Press Release
TORONTO (November 28, 2012)Sportsnet today announced
that Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban will be joining the
network’s Canadian Hockey League broadcasts as a guest analyst.
Subban will make his analyst debut on Friday Night Hockey this
Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT as the Windsor Spitfires take on
the Kitchener Rangers on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, and Pacific.
The charismatic NHLer joins HOCKEY CENTRAL host Jeff Marek and analysts
Nick Kypreos and Damien Cox to set up the game and provide intermission
analysis from the Sportsnet studio, while play-by-play man RJ Broadhead
and analyst Sam Cosentino are joined by host Rob Faulds at the
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
Sportsnet continues to bolster its live hockey coverage in December
with the addition of two Wednesday night CHL match-ups on Dec. 5 and
12. On Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, Olivier Archambault and
the Voltigeurs de Drummondville take on Xavier Ouellet and the
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
showdown on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, and Pacific. Subban makes his
second appearance as a Sportsnet guest analyst that night, joining
play-by-play man Broadhead and analyst Cosentino in the broadcast booth
at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau in Boisbriand,QC. HOCKEY CENTRAL host Daren Millard will be joined by analysts Kypreos and Cox for pre-game and intermission analysis in the Sportsnet studio.
On Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, the Kelowna Rockets,
led by Colton Sissons, visit Ty Rimmer and the Lethbridge Hurricanes on
Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, and Pacific. The HOCKEY CENTRAL
team of Marek, Kypreos and Cox will provide pre-game and intermission
analysis while Broadhead and Cosentino return to the broadcast booth to
provide play-by-play and analysis, respectively, and Roger Millions
hosts from rinkside.
As Canada’s premiere destination for all things CHL, Sportsnet will
broadcast more than 45 CHL games during the 2012-13 season, including a
game every Friday night during the regular season and playoffs, the six
game Subway Super Series, the 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game and the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup.
In addition to CHL coverage, Sportsnet continues to be home to live
hockey in December with can’t-miss American Hockey League broadcasts,
featuring appearances by current and future NHL stars.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Thursday, November 29, 2012
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