary @ Buffalo, 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet Flames)
Friday, Dec. 12, Calgary @ Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Sunday, Dec. 14, Calgary @ Chicago, 6 p.m. MT/8 p.m. ET (National – City)
Tuesday, Dec. 16, NY Rangers @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet Flames)
Friday, Dec. 19, Dallas @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, Dec. 20, Calgary @ Vancouver, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Monday, Dec. 22, Calgary @ Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. MT/10:30 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, Dec. 27, Edmonton @ Calgary, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Monday, Dec. 29, Los Angeles @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Wednesday, Dec. 31, Edmonton @ Calgary, 7:30 p.m. MT/9:30 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet)
January
Friday, Jan. 2, NY Islanders @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, Jan. 7, Detroit @ Calgary, 7:30 p.m. MT/9:30 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet)
Friday, Jan. 9, Florida @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/ 9 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet ONE)
Saturday, Jan. 10, Calgary @ Vancouver, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Thursday, Jan. 15, Calgary @ Arizona, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, Jan. 17, Calgary @ San Jose, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Monday, Jan. 19, Calgary @ Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. MT/10:30 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet)
Wednesday, Jan. 21, Calgary @ Anaheim, 8 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Tuesday, Jan. 27, Buffalo @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, Jan. 29, Minnesota @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, Jan. 31, Edmonton @ Calgary, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
February
Monday, Feb. 2, Winnipeg @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Wednesday, Feb. 4, Calgary @ San Jose, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet ONE)
Friday, Feb. 6, Pittsburgh @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Monday, Feb. 9, Calgary @ San Jose, 8:30 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, Feb. 12, Calgary @ Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, Feb. 14, Vancouver @ Calgary, 8 p.m. MT/ 10 p.m. ET (National – Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada)
Monday, Feb. 16, Boston @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Wednesday, Feb.18, Minnesota @ Calgary, 7:30 p.m. MT/9:30 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet ONE)
Friday, Feb. 20, Anaheim @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Tuesday, Feb. 24, Calgary @ NY Rangers, 5 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Wednesday, Feb. 25, Calgary @ New Jersey, 5:30 p.m. MT/7:30 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet)
Friday, Feb. 27, Calgary @ NY Islanders, 5 p.m. MT(Regional – Sportsnet West)
March
Tuesday, March 3, Calgary @ Philadelphia, 5 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, March 5, Calgary @ Boston, 5 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Friday, March 6, Calgary @ Detroit, 5:30 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Sunday, March 8, Calgary @ Ottawa, 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET (National – City)
Wednesday, March 11, Anaheim @ Calgary, 7:30 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Friday, March 13, Toronto @ Calgary, 6 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, March 14, Calgary @ Colorado, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Tuesday, March 17, St. Louis @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Thursday, March 19, Philadelphia @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, March 21, Columbus @ Calgary, 2 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Monday, March 23, Colorado @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT/(Regional – Sportsnet Flames)
Wednesday, March 25, Dallas @ Calgary, 8 p.m. MT/ 10 p.m. ET (National – Sportsnet ONE)
Friday, March 27, Calgary @ Minnesota, 6 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Sunday, March 29, Calgary @ Nashville, 3 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Monday, March 30, Calgary @ Dallas, 6:30 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
April
Thursday, April 2, Calgary @ St. Louis, 6 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, April 4, Calgary @ Edmonton, 8 p.m. MT/10 p.m. ET (National – Hockey Night in Canada)
Tuesday, April 7, Arizona @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT(Regional – Sportsnet Flames)
Thursday, April 9, Los Angeles @ Calgary, 7 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
Saturday, April 11, Calgary @ Winnipeg, 1 p.m. MT (Regional – Sportsnet West)
