NHL blackouts
This article provides an overview of NHL blackouts that apply within Northwestel’s operating area.
Blackouts are restrictions set by sports leagues and associations and apply to all TV providers, including Northwestel. NHL blackouts are set by the National Hockey League and can vary from team to team.
Blackouts can be set for cities, communities, or defined regions, such as provinces and territories. This means that because of these broadcast restrictions, certain NHL games won’t be available to you depending on where you live.
The following national and regional blackouts apply to NHL Centre Ice. Regional blackouts apply because the regional sports network has the rights to broadcast the NHL games in their specific area.
- All nationally televised NHL games are blacked out.
- Vancouver Canucks games are blacked out in British Columbia and the Yukon.
If you live in British Columbia or the Yukon, you can watch these games on Sportsnet Pacific or the Sportsnet One channel, Sportsnet Canucks.
- Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers games are blacked out in Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
If you live in Alberta or the Northwest Territories, you can watch these games on Sportsnet West or the Sportsnet One channels, Sportsnet Flames and Sportsnet Oilers.
- Winnipeg Jets games are blacked out in Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
If you live in the Northwest Territories, you can watch these games on TSN3.
Additionally, NHL Centre Ice doesn’t have the rights to broadcast NHL games shown on NBCSN.
To see a listing of upcoming games on NHL Centre Ice where blackouts apply, see NHL Centre Ice blackout schedule once posted for the new season.
The following regional blackouts apply to games on Sportsnet.
- Vancouver Canuck games on Sportsnet Pacific or the Sportsnet One channel, Sportsnet Canucks, can only be viewed in British Columbia and the Yukon.
If you live in Fort Smith, High Level, or Yellowknife, you can watch these games if you have the NHL Centre Ice package.
- Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers games on Sportsnet West or the Sportsnet One channels Sportsnet Flames and Sportsnet Oilers, can only be viewed in Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
If you live in Whitehorse, Carcross, or Fort Nelson, you can watch these games if you have the NHL Centre Ice package.
The following regional blackouts apply to games on TSN. Keep in mind that blacked out games will still appear in TV listings.
TSN3
Winnipeg Jets games on TSN3 are only available in the Northwest Territories. These games are blacked out in Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon.
If you live in Whitehorse, Carcross, or Fort Nelson, you can watch these games if you have the NHL Centre Ice package.
TSN4
Toronto Maple Leafs games on TSN4 are only available in Ontario and the Ottawa area. These games are blacked out in Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon.
If you live in Whitehorse, Carcross, Yellowknife, Fort Nelson, or High Level, you can watch these games if you have the NHL Centre Ice package.
TSN5
Ottawa Senators games on TSN5 are only available in South Eastern Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada. These games are blacked out in Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon.
If you live in Whitehorse, Carcross, Yellowknife, Fort Nelson, or High Level, you can watch these games if you have the NHL Centre Ice package.
Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens games on RDS are only available in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. These games are blacked out in Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon.
If you live in Whitehorse, Carcross, Yellowknife, Fort Nelson, or High Level, you can watch these games if you have the NHL Centre Ice package.
