[GDT] Split Games vs the Canucks. Victoria 8pm MT - SN. Calgary 7pm MT - streamed

[getbak]

Looks like the Victoria game will have the bare-minimum of veterans to meet the quota:

1. Andersson
2. Czarnik
3. Davidson
4. Froese
5. Jankowski
6. Quine
7. Rieder
8. Stone

[Nabber]

When it says tonight's game has regional restrictions. Can someone clarify if that means people outside Calgary/area can't watch the game, or people inside the area can't watch the game? Thanks, really want to watch this so will go to the dome if I can't via the stream.

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by Nabber

When it says tonight's game has regional restrictions. Can someone clarify if that means people outside Calgary/area can't watch the game, or people inside the area can't watch the game? Thanks, really want to watch this so will go to the dome if I can't via the stream.

The game from Calgary tonight is unavailable to people outside of Alberta/Sask.

[topfiverecords]

Are the Canucks streaming from their side for BC residents?

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Toonage

The game from Calgary tonight is unavailable to people outside of Alberta/Sask.

That is supposed to be how it works, but with the Flames expertise in streaming who knows which regions actually get to watch

[BeltlineFan]

Originally Posted by Superfraggle

So that leaves for the Vancouver game:

Dube - Jankowski - Czarnik
Lomberg - Quine - Rieder
Froese - Phillips - McKenna
Ruzicka - Kirkland - Robinson
Pospisil - Morelli - Zavgorodniy
Gallant

Kylington - Andersson
Davidson - Stone
Valiev - Yelesin
Leslie - Nielsen

Zagidullin
Parsons
Schneider

Assuming Mangiapane isn't ready and with not much consideration to line combinations, actual positions.

Surely you can't be serious.

[jayswin]

Do the Flames usually archive these pre-season streams so you can watch the next day?

[FlamesFanTrev]

Originally Posted by BeltlineFan

Surely you can't be serious.

I am, and quit calling me Shirley.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Superfraggle

So that leaves for the Vancouver game:

Dube - Jankowski - Czarnik
Lomberg - Quine - Rieder
Froese - Phillips - McKenna
Ruzicka - Kirkland - Robinson
Pospisil - Morelli - Zavgorodniy
Gallant

Kylington - Andersson
Davidson - Stone
Valiev - Yelesin
Leslie - Nielsen

Zagidullin
Parsons
Schneider

Assuming Mangiapane isn't ready and with not much consideration to line combinations, actual positions.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Are the Canucks streaming from their side for BC residents?

The Victoria game is being aired on SNP and SN1.

[TheIronMaiden]

"8" preseason games is well to many. Even 6 seems like too many.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Our better roster by a country mile is playing in Calgary, while the canucks squad looks like it may be a pretty even split between the two cities- why then televise the Victoria game?? Boo

Not even close.

Petterssen, Horvat, and Sutter are the Canucks top three centres, and Ferland, Miller, Pearson, and Leivo are all players that will get regular mins in the top six. They are all playing in Victoria. Also missing from the Calgary roster are defensemen Edler, Myers, Tanev, Benn, and super-rookie Quinn Hughes. Neither one of the Canucks NHL goalies will be playing in Calgary.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

The Victoria game is being aired on SNP and SN1.

Yes, I know.

I mean are the Canucks sharing a stream of the Calgary game that would be viewable by BC residents?

We've seen streams of the same game through both team's sites before for Oiler/Flames games. Never impacted regions, but I'm sure the Canucks can broadcast the stream to their region somehow.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

The past several seasons the Canucks have had a SN television broadcast for all their preseason games. Why just them and not us or the Oilers (other teams with regional rights with the mothership)

Viewership.

BC has 5M people and one team. Alberta has 4M people and 2 teams.

[DoubleK]

I'll be at the game tonight.

Will be good to get back to the dome.

GFG

[sureLoss]

Pelletier getting a huge opportunity here.

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
#Flames split-squad staying at the Saddledome tonight:

Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Bennett-Backlund-Frolik
Lucic-Ryan-Pelletier
Rinaldo-Gawdin-Smith-Pelly

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
MacDonald-Hamilton

Rittich
Talbot

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Yes, I know.

I mean are the Canucks sharing a stream of the Calgary game that would be viewable by BC residents?

We've seen streams of the same game through both team's sites before for Oiler/Flames games. Never impacted regions, but I'm sure the Canucks can broadcast the stream to their region somehow.

Ah, I see. I just checked nhl.canucks.com and there is no indiction that the Calgary game will be streamed on their site. The radio broadcast appears to be the only free one available to BC residents.

[bubbsy]

Wtf is the point of this regional restriction exactly??

Revenue wise, i understand LOCALLY blacking out of a game to drive attendance, but what is the purpose of blocking a flames fan sitting in Toronto (like myself) from watching the game???

[tvp2003]

Wow, I couldn't believe Carter Bancks is still with an NHL team. Then I checked and he's basically spent the last 9 seasons in the AHL (first in Abbotsford, now in Utica).

Also looking forward to the "Welcome back Oscar Fantenberg" pre-game tribute.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

Wtf is the point of this regional restriction exactly??

Revenue wise, i understand LOCALLY blacking out of a game to drive attendance, but what is the purpose of blocking a flames fan sitting in Toronto (like myself) from watching the game???

I think the rationale is that the restriction will prompt viewers to watch the local broadcast. Whenever there are Flames games that I am unable to view, my next recourse is usually to watch another NHL game.