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NBC Sports Group Will Cover Team USA From IIHF World Championship

05/09/2014 at 7:12am EDT

Note- Probabably a good time to bring this to the top of page, original post was on 4/23/14 at 3:39pm.


STAMFORD, Conn. – April 23, 2014 – NBC Sports Group will present live coverage of all Team USA games next month from the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, part of more than 40 hours of coverage on NBCSN. NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will stream all NBCSN content.

Live coverage begins on NBCSN on Friday, May 9 at 1:30 p.m. ET when Team USA faces Belarus in the first of seven preliminary-round matches, which will all air live on NBCSN. Team USA, earned a bronze medal at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, and will also face 2013 runner-up Switzerland, Russia and Finland in the preliminary round.

In addition, NBCSN will present coverage of the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the 2014 IIHF Championship game, which will air live on Sunday, May 25 at 2 p.m. ET.

The 2014 IIHF World Championship marks the 78th installation of the tournament, which began in 1920. The results of the IIHF World Championship, along with Winter Olympics ice hockey results, help determine the IIHF World Ranking for top men’s ice hockey teams in the world.

Following is NBCSN’s telecast schedule for the upcoming 2014 IIHF World Championship in May, dates and times subject to change:

Date

Coverage

Network

Time (ET)

Fri., May 9

Team USA vs. Belarus

NBCSN

1:30 p.m.

Sat., May 10

Team USA vs. Switzerland

NBCSN

1:30 p.m.

Team USA vs. Switzerland (Encore)

NBCSN

11:30 p.m.

Mon., May 12

Team USA vs. Russia

NBCSN

1:30 p.m.

Thu., May 15

Team USA vs. Latvia

NBCSN

9:30 a.m.

Fri., May 16

Team USA vs. Kazakhstan

NBCSN

9:30 a.m.

Sun., May 18

Team USA vs. Finland

NBCSN

9:30 a.m.

Tue., May 20

Team USA vs. Germany

NBCSN

5:30 a.m.

Thu., May 22

IIHF Quarterfinals*

NBCSN

9:30 a.m.

IIHF Quarterfinals

NBCSN

1 p.m.

IIHF Quarterfinals*

NBCSN

11 p.m.

Fri., May 23

IIHF Quarterfinals*

NBCSN

1 a.m.

Sat., May 24

IIHF Semifinals*

NBCSN

9:30 a.m.

IIHF Semifinals*

NBCSN

Noon

Sun., May 25

IIHF Championship Game

NBCSN

2 p.m.

IIHF Bronze Medal Game*

NBCSN

4:30 p.m.

*denotes same-day delay

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream coverage of the 2014 IIHF World Championship. Games will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.

Games airing on NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.

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