Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is making adjustments to accommodate Toronto Blue Jays fans during the World Series. The NHL’s Maple Leafs and NBA’s Raptors are altering their game schedules to allow sports enthusiasts to watch the Blue Jays face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB championship.
MLSE President and CEO Keith Pelley expressed pride in uniting the city’s teams to enable fans to witness a significant moment in Toronto and Canada’s history. The Rogers Centre will host the first two games of the series on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. ET.
To align with the World Series, the Raptors moved their home opener against the Milwaukee Bucks from 7:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday. Similarly, the Maple Leafs advanced the start time of their game against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday from 7 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
Furthermore, the Leafs rescheduled their Tuesday game against the Calgary Flames to 6 p.m., and the Raptors will face the Houston Rockets at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Both teams will broadcast the World Series games on the Scotiabank Arena videoboard after their own matches.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ Friday night game against the Ottawa Redblacks will commence at 7 p.m. The CFL team plans to provide in-stadium updates and live coverage of the World Series opener, with the complete broadcast shown on the main stadium videoboard post-game.
