During the regular season, Sportsnet broadcasts a Sunday national game of the week entitled Rogers Hometown Hockey. The games are co-hosted on-location by Ron MacLean and Tara Slone from various Canadian cities as part of a nationwide tour: each tour stop features a weekend festival with community activities culminating with the live telecast on Sunday evening. Continuing Sportsnet's focus on storytelling, the Hometown Hockey games feature segments profiling local players and teams from each city.[1] London, Ontario hosted the first broadcast of the 2014-15 season on October 12, 2014.
The games and tour contribute to an effort by Rogers to improve its public image, particularly under CEO Guy Laurence, by associating itself with the sport of hockey at a local level. MacLean characterized Hometown Hockey as an extension of Hockey Day in Canada and the Kraft Hockeyville competition—highlighting grassroots hockey throughout the country on a weekly basis. He also felt that the Sunday night timeslot was "a good hockey night", believing that it could be "[a] family-forward way of doing the show to get the kids involved. Families can have it on while they get ready for school or work Sunday night. For me, after 27 years, honestly, what’s wrong with doing something different?" The games also seek to emulate the success of NBC's Sunday Night Football—which airs against Hometown Hockey during the National Football League season.[2][1][3]
Most Hometown Hockey games are aired in primetime, although it sometimes moves games to the afternoon to avoid conflicts with major sporting events that would hurt viewership, such as the Grey Cup in late November and the Super Bowl in early February.[4][5] At least one Canadian-based franchise is featured on Hometown Hockey, although it may also air a game between two American-based teams, provided that there are no scheduled games involving Canadian teams on a Sunday.[6] The games were carried by City during its inaugural season, although infrequently moved to Sportsnet in the event of scheduling conflicts.[7][8] Beginning in the 2015-16 season, Hometown Hockey was moved exclusively to Sportsnet; Moore explained that introducing Hometown Hockey on City was intended to incubate the brand, but that airing it on Sportsnet made sense from an economic standpoint due to its status as a pay channel, and enabled City to return to entertainment programming on Sundays.[9][10]
Minority language coverage[]
In March 2019, it was announced that Sportsnet had partnered with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) to simulcast the Montreal Canadiens/Carolina Panthers game on March 24 with commentary in the indigenous language of Plains Cree. It was the first-ever NHL broadcast in the language: Clarence Iron of Pinehouse, Saskatchewan's CFNK-FM (who is known locally for his radio broadcasts of indigenous teams in the language) served as the play-by-play announcer, while former NHL player John Chabot and Northern Cree member Earl Wood hosted the studio segments. Alongside the broadcast, Hometown Hockey also originated from the Enoch Cree Nation reserve outside of Edmonton.[11][12]
Series overview[]
Hometown Hockey Tour Stops[]
| Season | Stop | Stop location[13][14][15] | Date | Matchup[16][17][18] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Province | Away team | Home team | |||
| 1 | 1 | London | Ontario | October 12, 2014 | Toronto | NY Rangers |
| 1 | 2 | Selkirk | Manitoba | October 19, 2014 | Calgary | Winnipeg |
| 1 | 3 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | October 26, 2014 | Ottawa | Chicago |
| 1 | 4 | Red Deer | Alberta | November 2, 2014 | Calgary | Montreal |
| 1 | 5 | Burnaby | British Columbia | November 9, 2014 | Vancouver | Anaheim |
| 1 | 6 | Kelowna | British Columbia | November 16, 2014 | Montreal | Detroit |
| 1 | 7 | Fort McMurray | Alberta | November 23, 2014 | Montreal | NY Rangers |
| 1 | 8 | Brandon | Manitoba | November 30, 2014 | Vancouver | Detroit |
| 1 | 9 | Sudbury | Ontario | December 7, 2014 | Vancouver | Ottawa |
| 1 | 10 | St. Catharines | Ontario | December 14, 2014 | Calgary | Chicago |
| 1 | 11 | Kingston | Ontario | December 21, 2014 | Toronto | Chicago |
| 1 | 12 | Peterborough | Ontario | December 28, 2014 | Vancouver | Anaheim |
| 1 | 13 | Owen Sound | Ontario | January 4, 2015 | Tampa Bay | Ottawa |
| 1 | 14 | Moncton | New Brunswick | January 11, 2015 | Florida | Edmonton |
| 1 | 15 | Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island | January 18, 2015 | Arizona | Winnipeg |
| 1 | 16 | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | Quebec | February 1, 2015 | Arizona | Montreal |
| 1 | 17 | St. John's | Newfoundland & Labrador | February 8, 2015 | Montreal | Boston |
| 1 | 18 | Cole Harbour | Nova Scotia | February 15, 2015 | Philadelphia | Buffalo |
| 1 | 19 | Boischatel | Quebec | February 22, 2015 | Vancouver | NY Islanders |
| 1 | 20 | Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario | March 1, 2015 | Toronto | Washington |
| 1 | 21 | Thompson | Manitoba | March 8, 2015 | Calgary | Ottawa |
| 1 | 22 | Regina | Saskatchewan | March 15, 2015 | Philadelphia | Ottawa |
| 1 | 23 | Prince George | British Columbia | March 22, 2015 | Vancouver | Arizona |
| 1 | 24 | Lethbridge | Alberta | March 29, 2015 | Chicago | Winnipeg |
| 1 | 25 | Kanata | Ontario | April 5, 2015 | Ottawa | Toronto |
| 2 | 26 | Kitchener | Ontario | October 11, 2015 | Montreal | Ottawa |
| 2 | 27 | North Bay | Ontario | October 18, 2015 | Edmonton | Vancouver |
| 2 | 28 | Gatineau | Quebec | October 25, 2015 | Calgary | NY Rangers |
| 2 | 29 | Sherbrooke | Quebec | November 1, 2015 | Winnipeg | Montreal |
| 2 | 30 | Fredericton | New Brunswick | November 8, 2015 | Edmonton | Chicago |
| 2 | 31 | Sydney | Nova Scotia | November 15, 2015 | Toronto | NY Rangers |
| 2 | 32 | Corner Brook | Newfoundland & Labrador | November 22, 2015 | NY Islanders | Montreal |
| 2 | 33 | Wolfville | Nova Scotia | November 29, 2015 | Florida | Detroit |
| 2 | 34 | Brantford | Ontario | December 6, 2015 | Buffalo | Edmonton |
| 2 | 35 | Summerside | Prince Edward Island | December 13, 2015 | Vancouver | Chicago |
| 2 | 36 | Sarnia | Ontario | December 20, 2015 | Calgary | Detroit |
| 2 | 37 | Oshawa | Ontario | December 27, 2015 | Toronto | NY Islanders |
| 2 | 38 | Thunder Bay | Ontario | January 3, 2016 | Ottawa | Chicago |
| 2 | 39 | Swift Current | Saskatchewan | January 10, 2016 | Ottawa | Washington |
| 2 | 40 | Grande Prairie | Alberta | January 17, 2016 | Montreal | Chicago |
| 2 | 41 | Whitehorse | Yukon | January 24, 2016 | Calgary | Carolina |
| 2 | 42 | New Westminster | British Columbia | February 14, 2016 | Philadelphia | NY Rangers |
| 2 | 43 | Abbotsford | British Columbia | February 21, 2016 | Calgary | Anaheim |
| 2 | 44 | Victoria | British Columbia | February 28, 2016 | San Jose | Vancouver |
| 2 | 45 | St. Albert | Alberta | March 6, 2016 | Edmonton | Winnipeg |
| 2 | 46 | Penticton | British Columbia | March 13, 2016 | Toronto | Detroit |
| 2 | 47 | Calgary | Alberta | March 20, 2016 | Calgary | Montreal |
| 2 | 48 | Prince Albert | Saskatchewan | March 27, 2016 | Chicago | Vancouver |
| 2 | 49 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | April 3, 2016 | Minnesota | Winnipeg |
| 3 | 50 | Newmarket | Ontario | October 16, 2016 | Buffalo | Edmonton |
| 3 | 51 | Saint John | New Brunswick | October 23, 2016 | Vancouver | Anaheim |
| 3 | 52 | Grand Falls-Windsor | Newfoundland & Labrador | October 30, 2016 | Toronto | NY Islanders |
| 3 | 53 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | November 6, 2016 | Winnipeg | NY Rangers |
| 3 | 54 | Montreal | Quebec | November 13, 2016 | Montreal | Chicago |
| 3 | 55 | Windsor | Ontario | November 20, 2016 | Calgary | Detroit |
| 3 | 56 | Timmins | Ontario | November 27, 2016 | Arizona | Edmonton |
| 3 | 57 | Barrie | Ontario | December 4, 2016 | Winnipeg | Chicago |
| 3 | 58 | Stratford | Ontario | December 11, 2016 | Colorado | Toronto |
| 3 | 59 | Milton | Ontario | December 18, 2016 | Ottawa | NY Islanders |
| 3 | 60 | Petawawa | Ontario | January 1, 2017 | Ottawa | Washington |
| 3 | 61 | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | January 8, 2017 | Edmonton | Ottawa |
| 3 | 62 | Vancouver | British Columbia | January 15, 2017 | New Jersey | Vancouver |
| 3 | 63 | Vernon | British Columbia | January 22, 2017 | Vancouver | Chicago |
| 3 | 64 | Edmonton | Alberta | February 5, 2017 | Edmonton | Montreal |
| 3 | 65 | Cochrane | Alberta | February 12, 2017 | Montreal | Boston |
| 3 | 66 | Cranbrook | British Columbia | February 19, 2017 | Toronto | Carolina |
| 3 | 67 | Nanaimo | British Columbia | February 26, 2017 | Ottawa | Florida |
| 3 | 68 | Medicine Hat | Alberta | March 5, 2017 | Vancouver | Anaheim |
| 3 | 69 | Lloydminster | Saskatchewan | March 12, 2017 | Montreal | Edmonton |
| 3 | 70 | Ottawa | Ontario | March 19, 2017 | Ottawa | Montreal |
| 3 | 71 | Portage La Prairie | Manitoba | March 26, 2017 | Vancouver | Winnipeg |
| 3 | 72 | Guelph | Ontario | April 2, 2017 | San Jose | Vancouver |
| 3 | 73 | Hamilton | Ontario | April 9, 2017 | Columbus | Toronto |
| 4 | 74 | Niagara Falls | Ontario | October 8, 2017[19] | Montreal | NY Rangers |
| 4 | 75 | Haliburton | Ontario | October 15, 2017[19] | Boston | Vegas |
| 4 | 76 | Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island | October 22, 2017[20] | Vancouver | Detroit |
| 4 | 77 | Truro | Nova Scotia | October 29, 2017[21] | Pittsburgh | Winnipeg |
| 4 | 78 | Orillia | Ontario | November 5, 2017[22] | Montreal | Chicago |
| 4 | 79 | CFB Kingston | Ontario | November 12, 2017 | Edmonton | Washington |
| 4 | 80 | St Thomas | Ontario | November 19, 2017 | Ottawa | NY Rangers |
| 4 | 81 | Oakville | Ontario | November 26, 2017[23] | Vancouver | NY Rangers |
| 4 | 82 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | December 3, 2017 | Ottawa | Winnipeg |
| 4 | 83 | Surrey | British Columbia | December 10, 2017 | Edmonton | Toronto |
| 4 | 84 | Airdrie | Alberta | December 17, 2017 | Calgary | Vancouver |
| 4 | 85 | Spruce Grove | Alberta | December 31, 2017 | Toronto | Vegas |
| 4 | 86 | Williams Lake | British Columbia | January 7, 2018 | Vancouver | Montreal |
| 4 | 87 | Kamloops | British Columbia | January 14, 2018 | Vancouver | Minnesota |
| 4 | 88 | Cowichan Valley | British Columbia | January 21, 2018 | Vancouver | Winnipeg |
| 4 | 89 | Lacombe | Alberta | February 4, 2018 | Ottawa | NY Rangers |
| 4 | 90 | Canmore | Alberta | February 11, 2018 | Calgary | NY Islanders |
| 4 | 91 | Regina | Saskatchewan | February 18, 2018 | Toronto | Detroit |
| 4 | 92 | Belleville | Ontario | February 25, 2018[24] | Edmonton | Anaheim |
| 4 | 93 | Markham | Ontario | March 4, 2018 | Winnipeg | Carolina |
| 4 | 94 | Brampton | Ontario | March 11, 2018[25] | NY Islanders | Calgary |
| 4 | 95 | Cornwall | Ontario | March 18, 2018 | Dallas | Winnipeg |
| 4 | 96 | Bathurst | New Brunswick | March 25, 2018 | Nashville | Winnipeg |
| 4 | 97 | Montreal | Quebec | April 1, 2018 | New Jersey | Montreal |
| 5 | 98 | Kitchener | Ontario | October 7, 2018 | Toronto | Chicago |
| 5 | 99 | Parry Sound | Ontario | October 14, 2018 | Carolina | Winnipeg |
| 5 | 100 | London | Ontario | October 21, 2018 | Calgary | NY Rangers |
| 5 | 101 | Burlington | Ontario | October 28, 2018 | Ottawa | Vegas |
| 5 | 102 | Nepean | Ontario | November 4, 2018 | Tampa Bay | Ottawa |
| 5 | 103 | Glace Bay | Nova Scotia | November 11, 2018 | New Jersey | Winnipeg |
| 5 | 104 | Mount Pearl | Newfoundland & Labrador | November 18, 2018 | Vegas | Edmonton |
| 5 | 105 | Dieppe | New Brunswick | November 25, 2018 | Calgary | Arizona |
| 5 | 106 | Boisbriand | Quebec | December 2, 2018 | San Jose | Montreal |
| 5 | 107 | Aurora | Ontario | December 9, 2018 | Calgary | Edmonton |
| 5 | 108 | Chatham-Kent | Ontario | December 16, 2018 | Tampa Bay | Winnipeg |
| 5 | 109 | Mississauga | Ontario | December 23, 2018 | Detroit | Toronto |
| 5 | 110 | Collingwood | Ontario | December 30, 2018 | Vegas | Arizona |
| 5 | 111 | Strathcona County | Alberta | January 6, 2019 | Edmonton | Anaheim |
| 5 | 112 | Langley | British Columbia | January 13, 2019 | Florida | Vancouver |
| 5 | 113 | West Kelowna | British Columbia | January 20, 2019 | Arizona | Toronto |
| 5 | 114 | Leduc | Alberta | February 3, 2019 | Edmonton | Montreal |
| 5 | 115 | Whistler | British Columbia | February 10, 2019 | Toronto | NY Rangers |
| 5 | 116 | CFB Esquimalt | British Columbia | February 17, 2019 | Montreal | Florida |
| 5 | 117 | Okotoks | Alberta | February 24, 2019 | Calgary | Ottawa |
| 5 | 118 | Winkler | Manitoba | March 3, 2019 | Winnipeg | Columbus |
| 5 | 119 | Steinbach | Manitoba | March 10, 2019 | Winnipeg | Washington |
| 5 | 120 | Lethbridge | Alberta | March 17, 2019 | Vancouver | Dallas |
| 5 | 121 | Enoch | Alberta | March 24, 2019 | Montreal | Carolina |
| 5 | 122 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | March 31, 2019 | Calgary | San Jose |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour hits 25 communities", Sportsnet.ca, September 9, 2014. Retrieved on September 9, 2014.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Change is good. Retrieved on January 31, 2015.
- ↑ NHL schedule: Rogers will air 32 Canadiens games nationally in 2014-15. Retrieved on January 31, 2015.
- ↑ Sportsnet Scores a Hat Trick with Action-Packed NHL Weekend: U.S. Thanksgiving Friday Doubleheader, Hockey Night in Canada & Rogers Hometown Hockey, Nov. 27, 28 & 29. Rogers Media. Retrieved on November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Sportsnet Advisory: NHL on Sportsnet, This Weekend Hockey Night in Canada & Rogers Hometown Hockey Feb 7 & 8. Rogers Media. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
- ↑ Interview: Hozier discusses Grammys. Rogers Media. Retrieved on February 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Pucks and profit: CEO opens up about Rogers’ rookie NHL season", The Globe and Mail. Retrieved on May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Rogers moving 'Hometown Hockey' from City to Sportsnet this fall. Retrieved on June 3, 2015.
- ↑ Sportsnet, APTN Set to Deliver First Cree-Language NHL Broadcast on March 24 (en).
- ↑ Fournier, Ariel. Hockey night in Cree: Announcers preparing for historic NHL broadcast Sunday | CBC News (en).
- ↑ http://www.hometownhockey.com/news/rogers-hometown-hockey-tour-announces-year-2-schedule/
- ↑ https://www.nhl.com/news/rogers-hometown-hockey-2016-17-schedule/c-281596020
- ↑ http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/were-on-the-road-again-rogers-hometown-hockey-set-to-hit-24-communities-coast-to-coast-for-2017-18-season-642852813.html
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- ↑ http://www.hometownhockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/full-tour.jpg
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2017/08/24/rogers-hometown-hockey-coming-to-niagara-falls
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/sports/hockey/2017/8/24/charlottetown-hosting-hometown-hockey-stop.html
- ↑ http://www.trurodaily.com/community/2017/8/24/rogers-hometown-hockey-coming-to-truro.html
- ↑ http://www.orilliapacket.com/2017/07/18/orillia-hopes-to-host-hometown-hockey
- ↑ https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/7345094-hometown-hockey-will-be-in-downtown-oakville-in-december/
- ↑ http://www.quintenews.com/2017/08/155607/155607/
- ↑ https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/7495778-brampton-hopes-to-host-hometown-hockey/
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