– Tim and Sid air live on-location Thursday and Friday –
– Puck drops for Scotiabank NHL 100 Classic Saturday at Lansdowne Park –
TORONTO (December 12, 2017) Sportsnet heads into the capital this week as the hockey world prepares for the first outdoor game of the 2017-18 season, the Scotiabank NHL 100 Classic on Saturday, Dec. 16 between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators. Sportsnet has all the lead-up covered, as the full roster of hosts, analysts and reporters will be on the ground in Ottawa, broadcasting live from Parliament Hill beginning Wednesday, Dec. 13.
Hockey Central kicks things off as Daren Millard and analysts Elliotte Friedman and Doug MacLean tee up a Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey doubleheader hosted on-site from Parliament Hill. Tim and Sid then arrive in the nation’s capital for live shows on-location Thursday and Friday.
The festivities culminate with Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday, headlined by the Scotiabank NHL 100 Classic outdoor showdown between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators live from Lansdowne Park on Sportsnet and CBC. Through it all, Sportsnet Central will keep fans in the know with regular reports from Kyle Bukauskas during the course of the week.
Below are the broadcast details and channel allocations for Sportsnet’s week on Parliament Hill. All games listed are available to stream live on Rogers NHL LIVE with all on-air content also available on Sportsnet NOW.
Wednesday, Dec. 13 – Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey
6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT – Hockey Central (Sportsnet)
- Host: Millard; Panelists: Friedman and MacLean
7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet)
- Play-by-play: Dave Randorf; Game Analyst: Garry Galley; Reporter: Arash Madani
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT – Nashville Predators @ Vancouver Canucks (Sportsnet)
- Play-by-play: John Shorthouse; Game Analyst: John Garrett; Reporter: Dan Murphy
Thursday, Dec. 14
5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT – Tim and Sid from Parliament Hill (Sportsnet)
- Hosts Tim Micallef and Sid Seixeiro take their show outdoors to cover all the top stories making news in the world of sports – as only they can. With a number of special guests lined up Tim and Sid will keep fans up-to-date on the sports stories that matter most to Canadians, as well as set the stage for Saturday’s Scotiabank NHL 100 Classic.
Friday, Dec. 15
5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT – Tim and Sid from Parliament Hill (Sportsnet)
- Guests: Ron MacLean and NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly
Saturday, Dec. 16 – Hockey Night in Canada
6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT – Hockey Central Saturday (Sportsnet, CBC and City)
*Panel live on-location from Lansdowne Park
- Host: Ron MacLean; Studio Analysts: Friedman, Kelly Hrudey, Nick Kypreos
- Coaches Corner: Don Cherry and MacLean
7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Scotiabank NHL 100 Classic: Montreal Canadiens @ Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet and CBC)
- Play-by-play: Jim Hughson; Game Analysts: Craig Simpson and Galley; Reporter: Bukauskas
- Musical performances: Tim Hicks (pre-game) and Bryan Adams (second intermission)
7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT – Winnipeg Jets @ St. Louis Blues (City)
- Play-by-play: Paul Romanuk; Game Analyst: Greg Millen; Reporter: Sean Reynolds
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT – Nashville Predators @ Calgary Flames (Sportsnet and CBC)
*Panel live on-location from Parliament Hill
- Host: David Amber; Studio Analysts: Friedman, Hrudey, Kypreos; Chris Johnston
- Play-by-play: Randorf; Game Analyst: Louie DeBrusk; Reporter: Scott Oake
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