73-676: The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) based in Yorkton , Saskatchewan , Canada. The team plays their home games in the Westland Insurance Arena , which has a seating capacity of 2,300. The Terriers won the 2014 Royal Bank Cup as Junior A Champions of Canada. The team joined the SJHL for the 1972–73 season and won its first league championship in 1983. The Terriers have competed in
146-473: A mobile app . On launch, TSN Go was available exclusively to Bell Satellite TV and Rogers Cable subscribers. It has since been expanded to other providers, such as Shaw . Following the announcement of Bell and Rogers' acquisition of MLSE, concerns were again raised by critics, speculating that Bell Media could attempt to acquire full rights to the NHL after CBC's current contract with the league expires following
219-477: A 12-year deal to become the sole national television rightsholder of the NHL, beginning in the 2014–15 season . Critics considered Rogers' move to be a major blow against Bell and TSN, showing concerns for how the network could sustain itself without what is considered a key property in Canadian sports broadcasting. However, they also acknowledged the network's continuing rights to IIHF hockey tournaments (including
292-804: A 15% interest in December 2010. The deal closed on April 1, 2011, after the CRTC approved the sale on March 7, 2011 – the new company became known as Bell Media . After a longstanding speculation about TSN's interest in launching its own TSN-branded radio network (similarly to its U.S. counterpart ), TSN entered radio broadcasting with the launch of the first TSN Radio station, a relaunch of AM station CHUM in Toronto on April 13, 2011. Bell Media 's Bell Media Radio division already operated several sports radio stations elsewhere in Canada (most of which were branded as The Team ,
365-402: A Molson employee who was a friend of Gordon, a deal was reached between TSN, Molson, and the NHL to allow the network to broadcast games on cable. By December 1987, TSN had reached one million subscribers, but the network's staff sought wider distribution for the channel as part of basic cable service; the CRTC approved the network's request for permission to allow TSN to be carried as part of
438-496: A basic cable lineup. Mike Day, producer of TSN's daily sports news program SportsDesk lamented about the shift to basic cable and the larger audience it would bring, commenting that "one night you're doing a news show that potentially has an audience of one million people, and the next day the potential is five million people." In 1991, TSN acquired rights to the IIHF World Junior Championship , otherwise known as
511-546: A cable provider which primarily serves the province of Quebec , was a notable hold-out for the new feeds. On October 13, a Monday Night Football game was left unavailable in English (due to a rained out MLB playoff game, RDS2 was able to carry the game in French) to Videotron subscribers because TSN5—the only feed it carried—was airing a regional Ottawa Senators/ Florida Panthers NHL game (a game which also attracted infamy for having
584-419: A deal with ESPN (itself only 5 years old) shortly before launch to provide additional programs. Although reaching around 400,000 subscribers, TSN's early years were hindered by its initial status as a premium service, bundled in a high-cost package with movie channels such as First Choice and Superchannel , alongside competition with free-to-air sports broadcasts by CBC Television among others. To improve
657-470: A feed to broadcast additional programming that could not be aired on TSN due to scheduling conflicts or other events. On August 29, 2008, the feed evolved into a new 24-hour channel, similar to ESPN2 , known as TSN2 . Upon its launch, TSN2 was legally considered a west coast timeshift feed of TSN, although soon after TSN2 was launched, the CRTC announced a proposal to remove genre exclusivity protections for "mainstream sports" and "national news" channels in
730-503: A limited-time free preview. The service, which is comparable but not entirely equivalent to ESPN+ , initially includes Canadian rights to PGA Tour Live (acquired after Warner Bros. Discovery 's GolfTV ceased operations), the NTT IndyCar Series (previously on Sportsnet), the relaunching XFL , as well as various other properties such as La Liga and AEW Rampage which were previously available as bonus streams to subscribers of
803-616: A maximum of 10% of the TSN schedule—an average of 2.4 hours a day. In 2000, after ESPN blocked two attempts by the Canadian partners to sell NetStar to Canwest , CTV Inc. acquired the Canadian partners' shares. CTV Inc. was acquired by Bell Canada and The Woodbridge Company (publisher of The Globe and Mail newspaper) as part of the joint venture Bell Globemedia in 2001. As a result of its purchase of TSN, CTV would be forced to sell its regional sports network CTV Sportsnet , eventually selling it to minority shareholder Rogers Media . Following
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#1732851199594876-409: A minority stake in TSN became ESPN's alternative plan to get into the Canadian market. The Sports Network launched its website TSN.ca on October 1, 1995. In 1997, the CRTC began permitting TSN to offer an "alternate feed", which could be used to provide a regional opt-out of the main TSN service for programming that must be blacked out in the rest of the country. Alternate programming could make up
949-512: A name introduced by previous owner CHUM Limited in its own failed attempt at establishing a national sports radio network), it was reported that Bell could theoretically relaunch these other stations under the TSN Radio brand in the future. Also in 2011, TSN acquired broadcast rights to the new Winnipeg Jets . TSN would establish another part-time feed, TSN Jets , to broadcast the games. Additionally, co-owned CFRW would also gain radio rights to
1022-419: A reference to a program airing on "the TSN network" or simply "TSN" without disambiguation, it can normally be assumed that the program will be simulcast on TSN1, 3, 4 and 5. Their launch date was originally announced as September 1, 2014, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of TSN's launch, but was moved up to August 25 in order to accommodate multiple-court coverage throughout the 2014 US Open . Prior to
1095-470: A separate charge to a service provider. For example, until 2013, Rogers Cable customers were required to subscribe to the HD Specialty Pack add-on in order to receive TSN HD (whereas most other HD simulcast channels were provided at no additional charge). On many providers including Rogers, TSN1, 3, 4 and 5 were included in a single package when those feeds launched, but TSN2 was provided only as part of
1168-454: A separate higher-tier package. On May 6, 2014, TSN announced plans to launch three additional multiplex channels, for a total of five 24-hour national channels. The existing "TSN" service was replaced by four regionally-focused channels (referred to as "feeds")—TSN1, 3, 4, and 5—similar to the Sportsnet regional channels. All five channels are available nationally, but on most local providers,
1241-548: A separate licence, as did TSN's other now-defunct sports networks WTSN and the Canadian versions of ESPN Classic and NHL Network . The rights expired before the 2014–15 season, and were acquired by Sportsnet East . TSN re-gained the Canadiens' rights in 2017–18, with the games moving to TSN2. Alongside its live sports broadcasts, TSN also airs a variety of sports highlight, talk, and documentary-styled shows. These include: In connection with ESPN's minority ownership in TSN,
1314-714: A series of exhibition games for teams in the Ontario Hockey Association to play the Regina Pats and Weyburn Red Wings , after Regina and Weyburn had asked for assistance in forming a new Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Pollock also laid out plans to make player transfers easier between provinces to support the Saskatchewan teams. The league was originally known as the Saskatchewan Amateur Junior Hockey League until 1973. They re-adopted
1387-473: A subsidiary of CTV Specialty Television , which is also a joint venture of Bell Media (70%), also owned by BCE Inc. and ESPN Inc. (30%), itself a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company . TSN was established by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1984 as part of the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels. In 2013, TSN was the largest specialty channel in Canada in terms of gross revenue, with
1460-496: A total of CA$ 400.4 million in revenue. TSN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located at Bell Media Agincourt in the Scarborough neighbourhood of Toronto , Ontario . Stewart Johnston currently serves as president of TSN, a position he has held since 2010. TSN's networks focus on sports-related programming, including live and recorded event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming. Licensed by
1533-563: A traditional sporting event of the holiday season in Canada. Due to CRTC regulations on the foreign ownership of broadcasters, Labatt was forced to sell TSN and RDS upon its acquisition by Interbrew in 1995. Labatt's broadcasting assets were sold to a privately held consortium named NetStar Communications, the investors of which included a number of Canadian firms as well as ESPN Inc. , which held an interest of about 30 percent. The same CRTC regulations prevented ESPN from establishing its own separate Canadian sports network outright, so acquiring
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#17328511995941606-584: Is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League . Open to North American -born players 20 years of age or younger, the SJHL's 12 teams play in three divisions: the Nutrien, Sherwood and Viterra Divisions. A major attraction in Saskatchewan, the SJHL draws 400,000 fans each season. The winner of
1679-595: Is shown below. On August 15, 2003, TSN launched a high definition simulcast, branded as TSN HD , airing widescreen and high-definition feeds of programming when available. As virtually TSN's entire schedule is now broadcast in HD, the separate branding was dropped from on-air usage in 2013, and the HD feed is now letterboxed for standard definition viewers. All of the other TSN channels below have had HD simulcasts available since their respective launch dates. The French-language Réseau des sports and related channels operate under
1752-582: The 100th Grey Cup , TSN produced its own anthology of documentary films, Engraved on a Nation , focusing on stories related to the Grey Cup and CFL. In 2019, TSN revived the series with a second season, chronicling other major figures in Canadian sports. TSN is a major broadcaster of ice hockey in Canada; it holds rights to Hockey Canada tournaments, which includes the Allan Cup , Centennial Cup , Telus Cup and Esso Cup , as well as IIHF tournaments such as
1825-548: The 2019 NBA Finals with Sportsnet, which featured the Toronto Raptors winning their first-ever NBA championship. TSN aired the series-clinching Game 6, which saw an average of 7.7 million viewers as the most-watched NBA telecast in Canadian history. TSN acquired Canadian rights to Major League Soccer in 2011, airing 24 matches during the 2011 season that involved the league's Canadian clubs, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC . Its slate expanded to 30 games in 2012 with
1898-628: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on April 2, 1984, as the Action Canada Sports Network , the channel was launched by the Labatt Brewing Company on September 1 of the same year as The Sports Network, or TSN. The network was founded under the leadership of Gordon Craig , a former employee of CBC Sports ; alongside coverage of the then co-owned Toronto Blue Jays , TSN also reached
1971-653: The Men's and Women's World Championships , the IIHF World Junior Championships (a tournament whose profile was notably raised by TSN), and the IIHF World U18 Championship . In 2020, TSN renewed its contract with Hockey Canada through the 2033–34 season. On July 21, 2021, the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced that Bell Media would hold its national media rights package beginning in
2044-452: The NCAA basketball tournament ) with multiple games occurring simultaneously. Although the expansion was discussed by TSN staff as early as 2012, critics considered the loss of NHL rights to Rogers (which had recently launched its seventh Sportsnet-branded television service with its acquisition of The Score, now Sportsnet 360 ) to be a catalyst for the move, as TSN attempts to defend its position as
2117-558: The Nipawin Hawks . Ten players, two coaches, an athletic therapist, two employees of a local radio station, and the bus driver were killed in the collision. The remaining passengers were injured, some critically. The SJHL playoffs were postponed as a result (the Hawks were leading the series 3–1). The league, at the request of the Broncos, resumed the playoffs on April 15, with the Hawks advancing to
2190-655: The Vanier Cup championship. The Hardy Cup coverage reverted to Shaw TV in 2014 while the Uteck, Mitchell and Vanier contests moved to Sportsnet, who acquired exclusive rights to CIS tournaments in May 2013. TSN splits rights to the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Toronto Raptors with Sportsnet , by virtue of the league's Canadian media rights being managed by Raptors owner MLSE. TSN alternated broadcasting
2263-512: The "Amateur" in their name in 1980 and carried it until the 1987–88 season, when they dropped the "Amateur" again. They were one of the original Tier II Junior A leagues in the realignment of 1970. Their first two seasons they were eligible for the Memorial Cup . On April 6, 2018 the Humboldt Broncos team bus suffered a fatal crash on their way to the team's semi-final playoff game against
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2336-473: The "World Juniors", which were previously broadcast by CBC. TSN's coverage, along with the recent " Punch-up in Piestany " incident and a strong performance by Canada at the tournament in the mid-1990s, helped to significantly heighten the profile of the tournament in the country (even more so than in other participating countries), to the point that it is, alongside U.S. college football bowl games , regarded as
2409-519: The 2008 season, TSN has been the CFL's exclusive broadcaster, airing all of the league's games, including the season-ending Grey Cup . In November 2019, TSN and the CFL signed a six-year media rights extension, which was reported to expire in 2025. The channel also previously held rights to the country's university football playoff tournaments, including the Hardy Trophy , Uteck Bowl , Mitchell Bowl and
2482-737: The 2013–14 season – using their ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the NHL's highest valued franchise, as an impetus for such a coup. Concerns were also raised that such an arrangement could prevent wireless service providers other than Bell and Rogers from accessing its content; the CRTC had ruled in favour of Telus in a decision requiring Bell and other media companies to allow other competing wireless providers access to its content, and not exclusively tie it to their own service (as they had attempted to do with TSN Mobile TV). However, in November 2013, Rogers Communications announced that it had reached
2555-568: The 2021–22 season, with TSN holding rights to 30 regular-season games across the CHL's leagues per-season, as well as coverage of national events such as the Memorial Cup . From 1987 to 1998, and again from 2002 to 2014, TSN held national cable rights to broadcast the NHL in Canada. Under its most recent contract, TSN aired regular season games on weeknights and Sundays, including exclusivity on Wednesday nights, as well as various Stanley Cup playoffs games, as
2628-700: The CJHL due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the remainder of the 2019–20 SJHL season and all associated championships were suspended until further notice. The league championship was not awarded. The league resumed play for a 2020–21 season in November 2020, with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) allowing for limited in-person attendance (150 spectators). However, the Flin Flon Bombers were forced to suspend operations on November 12, 2020 until at least
2701-711: The Junior "A" National Championships on four other: 1991 in Sudbury, Ontario , 1996 in Melfort, Saskatchewan , 1999 as the hosts in Yorkton , 2006 in Brampton, Ontario , and 2014 in Vernon, British Columbia , where the captured their only national championship. The team has won the league championship six times in its history: 1983, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2013, and 2014. Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
2774-733: The SJHL playoffs is crowned the provincial Junior A champion and continues on to play in the ANAVET Cup against the Manitoba provincial champion (winner of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League playoffs) for the right to represent the Western region at the Centennial Cup , the national Junior A championship. The current version of the SJHL was preceded by a separate league with the same name that operated from 1948 to 1966. The modern SJHL
2847-718: The Saskatchewan–Alberta border) elect to play in the Alberta Junior Hockey League . As of 2023 , the championship team is awarded the Canterra Seeds Cup following a post-season playoff tournament. As of 2022 , SJHL championship team advances directly to the Junior A national championship . Prior to 2022 , the SJHL champions competed with the MJHL champions for the ANAVET Cup with the winner advancing to represent
2920-431: The acquisition, TSN would move its operations to CTV's Agincourt complex in the Toronto district of Scarborough . This oddity would become an inside joke between personalities on both networks, who commonly referred to jumping between the two networks as "crossing the parking lot." Following the sale, TSN began to closer align its on-air imaging with that of ESPN; the most prominent effect of these changes came with
2993-538: The channel location previously occupied by TSN's primary service was filled by the appropriate regional feed. While major sports telecasts are simulcast across TSN1, 3, 4, and 5 to ensure national coverage, alternative studio shows and live events can also be split across the channels. The feeds carry a small amount of programming tailored towards their respective regions, including simulcasts of lunch-hour shows from TSN Radio stations in their relevant region, and regional NHL coverage. When TV listings and promotions make
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3066-444: The competing Sportsnet chain of sports channels) with a 37.5% share each ( Larry Tanenbaum increased his ownership to a quarter of the company as well), in a deal expected to be valued at around $ 1.32 billion in total. The deal was completed in summer 2012, following the approval of Canada's Competition Bureau , the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (with regards to MLSE's television channels), as well as
3139-515: The deal, Woodbridge Company Limited, Torstar , and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan would together receive $ 1.3 billion in either cash or equity in BCE, while BCE would also assume $ 1.7 billion in debt (BCE's existing equity interest is $ 200 million, for a total transaction value of $ 3.2 billion). Woodbridge has since simultaneously regained majority control of The Globe and Mail , with Bell retaining
3212-790: The debut of the Montreal Impact in the league. TSN's channels broadcast a package of other regular-season games, the MLS All-Star Game , MLS Cup Playoffs and the MLS Cup . In January 2014, TSN announced that it would take over broadcast rights to Whitecaps games beginning in the 2014 Major League Soccer season , under a separate deal. These rights were renewed in 2017 as TSN reached a 5-year extension to its Major League Soccer broadcasting rights. However, these exclusive rights were not renewed further (TSN Would air non-exclusive rights to select game's beginning in 2023), as all MLS programming moved to
3285-513: The finals to meet the waiting Estevan Bruins . SJHL President Bill Chow called the incident the league's "worst nightmare". In the wake of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, TSN aired a national broadcast of the Bronco's 2018–19 home opener, the team's first regular season game following the tragedy. On March 13, 2020, pursuant to the suspension of all sanctioned activity by Hockey Canada and
3358-415: The introduction of a new logo similar to that of ESPN, and the re-branding of TSN's flagship sports news program SportsDesk as SportsCentre —a Canadian version (in both format and spelling ) of ESPN's SportsCent er . The CRTC, however, objected to plans to rename TSN as "ESPN Canada", citing concerns that it would make it appear that ESPN had de facto majority control, or at the very least that TSN
3431-483: The largest specialty television service in Canada in terms of total revenue. The launch date of these new channels were pushed up to August 25, 2014, in order to allow multi-court coverage of the 2014 US Open tennis tournament , which began the same day. TSN also announced that it would use these new channels to house regional NHL games beginning in the 2014–15 season, featuring the Jets, Maple Leafs, and Ottawa Senators . At
3504-515: The launch of the additional feeds, Bell executives stated that the expanded five-channel service would be offered for the same rate as was charged at the time for TSN and TSN2 together. Notwithstanding this claim, some providers, including Shaw Cable , have elected to charge extra for some of the new feeds. Most major Canadian television providers carried the new channels upon their launch, including Bell, Cogeco , Eastlink , MTS , SaskTel , Shaw , Source Cable , Rogers , and Telus . Videotron,
3577-429: The league's secondary rightsholder after CBC Sports. Its most recent contract expired at the end of the 2013–14 NHL season (following the 2014 NHL Draft ); Rogers Communications (owners of Sportsnet ) secured a 12-year contract for sole national rights beginning with the following season . TSN's then-parent company CTVglobemedia attempted to strike a similar exclusive deal in 2006 ($ 1.4 billion over ten years), but
3650-560: The leagues for each of MLSE's main sports franchises. The deal was expected to have a major impact on future broadcast rights for MLSE's teams, including the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors , as their ownership of the teams will offer enhanced coverage for the team through new platforms such as mobile television . In March 2014, TSN launched its TV Everywhere service TSN Go, allowing subscribers to TSN on participating service providers to stream TSN networks online or through
3723-494: The loss of national NHL rights, TSN's goal was to remain "THE source for all things hockey" through its analysis programs and regional coverage, and that this was not the first time that TSN had lost its cable rights to the NHL (having lost them to CTV Sportsnet for a period upon its launch in 1998). On May 6, 2014, TSN announced that it would launch three new channels— TSN3 , TSN4 , and TSN5 , in September 2014 to coincide with
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#17328511995943796-412: The lowest attendance of any Panthers game in team history). On October 16, 2014, Videotron president Manon Brouillette responded to complaints by subscribers surrounding the incident, and confirmed that it had reached a deal in September to carry the new feeds; the addition of TSN1 to the lineup was accelerated to October 20, 2014, to ensure the availability of that week's Monday Night Football game, with
3869-596: The near future. As a byproduct of the decision, TSN would be allowed to use streamlined conditions of licence (legally referred to as a Category C license as of September 2011), which state that the service may offer " multiple feeds " consistent with their licensed programming format, without any restrictions on alternate programming. TSN was officially permitted to use these streamlined conditions of licence on February 1, 2010. On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including its majority control of TSN. Under
3942-568: The network has a long-term agreement with ESPN International for the Canadian rights to ESPN original and studio programs, including Pardon the Interruption , Around the Horn , Sunday NFL Countdown , NFL Live , Baseball Tonight , ESPN FC , and ESPN Films documentaries including the 30 for 30 series, among others, though it does not always air these programs simultaneously with their U.S. broadcasts. In 2012, as part of promotion for
4015-456: The network's 30th anniversary. TSN president Stewart Johnston described the expansion as an "important evolution" for the network, as it would allow TSN to make more efficient use of its portfolio of sports properties: the network promoted that these new channels would allow TSN to broadcast a larger amount of ESPN content and live events, particularly including expanded coverage of major events (such as Grand Slam tennis , curling tournaments, and
4088-412: The new MLS Season Pass streaming service in 2023. On October 27, 2011, Bell Media and TSN announced that they had secured broadcast rights for FIFA soccer tournaments from 2015 to 2022. The rights include the 2018 FIFA World Cup , 2022 FIFA World Cup , the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup hosted by Canada and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup . In 2021, TSN acquired the rights to La Liga , as part of
4161-649: The new Jets. CFRW, along with Montreal station CKGM , also migrated to the TSN Radio brand on October 5, 2011. Additionally, Bell would also launch TSN Mobile TV, streaming versions of TSN and TSN2 offered through Bell Mobility 's Mobile TV services. On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced that it would sell its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to two major telecommunications companies; Bell Canada (TSN's main parent company) and Rogers Communications (owners of
4234-509: The new year, after Manitoba issued a "Code Red" circuit breaker that ordered the closure of non-essential businesses and recreational facilities. The team considered the possibility of conducting all hockey operations out of nearby Creighton, Saskatchewan , but were unable to reach agreements with the SHA and Manitoba Health that would allow them to resume operations. In turn, the SJHL was forced to suspend play on November 27, as Saskatchewan ordered
4307-581: The popular World Junior Hockey Championships ), the Canadian Football League (who renewed their contract with TSN without allowing any outside bidders in 2019 and whose current contract lasts through 2025), and TSN's growing regional NHL rights portfolio, including the Maple Leafs—which would, beginning in the same season, air 26 games on TSN per season. In a series of Twitter posts by TSN personality Bob McKenzie , he explained that even with
4380-529: The prominence of the network, TSN sought to obtain the national cable rights to the National Hockey League —rights that, according to the league, were not sold under the current arrangement with CBC. However, the task was complicated by claims by CBC that it owned the cable rights to the NHL, along with the involvement of competing beer company Molson in Canadian NHL rights at the time. With the help of
4453-409: The provincial government to provide a $ 1 million relief package to be divided between its teams. On March 23, 2021, the SJHL announced that its return-to-play proposal had been rejected, citing concerns surrounding the current state of the pandemic in Saskatchewan. The SJHL therefore announced that the 2020–21 season had been cancelled and will not be resumed. The league championship was not awarded for
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#17328511995944526-650: The region at the national competition . In 2022, Hockey Canada moved to a 10-team format for the Centennial Cup , including the champions from each of the 9 leagues that make up the CJHL , and the host team, thus eliminating intervening regional contests for the ANAVET Cup , the Fred Page Cup and the Doyle Cup . The Sports Network The Sports Network ( TSN ) is a Canadian English language discretionary sports specialty channel owned by The Sports Network Inc.,
4599-447: The regular TSN service. As is permitted for all Category C sports services, the TSN licence is permitted to have multiple channels, and currently encompasses all of the channels listed in the table below. However, unlike premium services like Crave , subscribers receiving one TSN channel are not necessarily automatically entitled to receive all additional channels, and in many cases they are (or previously were) only available by paying
4672-511: The remainder added on October 29, 2014. On November 27, 2016, a one-time overflow channel was used to broadcast a regional Ottawa Senators game due to conflicts with the 104th Grey Cup (which featured the Ottawa RedBlacks , and was being simulcast across all TSN regional feeds). The current TSN feeds, and any programming unique to each feed as per TSN's current TV schedules (subject to pre-emption by either ESPN or TSN due to live events),
4745-507: The same time, Dave Krikst created BarDown , a segment on TSN's YouTube page focused on attracting a younger audience. Made up of TSN producers Jesse Pollock, Corwin McCallum, Daniel Zakrzewski, Luca Celebre, and others, they post hockey-focused quizzes and beer league content. On January 13, 2016, TSN announced that it would present its first telecast in 4K ultra high-definition —a Toronto Raptors basketball game—on January 20, 2016. It
4818-550: The second season in a row. In January 2019, the league announced a broadcasting deal with SaskTel , under which a game will be carried on its television service per-month for the remainder of the season, as well as coverage of the league final. The SJHL fields twelve teams, eleven in Saskatchewan and one in Flin Flon, Manitoba , a community on the border between the provinces. The Bobcats based in Lloydminster , Saskatchewan (on
4891-474: The suspension of all group and team sports activities. In February 2021, the league submitted a return-to-play proposal to the Saskatchewan government that would have involved as many as three hub cities. Despite other provinces such as Alberta having allowed their Junior A leagues to continue, Saskatchewan continued to maintain its prohibitions on sport. The SJHL and its teams have faced growing financial issues due to cancelled games and other events, prompting
4964-422: The teams' designated home markets. TSN has also occasionally broadcast the American Hockey League 's Toronto Marlies games, which are simulcast from Leafs Nation Network ; as with the Maple Leafs, the Marlies are owned by MLSE. TSN was credited for breaking reports surrounding Hockey Canada's settlement of a 2018 sexual assault case . TSN has broadcast Canadian Football League games since 1987. Since
5037-503: Was ESPN's Canadian affiliate. TSN also launched a number of digital specialty channels in 2001; including a local version of ESPN Classic , the NHL Network — a network devoted to ice hockey and the National Hockey League , and WTSN —a channel dedicated to women's sports On August 15, 2003, TSN became one of the first two specialty television services in Canada (the other being fellow Bell property Discovery Channel ) to be available in high definition . TSN's first live HD broadcast
5110-401: Was followed by a slate of regional NHL games and other Raptors games in the format. On June 7, 2018, TSN announced that it would offer its channels as part of an over-the-top subscription service branded as "TSN Direct". By late 2022, the "Direct" branding was dropped. On January 12, 2023, TSN announced a separate direct-to-consumer service called "TSN+", which launched the same day with
5183-418: Was formed in July 1968 as a result of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) splitting away from the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) and affiliating with the rival Canadian Hockey Association led by Ron Butlin . CAHA president Lloyd Pollock arranged meetings across Western Canada to outline the CAHA's development plan for teams which had remained within the CAHA. Later that month, he approved
5256-602: Was not successful. CTV acquired the rights to The Hockey Theme , which has been the theme song of Hockey Night in Canada for 40 years, after the CBC decided not to renew its rights to the theme song in June 2008 amid a legal dispute with its composer, Dolores Claman . A reorchestrated version of the tune has been used for hockey broadcasts on TSN and RDS since fall 2008. TSN continues to hold four regional, English-language rights contracts: These games are subject to blackout outside
5329-490: Was of a Canadian Football League game between the Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats —it was to occur on the same day, but was delayed to August 16 due to a major electrical power failure that occurred the day prior. Beginning in 2006, the CRTC officially allowed TSN to operate national secondary digital feeds with limited amounts of alternative programming. Following this development, TSN began to use such
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