Monday, April 11, 2005
TORONTO, ON -- The Toronto Lynx and Rogers Television announced today the Lynx local television schedule for the upcoming season. The partnership includes TV coverage of nine home games with the possibility of additional games as the season progresses.
Peter Mallet, a soccer reporter for the Globe and Mail, will once again provide the Lynx commentary, while Dan Dunleavy of Fan 590 will provide the play-by-play. Most games will air live with the exception of two games which will be tape delayed. Soccer fans will be able to catch Toronto Lynx home games starting Sunday, May 15th at 4pm on Rogers Television, cable 10/63.
"Rogers Television has a long history of covering local Toronto sports, and the Lynx are a great addition to our line-up." says Rogers Television Station Manager, Charles Wechsler. "We've been televising the Toronto Lynx for several years and the interest continues to build, and it's not surprising since this is Canada's top level soccer."
Nicole Hartrell, the owner and Chief Operating Officer, of the Club is pleased with the growing partnership with Rogers Television, saying, "Soccer fans look forward to catching the highest level of soccer in our country during the summer months. The quality of Rogers Television’s programming is quite exceptional and allows fans to follow their local soccer heroes. It's our hope to be able to televise the rest of the season with the support of the business community desirous of targetting the mushrooming soccer community."
Toronto Lynx 2005 Broadcast schedule on Rogers Television
Date - Teams - Played - Aired
Sunday, May 15 - Montreal Impact at Toronto Lynx - 4:00 PM - LIVE
Saturday, May 28 - Puerto Rico Islanders at Toronto Lynx - 7:30 PM - LIVE
Tuesday, May 31 - Rochester Raging Rhinos at Toronto Lynx - 11:00 AM - Friday June 3, 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 4 - Portland Timbers at Toronto Lynx - 7:30 PM - LIVE
Sunday, June 26 - Charleston Battery at Toronto Lynx - 4:00 PM - Sunday June 26, 7:00 pm
Wed., July 20 - Atlanta Silverbacks at Toronto Lynx - 12:00 PM - LIVE
Friday, July 22 - Montreal Impact at Toronto Lynx - 7:30 PM - LIVE
Sunday, July 31 - Richmond Kickers at Toronto Lynx - 6:00 PM - LIVE
Sunday, August 14 - Rochester Raging Rhinos at Toronto Lynx - 6:00 PM - LIVE
The 2004-05 programming season marks Rogers Television's 35th anniversary in Toronto. For 35 years, Rogers Television provides local programming about the Toronto world right now. Every year, the station produce over 12,000 hours of informative local programming, reinforcing Rogers Cable's commitment to the communities that it serves. 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 2.2 million customers in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. Rogers Television, cable 10 Toronto and cable 63 Scarborough. For more information, visit
www.rogerstelevision.com
