On Thursday, the NHL and the NBC Sports Group announced the national television schedule for the 2016-17 season. The Chicago Blackhawks led all 30 teams in national dates with 21 appearances on NBC or NBC Sports Network, with 19 of them coming on the latter channel.
Of course, how the national schedule lays it isn’t all about the Blackhawks. I mean, that’s what’s most important to those who write for and read this blog, but all-around hockey fans would be happy to watch other national contests not involving the Blackhawks. And they wouldn’t mind avoiding some dates, either.