Christy Sullivan
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TSN Follows Canada’s Top Curlers through the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS, Beginning with the HOME HARDWARE ROAD TO THE ROAR on November 11 and 12
– Coverage continues with the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS from Dec. 2-10 –
– Winners of the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS will represent Canada at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games –
– TSN’s acclaimed broadcast team of play-by-play announcer Vic Rauter and analysts Russ Howard and Cheryl Bernard lead TSN’s HOME HARDWARE ROAD TO THE ROAR coverage, and are joined by commentator Bryan Mudryk and analyst Cathy Gauthier for the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS –
– Winners of the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS will represent Canada at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games –
– TSN’s acclaimed broadcast team of play-by-play announcer Vic Rauter and analysts Russ Howard and Cheryl Bernard lead TSN’s HOME HARDWARE ROAD TO THE ROAR coverage, and are joined by commentator Bryan Mudryk and analyst Cathy Gauthier for the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS –
TORONTO (November 9, 2017) – TSN is Canada’s home for curling fans as the top curlers from across Canada begin their quest to compete in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. With over 90 hours of live curling action, TSN’s live coverage begins with the HOME HARDWARE ROAD TO THE ROAR Olympic pre-trials this weekend (Nov. 11 and 12) from Credit Union Place in Summerside, P.E.I., and continues with the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS from Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre from Dec. 2–10, where Canada’s Olympic curling representatives will be determined (visit TSN.ca, or see below for complete broadcast schedule).
TSN’s acclaimed curling broadcast team for the HOME HARDWARE ROAD TO THE ROAR features play-by-play announcer Vic Rauter, along with analysts Russ Howard, a 2006 Olympic gold medallist and two-time Brier and World Curling champion, and 2010 Olympic silver medallist Cheryl Bernard. The team is joined by Bryan Mudryk, who shares play-by-play duties with Rauter, as well as SCOTTIES and World Senior Champion Cathy Gauthier, who provides analysis for the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS.
The HOME HARDWARE ROAD TO THE ROAR includes many of Canada’s rising curling stars, as well as veterans that have competed in past national and international competitions. The men’s side includes four-time TIM HORTONS BRIER and World Champion Glenn Howard, 2006 BRIER champion Jean-Michel Ménard, Olympic gold medallist, BRIER and World Champion John Morris, and two-time BRIER champion Pat Simmons. The women’s field features Turin 2006 bronze medallist Shannon Kleibrink, and 2016 SCOTTIES silver medallist Krista McCarville.
Two women’s and two men’s teams from the HOME HARDWARE ROAD TO THE ROAR will join a star-studded slate of national, world, and Olympic champions headlining the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS, including the following skips:
- Men’s: Reid Carruthers, John Epping, Brad Gushue, Brad Jacobs, Kevin Koe, Steve Laycock, and Mike McEwen
- Women’s: Chelsea Carey, Michelle Englot, Alli Flaxey, Rachel Homan, Jennifer Jones, Casey Scheidegger, and Val Sweeting
- Tie-Breakers at 6:30 a.m. ET on TSN (only if needed)
- Playoffs at 12:30 p.m. ET on TSN1, TSN3, and TSN4
- Women’s Qualifier at 6 p.m. ET on TSN
- Men’s Qualifier at 8 a.m. ET on TSN1, TSN4, and TSN5
- Women’s Qualifier at 1 p.m. ET on TSN3
- Men’s Qualifier at 6:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
- Draw #1 at 2 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #2 at 7 p.m. ET TSN
- Draw #3 at 9 a.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #4 at 2 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #5 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
- Draw #6 at 9 a.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #7 at 2 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #8 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
- Draw #9 at 9 a.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #10 at 2 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #11 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #12 at 9 a.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #13 at 2 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #14 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #15 at 9 a.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #16 at 2 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #17 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #18 at 9 a.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #19 at 2 p.m. ET on TSN
- Draw #20 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
- Tiebreakers at 9 a.m. ET on TSN (only if needed)
- Semifinal #1 at 2 p.m. ET on TSN
- Semifinal #2 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
- Women’s Final at 2 p.m. ET on TSN
- Men’s Final at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
Curling on TSN
As the official broadcaster of Curling Canada, TSN broadcasts more than 300 hours of live Season of Champions curling each year, including the TIM HORTONS BRIER and SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS, along with the FORD WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, HOME HARDWARE CANADA CUP, 2017 WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP, CANADIAN JUNIORS, and LE GRUYERE EUROPEAN CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
About TSN
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and provides world-class content across its industry-leading platforms including five national television feeds, TSN.ca, TSN GO, 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, Hockey Canada events, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Season of Champions Curling, FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, Premier League, Soccer Canada, CONCACAF Gold Cup and Champions League, 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.
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