
The Heritage Classic with Edmonton at Winnipeg will be on Rogers Sportsnet with a simulcast on the NHL Network. A bit unusual to have this game not be on NBCSN but we get a Canadian feed in this scenario.
Rogers Sportsnet will also have the Calgary Flames in Chicago on Monday. That game will also be on the NHL Network.
As for Saturday night, the CBC doubleheader starts with an Original 6 matchup with the Maple Leafs in Chicago. Vancouver goes to the Staples Center to battle the Los Angeles Kings in the nightcap.
City TV also draws an Original 6 game as Les Habs are in Boston.
The other Rogers Sportsnet game this week is the Vancouver Canucks traveling to Anaheim for the Hometown Hockey game from Saint John, NB.
Rogers Sportsnet One steps in with a Saturday doubleheader with Tampa Bay in the Canadian capital followed by Calgary hosting St. Louis.
The channel is just getting started with a Toronto home game against Tampa Bay on Tuesday and the Wednesday doubleheader with the Montréal Canadiens in Brooklyn early and Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals in Edmonton late.
Rogers Sportsnet 360 will have Tampa Bay in Montréal on Thursday.

NHL Network
Sunday
Edmonton @ Winnipeg, 3p
Monday
Calgary @ Chicago, 8:30p
Tape delayed
Monday Edmonton @ Winnipeg, 3p
Tuesday Philadelphia @ Montréal, 1p
Calgary @ Chicago, 2p
Wednesday Tampa Bay @ Toronto, 2p
Thursday Montréal @ NY Islanders, 1p
Washington @ Edmonton, 2p
CBC
Saturday
Toronto @ Chicago, 7p
Vancouver @ Los Angeles, 10p
City
Saturday
Montréal @ Boston, 7p
Rogers Sportsnet
Sunday
Edmonton @ Winnipeg, 3p
Vancouver @ Anaheim, 8p
Monday
Calgary @ Chicago, 8:30p
Rogers Sportsnet One
Saturday
Tampa Bay @ Ottawa, 7p
St. Louis @ Calgary, 10p
Tuesday
Tampa Bay @ Toronto, 7:30p
Wednesday
Montréal @ NY Islanders, 7p
Washington @ Edmonton, 9:30p
Rogers Sportsnet 360
Thursday
Tampa Bay @ Montréal, 7:30p
NHL Center Ice
Saturday Montréal @ Boston, 7p
Tampa Bay @ Ottawa, 7p
Toronto @ Chicago, 7p
St. Louis @ Calgary, 10p
Vancouver @ Los Angeles, 10p
Sunday Vancouver @ Anaheim, 8p
Monday Philadelphia @ Montréal, 7:30p
Tuesday Tampa Bay @ Toronto, 7:30p
Calgary @ St. Louis, 8p
Winnipeg @ Dallas, 8:30p
Ottawa @ Vancouver, 10p
Wednesday Montréal @ NY Islanders, 7p
Washington @ Edmonton, 9:30p
Thursday Florida @ Toronto, 7:30p
Tampa Bay @ Montréal, 7:30p
Dallas @ Winnipeg, 8p
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NBCSN carried a Hockey Night in Canada game and the event went pretty well. The logistics didn't allow for CBC in the intermissions but the game coverage was smooth.
Liam McHugh and Jeremy Roenick cancelled their Saturday night plans to go to Stamford, CT. The intro segment was a bit jingoistic — apparently, Auston Matthews is from the United States. The first intermission gave some nice perspective as the focus shifted to Mitch Marner. The fear was that Matthews would be the only focus for NBCSN but they were generous to the process. Roenick noted that he watched the Maple Leafs opener and picked up on Marner. McHugh made a nice remark about how the parents in the stands are the focus, not wives or girlfriends, to demonstrate how young the new Maple Leafs are.
The coverage was surprisingly pro-Toronto; the Boston Bruins didn't really get mentioned, though the NBCSN feed didn't go into Boston.
If NBCSN wants to do more of this on a Saturday night, especially on weeks where the NHL Network's attention is below the 49th parallel, we would welcome that coverage. The U.S. coverage got to see Canada's #1 crew with an energetic Maple Leafs crowd at the Air Canada Centre.
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Ron MacLean was back in the chair and the pregame vibe shifted. No one got up and did anything goofy. We even learned things about the upcoming games. The show was definitely less funny or trying less hard to be funny but that is a nice tradeoff.
Nick Kypreos was far less annoying but still the weak link on the panel. Kelly Hrudey could have used a bit more screen time. And Elliotte Friedman, who seems comfortable no matter the circumstance, seemed more comfortable now that MacLean is back.
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Saturday night means being able to see the anthems. NBCSN even gave us the anthems from Toronto. The 3 anthems on Canadian soil said "thy sons command." The only thing consistent in the anthem presentation is there is inconsistency. The gender-neutral change is not even close to being universally accepted.
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When the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers play each other not on national TV, there has been a single feed, usually from the home team. For the Calgary home opener, the Flames feed was on Sportsnet One while the Oilers feed was on Sportsnet 360. NHL Center Ice only offered the Oilers feed; the NHL Network rebroadcast had the Flames feed.
Rogers has complained about costs and having two crews cover a game is more expensive. But hockey fans got an extra treat by having a choice.
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One huge drawback to NHL Center Ice with cable is that you get very few games in HD. This year's HD feed is rather messed up. The 16:9 ratio is compressed into a 4:3 box. That isn't good on the eyes after awhile and the puck is harder to find.
Also, this year, the rebroadcasts are gone. If you miss an amazing performance, the charm of NHL Center Ice was you could tape the rebroadcast overnight or the next morning. If you want to tape a bunch of feeds, now you have to compete against prime-time programming and Toronto Blue Jays playoff games.
These are 2 very good reasons not to buy the package.
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The NBCSN exposure gave the CBC on-air promos a wider audience. They might be curious as to what they are missing.
The pun in the Kim's Convenience promo is that laughs are "in store." All but the Rick Mercer Report are new shows this season, though This Is High School is a short-term program.
Early game: Kim's Convenience; This Is High School (1st); Rick Mercer Report; Kim's Convenience (2nd); Shoot the Messenger; This Is High School (3rd).
Late game: Kim's Convenience; (1st); This Is High School; Rick Mercer Report; (2nd); Kim's Convenience; Shoot the Messenger; This Is High School (3rd).
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photos credit: CTV News Winnipeg