TORONTO (January 6, 2014) Who will make the cut? Sportsnet heads to the MasterCard Centre in Toronto tomorrow for three hours of live coverage as the Canadian Olympic Committee and Hockey Canada unveil the roster for the Men’s Olympic Hockey Team that will represent Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Coverage of the announcement begins at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific, and Sportsnet 590 the FAN , and at 11 a.m. ET/9 a.m. MT on Sportsnet 960 The FAN.
For fans at work, at home or on the go, coverage will also be streamed live on sportsnet.ca starting at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT.
The HOCKEY CENTRAL team of Daren Millard, Nick Kypreos, Doug MacLean, Scott Morrison, Damien Cox and Christine Simpson will be onsite providing all of the breaking news, analysis and interviews prior to and following the big announcement. Jeff Marek, John Shannon and Billy Jaffe hit the Sportsnet studio to provide further analysis and debate.
Following the live announcement, HOCKEY CENTRAL @ Noon – Canada’s top radio destination for all things hockey – presents a special road edition of the popular one-hour show as Millard, Kypreos, MacLean and Morrison discuss, debate and analyze all things regarding the final Canada’s Men’s Olympic Hockey Team roster on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific, and Sportsnet 590 the FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN.
Sportsnet’s in-depth and informative coverage continues on sportsnet.ca, with senior hockey columnist Chris Johnston and Luke Fox delivering announcement breakdowns, insights and reports onsite from the MasterCard Centre. Award winning columnist Mark Spector and senior writer Ryan Dixon will also weigh in on the roster selection following the announcement.
Sportsnet is an official cable broadcaster of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
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All of Sportsnet’s HOCKEY CENTRAL talent are available for interviews to discuss Canada’s Men’s Olympic Hockey Team roster selection announcement.
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