[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 Colorado Avalanche's 2008-2009 season schedule.

I have to put together for the Hockey Forum community a news resource thread for the Colorado Avalanche's 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


Colorado Avalanche official news release (July 17):
Avalanche releases 2008-2009 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


Rocky Mountain News' Avalanche page
(July 17):
Avalanche primed for visits from Penguins, Wings

(July 29):
Avs tweak schedule


Denver Post's Avalanche page (July 18):
Avs open at home vs. Boston

[cityhockeyfever]

2008-2009 REGULAR SEASON BROADCASTING INFORMATION

As of now, the Colorado Avalanche will make at least 14 national television appearances this season.

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

77 of the 82 regular season games the Avalanche are scheduled to play will be televised in the Denver television market, across all or parts of Colorado and nine other western states in Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah. A total of 40 games will be shown in high definition.

Altitude Sports & Entertainment will air 68 games
Altitude 2 has 9 games

The Sports Network (TSN) (6):
October 14, 2008 - Colorado at Calgary
October 23, 2008 - Edmonton at Colorado
November 12, 2008 - Colorado at Vancouver
January 16, 2009 - Edmonton at Colorado
February 13, 2009 - Montréal at Colorado
April 5, 2009 - Colorado at Vancouver

Versus (5):
October 9, 2008 - Boston at Colorado
December 1, 2008 - Colorado at Minnesota
December 15, 2008 - Colorado at Detroit (exclusive cablecast)
March 2, 2009 - Colorado at New York Islanders (exclusive cablecast)
April 7, 2009 - Colorado at San Jose

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (2):
November 15, 2008 - Colorado at Edmonton
March 14, 2009 - Colorado at Edmonton

Le Réseau des Sports (RDS) (1):
February 13, 2009 - Montréal at Colorado


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


Colorado Avalanche official news releases
(July 31):
Avs' radio home changing to AM 1510

(August 14):
Avs to appear 13 times on national TV


Altitude Sports & Entertainment
(July 31):
Avalanche and Nuggets radio changing to AM 1510

(August 19):
*Altitude releases Avalanche broadcast schedule
Avalanche in HD schedule


Denver Post's All Things Avs blog
(July 31):
Avs have a new radio home

(August 19):
Avs/Altitude broadcast schedule

(August 20):
Norm and the Moshe back on the radio


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

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

Rocky Mountain News' Avalanche page (August 16):
Versus to air five Avalanche games