TORONTO, ON (January 17, 2012) - Sportsnet goes for soccer gold, bringing viewers wall-to-wall, live HD coverage of all 15 games from the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament at BC Place in Vancouver. The tournament kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 19 with a doubleheader starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT with Costa Rica versus Cuba (Sportsnet East, Ontario, Pacific and ONE) followed by hometown favourite Canada taking on Haiti at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT in the must-see nightcap (Sportsnet Ontario, Pacific and ONE). Please see below for complete broadcast schedule.
SOCCER CENTRAL’s Gerry Dobson and Craig Forrest provide play by play and analysis, respectively, for all 15 games of the tournament. Craig MacEwen joins Dobson and Forrest at BC Place to host Sportsnet’s broadcasts, alongside former Canadian Women’s National Team member Kara Lang, and as of Jan. 23, Stephen Brunt. Breakfast Television Vancouver’s Jody Vance rounds out the broadcast team, updating fans from the sidelines.
Sportsnet’s all-inclusive coverage of the tournament also features a nightly show airing between matches, with updates and analysis from the broadcast team and special features by Stephen Brunt - including a sit down interview with Canadian captain Christine Sinclair on Jan. 19 and Coach John Herdman on Jan. 21.
The 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament features both Canada and the United States, the two highest world-ranked teams in the eight-nation tournament. Herdman and Sinclair will be leading Team Canada on a focused quest to a semifinal victory on Jan. 27, which will earn the team a berth to The London 2012 Olympic Games.
In addition to providing comprehensive coverage of the live matches, Sportsnet keeps fans connected to the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament on its various platforms:
Sportsnet Connected
Beginning Jan. 19, Sportsnet Connected provides daily tournament previews, recaps, and highlights of the day’s matches.
sportsnet.ca
Every night throughout the tournament at 12:50 a.m. ET / 10:50 p.m. PT, sportsnet.ca updates fans on the day’s events with the exclusive “sportsnet.ca Post Game Show”, streamed live and also available for later viewing.
Sportsnet magazine
The latest edition of Sportsnet, on newsstands now, features a profile on Canadian head coach John Herdman as told by columnist Stephen Brunt. Herdman discusses his quick transition into his new role while leading his team to victory at the 2011 Pan American Games.
Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN
Listeners can tune in to Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN for scores, updates, exclusive interviews and breaking news as the tournament progresses.
Broadcast Schedule
Thursday, Jan. 19: Group A - Costa Rica vs. Cuba, 8 p.m. ET on Sportsnet One and Sportsnet East and Sportsnet Ontario, 5 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
Thursday, Jan. 19: Group A - Canada vs. Haiti, 10:30 p.m. ET on Sportsnet One and Sportsnet Ontario, 7:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
Friday, Jan. 20: Group B - Mexico vs. Guatemala, 5 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
Friday, Jan. 20: Group B - Dominican Republic vs. United States, 7:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
Saturday, Jan. 21: Group A - Haiti vs. Costa Rica, 8 p.m. ET on Sportsnet East and Sportsnet Ontario, 6:00 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West, 5:00 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
Saturday, Jan. 21: Group A - Canada vs. Cuba, 10:30 p.m. ET on Sportsnet East and Sportsnet Ontario, 8:30 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West, 7:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
Sunday, Jan. 22: Group B - Mexico vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT on Sportsnet One
Sunday, Jan. 22: Group B - United States vs. Guatemala, 7 p.m. ET on Sportsnet East and Sportsnet Ontario, 5 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West, 4 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
Monday, Jan. 23: Group A - Cuba vs. Haiti, 8 p.m. ET on Sportsnet East and Sportsnet Ontario, 6 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West, 5 p.m. on Sportsnet Pacific
Monday, Jan. 23: Group A - Canada vs. Costa Rica, 10:30 p.m. ET on Sportsnet One and Sportsnet Ontario, 8:30 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West, 7:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
Tuesday, Jan. 24: Group B - Guatemala vs. Dominican Republic, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sportsnet One
Tuesday, Jan. 24: Group B - United States vs. Mexico, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Sportsnet One
Friday, Jan. 27: Semifinal #1 - B1 vs. A2, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sportsnet One
Friday, Jan. 27: Semifinal #2 - A1 vs. B2, 11 p.m. ET on Sportsnet Ontario and Sportsnet East, 9:00 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West, 8:00 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
Sunday, Jan. 29: Final - Winner A1/B2 vs. Winner B1/A2, 7:30 p.m. ET on Sportsnet Ontario and Sportsnet East, 5:30 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West, 4:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific
