The NHL's television partners in Canada continue to cater to the Torontos and Montreals of the world, which will likely upset fans of the other five Canadian teams.
The Canadiens and Maple Leafs will appear on Canada's national networks (English-language, at least) a whopping 44 times, more than any other team this season. The Habs will get 29 telecasts on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, while the Leafs will lead the league with 19 showings over at The NHL on TSN.
CBC will once again televise Hockey Day in Canada, opening night, the Winter Classic and the NHL All-Star Game and skills competition. TSN gets exclusivity on Wednesday nights, and picks up much of the NBC Sports Network's package from the United States to air on TSN2. TSN will air six games featuring the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings, while CBC only gets one.
CBC will also air regional games at 10 p.m. ET for the first time on Nov. 17. The network had previously only aired games regionally at 7 p.m. and nationally at 10 p.m.
2012-13 Hockey Night in Canada Schedule (all times ET)
Thursday, Oct. 11
7 p.m. Ottawa vs. Montreal
10 p.m. Vancouver vs. Calgary
Saturday, Oct. 13
2 p.m. Carolina vs. Winnipeg
7 p.m. Montreal vs. Toronto, Washington vs. Ottawa (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Edmonton vs. Vancouver
Saturday, Oct. 20
7 p.m. Ottawa vs. Toronto, Washington vs. Montreal, Winnipeg vs. Philadelphia (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Calgary vs. Colorado
Saturday, Oct. 27
7 p.m. Anaheim vs. Montreal, Toronto vs. Philadelphia, Detroit vs. Winnipeg (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Washington vs. Calgary
Thursday, Nov. 1
7 p.m. Boston vs. Toronto, Winnipeg vs. Tampa Bay (regional coverage)
Saturday, Nov. 3
7 p.m. Chicago vs. Toronto, Winnipeg vs. Florida (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Montreal vs. Vancouver
Saturday, Nov. 10
7 p.m. NY Rangers vs. Montreal, Toronto vs. Washington, Ottawa vs. Tampa Bay (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Vancouver vs. Colorado
Saturday, Nov. 17
7 p.m. Winnipeg vs. Boston, Ottawa vs. Toronto (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Montreal vs. Colorado, Chicago vs. Calgary (regional coverage)
Saturday, Nov. 24
7 p.m. Vancouver vs. Montreal
10 p.m. Edmonton vs. Calgary
Saturday, Dec. 1
2 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Winnipeg
7 p.m. Toronto vs. Montreal, Ottawa vs. St. Louis (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Anaheim vs. Edmonton
Saturday, Dec. 8
3 p.m. Carolina vs. Winnipeg
7 p.m. Boston vs. Toronto, Buffalo vs. Montreal (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Ottawa vs. Vancouver
Saturday, Dec. 15
7 p.m. Montreal vs. Buffalo, Pittsburgh vs. Winnipeg, Toronto vs. Vancouver (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Edmonton vs. Colorado
Saturday, Dec. 22
7 p.m. Montreal vs. Toronto
10 p.m. Buffalo vs. Calgary
Saturday, Dec. 29
7 p.m. Detroit vs. Ottawa, Buffalo vs. Winnipeg (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Boston vs. Vancouver
Tuesday, Jan. 1
1 p.m. Toronto vs. Detroit
Saturday, Jan. 5
7 p.m. Toronto vs. Montreal
10 p.m. Columbus vs. Calgary
Saturday, Jan. 12
2 p.m. Montreal vs. Dallas
7 p.m. Vancouver vs. Toronto
10 p.m. Colorado vs. Edmonton
Saturday, Jan. 19
2 p.m. Ottawa vs. Winnipeg
7 p.m. Boston vs. Montreal
10 p.m. Anaheim vs. Edmonton
Saturday, Feb. 2
1 p.m. NY Islanders vs. Montreal
7 p.m. Edmonton vs. Toronto, Winnipeg vs. Florida (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Chicago vs. Vancouver
Sunday, Feb. 3
1 p.m. Ottawa vs. Montreal
Friday, Feb. 8
7 p.m. Montreal vs. Pittsburgh
Saturday, Feb. 9 (Hockey Day in Canada)
2 p.m. Edmonton vs. Philadelphia
7 p.m. Toronto vs. Montreal, Calgary vs. Ottawa (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Vancouver vs. Winnipeg
Friday, Feb. 15
7 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Winnipeg
Saturday, Feb. 16
7 p.m. Ottawa vs. Toronto
10 p.m. St. Louis vs. Edmonton
Sunday, Feb. 17
2 p.m. Montreal vs. Winnipeg
Saturday, Feb. 23
7 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Montreal, Toronto vs. Ottawa (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Minnesota vs. Calgary
Saturday, March 2
3 p.m. Washington vs. Winnipeg
7 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto, NY Islanders vs. Montreal (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Calgary vs. Vancouver
Saturday, March 9
7 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Toronto, Winnipeg vs. Carolina, Montreal vs. Tampa Bay (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Calgary vs. Los Angeles
Saturday, March 16
7 p.m. NY Rangers vs. Toronto, Montreal vs. New Jersey, Ottawa vs. Winnipeg (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Detroit vs. Vancouver
Thursday, March 21
7 p.m. New Jersey vs. Montreal
Saturday, March 23
7 p.m. Boston vs. Toronto, Tampa Bay vs. Ottawa, Montreal vs. NY Islanders (regional coverage)
10 p.m. St. Louis vs. Edmonton
Saturday, March 30
3 p.m. Carolina vs. Winnipeg
7 p.m. NY Rangers vs. Montreal, Toronto vs. Ottawa (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Vancouver vs. Edmonton
Saturday, April 6
7 p.m. NY Rangers vs. Toronto, Buffalo vs. Montreal, Ottawa vs. Carolina, Philadelphia vs. Winnipeg (regional coverage)
10 p.m. Calgary vs. Vancouver
Saturday, April 13
7 p.m. Montreal vs. Toronto, Winnipeg vs. Ottawa
10 p.m. Calgary vs. Edmonton
2012-13 NHL on TSN Schedule (all times ET)
Oct. 16 - Boston vs. Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 16 - Los Angeles vs. Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Oct. 17 - Toronto vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 - Washington vs. Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Oct. 24 - Calgary vs. Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Oct. 25 - Philadelphia vs. Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 30 - Detroit vs. Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Nov. 6 - Ottawa vs. NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 7 - Pittsburgh vs. Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 7 - Vancouver vs. Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Nov. 8 - Edmonton vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 9 - New Jersey vs. Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 14 - Boston vs. Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 - Chicago vs. Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 15 - Toronto vs. Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 15 - Chicago vs. Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Nov. 16 - Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 20 - Minnesota vs. Calgary, 9 p.m.
Nov. 21 - Winnipeg vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
Nov. 23 - NY Rangers vs. Boston, 1 p.m.
Nov. 27 - Tampa Bay vs. Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 28 - Philadelphia vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 - Anaheim vs. Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 30 - Calgary vs. Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 4 - Chicago vs. Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 5 - Boston vs. Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Dec. 6 - Carolina vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 - Nashville vs. Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Dec. 11 - Pittsburgh vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 12 - Montreal vs. NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Dec. 13 - Nashville vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Dec. 14 - Edmonton vs. Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 19 - Montreal vs. Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Dec. 20 - Montreal vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
Dec. 26 - Ottawa vs. Boston, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27 - Toronto vs. New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 2 - Minnesota vs. Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 - Philadelphia vs. Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Jan. 8 - Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 9 - Ottawa vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
Jan. 15 - Toronto vs. Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Jan. 15 - San Jose vs. Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Jan. 16 - Pittsburgh vs. Montreal, 7 p.m.
Jan. 16 - Edmonton vs. Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Jan. 17 - San Jose vs. Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Jan. 23 - Toronto vs. Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 29 - St. Louis vs. Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 29 - San Jose vs. Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Jan. 30 - Montreal vs. Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 31 - Washington vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Feb. 1 - Chicago vs. Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Feb. 4 - Chicago vs. Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Feb. 5 - Los Angeles vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 - Carolina vs. Montreal, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6 - Vancouver vs. Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Feb. 10 - TBA (NBC Flex), 12:30 p.m.
Feb. 11 - Minnesota vs. Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Feb. 12 - Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 13 - Winnipeg vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Feb. 14 - San Jose vs. Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 - Los Angeles vs. Calgary, 10 p.m.
Feb. 26 - Buffalo vs. Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 27 - Ottawa vs. Chicago, 8 p.m.
Feb. 28 - Toronto vs. NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 28 - Los Angeles vs. Vancouver, 10 p.m.
March 4 - Montreal vs. Boston, 7:30 p.m.
March 4 - Toronto vs. Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
March 6 - Edmonton vs. Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
March 7 - Montreal vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
March 8 - Ottawa vs. NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
March 12 - Phoenix vs. Minnesota, 8 p.m.
March 13 - Ottawa vs. Montreal, 7 p.m.
March 13 - Detroit vs. Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
March 14 - Buffalo vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
March 15 - Montreal vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
March 15 - Detroit vs. Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
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