Where Greatness Begins: Sportsnet Laces Up for the 2019 Memorial Cup, May 17-26
As Canada’s home of hockey, Sportsnet’s coverage of the 101st edition of the celebrated championship gets underway on Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT as the Halifax Mooseheads host WHL champions Prince Albert Raiders on Sportsnet and Sportsnet NOW. The OHL’s Guelph Storm and QMJHL’s Rouyn-Noranda Huskies round out the competition for the CHL’s coveted Holy Grail. (Full broadcast schedule below).
Sportsnet’s multiplatform coverage of the 2019 Memorial Cup includes:
Television
- Host Caroline Cameron alongside analysts Colby Armstrong and Todd Warriner serve up pre-, intermission and post-game analysis live from Halifax
- Play-by-play announcer R.J. Broadhead and game analyst Sam Cosentino return to the broadcast booth, with Rob Faulds reporting from ice-level
- Tara Slone delivers exclusive player interviews and in-depth features throughout the week
Sportsnet.ca & Sportsnet app
- Sportsnet keeps junior hockey fans covered with up-to-the-minute coverage out of Halifax, including the latest analysis, videos, team previews and top prospects rankings from Ryan McKenna on Sportsnet.ca & the Sportsnet app
- CHL Insider Sam Cosentino serves up a special Memorial Cup edition of the Tape II Tape podcast
2019 Memorial Cup Broadcast Schedule
| Fri., May 17 | Prince Albert vs. Halifax, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT | Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW |
| Sat., May 18 | Rouyn-Noranda vs. Guelph, 3:30 pm. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT | Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW |
| Sun., May 19 | Halifax vs. Guelph, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT | Sportsnet 360 & Sportsnet NOW |
| Mon., May 20 | Rouyn-Noranda vs. Prince Albert, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT | Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW |
| Tues., May 21 | Guelph vs. Prince Albert, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT | Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW |
| Wed., May 22 | Halifax vs. Rouyn-Noranda, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT | Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW |
| Thurs., May 23 | Tie-Breaker (if necessary), 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT | Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW |
| Fri., May 24 | Memorial Cup Semifinal, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT | Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW |
| Sun., May 26 | Memorial Cup Championship Final, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT | Sportsnet & Sportsnet NOW |
*schedule subject to change
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