Chicago Blackhawks: 11 Nationally Broadcasted Games This Season

A vacant United Center, having to wander through the AM Radio stations to find the Blackhawks games, and knowing players only by their face—those days are long gone for longtime Chicago Blackhawks fans. The Blackhawks have come a long way since the Bill Wirtz era.

Now, for the third consecutive season, the Blackhawks will have all of their games televised.

The National Hockey League Broadcast Rightsholders NBC and VERSUS declared yesterday that 11 Chicago Blackhawks games will be broadcast on national television during the 2010-11 regular season—the most for any NHL team.

Chicago will have the opportunity to make up to four more appearances on NBC’s Game of the Week in the second half of the season, once the league and network state those contests as part of their flex scheduling contract.

The entire listing of games is below.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (CT)
Thurs, Oct. 7	at Colorado Avalanche	Pepsi Center	9:00 P.M.
Tue, Nov. 30	vs. St. Louis Blues	United Center	7:00 P.M.
Mon, Jan. 3	at Los Angeles Kings	Staples Center	8:00 P.M.
Wed, Feb. 16	vs. Minnesota Wild	United Center	7:00 P.M.
Mon, Feb. 28	at Minnesota Wild	Xcel Energy Center	7:00 P.M.
Wed, March 9	at Tampa Bay Lightning	St. Pete Times Forum	6:30 P.M.
Mon, March 14	vs. San Jose Sharks	United Center	7:00 P.M.
Mon, March 28	at Detroit Red Wings	Joe Louis Arena	6:30 P.M.
Tues, March 29	at Boston Bruins	TD Garden	6:30 P.M.
Wed, April 6	vs. St. Louis Blues	United Center	7:00 P.M.
Fri, April 8	at Detroit Red Wings	Joe Louis Arena	6:00 P.M.

Not only have the Blackhawks come an extensive way in the media, but a mass of NHL teams seems to be marketing on national television.

The Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins all have their schedules posted. Every one is found on the NHL.com team site.

This is an immense move for the NHL and each individual team to bring in superior fanbases, more knowledge, and, hopefully, additional money.

Now, all we have to do is pass the time for 41 more days to truly experience the benefit of the recently announced broadcasted games.