Friday Night Hockey on Sportsnet – Owen Sound at London
Friday Night Hockey continues on Sportsnet January 20 when the Owen Sound Attack visit the London Knights.
Several 2012 NHL prospects will be featured when the defending OHL champion Owen Sound Attack visit the number one team in the OHL the London Knights live at 7:00 pm Eastern on Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet West, and Sportsnet Pacific. Three players in that contest will compete in the Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game including the Attack’s Gemel Smith, with Olli Maatta and Andreas Athanasiou of the Knights.
The start of the game will also feature the jersey retirement ceremony of former Knight and current NHL star Rick Nash.
One week later on January 27, top 2013 NHL draft prospect Sean Monahan and the Ottawa 67’s host 2012 top NHL draft prospect Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting. The game can be seen live at 7:00 pm on Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet West, and Sportsnet Pacific.
The Friday Night Hockey broadcasts will continue to be handled by play-by-play announcer RJ Broadhead, analyst Sam Cosentino, and host Rob Faulds. Each broadcast will feature a studio show previewing the game.
Additionally, CHL coverage will extend to Sportsnet Connected and HOCKEY CENTRAL with all the latest news and highlights.
Friday Night Hockey on Sportsnet will continue right through the 2012 Playoffs leading up to the MasterCard Memorial Cup. The remaining regular season schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
In October, Sportsnet and the CHL announced the creation of Friday Night Hockey, a regular weeknight destination for Canadian Hockey League games, plus integration across the multiple Sportsnet platforms – television, radio, digital and print.
Sportsnet has been the exclusive media partner of the CHL since 1998.