TSN to replace hockey with -wait for it- hockey

Now that viewers have finally been put out of their misery with the 2004-2005 NHL season officially cancelled, they can look forward to the rest of winter with a full slate of amateur and semi-pro women's hockey coverage. TSN's early Spring sked features the ESSO Women's National Hockey Championship on March 13, the National Women's Hockey League championship game on March 26, and the IIHF World Women's Hockey Championship from April 6 to 9. TSN will also air the final two rounds of the CIS Men's Hockey tournament beginning March 27.

Although TSN's broadcasts of the World Under-18 Hockey Championship and the National Midget Hockey Championship at the end of April are not likely to challenge last year's playoff hockey ratings, Canada's diehard hockey fans (presumably the same ones who tuned in for the seemingly never-ending lockout discussions) will at least have something to watch. The first half of May will see 17 games from the IIHF World Men's Hockey Championship broadcast, followed by the RBC Royal Bank Cup, touted as 'the Stanley Cup of Canadian junior 'A' hockey' on May 15. TSN will also continue to show classic NHL games.
By Staff 
February 22, 2005

Now that viewers have finally been put out of their misery with the 2004-2005 NHL season officially cancelled, they can look forward to the rest of winter with a full slate of amateur and semi-pro women’s hockey coverage. TSN’s early Spring sked features the ESSO Women’s National Hockey Championship on March 13, the National Women’s Hockey League championship game on March 26, and the IIHF World Women’s Hockey Championship from April 6 to 9. TSN will also air the final two rounds of the CIS Men’s Hockey tournament beginning March 27. Although TSN’s broadcasts of the World Under-18 Hockey Championship and the National Midget Hockey Championship at the end of April are not likely to challenge last year’s playoff hockey ratings, Canada’s diehard hockey fans (presumably the same ones who tuned in for the seemingly never-ending lockout discussions) will at least have something to watch. The first half of May will see 17 games from the IIHF World Men’s Hockey Championship broadcast, followed by the RBC Royal Bank Cup, touted as ‘the Stanley Cup of Canadian junior ‘A’ hockey’ on May 15. TSN will also continue to show classic NHL games.