TSN Announces 2016 MLS Regular Season Schedule Featuring Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Toronto FC, and Montreal Impact, Beginning Sunday, March 6

TORONTO (February 23, 2016) – As the official Canadian broadcaster of Major League Soccer (MLS), TSN today announced its MLS ON TSN broadcast schedule for the 2016 regular season, which culminates with MLS CUP 2016, one of the 60+ championship events that live on TSN. The new season kicks off with an Opening Day doubleheader on Sunday, March 6 with all three Canadian teams hitting the pitch. 2015 Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award winner Sebastian Giovinco and Toronto FC kick off the new campaign by taking on striker Bradley Wright-Phillips and New York Red Bulls at 1:30 p.m. ET on TSN4. This is followed up by an all-Canadian opener featuring global superstar Didier Drogba and the Montreal Impact visiting 2015 Whitecaps FC BMO Player of the Year Kendall Waston and Vancouver Whitecaps FC at 5:30 p.m. ET on TSN1 and TSN3. The MLS ON TSN 62-game broadcast schedule includes at least one Canadian team – Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, or Vancouver Whitecaps FC – in every game and more games than any other network in the country. In total, the MLS ON TSN package includes:

• All 34 Vancouver Whitecaps FC matches
• 23 Toronto FC matches
• 10 Montreal Impact matches
• Live streaming of all 62 games on TSN GO

Confirmed broadcast times for 10 TFC games, as well as a slate of matches featuring U.S.-based teams will be added to the MLS ON TSN broadcast schedule in the coming weeks. MLS ON TSN delivers exclusive live Canadian coverage of the MLS CUP Playoffs, MLS CUP 2016, and the league’s best players taking on Barclays Premier League titans Arsenal in the 2016 AT&T MLS ALL-STAR GAME from Avaya Stadium, home of the San Jose Earthquakes. After Toronto FC’s eight-game road trip to begin the season, TSN will air the club’s home opener against FC Dallas at the newly renovated BMO Field on Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN4. Renovations to BMO Field included major upgrades to canopies over the stands that will be on full display for the 30,000 expected fans in attendance, as well as those watching on TSN. The MLS ON TSN broadcast schedule also features two games from MLS Decision Day, the culmination of the regular season that sees crucial games played simultaneously to decide which teams make the playoffs. On Sunday, Oct. 23, TSN airs a Decision Day doubleheader, with Vancouver Whitecaps FC hosting the defending MLS Cup champion Portland Timbers at 4 p.m. ET on TSN1, and the Chicago Fire visiting Toronto FC at 4 p.m. ET on TSN4. Broadcast Team MLS ON TSN’s coverage is led by play-by-play commentator Luke Wileman and analysts Jason deVos and Kristian Jack. TSN soccer commentators Vic Rauter, Nigel Reed, and Greg Sutton, Peter Schaad, and Nick Dasovic will also handle broadcasting duties throughout the 2016 MLS season.

MLS ON TSN’s coverage is led by (left to right) Luke Wileman, Jason deVos, and Kristian Jack

 For news and analysis from around the league, fans can visit TSN.ca for soccer columns by Wileman, deVos, and Jack, as well as TSN soccer experts Noel Butler and Gareth Wheeler. TSN Radio Throughout the season, TSN Radio stations across the country deliver comprehensive news and analysis of the MLS. Live game coverage is also available on the following stations:

• TSN Radio 1040 and 1410 in Vancouver – all Vancouver Whitecaps FC matches
• TSN Radio 690 in Montreal – all Montreal Impact matches
• TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto – select Toronto FC matches

Fans across the country can also listen live wherever they are on the TSN GO mobile app and online at TSN.ca/Radio. Soccer on Bell Media TSN and RDS are also the official broadcasters of Major League Soccer in Canada, with coverage of Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Toronto FC, and Montreal Impact, as well as the MLS CUP PLAYOFFS, MLS CUP, and the MLS ALL-STAR GAME. TSN and RDS are the primary Canadian broadcasters of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE beginning this year. The agreement sees TSN broadcast more than 190 games, including up to 16 group stage games weekly, extensive coverage of the knockout phase, as well as the UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL and the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL. RDS delivers live coverage of three of the best matches each week. TSN is also the exclusive broadcaster of this summer’s EURO 2016. TSN and RDS hold a multi-year broadcast agreement with BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE that gives the networks Canadian media rights to half of all games through the 2015-2016 season. Bell Media’s CTV, TSN, and RDS own exclusive Canadian media rights to the FIFA World Cup™ package from 2015-2026, which includes the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™, 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR™, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, as well as a slate of additional FIFA tournaments. Broadcast Schedule* Sunday, March 6

• Toronto vs. New York Red Bulls at 1:30 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Montreal vs. Vancouver at 5:30 p.m. ET on TSN1 and TSN3

Saturday, March 12

• Vancouver vs. Kansas City at 8:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, March 19

• Vancouver vs. Seattle at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1

Sunday, March 20

• Toronto vs. Kansas City at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, March 26

• Houston vs. Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, April 2

• Toronto vs. Colorado at 8 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Los Angeles vs. Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, April 9

• Toronto vs. New England at 4 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Vancouver vs. DC at 5:30 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, April 16

• Toronto vs. DC at 5 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Vancouver vs. Real Salt Lake at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, April 23

• Toronto vs. Montreal at 4 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Dallas vs. Vancouver at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN1

Wednesday, April 27

• Kansas City vs. Vancouver at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, April 30

• Vancouver vs. New York City FC at 4 p.m. ET on TSN1

Sunday, May 1

• Toronto vs. Portland at 3:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, May 7

• Portland vs. Vancouver at 5 p.m. ET on TSN1
• Dallas vs. Toronto at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN4

Wednesday, May 11

• Chicago vs. Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, May 14

• Philadelphia vs. Montreal at 5 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Vancouver vs. Toronto at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN4

Wednesday, May 18

• New York City FC vs. Toronto at 7 p.m. ET on TSN4

Saturday, May 21

• Montreal vs. Orlando at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

Sunday, May 22

• Vancouver vs. Portland at 4:30 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, May 28

• Houston vs. Vancouver at 6 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, June 18

• New England vs. Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, June 25

• Vancouver vs. Philadelphia at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, July 2

• New England vs. Montreal at 5:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Seattle vs. Toronto at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

Monday, July 4

• Vancouver vs. Los Angeles at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, July 9

• Chicago vs. Toronto at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Colorado vs. Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1

Wednesday, July 13

• Toronto vs. Columbus at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Real Salt Lake vs. Vancouver at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, July 16

• Orlando vs. Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1

Sunday, July 17

• New York City FC vs. Montreal at 5 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, July 23

• Vancouver vs. Houston at 9:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

Sunday, July 31

• Vancouver vs. Dallas at 6 p.m. ET on TSN2

Wednesday, Aug. 3

• Real Salt Lake vs. Toronto at 7 p.m. ET on TSN4

Saturday, Aug. 6

• Vancouver vs. Colorado at 9 p.m. ET on TSN2

Friday, Aug. 12

• San Jose vs. Vancouver at 11 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, Aug. 13

• Toronto vs. Houston at 9 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, Aug. 20

• Vancouver vs. Kansas City at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1

Wednesday, Aug. 24

• Toronto vs. Orlando at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN4

Saturday, Aug. 27

• Montreal vs. Toronto at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Vancouver vs. Los Angeles at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, Sept. 3

• New York Red Bulls vs. Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET on TSN1

Wednesday, Sept. 7

• Orlando vs. Montreal at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5

Saturday, Sept. 10

• Vancouver vs. Columbus at 6 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, Sept. 17

• Vancouver vs. Seattle at 4 p.m. ET on TSN1
• New England vs. Montreal at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

Sunday, Sept. 18

• New York Red Bulls vs. Toronto at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, Sept. 24

• Philadelphia vs. Toronto at 5 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Colorado vs. Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET on TSN1

Wednesday, Sept. 28

• Orlando vs. Toronto at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN4

Saturday, Oct. 1

• DC United vs. Toronto at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN4

Sunday, Oct. 2

• Seattle vs. Vancouver at 8 p.m. ET on TSN2

Sunday, Oct. 16

• Toronto vs. Montreal at 5 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Vancouver vs. San Jose at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

Sunday, Oct. 23

• Chicago vs. Toronto at 4 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Portland vs. Vancouver at 4 p.m. ET on TSN1

*Schedule subject to change