Canada’s Public Broadcaster CBC gets ready for the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The network has made its choices for playoffs and naturally went with Toronto-Boston for one series. And it took the all-Canadian Montreal-Ottawa series as its second pick.
These two series will get the full Hockey Night in Canada treatment especially with Toronto being back in the playoffs for the first time in eight seasons. Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healey and Scott Oake will call the series for CBC.
Montreal-Ottawa will be helmed by the great Bob Cole with Garry Galley and Cassie Campbell-Pascall reporting.
The other two series which will be on CBC will be Chicago-Minnesota to be called by Dean Brown and Greg Millen and St. Louis-Los Angeles which will be done by Mark Lee and Kelly Hrudey with David Amber rinkside.
Ron MacLane will host and he’ll be joined by Don Cherry, PJ Stock and a myriad of analysts. Fang’s Bites fave Andi Petrillo will host the Post-Game show online which can be seen in the US at CBC.ca.
Here’s the CBC press release.
CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA DROPS THE PUCK ON THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 2013 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS, TUESDAY AT 8 P.M. ET (5 P.M. PT)
CBC’s first round series coverage includes Montreal vs. Ottawa, Boston vs. Toronto,
Chicago vs. Minnesota and St. Louis vs. Los Angeles
STANLEY CUP COUNTDOWN playoff preview show airs tonight at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT)April 29, 2013 – The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Tuesday, April 30 and CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA is the exclusive home of the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators as they each begin their run to the Stanley Cup. Toronto takes on the Boston Bruins beginning Wednesday, May 1 while the Canadiens and Senators face-off on Thursday, May 2. In addition, CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA has exclusive coverage of the marquee match-ups featuring the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks taking on the Minnesota Wild as well as the St. Louis Blues squaring off against the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings. To get viewers ready for the playoffs, CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA: STANLEY CUP COUNTDOWN airs tonight (April 29) at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT). CBC has coverage of every round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, on TV and online at CBCSports.ca, and is the exclusive Canadian home of the Stanley Cup Final.
Ron MacLean and the Hockey Night in Canada team have viewers covered with news, insights and features throughout the playoffs. Hockey Tonight debuts Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) and airs every night throughout the first round of the playoffs. Don Cherry (@coachscornerCBC) makes his playoff debut with Coach’s Corner during the first intermission of Wednesday’s Boston vs. Toronto game. Andi Petrillo (@andipHNIC) hosts the Chevrolet Post-Game Show live online at CBCSports.ca with final thoughts on the night’s action.
The action gets underway tomorrow night with Minnesota @ Chicago and Los Angeles @ St. Louis at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). Viewers in Saskatchewan and to the east will see the Blackhawks vs. Wild game while viewers in Alberta and to the west will see the Blues vs. Kings. Both games are available live online for viewers across the country at CBCSports.ca.
The playoffs continue on Wednesday, May 1 with Toronto @ Boston at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) on CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA with the team of Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson (@hnicsimmer) joined by Glenn Healy between the benches and Scott Oake (@ScottOake) reporting. The Ottawa vs. Montreal series gets underway on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) with Bob Cole and Garry Galley calling the action and Cassie Campbell-Pascall (@CassieCampbell) reporting.
The broadcast team for the Chicago vs. Minnesota series includes Dean Brown (@PxPOttawa) and Greg Millen (@gregmillen) in the booth while the St. Louis vs. Los Angeles series will be called by Mark Lee and Kelly Hrudey (@KellyHrudey) with David Amber (@DavidAmber) reporting. See attached for a complete first round broadcast schedule and distribution.
“As the only network in Canada where fans can see the Stanley Cup hoisted by the winning team, we strive to bring viewers new and innovative ways to connect to the game and to CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada and this playoff season is no exception with our tremendous multi-platform offerings,” said Julie Bristow, executive director, studio and unscripted programming, CBC. “I’m extremely proud of the team that continues to create avenues for fans to get more involved with our broadcasts and ultimately closer to the game. We’ll have a few more surprises to share leading up to the Stanley Cup Final this year, so stay tuned.”
Before the teams hit the ice, MacLean hosts CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA: STANLEY CUP COUNTDOWN tonight alongside P.J. Stock (@PJStockHNIC), Elliotte Friedman (@friedgeHNIC), Glenn Healy, Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) and Andi Petrillo in front of a live studio audience with a special musical performance by Canada’s own Down With Webster (@DOWNWITHWEBSTER). The CBC Hockey Night in Canada team provides in-depth previews and analysis of each first-round playoff match-up.
On Wednesday, May 1, leading into the Toronto @ Boston game, Hockey Tonight features a special live performance by City and Colour presented by SiriusXM. The entire performance is available online at CBCSports.ca starting at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT).
And after a jump break, the entire CBC schedule for the Conference Quarterfinals.
CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA: 2013 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
ROUND ONE – CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
All series are best of seven. Schedule subject to change. All times are Eastern.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (#1) VS. MINNESOTA WILD (#8)
Game 1 — Minnesota @ Chicago, Tue., April 30 @ 8 p.m. — Saskatchewan-East
Game 2 — Minnesota @ Chicago, Fri., May 3 @ 9:30 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 3 — Chicago @ Minnesota, Sun., May 5 @ 3 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 4 — Chicago @ Minnesota, Tue., May 7 @ 9:30 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 5* — Minnesota @ Chicago, Thu., May 9 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Game 6* — Chicago @ Minnesota, Sat., May 11 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Game 7* — Minnesota @ Chicago, Sun., May 12 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Hockey Tonight precedes each of these games by 30 minutes except for Game 3
ST. LOUIS BLUES (#4) VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS (#5)
Game 1 — Los Angeles @ St. Louis, Tue., April 30 @ 8 p.m. — Alberta-West
Game 2 — Los Angeles @ St. Louis, Thu., May 2 @ 9:30 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 3 — St. Louis @ Los Angeles, Sat., May 4 @ 10 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 4 — St. Louis @ Los Angeles, Mon., May 6 @ 10 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 5* — Los Angeles @ St. Louis, Wed., May 8 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Game 6* — St. Louis @ Los Angeles, Fri., May 10 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Game 7* — Los Angeles @ St. Louis, Mon., May 13 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Hockey Tonight precedes each of these games by 30 minutes
BOSTON BRUINS (#4) VS. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (#5)
Game 1 — Toronto @ Boston, Wed., May 1 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 2 — Toronto @ Boston, Sat., May 4 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 3 — Boston @ Toronto, Mon., May 6 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 4 — Boston @ Toronto, Wed., May 8 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 5* — Toronto @ Boston, Fri., May 10 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 6* — Boston @ Toronto, Sun., May 12 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Game 7* — Toronto @ Boston, Mon., May 13 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Hockey Tonight precedes each of these games by 30 minutes
All games in this series are also available in Punjabi via CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi
MONTREAL CANADIENS (#2) VS. OTTAWA SENATORS (#7)
Game 1 — Ottawa @ Montreal, Thu., May 2 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 2 — Ottawa @ Montreal, Fri., May 3 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 3 — Montreal @ Ottawa, Sun., May 5 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 4 — Montreal @ Ottawa, Tue., May 7 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 5* — Ottawa @ Montreal, Thu., May 9 @ 7 p.m. — FULL NETWORK
Game 6* — Montreal @ Ottawa, Sat., May 11 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Game 7* — Ottawa @ Montreal, Sun., May 12 @ TBD — FULL NETWORK
Hockey Tonight precedes each of these games by 30 minutes
*If necessary
That’s it.
