Juniors bring in the ratings for Sportsnet

TORONTO - It was a record-setting Sunday for Rogers Sportsnet as 825,000 viewers tuned in to watch the London Knights defeat the Rimouski Oceanic 4-0 in the championship of the 2005 Mastercard Memorial Cup. The audience was the highest to ever watch a Canadian Hockey League game, says the channel, and peaked at 1,020,000 (2+) viewers. The 825,000 championship audience is the fifth-largest in Sportsnet’s history. The average for the eight-game tournament was 554,000. Twice during the 2005 Mastercard Memorial Cup, Sportsnet established new marks for audiences watching CHL, scoring 593,000 on opening night and 595,000 on Victoria Day. Before...