Sportsnet reflects on the best and worst from 2011 with Connected Year in Review: Fuelled by Fans

- Sportsnet Connected’s Hazel Mae hosts the one-hour special on Christmas Eve -

- Winners from sportsnet.ca’s year-end polls revealed –

TORONTO (Dec. 21, 2011) – From Sidney Crosby’s concussion to the return of the Winnipeg Jets, Sportsnet looks back at the sports stories that defined 2011 with Connected Year in Review: Fuelled by Fans on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 9 p.m. (ET)/9 p.m. (MT)/9 p.m. (PT) on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific. The hour-long special is hosted by Sportsnet Connected anchor Hazel Mae.

The HOCKEY CENTRAL panel of Nick Kypreos, Doug MacLean and Daren Millard will be on hand to break down the best and worst from the NHL. Also, Mae countdowns the best and worst in sports from 2011 with Sportsnet insiders including: Gregg Zaun, Jamie Campbell, “Showdown” Joe Ferraro, Gerry Dobson, and Craig Forrest. The special is capped off by Bob McCown, Stephen Brunt and Damien Cox debating the top sports story of 2011.

Connected Year in Review: Fuelled by Fans will also reveal the winners of the year-end sportsnet.ca polls, including:

• Best big-moment player

• Worst Haircut

• Biggest Underachiever

• Stupidest injury

• Comeback Athlete of the Year

• Best celebration

• Worst Celebration

• Most obnoxious

• Best Twitter Feud

• Worst Coaching Decisions of the Year

About Sportsnet

Sportsnet connects Canadian sports fans to their favourite teams and athletes, using five platforms: TV, Radio, Print, Online and Mobile. Sportsnet is Fuelled By Fans, and delivers storytelling on a local, regional, national and global level. The multiplatform brand consists of Sportsnet, sportsnet.ca, Sportsnet 590 The FAN, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, Sportsnet magazine, Sportsnet Mobile and the Hockey Central app on iPad and Playbook. Sportsnet is the Canadian leader in NHL and MLB television broadcasts and is home to 162 Toronto Blue Jays games, plus MLB Playoffs and the World Series. Sportsnet is an official broadcaster of the London 2012 Olympic Games, and also offers an exciting sports lineup including the NFL, the Rogers Cup tennis tournament, the Memorial Cup, and soccer programming with UEFA Champions League, Barclays Premier League, MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and Canadian national team matches for men and women. Sportsnet Connected is the network’s nightly news program, providing regional and national coverage of the day’s events in the world of sports.

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