Synchronize Your Watches

With the Christmas holiday season upon us, I'm probably going to be busy over the next couple of days with family, friends, and events surrounding this portion of the calendar. Of course, there will be much hockey broadcast over the next few days as Team Canada takes to the ice at both the World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia and at the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. We may even sneak a little AHL action into the mix as well. Of course, one has to be near a TV to see the action, but I'm going to post the day-by-day schedule of hockey you will be able to watch depending on what your cable package provides.

I will also post the NHL Network's coverage of Team USA's World Junior Championship schedule because it is available in Canada. For a country starving for excellent hockey action, one should be able to quench that undying thirst for high-quality hockey over the next couple of weeks with this schedule. All times will be in Eastern Time followed by Pacific Time to help with your scheduling of your life around the hockey broadcasts.

LEGEND
TSN - The Sports Network
TSN2 - TSN's alternate feed
NHLN - NHL Network
SNOne - Sportsnet One
SN - Sportsnet (all regions)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26
TSN - 4AM/1AM - Canada vs. Germany (WJHC)
NHLN - 6PM/3PM - Canada vs. Germany (WJHC) - replay
TSN - 9AM/6AM - Slovakia vs. Russia (WJHC)
NHLN - 9AM/6AM - Slovakia vs. Russia (WJHC)
TSN - 12PM/9AM - Canada vs. Germany (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 6PM/3PM - Canada vs. Germany (WJHC) - replay
TSN - 7:30PM/4:30PM - Canada vs. Germany (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 8PM/5PM - Slovakia vs. Russia (WJHC) - replay

TSN2 - 2PM/11AM - Canada vs. Adler Mannheim (Spengler)

SNOne - 1PM/10AM - Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Toronto Marlies (AHL)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27
TSN - 9AM/6AM - USA vs. Germany (WJHC)
NHLN - 9AM/6AM - USA vs. Germany (WJHC)
NHLN - 8PM/5PM - USA vs. Germany (WJHC) - replay

TSN - 2PM/11AM - HC Davos vs. loser of CAN/ADM (Spengler)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28
TSN - 4AM/1AM - Canada vs. Slovakia (WJHC)
NHLN - 4:30AM/1:30AM - Canada vs. Slovakia (WJHC)
TSN - 9AM/6AM - USA vs. Russia (WJHC)
NHLN - 9AM/6AM - USA vs. Russia (WJHC)
TSN - 12PM/9AM - Canada vs. Slovakia (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 5:30PM/2:30PM - Canada vs. Slovakia (WJHC) - replay
TSN - 7:30PM/4:30PM - Canada vs. Slovakia (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 8PM/5PM - USA vs. Russia (WJHC) - replay

TSN2 - 2PM/11AM - HC Davos vs. winner of CAN/ADM (Spengler)

SN - 7:30PM/4:30PM - St. John's IceCaps vs. Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29
TSN - 9AM/6AM - Russia vs. Germany (WJHC)
NHLN - 9AM/6AM - Russia vs. Germany (WJHC)
NHLN - 5:30PM/2:30PM - Russia vs. Germany (WJHC) - replay

TSN - 11:30AM/8:30AM - Quarterfinal #1 (Spengler) - tape delay
TSN - 2:15PM/11:15AM - Quarterfinal #2 (Spengler)

SNOne - 8PM/5PM - Abbotsford Heat vs. Chicago Wolves (AHL)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30
TSN - 4AM/1AM - Canada vs. USA (WJHC)
NHLN - 4:30AM/1:30AM - Canada vs. USA (WJHC)
TSN - 9AM/6AM - Slovakia vs. Germany (WJHC)
NHLN - 9AM/6AM - Slovakia vs. Germany (WJHC)
TSN - 12PM/9AM - Canada vs. USA (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 5:30PM/2:30PM - Slovakia vs. Germany (WJHC) - replay
TSN - 7:30PM/4:30PM - Canada vs. USA (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 8PM/5PM - Canada vs. USA (WJHC) - replay

TSN - 3PM/12PM - Semifinal #1 (Spengler) - tape delay
TSN2 - 6PM/3PM - Semifinal #2 (Spengler)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
TSN - 5AM/2AM - USA vs. Slovakia (WJHC)
NHLN - 5AM/2AM - USA vs. Slovakia (WJHC)
TSN - 8:30AM/5:30AM - Canada vs. Russia (WJHC)
NHLN - 9AM/6AM - Slovakia vs. Germany (WJHC)
TSN - 12PM/9AM - Canada vs. Russia (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 5:30PM/2:30PM - USA vs. Slovakia (WJHC) - replay
TSN - 7:30PM/4:30PM - Canada vs. Russia (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 8PM/5PM - USA vs. Slovakia (WJHC) - replay

TSN2 - 6AM/3AM - Final (Spengler)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2
TSN - 4AM/1AM - Quarterfinal #1 (WJHC)
NHLN - 4AM/1AM - Quarterfinal #1 (WJHC)
TSN - 7:30AM/4:30AM - Quarterfinal #2 (WJHC)
NHLN - 8AM/5AM - Quarterfinal #2 (WJHC)
TSN - TBD - Quarterfinal #1 (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 5:30PM/2:30PM - Quarterfinal #1 (WJHC) - replay
TSN - TBD - Quarterfinal #2 (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 8PM/5PM - Quarterfinal #2 (WJHC) - replay

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3
TSN - 4AM/1AM - Semifinal #1 (WJHC)
NHLN - 4AM/1AM - Semifinal #1 (WJHC)
TSN - 7:30AM/4:30AM - Semifinal #2 (WJHC)
NHLN - 8AM/5AM - Semifinal #2 (WJHC)
TSN - TBD - Semifinal #1 (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 5:30PM/2:30PM - Semifinal #1 (WJHC) - replay
TSN - TBD - Semifinal #2 (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 8PM/5PM - Semifinal #2 (WJHC) - replay

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5
TSN - 4AM/1AM - Bronze medal game (WJHC)
NHLN - 4AM/1AM - Bronze medal game (WJHC)
TSN - 7:30AM/4:30AM - Gold medal game (WJHC)
NHLN - 8AM/5AM - Gold medal game (WJHC)
NHLN - 5:30PM/2:30PM - Bronze medal game (WJHC) - replay
TSN - 7:30PM/4:30PM - Gold medal game (WJHC) - replay
NHLN - 8PM/5PM - Gold medal game (WJHC) - replay

Pencil in those dates, kids. As you can see, I color coordinated the various channels as well so you can figure out what is airing on each channel by a simple glance. As far as I'm concerned, though, I'm excited for the games to start on Boxing Day!

To all my readers, thanks for making this another enjoyable year as we embarked on some fun projects this year. Merry Christmas to all, Happy Holidays to those who celebrated other holidays, and let's enjoy some hockey!

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!