Blackhawks lead NHL with 21 national TV appearances
The Chicago Blackhawks are still ready for prime time.
The team leads the NHL with 21 national TV appearances in 2016-17. Nationally, the Blackhawks will appear exclusively on NBC (including NBC and NBCSN) 11 times, the maximum allowed per the league's national television agreement. Additionally, the Blackhawks will appear in 10 nonexclusive nationally televised games,
The Blackhawks' first nationally televised game is the season opener on Wed, Oct. 12 when they host the St. Louis Blues at 7 p.m. on NBCSN. Additionally, the game time for the Nov. 23 game at San Jose changed to 9 p.m. central
The local television schedule, including the preseason broadcast schedule, will be announced later in conjunction with the Blackhawks' exclusive rightsholders, Comcast SportsNet and WGN-TV.
The entire national TV schedule is listed at left.
2016-17 BLACKHAWKS NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT TIME NETWORK
Wed. Oct. 12 vs. St. Louis 7 p.m. NBCSN*
Fri. Oct. 14 at Nashville 7 p.m. NBCSN
Tue. Oct. 18 vs. Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Wed. Nov. 9 at St. Louis 7 p.m. NBCSN*
Wed. Nov. 23 at San Jose 9 p.m. NBCSN
Tue. Dec. 13 at NY Rangers 6 p.m. NBCSN
Mon. Jan. 2 at St. Louis noon NBC*
Thu. Jan. 5 vs. Buffalo 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Sun. Jan. 15 vs. Minnesota 6 p.m. NBCSN*
Tue. Jan. 17 at Colorado 8 p.m. NBCSN
Wed. Feb. 8 at Minnesota 7 p.m. NBCSN*
Sun. Feb. 19 at Buffalo 5 p.m. NBCSN*
Tue. Feb. 21 at Minnesota 7 p.m. NBCSN
Sun. Feb. 26 vs. St. Louis 6:30 p.m. NBCSN*
Wed. March 1 vs. Pittsburgh 7 p.m. NBCSN*
Sun. March 12 vs. Minnesota 6 p.m. NBCSN*
Tue. March 14 at Montreal 6:30 p.m. NBCSN
Mon. March 27 at Tampa Bay 6:30 p.m. NBCSN
Wed. March 29 at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. NBCSN*
Sun. April 2 vs. Boston 11:30 a.m. NBC*
Tue. April 4 at Colorado 8 p.m. NBCSN
*NBC/NBCSN exclusive window