PHF Announces International Coverage with ESPN, TSN
Published on November 5, 2021 under Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) News Release
(Brooklyn, N.Y.) - The Premier Hockey Federation today announced that ESPN has acquired the international rights to 30 PHF regular season games during the upcoming 2021-22 season, plus special events, Isobel Cup Playoffs and Championship. ESPN+ is the exclusive home of the PHF in the United States.
In Canada, live coverage of the PHF is available to TSN and TSN Direct subscribers through the network's five television feeds as well as through live streaming via TSN.ca and the TSN App. PHF games that are part of the ESPN International distribution network may be available in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa via ESPN Player, in Latin America via Star+, the Caribbean through ESPN Player via the ESPN App, and Oceania through Watch ESPN via the ESPN App.
Over 35% of PHF players are from countries outside of the United States including over 40 athletes who hail from nine different provinces across Canada. Austria, Finland, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland are among the international countries currently represented on 2021-22 rosters, while 2021 drafts also featured players selected from Czech Republic, Great Britain, Hungary, Japan, and Russia.
The PHF season begins Saturday, November 6, with all six teams in action on Opening Weekend. International broadcast coverage opens with an afternoon contest featuring the Connecticut Whale and Metropolitan Riveters at 2:00 p.m. ET followed by an evening battle between the Toronto Six and Buffalo Beauts at 7:00 p.m. ET.
2021-22 PHF Broadcast Schedule on ESPN International:
Saturday November 6, 2021
2:00 PM Connecticut Whale at Metropolitan Riveters
7:00 PM Toronto Six at Buffalo Beauts
Sunday November 7, 2021
2:00 PM Connecticut Whale at Metropolitan Riveters
Sunday November 14, 2021
2:00 PM Boston Pride at Connecticut Whale
Saturday November 20, 2021
4:00 PM Buffalo Beauts at Metropolitan Riveters
Sunday November 21, 2021
2:00 PM Connecticut Whale at Toronto Six
3:00 PM Boston Pride at Minnesota Whitecaps
4:00 PM Buffalo Beauts at Metropolitan Riveters
Sunday December 5, 2021
1:00 PM Minnesota Whitecaps at Connecticut Whale
1:00 PM Toronto Six at Boston Pride
Sunday December 12, 2021
2:00 PM Metropolitan Riveters at Toronto Six
3:00 PM Buffalo Beauts at Minnesota Whitecaps
Saturday December 18, 2021
7:00 PM Connecticut Whale at Buffalo Beauts
Sunday December 19, 2021
12:00 PM Toronto Six at Minnesota Whitecaps
2:00 PM Boston Pride at Metropolitan Riveters
Saturday January 8, 2022
2:00 PM Minnesota Whitecaps at Toronto Six
Sunday January 9, 2022
1:00 PM Boston Pride at Buffalo Beauts
Saturday January 15, 2022
2:00 PM Buffalo Beauts at Toronto Six
Sunday January 16, 2022
6:00 PM Metropolitan Riveters at Connecticut Whale
Saturday January 22, 2022
7:00 PM Metropolitan Riveters at Boston Pride
Sunday January 23, 2022
1:00 PM Minnesota Whitecaps at Buffalo Beauts
Sunday February 6, 2022
1:00 PM Connecticut Whale at Boston Pride
Sunday February 13, 2022
1:00 PM Metropolitan Riveters at Buffalo Beauts
Sunday February 20, 2022
3:00 PM Metropolitan Riveters at Minnesota Whitecaps
Monday February 21, 2022
3:00 PM Toronto Six at Buffalo Beauts (RiverWorks - Outdoor Game)
Sunday February 27, 2022
2:00 PM Toronto Six at Metropolitan Riveters
Sunday March 6, 2022
3:00 PM Connecticut Whale at Minnesota Whitecaps
Saturday March 12, 2022
2:00 PM Minnesota Whitecaps at Metropolitan Riveters
3:00 PM Buffalo Beauts at Connecticut Whale
Sunday March 13, 2022
2:00 PM Buffalo Beauts at Connecticut Whale
All game times are Eastern. Select times have changed since original schedule release in August to accommodate top of the hour broadcasts.
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