Tips on TV?

Published 10:04 pm Monday, November 9, 2009

Hmmm. This is interesting.

Last winter the WHL and Fox Sports Northwest came together to broadcast a handful of games involving U.S. Division teams from January onward. It was generally believed that FSN would broadcast more games this season once the new year began, though there has yet to be any kind of official announcement regarding that.

Well, the league media guides finally arrived while the Tips were on their road trip, and I picked up my copy this afternoon. This evening I was thumbing through it when I cam across a full-page advertising the WHL on FSN, and lo and behold it included a broadcast schedule. Ten games were listed — nine on Friday and one on Wednesday. Here’s the schedule as it was listed:

Jan. 8, Everett at Seattle

Jan. 13, Portland at Kamloops

Jan. 15, Everett at Chilliwack

Jan. 22, Everett at Portland

Jan. 29, Seattle at Spokane

Feb. 5, Seattle at Portland

Feb. 12, Spokane at Everett

Feb. 19, Everett at Tri-City

Mar. 5, Seattle at Kelowna

Mar. 12, Tri-City at Spokane

Again, there’s been no announcement of this, so I can’t confirm whether any WHL games are going to be broadcast by FSN, and if they are I can’t confirm this schedule is accurate (though you’d think that if it’s in the league’s media guide it should be legit, even if it is an ad). But if it is accurate, it’s quite the treat for Tips fans. Everett is involved in five of the 10 games, and four of those are on the road.