The National Hockey League (NHL) returned to the ice on October 4, and hockey fans nationwide can tune into XM Satellite Radio for live games, plus the nation???s only hockey talk radio channel, ???Home Ice.???
XM will broadcast more than 1,100 live NHL games during the 2006-2007 season. NHL games can be heard on the Home Ice channel (XM 204) and the NHL Hockey Play-by-Play channels 205 through 209. The upcoming NHL season marks the second year of a 10-year partnership between the league and XM. XM will be the exclusive satellite radio network of the NHL starting next season.
???XM has the most hockey coverage that has ever been broadcast on the radio,??? said Kevin Straley, vice president, talk programming, XM Satellite Radio. ???You can listen to games for every NHL team. You can hear the latest hockey news on Home Ice. And since XM is available from coast to coast, you can follow the action virtually anyplace across the country. XM makes it possible for you to tune into the NHL in your car, at home, or on the go. We???ve got hockey season covered from opening day to the Stanley Cup final.???
For more information, check out the XM Radio press release.
