NEW YORK (May 19, 2011) – For the fourth consecutive year, NHL Network U.S. will
showcase the best teams in Canadian major junior hockey as they compete for a national
championship title at the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament. NHL Network U.S will
feature a combination of live and tape delayed broadcasts throughout the 10 days of
competition from the tournament’s host city of Mississauga, Ontario.
Fans will have the opportunity to see the NHL’s future stars and 2011 draft picks as
they take to the ice from May 19-29 at the Canadian Hockey League’s pinnacle tournament.
Those teams challenging for the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup include Western Hockey
League (WHL) champion Kootenay Ice, Ontario Hockey League (OHL) champion Owen
Sound Attack and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) champion Saint John
Sea Dogs, plus the host team Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (OHL).
NHL Network U.S. will air Rogers Sportsnet’s coverage of all tournament games with
the broadcast team of play-by-play man Peter Loubardias, analyst Sam Cosentino and host
Rob Faulds. All games will be broadcast in high definition.
Tournament coverage will begin on Saturday, May 21, at 9:00 a.m. ET with the re-
broadcast of the previous night’s action between the Saint John Sea Dogs and the host
Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors. Saint John is led by top-ranked prospects C Jonathan
Huberdeau (No. 3 ranked) and D Nathan Beaulieau (No. 5 ranked), two of nine Sea Dogs
on NHL Central Scouting’s final ranking list. Mississauga’s captain C Casey Cizikas, drafted
92nd by the NY Islanders in 2009, will lead the Majors to their first Memorial Cup appearance
since 1961.
In the second game of Saturday’s double-header, NHL Network U.S. will provide live
coverage when the Owen Sound Attack take on the Kootenay Ice at 7:00 p.m. ET. WHL
Eastern Conference MVP and Kootenay center Cody Eakin, drafted 85th by the Washington
Capitals in 2009, will lead the Ice against Owen Sound, which is coming off a big Game 7 win
in the OHL championship series. The Attack’s 17-year-old, draft-eligible goaltender Jordan
Binnington only allowed four goals on 70 shots over the last two games of the series.
Additional live game coverage will be added to the NHL Network U.S. schedule as
the NHL’s Conference Finals series conclude. Fans are encouraged to check the schedule
at http://www.nhlnetwork.com for updates.
All of NHL Network’s live broadcasts will feature intermissions originating from the
NHL Network studio in Toronto. NHL Network will also feature nightly Memorial Cup
coverage on NHL On The Fly with tournament news and notes and game analysis.
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NHL.com also will have special coverage of the tournament in its entirety with a team
of reporters and videographers on-site to cover the sights and sounds of the CHL’s best.
The 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament features 25 recently drafted players
from 20 NHL Clubs and 17 players eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft who have been
ranked by NHL Central Scouting.
Kootenay Ice
Brayden McNabb
Cody Eakin
Max Reinhart
Joey Leach
Drew Czerwonka
John Neibrandt
Jagger Dirk
Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
Casey Cizikas
NYI
92nd in 2009
Brett Flemming
WSH
145th in 2009
Maxim Kitsyn
LA
158th in 2009
Devante Smith-Pelly
ANA
42nd in 2010
Justin Shugg
CAR
105th in 2010
Rob Flick
CHI
120th in 2010
Gregg Sutch
BUF
143rd in 2010
Stuart Percy
2011 eligible – ranked No. 53
Joseph Cramarossa
2011 eligible – ranked No. 63
Dylan DeMelo
2011 eligible – ranked No. 121
Owen Sound Attack
Jesse Blacker
Garrett Wilson
Michael Zador
Scott Stajcer
Joey Hishon
Geoffrey Schemitsch
Jordan Binnington
Andrew Fritsch
Keevin Cutting
Saint John Sea Dogs
Jacob DeSerres
Simon Després
Éric Gélinas
Steven Anthony
Stanislav Galiev
Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault
Stephen MacAulay
Jonathan Huberdeau
Nathan Beaulieu
Zack Phillips
Tomas Jurco
Scott Oke
Ryan Tesink
Gabriel Bourret
Aidan Kelly
Jason Cameron
BUF
66th in 2009
WSH
85th in 2009
CGY
64th in 2010
CGY
73rd in 2010
EDM
166th in 2010
2011 eligible – ranked No. 170
2011 eligible – ranked No. 188
TOR
58th in 2009
FLA
107th in 2009
TB
148th in 2009
NYR
140th in 2009
COL
17th in 2010
TB
96th in 2010
2011 eligible – ranked No. 3 Goalie
2011 eligible – ranked No. 84
2011 eligible – ranked No. 87
PHI
84th in 2008
PIT
30th in 2009
NJ
54th in 2009
VAN
187th in 2009
WSH
86th in 2010
CBJ
102nd in 2010
STL
164th in 2010
2011 eligible – ranked No. 3
2011 eligible – ranked No. 5
2011 eligible – ranked No. 15
2011 eligible – ranked No. 20
2011 eligible – ranked No. 44
2011 eligible – ranked No. 47
2011 eligible – ranked No. 92
2011 eligible – ranked No. 94
2011 eligible – ranked No. 124
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2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup on NHL Network U.S. Schedule (all times Eastern)
Date
Sat., May 21
Sun., May 22
Tues., May 24
Wed., May 25
Thurs., May 26
Fri., May 27
Sat., May 28
Sun., May 29
** for a complete Memorial Cup schedule, visit http://www.mastercardmemorialcup.com
About the Canadian Hockey League:
The Canadian Hockey League is the world’s largest development hockey league with 60 teams in nine
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 at the MasterCard Memorial Cup.
The CHL supplies more players to the National Hockey League than any other league and CHL
players graduate from high school at a rate higher than the Canadian national average with 692
graduates attending North American post-secondary institutions on scholarships from CHL teams.
The Memorial Cup was donated in 1919 by the Ontario Hockey Association as a memorial to those
young men and women who had given their lives in the defence of Canada during World War I. The
2011 edition of the tournament in Mississauga will mark the 93rd time this prestigious trophy will be
presented. For more information, visit http://www.mastercardmemorialcup.com.
About NHL Network:
As the definitive hockey destination, NHL Network offers viewers a 24-hour all-access pass to
complete hockey coverage both on and off the ice, including live NHL games. The network’s daily
signature show – NHL On The Fly – offers fans exclusive live look-ins to NHL games, including goals,
shootouts, features, interviews, pre- and post-game reports and expert analysis from a variety of
hockey insiders and former players, plus special coverage from NHL events. Additional programming
includes simulcast of Sirius XM Radio’s “NHL Live” which broadcasts Mon-Fri from NHL Powered By
Reebok, international and amateur hockey, player profiles, interview shows and youth-oriented
programs. NHL Network is available in the U.S. and Canada by contacting digital cable or satellite
providers. For more information on NHL Network, log on to nhlnetwork.com.
Game
Saint John vs. Mississauga
Owen Sound vs. Kootenay
Mississauga vs. Kootenay
Owen Sound vs. Saint John
Kootenay vs. Saint John
Mississauga vs. Owen Sound
Tie-Breaker (if necessary)
Semi-Final
Championship Game
Time (ET)
9:00 a.m. (tape delay from 5/20)
7:00 p.m. (LIVE)
7:00 p.m. (LIVE)
12:00 p.m. (tape delay from 5/23)
12:00 p.m. (tape delay from 5/24)
12:00 p.m. (tape delay from 5/25)
12:00 p.m. (tape delay from 5/26)
1:00 p.m. (tape delay from 5/27)
7:00 p.m. (LIVE)
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