TSN is Home to the Biggest Events in Curling, Beginning Tomorrow with the CAPITAL ONE CANADA CUP

TSN is Home to the Biggest Events in Curling, Beginning Tomorrow with the CAPITAL ONE CANADA CUP


- Live coverage of the CANADA CUP runs November 28 to December 2 on TSN
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- TSN is home to 300 hours of live curling action including all marquee
CCA events -



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TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2012 /CNW/ - TSN's unmatched 2012-13 curling broadcast
schedule launches tomorrow with complete coverage of the CAPITAL ONE CANADA CUP. Each year as the official broadcaster of the Canadian Curling
Association, TSN brings fans more than 300 hours of live action from
the biggest and most prestigious events in curling, including complete
coverage of the Tim Hortons Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts,
along with the men's and women's world championships, and Olympic Games
qualifying tournaments.


CANADA CUP

Sweeping coverage of the CANADA CUP begins tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 28) at 10 a.m. ET on TSN with round robin draws and culminates on Sunday, Dec. 2 with the men's and women's finals. In total, TSN will air 40.5 hours of
live curling from the CANADACUP, taking place in Moose Jaw, SK (see complete broadcast schedule below).



The CANADA CUP features seven men's and seven women's teams, each competing for
$70,000 in prize money. The men's and women's champions will directly
qualify for the 2013 Canadian Olympic Trials, which will determine
Canada's representatives for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games in
Russia. The champions will also be invited to the 2014 World Financial
Group Continental Cup.



TSN's acclaimed curling broadcast team is in Moose Jaw with Vic Rauter calling the action alongside Linda Moore, the 1985 Canadian and World
Champion and 1988 Olympic gold medallist, and Russ Howard, a two-time
Brier champion and 2006 Olympic gold medallist.



This year's CANADA CUP features some of the biggest names in curling. The men's side includes
Glenn Howard, Kevin Martin, Jeff Stoughton, Kevin Koe, Brad Gushue,
Mike McEwen, and John Epping, while the women's field features Heather
Nedohin, Jennifer Jones, Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Middaugh, and Cathy
Overton-Clapham.



Last year's CANADA CUP champions, Kevin Martin and Jennifer Jones, and last season's Canadian Team Ranking System leaders Glenn Howard and Heather Nedohin,
have already qualified for the 2013 Canadian Olympic Trials.



All CANADA CUP draws are also availablelive on TSN Mobile TV and on-demand at TSN.ca following the conclusion of the live television broadcast.


Curling on TSN

TSN's 2012-13 broadcast schedule includes the following events:



-- CAPITAL ONE CANADA CUP - Nov. 28-Dec. 2 (Moose Jaw, SK)
-- WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP - Jan. 10-13 (Penticton,
BC)
-- THE DOMINION ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME - Jan. 19-20 (Rama,
ON)
-- M&M MEAT SHOPS CANADIAN JUNIORS - Feb. 9-10 (Fort McMurray, AB)
-- SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS - Feb. 16-24 (Kingston, ON)
-- TIM HORTONS BRIER - Mar. 2-10 (Edmonton, AB)
-- WORLD WOMEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP - Mar. 16-24 (Riga, Latvia)
-- FORD WORLD MEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP - Mar. 30-Apr. 7
(Victoria, BC)


TSN's broadcast schedule for the CANADA CUP is as follows:


Wednesday, Nov. 28


-- Draw #1 at 10 a.m. ET
-- Draw #2 at 3 p.m. ET
-- Draw #3 at 8 p.m. ET

Thursday, Nov. 29


-- Draw #4 at 10 a.m. ET
-- Draw #5 at 3 p.m. ET
-- Draw #6 at 8 p.m. ET

Friday, Nov. 30


-- Draw #7 at 10 a.m. ET
-- Draw #8 at 3 p.m. ET
-- Draw #9 at 8 p.m. ET

Saturday, Dec. 1


-- Women's semifinal at 1:30 p.m. ET
-- Men's semifinal at 7:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, Dec. 2


-- Women's final at 10:30 a.m. ET
-- Men's final at 3:30 p.m. ET

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TSN Curling: @TSNCurling, www.Twitter.com/TSNCurling

Vic Rauter: @TSNVicRauter, www.Twitter.com/TSNVicRauter

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TSN: www.Facebook.com/TSNCurling


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