SiriusXM Offers Extensive Coverage of 2011-12 NHL Season

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) will offer listeners around the country comprehensive coverage of the 2011-12 NHL season with live play-by-play of NHL games and daily hockey talk on the NHL Home Ice channel. 

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Starting with the Opening Night games on October 6 – a tripleheader featuring the Philadelphia Flyers @ Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens @ Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins @ Vancouver Canucks – and through the Stanley Cup Finals, XM and Sirius Premier (formerly known as "The Best of XM") subscribers will have access to live play-by-play of the regular season and all playoff games on XM channels 212-222 and 92 and Sirius channels 211-220 and 207.

On October 7 and 8, SiriusXM listeners can hear live play-by-play of the NHL games played in three European cities. On Friday, October 7, the Anaheim Ducks will play the Buffalo Sabres in Helsinki, Finland, (1:00 pm ET on XM channel 92 and Sirius Premier channel 207) and the New York Rangers will play the Los Angeles Kings in Stockholm, Sweden (1:00 pm ET on XM channel 212 and Sirius Premier channel 211). The next day, Saturday, October 8, the Rangers play against the Ducks in Stockholm (1:00 pm ET on XM channel 92 and Sirius Premier channel 207) and the Sabres and Kings will face off in Berlin, Germany (2:00 pm ET on XM channel 212 and Sirius Premier channel 211).

Throughout the season, NHL schedules with SiriusXM channel assignments can be found at www.siriusxm.com/nhlschedule.

In addition to live games, SiriusXM offers the 24/7 hockey talk radio channel, NHL Home Ice, available nationwide on channel 92 on XM and channel 207 on Sirius Premier.  NHL Home Ice features live play-by-play, plus hockey talk, news and analysis 365 days a year on shows hosted by Hall of Famer Phil Esposito and hockey experts Peter Berce, Mick Kern, Scott Laughlin, Mike Ross, Jim "Boomer" Gordon, Jamie Shalley, Joe Thistel and others.

NHL Home Ice features the live weekly show, NHL Hour with Commissioner Gary Bettman Thursdays (6:00 pm ET) throughout the season.  The hour-long show, produced by NHL Radio and hosted by Mr. Bettman and other NHL executives, offers listeners the latest news and the opportunity to submit questions to the commissioner by calling 1-877-NHL-ON-XM (1-877-645-6696).

For more information on SiriusXM's NHL programming visit www.siriusxm.com/nhl. 

About Sirius XM Radio

Sirius XM Radio is America's satellite radio company.  SiriusXM broadcasts more than 135 satellite radio channels of commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data services to over 21 million subscribers. SiriusXM offers an array of content from many of the biggest names in entertainment, as well as from professional sports leagues, major colleges, and national news and talk providers.

SiriusXM programming is available on more than 800 devices, including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks, boats and aircraft, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. SiriusXM programming is also available at siriusxm.com, and on Apple, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices.

SiriusXM has arrangements with every major automaker and its radio products are available for sale at shop.siriusxm.com as well as retail locations nationwide.

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