Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today the 2026 WHL Championship Series presented by Nutrien, featuring the Everett Silvertips and Prince Albert Raiders, will be telecast live on TSN in Canada and streamed globally for free by Victory+, beginning this Friday, May 8.

The telecast team for the 2026 WHL Championship is highlighted by fan favourite Peter Loubardias handling play-by-play duties, who returns to the WHL Championship booth for the first time since calling the 2017 WHL Championship Series on Shaw TV.

Joining Loubardias is longtime WHL analyst Kelly Remple, who regularly features on Pats TV with Access Communications in Regina. Rounding out the telecast team is rinkside host and award-winning sports reporter Cami Kepke.

Peter Loubardias, Play-by-Play

Across six seasons of the WHL on Shaw from 2012 to 2017, Loubardias was a regular fixture, including during five WHL Championship Series and numerous WHL Bantam Draft shows. He also called the 2018 WHL Championship Series on Access TV in Saskatchewan. For eight seasons, he was the play-by-play voice of the Memorial Cup on Sportsnet. On three occasions, he served as play-by-play voice of the IIHF World Junior Championship. In 2010, Loubardias was part of the team that called men’s hockey during the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. In 2007, he was the voice of the CHL’s Canada Russia Super Series. At the NHL level, Loubardias was the television play-by-play voice for the Calgary Flames and most recently served as a radio analyst for the Flames. Prior to his time on the national stage, Loubardias was the play-by-play voice of the WHL’s Regina Pats.

Kelly Remple, Analyst

Since the 1990s, Remple has found himself deeply engrained with the WHL in Western Canada. Originally from Moose Jaw, Sask., and now residing in Regina, Sask., he has co-hosted Pats TV on Access Communications since 2021 and appears as a WHL insider on Moose Jaw Warriors hockey on Victory+. Prior to his time with Pats TV, Remple served as the co-host of Sportscage on 620 CKRM in Regina from 2010-2018. Remple also worked in marketing and promotions for the Warriors (1991-93) and Pats (1993-95), and continues to serve as an analyst on various WHL radio broadcasts.

Cami Kepke, Rinkside Host

Kepke, who serves as the WHL’s Manager of Community Engagement and Content, brings nearly a decade of award-winning television and sports reporting to the program. Prior to joining the WHL, her career includes coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL Heritage Classic, Grey Cup, Memorial Cup, and more on Global News and CTV. She has spent three seasons as a sideline reporter for the CEBL’s Calgary Surge and contributed to numerous Canada West and U SPORTS broadcasts. Most recently, she hosted the 2026 WHL Prospects Game presented by Showpass on Victory+ in February.

The 2026 WHL Championship Series presented by Nutrien begins with Games 1 and 2 on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, respectively, from Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Wash. The series shifts to the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Sask., for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday, May 12, and Wednesday, May 13, respectively.

2026 WHL Championship Series presented by Nutrien – Schedule

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Schedule subject to change. Check local television listings for up-to-date channel designations.

The winner of the 2026 WHL Championship Series presented by Nutrien will advance to the 2026 Memorial Cup presented by Kubota, scheduled to be hosted in Kelowna, B.C., from Friday, May 22, to Sunday, May 31.

About the Western Hockey League

Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 23 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and six in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.