News release
16 November 2007
The ECHL announced on Friday that for the sixth year in a row and for the first time in the United States, the NHL Network will showcase Premier AA Hockey League teams and players each week with the ECHL Game of the Week.
The ECHL Game of the Week will be available in more than 80 million homes across America including through agreements with Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network and Time Warner Cable.
The ECHL Game of the Week will air each Saturday at 7 p.m. ET and will be rebroadcast each Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Fans can visit the NHL Network web site at www. NHLNetwork.ca to check the schedule.
The first of 21 scheduled ECHL Game of the Week telecasts will be Saturday at 7 p.m. ET when the Florida Everblades host the Mississippi Sea Wolves in a game originally played Oct. 19 at Germain Arena.
The 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game presented by Jackson Rancheria and Bud Light at Stockton Arena will be broadcast live from Stockton, Calif. and the Stockton Arena on Jan. 23 at 9 p.m. ET, marking the sixth year in a row that NHL Network has telecast the game live.
NHL Network, which launched in Canada in 2001, gives viewers unprecedented 24-hour access to the most comprehensive hockey coverage, both on and off the ice. NHL Network will broadcast 50 live regular-season games in addition to classic games, documentaries, instructional shows, highlights and more.
NHL Network has broadcast the Kelly Cup Finals each of the past four years and will again feature extensive coverage of the Kelly Cup Playoffs in April and May.
2007-08 NHL Network ECHL Game of the Week Broadcast Schedule
As the definitive hockey destination, NHL Network offers viewers a 24-hour all-access pass to complete hockey coverage both on and off the ice, including live NHL games featuring stars such as Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. The network's daily signature show - NHL On The Fly - offers fans exclusive live look-ins to NHL games, including goals, shootouts, extended highlights, stellar saves, features, interviews, pre- and post-game reports, team press conferences, expert analysis from a variety of hockey insiders and former players, plus special event coverage from the NHL All-Star Game, NHL Stanley Cup Final and NHL Entry Draft. Additional NHL Network programming includes international and amateur hockey, player profiles, interview shows and youth-oriented programs. NHL Network is operated out of Canada and is available in the United States by contacting digital cable or satellite providers.