Rogers TV to broadcast 2009 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Toronto, ON – Rogers TV will provide exclusive LIVE coverage of the 2009 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Skills Competition taking place on Tuesday, January 13th at 7 PM.
The skills competition kicks off the annual 2009 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, a two-day event showcasing top draft-eligible players from the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League. On the heels of Rogers TV’s extensive 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship coverage, this is another exclusive opportunity to see the next wave of future NHL stars.
“The skills competition is a very exciting part of this two-day event,” says CHL President David Branch. “It is a fun and entertaining stage for our top draft eligible players to show their strengths and special talents to the fans and NHL Scouts in attendance and to everyone watching live on Rogers TV.”
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Viewers will be able to catch fan favorites such as John Tavares (Oshawa Generals), Matt Duchene (Brampton Battalion), Ryan Ellis (Windsor Spitfires), Simon Després (Saint John Sea Dogs), Nazem Kadri (London Knights) and Alex Hutchings (Barrie Colts) compete as they show off their individual abilities for fans and scouts alike.
For more information on the 2009 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Skills Competition on Rogers TV visit: www.rogerstv.com
About the Canadian Hockey League
The Canadian Hockey League is the world’s largest development hockey league with 60 teams in 9 Canadian provinces and five American states. The CHL is made up of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League. Last season, more than nine million fans attended CHL games in the regular season, playoffs and the MasterCard Memorial Cup national championship. The CHL continues to be the leading provider of talent to the National Hockey League, with 20 players selected in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. More than 500 CHL graduates attended Canadian Universities and Colleges on scholarships from CHL member teams last season.
About Rogers TV
Rogers TV is a one of a kind TV channel that is tailor-made for local audiences. Every year, our stations proudly produce over 15,000 hours of original, informative local programming; reinforcing Rogers Cable’s commitment to the communities we serve. Rogers Television is a service available exclusively to cable customers as part of the basic service of Rogers Cable Communications Inc., Canada’s largest cable company, delivering high quality entertainment, information and communication services to 2.3 million customers in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland.
