NHL NETWORK-U.S. GAME OF THE WEEK FEATURES CAPITALS AT PENGUINS
Tonight’s Match-Up Pits Bitter Rivals for the Second Time This Season;
Former Penguins Radio & TV Talent Steve Mears Joins Cisco NHL Live Team

NEW YORK (February 7, 2013) – The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins take center stage on NHL Network-U.S. tonight when they meet for the ‘Game of the Week’ at CONSOL Energy Center. The puck drops at 7:00 p.m.
ET in what promises to be another epic battle between Eastern Conference rivals.  The Network’s team of insiders and analysts will also cover intermission reports and bring viewers up to speed on news around the League and scores from the evening’s other games.

Since 2005, the Penguins and Capitals have faced off 29 times in the regular season, with the Penguins holding a 15-14-2 (14-13-2) edge in the series. Their most recent meeting was Sunday in Washington, where Pittsburgh’s Chris Kunitz  scored a career-high four goals to lead the teamto a 6-3 win. Kunitz became the first Penguins player since Jaromir Jagr
(Oct. 14, 2000 vs. NY Rangers) to score four goals in a game.

NHL Tonight, hosted by Kathryn Tappen, will be on the air following the conclusion of the game at 10:00 p.m. ET.

NHL.COM GAME PREVIEW:
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VIDEO COMPILATION ON RIVALRY:
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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING:  “The Penguins are back to looking like the Penguins, with Kunitz off to a fantastic start and [Sidney] Crosby and [Marc-Andre] Fleury delivering solid performances against the Islanders Tuesday night. The Capitals have been performing below expectation, but [Joel] Ward has been solid and [Mike] Ribeiro is heating up. If they can get a win against the Pens tonight, it would be huge for the Club’s morale and would re-energize their fans.”  — NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes

NEXT NHL NETWORK GAME: The spotlight shines on the lone NHL game on the schedule Friday, as the Dallas Stars host the Anaheim Ducks beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on both NHL Network-U.S. and Canada.

NEW TALENT: Steve Mears, who joined the NHL Network team officially this month, is the current co-host of Cisco NHL Live. No stranger to NHL Network, Mears covered the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final, as well as the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship U.S. games, for the Network.

Mears most recently served four seasons as a member of the Penguins Radio Network team. In addition to his work on the Penguins’ radio and TV game broadcasts, he served as the host of “Penguins Live” on Pittsburgh Penguins 24/7 Radio and was also a contributor to PensTV on the official team website.

NEW YORK (January 12, 2013) – NHL Network-U.S. will televise 78 live games this regular season, focusing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and featuring eight double-headers, seven triple-headers and one quadruple-header. Regular-season coverage on NHL Network-U.S. gets underway on Saturday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. ET. with the New York Rangers in Boston to take on the Bruins.

On Saturday evenings, NHL Network-U.S. again will broadcast CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada programming beginning with the Scotiabank Hockey Tonight pre-game show at 6:30 p.m. ET, and Coaches Corner and Hotstove intermission programming during live game broadcasts.

Beginning tomorrow, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. ET and airing each night leading up to puck drop on the 2012-13 NHL season, NHL Network will be live with a special season preview titled NHL Tonight 2012-13 Season Preview Presented by Geico. Along with host Kathryn Tappen, a rotating cast of hockey insiders will bring viewers an in-depth look at the upcoming season, including team-by-team breakdowns, live on-location reports from NHL training camps and all the latest news as the League’s 30 teams gear up for the 99-day race for the playoffs.

With a return to the ice comes the season return of Cisco NHL Live, one of the Network’s signature programs. Cisco NHL Live begins broadcasting Monday, Jan. 14 at 5:00 p.m. ET.  Another fan favorite, the 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, live from the Halifax Metro Centre, also highlights opening week on the Network for U.S. audiences.  The game airs live Wednesday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m. ET followed by a special edition of NHL Tonight 2012-13 Season Preview Presented by Geico at 10:00 p.m. ET.

In addition, NHL Network-U.S. will broadcast TSN shows NHL Top 50 Players, NHL 30 and NHL Fantasy Draft Special in the coming days. For the complete NHL Network schedule, please visit www.nhlnetwork.com.
 
New talent at NHL Network

New this season, Glenn Schiiler and Mark Roe join the Network as the hosts of marquee shows NHL On The Fly and NHL Tonight, bringing highlights and their expert analysis to the viewers at home. Prior to joining the Network, Schiiler was a sports anchor on Score Weekend and Score Tonighton The Score, whileRoe served as Sports Director for the award-winning CTV News in Barrie, Ontario, where he daily covered the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League.

Returning NHL Network shows

Cisco NHL Live airs weeknights from 5-7 p.m. ET, throughout the season. Host EJ Hradek keeps fans in-the-know with headlines and buzz from insiders all over the hockey world. Fans can interact live by either tweeting @NHLLive or calling in with questions at 1-855-HAT-TRICK.

NHL On The Fly, the Network’s signature show, airs nightly from 7-10 p.m. ET taking fans inside the action from around the League with live look-ins, real-time scores, team press conferences and expert analysis from a variety of your favorite NHL veterans, including current and former players.

NHL Tonight hosted by Kathryn Tappen and featuring a rotating cast of analysts including Barry Melrose, Kevin Weekes and Mike Johnson, returns nightly at 10 p.m. ET serving fans with every highlight, from every game, every night. NHL Tonight will re-air the following morning.

2012-13 NHL Network-U.S. live-game broadcast schedule is as follows:
                                (subject to change)

DATE                VISITOR        HOME        START TIME (ET)
1/19/2013        NY Rangers        Boston        7:00 p.m.
1/20/2013        Pittsburgh        NY Rangers        7:00 p.m.
1/24/2013        NY Rangers        Philadelphia        7:00 p.m.
1/25/2013        Minnesota        Detroit        7:30 p.m.
1/26/2013        Colorado        San Jose        4:00 p.m.
1/26/2013        Toronto        NY Rangers        7:00 p.m.
1/27/2013        Buffalo        Washington        3:00 p.m.
1/28/2013        Boston        Carolina        7:00 p.m.
1/31/2013        Pittsburgh        NY Rangers        7:00 p.m.
2/1/2013        St. Louis        Detroit        7:30 p.m.
2/2/2013        New Jersey        Pittsburgh        1:00 p.m.
2/2/2013        Boston        Toronto        7:00 p.m.
2/7/2013        Washington        Pittsburgh        7:00 p.m.
2/8/2013        Anaheim        Dallas        8:00 p.m.
2/9/2013        Pittsburgh        New Jersey        1:00 p.m.
2/9/2013        Phoenix        San Jose        4:00 p.m.
2/9/2013        Toronto        Montreal        7:00 p.m.
2/14/2013        Washington        Tampa Bay        7:30 p.m.
2/15/2013        Anaheim        Detroit        7:30 p.m.
2/16/2013        Philadelphia        Montreal        7:00 p.m.
2/18/2013        Nashville        Colorado        3:00 p.m.
2/18/2013        Carolina        Montreal        7:30 p.m.
2/21/2013        Columbus        Detroit        7:30 p.m.
2/22/2013        San Jose        Chicago        8:30 p.m.
2/23/2013        New Jersey        Washington        12:00 p.m.
2/23/2013        Colorado        Los Angeles        4:00 p.m.
2/23/2013        Nashville        Detroit        7:00 p.m.
2/24/2013        Boston        Florida        3:00 p.m.
2/28/2013        Pittsburgh        Carolina        7:00 p.m.
3/1/2013        Columbus        Chicago        8:30 p.m.
3/2/2013        Ottawa        Philadelphia        12:00 p.m.
3/2/2013        Washington        Winnipeg        3:00 p.m.
3/2/2013        Pittsburgh        Montreal        7:00 p.m.
3/2/2013        Los Angeles        Vancouver        10:00 p.m.
3/3/2013        St. Louis        Dallas        3:00 p.m.
3/4/2013        Nashville        Los Angeles        10:30 p.m.
3/7/2013        Pittsburgh        Philadelphia        7:00 p.m.
3/8/2013        Chicago        Colorado        9:00 p.m.
3/9/2013        Philadelphia        Boston        1:00 p.m.
3/9/2013        St. Louis        San Jose        4:00 p.m.
3/9/2013        Pittsburgh        Toronto        7:00 p.m.
3/14/2013        Washington        Carolina        7:00 p.m.
3/15/2013        New Jersey        Philadelphia        7:00 p.m.
3/16/2013        NY Rangers        Pittsburgh        1:00 p.m.
3/16/2013        Carolina        Tampa Bay        7:00 p.m.
3/16/2013        Detroit        Vancouver        10:00 p.m.
3/20/2013        Dallas        Colorado        9:30 p.m.
3/21/2013        New Jersey        Carolina        7:00 p.m.
3/22/2013        Pittsburgh        NY Islanders        7:00 p.m.
3/22/2013        Detroit        Anaheim        10:00 p.m.
3/23/2013        Vancouver        Los Angeles        4:00 p.m.
3/23/2013        Boston        Toronto        7:00 p.m.
3/28/2013        Los Angeles        St. Louis        8:00 p.m.
3/29/2013        Anaheim        Chicago        8:30 p.m.
3/30/2013        Boston        Philadelphia        1:00 p.m.
3/30/2013        NY Rangers        Montreal        7:00 p.m.
4/4/2013        New Jersey        Boston        7:00 p.m.
4/4/2013        Detroit        Phoenix        10:00 p.m.
4/5/2013        NY Rangers        Pittsburgh        7:00 p.m.
4/6/2013        Edmonton        Los Angeles        4:00 p.m.
4/6/2013        NY Rangers        Carolina        7:00 p.m.
4/6/2013        Calgary        Vancouver        10:00 p.m.
4/7/2013        Dallas        San Jose        4:00 p.m.
4/8/2013        Carolina        Boston        7:00 p.m.
4/12/2013        Detroit        Chicago        8:30 p.m.
4/13/2013        Vancouver        Colorado        3:00 p.m.
4/13/2013        Montreal        Toronto        7:00 p.m.
4/13/2013        Anaheim        Los Angeles        10:30 p.m.
4/18/2013        Vancouver        Dallas        8:00 p.m.
4/19/2013        Pittsburgh        Boston        7:00 p.m.
4/20/2013        Florida        New Jersey        1:00 p.m.
4/20/2013        Buffalo        Pittsburgh        7:00 p.m.
4/20/2013        Detroit        Vancouver        10:00 p.m.
4/21/2013        Florida        Boston        3:00 p.m.
4/21/2013        Dallas        Los Angeles        10:30 p.m.
4/22/2013        Chicago        Vancouver        10:00 p.m.
4/25/2013        Anaheim        Vancouver        10:00 p.m.
4/26/2013        Edmonton        Minnesota         8:00 p.m.

Information on the dates and times of the NHL Network live-game schedule for Canadian viewers will be released in the near future.

Follow NHL Network on Twitter:
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Billy Jaffe: @BJaffe" target="_blank">@BJaffe
EJ Hradek: @EJHradek_NHL
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Jamie McLennan: @Jamiemclennan29" target="_blank">@Jamiemclennan29
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Mark Roe: @MarkRoeTV
Mike Johnson: @Mike_p_Johnson

Hashtag: #hockeyisback, #NHLNetwork

About NHL Network:
As the definitive hockey destination, NHL Network™ offers viewers a 24-hour all-access pass to complete hockey coverage both on and off the ice, including live NHL games.  The network’s daily original shows – NHL Tonight™, NHL On the Fly™ and Cisco NHL LIVE™ – offer fans exclusive live look-ins to NHL games, including goals, shootouts, features, interviews, pre- and post-game reports and expert analysis from a variety of hockey insiders and former players, plus special coverage from NHL events.  Additional programming includes international and amateur hockey, player profiles, interview shows and youth-oriented programs.  NHL Network is available in the U.S. and Canada by contacting digital cable or satellite providers.  For more information on NHL Network, log on to nhlnetwork.com.

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NEW YORK (July 26, 2012) – Caps Red Line presented by GEICO, a fast-paced, behind-the-scenes look at the Washington Capitals, will re-air its fourth season nationally for the first time on NHL Network beginning on Tuesday, July 31, at 6:00 p.m. ET.

The show, which airs on Comcast SportsNet during the regular season, won the Emmy Award in 2010 and 2011 for Outstanding Program Achievement for Sports – Programming Series, by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter
of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS-NCCB).

Caps Red Line presented by GEICO is comprised of a number of segments each week, including:

GEICO All Access
A behind-the-scenes look at your favorite Caps players and events.

Cruisin’ presented by Inova Blood Donor Services
An intimate first-person drive with Capitals’ players, alumni and other special guests as they discuss life in the nation’s capital.

X’s and O’s presented by SUBWAY® Restaurants
Capitals players and coaches break down strategies, plays and key moments of the season.

Forces of Hockey presented by Herb Gordon Subaru
Hosted by Professor Lou Bloomfield, Ph.D., a physics professor at the University of Virginia, this segment discusses the physics of the game with the help of Capitals forward Troy Brouwer.

Elliot’s Take On…
Hosted by Elliot of DC 101’s Elliot in the Morning, Elliot gives viewers his unique perspective on everything related to Capitals hockey.

Cap-to-Cap
Caps players answer questions from each other in this candid, unconventional interview segment.

Caps Kids Club Red Light Trivia
How well do you know your Washington Capitals?

Fans also may watch archived Caps Red Line episodes online by visiting WashingtonCaps.com and the Red Line Channel on Caps365.

Caps Red Line presented by GEICO NHL Network Schedule
(all times ET and subject to change)

Tuesday, July 31  6:00 p.m.   Episode 1
Tuesday, July 31  6:30 p.m.   Episode 2
Tuesday, Aug. 7   6:00 p.m.   Episode 3
Tuesday, Aug. 7   6:30 p.m.   Episode 4
Tuesday, Aug. 14  6:00 p.m.   Episode 5
Tuesday, Aug. 14  6:30 p.m.   Episode 6
Tuesday, Aug. 28  6:00 p.m.   Episode 7
Tuesday, Aug. 28  6:30 p.m.   Episode 8
TBD, September    TBD         Episode 9

For more information and the latest NHL Network schedule, please visit nhlnetwork.com.

NHL and NHL Network are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.  All Rights Reserved.

### (7/26/2012)

— PROGRAMMING ALERT —

NHL NETWORK U.S. TO SIMULCAST 2012 HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE  ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW AT 3 P.M.

NEW YORK (June 25, 2012) –  NHL Network U.S. will simulcast TSN2’s live coverage of the 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee Announcement tomorrow, June 26 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

The 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee Announcement will be made by Bill Hay, Hockey Hall of Fame CEO and Chairman of the Board, along with Co-Chairs of the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee Jim Gregory and Pat Quinn.

Some of the first-year eligible players for the Hockey Hall of Fame include Joe Sakic, Brendan Shanahan, Mats Sundin, Jeremy Roenick, Curtis Joseph, Gary Roberts and Claude Lemieux.

TSN’s Steve Kouleas hosts the coverage and is joined by TSN and NHL Network analyst Mike Johnson and Steve Dryden, Managing Editor of NHL on TSN. Reporter Ryan Rishaug will report live from the Hockey Hall of Fame.

NHL Network’s Cisco NHL Live at 5:00 p.m. ET and NHL Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET will provide additional coverage of the announcement.

For more information on NHL Network, visit nhlnetwork.com.

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NHL NETWORK AND NHL.COM COVERAGE PLANS FOR 2012 NHL DRAFT   Featuring Live Streams on NHL.com, Special Edition Shows, And Special Guests

NEW YORK (June 21, 2011) – NHL Network™ and NHL.com will provide comprehensive coverage of the 2012 NHL Draft™ taking place at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

Starting tonight at 7:00 p.m., ET, the 2012 NHL Draft™ coverage begins with a special edition of NHL Tonight: 2012 Mock Draft. Brian Duff, alongside former Calgary Flames General Manager Craig Button and Draft expert Peter Loubardias, will make their picks for the first round of Friday’s draft. They will have features, breakdowns and analysis of each team’s needs and strategies in filling their team’s needs for the upcoming season.

Following NHL Tonight is the 2012 NHL Scouting Combine Recap Show Presented By Reebok hosted by Duff and Button.  The NHL Scouting Combine™, which took place in early June in Toronto, is a forum for Clubs to evaluate the fitness and strength of the NHL’s future stars and interview those players one-on-one ahead of the draft selection process.  The recap show features interviews with top-ranked prospects, all-access video with trainers and doctors and behind-the-scenes footage from the grueling VO2 (volume of oxygen) testing station.

Coverage continues on Friday, June 22, at 5:00 p.m., ET with the 2012 NHL Draft Preshow hosted by Kathryn Tappen and Brian Duff, featuring Craig Button, Peter Loubardias, EJ Hradek, and Bob Mckenzie live from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. The show will focus on interviews with the projected top five Draft picks, player profiles and team draft histories, highlights of their mock draft and predictions, interviews with players, general managers, and scouts from the draft floor and will bring viewers up-to-speed on all the latest NHL news and transactions.

Round 1 of the NHL Draft will be carried live on NBC Sports Network in the United States and TSN and RDS in Canada, beginning at 7:00 p.m., ET, on Friday. NHL Network and CNBC will then telecast the third hour of Round 1 starting at 9:00 p.m., ET. Immediately following the conclusion of Round 1 on Friday night, NHL Network’s Tappen hosts the 2012 NHL Draft Round 1 Recap show for post-Draft reactions, highlights of the night, interviews, and analysis of Club picks and a preview of the Draft’s second day.

On Day 2, NHL Network will be the exclusive carrier of Rounds 2 through 7 of the NHL Draft beginning at 10:00 a.m., ET, hosted by Tappen and Duff, which will be followed by a special edition of NHL Tonight wrapping up the NHL Draft from both Pittsburgh and Toronto.

On the web, NHL.com will have wall-to-wall coverage of top drafts prospects, a look at draft history of each team, mock drafts from our experts,  live streaming of the Mock Draft, NHL Draft Preshow, NHL Draft Round 1 Recap, and NHL Draft Rounds 2 through 7 in their entirety, plus pick-by-pick coverage. For comprehensive Draft coverage, visit www.nhl.com/draft. Fans can follow @NHL on Twitter and Instagram for behind-the-scenes access, including live tweets with prospects and throughout each round of the NHL Draft. They are encouraged to use the hashtag #NHLDraft to follow all the action.

Comcast Xfinity customers in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area will be able to enjoy a free preview of the 2012 NHL Draft on NHL Network and NHL Network HD from Thursday, June 21 through Sunday, June 24. (Not available in all areas)

NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks and NHL Draft, and NHL Network are trademarks of the National Hockey League.  All Rights Reserved.

NEW YORK (May 25, 2012) – NHL Network™ and NHL.com will be front and center throughout the 2012 Stanley Cup® Final between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings and the Eastern Conference champion, reporting on every angle and providing fans with the most comprehensive coverage of the NHL’s ultimate event.

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NHL Media Platforms to Deliver Complete, Up-To-The-Minute Coverage and Analysis on One of the Hockey Calendar’s Most-Anticipated Days

NEW YORK (February 24, 2012) – To satisfy its fans’ ever-increasing demand for the latest “Deadline Day” trade news and analysis, the National Hockey League will mobilize all of its media platforms to provide more coverage than ever of all the suspense, drama and intrigue. By tuning into NHL Network, logging onto NHL.com or connecting with NHL Social, fans can follow all the action leading up to Monday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline — and then engage in the post-deadline analysis and conversation as the stretch run for the Stanley Cup Playoffs kicks into high gear.

Beginning at 8 a.m. ET, NHL Network U.S. will simulcast TSN’s 10-hour flagship show, TradeCentre ’12. Host James Duthie will be joined by a team of hockey analysts, insiders, former NHL players, coaches and general managers, as TradeCentre ‘12 provides breaking news and instant assessment of each transaction. Correspondents in various NHL markets will report the news and interview the general managers, coaches and players at the center of it all. Broadcasting live from the NHL Network’s New York studio, Deb Placey and E.J. Hradek will add their own unique analysis and updates.

Immediately following TradeCentre ’12, NHL Network will bring together an impressive panel of hockey insiders for NHL Network Trade Deadline Day Recap Presented by BlackBerry.This 90-minute show will provide reactions from general managers and players while the panelists assess the impact of the Deadline Day deals on the playoff push and beyond. Kathryn Tappen will host NHL Network Trade Deadline Day Recap Presented by BlackBerry and will be joined by former NHL goaltender Kevin Weekes, NHL insider Hradek, Canadian Press hockey correspondent Chris Johnston, former NHL scout and general manager Craig Button and former NHL player and coach Barry Melrose.

Coverage continues at 7:30 p.m. ET with NHL on the Fly featuring David Amber, Billy Jaffe, Mike Johnson and Button. NHL Tonight wraps up the day-long coverage at 10 p.m. with Tappen, Weekes and Johnson at the desk.

Complete NHL Network Schedule for Monday, Feb. 27
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. TSN’s TradeCentre ‘12 (U.S. only)
6:00-7:30 p.m. NHL Network Trade Deadline Day Recap Presented by BlackBerry
7:30-10:00 p.m. NHL On The Fly
10 p.m. NHL Tonight

NHL.com
NHL.com, the League’s official destination on the Web, will be a one-stop hub of Trade Deadline news and information, available at nhl.com/tradedeadline. In addition to reporting on breaking news through stories and video reports, NHL.com will provide fans with live streaming video from NHL Network’s coverage of Trade Deadline news and information for those who are not near a television during the day.

Visitors to NHL.com on Trade Deadline Day can expect:

· More than seven hours of live streaming video from NHL Network beginning at Noon ET (portions available in U.S. only)
· An all-day “Cover It Live” chat featuring NHL.com writers and NHL Network personalities, with fan questions and interactive polls
· Instant trade analysis video reports
· A real-time Trade Tracker list of completed trades, with written features and analysis from the editorial team and correspondents reporting back from nearly every NHL market
· A Trade Deadline Diary documenting all the trades and coverage throughout the day
· Hourly video updates from NHL analyst E.J. Hradek
· Exclusive stories, analysis and reactions covering every move and what each means for the remaining weeks of the regular season

NHL Social
The Trade Deadline chatter on Twitter and Facebook will be everywhere. Those participating in the day’s conversation are asked to use #NHLTrade – the official NHL hashtag for Trade Deadline Day. Those who follow @NHL on Twitter or “like” the NHL on Facebook will be informed of all official trades, while a number of NHL Network hosts and analysts and NHL.com writers will comment throughout the day with Trade Deadline-related content.

NHL Twitter Accounts:
Adam Kimelman ‏ @NHLAdamK
Billy Jaffe @bjaffe
Brian Compton ‏ @BComptonNHL
Brian Duff ‏ @dufferNHLN
Chris Johnston @reporterchris
Corey Masisak ‏ @cmasisak22
Craig Button ‏ @CraigJButton
Dan Rosen ‏ @drosennhl
Dave Lozo ‏ @DaveLozo
David Amber @DavidAmber
Deb Kaufman Placey ‏ @DebPlacey
EJ Hradek ‏ @EJHradek_NHL
Jeremy Roenick @Jeremy_Roenick
Kathryn Tappen ‏ @KathrynTappen
Kevin Weekes ‏ @KevinWeekes
Mike Johnson ‏ @mike_p_johnson
Mike Morreale ‏ @mike_morreale
Shawn Roarke ‏ @sroarke_nhl

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NHL NETWORK TO BRING FANS INSIDE 2012 NHL ALL-STAR WEEKEND
Unprecedented On-Site Coverage from Ottawa Begins Thursday

Free Preview of NHL Network Available Across Canada Through Participating TV Service Providers

NEW YORK (January 24, 2012) — Live on-site coverage from NHL Network of all the festivities surrounding the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend in Ottawa begins on Thursday, Jan. 26, delivering 16.5 hours of live coverage.

The NHL Network team in Ottawa includes NHL Tonight hosts Kathryn Tappen and Brian Duff, analysts Barry Melrose, Kevin Weekes, Mike Johnson and EJ Hradek and reporter Heidi Androl. Joining the NHL Network team as special guest is the online sensation Joey The Junior Reporter of Blackhawks TV. The 6-year old Illinois native will bring his sharp interviewing skills to Ottawa, where he will ask the “hard-hitting” questions of the NHL’s biggest stars. For a look at Joey in action interviewing members of the Chicago Blackhawks, click here.

NHL Network will broadcast live from the Scotiabank NHL Fan Fair™ at the Ottawa Convention Centre on Thursday, Jan. 26, and Friday, Jan. 27, with roving talent filing remote reports from the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft™and the NHL All-Star Media Day Presented By Allstate Insurance. The NHL Network set moves to Scotiabank Place arena on Saturday, Jan. 28, and Sunday, Jan. 29.

A free preview of NHL Network will be available on participating television services providers throughout Canada, including Bell TV, Rogers, Shaw and Shaw Direct, through Feb. 3. (Not available in all areas.)

NHL Network content also will be available to stream through NHL.com, keeping fans apprised of all the activity in Ottawa around 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend on the platform of their choice. For the latest NHL All-Star news, visit NHL.com and its dedicated microsite for the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend, NHL.com/allstar.

NHL Network broadcast coverage in Ottawa is as follows (all times Eastern):
Thursday, January 26
5-7 p.m.        Cisco NHL Live at NHL All-Star Weekend featuring NHL Hour with Commissioner Gary Bettman         during the second hour live from Scotiabank Fan Fair™
7-8 p.m.        2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft Pre-Show
9:30-11 p.m.        NHL Tonight (2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft Edition)
Midnight        2012 NHL Player All-Star Fantasy Draft (re-air)

Friday, January 27
3-6 p.m.        NHL All-Star Media Day Presented By Allstate Insurance
6-7 p.m.        NHL Tonight (NHL All-Star Media Day Recap)
7-8:30 p.m.        2012 NHL Player All-Star Fantasy Draft (re-air)
8:30-10 p.m.        2012 NHL Player All-Star Fantasy Draft (re-air)

Saturday, January 28
4-7 p.m.        2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition Pre-Show
9-10 p.m.        NHL Tonight (2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition Recap)
11p.m. – 1a.m.  2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition (re-air in U.S. only)

Sunday, January 29
10a.m.-12p.m.  2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition  (re-air in U.S. only)
1-4 p.m.        2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game Pre-Game Show
7-8 p.m.        NHL Tonight (2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game Edition)
11p.m.-1a.m.  2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game  (re-air in U.S. only)