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@ESPNTennis Updates – July 28, 2015

July 28, 2015 By admin

@ESPNTennis: US Open Series Starts in Atlanta on Road to New York; Nadal on ESPN3 from Hamburg

ESPN’s exclusive coverage of the Emirates Airline US Open Series starts this week in Atlanta with the ATP BB&T Atlanta Open, the first of eight hard-court events (four ATP, three WTA, one combined) across North America in five weeks. ESPN3 coverage from Atlanta is daily, totaling 30 hours, while ESPN2 airs a semifinal Saturday, Aug. 1, at 4 p.m. (ESPN3 has the other at 8 p.m.) and the championship on Sunday at 3 p.m. Tom Rinaldi will call the action alongside Patrick McEnroe with Brad Gilbert courtside. Defending champion John Isner is one of three Americans among the top seeds, joined by No. 3 Jack Sock and No. 6 Steve Johnson.

In addition, ESPN3 has weeklong coverage of the ATP German Open Tennis Championships from Hamburg, including Saturday’s semifinals at 7 a.m. and Sunday’s championship at 7 a.m. Rafael Nadal leads the field at this clay court even.

The US Open Series continues next week with the WTA Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif., starting on ESPN3 on Monday, Aug. 3.

@ESPNTennis: Mylan World TeamTennis Conference Championships Thursday on ESPN3; Finals Sunday on ESPN2; Washington Seeks Fifth Straight Title
The 40th season of Mylan World TeamTennis concludes this week with the Eastern and Western Conference Championships on Thursday, July 30, at 7 p.m., and the finals live on ESPN2 on Sunday, August 2, at 1 p.m.

The Washington Kastles – with the superstar team of Martina Hingis, Leander Paes, Venus Williams and Sam Querrey – have secured the No.1 spot and home-court advantage for the East and are seeking the first ever five-peat in professional team tennis. The Kastles’ opponent could be determined tonight in a match between The Philadelphia Freedoms – joined by 2015 Wimbledon quarterfinalist CoCo Vandeweghe – and The Boston Lobsters.

For the West, the Austin Aces clinched the top-seed and will be playing their first postseason match in franchise history on their new home court at Gregory Gymnasium at The University of Texas, joined by the California Dream who confirmed a place in the conference championships in their debut year in the league.

The winners of Thursday’s matches will meet for the Mylan WTT Finals on Sunday, August 2, live on ESPN3 at 11:30 a.m., with ESPN2 joining the action at 1 p.m.

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ESPN Digital Media in June: No. 1 in Sports Category for 16th Straight Month

July 28, 2015 By admin

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30 percent share of sports category is more than Nos. 2 and 3 properties combined; In third month after launch, new ESPN.com reaches 51 million fans; espnW and Grantland continue growth trend with second-most uniques ever for both sites.

ESPN Digital Media reached 72.4 million unique visitors in the U.S., topping the sports category for the 16th straight month. Fans spent nearly 80 minutes per user with ESPN content across platforms, more time than any of the other top 100 properties in the sports category.

Overall, ESPN accounted for 30.3 percent of all sports category usage on digital platforms, more than the Nos. 2 and 3 properties combined (MLB had 13.8 percent, Yahoo! Sports-NBC Sports Network 10.9 percent).

The new ESPN.com garnered 50.8 million total unique visitors in the third month since launch its April 1 launch, while 37.2 million people visited the site via smartphones and tablets. 60 percent of ESPN.com users in June exclusively accessed the site on a mobile device.

More results from the June comScore Multi-Platform report:

The FIFA Women’s World Cup helped espnW notch its second-largest monthly unique visitor total ever with 7.8 million, trailing only the high set in April 2015.

Grantland followed a record setting May with its second-highest monthly unique visitor count ever with 6.9 million in June.

8 million unique users accessed ESPN web and app content on smartphones and tablets, which means more fans accessed ESPN content from mobile devices only than any other sports property attracted across all platforms. ESPN mobile visitors generated 3.4 billion minutes of usage.

67 percent of ESPN’s unique users – 48.2 million people – exclusively accessed content on smartphones and tablets. This is the 15th consecutive month that more than half of ESPN’s digital users came only from mobile devices.

58 percent of all time spent with ESPN digital content was consumed by mobile device users, the 14th consecutive month smartphones and tablets contributed a larger share of usage to ESPN’s digital total than desktop and laptop computers.

ESPN accounted for the top two sports apps on smartphones and tablets in June. The ESPN app topped the category for unique visitors with 16.2 million, and WatchESPN was second with 5.0 million.

ESPN’s portfolio of apps generated 2.0 billion minutes of usage, accounting for 36 percent of all time spent with apps in the Sports Category, 64 percent higher than the No. 2 property (MLB, 22 percent)

ESPN reached 11.6 million people per day via smartphones in June, more than the next two sports properties combined (Bleacher Report-Turner Sports Network, 4.7 million; Yahoo Sports-NBC Sports Network, 4.1 million).

In the average day in June ESPN web and app properties were accessed by 5.2 million millennial males (age 18-34) via smartphones. ESPN ranked sixth among the more than 6,000 mobile entities reported by comScore, ahead of Pandora (4.7 million), Twitter (4.5 million) and Buzzfeed (1.2 million), among many others.

Additional results from ESPN Research & Analytics:

8 million unique devices streamed WatchESPN and ESPN3 content in June, as viewers spent 989 million minutes with programming across all platforms.¹

Fans watched 359.9 million ESPN digital video clips in June across all touch points.¹

68 percent of all ESPN platform clips (305.7 million) were viewed on computers, 26 percent on phones and tablets, and 6 percent on connected TVs.¹

ESPN’s top story in June was a report about Kevin Love opting out of his deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which received 3.6 million views. The top four stories in June were Cavaliers-related, and eight of the top 10 stories were NBA-related.¹

ESPN networks and ABC sports television content generated 25.2 million tweets in June, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all TV-related activity during the month.²

3 million unique authors wrote tweets about ESPN/ABC Sports content, representing almost half of all those tweeting about TV in June.²

¹ Source: Adobe Analytics
² Source: Nielsen SocialGuide

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Media Contacts:
Kevin Ota, ESPN 860.766.9581 or kevin.r.ota@espn.com
Kristie Chong Adler, ESPN 646.547.5637 or kristie.chong@espn.com

NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE FROM THE BRICKYARD DELIVERS NBCSN’s MOST-WATCHED TELECAST EVER

July 27, 2015 By admin

Kyle Busch’s Victory at Indy Averages 4.7 Million Viewers and 3.0 HH Rating

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 27, 2015 – NBCSN’s live telecast of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway led the network to its most-watched telecast ever yesterday, averaging 4.7 million viewers. Viewership peaked from 6:30 – 6:45 p.m. ET as 5.6 million viewers watched Kyle Busch race to his third consecutive Sprint Cup victory, and his fourth win in five events.

NBCSN NASCAR Sprint Cup viewership highlights include:

With 4.7 million average viewers and a 3.0 national HH rating, Sunday’s Brickyard 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race stands as NBCSN’s most-watched and highest-rated telecast ever.
- Viewership peaked from 6:30 – 6:45 p.m. ET with 5.6 million viewers

Yesterday’s Sprint Cup race ranks as the most-watched NASCAR event on cable since last year’s season-ending championship race from Homestead (5.2 million on ESPN).

The Brickyard event marks consecutive weeks of growth for Sprint Cup racing on NBCSN. With 4.7 million average viewers, the Brickyard 400 is up +27% from New Hampshire (3.7 million) and up +47% from Kentucky (3.2 million).

Fans streamed 3.7 million minutes of live NASCAR coverage this past weekend via NBC Sports Live Extra.

For more information about NBC Sports Group shows and properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com.

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COMCAST SPORTSNET & CSNCHICAGO.COM TO PROVIDE DAILY COVERAGE OF BEARS TRAINING CAMP ’15

July 27, 2015 By admin

Coverage begins Wednesday, July 29 with Ryan Pace & John Fox’ LIVE press conferences beginning at 2:00 PM CT

Team coverage to include daily reports from Bourbonnais for ‘SportsNet Central’ and ‘SportsTalk Live;’

CSNChicago.com’s Bears “Insider” John ‘Moon’ Mullin to provide daily online & on-air updates and up-to-the-minute video reports

Chicago, IL (July 27, 2015) — Comcast SportsNet, the television home for the most extensive and comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Bears, will provide viewers with comprehensive on-air and online coverage of Chicago Bears Training Camp 2015 presented by Abt Electronics, Appliances and More featuring daily reports on SportsNet Central presented by Comcast Business at 6:30 PM CT, GMC SportsNet Central at 10:00 & 10:30 PM and SportsNet Central presented by CLR at midnight, along with reports on the network’s signature weeknight sports talk show, SportsTalk Live presented by The Chevy Silverado (Monday-Friday at 5:30 PM) with host David Kaplan.

** Coverage kicks off on Wednesday, July 29 as Comcast SportsNet will carry new Bears General Manager Ryan Pace and new Bears Head Coach John Fox’ LIVE press conferences beginning at 2:00 PM CT.

Starting July 29, and every day throughout the duration of training camp, SportsNet Central’s Kip Lewis, Chris Boden, along with CSNChicago.com’s Bears “Insider” John ‘Moon’ Mullin will provide viewers with the very latest training camp breaking news, players/coaches interviews, video highlights, injury updates and much more from Bourbonnais, IL for both SportsNet Central and SportsTalk Live.

In addition, CSNChicago.com also has Bears training camp covered 24/7 from a daily digital perspective with up-to-the-minute breaking news updates, roster moves, free agent signings, interviews and much more at CSNChicago.com’s Bears team page (csnchicago.com/bears). CSNChicago.com will also produce daily digital “Bears Talk” reports offering detailed, position-by-position player analysis, as well as numerous features, interviews and commentary.

Fans can also look forward to up-to-the-minute breaking news Twitter updates from Mullin (@CSNMoonMullin), Lewis (@KipLewisCSN) and Boden (@CSNBoden), along with the network’s main Twitter handle (@CSNChicago) and ‘Bears Talk’ handle (@CSNBears) for feeds of Bears training camp news articles and features.

Plus, CSNChicago.com digital Bears producer Scott Krinch (via @CSNBears) will provide live blogging coverage via Bears Talk on CSNChicago.com – including real-time news stories, player interviews, behind-the-scenes photos, fan interviews, videos and live Tweets. CSNChicago.com Bears Training Camp content will also be featured on NBCSports.com, ProFootballTalk.com, Yahoo! Sports, Rotoworld and NBCChicago.com.

Comcast SportsNet Chicago, a partnership between the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago Cubs (MLB), Chicago White Sox (MLB) and the NBC Sports Group, features over 275 live pro games in high definition each year. In addition, CSN delivers extensive pre/post-game coverage for its core pro team partners, as well as the Chicago Bears, along with Emmy Award-winning regional sports news and analysis via SportsNet Central and SportsTalk Live. Through the network’s growing digital platform, CSNChicago.com, Chicago sports fans tap into the most comprehensive and dedicated 24/7 online destination for breaking news, up-to-the-minute game previews/recaps, highlights, multimedia video clips, blogs and standout coverage from CSNChicago.com’s team of “Insiders.” Follow the network on Twitter via @CSNChicago.

NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of the NBC Sports Group, consist of 11 regional networks that deliver more than 2,400 live sporting events annually, along with award-winning breaking news, comprehensive analysis, digital content and original programming to more than 43 million homes. The NBC Sports Regional Networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, which serves Baltimore and Washington D.C., Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, The Comcast Network, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia and SportsNet New York. For more information, visit ComcastSportsNet.com. For more information about NBC Sports Group properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com.

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Special Olympics World Games LA 2015 on ESPN – Monday, July 27

July 27, 2015 By admin

Lindsay Czarniak and Kevin Neghandhi host coverage at 7 p.m. ET
com coverage continues with powerful features
ESPN Images capturing the action of the World Games

ESPN’s global coverage of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, the largest sporting and humanitarian event in 2015, began with live coverage of the Games’ star-studded Opening Ceremony on Saturday, July 24.

Each night throughout the Games, ESPN’s Lindsay Czarniak and Kevin Neghandhi will host, Special Olympics World Games LA 2015, being produced from ESPN’s downtown Los Angeles Production Center. The show includes interviews with athletes and special guests, as well as a daily “competition showcase” segment that will feature play-by-play calls from the day’s action by ESPN’s Jason Benetti and reporting from Paralympic gold medal swimmer Victoria Arlen. In addition, reports from ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap and Marty Smith, as well as Special Olympics Global Messenger Dustin Plunkett will contribute to ESPN’s coverage.

On tonight’s show:

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL – New Jersey Triathletes: ESPN’s Marty Smith tells the story of a New Jersey Triathlon team and coach, as the sport makes its Special Olympics World Games debut in 2015.
WORDS HURT: in a powerful essay, Jeremy Schaap examines the power of words, and how we – unfortunately – often use them to hurt each other.
TRIPLE OLYMPIANS: Paralympic medalist Victoria Arlen sits down poolside with Olympic legend Michael Phelps and Canadian Special Olympics Swimmer Kelsey Wyse.
COMPETITION SHOWCASE: Jason Benetti and Victoria Arlen provide coverage from the swimming competitions at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatic Center.

ICYMI: For those that missed yesterday’s Special Olympics World Games LA 2015, highlights included:

HOMETOWN HEROES – TIM SHRIVER: Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts spoke with Tim Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics International, about how much the movement his mother started has grown over more than 40 years and how she trusted sports to be a revolutionary tool. HERE
ESPN SPORT SCIENCE – JACKIE BARRETT: The team at Sport Science examines the strength of Canadian power lifter Jackie Barrett, who squats more than 500 pounds and deadlifts nearly 600.

ESPN DIGITAL FEATURES & COVERAGE
ESPN.com’s extensive coverage of the Special Olympics World Games, continues with news and feature stories examining the people and topics of the Special Olympics World Games, the wider movement, exclusive athlete blogs, photo galleries and an extensive lineup of video features.

Among the highlighted coverage, is:

THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD: When athlete Chevi Peters felt his weakest, he wanted to “end it all” — until Special Olympics powerlifting helped him find his strength. HERE
MEET THE ATHLETES: Portraits of Special Olympics athletes from around the world. HERE
‘ALL I EVER DID WAS TEACH A CHILD WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY TO SWIM.’ That was Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s response to her son, Tim Shriver, when he was trying to convince her to write a book. ESPN’s Melissa Isaacson talks to Tim and Maria Shriver about how they, along with star athletes like Michael Phelps and Abby Wambach, are continuing their mother’s message of inclusion. HERE

PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
ESPN Images and ESPN Digital Media photographers are capturing photos from around the Special Olympics World Games throughout the week, including these:

Los Angeles, CA – July 26, 2015 – Uytengsu Aquatics Center: Aquatics during the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
(Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)

Los Angeles, CA – July 25, 2015 – Loker Stadium: Olivia Quigley of team USA participating in track & field during the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
(Photo by Kohjiro Kinno / ESPN Images)

Los Angeles, CA – July 26, 2015 – Uytengsu Aquatics Center: Aquatics during the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
(Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)

The full collection of ESPN Images photos from the event, available for use in editorial coverage, can be found here: http://bit.ly/1TZgIuh

COVERAGE SCHEDULE

Day/Date	Program	Time (ET)	Network
Sun, July 26	Special Olympics World Games LA2015	7 p.m.	ESPN2
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	12 midnight	ESPN2
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	2 a.m.	ESPN
Mon, July 27	Special Olympics World Games LA2015	7 p.m.	ESPN
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	11:30 p.m.	ESPN2
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	2 a.m.	ESPN2
Tue, July 28	Special Olympics World Games LA2015	7 p.m.	ESPN
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	11:30 p.m.	ESPN2
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	2 a.m.	ESPN2
Wed, July 29	Special Olympics World Games LA2015	7 p.m.	ESPN
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	11:30 p.m.	ESPN2
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	2 a.m.	ESPN2
Thur, July 30	Special Olympics World Games LA2015	7 p.m.	ESPN
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	11:30 p.m.	ESPN2
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	2 a.m.	ESPN2
Fri, July 31	Special Olympics World Games LA2015	7 p.m.	ESPN
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	2 a.m.	ESPN2
Sat, Aug 1	ESPN on ABC Sports Saturday (reair)	4 p.m.	ABC
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015	7 p.m.	ESPN
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	11:30 p.m.	ESPN2
	Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	2 a.m.	ESPN2
Fri, Aug 7	Best of Special Olympics World Games LA2015	7 p.m.	ESPN
Sat, Aug 8	Best of Special Olympics World Games LA2015 (reair)	4 p.m.	ABC

ESPN and The Special Olympics
ESPN is proud of its relationship with the Special Olympics, which spans more than 30 years. It is the official media partner of the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015, and along with ABC, the Unified Relay Across America presented by Bank of America – which carried the Flame of Hope to Los Angeles. Additionally, since 2013 ESPN has been the Global Presenting Sponsor and Official Media Sponsor of Special Olympics Unified Sports, which bring athletes with and without intellectual disabilities together as teammates.

ESPN’s support of the Special Olympics is part of The Walt Disney Company’s company-wide support, which includes Disney’s role as a Founding Champion of the LA2015 World Games.

Being a good corporate citizen is a time-honored tradition at both ESPN and the wider Walt Disney Company.

ESPN believes that, at its very best, sports uplifts the human spirit. Its corporate citizenship programs use power of sport to positively address society’s most pressing needs through strategic community investments, cause marketing programs, collaboration with sports organizations and employee volunteerism, while also utilizing its diverse media assets. For more information go to www.espn.com/citizenship.

The Walt Disney Company, through contributions, collaborations with local organizations, in-kind gifts and volunteering, helps to brighten the lives of kids and families in need and strengthen communities around the world. In 2013, the Company donated nearly $370 million in cash, in-kind support and products, and Disney VoluntEARS gave over 667,000 hours of service. For more information visit, thewaltdisneycompany.com/citizenship or twitter.com/disneycitizenship.

Contact: Paul Melvin (860-766-5069 or paul.melvin@espn.com )

NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS SEASON PREMIERE OF “MECUM DEALMAKERS” THURSDAY, JULY 30 AT 10 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

July 27, 2015 By admin

Reality Series Dovetails Off Mecum Auctions, Providing Behind-The-Scenes Look at America’s Biggest Auto Auctions

Second Season Premieres on Thursday, July 30 at 10 p.m. ET Features Kissimmee Auction

Highlights Include Rock n’ Roll Legend Jerry Lee Lewis and His 1959 Harley Davidson, and the Tim Wellborn Musclecar Museum Collection

STAMFORD, Conn. — July 27, 2015 – NBC Sports Group presents the season premiere of the original reality series, Mecum Dealmakers, this Thursday, July 30 at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The episode highlights this year’s Kissimmee auction, which generated nearly $70 million in auction sales. Entering its second season, Mecum Dealmakers provides car enthusiasts with a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the high-intensity world of Mecum Auctions, as collector cars change hands with the smack of an auction gavel.

Mecum Dealmakers dovetails off of the Mecum Auctions series on NBCSN, and tells the story of President and Founder Dana Mecum, and his son Frank Mecum. The father-son tandem works together to manage the high pressure of the auction floor, where buyers and sellers hope to make the deal of a lifetime, often with hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line.

Highlights from Thursday’s season premiere include a 1959 Harley-Davidson FLH motorcycle owned by rock n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, who also attended the auction and helped sell his motorcycle with a live rendition of “Great Balls of Fire.” In addition, the episode will showcase vehicles from the storied Wellborn Musclecar Museum Collection, with his 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona approaching the $1 million mark.

Each 60-minute iteration of the seven-episode series will examine a specific auction from the 2015 Mecum Auctions season. Episodes air weekly on Thursday nights at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN, concluding with Mecum Dealmakers:Monterey on Sept. 10. Mecum Auctions has been specializing in the sale of collector cars for over 27 years, and offers more than 15,000 vehicles per year, making it the leader in collector car and Road Art auctions throughout the United States.

Following is the full telecast schedule for Mecum Dealmakers:

Date	Program	Network	Time (ET)
Thurs., July 30	Mecum Dealmakers: Kissimmee	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thurs., August 6	Mecum Dealmakers: Houston	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thurs., August 13	Mecum Dealmakers: Indianapolis	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thurs., August 20	Mecum Dealmakers: Seattle	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thurs., August 27	Mecum Dealmakers: Denver	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thurs., September 3	Mecum Dealmakers: Harrisburg	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thurs., September 10	Mecum Dealmakers: Monterey	NBCSN	10 p.m.

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NBC SPORTS GROUP TO AIR 105 NHL REGULAR-SEASON GAMES IN 2015-16

July 27, 2015 By admin

NBCSN Opens Season with Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks Hosting New York Rangers in Wednesday Night Rivalry Matchup on Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. ET

2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic Features Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins from Gillette Stadium on Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. ET on NBC

NBC Presents Exclusive Coverage of 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series: Blackhawks-Wild from TDF Bank Stadium on Feb. 21; Red Wings-Avalanche from Coors Field on Feb. 27 in Primetime

NBCSN Presents Coverage of 2016 NHL All-Star from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Jan. 29-31

Sunday Night Hockey Returns to NBCSN with 12 Matchups

NBC Sports Live Extra to Stream All 105 Regular-Season Games Airing on NBC and NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. — July 27, 2015 – Coming off the second-most watched Stanley Cup Final on record, and the third-most watched NHL postseason in the last 18 years, NBC Sports Group will deliver coverage of 105 NHL regular-season games during the 2015-16 season, featuring 12 games on NBC and 93 games on NBCSN. The 105 regular-season games are the most ever scheduled across NBC Sports Group heading into a season. All games will be streamed live via NBC Sports Live Extra.

Schedule highlights include:

Opening Night doubleheaders on Oct. 7 on NBCSN, beginning with a Wednesday Night Rivalry Original Six matchup between the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers at 8 p.m. ET, as the Blackhawks raise their 2015 Stanley Cup Championship banner to the United Center rafters. Opening Night coverage continues with a Wednesday Nightcap at 10:30 p.m. ET, when the Los Angeles Kings host the rival San Jose Sharks.

NBC will present the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins from Gillette Stadium, home of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, on Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. ET.

NBC will air exclusive coverage of the 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series, featuring the Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild on Sunday, Feb. 21 from TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota, and the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche at Coors Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies, on Saturday, Feb. 27 in primetime.

NBCSN will present coverage of the NHL All-Star Game from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., home of the Nashville Predators. NHL All-Star will take place Friday, Jan. 29 through Sunday, Jan. 31, and will include the NHL Fantasy Draft, NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ and the NHL All-Star Game.

NBC airs the Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown with a doubleheader on Black Friday, beginning at 1 p.m. ET when the Boston Bruins host the Rangers. Thanksgiving Showdown shifts to the west coast at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a rematch of the Western Conference Final, as the Anaheim Ducks host the Blackhawks.

NBC and NBCSN will combine to showcase a tripleheader on Hockey Day In America on Sunday, February 21. The action starts on NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET, when the Buffalo Sabres host the Pittsburgh Penguins, followed by the NHL Stadium Series at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with the Wild and Blackhawks. Hockey Day In America shifts to NBCSN with an Original Six matchup to close out the tripleheader, as the Rangers host the Detroit Red Wings.

The 2015-16 regular season on NBCSN will feature 24 Wednesday Night Rivalry telecasts, plus six Wednesday Nightcaps that will showcase Western Conference teams, including the Kings, Sharks and Avalanche.

NBCSN will air 12 Sunday Night Hockey matchups on NBCSN, beginning on January 10. Matchups include Penguins-Capitals, Lightning-Bruins, Blues-Wild, and Maple Leafs-Red Wings, in which first-year Toronto head coach Mike Babcock returns to Detroit to face the team he led for the past decade.

The Blackhawks, Rangers, Penguins, Red Wings, Wild, Avalanche and Blues will each make 12 appearances across NBC and NBCSN, followed by four teams that will appear 11 times. The Eastern Conference Champion Tampa Bay Lightning will make eight appearances across NBC and NBCSN.

NBC and NBCSN will air rematches of the 2015 Eastern and Western Conference Finals. NBC will present Blackhawks-Ducks as part of the Thanksgiving Showdown doubleheader on Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. ET. NBCSN will present Rangers-Lightning on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and will also provide coverage of their matchup in New York on April 5, in what will be Tampa Bay’s first visit to Madison Square Garden since Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final.

Rangers-Penguins, Blackhawks-Wild, Capitals-Flyers, Penguins-Capitals and Kings-Sharks are the most featured regular-season matchups, each appearing three times across NBC and NBCSN.

NBCSN will provide coverage of the first NHL matchup on U.S. soil between 2015 top NHL draft picks Connor McDavid (No. 1, Edmonton) and Jack Eichel (No. 2, Buffalo), when the Buffalo Sabres host the Edmonton Oilers on March 1.

57 of NBC and NBCSN’s 105 telecasts feature at least one Western Conference team, and every U.S. team will appear on NBC or NBCSN in the regular season.

Bonus games may be added to the schedule once the season is underway.

NHL on NBCSN

NBCSN will televise 93 NHL regular-season games this season, including the Opening Night doubleheader, 24 Wednesday Night Rivalry games, 6 Wednesday Nightcaps, 12 Sunday Night Hockey contests, and NHL All-Star coverage.

NBCSN coverage begins on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. ET with NHL Live, NBCSN’s live pre- and post-game show, leading into coverage of Rangers-Blackhawks Wednesday Night Rivalry game from United Center in Chicago, Ill., at 8 p.m. ET. Coverage shifts to Los Angeles immediately following Rangers-Blackhawks for the Wednesday Nightcap, featuring the Sharks and Kings.

NHL ON NBC

NHL on NBC coverage begins on Friday, November 27 at 1 p.m. ET, with the Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown featuring the New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, marking the first of 12 games that will air on NBC during the regular season. Beginning on January 24, and continuing through the end of the regular season, NBC will present the NHL Game of the Week, generally occurring on Sunday afternoons.

BRIDGESTONE NHL WINTER CLASSIC AND COORS LIGHT NHL STADIUM SERIES

The annual NHL Winter Classic will take place on January 1, 2016, at Gillette Stadium, home of the NFL’s New England Patriots, in Foxborough, Mass., and will feature the Montreal Canadiens visiting the Boston Bruins. The 2016 NHL Winter Classic will be broadcast on NBC at 1 p.m. ET. Created in 2008, the NHL Winter Classic has produced the five most-watched NHL regular-season games in the past 39 years.

In addition, NBC will present exclusive coverage of the NHL Stadium Series, featuring a pair of games this season. The first Stadium Series game will take place on Sunday, Feb. 21 as part of NBC Sports Group’s Hockey Day In America tripleheader, when the Chicago Blackhawks face the Minnesota Wild at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The second Stadium Series game will be played at Coors Field, home of MLB’s Colorado Rockies, in Denver, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 27, featuring the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIVALRY

NBCSN’s exclusive Wednesday Night Rivalry coverage will return for a third season and will feature some of the biggest rivalries in the NHL, including Flyers-Bruins, Blues-Blackhawks, Rangers-Islanders and Penguins-Capitals. The network will air exclusive coverage on Wednesday nights for 24 weeks, with games usually starting at 8 p.m. ET. WNR begins Wednesday, October 7 with Opening Night coverage between the Rangers and Blackhawks.

Last year’s Wednesday Night Rivalry coverage averaged 565,000 viewers, including NBCSN’s opening night presentation of Bruins-Flyers, which averaged 956,000 viewers to mark the most-watched cable season opener on record. Seven of last year’s 10 most-watched NHL regular-season games on NBCSN were Wednesday Night Rivalry matchups.

NBCSN 2015-16 NHL Wednesday Night Rivalry schedule (subject to change):

Date	Away	Home	Time (ET)
October 7	N.Y. Rangers	Chicago	8 p.m.
October 14	Chicago	Philadelphia	8 p.m.
October 21	Philadelphia	Boston	8 p.m.
October 28	Pittsburgh	Washington	8 p.m.
November 4	St. Louis	Chicago	8 p.m.
November 11	Montreal	Pittsburgh	7:30 p.m.
November 18	Washington	Detroit	8 p.m.
December 2	N.Y. Rangers	N.Y. Islanders	8 p.m.
December 9	Boston	Montreal	7:30 p.m.
December 16	Pittsburgh	Boston	8 p.m.
January 6	Pittsburgh	Chicago	8 p.m.
January 13	Boston	Philadelphia	8 p.m.
January 20	St. Louis	Detroit	8 p.m.
January 27	Philadelphia	Washington	8 p.m.
February 3	Detroit	Tampa Bay	8 p.m.
February 10	N.Y. Rangers	Pittsburgh	8 p.m.
February 17	Chicago	N.Y. Rangers	8 p.m.
February 24	Pittsburgh	Boston	7:30 p.m.
March 2	Chicago	Detroit	8 p.m.
March 9	Chicago	St. Louis	8 p.m.
March 16	Philadelphia	Chicago	8 p.m.
March 23	Boston	N.Y. Rangers	8 p.m.
March 30	Washington	Philadelphia	8 p.m.
April 6	Philadelphia	Detroit	8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY NIGHTCAP

In addition, NBCSN will present six games on Wednesday nights that will immediately follow Wednesday Night Rivalry matchups. These nightcaps will showcase one or two Western Conference teams. The first of these games will take place on Opening Night, when San Jose visits Los Angeles following Rangers-Blackhawks Wednesday Night Rivalry coverage. Following are the six Wednesday Nightcap games:

Date	Away	Home	Time (ET)
October 7	San Jose	Los Angeles	10 p.m.
October 28	Nashville	San Jose	10:30 p.m.
December 9	Pittsburgh	Colorado	10 p.m.
January 20	Minnesota	Anaheim	10:30 p.m.
January 27	Colorado	Los Angeles	10:30 p.m.
February 24	San Jose	Colorado	10 p.m.

SUNDAY NIGHT HOCKEY ON NBCSN

Beginning on January 10, NBCSN will present 12 Sunday Night Hockey matchups. These contests include Red Wings-Rangers, Lightning-Bruins, Blues-Wild and Capitals-Penguins. The Rangers and Wild lead the league with three Sunday Night Hockey appearances apiece. Following is NBCSN’s Sunday Night Hockey schedule:

Date	Away	Home	Time (ET)
January 10	New Jersey	Minnesota	8 p.m.
January 17	Philadelphia	Detroit	7:30 p.m.
February 14	Philadelphia	N.Y. Rangers	7:30 p.m.
February 21	Detroit	N.Y. Rangers	7 p.m.
February 28	Tampa Bay	Boston	6 p.m.
February 28	Los Angeles	Anaheim	9 p.m.
March 6	St. Louis	Minnesota	8 p.m.
March 13	Toronto	Detroit	7:30 p.m.
March 20	Washington	Pittsburgh	6 p.m.
March 20	Minnesota	Chicago	8:30 p.m.
March 27	N.Y. Rangers	Pittsburgh	7:30 p.m.
April 3	St. Louis	Colorado	8 p.m.

NHL ALL-STAR– JAN. 29-31 – BRIDGESTONE ARENA, NASHVILLE, TENN.

NBCSN will present extensive coverage of the 2016 NHL All-Star from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., home of the Nashville Predators. NHL All-Star will take place January 29-31, 2016, and will include the NHL Fantasy Draft on Friday, January 29, NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ on Saturday, January 30, and the NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, January 31.

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S STATE-OF-THE ART STUDIOS

NHL studio programming throughout much of the 2015-16 season will originate from NBC Sports Group’s state-of-the-art International Broadcast Center, located in Stamford, Conn.

NHL Live, NBCSN’s live pre- and post-game show with highlights and analysis of NHL matchups, will air before and after most games. A 60-minute edition of NHL Live will air prior to most games, while a 30-minute post-game show, NHL Overtime, will air immediately following most games.

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA COVERAGE

NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets and connected TVs – will stream comprehensive coverage of the NHL regular season via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store and Apple TV.

NBC Sports Group 2015-16 NHL regular-season schedule (subject to change):

Date	Away	Home	Network	Time (ET)
Wed., Oct. 7	N.Y. Rangers	Chicago	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 7	San Jose	Los Angeles	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thur., Oct. 8	Minnesota	Colorado	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 13	Tampa Bay	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 14	Chicago	Philadelphia	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 20	Dallas	Philadelphia	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 21	Philadelphia	Boston	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 27	Tampa Bay	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 28	Pittsburgh	Washington	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 28	Nashville	San Jose	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 3	Los Angeles	St. Louis	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 4	St. Louis	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 10	Buffalo	Tampa Bay	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 11	Montreal	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 17	Minnesota	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 18	Washington	Detroit	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 25	Philadelphia	N.Y. Islanders	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 25	Chicago	San Jose	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Fri., Nov 27	N.Y. Rangers	Boston	NBC	1 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 27	Chicago	Anaheim	NBCSN	5 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 1	Minnesota	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 1	Pittsburgh	San Jose	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 2	N.Y. Rangers	N.Y. Islanders	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 8	Detroit	Washington	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 9	Boston	Montreal	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 9	Pittsburgh	Colorado	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 15	Colorado	Chicago	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 16	Pittsburgh	Boston	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 22	Montreal	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 22	San Jose	Los Angeles	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 29	Nashville	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 30	N.Y. Rangers	Tampa Bay	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 30	Philadelphia	San Jose	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 1	Montreal	Boston	NBC	1 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 4	Los Angeles	Colorado	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 5	Montreal	Philadelphia	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 6	Pittsburgh	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Thur., Jan. 7	Philadelphia	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 10	New Jersey	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 12	Tampa Bay	Colorado	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 13	Boston	Philadelphia	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Thur., Jan. 14	Chicago	Montreal	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 17	Philadelphia	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 18	Pittsburgh	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 19	Chicago	Nashville	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 20	St. Louis	Detroit	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 20	Minnesota	Anaheim	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 24	Pittsburgh	Washington	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 25	Buffalo	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan 26	Chicago	Carolina	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan 26	Colorado	San Jose	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 27	Philadelphia	Washington	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 27	Colorado	Los Angeles	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 2	Florida	Washington	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 3	Detroit	Tampa Bay	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 4	N.Y. Islanders	Washington	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 4	Anaheim	Los Angeles	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 7	Philadelphia	Washington	NBC	12 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 9	Dallas	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 10	N.Y. Rangers	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 14	Boston	Detroit	NBC	3 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 14	Philadelphia	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 16	Dallas	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 17	Chicago	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 18	Detroit	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	7 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 21	Pittsburgh	Buffalo	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 21	Chicago	Minnesota	NBC	3:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 21	Detroit	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 22	San Jose	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 23	Columbus	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 24	Pittsburgh	Boston	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 24	San Jose	Colorado	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 25	Nashville	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 27	Detroit	Colorado	NBC	8 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 28	Washington	Chicago	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 28	Tampa Bay	Boston	NBCSN	6:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb 28	Los Angeles	Anaheim	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Tues., March 1	Edmonton	Buffalo	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., March 2	Chicago	Detroit	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., March 6	St. Louis	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Mon., March 7	Arizona	Colorado	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Tues., March 8	Pittsburgh	N.Y. Islanders	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., March 9	Chicago	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., March 13	Pittsburgh	N.Y. Rangers	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Sun., March 13	Toronto	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Mon., March 14	Los Angeles	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., March 15	Detroit	Philadelphia	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., March 15	Boston	San Jose	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Wed., March 16	Philadelphia	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., March 20	Washington	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	6 p.m.
Sun., March 20	Minnesota	Chicago	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Mon., March 21	Philadelphia	N.Y. Islanders	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., March 22	Los Angeles	Minnesota	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Wed., March 23	Boston	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., March 27	N.Y. Rangers	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Mon., March 28	Buffalo	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Mon., March 28	Los Angeles	San Jose	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Tues., March 29	Colorado	St. Louis	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Wed., March 30	Washington	Philadelphia	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., April 3	Boston	Chicago	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Sun., April 3	St. Louis	Colorado	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., April 5	Tampa Bay	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., April 6	Philadelphia	Detroit	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sat., April 9	Pittsburgh	Philadelphia	NBC	3 p.m.
Sat., April 9	TBD	TBD	NBCSN	TBD

*Some NBCSN games will be blacked out in local markets and televised by a regional carrier in those markets.

NBC SPORTS GROUP TO AIR 105 NHL REGULAR-SEASON GAMES IN 2015-16

July 27, 2015 By admin

NBCSN Opens Season with Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks Hosting New York Rangers in Wednesday Night Rivalry Matchup on Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. ET

2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic Features Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins from Gillette Stadium on Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. ET on NBC

NBC Presents Exclusive Coverage of 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series: Blackhawks-Wild from TDF Bank Stadium on Feb. 21; Red Wings-Avalanche from Coors Field on Feb. 27 in Primetime

NBCSN Presents Coverage of 2016 NHL All-Star from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Jan. 29-31

Sunday Night Hockey Returns to NBCSN with 12 Matchups

NBC Sports Live Extra to Stream All 105 Regular-Season Games Airing on NBC and NBCSN

Schedule highlights include:

Opening Night doubleheaders on Oct. 7 on NBCSN, beginning with a Wednesday Night Rivalry Original Six matchup between the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers at 8 p.m. ET, as the Blackhawks raise their 2015 Stanley Cup Championship banner to the United Center rafters. Opening Night coverage continues with a Wednesday Nightcap at 10:30 p.m. ET, when the Los Angeles Kings host the rival San Jose Sharks.

NBC will present the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins from Gillette Stadium, home of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, on Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. ET.

NBC will air exclusive coverage of the 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series, featuring the Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild on Sunday, Feb. 21 from TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota, and the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche at Coors Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies, on Saturday, Feb. 27 in primetime.

NBCSN will present coverage of the NHL All-Star Game from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., home of the Nashville Predators. NHL All-Star will take place Friday, Jan. 29 through Sunday, Jan. 31, and will include the NHL Fantasy Draft, NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ and the NHL All-Star Game.

NBC airs the Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown with a doubleheader on Black Friday, beginning at 1 p.m. ET when the Boston Bruins host the Rangers. Thanksgiving Showdown shifts to the west coast at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a rematch of the Western Conference Final, as the Anaheim Ducks host the Blackhawks.

NBC and NBCSN will combine to showcase a tripleheader on Hockey Day In America on Sunday, February 21. The action starts on NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET, when the Buffalo Sabres host the Pittsburgh Penguins, followed by the NHL Stadium Series at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with the Wild and Blackhawks. Hockey Day In America shifts to NBCSN with an Original Six matchup to close out the tripleheader, as the Rangers host the Detroit Red Wings.

The 2015-16 regular season on NBCSN will feature 24 Wednesday Night Rivalry telecasts, plus six Wednesday Nightcaps that will showcase Western Conference teams, including the Kings, Sharks and Avalanche.

NBCSN will air 12 Sunday Night Hockey matchups on NBCSN, beginning on January 10. Matchups include Penguins-Capitals, Lightning-Bruins, Blues-Wild, and Maple Leafs-Red Wings, in which first-year Toronto head coach Mike Babcock returns to Detroit to face the team he led for the past decade.

The Blackhawks, Rangers, Penguins, Red Wings, Wild, Avalanche and Blues will each make 12 appearances across NBC and NBCSN, followed by four teams that will appear 11 times. The Eastern Conference Champion Tampa Bay Lightning will make eight appearances across NBC and NBCSN.

NBC and NBCSN will air rematches of the 2015 Eastern and Western Conference Finals. NBC will present Blackhawks-Ducks as part of the Thanksgiving Showdown doubleheader on Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. ET. NBCSN will present Rangers-Lightning on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and will also provide coverage of their matchup in New York on April 5, in what will be Tampa Bay’s first visit to Madison Square Garden since Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final.

Rangers-Penguins, Blackhawks-Wild, Capitals-Flyers, Penguins-Capitals and Kings-Sharks are the most featured regular-season matchups, each appearing three times across NBC and NBCSN.

NBCSN will provide coverage of the first NHL matchup on U.S. soil between 2015 top NHL draft picks Connor McDavid (No. 1, Edmonton) and Jack Eichel (No. 2, Buffalo), when the Buffalo Sabres host the Edmonton Oilers on March 1.

57 of NBC and NBCSN’s 105 telecasts feature at least one Western Conference team, and every U.S. team will appear on NBC or NBCSN in the regular season.

Bonus games may be added to the schedule once the season is underway.

NHL on NBCSN

NHL ON NBC

BRIDGESTONE NHL WINTER CLASSIC AND COORS LIGHT NHL STADIUM SERIES

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIVALRY

NBCSN 2015-16 NHL Wednesday Night Rivalry schedule (subject to change):

Date	Away	Home	Time (ET)
October 7	N.Y. Rangers	Chicago	8 p.m.
October 14	Chicago	Philadelphia	8 p.m.
October 21	Philadelphia	Boston	8 p.m.
October 28	Pittsburgh	Washington	8 p.m.
November 4	St. Louis	Chicago	8 p.m.
November 11	Montreal	Pittsburgh	7:30 p.m.
November 18	Washington	Detroit	8 p.m.
December 2	N.Y. Rangers	N.Y. Islanders	8 p.m.
December 9	Boston	Montreal	7:30 p.m.
December 16	Pittsburgh	Boston	8 p.m.
January 6	Pittsburgh	Chicago	8 p.m.
January 13	Boston	Philadelphia	8 p.m.
January 20	St. Louis	Detroit	8 p.m.
January 27	Philadelphia	Washington	8 p.m.
February 3	Detroit	Tampa Bay	8 p.m.
February 10	N.Y. Rangers	Pittsburgh	8 p.m.
February 17	Chicago	N.Y. Rangers	8 p.m.
February 24	Pittsburgh	Boston	7:30 p.m.
March 2	Chicago	Detroit	8 p.m.
March 9	Chicago	St. Louis	8 p.m.
March 16	Philadelphia	Chicago	8 p.m.
March 23	Boston	N.Y. Rangers	8 p.m.
March 30	Washington	Philadelphia	8 p.m.
April 6	Philadelphia	Detroit	8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY NIGHTCAP

Date	Away	Home	Time (ET)
October 7	San Jose	Los Angeles	10 p.m.
October 28	Nashville	San Jose	10:30 p.m.
December 9	Pittsburgh	Colorado	10 p.m.
January 20	Minnesota	Anaheim	10:30 p.m.
January 27	Colorado	Los Angeles	10:30 p.m.
February 24	San Jose	Colorado	10 p.m.

SUNDAY NIGHT HOCKEY ON NBCSN

Date	Away	Home	Time (ET)
January 10	New Jersey	Minnesota	8 p.m.
January 17	Philadelphia	Detroit	7:30 p.m.
February 14	Philadelphia	N.Y. Rangers	7:30 p.m.
February 21	Detroit	N.Y. Rangers	7 p.m.
February 28	Tampa Bay	Boston	6 p.m.
February 28	Los Angeles	Anaheim	9 p.m.
March 6	St. Louis	Minnesota	8 p.m.
March 13	Toronto	Detroit	7:30 p.m.
March 20	Washington	Pittsburgh	6 p.m.
March 20	Minnesota	Chicago	8:30 p.m.
March 27	N.Y. Rangers	Pittsburgh	7:30 p.m.
April 3	St. Louis	Colorado	8 p.m.

NHL ALL-STAR– JAN. 29-31 – BRIDGESTONE ARENA, NASHVILLE, TENN.

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S STATE-OF-THE ART STUDIOS

NHL studio programming throughout much of the 2015-16 season will originate from NBC Sports Group’s state-of-the-art International Broadcast Center, located in Stamford, Conn.

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA COVERAGE

NBC Sports Group 2015-16 NHL regular-season schedule (subject to change):

Date	Away	Home	Network	Time (ET)
Wed., Oct. 7	N.Y. Rangers	Chicago	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 7	San Jose	Los Angeles	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thur., Oct. 8	Minnesota	Colorado	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 13	Tampa Bay	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 14	Chicago	Philadelphia	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 20	Dallas	Philadelphia	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 21	Philadelphia	Boston	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 27	Tampa Bay	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 28	Pittsburgh	Washington	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 28	Nashville	San Jose	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 3	Los Angeles	St. Louis	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 4	St. Louis	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 10	Buffalo	Tampa Bay	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 11	Montreal	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 17	Minnesota	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 18	Washington	Detroit	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 25	Philadelphia	N.Y. Islanders	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 25	Chicago	San Jose	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Fri., Nov 27	N.Y. Rangers	Boston	NBC	1 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 27	Chicago	Anaheim	NBCSN	5 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 1	Minnesota	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 1	Pittsburgh	San Jose	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 2	N.Y. Rangers	N.Y. Islanders	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 8	Detroit	Washington	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 9	Boston	Montreal	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 9	Pittsburgh	Colorado	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 15	Colorado	Chicago	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 16	Pittsburgh	Boston	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 22	Montreal	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 22	San Jose	Los Angeles	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 29	Nashville	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 30	N.Y. Rangers	Tampa Bay	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 30	Philadelphia	San Jose	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 1	Montreal	Boston	NBC	1 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 4	Los Angeles	Colorado	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 5	Montreal	Philadelphia	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 6	Pittsburgh	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Thur., Jan. 7	Philadelphia	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 10	New Jersey	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 12	Tampa Bay	Colorado	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 13	Boston	Philadelphia	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Thur., Jan. 14	Chicago	Montreal	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 17	Philadelphia	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 18	Pittsburgh	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 19	Chicago	Nashville	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 20	St. Louis	Detroit	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 20	Minnesota	Anaheim	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 24	Pittsburgh	Washington	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 25	Buffalo	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan 26	Chicago	Carolina	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan 26	Colorado	San Jose	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 27	Philadelphia	Washington	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 27	Colorado	Los Angeles	NBCSN	10:30 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 2	Florida	Washington	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 3	Detroit	Tampa Bay	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 4	N.Y. Islanders	Washington	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 4	Anaheim	Los Angeles	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 7	Philadelphia	Washington	NBC	12 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 9	Dallas	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 10	N.Y. Rangers	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 14	Boston	Detroit	NBC	3 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 14	Philadelphia	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 16	Dallas	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 17	Chicago	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 18	Detroit	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	7 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 21	Pittsburgh	Buffalo	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 21	Chicago	Minnesota	NBC	3:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 21	Detroit	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 22	San Jose	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 23	Columbus	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 24	Pittsburgh	Boston	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 24	San Jose	Colorado	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 25	Nashville	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 27	Detroit	Colorado	NBC	8 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 28	Washington	Chicago	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 28	Tampa Bay	Boston	NBCSN	6:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb 28	Los Angeles	Anaheim	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Tues., March 1	Edmonton	Buffalo	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., March 2	Chicago	Detroit	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., March 6	St. Louis	Minnesota	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Mon., March 7	Arizona	Colorado	NBCSN	9 p.m.
Tues., March 8	Pittsburgh	N.Y. Islanders	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., March 9	Chicago	St. Louis	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., March 13	Pittsburgh	N.Y. Rangers	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Sun., March 13	Toronto	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Mon., March 14	Los Angeles	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., March 15	Detroit	Philadelphia	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., March 15	Boston	San Jose	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Wed., March 16	Philadelphia	Chicago	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., March 20	Washington	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	6 p.m.
Sun., March 20	Minnesota	Chicago	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Mon., March 21	Philadelphia	N.Y. Islanders	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Tues., March 22	Los Angeles	Minnesota	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Wed., March 23	Boston	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., March 27	N.Y. Rangers	Pittsburgh	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Mon., March 28	Buffalo	Detroit	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Mon., March 28	Los Angeles	San Jose	NBCSN	10 p.m.
Tues., March 29	Colorado	St. Louis	NBCSN	8:30 p.m.
Wed., March 30	Washington	Philadelphia	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sun., April 3	Boston	Chicago	NBC	12:30 p.m.
Sun., April 3	St. Louis	Colorado	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Tues., April 5	Tampa Bay	N.Y. Rangers	NBCSN	7:30 p.m.
Wed., April 6	Philadelphia	Detroit	NBCSN	8 p.m.
Sat., April 9	Pittsburgh	Philadelphia	NBC	3 p.m.
Sat., April 9	TBD	TBD	NBCSN	TBD

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball: Dodgers-Pirates Aug. 9; Giants-Pirates Aug 23; Cubs-Dodgers Aug. 30

July 27, 2015 By admin

ESPN announced today it has made its game selections for the Aug. 9, Aug. 23 and Aug. 30 editions of Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell. On Aug. 9, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates and Andrew McCutchen at PNC Park. Returning to PNC Park, the Pirates will host the San Francisco Giants and Madison Bumgarner on Aug. 23. On Aug. 30, the Dodgers will host the Chicago Cubs and Kris Bryant at Dodger Stadium.

All Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell telecasts start at 8 p.m. ET and are also available on ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio and via WatchESPN.

Scheduled commentators

Dan Shulman, in his fifth year as the voice of Sunday Night Baseball, is scheduled to provide commentary for both telecasts with analysts Curt Schilling and John Kruk and reporter Buster Olney. Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are scheduled to describe the action for ESPN Radio.

Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet will precede both telecasts with a one-hour, pre-game show at 7 p.m. On Aug. 9, Karl Ravech, will be joined by analyst Aaron Boone, reporter Tim Kurkjian and on-site reporter Nicole Briscoe prior to the Dodgers-Pirates game. On Aug. 30, Adnan Virk will host alongside Boone and Kurkjian for the Cubs-Dodgers matchup.

On deck – the Washington Nationals will visit the New York Mets, August 2, on Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell. Shulman will be joined by Schilling, Kruk, and Olney to call the telecast at Citi Field.

Sunday Night Baseball upcoming schedule:

Date	Telecast
Aug. 2	Washington Nationals at New York Mets presented by Taco Bell
Aug. 9	Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates presented by Taco Bell
Aug. 16	TBD
Aug. 23	San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates presented by Taco Bell
Aug. 30	Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers presented by Taco Bell

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Media contacts: Ben Cafardo at 860-766-3496 or ben.cafardo@espn.com (@Ben_ESPN);

Gianina Thompson at 860-766-7022 or gianina.thompston@espn.com (@Gianina_ESPN).

SportsCenter Special: Cowboys Training Camp to Air August 4 in Primetime on ESPN

July 27, 2015 By admin

Live Two-Hour Special to Provide an Inside Look at the NFC East Champions

Kenny Mayne Hosts with Jon Gruden and Darren Woodson

Photos via ESPN Images

For the second year in a row, ESPN will present a rare inside look at a National Football League team practice. SportsCenter Special: Cowboys Training Camp will air in primetime on Tuesday, August 4, at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT). The two-hour special will feature live on-field coverage as Tony Romo and the NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys take the field for a training camp workout at the River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard, Calif.

A year ago, ESPN hosted a similar show spotlighting the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.

SportsCenter anchor Kenny Mayne will again host this year’s special with Monday Night Football’s Jon Gruden and studio analyst Darren Woodson. The trio will also appear in SportsCenter segments from Oxnard earlier in the day.

Head coach Jason Garrett will lead the Cowboys through team workouts, including offense, defense and situational work. During these drills, Super Bowl-winning head coach Gruden and Woodson, the hard-hitting safety who won three Super Bowls and played his entire 13-year NFL career with the Cowboys, will share their insights.

Interviews with Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones and others will be part of the telecast.

“The Cowboys are one of the signature franchises in all of sports, and there’s always so much interest in the team, especially going into a new season,” said ESPN’s Monday Night Football producer Jay Rothman, who will produce the special. “We had great success with our training camp special last year and we thank Jerry Jones, Jason Garrett and the Cowboys for this unique opportunity to take fans inside one of their practices live in primetime on ESPN.”

The idea for this type of pro football training camp special was born from ESPN’s Baseball Tonight: Gameday telecast in April 2014 when the network offered two hours of batting practice coverage before a Texas Rangers-Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Adnan Virk hosted the special on the field with analysts Eduardo Perez, Aaron Boone and reporter Tim Kurkjian.

The SportsCenter Special featuring the Cowboys is part of ESPN’s three weeks of on-site NFL Training Camp coverage.

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