CSN California Announces San Jose Sharks/LA Kings 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Coverage

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First Round Coverage Begins this Thursday, April 14

Games 1-4 & 5-7 (if needed) to air on CSN California

 Network to Provide In-Depth On-Air & Online Sharks/Kings Coverage with Sharks Pregame Live, Sharks Postgame Live, SportsNet Central, SportsTalk Live and CSNCalifornia.com

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 12, 2016) – CSN California (@CSNAuthentic), the home of “Authentic Bay Area Sports,” has announced its multiplatform coverage for the San Jose Sharks first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings.  CSN California will air Games 1-4 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round, along with Games 5-7 (if necessary); plus, comprehensive news and analysis, extensive pregame and postgame coverage, and widespread online coverage from CSNCalifornia.com.

Note the following first-round schedule of games and additional coverage information on CSN California and CSN Bay Area:

CSN CALIFORNIA:

GAME               DAY                  DATE                TIME                GAME

1                      Thursday          April 14            7:30 p.m.          Sharks at Kings

2                      Saturday          April 16            7:30 p.m.          Sharks at Kings

3                      Monday            April 18            7:30 p.m.          Kings vs. Sharks

4                      Wednesday      April 20            7:30 p.m.          Kings vs. Sharks

5                      Friday*             April 22            TBD                  Sharks at Kings

6                      Sunday*           April 24            TBD                  Kings vs. Sharks

7                      Tuesday*          April 26            TBD                  Sharks at Kings

* - if necessary

Programming Note: San Jose Earthquakes at Portland Timbers on April 16 will move to CSN Plus

Sharks announcing team of Randy Hahn (play-by-play, @sharkvoice) and Jamie Baker (color analyst, @Bakes_Jamie13) will call all playoff games on CSN California.

Sharks Pregame Live, Sharks Postgame Live on CSN California: CSN California's Sharks Pregame Live will lead viewers right to the drop of the puck with a breakdown of the matchup, insightful analysis, and interviews with Sharks coaches and players. Immediately following Sharks games on CSN California, Sharks Postgame Live will provide in-depth game analysis, complete game highlights, a live look at Coach Peter DeBoer’s press conference, interviews from the dressing room, player reaction, and a preview of the next game. The shows will be anchored by CSN’s Brodie Brazil (@brodiebrazilCSN) and Sharks alumnus and 12-year NHL veteran Curtis Brown, with additional analysis provided by Hahn, Baker and Sharks radio analyst Bret Hedican (@BretHedican).

CSN BAY AREA:

SportsNet Central (6 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.) on CSN Bay Area: Tune in to SportsNet Central (@SNCAuthentic) for in-depth, comprehensive news coverage on the Sharks/Kings match-up and the Stanley Cup Playoffs, live reports from San Jose and Los Angeles, interviews with players and coaches, expert analysis, breaking local and national news, up-to-the-minute scores, the best local video highlights and daily insider reports. Anchored by Dave Feldman (@FeldyCSN) and Ahmed Fareed (@AhmedFareedCSN), SportsNet Central is the place for local fans to turn seven nights a week with half-hour newscasts at 6 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and midnight.

SportsTalk Live on CSN Bay Area: Hosted by veteran Bay Area sports announcer Jim Kozimor (@CSNKoz), SportsTalk Live (@CSNSTL) – airing Monday-Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. – is a live, hour-long sports talk show featuring opinionated commentary, in-depth analysis and lively debate on the day’s trending sports and entertainment stories in the Bay Area.  Throughout the Sharks’ playoff run, SportsTalk Live will feature a number of special guests from the Sharks, as well as NHL experts, including regular appearances from CSNCalifornia.com’s Sharks Insider Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) and Senior Insider Ray Ratto (@RattoCSN) who will break down the Sharks/Kings match-up and the other NHL playoff games. 

CSNCalifornia.com –  CSNCalifornia.com delivers complete Sharks coverage and showcases Sharks Insider Kevin Kurz and Senior Insider Ray Ratto on the site’s “SharksTalk” section (@CSNSharks, #SharksTalk), and provides insightful analysis and breakdown, daily insider report and special web-exclusive videos.  CSNCalifornia.com is the most extensive local source for exclusive online video, player and coach interviews, press conferences and content from CSN Bay Area’s SportsNet Central and SportsTalk Live, which offer news and analysis from the region’s most informed local lineup of award-winning reporters, analysts and personalities.  Follow CSN Bay Area and CSN California on social media –Twitter: @CSNAuthentic; Instagram: @CSNAuthentic; Snapchat: CSNAuthentic; and Facebook: facebook.com/csnbayarea.

CSN Bay Area and CSN California, both part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, serve more than four million households in Northern California, Nevada, Southern Oregon and Hawaii. CSN Bay Area, the television home of MLB’s San Francisco Giants, NBA’s Golden State Warriors, and the official regional sports network of the San Francisco 49ers, also features a robust lineup of Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and original programming. CSN California offers live coverage of MLB’s Oakland Athletics, NBA’s Sacramento Kings, NHL’s San Jose Sharks, MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes and is the official regional sports network of the Oakland Raiders. Collectively, these networks deliver more than 600 live sporting events per year, over 1,500 live studio shows, including SportsNet Central, SportsTalk Live, Pregame Live, Postgame Live, Press Conference Live, as well as compelling digital content, up-to-the-minute scores, highlights and breaking news via www.CSNBayArea.com and www.CSNCalifornia.com. Follow both networks on Twitter via @CSNAuthentic.  

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