Confirmed with Link: Habs sign 3-year regional tv-deal with Rogers

[yoyo999]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/sportsnet-a...or-regional-broadcasts-beginning-this-season/

All 82 games available in English.

http://blog.fagstein.com/2014/09/02/sportsnet-habs-regional-games/

Regional games are only available in the Canadiens’ region which includes all of Quebec and Atlantic Canada, and Ontario east of Belleville and Pembroke (it’s the same region as that is covered by Sportsnet East).

This means that the Canadiens’ 82-game season breaks down as follows:

• 39 regional games on Sportsnet East
• 3 regional games on City Montreal
• 10 national games (mainly Wednesdays) on Sportsnet East/Ontario/West/Pacific
• 8 national games (first four Saturdays, most Sundays) on City
• 4 national games on Sportsnet 360 (all Thursdays)
• 1 national game on Sportsnet One (Monday Oct. 27)
• 17 national games on Hockey Night in Canada, channels TBA

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[Pavel_Bure]

Great. Now tell me how I can see all 82 games from Edmonton.

 

[Galchenioretty]

Great. Now tell me how I can see all 82 games from Edmonton.

Yeah, buy one of the out of market packages.

 

[Tim Wallach]

Two main questions from southern Ontario:

1. Can I purchase all these stations?
2. Will there be black-outs?

 

[psychonaut]

Great more options on hockey streams

 

[Haburger]

Yeah, buy one of the out of market packages.

Out here in vancouver I got all the sportnets , all the tsn's, city, cbc, tva and whatever else there is.will I get all the games out here? NO.still gonna need CI.

 

[mark24]

Sweet deal for us on the East coast...er..i think anyway?
Wish this was all simplified for all to see and understand clearly. Honestly all 82 games to be broadcasted over 9 differet channels? Im in the East and still dont understand if i need all 9 of those channels to see every game.

 

[Vinc360]

Oh wow. Amazing news for OTA folks like me.

 

[Wexford habs fan]

Sweet deal for us on the East coast...er..i think anyway?
Wish this was all simplified for all to see and understand clearly. Honestly all 82 games to be broadcasted over 9 differet channels? Im in the East and still dont understand if i need all 9 of those channels to see every game.

Click on the link in the first post in this thread. Every game is listed and what channel is televising

 

[Wexford habs fan]

Two main questions from southern Ontario:

1. Can I purchase all these stations?
2. Will there be black-outs?

Yes. And yes.

 

[mark24]

Click on the link in the first post in this thread. Every game is listed and what channel is televising

i know that but a regional broadcast on a channel like City-mtl for instance, how am i supposed to watch that? Im trying to figure out if i need RDS anymore. I dont want to miss a single whistle.

 

[Natey]

That means I only have to watch three games in french this year? Schwing! *I'll probably actually stream those 3 games in English*

 

[Natey]

Sweet deal for us on the East coast...er..i think anyway?
Wish this was all simplified for all to see and understand clearly. Honestly all 82 games to be broadcasted over 9 differet channels? Im in the East and still dont understand if i need all 9 of those channels to see every game.

If you can get NHL on Sportsnet and Sportsnet East, it seems like you'll get 79 of 82 games. You'd have to stream the other 3 games online, or have RDS for those three games.

I'm personally cancelling my french package (it's a rip off from Bell in Ontario... $15 a month for the french package, no solo channels) - I'll stream 3 games, and watch the other 79 in English.

 

[Wexford habs fan]

Great more options on hockey streams

Exactly. Whether you choose NHLCI. OR HS. OR GCL. OR some other source you will have More Choice.. The opportunity to watch in English which may or may not be more comfortable for you. For those of us living outside the Habs region this is the best possible outcome under the new deal.

 

[Habsawce]

I wish you could purchase one team's games on Centre Ice for a discounted price.

 

[Andy]

Wait, can people in Montreal get to watch the games in English as well? This regional crap always confuses me.

 

[Sterling Archer]

I have to say that for such a large deal between 2 massive corporations, I'm not sure who fell asleep at the switch here.

The head of Rogers was clear when he said there would be NO black outs in this new deal and all the game would be available accross all Rogers channels accross the entire country.

Now we're hearing the NHL is still blacking out out of region games and Habs fans outside of their viewing region won't have access to all their games.

Add to that the fact that natioanl games are on several different channels accross the board and the confusion as to when and where you can watch games adds to viewer anxiety in stead of alleviating it.

For as good of a deal as this was supposed to be, I feel as an out of regioner, I'm getting hosed. I used to buy the french package with RDS and know I would get all th Hab games. Now, I have no idea what to do!

 

[99GoHabsGo99]

So will I be able to watch all the games on GCL or will they be blacked out?

I Live In PEI

 

[NLPiper83]

National games will be on either SN/SN360/SN1/CBC or City, regional games will be on City Montreal/Sportsnet East in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and parts for Ontario, same region as the Sens.

 

[Wexford habs fan]

i know that but a regional broadcast on a channel like City-mtl for instance, how am i supposed to watch that? Im trying to figure out if i need RDS anymore. I dont want to miss a single whistle.

I live in Toronto. I get CITY MTL on my basic package. Now in Toronto the Habs regional game will be blacked out. But if I can get CITY MTL you should be able to also. And you won't be blacked out. FYI. I am on BELL EXPRESSVU.

 

[Gustave]

Let me tell you this, if we get the Sens regional team to broadcast the Habs now that the Sens are on TSN, I might die. Potvin and the other dude are unlistenable.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Living in Ottawa, this pleases me very much.

 

[Wexford habs fan]

So will I be able to watch all the games on GCL or will they be blacked out?

I Live In PEI

They won't be available to you on GCL because they will be available on TV in your area

 

[Wexford habs fan]

Wait, can people in Montreal get to watch the games in English as well? This regional crap always confuses me.

I just did a google map search. And good news.... Montreal is indeed in the Habs Regional TV market. You'll get all 82 games en Anglais et en Francais

 

[Wexford habs fan]

Let me tell you this, if we get the Sens regional team to broadcast the Habs now that the Sens are on TSN, I might die. Potvin and the other dude are unlistenable.

You have a point. That crew is actually worse than Bob Cole and Cassie Confused.