AHL Announces Television and Streaming for 2023 All-Star Classic

On Tuesday, the American Hockey League announced that the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic will be televised live to national audiences in both Canada and the United States. Those residing in Canada will be able to watch the events on TSN and RDS while those living in the United States can tune in on NHL Network.

AHLTV will be stream the All-Star Skills Competition, the All-Star Challenge, and the Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony for free. You can use AHLTV on a desktop, laptop, table, mobile devices, and over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV.

Live broadcasts of the event from Place Bell in Laval, Que., will air Sunday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. ET for the All-Star Skills Competition, Monday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. ET for the Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony (only on AHLTV), and Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. ET for the AHL All-Star Challenge.

English-Language Call

The English-language call of the AHL All-Star Classic will air on TSN and NHL Network.

TSN’s Jon Abbott will be handling play-by-play for both events. Color commentary will be handled by one of TSN’s hockey analysts Jamie McLennan. If you live in the Toronto area, you can listen to McLennan co-host the OverDrive 1050 on TSN 1050 Radio from 4-7pm. Toronto Marlies team broadcaster Todd Crocker will be doing the rinkside reporting for the weekend. Crocker has been working for the Marlies and Leafs Nation Network since 2013.

French-Language Call

RDS will have the French-language call for the All-Star Classic.

Play-by-play will be done by Stephane Leroux of RDS. As a journalist and match reporter, Leroux has covered over 2,500 in his 30-year career. Former Cleveland Monsters captain Bruno Gervais will be handling the color commentary. He is currently a hockey analyst for RDS and is the Director of Client Relations for the Respect Group. Hosting the show will be François-Etienne Corbin. Since 2000, Corbin has been working for RDS covering a variety of sports and world-wide events such as the 2010 and 2012 Winter Olympics.

Social Media

Be sure to follow the AHL on Twitter (@TheAHL), Facebook (fb.com/TheAHL) and Instagram (@TheAHL) and use #AHLAllStar or #EtoilesAHL. They will be giving behind the scenes coverage all weekend long.