2011-12 CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Schedule

On CBC, fans will have access to as many as 109 regular season games. This includes a season opening doubleheader on Thursday, October 6 involving Montreal at Toronto and Pittsburgh at Vancouver. CBC will also have extensive coverage of All-Star Weekend from Ottawa on January 28-29. And there’s the fabled Hockey Day in Canada on February 11, 2012 which will feature all seven Canadian teams including the relocated Winnipeg Jets.

We have CBC’s press release and then the schedule following that.

CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA ANNOUNCES 2011-12 SEASON SCHEDULE

109-game schedule starting with pre-season action Sept. 24; Regular season opens Oct. 6 with NHL Face-Off featuring Montreal at Toronto; NHL returns to Winnipeg Oct. 9

CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA returns this September with a total of 29 all-Canadian match-ups and the game’s biggest stars, announcing a 109-game broadcast schedule (including pre-season games) for the 2011-12 season. The 2011-12 schedule features 22 Winnipeg Jets games, 28 Montreal Canadiens games, 26 Toronto Maple Leafs games, 20 Ottawa Senators games, 17 Vancouver Canucks games, 13 Edmonton Oilers games and 12 Calgary Flames games.

CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA will get fans primed for the season with two pre-season Saturday night doubleheaders, on Sept. 24 with Toronto at Buffalo and Anaheim at Vancouver, and Oct. 1 with Detroit at Toronto and Edmonton at Vancouver.  The re-born Winnipeg Jets will be seen for the first time on Sept. 26 in the Hockeyville game against Ottawa.

The 59th regular season of CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA begins Thursday, Oct. 6, with NHL Face-Off featuring an Original Six contest between Montreal and Toronto, at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Pittsburgh battling Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET. The action continues on Saturday, Oct. 8, as pre-game show Hockey Tonight makes its regular season debut at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by Ottawa at Toronto at 7 p.m. ET, and then Pittsburgh at Calgary at 10 p.m. ET.  The next day on Sunday, Oct. 9, the Jets make their return to the NHL at home against the Canadiens at 5 pm ET.

Once again, all season long viewers will be able to watch the CBC game of their choice with live and on-demand streaming of all games, special features and much more, available at CBCSports.ca.

CBC remains the home of the NHL’s marquee events including the 2012 NHL All-Star Super Skills and 59th NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 28/29 from Ottawa, and the 12th annual Hockey Day in Canada from Prince Edward Island on Feb. 11. The NHL regular season will wrap on April 7, and the season culminates with the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs and CBC’s exclusive coverage of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final. Complete broadcast details for the upcoming season of CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA will be available in the coming weeks. Additional games may be added to the broadcast schedule closer to the start of the season.

** Broadcast schedule below **

2011-12 NHL ON CBC SCHEDULE

DAY DATE VISITOR HOME EASTERN TIME LOCAL TIME
Thu. 10/6 Montreal Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thu. 10/6 Pittsburgh Vancouver 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/8 Ottawa Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/8 Pittsburgh Calgary 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sun. 10/9 Montreal Winnipeg 5:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sat. 10/15 Calgary Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/15 Colorado Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/15 Ottawa Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/15 Winnipeg Phoenix 7:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sat. 10/15 Vancouver Edmonton 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 10/22 Toronto Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/22 Columbus Ottawa 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/22 Carolina Winnipeg 7:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sat. 10/22 N.Y. Rangers Edmonton 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 10/29 Ottawa N.Y. Rangers 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
Sat. 10/29 Pittsburgh Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/29 Boston Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/29 Winnipeg Tampa Bay 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 10/29 Washington Vancouver 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/5 Boston Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/5 Buffalo Ottawa 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/5 Winnipeg New Jersey 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/5 Montreal N.Y. Rangers 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/5 Edmonton Phoenix 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/12 Ottawa Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/12 Winnipeg Columbus 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/12 Montreal Nashville 7:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sat. 11/12 Calgary Colorado 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 11/19 Philadelphia Winnipeg 3:00 PM 2:00 PM
Sat. 11/19 Washington Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/19 N.Y. Rangers Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/19 Chicago Edmonton 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 11/26 Edmonton Colorado 7:00 PM 5:00 PM
Sat. 11/26 Winnipeg Boston 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/26 Pittsburgh Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 11/26 Vancouver San Jose 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/3 Montreal Los Angeles 3:30 PM 12:30 PM
Sat. 12/3 Toronto Boston 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/3 Ottawa Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/3 New Jersey Winnipeg 7:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sat. 12/3 Calgary Edmonton 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 12/10 Montreal New Jersey 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sat. 12/10 Vancouver Ottawa 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/10 Winnipeg Detroit 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/10 Edmonton Calgary 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 12/17 Vancouver Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/17 New Jersey Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/17 Anaheim Winnipeg 7:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sat. 12/17 Edmonton San Jose 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/31 Montreal Florida 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/31 Ottawa Buffalo 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 12/31 Toronto Winnipeg 7:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sat. 12/31 Vancouver Los Angeles 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Mon. 1/2 N.Y. Rangers Philadelphia 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sat. 1/7 Winnipeg Buffalo 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 1/7 Detroit Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 1/7 Tampa Bay Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 1/7 Minnesota Calgary 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 1/14 N.Y. Rangers Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 1/14 Ottawa Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 1/14 New Jersey Winnipeg 3:00 PM 2:00 PM
Sat. 1/14 Los Angeles Calgary 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 1/21 Montreal Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 1/21 Florida Winnipeg 7:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sat. 1/21 Calgary Edmonton 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 2/4 Washington Montreal 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
Sat. 2/4 Toronto Ottawa 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 2/4 Detroit Edmonton 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sun. 2/5 Winnipeg Montreal 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
Sat. 2/11 Winnipeg Pittsburgh 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
Sat. 2/11 Edmonton Ottawa 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
Sat. 2/11 Montreal Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 2/11 Vancouver Calgary 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 2/18 Toronto Vancouver 7:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sat. 2/18 Calgary Los Angeles 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sun. 2/19 New Jersey Montreal 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sat. 2/25 St. Louis Winnipeg 2:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sat. 2/25 Washington Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 2/25 Boston Ottawa 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 2/25 Philadelphia Calgary 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Thu. 3/1 Minnesota Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/3 Toronto Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/3 Buffalo Vancouver 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/10 Philadelphia Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/10 Buffalo Ottawa 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/10 Montreal Vancouver 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Fri. 3/16 Montreal Ottawa 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/17 N.Y. Islanders Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/17 Toronto Ottawa 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/17 Columbus Vancouver 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/24 N.Y. Rangers Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/24 Pittsburgh Ottawa 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/24 Montreal Philadelphia 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/24 Winnipeg Nashville 7:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sat. 3/24 Vancouver Colorado 10:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sat. 3/31 Ottawa Philadelphia 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sat. 3/31 Buffalo Toronto 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/31 Montreal Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/31 Winnipeg Tampa Bay 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 3/31 Calgary Vancouver 10:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 4/7 Ottawa New Jersey 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
Sat. 4/7 Toronto Montreal 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sat. 4/7 Tampa Bay Winnipeg 7:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sat. 4/7 Edmonton Vancouver 10:00 PM 7:00 PM

That’s all.

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Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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