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Rogers Hometown Hockey is a former package of National Hockey League (NHL) telecasts aired by Sportsnet as part of its national broadcast rights to the league. Debuting on October 12, 2014 as part of Sportsnet's inaugural season of coverage, the games featured a pre-game show and studio segments hosted on-location by Ron MacLean and Tara Slone from various Canadian cities, profiling local players and communities (including at the "grassroots" level). Each tour stop featured a weekend festival with community activities, culminating with the live broadcast. Hometown Hockey was spun off from prior NHL initiatives promoting hockey at the local level, and served as one of Sportsnet's three exclusive national windows (alongside the flagship Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey and Hockey Night in Canada), and one of two with a "game of the week" format.

The games were first aired on Sunday nights on Citytv, after which they moved to Sportsnet beginning in the 2015–16 season. The tour was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Hometown Hockey was suspended as a whole during the shortened 2020–21 NHL season (with Hometown Hockey segments instead airing during Hockey Night). Hometown Hockey returned with a new Monday-night scheduling for the 2021–22 NHL season, after which it was replaced with Rogers Monday Night Hockey the following season.

Format

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The games were co-hosted on-location by Ron MacLean and Tara Slone from various Canadian cities as part of a nationwide tour. The pre-game show and studio segments for the games featured segments profiling local players and teams from each city.[1][2]

At least one Canadian-based franchise was featured during each game, although it sometimes also aired a game between two American-based teams if necessary.[3] Most Hometown Hockey games were aired in primetime, although it occasionally aired in the afternoon (such as the second half of the Montreal Canadiens' traditional matinee games on the weekend of the Super Bowl; typically no other games were scheduled that evening).[4][5]

History

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Sportsnet Mobile Studio truck at the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour in Regina, Saskatchewan.

The games and tour contributed to an effort by Rogers to improve its public image, particularly under CEO Guy Laurence, by associating itself with the sport of hockey at a local level. MacLean characterized Hometown Hockey as an extension of Hockey Day in Canada and the Kraft Hockeyville competition—highlighting grassroots hockey throughout the country on a weekly basis. He also felt that the original Sunday night timeslot was "a good hockey night", believing that it could be "[a] family-forward way of doing the show to get the kids involved. Families can have it on while they get ready for school or work Sunday night. For me, after 27 years, honestly, what’s wrong with doing something different?" The games also sought to emulate the success of ESPN's College GameDay—a traveling pre-game show for ESPN's college football broadcasts, and NBC's Sunday Night Football—which originally aired Sundays against Hometown Hockey during the National Football League season.[1][2][6][7]

The games were carried by Citytv during its inaugural season (with London, Ontario as its inaugural city),[8] although infrequently moved to Sportsnet in the event of scheduling conflicts.[9][10] Beginning in the 2015–16 season, Hometown Hockey moved exclusively to Sportsnet; Moore explained that introducing Hometown Hockey on Citytv was intended to incubate the brand, but that airing it on Sportsnet had made sense from an economic standpoint due to its status as a pay channel, and enabled Citytv to return to entertainment programming on Sundays.[11][12]

On March 8, 2020, in recognition of International Women's Day, the Hometown Hockey game that night featured the first all-female broadcast team in NHL history—with play-by-play commentator Leah Hextall, analyst Cassie Campbell-Pascall, and sideline reporter Christine Simpson. Women also served as the executive producer, game producer and director for the telecast.[13]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hometown Hockey games and tour were suspended for the 2020–21 NHL season. Two Sunday night Ottawa Senators games (one against the Montreal Canadiens and one against the Toronto Maple Leafs) were produced nationally under the NHL on Sportsnet banner in lieu of regional rightsholder TSN.[14] A branded segment and virtual audience was featured during Hockey Night in Canada.[15]

Beginning with the 2021–22 season, Hometown Hockey broadcasts were moved to Monday nights.[16] Due to the reinstatement of COVID-19 restrictions nationwide due to Omicron variant, the tour was suspended from December 2021 until March 2022.[17]

On June 28, 2022, Rogers cancelled Hometown Hockey after eight seasons; the games were replaced with Rogers Monday Night Hockey the following season. MacLean remains with Sportsnet to host Hockey Night.[18][19][20]

Indigenous representation

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On March 24, 2019, the Hometown Hockey was broadcast from First Nations territory for the first time, visiting the Enoch Cree Nation outside of Edmonton. Ahead of the game, Rogers announced a partnership with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) to simulcast that night's game with commentary in Plains Cree. It was the first-ever NHL broadcast in the language: Clarence Iron of Pinehouse, Saskatchewan's CFNK-FM (who is known locally for his radio broadcasts of indigenous teams in the language) served as the play-by-play announcer, while former NHL player John Chabot and Northern Cree member Earl Wood hosted the studio segments.[21][22]

In December 2019, it was announced that Sportsnet and APTN would continue the broadcasts, with six Sunday-night games planned per-season over the next three years. The expanded package began with a Montreal Canadiens/Florida Panthers game in February 2020.[23] On March 1, 2020, the tour broadcast from the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba.[24]

Awards

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In 2017 and 2018, Ron MacLean was nominated for Best Sports Host at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards and the 6th Canadian Screen Awards respectively.

In 2020, the Hometown Hockey broadcast from Enoch Cree Nation was nominated in the Best Sports Program or Segment category at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards.

Season 1 Overview

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In season 1, the tour kicked off in London, Ontario, home of the London Knights. Live tour musical performances included appearances by:

Season 2 Overview

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In season 2, the tour started in Kitchener, Ontario, home of the Kitchener Rangers. Live tour musical performances included appearances by:[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]

Season 3 Overview

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In season 3, the tour began in Newmarket, Ontario, home of Connor McDavid. Live tour musical performances included appearances by:[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][non-primary source needed]

Season 4 Overview

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In season 4, the tour started in Niagara Falls, Ontario, home of Derek Sanderson. Live tour musical performances include appearances by:[42]

Season 5 Overview

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In season 5, the tour started in Kitchener, Ontario, home of Hockey Hall of Famer Scott Stevens. Live tour musical performances include appearances by:

Season 6 Overview

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In season 6, the tour kicked off in Halton Hills, Ontario, home of former NHL Director of Officiating Bryan Lewis.[68] Live broadcast musical performers included:

Season 7 Overview

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was suspended, as were the Hometown Hockey-themed Sunday national games. During Hockey Night in Canada, a branded segment and virtual audience was featured for the duration of the 2020-21 NHL regular season.[71]

Season 8 Overview

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In season 8, the tour resumed, starting in Ayr, Ontario in North Dumfries, home of NHLers Jay Wells and Kyle Clifford.[72][73]

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
125[74]October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12) (Canada)April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05) (Canada)
224[75]October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11) (Canada)April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03) (Canada)
324[76]October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) (Canada)April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09) (Canada)
424[77]October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08) (Canada)April 1, 2018 (2018-04-01) (Canada)
525[78]October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) (Canada)March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) (Canada)
625[79] (planned), 22 (actual)October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) (Canada)March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08) (Canada)
70January 16, 2021 (2021-01-16) (Canada)[71]May 15, 2021 (2021-05-15) (Canada) 1
820 (14 stops + 6 studio-only shows)October 18, 2021 (2021-10-18) (Canada)[80]April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25) (Canada)
  • ^Note 1 : During season 7, Rogers Hometown Hockey became an in-studio segment in Toronto on Saturday nights during Hockey Night in Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While there were no full episodes, the series had a presence during the 2020-21 NHL regular season.[71]

Hometown Hockey Tour Stops

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Season Stop Stop location[74][81][82][83] Date Matchup[74][75][84][85]
City Province Away team Home team
1 1 London Ontario October 12, 2014 Toronto New York Rangers
2 Selkirk Manitoba October 19, 2014 Calgary Winnipeg
3 Saskatoon Saskatchewan October 26, 2014 Ottawa Chicago
4 Red Deer Alberta November 2, 2014 Calgary Montreal
5 Burnaby British Columbia November 9, 2014 Vancouver Anaheim
6 Kelowna November 16, 2014 Montreal Detroit
7 Fort McMurray Alberta November 23, 2014 New York Rangers
8 Brandon Manitoba November 30, 2014 Vancouver Detroit
9 Sudbury Ontario December 7, 2014 Ottawa
10 St. Catharines December 14, 2014 Calgary Chicago
11 Kingston December 21, 2014 Toronto
12 Peterborough December 28, 2014 Vancouver Anaheim
13 Owen Sound January 4, 2015 Tampa Bay Ottawa
14 Moncton New Brunswick January 11, 2015 Florida Edmonton
15 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island January 18, 2015 Arizona Winnipeg
16 Dollard-des-Ormeaux Quebec February 1, 2015 Montreal
17 St. John's Newfoundland & Labrador February 8, 2015 Montreal Boston
18 Cole Harbour Nova Scotia February 15, 2015 Philadelphia Buffalo
19 Boischatel Quebec February 22, 2015 Vancouver New York Islanders
20 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario March 1, 2015 Toronto Washington
21 Thompson Manitoba March 8, 2015 Calgary Ottawa
22 Regina Saskatchewan March 15, 2015 Philadelphia
23 Prince George British Columbia March 22, 2015 Vancouver Arizona
24 Lethbridge Alberta March 29, 2015 Chicago Winnipeg
25 Kanata Ontario April 5, 2015 Ottawa Toronto
2 26 Kitchener Ontario October 11, 2015 Montreal Ottawa
27 North Bay October 18, 2015 Edmonton Vancouver
28 Gatineau Quebec October 25, 2015 Calgary New York Rangers
29 Sherbrooke November 1, 2015 Winnipeg Montreal
30 Fredericton New Brunswick November 8, 2015 Edmonton Chicago
31 Sydney Nova Scotia November 15, 2015 Toronto New York Rangers
32 Corner Brook Newfoundland & Labrador November 22, 2015 New York Islanders Montreal
33 Wolfville Nova Scotia November 29, 2015 Florida Detroit
34 Brantford Ontario December 6, 2015 Buffalo Edmonton
35 Summerside Prince Edward Island December 13, 2015 Vancouver Chicago
36 Sarnia Ontario December 20, 2015 Calgary Detroit
37 Oshawa December 27, 2015 Toronto New York Islanders
38 Thunder Bay January 3, 2016 Ottawa Chicago
39 Swift Current Saskatchewan January 10, 2016 Washington
40 Grande Prairie Alberta January 17, 2016 Montreal Chicago
41 Whitehorse Yukon January 24, 2016 Calgary Carolina
42 New Westminster British Columbia February 14, 2016 Philadelphia New York Rangers
43 Abbotsford British Columbia February 21, 2016 Calgary Anaheim
44 Victoria February 28, 2016 San Jose Vancouver
45 St. Albert Alberta March 6, 2016 Edmonton Winnipeg
46 Penticton British Columbia March 13, 2016 Toronto Detroit
47 Calgary Alberta March 20, 2016 Calgary Montreal
48 Prince Albert Saskatchewan March 27, 2016 Chicago Vancouver
49 Winnipeg Manitoba April 3, 2016 Minnesota Winnipeg
3 50 Newmarket Ontario October 16, 2016 Buffalo Edmonton
51 Saint John New Brunswick October 23, 2016 Vancouver Anaheim
52 Grand Falls-Windsor Newfoundland & Labrador October 30, 2016 Toronto New York Islanders
53 Halifax Nova Scotia November 6, 2016 Winnipeg New York Rangers
54 Montreal Quebec November 13, 2016 Montreal Chicago
55 Windsor Ontario November 20, 2016 Calgary Detroit
56 Timmins November 27, 2016 Arizona Edmonton
57 Barrie December 4, 2016 Winnipeg Chicago
58 Stratford December 11, 2016 Colorado Toronto
59 Milton December 18, 2016 Ottawa New York Islanders
60 Petawawa January 1, 2017 Washington
61 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan January 8, 2017 Edmonton Ottawa
62 Vancouver British Columbia January 15, 2017 New Jersey Vancouver
63 Vernon January 22, 2017 Vancouver Chicago
64 Edmonton Alberta February 5, 2017 Edmonton Montreal
65 Cochrane February 12, 2017 Montreal Boston
66 Cranbrook British Columbia February 19, 2017 Toronto Carolina
67 Nanaimo February 26, 2017 Ottawa Florida
68 Medicine Hat Alberta March 5, 2017 Vancouver Anaheim
69 Lloydminster Saskatchewan March 12, 2017 Montreal Edmonton
70 Ottawa Ontario March 19, 2017 Ottawa Montreal
71 Portage La Prairie Manitoba March 26, 2017 Vancouver Winnipeg
72 Guelph Ontario April 2, 2017 San Jose Vancouver
73 Hamilton April 9, 2017 Columbus Toronto
4 74 Niagara Falls Ontario October 8, 2017[86] Montreal New York Rangers
75 Haliburton October 15, 2017[86] Boston Vegas
76 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island October 22, 2017[87] Vancouver Detroit
77 Truro Nova Scotia October 29, 2017[88] Pittsburgh Winnipeg
78 Orillia Ontario November 5, 2017[89] Montreal Chicago
79 CFB Kingston November 12, 2017 Edmonton Washington
80 St Thomas November 19, 2017 Ottawa New York Rangers
81 Oakville November 26, 2017[90] Vancouver
82 Winnipeg Manitoba December 3, 2017 Ottawa Winnipeg
83 Surrey British Columbia December 10, 2017 Edmonton Toronto
84 Airdrie Alberta December 17, 2017 Calgary Vancouver
85 Spruce Grove Alberta December 31, 2017 Toronto Vegas
86 Williams Lake British Columbia January 7, 2018 Vancouver Montreal
87 Kamloops January 14, 2018 Minnesota
88 Cowichan Valley January 21, 2018 Winnipeg
89 Lacombe Alberta February 4, 2018 Ottawa New York Rangers
90 Canmore February 11, 2018 Calgary New York Islanders
91 Regina Saskatchewan February 18, 2018 Toronto Detroit
92 Belleville Ontario February 25, 2018[91] Edmonton Anaheim
93 Markham March 4, 2018 Winnipeg Carolina
94 Brampton March 11, 2018[92] New York Islanders Calgary
95 Cornwall March 18, 2018 Dallas Winnipeg
96 Bathurst New Brunswick March 25, 2018 Nashville
97 Montreal Quebec April 1, 2018 New Jersey Montreal
5 98 Kitchener Ontario October 7, 2018 Toronto Chicago
99 Parry Sound October 14, 2018 Carolina Winnipeg
100 London October 21, 2018 Calgary New York Rangers
101 Burlington October 28, 2018 Ottawa Vegas
102 Nepean November 4, 2018 Tampa Bay Ottawa
103 Glace Bay Nova Scotia November 11, 2018 New Jersey Winnipeg
104 Mount Pearl Newfoundland & Labrador November 18, 2018 Vegas Edmonton
105 Dieppe New Brunswick November 25, 2018 Calgary Arizona
106 Boisbriand Quebec December 2, 2018 San Jose Montreal
107 Aurora Ontario December 9, 2018 Calgary Edmonton
108 Chatham-Kent December 16, 2018 Tampa Bay Winnipeg
109 Mississauga December 23, 2018 Detroit Toronto
110 Collingwood December 30, 2018 Vegas Arizona
111 Strathcona County Alberta January 6, 2019 Edmonton Anaheim
112 Langley British Columbia January 13, 2019 Florida Vancouver
113 West Kelowna January 20, 2019 Arizona Toronto
114 Leduc Alberta February 3, 2019 Edmonton Montreal
115 Whistler British Columbia February 10, 2019 Toronto New York Rangers
116 CFB Esquimalt February 17, 2019 Montreal Florida
117 Okotoks Alberta February 24, 2019 Calgary Ottawa
118 Winkler Manitoba March 3, 2019 Winnipeg Columbus
119 Steinbach March 10, 2019 Washington
120 Lethbridge Alberta March 17, 2019 Vancouver Dallas
121 Enoch March 24, 2019 Montreal Carolina
122 Saskatoon Saskatchewan March 31, 2019 Calgary San Jose
6 123 Halton Hills Ontario October 6, 2019[93] Winnipeg New York Islanders
124 Halifax Nova Scotia October 13, 2019 Pittsburgh Winnipeg
125 St. John's Newfoundland & Labrador October 20, 2019 Edmonton
126 Fredericton New Brunswick October 27, 2019 San Jose Ottawa
127 Strathroy-Caradoc Ontario November 3, 2019 Calgary Washington
128 Welland November 10, 2019 Toronto Chicago
129 Dauphin Manitoba November 17, 2019 Calgary Vegas
130 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Alberta November 24, 2019 Edmonton Arizona
131 Red Deer December 1, 2019 Montreal Boston
132 Prince Rupert British Columbia December 8, 2019 Buffalo Edmonton
133 Abbotsford December 15, 2019 Vancouver Vegas
134 Strathmore Alberta December 22, 2019 Calgary Dallas
135 Whitby Ontario December 29, 2019 Montreal Florida
136 Cobourg January 5, 2020 Calgary Minnesota
137 Vaughan January 12, 2020 Toronto Florida
138 Ancaster January 19, 2020 Winnipeg Chicago
139 Chateauguay Quebec February 2, 2020 Columbus Montreal
140 Ottawa Ontario February 9, 2020 Chicago Winnipeg
141 Quebec City Quebec February 16, 2020 Toronto Buffalo
142 LaSalle Ontario February 23, 2020 Calgary Detroit
143 Peguis First Nation Manitoba March 1, 2020 Vancouver Columbus
144 Salmon Arm British Columbia March 8, 2020 Vegas Calgary
145 2 North Vancouver British Columbia March 15, 2020 Winnipeg Vancouver
146 2 Campbell River March 22, 2020 Dallas
147 2 Edmonton Alberta March 29, 2020 Anaheim Edmonton
8 145 North Dumfries, Ontario[72] Ontario October 18, 2021[80] New York Rangers Toronto
146 Lindsay[73] October 25, 2021 Washington Ottawa
Toronto Carolina
Calgary New York Rangers
147 Belleville[73] November 1, 2021 Ottawa Chicago
148 Oro-Medonte[73] November 8, 2021 Los Angeles Toronto
149 3 Greater Sudbury[73][94][95] November 15, 2021 NY Islanders Tampa Bay
149 Tillsonburg[96][97] November 22, 2021 Pittsburgh Winnipeg
Ottawa Colorado
150 Grimsby[96][98] November 29, 2021 Vancouver Montreal
Arizona Winnipeg
151 Pembroke[96][99] December 6, 2021 Colorado Philadelphia
152 4 Sydney[100][101] Nova Scotia December 13, 2021 Game between Calgary and Chicago was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.
153 5 Gander[102][103] Newfoundland and Labrador December 20, 2021 Game between Montreal and NY Islanders was postponed due to the postponement of all cross-border games.
154 5 No event December 27, 2021 Games between Ottawa and Washington, Toronto and Columbus were postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.
155 5 Six Nations[104][105] Ontario January 3, 2022 Edmonton New York Rangers
153 Lloydminster[106] Saskatchewan March 21, 2022 Montreal Boston
154 Grande Prairie[107] Alberta March 28, 2022 Vancouver St. Louis
155 Edmonton Alberta April 4, 2022 Toronto Tampa Bay
156 Prince George British Columbia April 11, 2022 Winnipeg Montreal
157 Campbell River[108] British Columbia April 18, 2022 Calgary Chicago
158 North Vancouver[109] British Columbia April 25, 2022 Philadelphia Chicago

Notes

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  • ^Note 2 : On March 11, 2020, the remaining dates on the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour were cancelled due to concerns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the intention of the remaining episodes originating from the Sportsnet studio in Toronto. On March 12, 2020, the NHL announced the suspension of the 2019–20 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • ^Note 3 : On November 10, 2021, Rogers announced the Sudbury stop scheduled for November 15 was postponed due to concerns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • ^Note 4 : On December 13, 2021, the Hometown Hockey broadcast from Sydney took place as scheduled, but the live game between the Calgary Flames and the Chicago Blackhawks was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols involving the Flames. No other games were scheduled on that date.
  • ^Note 5 : On December 16, 2021, Rogers announced the pausing of all tour stops through the end of January 2022 due to concerns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Regularly-scheduled broadcasts will instead originate from the Sportsnet studio in Toronto. The live game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Islanders on December 20, 2021, was postponed due to the league-wide decision to postpone all cross-border games through December 23 amid COVID-19 concerns. All NHL games scheduled for December 27, 2021 were postponed due to a league-wide pause amid COVID-19 concerns. The two games originally scheduled for January 3, 2022 (Carolina at Toronto, Minnesota at Ottawa) were postponed due to capacity restrictions for games played in Ontario. The Rogers Hometown Hockey broadcast would be replaced by the MSG feed of the game between the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers.

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