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2011 NHL playoffs first round TV schedule

April 12, 2011 Ryan Berenz

The 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs begin Wednesday, April 13, with conference quarterfinal action. Versus carries Phoenix at Detroit at 7pm ET, with bonus coverage of the New York Rangers at Washington, followed by Chicago at Vancouver at 10pm ET. NBC’s coverage starts Saturday, April 16, with Phoenix at Detroit at 3pm ET. Full U.S. national TV schedule below (check back for updates): 2011 NHL Playoffs Conference Quarterfinals Schedule (All times Eastern; subject to change) EASTERN CONFERENCE #1 Washington Capitals vs. #8 New York Rangers Game 1 – Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 (OT) Game 2 – Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers […]

2011 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule on Versus and ABC

March 23, 2011 Ryan Berenz

The IZOD IndyCar Series starts the engines on their 2011 season at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida on Sunday, March 27, beginning at 12:30pm ET on ABC. The 1.8-mile, 14-turn course uses a section of runway at Albert Whitted Airport as well as streets of downtown St. Petersburg. Top drivers expected to compete are Will Power, Scott Dixon, Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick and last season’s IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti. Power won the 2010 St. Petersburg race from the pole position. ABC and Versus combine to televise all races […]

“Hockey Day in America” and NHL Heritage Classic schedule on NBC and Versus

February 16, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz Taking a cue from CBC’s “Hockey Day in Canada,” NBC introduces the first “Hockey Day in America” on Sunday, Feb. 20. NBC and Versus combine to air three games on Sunday, and include features on heartwarming stories on why hockey is such a great sport in the U.S. Depending on where you live, you’ll see Washington at Buffalo, Philadelphia at New York Rangers or Detroit at Minnesota on NBC Sunday afternoon, followed by the national TV airing of Pittsburgh at Chicago. On Sunday night, Versus airs the NHL Heritage Classic, an outdoor game between the Montreal Canadiens […]

Where to watch the 2011 NHL All-Star Game

January 26, 2011 Ryan Berenz

The 2011 NHL All-Star Game at RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C., eschews the traditional East vs. West matchup in favor of a format with a decidedly fantasy-hockey feel to it. Captains for each side will select their teams from a pool of 42 players chosen by fan balloting and the NHL in the 2011 All-Star Fantasy Draft on Jan. 28 (televised by Versus). After the 42 All-Stars were selected, the players elected captains — Hurricanes center Eric Staal and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom — to represent their teams. A coin toss will determine which team picks first, and […]

2010 NHL national TV schedule

October 6, 2010 Ryan Berenz

Versus drops the puck on its 78-game, regular-season slate of NHL games for 2010-11 on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 12pm ET with an opening-day tripleheader. The season begins overseas as the Carolina Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild play the first of two games at Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland. Then the action comes back stateside as the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers visit Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first regular-season game in Pittsburgh’s new CONSOL Energy Center. The final game in the tripleheader features the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks visiting the Colorado Avalanche. We’ve got full press […]

Where to watch the 2010 Tour de France

June 30, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz Versus is once again the place for coverage of the Tour de France cycling race beginning Saturday, July 3, at 11:30am ET. Here’s the complete release from Versus, and you can get the entire Versus TV coverage schedule here. ON-AIR, ONLINE AND ON iPHONE-VERSUS’ 10TH YEAR OF TOUR DE FRANCE COVERAGE PROVIDES FANS WITH AN ALL-ACCESS PASS IN HD TO THE MOST EPIC RACE EVER New York, N.Y. (June 29, 2010)-VERSUS, the fastest growing sports cable network in the country and the exclusive television home of the Tour de France in the U.S., will begin its tenth […]

2010 Stanley Cup Finals TV schedule

May 26, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Berenz The Chicago Blackhawks will take on the Philadelphia Flyers in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning Saturday, May 29, at 8pm ET on NBC. Here’s the complete Stanley Cup TV schedule: STANLEY CUP FINALS Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Wins Series 4-2 Game #1/Saturday, May 29 — Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5 Game #2/Monday, May 31 — Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 Game #3/Wednesday, June 2 — Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3 OT Game #4/Friday, June 4 — Philadelphia 5, Chicago 3 Game #5/Sunday, June 6 – Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4 Game #6/Wednesday, June 9 – Chicago 4, Philadelphia […]

NHL Stanley Cup playoffs conference finals schedule

May 17, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan The NHL is down to its final four with the Philadelphia Flyers taking on the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference and the San Jose Sharks taking on the Chicago Blackhawks in the West. Here is the conference finals national TV schedule for NBC and Versus. EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS #7 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #8 Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia wins series 4-1 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS #1 San Jose Sharks vs. #2 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago wins series 4-0

NHL Stanley Cup playoffs conference semifinal schedule

April 29, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan The NHL’s Stanley Cup picture became a little clearer now that the first round is out of the way. And did the path to a Stanley Cup repeat get clearer for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins after the Montreal Canadiens shocked the No. 1 seed Washington Capitals? Remains to be seen. Here is the schedule for the playoffs’ second round, with games televised nationally on Versus and NBC. 2010 EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS #4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #8 Montreal Canadiens Friday, April 30 at Pittsburgh, 7pm VERSUS Sunday, May 2 at Pittsburgh, 2pm NBC Tuesday, May 4 at […]

2010 NHL Playoffs first round schedule on Versus and NBC

April 13, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan The NHL Playoffs begin as the 16 teams in the postseason make the long haul toward the Stanley Cup Finals. NBC and Versus have coverage of seven of the eight first-round series. The schedule for NBC and Versus: Eastern Conference #1 Washington Capitals vs. #8 Montreal Canadiens Game 1 – Montreal at Washington, Thursday, April 15, 7 p.m. – Versus Game 2 – Montreal at Washington, Saturday, April 17, 7 p.m. – Versus *Game 5 – Montreal at Washington, Friday, April 23, 7 p.m. – Versus *Game 6 – Washington at Montreal, Monday, April 26, 7 pm. – […]