Professional Women's Hockey League Announces Inaugural-Season Broadcast and Streaming Partners
Published on December 29, 2023 under Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) News Release
TORONTO, ON - The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) will provide fans with comprehensive live coverage of all 72 games during its historic inaugural season. The league today announced national broadcast partnerships in Canada with CBC / Radio-Canada, TSN and RDS, and Sportsnet, and regional deals in the United States with MSG Networks and NESN.
"The visibility offered across our broadcast and streaming schedule is unprecedented in women's hockey and reinforces the growing interest in our sport," said Stan Kasten, PWHL Advisory Board member. "Accessibility of PWHL games throughout our inaugural season is a giant win for fans everywhere. We felt it was a priority to engage a magnitude of committed partners on a variety of consistent platforms."
Coverage begins New Year's Day at 12:00 p.m. ET, with a live on-site studio pre-game show, followed by a 12:30 p.m. ET, puck-drop between Toronto and New York at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre.
The first-ever PWHL game will feature a best-in-class broadcast team led by CBC Sports host Andi Petrillo. She will be joined in-studio by Hailey Salvian of The Athletic, former pro hockey player Saroya Tinker, and TSN reporter and Olympic gold medalist Tessa Bonhomme. Daniella Ponticelli and two-time Olympic gold medalist, TSN's Cheryl Pounder, will provide commentary and analysis. CBC Sports' Anastasia Bucsis will be rinkside for exclusive interviews and updates.
2024 PWHL BROADCAST SCHEDULE SUMMARY:
PWHL season opener will be available to Canadian viewers live on CBC, TSN, and Sportsnet national television feeds, streamed on CBC Gem, ca, the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices, TSN.ca, the TSN app, and Sportsnet+. French-language coverage will appear on ICI TOU.TV.
PWHL season opener is available to United States regional TV viewers with MSG Networks and NESN.
All subsequent PWHL regular-season games are available to Canadian viewers on coverage divided across TSN, CBC, and Sportsnet which includes linear television and streaming on TSN+, CBC Gem, ca, the CBC Sports app, and Sportsnet+. Additional games will be announced pending NHL and AHL playoff schedules.
French-language coverage of all Montreal games will be split between RDS and Radio-Canada, ICI TOU.TV.
MSG Networks will be the home of all 24 PWHL New York games.
NESN will be the home of all 24 PWHL Boston games for fans in New England, excluding Fairfield County. Fans in New England can watch on NESN or stream on the NESN 360 app by logging in with their TV provider or purchasing a direct subscription.
League agreements with regional networks allow out-of-market distribution including the potential for games to be added on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and other networks on a case-by-case basis.
All PWHL games will be streamed on the league's YouTube channel and available outside of Canada.
The league may announce additional broadcast partners throughout the season.
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