[cityhockeyfever]

Looking for the best source you need to find the season schedule and broadcasting information?

You have come to the right place! Welcome to the Hockey Forum's official resource for the Buffalo Sabres' 2008-2009 season schedule.

I have to put together for the Hockey Forum community a news resource thread for the Buffalo Sabres' regular season game schedule and upcoming broadcasting information. Such information isn't just for here, but also for individual team boards. The posts are organized to show both schedule types and are easy to find what you're looking for.

The first post in this thread will contain news hyperlinks for the game schedules themselves. The second post is reserved for the broadcasting information.

I would like to invite everyone's participation in helping me track down any news items you find in the posts that follow! You see something that you think I should add to either the game schedule news link list or those for the broadcasting schedules, please by all means post them and I'll then add them.

My goal is to encourage participation in this thread where once the schedules are released, let's hear what you think are the most anticipated games you think should be circled on the 2008-2009 hockey calendar! Also, what do you like about the new schedules? What do you not like about them? Many other fans would like to know what your answers would be.

The National Hockey League unveiled the 2008-2009 regular season schedule on July 17, 2008 at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. For more on the entire league schedule, please go to this thread for further details.

Here are the most resourceful news items available online.

National Hockey League official site
(July 17):
*European opening, Canadiens centennial highlight 2008-2009 season
Matchups not to be missed
2008-2009 NHL schedule page

(July 18):
Inside the 2008-2009 schedule

(August 11):
NHL announces 2008-2009 pre-season schedule


Buffalo Sabres official news releases
(July 17):
Buffalo Sabres 2008-2009 schedule

(July 23):
Sabres 2008-2009 preseason schedule


The Sports Network's (TSN) NHL page
(July 17):
Season to open in Europe as NHL releases 2008-2009 schedule
2008-2009 NHL schedule
2008-2009 Canadian calendar

(August 11):
NHL releases pre-season schedule


CBC Sports' hockey page
(July 17):
New NHL schedule heightens Canadian rivalries

(August 11):
Senators host Rangers to open NHL pre-season


ESPN's NHL page (July 17):
The can't-miss games of 2008-2009 NHL season


Buffalo News' Sabres page
(July 17):
Sabres' home schedule includes past two Cup champions
Breakdown by days
Speak on the schedule

(July 18):
Analyzing the Sabres schedule: Best of the West

[cityhockeyfever]

2008-2009 REGULAR SEASON BROADCASTING INFORMATION

As of now, the Buffalo Sabres will make at least 21 national television appearances this season.

No full broadcast schedule has been finalized for both the NHL Network and NBC, but will be announced soon.

All other Sabres games will be televised locally by the Buffalo feed of MSG Network.

The Sabres will announce its local television schedule before the end of the summer.

Versus (8):
October 21, 2008 - Boston at Buffalo (exclusive cablecast)
November 3, 2008 - Buffalo at New Jersey
December 8, 2008 - Buffalo at Pittsburgh
December 22, 2008 - Pittsburgh at Buffalo (exclusive cablecast)
February 17, 2009 - Buffalo at Toronto (TSN feed)
February 24, 2009 - Anaheim at Buffalo
March 10, 2009 – Buffalo at Philadelphia
April 6, 2009 - Detroit at Buffalo (exclusive cablecast)

The Sports Network (TSN) (7):
January 28, 2009 - Buffalo at Calgary
February 4, 2009 - Toronto at Buffalo
February 6, 2009 - Montréal at Buffalo
February 11, 2009 - Ottawa at Buffalo
February 17, 2009 - Buffalo at Toronto
March 4, 2009 - Montréal at Buffalo
April 8, 2009 - Buffalo at Toronto

Le Réseau des Sports (RDS) (6):
October 10, 2008 - Montréal at Buffalo
November 29, 2008 - Buffalo at Montréal
December 20, 2008 - Buffalo at Montréal
February 6, 2009 - Montréal at Buffalo
March 4, 2009 - Montréal at Buffalo
March 28, 2009 - Buffalo at Montréal


For more on the league-wide national television schedules, see these news sources below.

National Hockey League official site (August 14):
League releases TV schedules for 2008-2009

Buffalo Sabres official news release (August 14):
Sabres to appear in 15 national TV games

The Sports Network's (TSN) NHL page (August 14):
TSN announces 2008-2009 NHL broadcast schedule
2008-2009 NHL on TSN schedule
NHL: Hockey Lives Here (video clip)

CBC Sports' hockey page (August 14):
Hockey Night in Canada unveils season schedule

Versus' NHL page (August 14):
Versus announces schedule for 2008-2009 NHL regular season
Much to see on Versus this season
Versus' 2008-2009 broadcast schedule

Buffalo News' Sabres Edge blog (August 14):
Lots of tube time for Sabres

Kukla's Korner blog (August 15):
The Eye on the Media 2008-09 National TV Guide: Team-by-Team Network TV Schedules