RALEIGH — FOX Sports Carolinas and FOX Sports Southeast will combine to televise 81 Carolina Hurricanes regular season games during the 2016-17 NHL season, with the first game on FOX Sports Carolinas in Winnipeg against the Jets on Thursday, October 13. Coverage will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET with the Hurricanes LIVE! pregame show.

Additionally, Hurricanes games will be available for the first time on FOX Sports GO (FOXSportsGo.com), a free app that provides live streaming video through select programming distributors all season long, as well as other FOX Sports programming.

FOX Sports GO is currently available for iOS, Apple TV, Android, Android TV, Chromecast, Fire tablets and Fire phones, Roku players and Roku TV, select Windows devices, XBOX One and online at FOXSportsGO.com. Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store. For more information, please reference the FOX Sports GO FAQ document by clicking HERE.

Play-by-play announcer John Forslund (@JohnForslund) returns for his 22nd season as the television voice of the Hurricanes, alongside analyst Tripp Tracy, who will be entering his 18th season with the team.

Hurricanes LIVE!, the pregame and postgame show for all 81 game telecasts, will feature analysis from former Hurricanes player Shane Willis, who will return for his third season with the team.

A complete schedule of Carolina Hurricanes games on FOX Sports Carolinas and FOX Sports Southeast can be found by clicking HERE (schedule subject to change). Schedule highlights on both networks:

— The Canes will open their home slate against the New York Rangers on Friday, October 28. Pregame coverage will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET.

— The first of eight Hurricanes games on FOX Sports Southeast will take place against the Washington Capitals on Saturday, November 12. Pregame coverage will get underway at 6:30 p.m. ET.

— Carolina will square off against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the Steel City on December 28, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.

— Eric Staal returns to Raleigh for the first time as a member of the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, March 16. Pregame coverage will start at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Hurricanes telecasts on FOX Sports Carolinas and FOX Sports Southeast will reach more than 5 million households throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.

Hurricanes fans can find exclusive game-day photos, videos and features on FOX Sports Carolina’s new team-specific Twitter handle: @CanesOnFSSE. Additional Hurricanes content can be found on FOXSportsCarolinas.com, Instagram and Facebook.

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About FOX Sports Carolinas

The FOX Sports regional networks serving the Southeast Ã¢ÂÂ FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Carolinas, FOX Sports Tennessee and FOX Sports Southeast Ã¢ÂÂ collectively reach more than 13 million households across seven states. They are the television home of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Hawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, Nashville Predators, Cincinnati Reds, Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Pelicans, St. Louis Cardinals, UEFA Champions League and Bundesliga, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, and Big East Conference. Combined, the networks televise nearly 1400 live events each year. For more information, please visit FOXSportsSouth.com, FOXSportsTennessee.com, and FOXSportsCarolinas.com.