Council meeting pre-empts Blades-Pats game on TV

By John Cairns SASKTODAY.ca

Hockey fans in most of the Access Now TV area were glued to their sets to watch their live coverage of Game Seven of the WHL series between the Regina Pats and Saskatoon Blades Monday. It was a highly anticipated matchup and the talk of the province, with the favoured Blades trying to end the season of Pats phenom Connor Bedard in front of almost 15,000 fans at SaskTel Centre.

But one notable viewing area missed out on the dramatic game — the Battlefords.

Blame North Battleford City Hall.

Instead of Pats-Blades, it was pre-empted on Access Now TV so local viewers could receive regular Monday coverage of the North Battleford city council meeting from Don Ross Centre.

Access Now TV broke the bad news to Battlefords hockey fans on their Twitter feed Monday: “Due to North Battleford City Council the towns of North Battleford, Battleford, Hafford, & Cochin will not be airing Regina Pats vs Saskatoon Blades Game 7.

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