Calgary, AB. - The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced today that FSN Northwest will carry the 2010 WHL Championship Series between the Kal Tire WHL Western Conference Champion Tri-City Americans and the Husky WHL Eastern Conference Champion Calgary Hitmen courtesy of SHAW Communications.

The WHL on FSN Northwest broadcasts will bring WHL Championship Series action into 3.4 million homes across five U.S. states including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.  The premier developmental League in Western Canada and the Northwest United States, the Western Hockey League will once again showcase the top rated NHL prospects throughout the season. 

2010 WHL Championship Series on FSN Northwest Broadcast Schedule

2010 WHL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES                                                     FSN Air times
#1 – Tri-City @ Calgary; Friday, April 30 (7:30pm MT)                              10:30PM PT
#2 – Tri-City @ Calgary; Saturday, May 1 (8:00pm MT)                            12:30 AM PT
#3 – Calgary @ Tri-City; Tuesday, May 4 (7:05pm PT)                             10:30 PM PT
#4 – Calgary @ Tri-City; Wednesday, May 5 (7:05pm PT)                        11:00 PM PT
#5 – Tri-City @ Calgary; Friday, May 7 (7:00pm MT)**                             10:30 PM PT
#6 – Calgary @ Tri-City; Sunday, May 9 (5:05pm PT)**                            7:00 PM PT
#7 – Tri-City @ Calgary; Monday, May 10 (7:00pm MT)**                         LIVE

* To also be broadcast in Western Canada on SHAW Cable

About FSN Northwest

FSN Northwest is the cable home of the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Storm, Portland Beavers, Portland Timbers, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, Oregon State Beavers and Gonzaga Bulldogs. The network delivers more than 350 live events each year – all of which are also available in high definition on FSN HD - to more than 3.4 million cable and satellite homes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. FSN Northwest is based in Bellevue, WA, and is a subsidiary of DIRECTV Sports Networks, which also operates the regional sports networks FSN Pittsburgh and FSN Rocky Mountain (and sub-region FSN Utah). The three networks combined reach more than 8.5 million viewers across 17 states and own exclusive programming and distribution partnerships with more than 25 teams and conferences. DIRECTV Sports Networks is a controlled subsidiary of DIRECTV, the world’s most popular television service.

About the WHL

 The Western Hockey League (WHL) is the largest major junior hockey League in the world today with 22 member Clubs throughout the U.S. Pacific Northwest and Western Canada.  Five WHL Clubs are based in the Pacific Northwest and play in the WHL U.S. Division:  Everett Silvertips; Portland Winter Hawks; Seattle Thunderbirds; Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans.  The WHL attracts over 4 million spectators each season to regular season and playoff games and is a world leader in player development and scholarship opportunities.  Each season the WHL is one of the top Leagues from which players are selected from in the NHL Entry Draft.  Currently over 20% of all NHL players are graduates of the WHL.  The WHL is also a leading provider of post-secondary scholarships with over 400 scholarships awarded each year to current and graduate WHL players, more than any other League in North America. The WHL is a member of the Canadian Hockey League (together with the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League) which consists of 60 member Clubs from coast to coast in Canada and the northern United States.