CBC Sports to broadcast 17 Saturday PWHL games [Video]

All 90 games of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s second season will be televised, including 17 Saturday afternoon games on CBC Sports, while Radio-Canada will televise seven Montréal Victoire contests.

On Thursday, the league announced its Canadian broadcast partners, with TSN having exclusive coverage of 57 games. Amazon Prime and RDS are also involved. The deal with CBC Sports is for two years.

The season begins Nov. 30 with the Toronto Sceptres hosting Boston Fleet at 2 p.m. ET at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The game will be streamed on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem, and CBC Sports App.

“The first PWHL season was a tremendous success, and CBC/Radio-Canada is pleased to partner with the league to broadcast its second season,” CBC/Radio-Canada president Catherine Tait said in a statement. “The public broadcaster is delighted to support women’s sport in Canada, and to bring the exploits of these exceptional athletes to Canadians.”

The Sceptres/Fleet matchup …