AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC COMING TO NHL NETWORK, SPORTSNET

Jan 24, 2019

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that the telecast of the 2019 Lexus AHL All-Star Classic presented by MGM Springfield will air live to national audiences on NHL Network in the United States and on Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet NOW in Canada.

Produced in high definition by Concom Inc., live broadcasts of the event from the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., will air Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. ET for the AHL All-Star Skills Competition, and Monday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. ETfor the AHL All-Star Challenge.

Former award-winning AHL broadcaster Brendan Burke, now the TV voice of the New York Islanders on MSG Networks, will handle play-by-play duties for the broadcasts. Alan May, a former AHL and NHL forward who is now an analyst for Washington Capitals games on NBC Sports Washington, will provide color commentary, and Todd Crocker, the voice of the Toronto Marlies on Leafs Nation Network, will work rinkside.

The 2019 Lexus AHL All-Star Classic presented by MGM Springfield is part of packages of American Hockey League action airing on NHL Network and Sportsnet this season.

In addition, the two-day event can be seen worldwide on the AHL’s new streaming platform, AHLTV (theahl.com/AHLTV).

A limited number of tickets for the 2019 Lexus AHL All-Star Classic presented by MGM Springfield are still available at springfieldthunderbirds.com/allstar. Priced at $39, $49, $59 and $99, tickets include admission to both the Skills Competition on Jan. 27 and the All-Star Challenge on Jan. 28.