NHL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR 2009 CONFERENCE FINALS
      NEW YORK (May 14, 2009) — The National Hockey League announced today
the dates, start times and national broadcast coverage for the 2009 Stanley
Cup Playoff Conference Finals, which begin in the Western Conference on
Sunday, May 17 when the Detroit Red Wings host the Chicago Blackhawks. The
Eastern Conference Final will match the Pittsburgh Penguins against the
Carolina Hurricanes and will start on Monday, May 18.

      National rightsholders NBC and VERSUS in the United States and CBC,
TSN and RDS in Canada will provide exclusive broadcast coverage of the
Conference Finals. All games also will be carried on Sirius XM Radio.

2009 Eastern Conference Final — #4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #6 Carolina
Hurricanes

Date               Match-up                   Time (ET)     National TV

Monday, May 18     Carolina at Pittsburgh     7:30 p.m.     VERSUS, TSN,
RDS
Thursday, May 21   Carolina at Pittsburgh     7:30 p.m.     VERSUS, TSN,
RDS
Saturday, May 23   Pittsburgh at Carolina     7:30 p.m.     VERSUS, CBC,
RDS
Tuesday, May 26    Pittsburgh at Carolina     7:30 p.m.     VERSUS, CBC,
RDS
* Friday, May 29   Carolina at Pittsburgh     7:30 p.m.     VERSUS, CBC,
RDS
* Sunday, May 31   Pittsburgh at Carolina     7:30 p.m.     VERSUS, CBC,
RDS
* Tuesday, June 2  Carolina at Pittsburgh     7:30 p.m.     VERSUS, CBC,
RDS

2009 Western Conference Final — #2 Detroit Red Wings vs. #4 Chicago
Blackhawks

Date               Match-up                   Time (ET)     National TV

Sunday, May 17     Chicago at Detroit         3:00 p.m.     NBC, TSN, RDS
Tuesday, May 19    Chicago at Detroit         7:30 p.m.     VERSUS, TSN,
RDS
Friday, May 22     Detroit at Chicago         8:00 p.m.     VERSUS, CBC,
RDS
Sunday, May 24     Detroit at Chicago         3:00 p.m.     NBC, CBC, RDS
* Wednesday, May 27                           Chicago at Detroit  7:30 p.m.
VERSUS, CBC, RDS
* Saturday, May 30 Detroit at Chicago         8:00 p.m.     VERSUS, CBC,
RDS
* Monday, June 1   Chicago at Detroit         7:30 p.m.     VERSUS, CBC,
RDS

* if necessary

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