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Avalanche opener will not be carried locally on NBC Sports Network

The Colorado Avalanche’s regular-season opener against the St. Louis Blues Wednesday night will not be aired locally on NBC Sports Network, which previously said would carry the game exclusively.

For viewers in the Avalanche’s market, the game at Ball Arena will only be broadcast on team-owned Altitude TV, which is not available to Comcast and Dish Network subscribers.

According to Ken Miller, Altitude’s executive vice president/general manager, the game will be available on NBCSN outside the Avalanche’s market but blacked out locally. It will be produced by Altitude with NBC commentators using Altitude’s feed.

“They sent us an email that they were not going to produce the game as an exclusive and would need us to broadcast it so they could take our world feed,” Miller told The Post.

Altitude released its 56-game television schedule Monday. The regional sports network will carry 50 games exclusively, with the other six on NBC. Miller said NBC can be exclusive on as many as seven games, and he believes it pulled out on Wednesday to carry an important game late in the season.

Avalanche broadcast schedule

DateTimeOpponentNetwork
Jan. 137:30 p.m.vs. St. Louis BluesAltitude
Jan. 156 p.m.vs. St. Louis BluesAltitude
Jan. 197 p.m.at Los Angeles KingsAltitude
Jan. 217 p.m.at Los Angeles KingsAltitude
Jan. 227 p.m.at Anaheim DucksAltitude 2
Jan. 245 p.m.at Anaheim DucksAltitude
Jan. 266 p.m.vs. San Jose SharksAltitude
Jan. 286 p.m.vs. San Jose SharksAltitude
Jan. 305 p.m.at Minnesota WildAltitude
Jan. 315 p.m.at Minnesota WildAltitude
Feb. 25:30 p.m.vs. Minnesota WildAltitude
Feb. 46 p.m.vs. Minnesota WildAltitude
Feb. 612 p.m.at St. Louis BluesAltitude
Feb. 712 p.m.at St. Louis BluesAltitude
Feb. 96 p.m.vs. Arizona CoyotesAltitude
Feb. 116 p.m.vs. Arizona CoyotesAltitude
Feb. 145:00 pmat Vegas Golden KnightsNBCSN
Feb. 167:45pmat Vegas Golden KnightsAltitude
Feb. 201 p.m.vs. Vegas Golden KnightsNBC
Feb. 226 p.m.vs. Vegas Golden KnightsAltitude
Feb. 256 p.m.at Arizona CoyotesAltitude 2
Feb. 276 p.m.at Arizona CoyotesAltitude
March 18 p.m.at San Jose SharksAltitude
March 37:30 p.m.at San Jose SharksAltitude
March 56 p.m.vs. Anaheim DucksAltitude
March 65 p.m.vs. Anaheim DucksAltitude
March 86 p.m.vs. Arizona CoyotesAltitude
March 106 p.m.vs. Arizona CoyotesAltitude
March 126 p.m.vs. Los Angeles KingsAltitude
March 145 p.m.vs. Los Angeles KingsNBCSN
March 186 p.m.vs. Minnesota WildAltitude
March 2012 p.m.vs. Minnesota WildAltitude
March 227 p.m.at Arizona CoyotesAltitude
March 237 p.m.at Arizona CoyotesAltitude
March 256 p.m.vs. Vegas Golden KnightsAltitude
March 2712 p.m.vs. Vegas Golden KnightsAltitude
March 296 p.m.vs. Anaheim DucksAltitude
March 316:30 p.m.vs. Anaheim DucksAltitude
April 312 p.m.vs. St. Louis BluesAltitude
April 55 p.m.at Minnesota WildAltitude
April 76 p.m.at Minnesota WildAltitude
April 97 p.m.at Anaheim DucksAltitude
April 115 p.m.at Anaheim DucksAltitude
April 166 p.m.vs. Los Angeles KingsAltitude
April 187 p.m.vs. Los Angeles KingsNBCSN
April 206:30 p.m.vs. St. Louis BluesAltitude
April 225 p.m.at St. Louis BluesAltitude
April 241 p.m.at St. Louis BluesNBC
April 267 p.m.at Vegas Golden KnightsAltitude
April 287:30 p.m.at Vegas Golden KnightsNBCSN
April 306 p.m.vs. San Jose SharksAltitude
May 15 p.m.vs. San Jose SharksAltitude
May 37:30 p.m.at San Jose SharksAltitude
May 57:30 p.m.at San Jose SharksAltitude
May 77 p.m.at Los Angeles KingsAltitude
May 87 p.m.at Los Angeles KingsAltitude

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