Tonight’s Atlantic Division matchup between the Worcester Sharks and the Springfield Falcons will air live on NHL Network in the United States and Canada beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Worcester, the top development affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, enters the game tied for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Atlantic with Portland.
The game could also mark the professional debut of Jordan Eberle, the Edmonton Oilers’ first-round pick in the 2008 draft who signed a tryout contract with Springfield earlier this week.
NHL Network is carrying a package of six live AHL broadcasts over the last two months of the 2008-09 regular season. This is the fifth consecutive season that NHL Network has televised games from the AHL, most recently having provided live coverage of the entire 2008 Calder Cup Finals last spring.
As the definitive hockey destination, NHL Network offers viewers a 24-hour all-access pass to complete hockey coverage both on and off the ice, including live NHL games featuring stars such as Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin and Patrick Kane. The network’s daily signature show – NHL On The Fly – offers fans exclusive live look-ins to NHL games, including goals, shootouts, extended highlights, stellar saves, features, interviews, pre- and post-game reports, team press conferences, expert analysis from a variety of hockey insiders and former players, plus special event coverage from the NHL Winter Classic, NHL All-Star Game, NHL Stanley Cup Final and NHL Entry Draft. Additional NHL Network programming includes international and amateur hockey, player profiles, interview shows and youth-oriented programs. NHL Network is available in the United States and Canada by contacting digital cable or satellite providers. For more information on NHL Network, log on to nhlnetwork.com.
