2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs & Finals, TV Schedules, Party Ideas

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It's time to gear up for the 2008 playoffs as major teams battled for top spots in the ultimate quest for the Holy Grail of Hockey, the Stanley Cup.

This year, the defending champs are the Anaheim Ducks as the Eastern and Western conferences face off in a total of three rounds of eliminations in a best-of-seven series involving the top eight teams in the conference standings.

The two conference champions will then play the ultimate best-of-seven series to determine the 2008 Stanley Cup champion.

It all begins with the quaterfinals from April 9-22 with U.S. TV coverage on Versus and NBC, while in Canada championship coverage is provided by CBC, TSN and RDS.

Meanwhile, gather around for hockey party ideas and Stanley Cup celebrations, the complete TV schedule for the U.S. and Canada and, around the Web, get the latest scores and updates as the Stanley Cup battle really begins heating up in June ...

2008 Eastern Conference - Round #1

SERIES A	Time	#1 vs. #8	TV
Thurs, April 10, 2008	7:00 PM	Boston at Montreal	CBC, RDS
Sat., April 12, 2008	7:00 PM	Boston at Montreal	CBC, RDS, VERSUS
Sun., April 13, 2008	7:00 PM	Montreal at Boston	CBC, RDS
Tues., April 15, 2008	7:00 PM	Montreal at Boston	CBC, RDS
Thurs, April 17, 2008	7:00 PM	Boston at Montreal	CBC, RDS
Sat., April 19, 2008	TBD	Montreal at Boston	CBC, RDS
Mon., April 21, 2008	TBD	Boston at Montreal	CBC, RDS

SERIES B	Time	#2 vs. #7	TV
Wed., April 9, 2008	7:00 PM	Ottawa at Pittsburgh	VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Fri., April 11, 2008	7:00 PM	Ottawa at Pittsburgh	CBC, RDS
Mon., April 14, 2008	7:00 PM	Pittsburgh at Ottawa	CBC, RDS
Wed., April 16, 2008	7:00 PM	Pittsburgh at Ottawa	CBC, RDS
Sat., April 19, 2008	7:00 PM	Ottawa at Pittsburgh	VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Sun., April 20, 2008	TBD	Pittsburgh at Ottawa	CBC, RDS
Tues., April 22, 2008	TBD	Ottawa at Pittsburgh	CBC, RDS

SERIES C	Time	#3 vs. #6	TV
Fri., April 11, 2008	7:00 PM	Phila. at Washington	VERSUS, TSN
Sun., April 13, 2008	2:00 PM	Phila. at Washington	NBC, TSN
Tues., April 15, 2008	7:00 PM	Washington at Phila.	VERSUS, TSN
Thurs, April 17, 2008	7:00 PM	Washington at Phila.	VERSUS, TSN
Sat., April 19, 2008	1:00 PM	Phila. at Washington	NBC, TSN
Mon., April 21, 2008	TBD	Washington at Phila.	VERSUS, TSN
Tues., April 22, 2008	TBD	Phila. at Washington	TSN

SERIES D	Time	#4 vs. #5	TV
Wed., April 9, 2008	7:00 PM	NY Rangers at NJ	TSN
Fri., April 11, 2008	7:00 PM	NY Rangers at NJ	TSN
Sun., April 13, 2008	7:00 PM	NJ at NY Rangers	VERSUS, TSN
Wed., April 16, 2008	7:00 PM	NJ at NY Rangers	VERSUS, TSN
Fri., April 18, 2008	7:30 PM	NY Rangers at NJ	TSN
Sun., April 20, 2008	TBD	NJ at NY Rangers	VERSUS, TSN
Tues., April 22, 2008	TBD	NY Rangers at NJ	TSN

2008 Western Conference - Round #1

SERIES E	Time	#1 vs. #8	TV
Thurs, April 10, 2008	7:00 PM	Nashville at Detroit	VERSUS
Sat., April 12, 2008	2:00 PM	Nashville at Detroit	NBC
Mon., April 14, 2008	TBD	Detroit at Nashville	VERSUS
Wed, April 16, 2008	TBD	Detroit at Nashville	VERSUS
Fri., April 18, 2008	7:30 PM	Nashville at Detroit	VERSUS
Sun., April 20, 2008	3:00 PM	Detroit at Nashville	NBC
Tues., April 22, 2008	TBD	Nashville at Detroit

SERIES F	Time	#2 vs. #7	TV
Wed., April 9, 2008	10:00 PM	Calgary at San Jose	VERSUS, CBC
Thurs, April 10, 2008	10:00 PM	Calgary at San Jose	CBC
Sun., April 13, 2008	10:00 PM	San Jose at Calgary	CBC, VERSUS
Tues., April 15, 2008	10:00 PM	San Jose at Calgary	CBC
Thurs, April 17, 2008	10:00 PM	Calgary at San Jose	VERSUS, CBC
Sun., April 20, 2008	TBD	San Jose at Calgary	CBC, VERSUS
Tues., April 22, 2008	TBD	Calgary at San Jose	CBC

SERIES G	Time	#3 vs. #6	TV
Wed., April 9, 2008	9:00 PM	Colorado at Minnesota
Fri. April 11, 2008	9:00 PM	Colorado at Minnesota	VERSUS
Mon., April 14, 2008	10:00 PM	Minnesota at Colorado	VERSUS
Tues., April 15, 2008	10:00 PM	Minnesota at Colorado	VERSUS
Thurs., April 17, 2008	9:00 PM	Colorado at Minnesota
Sat., April 19, 2008	TBD	Minnesota at Colorado	VERSUS
Tues., April 22, 2008	TBD	Colorado at Minnesota

SERIES H	Time	#4 vs. #5	TV
Thurs, April 10, 2008	10:00 PM	Dallas at Anaheim	VERSUS, TSN
Sat., April 12, 2008	10:00 PM	Dallas at Anaheim	VERSUS, TSN
Tues., April 15, 2008	8:30 PM	Anaheim at Dallas	TSN
Thurs., April 17, 2008	8:00 PM	Anaheim at Dallas	TSN
Fri., April 18, 2008	10:30 PM	Dallas at Anaheim	VERSUS, TSN
Sun., April 20, 2008	TBD	Anaheim at Dallas	TSN
Tues., April 22, 2008	TBD	Dallas at Anaheim	TSN

2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Official NBC Sports coverage with the complete TV schedule, feature stories, analysis and interviews, pictures & slideshows, game recaps and the latest scores & standings.

Versus - NHL - Video highlights, updated playoff bracket, plus check out Photo of the Day, and major coverage in feature stories and expert analysis.

NHL on Yahoo! - Stanley Cup Playoffs - Extensive coverage including the latest scores, standings, live odds, injury reports, photo galleries & video clips.

NHL.com - One-stop browsing for Stanley Cup news, game previews, latest scores, video clips, pictures & extensive Stanley Cup history & fun facts, notable moments and interviews.

Stanley Cup - Encyclopedic knowledge on its history, current & past controversies, a complete rundown on last season, noted Stanley Cup playoff games, pictures & related links, from Wikipedia.

Mad About Hockey - Stanley Cup - Illustrated history & fun facts, plus tool around the rest of the site for lots more insider info and hockey greats trivia.

Hockey Hall of Fame - Legendary players, thousands of photos, Stanley Cup celebrations, history and trivia plus exhibit, tour and contact information.

The Sporting News: Hockey Archives - A neat history of the Stanley Cup, profiles of famous hockey legends, and a complete almanac of facts, figures and scores.

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