FOX Sports Ohio & Columbus Blue Jackets announce 2016-17 telecast schedule
COLUMBUS, Ohio – FOX Sports Ohio and the Columbus Blue Jackets have announced their 2016-17 telecast schedule. The network will carry 81 regular season games.
FOX Sports Ohio’s coverage of the Blue Jackets begins on Thursday, Oct. 13 when the team opens the 2016-17 season at Nationwide Arena with a 7pm. matchup against the Boston Bruins.
Coverage each game night will begin with Blue Jackets Live pregame show, presented by Central Ohio Toyota Dealers, featuring highlights, player interviews and analysis 30 minutes before each game.
On opening night, FOX Sports Ohio will feature a special one-hour Blue Jackets Live pregame show starting at 6pm.
Immediately following the final horn, the coverage will continue with the postgame edition of Blue Jackets Live, presented by IGS Energy.
Former Blue Jackets forward Jody Shelley returns as the color analyst alongside play-by-play announcer Jeff Rimer. Bill Davidge will continue in the role of analyst and host during the pre- and post-game editions of Blue Jackets Live, as well as contributing during intermissions. Davidge will be joined at the desk by host Brian Giesenschlag. Dave Maetzold will also be back as in-game reporter.
Of the Blue Jackets’ complete 82-game regular season schedule, FOX Sports Ohio will NOT be able to televise the Feb. 13 game vs. the New York Rangers due to national television exclusivity.
New this season: LIVE STREAMING
In addition, all Blue Jackets games televised on FOX Sports Ohio will also be streamed live on FOX Sports GO. FOX Sports GO is available to customers of participating pay-TV providers on iOS, Android, Fire tablets and Fire phones, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Roku, Windows devices, and online at FOXSportsGO.com. Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store.
Fans can also stream the games via FOX Sports GO directly through the Blue Jackets official mobile app.
Follow the Blue Jackets, FOX Sports Ohio, and the broadcast team all season long on social media to stay up-to-the-minute on the latest #CBJ news.
· FOX Sports Ohio – FOXSportsOhio.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube
· Blue Jackets – BlueJackets.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
· Jeff Rimer – @JRimerCBJ
· Jody Shelley – @Shelleyhawk45
· Dave Maetzold – @DMaetzMedia
· Bill Davidge – @BDavidge99
· Brian Giesenschlag – @BGiesenschlag
