Trades, Scoops, Steals & Deals - Anytime, Anyhow, Anywhere: Sportsnet Presents HOCKEY CENTRAL Trade Deadline, April 3

Trades, Scoops, Steals & Deals - Anytime, Anyhow, Anywhere: Sportsnet Presents HOCKEY CENTRAL Trade Deadline, April 3

- 10 hours of live Trade Deadline coverage across Sportsnet,
sportsnet.ca, Sportsnet 590 The FAN, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, and
Sportsnet Mobile App -

- Sportsnet's Strategy Room returns with Marek, MacLean, Lawton, Keenan,
Smith & Potvin -

- HOCKEY CENTRAL Trade Deadline Preview Show preps fans for the big day
on April 2 -

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Media Interviews: Sportsnet talent are available to discuss all things NHL & Trade
Deadline


TORONTO, March 28, 2013 /CNW/ - With JaromeIginla officially off the trading block, will Roberto Luongo or Marian
Gaborik be next? Big names call for big rumours, big trades and big
coverage. With six days remaining until the NHL Trade Deadline,
Sportsnet is gearing up to deliver the country's most comprehensive and
informative NHL Trade Deadline coverage with HOCKEY CENTRAL Trade Deadline Presented by Coors Light - across television, digital, radio and print - on Wednesday, April 3.



Sportsnet's live, 10-hour HOCKEY CENTRAL Trade Deadline national broadcastkicks off Wednesday, April 3 at 8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario,
West and Pacific, and at sportsnet.ca on desktop, mobile and tablet. Fans can also connect to all things
Trade Deadline at Sportsnet by listening to Sportsnet 590 The FAN andSportsnet 960 The FAN, following Sportsnet's personalities on Twitter, joining Sportsnet's
fan page on Facebook and checking out the March 28 issue of Sportsnet magazine.



From now through to NHL Trade Deadline Day and beyond, Sportsnet's
best-in-class team of insiders, analysts, commentators and reporters
keep fans on top of all of the latest trades, reactions and outcomes,
and also preps fans for the big day with the HOCKEY CENTRAL Trade Deadline Preview Show on Tuesday, April 2 at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific.


Sportsnet's HOCKEY CENTRAL Trade Deadline coverage on all platforms will include:


Sportsnet -TV


-- Sportsnet's 10-hour broadcast on April 3 will feature 32 of
Canada's best hockey experts, sports writers, reporters and
hosts - including Stanley Cup Champions, NHL GMs, coaches,
executives and players, and award-winning journalists -
delivering live breaking news, rumours, and instant 360°
analysis of each transaction:
o Main Set Panel:Host
Daren Millard
quarterbacks the day and will be joined by Marty McSorley,
Damien Cox and
Billy Jaffe
o Insiders Panel:Featuring leading trade-breakers
Nick Kypreos,
John Shannon,
Scott Morrison,
Mark Spector,
Chris Johnston, and
the Ottawa Sun's
Bruce Garrioch
o Strategy Room:Host
Jeff Marek discusses
and debates all of the trades - as well as reminisces about some of
hockey's most entertaining untold stories - with former NHL general
managers
Mike Keenan,
Brian Lawton,
Neil Smith,
Doug MacLean, and
former player Denis Potvin
o Canucks Panel:Host Don Taylor, alongside former Canucks and current
analysts
Garry Valk and
Brad May provide a
western perspective and talk all things Vancouver Canucks
o Radio Panel:
Prime Time Sports
host Bob McCown
quarterbacks this panel bringing his unique outspoken and often
critical perspective of Trade Deadline
o Puck Daddy Blogger:
Greg Wyshynski is
joined by
Gord Stellick for
entertaining and witty analysis throughout the day
o Connected Updates:Hazel Mae interacts with Toronto Blue Jays
players ahead of their second home game of the season
-- In addition, the following reporters will be on-location with
each Canadian NHL team:
o Montreal Canadiens:
Alyson Lozoff will
be in Montreal, covering general manager Mark Bergevin's press
conference.
Tony Ambrosio will
be with the team on location in Philadephia
o Ottawa Senators:
Ian Mendes will be in
Boston with the team
o Toronto Maple Leafs:
Christine Simpson
and Arash Madani will
be live in Toronto, reporting from the Air Canada Centre and
MasterCard Centre
o Winnipeg Jets:
Shawn McKenzie is
with the Jets in New York
o Calgary Flames:
Roger Millions
reports live from Calgary
o Edmonton Oilers:
Gene Principe is
with the Oilers in Calgary
o Vancouver Canucks:
Dan Murphy and
Craig MacEwen report
on all the action from Vancouver

Digital - sportsnet.ca and Sportsnet Mobile app


-- The newly-redesigned
sportsnet.ca features:
o Trade Deadline Hub: Headlined by a live stream of the entire HOCKEY
CENTRAL Trade Deadlinebroadcast, as well as a live Storify article
that will highlight all the latest news, rumours and tweets from
around the hockey world
o Trade Tracker: Lists all the confirmed trades from across the NHL
and allows fans to vote on which team won each trade
o Twitter Tradar: Fans can follow all hockey-related Twitter trends
across North America with a "heat-map" of tweets on NHL teams,
players and more
o Fan Fuel: Hockey fans can voice their opinion on this page with
blogs written by fans
o A team-by-team list of all pending restricted and unrestricted free
agents who could be in play
-- The newly redesigned Sportsnet Mobile app allows fans to follow
the trades and up-to-the-second coverage latest news -
whenever, wherever
o Available free for the BBZ10 from BlackBerry World, and for iPhone,
iPad and iTouch on the App Store and in iTunes

Radio - Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN


-- Sportsnet 590 The Fan
(Toronto) schedule includes:
o Brady and Lang:Hosts
Greg Brady and
Jim Lang get the day
started, analyzing potential trades beginning at 5:30 a.m. ET
o HOCKEY CENTRAL at Noon:Fans can get updated on their lunch break
with a star-studded edition of the popular show, Noon ET
o Prime Time Sports:Host McCown providespost-deadline reaction,
opinion and analysis starting at 4 p.m. ET
-- Sportsnet 960 The FAN
(Calgary) wakes up early to begin coverage of the big day at 6
a.m. MT, providing news, updates, and analysis until 8 p.m.
MT. Coverage includes:
o Trade Deadline Special: from 10 a.m. MT to 1 p.m. MT. Special
guests Eric Francis,
Brendan Parker and
Peter Loubardias focus on the trades that will affect the Calgary
Flames
o The Big Show:
Pat Steinberg
and Ryan Leslie host the show live from the Scotiabank Saddledome
from 1 p.m. MT to 7 p.m. MT

Print - Sportsnet magazine


-- In the latest issue of Sportsnet, on newsstands today, HOCKEY
CENTRAL experts break down the bigger names expected to become
trade bait on April 3 and the top five teams to watch as the
deadline nears. Also included in the issue, features editor
Gare Joyce looks
back on the day the St. Louis Blues nabbed Wayne Gretzky,
proving anything can happen around the NHL's trade deadline

Join the Discussion

Fansare encouraged to be a part of the HOCKEY CENTRAL Trade Deadline Presented by Coors Light discussion by sharing their thoughts and opinions through Sportsnet's
official social media channels listed below and by using the
#TradeTracker hashtag.


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