-Schedule includes 12 divisional match-ups, eleven games vs. Canadian teams and two games against defending Stanley Cup Champion LA Kings-
TORONTO (September 5, 2012) – Sportsnet today announced its 2012-13 Edmonton Oilers regional broadcast schedule, featuring 59 regular season games beginning on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 8:30 p.m. MT with Edmonton taking on the Sharks in San Jose.
Sportsnet’s Oilers regular season broadcast schedule includes 43 games on Sportsnet West and 16 games on the Sportsnet ONE companion channel, Sportsnet Oilers. (Please see complete broadcast schedule below).
Oilers broadcasts will feature play-by-play announcer Kevin Quinn alongside former NHLer Louie DeBrusk as analyst and Gene Principe as host. The HOCKEY CENTRAL panel will preview every game with a half hour pregame show, and will also provide intermission and post-game analysis.
Highlights from the 2012-13 Edmonton Oilers regular season regional broadcast schedule on Sportsnet includes:
- Eleven games against Canadian-based teams including Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary
- Twelve matchups against rival teams from the Northwest Division
- Two showdowns vs. defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings
2012 -13 Edmonton Oilers Sportsnet Regional Broadcast Schedule
October
- Thursday, October 18, Edmonton @ San Jose, 8:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Friday, October 19, Edmonton @ Anaheim, 8 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Sunday, October 21, Edmonton @ Los Angeles, 1:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Friday, October 26, Tampa Bay @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, October 30, Colorado @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
November
- Thursday, November 1, Montreal @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Saturday, November 3, Detroit @ Edmonton, 1:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, November 6, Edmonton @ Detroit, 5:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Saturday, November 10, Edmonton @ Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Sunday, November 11, Edmonton @Chicago, 5 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers, JIP @ 5:30 p.m. on Sportsnet West)
- Friday, November 16, Florida @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, November 20, Edmonton @ Dallas, 6:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Wednesday, November 21, Edmonton @ Phoenix, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, November 27, Edmonton @ Nashville, 6 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Thursday, November 29, Edmonton@ Dallas, 6:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
December
- Tuesday, December 4, Nashville @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Thursday, December 6, Ottawa @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Saturday, December 8, Dallas @ Edmonton, 1:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Monday, December 10, Edmonton@ Vancouver, 8 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, December 11, Edmonton @ San Jose, 8:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, December 18, Toronto @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Thursday, December 20, Buffalo @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Wednesday, December 26, Winnipeg @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Friday, December 28, San Jose @ Edmonton, 5 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Sunday, December 30, Edmonton @ Chicago, 5 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers JIP @ 5:30 p.m. on Sportsnet West)
- Monday, December 31, Edmonton @ Minnesota, 4 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
January
- Wednesday, January 2, Boston @ Edmonton, 8 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Friday, January 4, Vancouver @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Sunday, January 6, Columbus @ Edmonton, 6 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Wednesday, January 9, NY Islanders @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Monday, January 14, San Jose @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Thursday, January 17, Edmonton @ Phoenix, 7 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Tuesday, January 22, Vancouver @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, January 29, Edmonton @ Montreal, 5:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Thursday, January 31, Edmonton @ Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
February
- Thursday, February 7, Edmonton @ St. Louis, 6 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Sunday, February 10, Edmonton @ Columbus, 4 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, February 12, Dallas @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Thursday, February 14, Minnesota @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Monday, February 18, Edmonton @ Colorado, 7 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Tuesday, February 19, Los Angeles @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Thursday, February 21, Minnesota @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Saturday, February 23, Phoenix @ Edmonton, 1:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, February 26, Edmonton @ Nashville, 6 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Thursday, February 28, Edmonton @ Carolina, 5 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
March
- Sunday, March 3, Edmonton @ Columbus, 1 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, March 5, Edmonton @ Minnesota, 6 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
- Saturday, March 9, Edmonton @ New Jersey, 11 a.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Sunday, March 10, Edmonton @ NY Rangers, 1 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, March 12, Edmonton @ St. Louis, 6 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Sunday, March 17, Nashville @ Edmonton, 6 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, March 19, Minnesota @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, March 26, Columbus @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Thursday, March 28, Colorado @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
April
- Monday, April 1, Calgary @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Saturday, April 6, Edmonton @ Los Angeles, 2 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Sunday, April 7, Edmonton @ Anaheim, 6 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Tuesday, April 9, Phoenix @ Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. MT (Sportsnet West)
- Thursday, April 11, Edmonton @ Vancouver, 8 p.m. MT (Sportsnet Oilers)
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