– Sportsnet is home to every game of the championship tournament, live from Saskatoon beginning May 17 –
– MasterCard Memorial Cup Preview Show premieres Thursday, May 16 at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on Sportsnet West –
-Multiplatform coverage across Sportsnet’s TV, radio, print, and digital properties –
TORONTO (May 15, 2013) Four teams, one champion. With the Canadian Hockey League championship title up for grabs, Sportsnet heads to Saskatoon to deliver exclusive multiplatform coverage of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup. As the home of Canadian junior hockey coverage, Sportsnet will broadcast every game of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup, beginning when the London Knights take on the Saskatoon Blades on Friday, May 17 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, sportsnet.ca, Sportsnet 590 THE FAN and Sportsnet 960 THE FAN (full broadcast details below).
The four teams competing in the round robin championship tournament include the three championship teams from the Canadian Hockey League; the Portland Winterhawks from the Western Hockey League, the London Knights from the Ontario Hockey League and the Halifax Mooseheads from Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Additionally, the tournament host team Saskatoon Blades will compete for the Memorial Cup which will be presented for the 95th time. The championship consists of six round robin games from Friday, May 17 through Wednesday May 22, with the leader earning a bye to the final on Sunday, May 26. The second and third place teams after round robin play will compete in the semifinal match on Friday, May 24, with a tie-breaker game scheduled for Thursday, May 25 to determine the semifinal teams if needed.
For the entire championship, HOCKEY CENTRAL host Daren Millard and analysts Nick Kypreos and Damien Cox will be live on location at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon to provide pre-game, intermission and post-game analysis. Play-by-play commentator RJ Broadhead and analyst Sam Cosentino will call each game, alongside host Gene Principe.
Below are the key details of Sportsnet’s 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup coverage on all platforms:
TV – Sportsnet
- Every game live, from May 17 through to the championship final on May 26. See broadcast schedule below
- The HOCKEY CENTRAL panel primes fans for the championship with a one-hour MasterCard Memorial Cup Preview Show, premiering Thursday, May 16 at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on Sportsnet West (for repeat airings, check listings). Hosted by Millard, Kypreos and Cox, the show will provide predictions and features on each team competing in this year’s tournament. Broadhead, Cosentino, and Principe will also provide insight and analysis
Digital
- sportsnet.ca offers live streaming of every 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup game with a robotic camera providing uninterrupted game coverage
- sportsnet.ca’s live streaming also includes full post-game analysis by CHL expert Patrick King, as well as coverage of team press conferences
- King and Cosentino keep fans in the know with daily previews, analysis, columns and blogs
Radio – Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN
- Toronto’s Sportsnet 590 The FAN will broadcast every game of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup online at www.sportsnet.ca/590, with radio broadcasts of the Saturday, May 18 and Monday, May 20 matchups
- Calgary’s Sportsnet 960 The FAN will broadcast four round robin games as well as the semifinal and final games on radio, with the remaining game broadcasts online (full broadcast details below)
Print – Sportsnet magazine
- The latest issue of Sportsnet, on newsstands Thursday, features a Memorial Cup preview that highlights the players to watch heading into this year’s tournament, as well as a look at the Saskatoon Blades who – after being ousted early in the Western Hockey League playoffs – are fresh, ready and scary
Sportsnet is home to a CHL matchup every Friday night during the regular season and playoffs, the six game Subway Super Series, the Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game and the MasterCard Memorial Cup.
2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup Broadcast Schedule
- Friday, May 17
Round Robin: London Knights vs. Saskatoon Blades, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN online, Sportsnet 960 The FAN online and sportsnet.ca)
- Saturday, May 18
Round Robin: Portland Winterhawks vs. Halifax Mooseheads, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, and sportsnet.ca)
- Sunday, May 19
Round Robin: Saskatoon Blades vs. Halifax Mooseheads, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN online, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, and sportsnet.ca)
- Monday, May 20
Round Robin: Portland Winterhawks vs. London Knights, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, and sportsnet.ca)
- Tuesday, May 21
Round Robin: Halifax Mooseheads vs. London Knights, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN online, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, and sportsnet.ca)
- Wednesday, May 22
Round Robin: Saskatoon Blades vs. Portland Winterhawks, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN online, Sportsnet 960 The FAN online and sportsnet.ca)
- Thursday, May 23
Tiebreaker (if necessary): 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN online, Sportsnet 960 The FAN online and sportsnet.ca)
- Friday, May 24
Semifinal: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN online, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, and sportsnet.ca)
- Sunday, May 26
Final: 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific, Sportsnet 590 The FAN online, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, and sportsnet.ca)
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