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About Hockey Night in Canada in Cree and Inuktitut

APTN is bringing NHL coverage in Plains Cree back to Canadian screens with Hockey Night in Canada in Cree, and this season also in Inuktitut! The six-game national broadcast series will see APTN leverage Sportsnet’s NHL production to deliver exclusive Cree and Inuktitut language commentary and analysis to hockey fans across the country. Play-by-play announcer Clarence Iron returns with the call alongside host Earl Wood and analysts John Chabot and Jason Chamakese. New to the HNIC will be our Inuktitut crew including Pujjuut Kusugak and David Ningeongan.

 

Broadcast details for the 2025-2026 season*: 

• Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 in Plains Cree: Winnipeg Jets vs. Calgary Flames, 7 p.m. ET 

• Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 in Plains Cree: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Vancouver Canucks, 7 p.m. ET 

• Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 in Plains Cree: Winnipeg Jets vs. St. Louis Blues, 7 p.m. ET 

• Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Inuktitut: Edmonton Oilers vs. Dallas Stars, 10 p.m. ET 

• Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Inuktitut: Ottawa Senators vs. New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. ET 

• Saturday, April 12, 2025 in Inuktitut: Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET 

*Schedule is subject to change. 

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