Prime unveils Wednesday Night Hockey schedule

Amazon Prime Video has released its firstseason schedule for Wednesday Night Hockey, a 27game national package in Canada. The series opens on Sept. 30 with the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the New York Islanders. Canadian teams will appear throughout the schedule, led by Montreal with seven games, Toronto with six, and Edmonton with five. Calgary, Winnipeg and Ottawa are each listed for four games, while Vancouver appears twice. Highlighted matchups include Brady Tkachuk’s first game back in Ottawa as a member of the Florida Panthers on Oct. 21 and an OilersFlames Battle of Alberta the following week. The games will stream in English and French for Prime subscribers in Canada at no extra cost, under a 12year sublicensing agreement with Rogers that also includes playoff coverage rights.