NHL Home Ice
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| Broadcast area | Canada United States |
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| Branding | NHL Home Ice |
| Slogan | The Nation's Hockey Station |
| Frequency | XM204 |
| First air date | November 2005 |
| Format | Sports Radio |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Affiliations | National Hockey League American Hockey League (only during Olympics) |
| Owner | XM Radio Canada |
| Website | homeice.xmradio.com |
NHL Home Ice is XM Satellite Radio's talk channel dedicated to the sport of hockey, and more so the National Hockey League. It features hockey talk during the day and play-by-play at night. The voice of NHL Home Ice is Richard Maxwell.
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[edit] History
[edit] Home Ice (2005-2007)
Home Ice began in November 2005 as XM Radio Canada launched its line of channels on the XM platform. Home Ice actually began on the XM Satellite Radio United States platform before the official launch of XM Radio Canada. It was the first full-time channel launched by XM Radio Canada. Due to a licensing agreement with Sirius, XM was not permitted to use the NHL logo yet, and instead created their own logo for the NHL package. Home Ice was a part of XM's NHL hockey package, as they dedicated 5 other channels for game play-by-play. This enabled XM to air the large majority of NHL games. It is believed that no Canadian team missed a broadcast ever. In addition, French language channel Radio Parallèle is also the home for French play-by-play of the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators.
Home Ice concluded its first season on the air on the morning of June 20, 2006 when the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup. Gametime aftermath show Ice Cap had an extended show to take calls from fans.
Home Ice continued on Channel 204 through the 2006-2007 season.
[edit] NHL Home Ice (2007-)
On 2007-07-01, XM became the exclusive satellite radio home of the NHL. As the exclusive satellite radio partner of the NHL, XM officially rebranded the Home Ice channel to NHL Home Ice. [1] In addition to that, XM now carries the play-by-play of every game in the 2007-08 hockey season. This will be possible with the addition of channels 237-239, added on 2007-09-24.
[edit] Lineup
This is the current lineup of NHL Home Ice on XM. NHL Play-by-Play broadcasts are preceded by Face Off with Ron Rimer. Home Ice also carries the Saturday afternoon show Live From Wayne Gretzky's, which is syndicated to 9 other AM stations across Canada.
[edit] Weekdays
| ET | PT | Show |
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| 6 AM | 3 AM | Hockey This Morning with hosts Scott Laughlin and Shawn Lavigne |
| 10 AM | 7 AM | The War Room with host Dan Blakeley |
| 12 PM | 9 AM | NHL Live with hosts Don LaGreca and E.J. Hradek |
| 2 PM | 11 AM | The Point |
| 3 PM | 12 PM | Power Play with hosts Jim Tatti and Gary Green |
| 4 PM | 1 PM | In The Slot with Hall of Fame member Phil Esposito and Jim Tatti |
| 6 PM | 3 PM | Face Off |
| 7 PM | 4 PM | NHL Play-by-Play |
| 10 PM | 7 PM | Ice Cap with Jamie Shalley and Ron Rimer |
[edit] References
- ^ XM Satellite Radio (2007-06-28). "XM to Become Exclusive Satellite Radio Carrier of NHL". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
[edit] External links
- XM Home Ice
- NHL Home Ice
- NHL Home Ice Lineup - Printable PDF grid featuring the complete NHL Home Ice lineup.
