CanadaFootballChat.com (CFC) and TSN Announce New Partnership to Deliver Coverage of the First-Ever CANADAFOOTBALLCHAT.COM PROSPECT GAME, June 1

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– Inaugural game featuring 73 of Canada’s top high school football players kicks off Saturday, June 1 at 1 p.m. ET at Ottawa’s TD Place Stadium –
– TSN broadcast team features play-by-play commentator Farhan Lalji and analyst Duane Forde –
– Head coaches for the game are CFL legends and CFL ON TSN panellists Matt Dunigan and Henry Burris –
– CANADAFOOTBALLCHAT.COM PROSPECT GAME airs Sunday, June 2 at 12 noon ET exclusively on TSN –

TORONTO (May 3, 2019) – CanadaFootballChat.com (CFC) and TSN today announced a new partnership to showcase Canada’s emerging football stars with the first-ever CANADAFOOTBALLCHAT.COM PROSPECT GAME. The inaugural edition of this annual event featuring 73 top high school football players from across the country takes place at Ottawa’s TD Place Stadium on Saturday, June 1 at 1 p.m. ET.

Fans can click here for ticket info to attend the CANADAFOOTBALLCHAT.COM PROSPECT GAME. Each ticket to the game also includes admission to the Ottawa Redblacks pre-season game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicking off Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m. ET at TD Place Stadium and also airing live on TSN.

TSN’s exclusive broadcast of the CANADAFOOTBALLCHAT.COM PROSPECT GAME airs Sunday, June 2 at 12 noon ET, with play-by-play commentator Farhan Lalji delivering the call alongside game analyst Duane Forde. CFL legends and CFL ON TSN panellists Henry Burris (Team Burris) and Matt Dunigan (Team Dunigan) serve as head coaches for the game.

“CFC is committed to growing the game of football in Canada, and we created this game as a platform to celebrate the depth of elite talent we have across our country,” said Lee Barette, CEO of the CANADAFOOTBALLCHAT.COM PROSPECT GAME and president of CanadaFootballChat.com. “We are pleased to partner with TSN on this new initiative and look forward to showcasing the most exciting young players that Canada has to offer.”

“As Canada’s home of football, we’re very excited to partner with CFC on this new showcase game,” said Paul Graham, Vice-President and Executive Producer, Live Events, TSN. “This game will introduce a national audience to a group of homegrown young players who could soon be starring in TSN’s exclusive live coverage of the CFL.”

The 73 players comprising the game’s final rosters were announced during last night’s coverage of the CFL Draft on TSN:

2019 CANADAFOOTBALLCHAT.COM PROSPECT GAME Team Burris Roster

Name	POS	School	Prov.
Omarion Martin	RB	Clarkson	ON
Matthew Morin	RB	Lloydminster Comp.	AB
Ishe Matanga	RB	Vincent Massey	MB
Tyler Brechin	DB	Korah	ON
Trey O’Brien	DE	St. Joseph	ON
Jordan Friesen	DE	Dakota	MB
Eli Hetlinger	QB	Harry Ainlay	AB
Callum Wither	QB	Clarkson	ON
Tanner Doxtator	DB	Royal Imperial	ON
Ethan Nagler	P	Kelvin	MB
Rhyland Kelly	DB	Oak Park	MB
Zack Frustaglio	K	Clarkson	ON
Taran Birdi	DB	New Westminster	BC
Brad Kemayou	DB	Clarkson	ON
Max Von Muehldorfer	DL	Bishop Carroll	AB
Kody Gutek	LB	Martensville	SK
Tyson Krushelniski	LB	Bishop James Mahoney	SK
Ian Marin	LB	Burnaby	BC
Avery Smiley	LB	Northern (Sarnia)	ON
Kundanji Sinkala	LB	St. Paul	MB
Samuel Gamelin	OL	Charles-Lemoyne	QC
Cameron Friesen	OL	Bethlehem	SK
Zach Lepage	OL	Holy Cross	SK
Albert Reese IV	OL	Harry Ainlay	AB
Jackson McEwan	OL	Mount Douglas	BC
Giordano Vaccaro	OL	St. Paul	MB
Keegan O’Neil	OL	Belle River	ON
Ty Anderson	OL	Centennial	AB
Sean Lozada	DL	Bishop James Mahoney	SK
Mitchell Price	DL	Clarkson	ON
Natale Frangione	DL	St. Joseph	ON
Sony Bermudez-Chavez	REC	Harry Ainlay	AB
Jerel Brown	REC	Salisbury	AB
Kaiden Bannon	REC	Garden City	MB
Logan Buchwitz	REC	GW Graham	BC
Kaseem Ferdinand	REC	AY Jackson	ON
Oliver Longpre	REC	Tantramar	NB

2019 CANADAFOOTBALLCHAT.COM PROSPECT GAME Team Dunigan Roster

Name	POS	School	Prov.
Tanner Reiber	DB	Bishop James Mahoney	SK
Austin West	DB	St Patrick’s (Sarnia)	ON
Jhavoun Blake	DB	Rutland	BC
Charlie DeLand	DB	St. Francis	AB
Malcolm Bell	DB	St. Anne	QC
Austin Galbraith	DB	New Westminster	BC
Anthony Adams	DE	St. Mary (Pickering)	ON
Leif Magnuson	DE	Bethlehem	SK
Cody McMahon	DE	Mission	BC
Robbie Keyes-Wilson	DL	Clarkson	ON
Dylan Remillard	DL	Father Patrick Mercredi	AB
Amarii Notice	DL	St. Mary (Pickering)	ON
Oliver Griffiths	K	Central	ON
Zachary Lytle	LB	St. Paul	MB
Nathan Carabatsakis	LB	St. Paul	MB
Dante Bowen	LB	Mayfield	ON
Nicholas Pereira	LB	St. Paul	MB
Nicholas Lemay	OL	Salisbury	AB
Derek Beaubien	OL	Assiniboia	SK
Samuel Olaniran	OL	Vincent Massey	MB
Matthew Ounsted	OL	Mount Douglas	BC
Jacob Creeden	OL	Paul Dwyer	ON
Christopher Weber	OL	Royal Imperial	ON
Ethan Pyle	OL	Clarkson	ON
Zach Copeland	P	Parkside	ON
Anton Amundrud	QB	Lloydminster	AB
Xavier Vaillancourt	QB	Cochrane	AB
Samuel Tremblay	QB	Ecole Sainte-Anne	NB
Jawaun Smith	RB	St. Thomas More	ON
Jaden Caston	RB	Henry Wise Wood	AB
Ryker Frank	RB	LeBoldus	SK
Jaxson Zurby	REC	Delhi	ON
Nolan Ulm	REC	Kelowna	BC
Nathan Falconi	REC	St. Andrew	ON
Kolby Hurford	REC	Salisbury	AB
Nickolas Tshivuadi Kalala	REC	Bev Facey	AB
Steven Koniuk	REC	Sisler	MB

The 73 participating athletes were chosen by a 33-person selection committee after an eight-city tryout and identification process led by Clint Uttley, Operations Director and Selection Committee Chair of the CANADAFOOTBALLCHAT.COM PROSPECT GAME. The committee is comprised of a cross-section of Canadian football stakeholders, including former NFL and CFL players and coaches, community and high school coaches, and scouts from across the country. The full list of selection committee members is available on the game’s official website.

About CanadaFootballChat.com
CanadaFootballChat.com (CFC) is a Canadian-operated sports media and events company. Established in 2010, the goal of CFC is to be the best high school football recruiting media and events company focusing on player advocacy. To date, the company has completed more than 164 events across Canada, including 50+ tournament games. Since CFC began ranking players, the number of Canadians offered NCAA football scholarships has increased by 250%. CFC offers an exclusive membership, known as CFC Insider, featuring access to exclusive content including rankings, analysis, and recruiting news. Members include players, parents, fans and coaches across North America.

About TSN
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and provides world-class content across its industry-leading platforms including five national television feeds, TSN Direct, TSN.ca, and TSN Radio stations across the country. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, Champions Live Here as TSN delivers more championship events than any broadcaster in the country. The network’s deep and diverse roster of live sports programming includes the Grey Cup, IIHF World Junior Championship, Spengler Cup, Hockey Canada events, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Season of Champions Curling, FIFA World Cup™, Premier League, Canada Soccer, CONCACAF Gold Cup, MLB, Golf’s Majors, NASCAR, F1, Grand Slam Tennis, UFC, NCAA March Madness, and Skate Canada and Rugby Canada events. TSN is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company.