Hayley Wickenheiser and Jayna Hefford lead Team Canada in a battle for back-to-back gold medals on the world stage – on home ice – at the 2013 IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, live on TSN. As official broadcaster of Hockey Canada, TSN’s exclusive live coverage beginsTuesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET with Team Canada’s opening game against rival Team U.S.A. Coverage runs April 2-9 and includes every Team Canada match-up, plus the semifinal and Final (see complete broadcast schedule below). All games broadcast on TSN are available live on TSN Mobile TV and all Team Canada games are also available on-demand on TSN.ca. French-language coverage of the tournament is available on RDS, RDS2, and RDS INFO.
TSN is live on location to cover every angle of the 2013 IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP. TSN’s Rod Black handles play-by-play duties alongside colour commentator Cheryl Pounder, a five-time World Champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist. SPORTCENTRE’s Natasha Staniszewski is on site in Ottawa to host TSN’s coverage alongside Jennifer Botterill, a five-time World Champion and three-time Olympic gold medallist. In addition, six-time World Champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist Cassie Campbell joins TSN’s coverage for the semifinal and Final games.
Team Canada looks to defend their world title following last year’s thrilling overtime final against Team U.S.A. Dan Church returns to coach a solid Canadian roster, which includes goaltenders Charline Labonté, Geneviève Lacasse, and Shannon Szabados, along with skaters Meghan Agosta-Marciano, Gillian Apps, Courtney Birchard, Tessa Bonhomme, Bailey Bram, Laura Fortino, Hefford, Haley Irwin, Brianne Jenner, Rebecca Johnston, Jocelyne Larocque, Meaghan Mikkelson, Caroline Ouellette, Marie-Philip Poulin, Lauriane Rougeau, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Vaillancourt, Jennifer Wakefield, Catherine Ward, and Wickenheiser. With a total of 10 gold medals, Canada has won more world titles than any other country and has appeared in every final since the tournament’s inception.
Special Features
TSN’s coverage of the 2013 IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP includes a slate of special features that showcase the sport and Team Canada players. The features, which will air during game intermissions and on SPORTSCENTRE andTHAT’S HOCKEY, look at:
• The viability of Canadian Women’s Hockey League as a professional league
• How the risky and controversial decision to outfit Team Canada in pink uniforms in 1990 put the women’s game into the headlines and helped spark a new generation of female players
• Hockey Canada’s efforts to improve competition in nations like Russia to ensure that women’s hockey remains in the Winter Olympics beyond Sochi
• Geraldine Heaney’s spectacular gold medal goal that clinched Team Canada’s victory at the inaugural women’s world championship in 1990
• The story of how Wickenheiser, captain of Team Canada 2013, was inspired by Susie Yuen, the 4’10” sparkplug from the first women’s world championship 23 years ago
TSN Digital
TSN Digital platforms – including TSN.ca and the TSN app for iPhone and iPad – will feature live scoring of every game from the 2013 IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, along with video on-demand, and all the latest news and highlights. In addition, Team Canada players give fans behind-the-scenes access with blogs posted on TSN.ca throughout the tournament.
SPORTSCENTRE
Canada’s most-watched sports news program follows the team all tournament long, with highlights of Team Canada’s two pre-competition games and daily reports from Sheri Forde, filing on location in Ottawa.
THAT’S HOCKEY
THAT’S HOCKEY host Gino Reda tees up and reviews Team Canada’s match-ups throughout the 2013 IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP.
TSN and TEAM Radio
Bell Media Radio stations across the country will provide Team Canada updates and all the latest news from the 2013 IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, including TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto, TSN Radio 690 in Montreal, TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg, TEAM 1040 in Vancouver, and TEAM 1200 in Ottawa, also providing coverage from a local angle.
Along with IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, TSN is home to the biggest events on the Hockey Canada calendar, including the IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, ESSO CUP, TELUS CUP, RBC CUP, ALLAN CUP, WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE, WORLD U-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE, WOMEN’S U-18 CHAMPIONSHIP, IIHF WORLD MEN’S U-18 CHAMPIONSHIP, and has been the official broadcaster of the World Juniors since 1991.
Broadcast Schedule
TSN’s broadcast schedule for the 2013 IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP is as follows:
Tuesday, April 2
• Canada vs. U.S.A. at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Wednesday, April 3
• Canada vs. Switzerland at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
Friday, April 5
• U.S.A. vs. Switzerland at 3:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Finland vs. Canada at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Monday, April 8
• Semifinal at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Tuesday, April 9
• Bronze Medal Game* at 3:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Gold Medal Game at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
