OHL Announces Western and Eastern Conference Championship Series Broadcast Schedule
April 23, 2015 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
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Toronto, ON - The Ontario Hockey League today announced the complete broadcast schedule for the 2015 Western and Eastern Conference Championship Series.
The Western Conference Championship Series featuring the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and the Erie Otters begins Thursday night and is available on Shaw TV Cable 10 and to Rogers Digital subscribers across Ontario on Rogers TV Sports+ channels 368 (SD) and 369 (HD). Game 2 of the series on Friday night will once again air on Shaw TV Cable 10 and is also available to Rogers Digital subscribers across Ontario on channel 471. Fans across Canada can enjoy OHL playoff action when the series shifts to Erie with Game 3 on Sunday April 26 and Game 4 on Tuesday April 28 to be broadcast on Sportsnet 360. If the series requires a Game 5 on Thursday April 30, it would also be broadcast on Sportsnet 360 live from Sault Ste. Marie.
The Eastern Conference Championship Series featuring the Oshawa Generals and the North Bay Battalion begins on Friday night with all games available locally in Durham Region on Rogers TV Cable 10/63 and Digital 510 (HD), as well as in North Bay on TVCogeco Cable 12. Games played in Oshawa are available on Rogers TV Cable 10/63 in Toronto, while Rogers Digital subscribers can watch the entire series across the province on Rogers TV Sports+ channels 368 (SD) and 369 (HD).
Western Conference Championship Series games on Shaw TV, and Eastern Conference Championship Series games on Rogers TV and TVCogeco will include post-game press conference coverage featuring the head coach and players from both teams.
All games of the OHL's Western and Eastern Conference Championship Series are also available on OHL Live with new all access playoff subscriptions offered at $49.99.
The Western Conference Champion receives the Wayne Gretzky Trophy named in honour of the Hockey Hall of Fame member who played for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1977-78. Since the two conference division in 1999, the Greyhounds are seeking their first Western Conference title, while the Otters captured their only Wayne Gretzky Trophy in 2002. The Eastern Conference Champion receives the Bobby Orr Trophy named in honour of the Hockey Hall of Fame member who played four OHL seasons with the Oshawa Generals from 1962-66. Since the two conference division in 1999, the Generals are seeking their first Eastern Conference title, while the Battalion hoisted the trophy last season as well as 2009 in Brampton.
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