[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 Montréal Canadiens' 2008-2009 season schedule.

I have to put together for the Hockey Forum community a news resource thread for the Montréal Canadiens' 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


Montréal Canadiens official news release (July 17):
Canadiens announce 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


Le Réseau des Sports' (RDS) Canadiens page (July 17):
Le calendrier 2008-09 publié (video clip)


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

Rogers Sportsnet's hockey page (July 17):
Habs open 100th season vs. Sabres
Canadiens: Games to watch in 08/09

Montréal Gazette's Habs Inside/Out blog (July 17):
The centennial season schedule

[cityhockeyfever]

2008-2009 REGULAR SEASON BROADCASTING INFORMATION

As of now, the Montréal Canadiens could make as many as 116 national television appearances this season.

This includes all 82 regular season games to be shown locally in the Montréal television market as well as nationally on Le Réseau des Sports (RDS), the French-language television network in Canada.

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

Le Réseau des Sports (RDS) (82)
all 82 regular season games

The Sports Network (TSN) (15):
October 15, 2008 - Boston at Montréal
November 11, 2008 - Ottawa at Montréal
November 18, 2008 - Montréal at Carolina
November 26, 2008 - Montréal at Detroit
December 2, 2008 - Atlanta at Montréal
January 7, 2009 - Montréal at New York Rangers
January 29, 2009 - Montréal at Florida
February 6, 2009 - Montréal at Buffalo
February 13, 2009 - Montréal at Colorado
February 18, 2009 - Montréal at Washington
February 27, 2009 - Montréal at Philadelphia
March 4, 2009 - Montréal at Buffalo
March 26, 2009 - Tampa Bay at Montréal
March 31, 2009 - Chicago at Montréal
April 2, 2009 - Montréal at New York Islanders

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (15):
October 11, 2008 - Montréal at Toronto
November 8, 2008 - Montréal at Toronto
November 22, 2008 - Boston at Montréal
December 4, 2008 - New York Rangers at Montréal
December 13, 2008 - Washington at Montréal
December 18, 2008 - Philadelphia at Montréal
December 27, 2008 - Montréal at Pittsburgh
January 17, 2009 - Montréal at Ottawa
January 31, 2009 - Los Angeles at Montréal
February 1, 2009 - Boston at Montréal
February 7, 2009 - Toronto at Montréal
February 19, 2009 - Montréal at Pittsburgh
February 21, 2009 - Ottawa at Montréal
March 21, 2009 - Toronto at Montréal
April 4, 2009 - Montréal at Toronto

Versus (3):
October 20, 2008 - Florida at Montréal
January 13, 2009 - Montréal at Boston
March 31, 2009 - Chicago at Montréal (TSN feed)

NBC (potentially 1)


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

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

Montréal Gazette's Habs Inside/Out blog (August 14):
Canadiens on Versus

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

[cityhockeyfever]

On Monday, the National Hockey League released its full preseason schedule. Individual teams also have their schedules up at their official web sites. I have these links also posted on the opening post of this thread.

National Hockey League official site (August 11):
NHL announces 2008-2009 pre-season schedule

The Sports Network's (TSN) NHL page (August 11):
NHL releases pre-season schedule

CBC Sports' hockey page (August 11):
Senators host Rangers to open NHL pre-season


And yesterday afternoon, the NHL announced the national television broadcast schedules.

PLEASE NOTE that I will be working on all the various team board threads to add this information for you between now and the end of tonight. These links below will also be in the opening post of this thread.

See the second post in this thread.