Hockey fans can hear plenty of Caps-Habs talk if the locals choose not to talk about it.
You can go to The Team 990AM in Montreal www.team990.com where they will be talking nonstop hockey.
If you subscribe to Sirius-XM you can tune in Home Ice where they too will be able to fill the void left by local radio.
Later today friend of the column Chris Russo will host his daily SIRIUS XM Radio sports talk show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from the NHL Powered By Reebok store on Wednesday, April 14 (2-7 pm ET) on the opening night of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mad Dog Unleashed airs nationwide on SIRIUS XM’s Mad Dog Radio channel, SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144.
Joining Russo in the NHL store will be the ultimate trophy in all of sports – The Stanley Cup. Guests scheduled to call in to the program include NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Colorado Avalanche coach Joe Sacco, Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman, Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney, and ESPN analyst Barry Melrose
Here is what to expect on Sirius-XM Home Ice
Hockey this Morning
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
The morning after the night before with highlights, analysis, scores, statistics and all the hockey information you’ll need to start each day and get set up for what lies ahead. Scott Laughlin takes you rink-to-rink, joined daily by the game’s biggest names, including Hall of Famer Denis Potvin and the league’s most energetic analyst, Pierre McGuire. It’s the perfect way for the hockey fan to drop the puck each weekday morning.
The War Room
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Whether it’s reviewing, replaying, discussing or deciding – this is the place to be. And one thing’s for certain – when it comes to opinion – this means war. Hosted by the always entertaining Mick Kern and the outspoken Peter Berce, well take a stand, we?ll take callers and we?ll take no prisoners.
NHL Live
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Live hockey talk, special guests and surprise celebrity appearances lead a daily trip to the Big Apple. Driven by the hot topics of the day, we pass the puck back and forth with two hours of the best hockey talk on Broadway.
The Point
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
An hour of tough hockey talk, tackling the issues with all cylinders firing. Boomer Gordon always has something to say – that’s a fact – so get out of the way or you may get run over. Joe Thistel and Boomer dissect the game thoroughly, offering insight, analysis and, oh yeah… opinions.
Power Play with Scott Laughlin
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Scott Laughlin shares the spotlight with one of the world’s leading hockey shrines and takes listeners on an end to end rush of hockey excitement. Hockey’s greatest names – players, coaches, general managers and legends – come together to deliver the most comprehensive hockey program in radio history all right from the floor of Wayne Gretzky’s Restaurant in downtown Toronto. You never know who is going to drop in to give us the ‘man advantage’ but you can be assured, it will be entertaining, informative and always on the net.
Face Off
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
You can’t tell the players without a program, and Boomer and his nightly analysts highlight every game on the NHL schedule. Starting rosters and goalies, injury updates, last minute changes, trends, streaks and shooters; it’s all on our nightly checklist as you get ready to play. It’s the only place to be just before the puck drops.
