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TSN announced today a special celebration dedicated to the country's great frozen game with Hockey Lives Here: Canada's Game, taking place Saturday, February 19 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. ET. NHL Network, ESPN Classic Canada and TSN's French-language partner RDS will also televise hockey-themed shows and classic games as part of the special day. Hockey Lives Here: Canada's Game programming includes coverage of the following: 46th annual Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament from the Quebec Pepsi Coliseum - an 11-day tournament featuring 2,300 young hockey players from 16 countries. NHL greats who have played in this tourney include Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Guy Lafleur and Eric Lindros 4th annual World Pond Hockey Championship from Plaster Rock, NB - a world invitational hockey tournament featuring 96 teams CIS men's hockey game from Thunder Bay featuring University of Western Ontario vs. Lakehead University Tournament in an Hour - a 60-minute recap of the 2005 World Junior Championship, including all the goals, hits, shots, saves and Canada's dominance throughout the tournament en route to their first gold medal since 1997 Various hockey features from across the country, such as Canadians playing in Europe, how to build a backyard rink, and Canada's women's national team as they prepare to defend their title at the Women's World Hockey Championship TSN's sports debate show Off the Record and hockey magazine program Molson That's Hockey will also be part of the special programming lineup. Hockey Lives Here: Canada's Game will be anchored by TSN's hockey broadcast team including Pierre McGuire, Gord Miller, Bob McKenzie, James Duthie, Dave Hodge, Gino Reda, Dave Randorf, Glenn Healy and Brian Burke. The team will be joined by SportsCentre correspondents and CTV affiliates across the country. ESPN Classic Canada will televise 24 hours of classic hockey on February 19, while NHL Network will also dedicate its entire programming day to the celebration of hockey in Canada. RDS will provide coverage in the French market. Throughout the next month, TSN will announce additional details about Hockey Lives Here: Canada's Game as they become available. TSN is Canada's Sports Leader. Setting the Canadian sports broadcasting standard, TSN's flagship news program, SportsCentre, was voted the number-one source for sports news by sports fans from across the country (Spring/Summer Roper Reports Canada, July 26-September 6, 2002). TSN's comprehensive broadcast schedule also includes the NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs and international hockey, the Olympic Games, CFL, NFL, PGA TOUR and all four golf Majors, curling, NASCAR, Formula One, Champ Car and IRL auto racing, Blue Jays baseball, NBA, tennis, soccer, figure skating and amateur sports action. TSN is available in eight million households. TSN's programming and news content is also available on-line at TSN.ca.
