NBC Sports Chicago, the official television broadcasting partner of the Blackhawks, will be the exclusive carrier of all local game broadcasts. The 50 games that will air on NBC Sports Chicago can also be streamed to authenticated subscribers on NBCSportsChicago.com and the "MyTeams by NBC Sports" app. Pat Foley will handle play-by-play duties on NBCSCH with Eddie Olczyk (primary analyst) and Steve Konroyd (secondary analyst) providing on-air coverage.
In addition to the 50 games seen locally on NBC Sports Chicago, the remaining six games will be national broadcasts. Those games include: Wednesday, January 13 at Tampa on NBCSN (7 p.m.); Sunday, January 24 vs. Detroit on NBC (11:30 a.m.); Wednesday, January 27 at Nashville on NBCSN (6:30 p.m.); Wednesday, February 17 at Detroit on NBCSN (6:30 p.m.); Sunday, February 28 vs. Detroit on NBCSN (6 p.m.) and Wednesday, April 21 vs. Nashville on NBCSN (6 p.m.).
All 56 Blackhawks games can also be heard on Chicago's WGN Radio 720 and streamed on WGNRadio.com. John Wiedeman (play-by-play) and Troy Murray (analyst) will call the action on radio for the Blackhawks.
For the sixth consecutive season, the Blackhawks have partnered with TUDN, Univision Sports Radio 1200AM to air games in Spanish. This season, 41 games will air in Spanish on TUDN with Hector Lozano (play-by-play) and Jorge Moreno (analyst) calling the action.
The Blackhawks will play in a revamped Central Division that will feature the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning. The regular season will feature an exclusive intradivisional schedule and four teams from each division will make the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
