The AHL on CBC was a television broadcast of American Hockey League games in Canada produced by CBC Sports and shown on CBC Television and CBC.ca, during 2010–11.
2010–11 season During the 2010–11 AHL season, ten broadcasts of the AHL on CBC were produced as part of a one-year contract signed by the CBC and the AHL on Thursday, August 19, 2010. All games were aired at 1:00ET Sunday afternoon across Canada except the January 16 broadcast which aired at 2:00ET. All 10 games involved at least one AHL team that is affiliated with an NHL team based in Canada and all games took place in a Canadian city. The broadcasters for the AHL on CBC were Elliotte Friedman or Nabil Karim as the host, Bruce Rainnie or Dan Robertson as the play-by play announcer, and Brad May as the colour commentator.
DateResultVenueSunday, October 17Binghamton 3 Toronto 1Ricoh Coliseum, TorontoSunday, October 24Oklahoma 3 Hamilton 2Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, OntarioSunday, November 21Hamilton 3 Toronto 1Ricoh Coliseum, TorontoSunday, December 12Hamilton 5 Toronto 1Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, OntarioSunday, January 16Toronto 3 Abbotsford 2 SOAbbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre, Abbotsford, British ColumbiaSunday, January 23Manitoba 5 Abbotsford 3MTS Centre, WinnipegSunday, February 27Manitoba 1 Toronto 0Ricoh Coliseum, TorontoSunday, March 6Hamilton 3 Toronto 2 OTRicoh Coliseum, TorontoSunday, March 27Manitoba 2 Abbotsford 1MTS Centre, WinnipegSunday, April 3Manitoba 3 Toronto 2Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto
DateHostPlay-by-PlayColour CommentatorSunday, October 17Elliotte FriedmanBruce RainnieBrad MaySunday, October 24Elliotte FriedmanBruce RainnieBrad MaySunday, November 21Elliotte FriedmanDan RobertsonBrad MaySunday, December 12Elliotte FriedmanBruce RainnieBrad MaySunday, January 16Nabil KarimDan RobertsonBrad MaySunday, January 23Nabil KarimDan RobertsonBrad MaySunday, February 27Elliotte FriedmanJeff MarekBrad MaySunday, March 6Jeff MarekBruce RainnieBrad MaySunday, March 27Nabil KarimDan RobertsonBrad MaySunday, April 3Jeff MarekDan RobertsonBrad May
2011–12 season Negotiations were underway for a second season of the AHL on CBC,IceCaps will be seen and heard this season . The Telegram. Retrieved August 13, 2011. but the negotiations fell through. The league instead aired on Rogers Sportsnet that season. Eventually, in 2014, CBC announced it would no longer bid for the AHL or any professional sports broadcasting rights.
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