TSN Kicks Off the 2015 MLS Season with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC-Toronto FC Season Opener on Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m. ET

TORONTO (February 10, 2015) – As the home of soccer in Canada and the official broadcaster of Major League Soccer (MLS), TSN today announced its package of national MLS games that kicks off with the all-Canadian season opener featuring Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Toronto FC on Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m. ET on TSN1, TSN3, and TSN4. The game features the MLS debut of former Juventus playmaker Sebastian Giovinco – who has marked 21 caps with the Italian national team – as he joins TFC in a battle against a young Whitecaps FC squad led by recently acquired striker Octavio Rivero and defenders Diego Rodriguez and Pa-Modou Kah. The MLS ON TSN 64-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
• 12 Montreal Impact matches
• Live streaming of all 64 games on TSN GO

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 also delivers live Canadian coverage of the MLS CUP Playoffs, MLS CUP 2015, and the 2015 AT&T MLS ALL-STAR GAME from Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. The MLS ON TSN broadcast schedule also features two games from the league’s newly added Decision Day – the final day of the regular season that will see crucial games played simultaneously to decide which teams will make the playoffs. On Sunday, Oct. 25, TSN2 airs a Decision Day doubleheader, with Toronto @ Montreal at 5 p.m. ET followed by and Houston @ Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET. 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, and sideline reporters Perry Solkowski and Kara Lang will also handle broadcasting duties throughout the 2015 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 Luke Wileman, Jason deVos, and Kristian Jack, as well as TSN soccer experts Noel Butler and Gareth Wheeler. TSN Radio Throughout the season, TSN Radio stations across the country deliver MLS news and analysis. Live game coverage is also available on the following stations:

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

Key Storylines for the 2015 MLS Season (via MLS) MLS staff broke down 30 reasons to get excited for the upcoming season. Here are the Canadian angles involved (visit MLSsoccer.com for the entire list):

• 2. THE ADVENTURES OF A FANTASISTA: The Montreal Impact’s Ignacio Piatti has all the tools to be one of the top playmakers in MLS. We think he’s going to be a lot of fun to watch this year.
• 11. BIG NAMES, BIG EXPECTATIONS. Speaking of hype, 2015 is already the year of star power. Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Sebastian Giovinco, Kaka, and Shaun Maloney are just a sampling of the new bold-faced names that will grace MLS fields this year. Let’s not forget the American imports, either. Jozy Altidore, Sacha Kljestan, Juan Agudelo and Mix Diskerud are here, too.
• 14. BLOODY BIG AMENDS. Will Toronto FC put the Bloody Big Deal behind them and make the playoffs for the first time ever? The additions of Altidore and Giovinco are step one, and the ongoing construction of a solid core will be step two, and arguably just as important. We can’t wait to see this beauty come alive at playoff time.
• 16. GOLD CUP RUNNETH OVER. MLSers will be littered throughout the Gold Cup rosters this summer. But who will take the trophy? The USMNT certainly have to be favorites, as defending champs and impressive World Cup achievers. But maybe Erick ‘Cubo’ Torres and Mexico will regain the title. Or what about Canada? Could they rekindle the magic of 2007 and make another deep run?
• 18. THE WHITECAPS’ SPEED DEMON. Kekuta Manneh‘s after-burners. Is there anything more exciting than when he gets the ball in space? (Sounders fans are shaking their heads right now)
• 28. IS THIS MLS’S YEAR IN CCL? With D.C. United and the Montreal Impact facing tough quarterfinal matchups, a first MLS win in the CONCACAF Champions League seems unlikely come May. But with just about as strong a delegation as the league can send, LA, Seattle, United, Real Salt Lake and Vancouver can lay the groundwork to make history in the 2015-16 edition.

Soccer on Bell Media Along with TSN and RDS being the official broadcasters of MLS in Canada, Bell Media’s CTV, TSN, and RDS are the Canadian home of the FIFA World Cup, beginning with the FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP CANADA 2015™, and including the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™, and 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR™. TSN also holds broadcast rights to UEFA EURO 2016, UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE, and BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE. Broadcast Schedule* March Saturday, March 7

• Toronto @ Vancouver at 6 p.m. ET on TSN1, TSN3 and TSN4

Saturday, March 14

• Vancouver @ Chicago at 6 p.m. ET on TSN1, TSN3 and TSN4
• Toronto @ Columbus at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, March 21

• Vancouver @ Orlando at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, March 28

• Orlando @ Montreal at 4 p.m. ET on TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5
• Portland @ Vancouver at 8 p.m. ET on TSN1

April Saturday, April 4

• LA @ Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1 and TSN5

Wednesday, April 8

• Columbus @ Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, April 11

• Vancouver @ San Jose at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, April 18

• Chicago @ Montreal at 3 p.m. ET on TSN
• Vancouver @ Salt Lake at 9:30 p.m. ET on TSN1 and TSN3
• Toronto @ Dallas at 8:30 p.m. ET on TSN4

Saturday, April 25

• DC @ Vancouver at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN1

Sunday, April 26

• Toronto @ Orlando at 7 p.m. ET on TSN

May Saturday, May 2

• Vancouver @ Portland at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Toronto @ Philadelphia at 4 p.m. ET on TSN4 and TSN5

Saturday, May 9

• Portland @ Montreal at 4 p.m. ET on TSN
• Philadelphia @Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

  Sunday, May 10

• Houston @ Toronto at 5 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, May 16

• Salt Lake @ Montreal at 4 p.m. ET on TSN
• Seattle @ Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday May 23

• Portland @ Toronto at 5 p.m. ET on TSN
• Vancouver @ Colorado at 9 p.m. ET on TSN2

  Saturday, May 30

• Salt Lake @ Vancouver at 6 p.m. ET on TSN
• San Jose @ Toronto at 5 p.m. ET on TSN2

June Wednesday, June 3

• Vancouver @ Montreal at 8 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, June 6

• Vancouver @ LA at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, June 20

• Vancouver @ New York City FC at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

  Wednesday, June 24

• Montreal @ Toronto at 8 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday June 27

• Vancouver @ New England at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2

July Saturday, July 4

• Vancouver @ Colorado at 9 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, July 11

• Columbus @ Montreal at 8 p.m. ET on TSN2

Sunday, July 12

• Toronto @ New York City FC at 5 p.m. ET on TSN
• Kansas City @ Vancouver at 9 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, July 18

• Vancouver @ Portland at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Philadelphia @ Toronto at 4 p.m. ET on TSN

Sunday, July 26

• San Jose @ Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

August Saturday, Aug. 1

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

Wednesday, Aug. 5

• Orlando @ Toronto at 8 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, Aug. 8

• DC @ Montreal at 8 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Salt Lake @ Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1, TSN3 and TSN5
• Kansas City @ Toronto at 4 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, Aug. 15

• Vancouver @ Kansas City at 9 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Toronto @ New York Red Bulls at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

Saturday, Aug. 22

• Orlando @ Toronto at 4 p.m. ET on TSN
• Dallas @ Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1

Saturday, Aug. 29

• Montreal @ Toronto at 4 p.m. ET on TSN
• Vancouver @ Houston at 9 p.m. ET on TSN

September Saturday, Sept. 5

• Toronto @ Seattle at 10 p.m. ET on TSN2

Wednesday, Sept. 9

• Colorado @ Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN2

Wednesday, Sept. 16

• Toronto @ New York City FC at 7:00 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, Sept. 19

• Seattle @ Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
• Colorado @ Toronto at 2 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, Sept. 26

• DC @ Montreal at 5 p.m. ET on TSN2
• New York City FC @ Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN1
• Chicago @ Toronto at 2 p.m. ET n TSN

October Saturday, October 3

• Vancouver @ San Jose at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN

Wednesday, October 7

• Dallas @ Vancouver at 10 p.m. ET on TSN

Wednesday, October 14

• New York Red Bulls @ Toronto at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
• Vancouver @ Dallas at 9 p.m. ET on TSN

Saturday, October 17

• Montreal @ New England at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Columbus @ Toronto at 2 p.m. ET on TSN

Sunday, October 25

• Toronto @ Montreal at 5 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Houston @ Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET on TSN2

*Subject to change