Toronto, ON (April 14, 2010) – The Edmonton Oilers weren’t the only big winners last night, as the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY awarded record audience numbers to TSN. Preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada confirms the average audience for the 30-minute original TSN production was 556,000, making it the most-watched NHL draft lottery ever*. Yesterday’s audience marked an 87% increase over last year’s NHL draft lottery on TSN.
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Toronto, ON (April 7, 2010) – One lucky NHL team is going to score the evening’s biggest prize – the #1 overall pick in the 2010 NHL ENTRY DRAFT – when NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly reveals the draft order on the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY, live Tuesday, April 13 at 8 p.m. ET, exclusively on TSN. Daly joins host James Duthie and Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie in studio for the 30-minute TSN original production, which also features in-studio representatives from each of the five NHL teams eligible to win the #1 overall pick. This year’s draft lottery marks the first time in more than a decade that a Canadian team – the Edmonton Oilers – has the greatest probability of picking #1 overall in the NHL Entry Draft.
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