Conference Semifinal action begins Saturday, April 28
Conference Semifinal action gets underway on CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA with exclusive coverage of the New York Rangers/Washington Capitals series beginning April 28 and the Philadelphia Flyers/New Jersey Devils series which begins on April 29. Both series are available on CBC-TV and streaming online at CBCSports.ca.
The puck drops on the New York/Washington series at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 28 as Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals travel to Manhattan to take on Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers. Play-by-play for this series will be handled by Jim Hughson alongside analyst Craig Simpson with Glenn Healy providing additional analysis from between the benches and Elliotte Friedman reporting from rinkside.
The second Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup between Philadelphia and New Jersey hits the ice on Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m. ET as Claude Giroux and the Flyers play host to Martin Brodeur and the Devils. The broadcast team for this series includes Bob Cole calling the play-by-play from the booth with analyst Garry Galley and Scott Oake reporting from rinkside.
“With all of the excitement, suspense and stunning upsets that filled the opening round of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada can’t wait to share more with hockey fans across the country,” said Julie Bristow, CBC’s Executive Director of Studio and Unscripted Programming. “NHL playoff hockey has become appointment viewing for everyone from intense fans to casual viewers and we will continue to provide them all with the world class, innovative coverage and analysis they expect from us.”
Each night during Round Two, Ron MacLean hosts CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA’s coverage of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs along with Kelly Hrudey and P.J. Stock, providing insight and analysis for all of the Conference Semifinal games. Don Cherry and Coach’s Corner returns in the first intermission while the second intermission features the Hot Stove and Andi Petrillo at the Chevrolet I-Desk.
Viewers on the go can download the Hockey Night in Canada mobile app providing instant access to news, analysis and game highlights. The ultimate “second screen” experience, Hockey Night Playoff Pulse, captures the heartbeat of a nation through in-game polls, pools and near-live access to the best three minutes from every game.
Hockey Night in Canada Radio on SiriusXM hosted Gord Stellick continues Monday through Friday from 3-6 p.m. ET on channel 157. Show podcasts are also available for download from the iTunes Store.
Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi presented by Chevrolet continues with Harnarayan Singh handling play-by-play duties for Round Two with coverage of the New York/Washington series. The Punjabi broadcasts will be available on Rogers Cable channel 799, Shaw Digital TV channel 328, Shaw Direct classic channel 480 and advanced channel 429, TELUS Optik TV channel 131 and on Bell TV and FIBE TV channel 232 and will also be streamed live and on-demand on CBCSports.ca.
** TV Schedule follows**
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April 27, 2012
CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA: 2012 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
ROUND TWO - CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
All series best of seven. Schedule subject to change.
NEW YORK RANGERS (#1) VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (#7)
Game 1 Washington @ New York Sat., April 28 @ 3 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 2 Washington @ New York Mon., April 30 @ 7:30 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 3 New York @ Washington Wed., May 2 @ 7:30 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 4 New York @ Washington Sat., May 5 @ 12:30 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 5* Washington @ New York Mon., May 7 @ 7:30 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 6* New York @ Washington Wed., May 9 @ TBD FULL NETWORK
Game 7* Washington @ New York Sat., May 12 @ TBD TBD
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (#5) VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS (#6)
Game 1 New Jersey @ Philadelphia Sun., April 29 @ 3 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 2 New Jersey @ Philadelphia Tue., May 1 @ 7:30 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 3 Philadelphia @ New Jersey Thu., May 3 @ 7:30 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 4 Philadelphia @ New Jersey Sun., May 6 @ 7:30 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 5* New Jersey @ Philadelphia Tue., May 8 @ 7:30 p.m. ET FULL NETWORK
Game 6* Philadelphia @ New Jersey Thu., May 10 @ TBD FULL NETWORK
Game 7* New Jersey @ Philadelphia Sat., May 12 @ TBD TBD
*If necessary
