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NHL on TSN is TSN's broadcast of National Hockey League games. The show's current incarnation debuted in 2002. They usually televise three or four games per week during the regular season, with their primary night being Wednesdays, when they enjoy exclusive coverage. This means that no other NHL game may be broadcast in Canada while TSN's Wednesday Night Hockey is on the air. Beginning in 2008-09 they will air doubleheaders on Wednesday nights. During the playoffs, TSN has third choice in the first and second round of the playoffs. This means that they could get coverage of a Canadian team now. They also get partial coverage of one conference final. [1]
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James Duthie serves a in-studio host with analysts including Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Mike Milbury and Dave Hodge. Keith Jones, Matthew Barnaby, and Darren Pang also contribute periodically in the studio. If Glenn Healy or Pierre McGuire are not doing colour commentary they may appear as well. Gord Miller, Chris Cuthbert, and Dave Randorf do play-by-play for the live games, while Pierre McGuire, Glenn Healy, and Dave Reid serve as colour commentators. Darren Dutchyshen or Jennifer Hedger provide updates of other games in progress.[2]
Prior to 1998, when CTV Sportsnet purchased the national rights to NHL games, TSN owned the rights from 1987–88 through 1997–98. They usually showed games twice per week through the regular season and in the first round of the playoffs they provided extensive coverage of series not involving Canadian-based teams.
The studio hosts were Jim Van Horne and later John Wells, with Bob McKenzie providing studio analysis. Primary play-by-play broadcasters were Jim Hughson (1987–88 to 1993–94) and Paul Romanuk (1994–95 to 1997–98). Colour commentators were Roger Neilson (1987–88 to 1988–89) and Gary Green (1989–90 to 1997–98). Howie Meeker was also often part of the game-night crew, providing highlights and analysis with the telestrator.
TSN also airs 17 Toronto Maple Leafs games, presented by Molson. Ten of these games are ones that TSN acquired from the NHL to air nationally. The other seven TSN acquired from the Maple Leafs as regional games. However, TSN came to an agreement with the other five Canadian clubs to air these games nationally. Some Regional Leafs games are hosted by Joe Bowen and Greg Millen. Others are covered by TSN's hockey crew.[1]
In June 2008, TSN's parent, CTV Inc., acquired the rights to The Hockey Theme after the CBC decided not to renew its rights to the theme song. A re-orchestrated version of the tune, which has been the theme song of Hockey Night in Canada for forty years, will be used for hockey broadcasts on TSN and RDS beginning in the fall of 2008.[3]
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