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Comcast SportsNet To Air Blackhawks Special Sept. 28 at 10:30 PM

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Comcast SportsNet, the television home for the most games and most comprehensive coverage of the NHL Western Conference finalist Chicago Blackhawks in HD, will provide viewers with a preview of the upcoming 2009-10 campaign with a half-hour special entitled, SportsNite: Blackhawks Season Preview, airing Monday, September 28 at 10:30 PM.

The season preview special, featuring a detailed look at the upcoming season and off-season developments, will be hosted by SportsNite anchors Pat Boyle and Mark Schanowski, along with Chris Boden who provides exclusive, one-on-one interviews with Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville and team captain Jonathan Toews. In addition, Luke Stuckmeyer interviews a number of Blackhawks players to find out how they spent their summer.

Comcast SportsNet’s regular season Blackhawks telecast schedule begins in a big way as the team faces the Florida Panthers in the highly-anticipated NHL Premiere Series live from Helsinki, Finland on Friday, October 2 at 11:00 AM and Saturday, October 3 at 11:00 AM.

From an online perspective, Comcast SportsNet’s newly-enhanced website, CSNChicago.com, delivers comprehensive 24/7 Blackhawks coverage all season long with a roster of columnists, talent blogs, live in-game scoreboard, fan message boards and online video features so fans on the go can stay on top of the latest Blackhawks news and developments wherever and whenever they occur.

Comcast Sports Group operates 10 sports networks that deliver 2,400 sporting events annually and sports news and analysis to 40 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast Sports Group’s networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, SNY, The Mtn. – Mountain West Sports Network, and CSS. Comcast Sports Group also manages New England Cable News (NECN), the nation’s largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com.