SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced broadcast information for the 2012 Calder Cup Finals between the Eastern Conference champion Norfolk Admirals, top development team of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Western Conference champion Toronto Marlies, top development team of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs.
| 2012 Calder Cup Finals | TV | Satellite Radio | Web Streaming | |
| Game 1 | Fri., June 1 at Norfolk, 7:30 ET |
Leafs TV ESPN America |
NHL Home Ice | AHL Live |
| Game 2 | Sat., June 2 at Norfolk, 7:15 ET |
Leafs TV ESPN America |
— | AHL Live |
| Game 3 | Thu., June 7 at Toronto, 7:00 ET |
Leafs TV ESPN America |
NHL Home Ice | AHL Live |
| Game 4 | Sat., June 9 at Toronto, 3:00 ET |
Sportsnet ONE ESPN America |
NHL Home Ice | AHL Live |
| Game 5 (if nec.) |
Sun., June 10 at Toronto, 3:00 ET |
Sportsnet ONE ESPN America |
NHL Home Ice | AHL Live |
| Game 6 (if nec.) |
Wed., June 13 at Norfolk, 7:15 ET |
Leafs TV ESPN America |
NHL Home Ice (if no NHL) |
AHL Live |
| Game 7 (if nec.) |
Fri., June 15 at Norfolk, 7:30 ET |
Leafs TV ESPN America |
NHL Home Ice | AHL Live |
Games 1-3 and 6-7 of the series will air on Leafs TV, which will be available on cable systems across Canada during a special promotional “free-view” period during the Calder Cup Finals. Games 4 and 5 will air in Canada on the 24-hour national sports channel Sportsnet ONE. In addition, the entire series will be available on ESPN America, reaching millions of fans in more than 35 countries in Europe and the Middle East.
Fans can also listen to the Calder Cup Finals on the all-hockey NHL Home Ice channel on SiriusXM Satellite Radio (Sirius 207, XM 92), which will carry Game 1 and Games 3-7 of the series.
And as always, AHL Live has live streaming of every Calder Cup Finals game at ahllive.com.
In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 88 percent of all players competing in the NHL this season have been AHL graduates, and through the years the American Hockey League has been home to more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
