FOX Sports Ohio Announces 50-Game High Definition Broadcast Schedule for 2009-10 Season
High Definition telecasts begin with Opening Night game vs. Minnesota on Saturday, October 3
PrintCOLUMBUS, OHIO – FOX Sports Ohio announced today that the network will broadcast 50 of its 75 live regular season Columbus Blue Jackets games during the upcoming 2009-10 National Hockey League season in high definition. The first HD telecast of FOX Sports Ohio's Emmy-award-winning coverage of the Blue Jackets begins on Saturday, October 3 when the club opens its ninth NHL season with a 7 p.m. matchup against the Minnesota Wild. The complete 2009-10 Blue Jackets regular season HD telecast schedule follows (all times Eastern):
2009-10 BLUE JACKETS ON FOX SPORTS OHIO HIGH DEFINITION SCHEDULE
| Date Day Opponent Time
October 8 Thu. at San Jose Sharks 10:30 p.m. 17 Sat. LOS ANGELES KINGS 7 p.m. 22 Thu. at Edmonton Oilers 9:30 p.m. 25 Sun. at Los Angeles Kings 9 p.m. November 4 Wed. SAN JOSE SHARKS 7 p.m. 5 Thu. at Atlanta Thrashers 7 p.m. 7 Sat. CAROLINA HURRICANES 7 p.m. 13 Fri. ANAHEIM DUCKS 7 p.m. 16 Mon. EDMONTON OILERS 7 p.m. 19 Thu. at Dallas Stars 8:30 p.m. 23 Mon. at New York Rangers 7 p.m. 24 Tue. at Montreal Canadiens 7:30 p.m. 26 Thu. at Ottawa Senators 7:30 p.m. 30 Mon. ST. LOUIS BLUES 7 p.m. December 5 Sat. COLORADO AVALANCHE 7 p.m. 10 Thu. at Nashville Predators 8 p.m. 12 Sat. ANAHEIM DUCKS 7 p.m. 17 Thu. PHOENIX COYOTES 7 p.m. 19 Sat. at Colorado Avalanche 9 p.m. 26 Sat. at Detroit Red Wings 7 p.m. 31 Thu. NASHVILLE PREDATORS 7 p.m. |
Date Day Opponent Time January 16 Sat. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 2 p.m. 21 Thu. at Boston Bruins 7 p.m. 26 Tue. NASHVILLE PREDATORS 7 p.m. 28 Thu. LOS ANGELES KINGS 7 p.m. 30 Sat. at St. Louis Blues 8 p.m. February 10 Wed. SAN JOSE SHARKS 7 p.m. 12 Fri. VANCOUVER CANUCKS 7 p.m. 14 Sun. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 5 p.m. March 6 Sat. at San Jose Sharks 10:30 p.m. 8 Mon. at Los Angeles Kings 10:30 p.m. 9 Tue. at Anaheim Ducks 10 p.m. 11 Thu. ATLANTA THRASHERS 7 p.m. 13 Sat. ST. LOUIS BLUES 7 p.m. 20 Sat. at Nashville Predators 8 p.m. 23 Tue. at New Jersey Devils 7 p.m. 25 Thu. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 7 p.m. 27 Sat. NEW YORK ISLANDERS 7 p.m. 30 Tue. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 7 p.m. April 3 Sat. WASHINGTON CAPITALS 7 p.m. 7 Wed. at Detroit Red Wings 7:30 p.m. |
The Blue Jackets return to preseason action tonight when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nationwide Arena. Game time is set for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the Wheeling Island Blue Jackets Radio Network and flagship stations 1460 The Fan and CD101 as well as online at www.BlueJackets.com.
The Jackets open the 2009-10 regular season on Saturday, October 3, against the Wild. Game time from Nationwide Arena is 7 p.m. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio HD will begin with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 6:30 p.m. The game will also broadcast live on the Wheeling Island Blue Jackets Radio Network and flagship station WWCD-FM, CD101, as well as online at www.BlueJackets.com.
Blue Jackets single game tickets are on sale now at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, The FOX Sports Ohio Blue Line Team Store at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, ticket outlets at the Chiller Ice Rinks and all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers. Fans can also purchase tickets by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at www.BlueJackets.com and ticketmaster.com. Season tickets starting at $18 per game, as well as six-, 10- and 20-game packages for the 2009-10 season are also on sale. For information, call (800) NHL-COLS or visit BlueJackets.com.
