The Colorado Avalanche’s regular-season opener against the St. Louis Blues Wednesday night will not be aired locally on NBC Sports Network, which previously said would carry the game exclusively.
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For viewers in the Avalanche’s market, the game at Ball Arena will only be broadcast on team-owned Altitude TV, which is not available to Comcast and Dish Network subscribers.
According to Ken Miller, Altitude’s executive vice president/general manager, the game will be available on NBCSN outside the Avalanche’s market but blacked out locally. It will be produced by Altitude with NBC commentators using Altitude’s feed.
“They sent us an email that they were not going to produce the game as an exclusive and would need us to broadcast it so they could take our world feed,” Miller told The Post.
Altitude released its 56-game television schedule Monday. The regional sports network will carry 50 games exclusively, with the other six on NBC. Miller said NBC can be exclusive on as many as seven games, and he believes it pulled out on Wednesday to carry an important game late in the season.
Avalanche broadcast schedule
Date
Time
Opponent
Network
Jan. 13
7:30 p.m.
vs. St. Louis Blues
Altitude
Jan. 15
6 p.m.
vs. St. Louis Blues
Altitude
Jan. 19
7 p.m.
at Los Angeles Kings
Altitude
Jan. 21
7 p.m.
at Los Angeles Kings
Altitude
Jan. 22
7 p.m.
at Anaheim Ducks
Altitude 2
Jan. 24
5 p.m.
at Anaheim Ducks
Altitude
Jan. 26
6 p.m.
vs. San Jose Sharks
Altitude
Jan. 28
6 p.m.
vs. San Jose Sharks
Altitude
Jan. 30
5 p.m.
at Minnesota Wild
Altitude
Jan. 31
5 p.m.
at Minnesota Wild
Altitude
Feb. 2
5:30 p.m.
vs. Minnesota Wild
Altitude
Feb. 4
6 p.m.
vs. Minnesota Wild
Altitude
Feb. 6
12 p.m.
at St. Louis Blues
Altitude
Feb. 7
12 p.m.
at St. Louis Blues
Altitude
Feb. 9
6 p.m.
vs. Arizona Coyotes
Altitude
Feb. 11
6 p.m.
vs. Arizona Coyotes
Altitude
Feb. 14
5:00 pm
at Vegas Golden Knights
NBCSN
Feb. 16
7:45pm
at Vegas Golden Knights
Altitude
Feb. 20
1 p.m.
vs. Vegas Golden Knights
NBC
Feb. 22
6 p.m.
vs. Vegas Golden Knights
Altitude
Feb. 25
6 p.m.
at Arizona Coyotes
Altitude 2
Feb. 27
6 p.m.
at Arizona Coyotes
Altitude
March 1
8 p.m.
at San Jose Sharks
Altitude
March 3
7:30 p.m.
at San Jose Sharks
Altitude
March 5
6 p.m.
vs. Anaheim Ducks
Altitude
March 6
5 p.m.
vs. Anaheim Ducks
Altitude
March 8
6 p.m.
vs. Arizona Coyotes
Altitude
March 10
6 p.m.
vs. Arizona Coyotes
Altitude
March 12
6 p.m.
vs. Los Angeles Kings
Altitude
March 14
5 p.m.
vs. Los Angeles Kings
NBCSN
March 18
6 p.m.
vs. Minnesota Wild
Altitude
March 20
12 p.m.
vs. Minnesota Wild
Altitude
March 22
7 p.m.
at Arizona Coyotes
Altitude
March 23
7 p.m.
at Arizona Coyotes
Altitude
March 25
6 p.m.
vs. Vegas Golden Knights
Altitude
March 27
12 p.m.
vs. Vegas Golden Knights
Altitude
March 29
6 p.m.
vs. Anaheim Ducks
Altitude
March 31
6:30 p.m.
vs. Anaheim Ducks
Altitude
April 3
12 p.m.
vs. St. Louis Blues
Altitude
April 5
5 p.m.
at Minnesota Wild
Altitude
April 7
6 p.m.
at Minnesota Wild
Altitude
April …read more
Source:: The Denver Post – Sports
