01-04-2021, 09:35 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Any news on start times?
Looks like the schedules are all TBD after the first night that I can find. Is there any talk of what the standard game times are going to be? I'm wondering(hoping) if the games the Flames are hosting Eastern teams are going to be in a more Eastern friendly time slots since it's really a tv only season.
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01-04-2021, 09:43 AM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nfotiu
Looks like the schedules are all TBD after the first night that I can find. Is there any talk of what the standard game times are going to be? I'm wondering(hoping) if the games the Flames are hosting Eastern teams are going to be in a more Eastern friendly time slots since it's really a tv only season.
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They will still want 7 PM starts here though.....no?.
Prime time for local broadcasts and all that.
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01-04-2021, 09:57 AM
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#4
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
They will still want 7 PM starts here though.....no?.
Prime time for local broadcasts and all that.
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I would imagine for home games against the eastern conference teams they will be 5PM starts.
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01-04-2021, 10:06 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Sec206
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boblobla
I would imagine for home games against the eastern conference teams they will be 5PM starts.
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That hasn't been the case before, except for HNIC.
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01-04-2021, 10:16 AM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boblobla
I would imagine for home games against the eastern conference teams they will be 5PM starts.
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Maybe i guess...but not sure why.
5 is a very early start for a lot of working folk.....so they would be cutting local viewership numbers on the local broadcasts to appease Eastern time zone viewers?
Why?
Maybe an Alberta/BC double header would make sense, but beyond that I am failing to see an upside to it for the Flames.
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01-04-2021, 10:32 AM
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#7
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by theslymonkey
That hasn't been the case before, except for HNIC.
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You mean before when they had to worry about getting fans into the building?
Maybe it will be double headers but I would imagine that the broadcasters will want the east, where there are larger viewing audiences, to have prime time games in their region. I could see games vs Win, Edm and Van be 7-8PM start time but would not be at all surprised to see 5/5:30 local start times for home games against at least Montreal and Toronto.
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01-04-2021, 10:42 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boblobla
You mean before when they had to worry about getting fans into the building?
Maybe it will be double headers but I would imagine that the broadcasters will want the east, where there are larger viewing audiences, to have prime time games in their region. I could see games vs Win, Edm and Van be 7-8PM start time but would not be at all surprised to see 5/5:30 local start times for home games against at least Montreal and Toronto.
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That's kind of what I'm thinking too. On days with 2 Canadian games (which looks to be the case more often than not), I bet they do 7/10 Eastern double headers, where the biggest East game will be at 5pm regardless of where they are playing, and maybe a 8/8:30 Eastern neutral start for East vs West games when it's the only game on the schedule. I'd imagine Toronto and Montreal would have lobbied for something like this as part of playing 4/7ths of their road schedule out of the Eastern time zone.
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01-04-2021, 10:57 AM
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#9
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Nanaimo
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Maybe they are still waiting for all the Provinces to approve games. I think ots only BC and Alberta that has okayed games so far.
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01-04-2021, 01:52 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: CALGARY
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Peter Klein
@primetimeklein
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Only 3 week day 8pm starts is a beautiful, beautiful thing. #Flames
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01-04-2021, 01:53 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: CALGARY
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01-04-2021, 01:54 PM
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#13
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: CALGARY
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#Flames season opener goes January 14th in Winnipeg at 6 pm mountain.
First home game is January 16th vs. Vancouver at 8 pm mountain.
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01-04-2021, 01:55 PM
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Resident Videologist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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All times local for some reason.
Steinberg already had to amend his tweet because he misread the times.
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01-04-2021, 01:55 PM
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redmile04
Peter Klein
@primetimeklein
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Only 3 week day 8pm starts is a beautiful, beautiful thing. #Flames
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I’ve never been more excited about a scheduling detail (in Ontario).
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01-04-2021, 01:59 PM
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#16
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Pretty good schedule all in all for us East coasters. I always hate the 8pm mountain starts. 7pm works ok for me.
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01-04-2021, 02:01 PM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Only 2 matinee games. Fantastic.
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01-04-2021, 02:03 PM
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#18
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Resident Videologist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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11:00 AM mountain for the Saturday game in Ottawa.
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01-04-2021, 02:08 PM
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AC
All times local for some reason.
Steinberg already had to amend his tweet because he misread the times.
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Oh what! That puts one of those 8pm weekday games in the central time zone, and the other in the east! Fan freaking tastic
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01-04-2021, 02:15 PM
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#20
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
Oh what! That puts one of those 8pm weekday games in the central time zone, and the other in the east! Fan freaking tastic
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I count 5 8pm weekday home though. Right?
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