The brand-new system will “deliver a high-quality viewing experience on a completely re-imagined and re-designed platform with improved customer experience for WHL fans across the country to enjoy,” the league said in a press release.
The roll-out comes at a good time — with teams unable to host fans for their upcoming 24-game schedules, a lack of website broadcasting for the league’s 22 teams could have made it extremely difficult to watch live game action.
The WHL schedule starts on Friday, Feb. 26 with the first slate of Central Division games, as Medicine Hat travels to Red Deer and Lethbridge visits Edmonton. The two games will mark the first action for the league in more than 300 days, dating back to the pandemic shutdown on Mar. 13.
To give everyone a taste of what the service has to offer, all of the first home games will be offered free of charge to those who register.
Full season access for the 2021 campaign will cost $59.99, while individual games can be purchased for $6.99.
Both price points include access to live games as well as archived contests.
Plenty of content is already available on the website at watch.chl.ca, including highlight packages, past Memorial Cup finals and player draft previews.
To sign up, visit watch.CHL.ca, select your package and download the app onto your preferred device. Packages will first be available on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
In addition to the Central Division kicking off play this weekend, the East Division will play their first games in the Regina bubble beginning Friday, Mar. 12 and the U.S. Division -- which released its schedule on Wednesday -- will open play on Thursday, Mar. 18. No announcement has been given for the B.C. Division.
