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… Move Maintains Consistent 7:30 PM Start For Weekday Games …
Detroit, MI… The Detroit Red Wings today announced that weekday start times will be moved to 7:30 pm, creating a consistent start for Wings’ games throughout the 2010-11 season and continuing the traditional start time for weekday Wings’ games at Joe Louis Arena.
“One of the key reasons we considered 7:00 pm starts was to keep all our weekday start times consistent throughout the season with the traditional 7:00 pm starts of nationally televised games,” said Steve Violetta, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs. “However, this season’s national broadcast schedule changed to 7:30 pm start times, resulting in eight home games moving to 7:30 pm and creating even more inconsistency in our start times than in the past. Maintaining a 7:30 pm start time on weekday games will result in a consistent start time throughout the season and less confusion for our fans.”
The traditional 7:30 pm start times begin this Friday when the Red Wings open the 2010-11 regular season by hosting the Anaheim Ducks at Joe Louis Arena (FSD and 97.1 The Ticket). Only two exceptions to the weekday start time remain: Dec. 10 vs. Montreal at 7:00 pm due to CBC coverage and the Red Wings’ traditional 7:00 pm start on New Year’s Eve, this year vs. the NY Islanders.
