Friday, April 7, 2006

Toronto - The Ontario Hockey League today announced that all of the Western Conference Semi-Final games in the 2006 OHL Playoffs will be broadcast live locally and through the OHL Action Pak on Rogers Television.

The addition of the home playoff games of the Plymouth Whalers will be available on the OHL Action Pak for the first time through a co-operative effort with Rogers Television and Sportscraft Sports Network.

"We are very excited to add these games to our broadcast lineup," said OHL Commissioner David Branch. "The introduction of live local broadcasts and the OHL Action Pak has helped to bring our fans closer to the game than ever before. We are pleased to continue to add to this program through our partnership with Rogers Television, Schoolcraft Sports Network and the Plymouth Whalers especially during the playoffs."

In addition to the television broadcasts, all remaining OHL games will be available online in broadcast quality through the OHL Live Stream program, which is a partnership with INSINC. Additional information on OHL Live Stream is available online at www.ontariohockeyleague.com .