Puck drops on Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour starting in October

A hockey party is coming to a city near you.

The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour will visit 25 communities every weekend throughout the NHL season.

The tour kicks off in London, Ont., on Oct. 11-12.

At each event, there will be free festivities, interactive games, appearances by NHL alumni and local hockey heroes, and more. It will also host outdoor viewing parties on Saturday and Sunday.

Before each Sunday’s featured match-up on City, Ron MacLean will host a 30-minute pre-game show program live on-site from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio, featuring interviews with celebrities, NHL alumni and other special guests.

“It’s a half-hour tee-up to the program, but because it’s an NHL game, it’s actually a three-and-a-half hour broadcast,” MacLean told Breakfast Television on Tuesday.

MacLean, and other Sportsnet personalities, will also make appearances during the intermission and post-game show.

“The passion for hockey in this country is unrivaled. Every Canadian has a connection to the game – it is part of our DNA, it is part of our communities,” said MacLean. “We’re excited to share in this season-long celebration of Canada’s favourite pastime, help grow the game and bring to life those great hockey stories every Sunday.”

The first broadcast will take place on Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET on City before the Toronto Maple Leafs take on New York Rangers.

The broadcasts will culminate with the hockey game each week on City.

Below is a map of the tour locations:

Below is a list of the dates and locations of the event & pre-game broadcasts:

WEEK

DATE

TOUR LOCATION

SUNDAY MATCHUP

TV

1

Oct. 12

London, Ont.

Toronto at NY Rangers

City

2

Oct, 19

Selkirk, Man.

Calgary at Winnipeg

City

3

Oct. 26

Saskatoon, Sask.

Ottawa at Chicago

City

4

Nov. 2

Red Deer, Alta.

Calgary at Montreal

City

5

Nov. 9

Burnaby, B.C.

Vancouver at Anaheim

City

6

Nov. 16

Kelowna, B.C.

Montreal at Detroit

City

7

Nov. 23

Fort McMurray, Alta.

Montreal at NY Rangers

City

8

Nov. 30

Brandon, Man.

Vancouver at Detroit

City

9

Dec. 7

Sudbury, Ont.

Vancouver at Ottawa

City

10

Dec. 14

St. Catharines, Ont.

Calgary at Chicago

City

11

Dec. 21

Kingston, Ont.

Toronto at Chicago

City

12

Dec.28

Peterborough, Ont.

Vancouver at Anaheim

City

13

Jan. 4

Owen Sound, Ont.

Tampa Bay at Ottawa

City

14

Jan. 11

Moncton, N.B.

Florida at Edmonton

City

15

Jan. 18

Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Arizona at Winnipeg

City

16

Feb. 1

Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Que.

Arizona at Montreal

City

17

Feb. 8

St. John’s, Nfld.

Montreal at Boston

Sportsnet

18

Feb. 15

Cole Harbour, N.S.

Philadelphia at Buffalo

City

19

Feb. 22

Boischatel, Que.

Vancouver at NY Islanders

City

20

March 1

Sault Ste Marie, Ont.

Toronto at Washington

City

21

March 8

Thompson, Man.

Calgary at Ottawa

City

22

March 15

Regina, Sask.

Philadelphia at Ottawa

City

23

March 22

Prince George, B.C.

Vancouver at Arizona

City

24

March 29

Lethbridge, Atla.

Chicago at Winnipeg

City

25

April 5

Kanata, Ont.

Ottawa at Toronto

City

Sportsnet will broadcast more than 500 national and regional regular season NHL games across nine networks, including City, Sportsnet, CBC, Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360 and FX Canada.

The network also has the exclusive Canadian broadcast coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final, NHL All-Star Game, NHL Draft Lottery, NHL Draft, and the NHL Awards.

Also, more than 1,000 regular season games on tablet and smartphones via Rogers NHL GameCentre Live.

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