On the heels of the CBC’s announcement last week that the network will not air the fifth instalment of its popular annual Hockey Day In Canada broadcasting, TSN has decided to broadcast its own version titled, Hockey Lives Here: Canada’s Game on Saturday, Feb. 18. CBC claimed that, due to the lockout, airing the full-day broadcast simply would not be viable, and so the torch was passed to TSN which, in conjunction with RDS, NHL Network and ESPN Classic Canada, plans to air a full schedule of amateur hockey events.
In total, TSN will air six hours of exclusive hockey content, including coverage of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, a CIS men’s hockey game between the University of Western Ontario and Lakehead University, a re-cap of the 2004 World Junior Championships, the fourth annual World Pond Hockey Championships, and various special reports ranging from how to build an outdoor rink and a report from the Canadian Women’s hockey training camp. To complement TSN’s coverage, ESPN Classic Canada will broadcast 24 hours of classic hockey games, RDS will provide French-language coverage of the days events, and NHL network will also dedicate its Saturday schedule to celebrating hockey in Canada.
