Tim Hortons Brier Available Live on TSN and TSN Broadband, Beginning Saturday
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Team
Canada skip Kelly Scott successfully defended her national women’s curling title last week. Now it’s time to crown the men’s champion.
TSN’s extensive live coverage of the
Tim Hortons Brier in
Hamilton,
ON, airs
March 3 to 9 on TSN and TSN Broadband, featuring two draws daily and three draws on March 8 (see broadcast schedule below).
All weekday afternoon draws, as well as the morning draw on March 8, are available to Canadians live on TSN Broadband at www.TSN.ca In addition to the live coverage on TSN Broadband, all of TSN’s Brier coverage will be available on-demand on TSN Broadband following the conclusion of the live broadcasts.
TSN’s esteemed curling broadcast team will call the action from
Hamilton, with TSN’s voice of curling Vic Rauter doing the play-by-play alongside analyst and former Brier champion Ray Turnbull and analyst and Olympic gold medallist Linda Moore.
The Tim Hortons Brier features teams from each province and territory competing for the national men’s curling title and a berth in the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. 2006 Olympic gold medallist Brad Gushue leads his Newfoundland & Labrador rink in this year’s Brier.
The Tim Hortons Brier is the second event on TSN’s curling broadcast schedule this
season, following last week’s Scotties
Tournament of Hearts
. TSN and TSN Broadband will also have live curling coverage of the Ford
World Men’s Curling Championship
from March 31 to April 6.
As a prelude to TSN’s upcoming coverage of the Tim Hortons Brier, ESPN Classic revisits classic matches from the 1999 Brier this week (
check www.TSN.ca/classic for
schedule).
TSN’s long-standing partnership with the Canadian Curling Association dates back to the network’s inception in 1984. Commencing in 2008/09, TSN will be the exclusive home of curling in
Canada, providing viewers with coverage of all eight Season of Champions events, including all morning, afternoon and evening draws, along with the semifinals and finals.
The Tim Hortons Brier broadcast schedule is as follows:
Saturday, Mar. 3
Draw 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Draw 2 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
Sunday, Mar. 4
Draw 4 at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Draw 5 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
Monday, Mar. 5
Draw 7 at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN Broadband
Draw 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Tuesday, Mar. 6
Draw 10 at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN Broadband
Draw 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Wednesday, Mar. 7
Draw 13 at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN Broadband
Draw 14 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
Thursday, Mar 8
Draw 15 at 9 a.m. ET on TSN and TSN Broadband
Draw 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN Broadband
Draw 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Friday, Mar. 9
Page Playoffs at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN Broadband
Page Playoffs at 7:30: p.m. ET on TSN