Altitude Announces Avalanche 2019-20 Broadcast Schedule

DENVER--Altitude announced today that it will broadcast 70 of 82 regular season games for the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche season. Altitude's coverage begins with two preseason games including Sept. 17, vs. the Vegas Golden Knights and Sept. 19, vs. the Dallas Stars. Regular season coverage begins Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. as the Avalanche take on the Calgary Flames at Pepsi Center.

As things currently stand, Comcast (xfinity), DIRECTV and DISH Network subscribers will be unable to watch any 2019-20 Avalanche television broadcasts, as each have elected to drop Altitude Sports from their lineups after their contracts with Altitude Sports expired in August. While Altitude Sports has been negotiating throughout this entire process with the three former cable and satellite carriers, the Big Three continue to deny viewers the Altitude Sports programming they want to watch. Please visit www.dontblockmyaltitude.com for more information.
"Altitude Sports has provided viewers with uninterrupted, award-winning coverage of their teams for the past 15 seasons," said Kenny Miller, EVP & General Manager of Altitude Sports. "The Big Three is trying to stop that. Altitude Sports is the TV home network of the Nuggets and Avalanche, and Comcast (xfinity), DIRECTV, and DISH Network don't seem to be concerned about viewers wishes. My hope is that we can return to our regular distribution as soon as possible in the basic tier format that our programming has always been received."
New for this season before each Avalanche broadcast, Altitude will air two pregame shows. An hour before the game, Altitude will debut a new show called Avalanche Live!, which is a 30-minute unscripted live show that will be an open discussion about the Avalanche mixed in with interviews and fan involvement. That show will be followed by Avalanche Face-off, a 30-minute pregame show to get fans ready for the game with up-to-the-minute news, features, interviews and more right up to face-off.
Play-by-play announcer, Marc Moser will be joined by Peter McNab, who returns for his 24rd season as analyst for the Avalanche and Moser in his 15th season with Altitude Sports. Lauren Jbara will join the broadcast team as the new rinkside reporter/host for the upcoming season. Kyle Keefe, Mark Rycroft and John-Michael Liles will host the pregame and postgame shows along with the intermission reports.
Additionally, Altitude will debut a new 30-minute show on Friday nights called, Avalanche 24/7. This weekly show will recap all the highlights from Altitude's coverage of the Avalanche, including game recaps, interviews and more, including highlights and stories from around the NHL.
Conor McGahey will continue radio play-by-play duties, while Mark Bertagnolli will return as the studio host. Radio broadcasts of Avalanche games can be heard on Altitude Sports Radio 92.5, with select games airing on Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM.
Altitude will utilize its second channel, ALT2, for nine Avalanche games this season, all of which are denoted on the schedule below. For more information please visit our website at www.altitudesports.com.
| PRESEASON | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | # | Day | Date | Game Time | Opponent | Notes | | 1) | Tuesday | September 17, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Vegas Golden Knights | Altitude | | 2) | Thursday | September 19, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Minnesota Wild | Altitude | | | | | | | | | REGULAR SEASON | | | | | # | Day | Date | Game Time | Opponent | Notes | | 1) | Thursday | October 4, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Calgary Flames | Altitude | | 2) | Saturday | October 5, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Minnesota Wild | Altitude | | 3) | Thursdday | October 10, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Boston Bruins | Altitude | | 4) | Saturday | October 12, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Arizona Coyotes | Altitude | | 5) | Monday | October 14, 2019 | 3:00pm | at Washington Capitals | Altitude | | 6) | Friday | October 18, 2019 | 5:00pm | at Florida Panthers | Altitude | | 7) | Saturday | October 19, 2019 | 5:00pm | at Tampa Bay Lightning | Altitude | | 8) | Monday | October 21, 2019 | 6:00pm | at St. Louis Blues | Altitude | | 9) | Friday | October 25, 2019 | 4:00pm | at Vegas Golden Knights | Altitude 2 | | 10) | Saturday | October 26, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Anaheim Ducks | Altitude | | 11) | Wedneday | October 30, 2019 | 8:00pm | vs. Florida Panthers | Altitude | | 12) | Friday | November 1, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Dallas Stars | Altitude | | 13) | Saturday | November 2, 2019 | 7:00pm | at Arizona Coyotes | Altitude 2 | | 14) | Tuesday | November 5, 2019 | 6:30pm | at Dallas Stars | Altitude | | 15) | Thursday | November 7, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Nashville Predators | Altitude | | 16) | Saturday | November 9, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | Altitude | | 17) | Tuesday | November 12, 2019 | 6:00pm | at Winnipeg Jets | Altitude | | 18) | Thursday | November 14, 2019 | 7:00pm | at Edmonton Oilers | Altitude | | 19) | Saturday | November 16, 2019 | 8:00pm | at Vancouver Canucks | Altitude | | 20) | Tuesday | November 19, 2019 | 7:00pm | at Calgary Flames | Altitude | | 21) | Thursday | November 21, 2019 | 6:00pm | at Minnesota Wild | Altitude | | 22) | Saturday | November 23, 2019 | 5:00pm | vs. Toronto Maple Leafs | Altitude | | 23) | Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 8:00pm | vs. Edmonton Oilers | Altitude | | 24) | Friday | November 29, 2019 | 2:00pm | at Chicago Blackhawks | Altitude | | 25) | Saturday | November 30, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Chicago Blackhawks | Altitude | | 26) | Wednesday | December 4, 2019 | 5:00pm | at Toronto Maple Leafs | Altitude | | 27) | Thursday | December 5, 2019 | 5:00pm | at Montreal Canadiens | Altitude | | 28) | Saturday | December 7, 2019 | 5:00pm | at Boston Bruins | Altitude | | 29) | Monday | December 9, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Calgary Flames | Altitude | | 30) | Friday | December 13, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. New Jersey Devils | Altitude | | 31) | Monday | December 16, 2019 | 6:00pm | at St. Louis Blues | Altitude | | 32) | Thursday | December 19, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Carolina Hurricanes | Altitude | | 33) | Saturday | December 21, 2019 | 7:00pm | vs. Chicago Blackhawks | Altitude | | 34) | Monday | December 23, 2019 | 8:00pm | at Vegas Golden Knights | Altitude | | 35) | Saturday | December 28, 2019 | 5:00pm | at Dallas Stars | Altitude 2 | | 36) | Tuesday | December 31, 2019 | 6:00pm | vs. Winnipeg Jets | Altitude 2 | | 37) | Saturday | January 4, 2020 | 5:00pm | at New Jersey Devils | Altitude 2 | | 38) | Monday | January 6, 2020 | 5:00pm | at New York Islanders | Altitude | | 39) | Friday | January 10, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | Altitude | | 40) | Tuesday | January 14, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. Dallas Stars | Altitude | | 41) | Thursday | January 16, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. San Jose Sharks | Altitude | | 42) | Saturday | January 18, 2020 | 1:00pm | vs. St. Louis Blues | Altitude | | 43) | Monday | January 20, 2020 | 1:00pm | vs. Detroit Red Wings | Altitude | | 44) | Saturday | February 1, 2020 | 5:00pm | at Philadelphia Flyers | Altitude | | 45) | Tuesday | February 4, 2020 | 5:00pm | at Buffalo Sabres | Altitude | | 46) | Thursday | February 6, 2020 | 5:30pm | at Ottawa Senators | Altitude | | 47) | Saturday | February 8, 2020 | 5:00pm | at Columbus Blue Jackets | Altitude 2 | | 48) | Tuesday | February 11, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. Ottawa Senators | Altitude | | 49) | Thursday | February 13, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. Washington Capitals | Altitude | | 50) | Monday | February 17, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | Altitude | | 51) | Wednesday | February 19, 2020 | 8:00pm | vs. New York Islanders | Altitude | | 52) | Friday | February 21, 2020 | 8:00pm | at Anaheim Ducks | Altitude 2 | | 53) | Saturday | February 22, 2020 | 8:30pm | at Los Angeles Kings | Altitude | | 54) | Friday | February 28, 2020 | 5:30pm | at Carolina Hurricanes | Altitude | | 55) | Saturday | February 29, 2020 | 6:00pm | at Nashville Predators | Altitude | | 56) | Monday | March 2, 2020 | 5:30pm | at Detroit Red Wings | Altitude | | 57) | Friday | March 6, 2020 | 8:00pm | at Vancouver Canucks | Altitude | | 58) | Monday | March 9, 2020 | 8:30pm | at Los Angeles Kings | Altitude 2 | | 59) | Wednesday | March 11, 2020 | 8:00pm | vs. New York Rangers | Altitude | | 60) | Friday | March 13, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. Vancouver Canucks | Altitude 2 | | 61) | Sunday | March 15, 2020 | 1:00pm | vs. Vegas Golden Knights | Altitude | | 62) | Tuesday | March 17, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. San Jose Sharks | Altitude | | 63) | Thursday | March 19, 2020 | 6:00pm | at Nashville Predators | Altitude | | 64) | Saturday | March 21, 2020 | 5:00pm | vs. Montreal Canadiens | Altitude | | 65) | Monday | March 23, 2020 | 6:00pm | at Minnesota Wild | Altitude | | 66) | Wednesday | March 25, 2020 | 7:30pm | at Edmonton Oilers | Altitude | | 67) | Friday | March 27, 2020 | 6:00pm | at Winnipeg Jets | Altitude | | 68) | Tuesday | March 31, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. Arizona Coyotes | Altitude | | 69) | Thursday | April 2, 2020 | 7:00pm | vs. Winnipeg Jets | Altitude | | 70) | Saturday | April 4, 2020 | 1:00pm | vs. St. Louis Blues | Altitude |