[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 Ottawa Senators' 2008-2009 season schedule.

I have to put together for the Hockey Forum community a news resource thread for the Ottawa Senators' 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


Ottawa Senators official site
(July 17):
Senators schedule one of a kind
2008-2009 Ottawa Senators schedule

(July 18):
Inside the 2008-2009 NHL 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

Rogers Sportsnet's hockey page (July 17):
Senators open '08 in Europe
Senators: Games to watch in 08/09

Ottawa Citizen's Senators Central page (July 18):
A season of extremes for Sens
The Ottawa Senators' schedule in themes (Hockey Capital blog)


Ottawa Sun's Senators page
(July 17):
Senators schedule for 2008-2009

(July 18):
Sens running on schedule

[cityhockeyfever]

2008-2009 REGULAR SEASON BROADCASTING INFORMATION

As of now, the Ottawa Senators could make as many as 33 national television appearances this season.

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

The Senators will announce its local television schedule on Rogers Sportsnet East, Ottawa's local affiliate of A (formerly known as The A-Channel) and Sens TV Pay-Per-View before the end of the summer.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (13):
October 4, 2008 - Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa at Stockholm, Sweden
October 5, 2008 - Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh at Stockholm, Sweden
October 25, 2008 - Ottawa at Toronto
November 22, 2008 - New York Rangers at Ottawa
December 6, 2008 - Pittsburgh at Ottawa
December 27, 2008 - Ottawa at Calgary
January 3, 2009 - Ottawa at Toronto
January 17, 2009 - Montréal at Ottawa
February 21, 2009 - Ottawa at Montréal
February 28, 2009 - Toronto at Ottawa
March 14, 2009 - Ottawa at Pittsburgh
March 29, 2009 - Ottawa at Tampa Bay
April 11, 2009 - Ottawa at Toronto

The Sports Network (TSN) (10):
October 22, 2008 - Florida at Ottawa
November 11, 2008 - Ottawa at Montréal
December 3, 2008 - Atlanta at Ottawa
January 4, 2009 - Ottawa at New Jersey
January 14, 2009 - Ottawa at Atlanta
January 20, 2009 - Ottawa at Washington
February 5, 2009 - Boston at Ottawa
February 11, 2009 - Ottawa at Buffalo
February 16, 2009 - Ottawa at Nashville
March 11, 2009 - Tampa Bay at Ottawa

Le Réseau des Sports (RDS) (6):
November 11, 2008 - Ottawa at Montréal
January 17, 2009 - Montréal at Ottawa
February 21, 2009 - Ottawa at Montréal

Versus (2):
NOTE: The October 5th game is an exclusive cablecast.
October 5, 2008 - Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh at Stockholm, Sweden (CBC feed)
January 20, 2009 - Ottawa at Washington (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


Ottawa Senators official site
(June 3):
New deal puts more Sens games on TSN

(July 17):
Ottawa Senators and The TEAM extend radio agreement
Sens at home on The Team

(August 5):
Sportsnet scores with Senators

(August 14):
CBC, TSN unveil national Sens dates

(August 27):
Coyotes visit launches Sportsnet schedule


Rogers Sportsnet's hockey page
(July 30):
Watch 40 Sens games on Sportsnet

(August 27):
Senators: 40 games shown on Sportsnet


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