The Chicago Blackhawks announced their complete television broadcast schedule for the 2016-17 season on Wednesday. Once again, local channels CSN Chicago and WGN will be handling coverage in addition to national games broadcast on NBC and NBCSN.
The Hawks open their season on Oct. 12 at home against the Blues, then head on the road for the first leg of a home-and-home against the Predators. Before that, the team will play six preseason games, which will all be broadcast live for the second straight year.
Overall, CSN Chicago and WGN will have local broadcasts for 71 games, while NBC and NBCSN will exclusively broadcast 11 games.