Sportsnet locks up AHL All-Star game rights for next five years

TORONTO - Rogers Sportsnet has signed a five-year deal with the American Hockey League for the multiplatform Canadian media rights to the AHL All-Star Classic, which includes the skills competition and the AHL All-Star game.The agreement encompasses rights on Sportsnet television, mobile and on-line for the AHL All-Star Classic, which this year will be held in Atlantic City. It also includes the first AHL outdoor game ever held in Canada as the Hamilton Bulldogs host the Toronto Marlies at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton on January 21, 2012, which Sportsnet will produce and broadcast. The Bulldogs are the top development team...