The 2006 ECHL All-Star Game will be broadcast by XM Satellite Radio on XM's Home Ice channel at 10pm ET in the States on XM Radio and in Canada on XM Canada. Produced by NHL Radio, the ECHL All-Star Game audio broadcast will feature Brian Clark of the Fresno Falcons, Matt Melzak of the Toledo Storm and Christopher Stango of the Greenville Grrrowl.

XM Satellite Radio has bagged Dale Earnhardt Jr. for a new weekly show set to debut on February 13th on XM's NASCAR Channel during the Daytona Speedweeks. Dale Jr will chit-chat about the latest happenings in the NASCAR circles as well as other personal interests like gaming, music and more.

Dale Earnhardt Jr, a marketing powerhouse himself with his branded merchandise accounting for roughly 25% of all NASCAR driver licensed products in 2005, will also be playing a key role in various XM Satellite Radio promotions as part of a multi-year agreement with XM.

One has to wonder about all these new NASCAR deals popping up on XM Radio, especially considering XM is losing the NASCAR contract to SIRIUS in 2007. Wonder what's the deal? And why's Dale gotta show off by waving that Pioneer Inno around? That's just not fair!

Ok hockey fans, get ready to hear Mark Messier Night live and direct from Madison Square Garden on XM Satellite Radio tonight as Messier's New York Rangers jersey No. 11 is retired in a special on-ice ceremony before the Rangers-Edmonton Oilers game. XM's hockey talk radio channel Home Ice will broadcast coverage of Messier Night from 4pm to 7pm ET, including exclusive interviews with Messier and other Ranger greats before the event. The on-ice ceremony will then start at 7:00 pm ET, followed by live play-by-play coverage of the Rangers-Oilers game.

Messier will also be a regular contributor to Home Ice and appear in XM print and on-air promotions as part of a recently signed marketing and broadcast agreement.