Toronto, (October 11, 2016) – The Canadian Hockey League (CHL), along with its partner Stadium Digital, dropped the puck on the 2016/17 hockey season with a new and fully mobile responsive website network across the league’s slate of teams, leagues and special events. This includes 78 sites for all teams in the Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League along with the Mastercard Memorial Cup, CIBC Canada/Russia Series and the Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.
The new CHL network, created by Stadium Digital, features a dynamic new content hub and responsive technology that streamlines the fan experience across all devices. Highlights of the new network include:
- Redesigned schedule and enhanced live scoring statistics package provided by Hockey Tech
- Game Centre with complete play-by-play feeds that track in arena events including goals and shots on goal, along with a fresh box score design
- Integration of live video and audio streams
- New national, regional and team sponsorship opportunities
- Improved discovery of original content – video, photos and stories
- Enhanced navigation capabilities; and
- Bilingual engagement
“The launch of the new CHL network marks an important milestone in how we connect with our fans and bring them closer to the game,” says Mark Dickie, Senior Manager of Digital, CHL. “Stadium Digital’s network and fan engagement platforms have been a wonderful complement to our content strategy allowing the CHL to deliver more value to teams, sponsors, and most importantly, the fans.”
While all CHL digital content lives on a single network managed by Stadium Digital, the infrastructure allows individual teams to customize the look of their sites and develop their own unique content and sponsorship opportunities to serve their fans and team partners.
“It has been an exciting process and we are thrilled to see the full 78-site network take full effect as the puck drops on another season of major junior hockey,” said Mark Silver, President of Stadium Digital. “We are looking forward to continuing to work with the CHL leagues and teams to showcase the world’s top hockey prospects across the league’s digital platforms.”
