SiriusXM Canada to broadcast full coverage of 2014-15 NHL season

• Subscribers throughout North America to get live play-by-play throughout the season
• SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™ to broadcast live October 8^th from Yonge-Dundas Square at 2014 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off™ in Toronto
• SiriusXM presents free concert featuring The Tragically Hip and Tim Hicks during 2014 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off™ in Toronto

TORONTO, Oct. 7, 2014 /CNW/ - SiriusXM Canada (TSX: XSR), the country's leading audio entertainment company and the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NHL^®, today announced full coverage of the 2014-15 NHL^® season with satellite and online play-by-play through the regular season and Stanley Cup^® Playoffs, plus expert hockey talk and more on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™ (XM channel 218 and Sirius Premier channel 211).

SiriusXM NHL Network Radio^TM, entering its 10^th year of broadcast, will see the return of all the listener favourites, who true hockey fans have come to look to for expert hockey analysis, news and slapstick banter, including: Hall of Famers Phil Esposito and Denis Potvin, plus hockey experts Scott Laughlin, Pierre McGuire, Bill Watters, Bob McKenzie, Mick Kern, Mike Ross and Jim "Boomer" Gordon. And for the first time in the daily co-host chair, former NHLer Matthew Barnaby joins Scott Laughlin on the Power Play from 4-6 pm ET on weekdays. Barnaby, known for his candid and no-holds-barred opinions, played in the league over 14 years across multiple teams.

"We're more excited than ever to start this season and go into our 10^th year of covering all the action across the ice and the league," said Joe Thistel, Director, Sports & Talk Programming, SiriusXM Canada. "We started the same year as Crosby and Ovechkin and we've been through it all since then. This year we'll have our veteran broadcasters plus some new voices hitting the airwaves. It's going to be our best year yet."

Subscribers will get access to opening day games this Wednesday, October 8^th, plus a packed schedule of 2014-15 season games, the Stanley Cup® Playoffs and the Stanley Cup^® Final on XM channels and Sirius Premier channels. Listeners who have SiriusXM Internet Radio access can also listen to NHL^® games on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App and online. Weekly schedules with SiriusXM channel assignments can be found at http://www.siriusxm.ca/sports/nhl/.

Opening Day NHL games on SiriusXM:  (All times ET)

		Channels
Wednesday, October 8^th		XM	Sirius
7:00 p.m.	Montreal @ Toronto	218	211*
7:30 p.m.	Philadelphia @ Boston	219	220*
10:00 p.m.	Vancouver @ Calgary	219	220*
10:00 p.m.	San Jose @ Los Angeles	218	211*

*Access to this channel requires a Sirius Premier subscription.

On Wednesday, October 8^th SiriusXM NHL Network Radio^TM will broadcast live from the 2014 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off™ at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square. They will be joined by NHL^® insiders and NHL Alumni™ right up until live coverage of the opening night's games. SiriusXM will also bring fans a free, exciting season opening performances by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip and country music star Tim Hicks.

SiriusXM NHL Network Radio^TM offers exclusive, expert hockey talk 24/7, plus season long play-by-play action. It joins SiriusXM's comprehensive coverage of every major sport, including NFL, MLB, NBA, PGA, CFL, Barclays Premier League, UEFA Champions League and more.

For more information visit www.siriusxm.ca/nhlnetworkradio.

About SiriusXM Canada

Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. (TSX: XSR) operates as SiriusXM Canada. SiriusXM Canada, with approximately 2.5 million subscribers, is the country's leading audio entertainment company and broadcasts more than 120 satellite radio channels featuring premier sports, news, talk, entertainment and commercial-free music. SiriusXM Canada offers an array of content from the most recognized news, entertainment and major sports brands including the NHL, NFL, NBA, NASCAR, CNN, CBC, FOX, BBC, Howard Stern, Oprah, Disney, Comedy Central and more.

SiriusXM programming is available on a variety of devices including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks and boats, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. SiriusXM programming is also available online at www.siriusxm.ca and on Apple and Android-powered mobile devices.

SiriusXM Canada has partnerships with every major automaker and its radio products are available at more than 3,000 retail locations nationwide. To find out more about SiriusXM Canada (TSX: XSR), visit our website at www.siriusxm.ca.

SiriusXM Canada has been designated one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies five years in a row and 2013 and 2014 rankings in PROFIT 500's list of Canada's Fastest Growing Companies.

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SOURCE: SiriusXM Canada

SiriusXM Canada contact: Mike Calnek, Director, Publicity, Promotion and Sponsorship, 416-513-7459, [email protected]