Hometown Hockey

During the regular season, Sportsnet broadcasts a Sunday national game of the week entitled Rogers Hometown Hockey. The games are co-hosted on-location by Ron MacLean and Tara Slone from various Canadian cities as part of a nationwide tour: each tour stop features a weekend festival with community activities culminating with the live telecast on Sunday evening. Continuing Sportsnet's focus on storytelling, the Hometown Hockey games feature segments profiling local players and teams from each city. London, Ontario hosted the first broadcast of the 2014-15 season on October 12, 2014.
The games and tour contribute 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 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 seek to emulate the success of NBC's Sunday Night Football—which airs against Hometown Hockey during the National Football League season.
Most Hometown Hockey games are aired in primetime, although it sometimes moves games to the afternoon to avoid conflicts with major sporting events that would hurt viewership, such as the Grey Cup in late November and the Super Bowl in early February. At least one Canadian-based franchise is featured on Hometown Hockey, although it may also air a game between two American-based teams, provided that there are no scheduled games involving Canadian teams on a Sunday. The games were carried by City during its inaugural season, although infrequently moved to Sportsnet in the event of scheduling conflicts. Beginning in the 2015-16 season, Hometown Hockey was moved exclusively to Sportsnet; Moore explained that introducing Hometown Hockey on City was intended to incubate the brand, but that airing it on Sportsnet made sense from an economic standpoint due to its status as a pay channel, and enabled City to return to entertainment programming on Sundays.
====Minority language coverage====
In March 2019, it was announced that Sportsnet had partnered with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) to simulcast the Montreal Canadiens/Carolina Panthers game on March 24 with commentary in the indigenous language of 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. Alongside the broadcast, Hometown Hockey also originated from the Enoch Cree Nation reserve outside of Edmonton.
====Series overview====
====Hometown Hockey Tour Stops====
Season	Stop	Stop locationhttp://www.hometownhockey.com/news/rogers-hometown-hockey-tour-announces-year-2-schedule/https://www.nhl.com/news/rogers-hometown-hockey-2016-17-schedule/c-281596020http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/were-on-the-road-again-rogers-hometown-hockey-set-to-hit-24-communities-coast-to-coast-for-2017-18-season-642852813.html	Stop locationhttp://www.hometownhockey.com/news/rogers-hometown-hockey-tour-announces-year-2-schedule/https://www.nhl.com/news/rogers-hometown-hockey-2016-17-schedule/c-281596020http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/were-on-the-road-again-rogers-hometown-hockey-set-to-hit-24-communities-coast-to-coast-for-2017-18-season-642852813.html	Date 	Matchuphttps://www.nhl.com/news/sportsnet-announces-2016-17-nhl-schedule/c-281401914http://www.hometownhockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/full-tour.jpg	Matchuphttps://www.nhl.com/news/sportsnet-announces-2016-17-nhl-schedule/c-281401914http://www.hometownhockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/full-tour.jpg
Season	Stop	City 	Province 	Date 	Away team 	Home team
1 	1 	London 	Ontario 	October 12, 2014 	Toronto 	NY Rangers
1 	2 	Selkirk 	Manitoba 	October 19, 2014 	Calgary 	Winnipeg
1 	3 	Saskatoon 	Saskatchewan 	October 26, 2014 	Ottawa 	Chicago
1 	4 	Red Deer 	Alberta 	November 2, 2014 	Calgary 	Montreal
1 	5 	Burnaby 	British Columbia 	November 9, 2014 	Vancouver 	Anaheim
1 	6 	Kelowna 	British Columbia 	November 16, 2014 	Montreal 	Detroit
1 	7 	Fort McMurray 	Alberta 	November 23, 2014 	Montreal 	NY Rangers
1 	8 	Brandon 	Manitoba 	November 30, 2014 	Vancouver 	Detroit
1 	9 	Sudbury 	Ontario 	December 7, 2014 	Vancouver 	Ottawa
1 	10 	St. Catharines 	Ontario 	December 14, 2014 	Calgary 	Chicago
1 	11 	Kingston 	Ontario 	December 21, 2014 	Toronto 	Chicago
1 	12 	Peterborough 	Ontario 	December 28, 2014 	Vancouver 	Anaheim
1 	13 	Owen Sound 	Ontario 	January 4, 2015 	Tampa Bay 	Ottawa
1 	14 	Moncton 	New Brunswick 	January 11, 2015 	Florida 	Edmonton
1 	15 	Charlottetown 	Prince Edward Island 	January 18, 2015 	Arizona 	Winnipeg
1 	16 	Dollard-des-Ormeaux 	Quebec 	February 1, 2015 	Arizona 	Montreal
1 	17 	St. John's 	Newfoundland & Labrador 	February 8, 2015 	Montreal 	Boston
1 	18 	Cole Harbour 	Nova Scotia 	February 15, 2015 	Philadelphia 	Buffalo
1 	19 	Boischatel 	Quebec 	February 22, 2015 	Vancouver 	NY Islanders
1 	20 	Sault Ste. Marie 	Ontario 	March 1, 2015 	Toronto 	Washington
1 	21 	Thompson 	Manitoba 	March 8, 2015 	Calgary 	Ottawa
1 	22 	Regina 	Saskatchewan 	March 15, 2015 	Philadelphia 	Ottawa
1 	23 	Prince George 	British Columbia 	March 22, 2015 	Vancouver 	Arizona
1 	24 	Lethbridge 	Alberta 	March 29, 2015 	Chicago 	Winnipeg
1 	25 	Kanata 	Ontario 	April 5, 2015 	Ottawa 	Toronto
2 	26 	Kitchener 	Ontario 	October 11, 2015 	Montreal 	Ottawa
2 	27 	North Bay 	Ontario 	October 18, 2015 	Edmonton 	Vancouver
2 	28 	Gatineau 	Quebec 	October 25, 2015 	Calgary 	NY Rangers
2 	29 	Sherbrooke 	Quebec 	November 1, 2015 	Winnipeg 	Montreal
2 	30 	Fredericton 	New Brunswick 	November 8, 2015 	Edmonton 	Chicago
2 	31 	Sydney 	Nova Scotia 	November 15, 2015 	Toronto 	NY Rangers
2 	32 	Corner Brook 	Newfoundland & Labrador 	November 22, 2015 	NY Islanders 	Montreal
2 	33 	Wolfville 	Nova Scotia 	November 29, 2015 	Florida 	Detroit
2 	34 	Brantford 	Ontario 	December 6, 2015 	Buffalo 	Edmonton
2 	35 	Summerside 	Prince Edward Island 	December 13, 2015 	Vancouver 	Chicago
2 	36 	Sarnia 	Ontario 	December 20, 2015 	Calgary 	Detroit
2 	37 	Oshawa 	Ontario 	December 27, 2015 	Toronto 	NY Islanders
2 	38 	Thunder Bay 	Ontario 	January 3, 2016 	Ottawa 	Chicago
2 	39 	Swift Current 	Saskatchewan 	January 10, 2016 	Ottawa 	Washington
2 	40 	Grande Prairie 	Alberta 	January 17, 2016 	Montreal 	Chicago
2 	41 	Whitehorse 	Yukon 	January 24, 2016 	Calgary 	Carolina
2 	42 	New Westminster 	British Columbia 	February 14, 2016 	Philadelphia 	NY Rangers
2 	43 	Abbotsford 	British Columbia 	February 21, 2016 	Calgary 	Anaheim
2 	44 	Victoria 	British Columbia 	February 28, 2016 	San Jose 	Vancouver
2 	45 	St. Albert 	Alberta 	March 6, 2016 	Edmonton 	Winnipeg
2 	46 	Penticton 	British Columbia 	March 13, 2016 	Toronto 	Detroit
2 	47 	Calgary 	Alberta 	March 20, 2016 	Calgary 	Montreal
2 	48 	Prince Albert 	Saskatchewan 	March 27, 2016 	Chicago 	Vancouver
2 	49 	Winnipeg 	Manitoba 	April 3, 2016 	Minnesota 	Winnipeg
3 	50 	Newmarket 	Ontario 	October 16, 2016 	Buffalo 	Edmonton
3 	51 	Saint John 	New Brunswick 	October 23, 2016 	Vancouver 	Anaheim
3 	52 	Grand Falls-Windsor 	Newfoundland & Labrador 	October 30, 2016 	Toronto 	NY Islanders
3 	53 	Halifax 	Nova Scotia 	November 6, 2016 	Winnipeg 	NY Rangers
3 	54 	Montreal 	Quebec 	November 13, 2016 	Montreal 	Chicago
3 	55 	Windsor 	Ontario 	November 20, 2016 	Calgary 	Detroit
3 	56 	Timmins 	Ontario 	November 27, 2016 	Arizona 	Edmonton
3 	57 	Barrie 	Ontario 	December 4, 2016 	Winnipeg 	Chicago
3 	58 	Stratford 	Ontario 	December 11, 2016 	Colorado 	Toronto
3 	59 	Milton 	Ontario 	December 18, 2016 	Ottawa 	NY Islanders
3 	60 	Petawawa 	Ontario 	January 1, 2017 	Ottawa 	Washington
3 	61 	Moose Jaw 	Saskatchewan 	January 8, 2017 	Edmonton 	Ottawa
3 	62 	Vancouver 	British Columbia 	January 15, 2017 	New Jersey 	Vancouver
3 	63 	Vernon 	British Columbia 	January 22, 2017 	Vancouver 	Chicago
3 	64 	Edmonton 	Alberta 	February 5, 2017 	Edmonton 	Montreal
3 	65 	Cochrane 	Alberta 	February 12, 2017 	Montreal 	Boston
3 	66 	Cranbrook 	British Columbia 	February 19, 2017 	Toronto 	Carolina
3 	67 	Nanaimo 	British Columbia 	February 26, 2017 	Ottawa 	Florida
3 	68 	Medicine Hat 	Alberta 	March 5, 2017 	Vancouver 	Anaheim
3 	69 	Lloydminster 	Saskatchewan 	March 12, 2017 	Montreal 	Edmonton
3 	70 	Ottawa 	Ontario 	March 19, 2017 	Ottawa 	Montreal
3 	71 	Portage La Prairie 	Manitoba 	March 26, 2017 	Vancouver 	Winnipeg
3 	72 	Guelph 	Ontario 	April 2, 2017 	San Jose 	Vancouver
3 	73 	Hamilton 	Ontario 	April 9, 2017 	Columbus 	Toronto
4 	74 	Niagara Falls 	Ontario 	October 8, 2017http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2017/08/24/rogers-hometown-hockey-coming-to-niagara-falls 	Montreal 	NY Rangers
4 	75 	Haliburton 	Ontario 	October 15, 2017 	Boston 	Vegas
4 	76 	Charlottetown 	Prince Edward Island 	October 22, 2017http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/sports/hockey/2017/8/24/charlottetown-hosting-hometown-hockey-stop.html 	Vancouver 	Detroit
4 	77 	Truro 	Nova Scotia 	October 29, 2017http://www.trurodaily.com/community/2017/8/24/rogers-hometown-hockey-coming-to-truro.html 	Pittsburgh 	Winnipeg
4 	78 	Orillia 	Ontario 	November 5, 2017http://www.orilliapacket.com/2017/07/18/orillia-hopes-to-host-hometown-hockey 	Montreal 	Chicago
4 	79 	CFB Kingston 	Ontario 	November 12, 2017 	Edmonton 	Washington
4 	80 	St Thomas 	Ontario 	November 19, 2017 	Ottawa 	NY Rangers
4 	81 	Oakville 	Ontario 	November 26, 2017https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/7345094-hometown-hockey-will-be-in-downtown-oakville-in-december/	Vancouver 	NY Rangers
4 	82 	Winnipeg 	Manitoba 	December 3, 2017 	Ottawa 	Winnipeg
4 	83 	Surrey 	British Columbia 	December 10, 2017 	Edmonton 	Toronto
4 	84 	Airdrie 	Alberta 	December 17, 2017 	Calgary 	Vancouver
4 	85 	Spruce Grove 	Alberta 	December 31, 2017 	Toronto 	Vegas
4 	86 	Williams Lake 	British Columbia 	January 7, 2018 	Vancouver 	Montreal
4 	87 	Kamloops 	British Columbia 	January 14, 2018 	Vancouver 	Minnesota
4 	88 	Cowichan Valley 	British Columbia 	January 21, 2018 	Vancouver 	Winnipeg
4 	89 	Lacombe 	Alberta 	February 4, 2018 	Ottawa 	NY Rangers
4 	90 	Canmore 	Alberta 	February 11, 2018 	Calgary 	NY Islanders
4 	91 	Regina 	Saskatchewan 	February 18, 2018 	Toronto 	Detroit
4 	92 	Belleville 	Ontario 	February 25, 2018http://www.quintenews.com/2017/08/155607/155607/ 	Edmonton 	Anaheim
4 	93 	Markham 	Ontario 	March 4, 2018 	Winnipeg 	Carolina
4 	94 	Brampton 	Ontario 	March 11, 2018https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/7495778-brampton-hopes-to-host-hometown-hockey/ 	NY Islanders 	Calgary
4 	95 	Cornwall 	Ontario 	March 18, 2018 	Dallas 	Winnipeg
4 	96 	Bathurst 	New Brunswick 	March 25, 2018 	Nashville 	Winnipeg
4 	97 	Montreal 	Quebec 	April 1, 2018 	New Jersey 	Montreal
5 	98 	Kitchener 	Ontario 	October 7, 2018 	Toronto 	Chicago
5 	99 	Parry Sound 	Ontario 	October 14, 2018 	Carolina 	Winnipeg
5 	100 	London 	Ontario 	October 21, 2018 	Calgary 	NY Rangers
5 	101 	Burlington 	Ontario 	October 28, 2018 	Ottawa 	Vegas
5 	102 	Nepean 	Ontario 	November 4, 2018 	Tampa Bay 	Ottawa
5 	103 	Glace Bay 	Nova Scotia 	November 11, 2018 	New Jersey 	Winnipeg
5 	104 	Mount Pearl 	Newfoundland & Labrador 	November 18, 2018 	Vegas 	Edmonton
5 	105 	Dieppe 	New Brunswick 	November 25, 2018 	Calgary 	Arizona
5 	106 	Boisbriand 	Quebec 	December 2, 2018 	San Jose 	Montreal
5 	107 	Aurora 	Ontario 	December 9, 2018 	Calgary 	Edmonton
5 	108 	Chatham-Kent 	Ontario 	December 16, 2018 	Tampa Bay 	Winnipeg
5 	109 	Mississauga 	Ontario 	December 23, 2018 	Detroit 	Toronto
5 	110 	Collingwood 	Ontario 	December 30, 2018 	Vegas 	Arizona
5 	111 	Strathcona County 	Alberta 	January 6, 2019 	Edmonton 	Anaheim
5 	112 	Langley 	British Columbia 	January 13, 2019 	Florida 	Vancouver
5 	113 	West Kelowna 	British Columbia 	January 20, 2019 	Arizona 	Toronto
5 	114 	Leduc 	Alberta 	February 3, 2019 	Edmonton 	Montreal
5 	115 	Whistler 	British Columbia 	February 10, 2019 	Toronto 	NY Rangers
5 	116 	CFB Esquimalt 	British Columbia 	February 17, 2019 	Montreal 	Florida
5 	117 	Okotoks 	Alberta 	February 24, 2019 	Calgary 	Ottawa
5 	118 	Winkler 	Manitoba 	March 3, 2019 	Winnipeg 	Columbus
5 	119 	Steinbach 	Manitoba 	March 10, 2019 	Winnipeg 	Washington
5 	120 	Lethbridge 	Alberta 	March 17, 2019 	Vancouver 	Dallas
5 	121 	Enoch 	Alberta 	March 24, 2019 	Montreal 	Carolina
5 	122 	Saskatoon 	Saskatchewan 	March 31, 2019 	Calgary 	San Jose
==References==
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