A Western Showdown Highlights the Can’t Miss Events This Week on Sportsnet

-Friday Night Hockey match-up featuring the Medicine Hat Tigers & Edmonton Oil Kings -

-The UEFA Champions League group stage continues with eight matches this week-

-The men’s tennis season concludes with the ATP World Tour Finals -

TORONTO (Nov. 21, 2011) – Friday Night Hockey from the WHL, the year-end championship of men’s tennis and action from the UEFA Champions League headline Sportsnet's Can’t Miss Events this week.

Friday Night Hockey – CHL Game of the Week

Griffin Reinhart and the Edmonton Oil Kings welcome division rivals the Medicine Hat Tigers on Sportsnet’s Friday Night Hockey on Friday, November 25 at 9 p.m. (ET)/6 p.m. (PT) on Sportsnet ONE. Every Friday night of the 2011-2012 regular season, Sportsnet will televise a CHL game in high definition.

Reinhart is projected to be an early first round pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft. He is the son of former Calgary Flames defenceman Paul Reinhart.

Friday Night Hockey broadcasts will be handled by play-by-play announcer RJ Broadhead, analyst Sam Cosentino, and host Rob Faulds. Former NHL-er Rob Brown will be on-hand to provide additional analysis.

On sportsnet.ca, columnist Patrick King will take a deeper look each week at the Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Cosentino will also appear on the website with a weekly blog and discuss CHL news on Skype chats with fans.

On radio, Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN will provide regular updates on game results and stats.

UEFA Champions League

Manchester United and Benfica look to move on to the next round of the UEFA Champions League when they meet on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 2:30 p.m. (ET)/11:30 p.m. (PT) on Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet West and Sportsnet Pacific channels.

Gerry Dobson and Craig Forrest will preview all UEFA Champions matches and provide halftime and post-game analysis.

Sportsnet’s broadcast schedule for the rest of the UEFA Champions League this week is as follows:

Tuesday, Nov. 22

CSKA Moscow vs. Lille @ 12:00 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT (Sportsnet World)

Ajax vs. Lyon @ 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE)

Napoli vs. Manchester City @ 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT (Sportsnet World)

Wednesday, Nov. 23

Zenit vs. APOEL @ 12:00 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT (Sportsnet World)

Milan vs. Barcelona @ 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific)

Arsenal vs. Borussia Dortmund @ 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 p.m. PT (Sportsnet ONE)

Leverkusen vs. Chelsea @ 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT (Sportsnet World)

Barclays Premier League

Fourth-place Chelsea entertain Wolverhampton as part of Sportsnet’s weekend Barclays Premier League schedule on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 9:30 a.m. (ET)/6:30 a.m. (PT) on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific channels.

Dobson and Forrest host SoccerCentral on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 2:30 p.m. (ET)/11:30 a.m. (PT) on Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet West and Sportsnet Pacific, focusing on all the weekend’s action from around the league.

Sportsnet's BPL broadcast schedule for the rest of the weekend is as follows:

Saturday, Nov. 26

West Brom vs. Tottenham @ 10 a.m. (ET)/7 a.m. (PT) (Sportsnet World)

Arsenal vs. Fulham @ 12 p.m. (ET)/9 a.m. (PT) (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific)

Sunday, Nov. 27

Swansea City vs. Aston Villa @7:30 a.m. (ET)/4:30 a.m. (PT) (Sportsnet World)

Liverpool vs. Manchester City @11:00 a.m. (ET)/8 a.m. (PT) (Sportsnet World)

Men’s Tennis – ATP World Tour Finals

Sportsnet serves up coverage of the ATP World Tour Finals starting on Monday, Nov. 21 at 9 a.m. (ET)/6 a.m. (PT) on Sportsnet ONE.

The World Tour Finals have a different look than any of the other tournaments on the calendar. The top-eight ranked players are divided into two groups of four and play round-robin matches against each of the other players in their group. The two best players in each group move onto the semi finals on Saturday with the winner being determined in the finals on Sunday.

This year’s tourney will feature Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, David Ferrer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish.

Sportsnet’s schedule for the remainder of the tournament is as follows:

Monday, Nov. 21 @ 7 p.m. (ET)/4 p.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE*

Tuesday, Nov. 22 @ 9 a.m. (ET)/6 a.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE

Tuesday, Nov. 22 @ 7 p.m. (ET)/4 p.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE*

Wednesday, Nov. 23 @ 9 a.m. (ET)/6 a.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE

Wednesday, Nov. 23 @ 10 p.m. (ET)/7 p.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE*

Thursday, Nov. 24 @ 9 a.m. (ET)/6 a.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE

Thursday, Nov. 24 @ 3 p.m. (ET)/12 p.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE

Friday, Nov. 25 @ 9 a.m. (ET)/6 a.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE

Friday, Nov. 25 @ 3 p.m. (ET)/12 p.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE

Saturday, Nov. 26 @ 9 a.m. (ET)/6 a.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE

Saturday, Nov. 26 @ 11:30 p.m. (ET)/8:30 p.m. (PT) Sportsnet ONE*

Sunday, Nov. 27 @ 12:30 p.m. (ET)/9:30 a.m. (PT) Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet West and Sportsnet Pacific

*broadcast on tape delay

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