Live CEBL Action Returns to Game+ in 2025

April 16, 2025

Leading North American sports channel to broadcast 33 games this summer

The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and global multi-platform media company Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc. announced Wednesday that Game+ will once again deliver complete coverage of 33 live regular season CEBL games in 2025.


Available across North America on cable, IPTV, satellite and subscription streaming services including FUBO,
Game+ is the premier destination for dynamic sports content. From live events and studio shows to the latest in emerging and popular sports, Game + delivers fast-paced, action-driven programming that keeps fans, engaged, energized and entertained.


Game+ coverage of the CEBL tips off on opening night of the 2025 season (Sunday, May 11) at 4 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. ET with the Battle of Alberta between the Edmonton Stringers and the Calgary Surge at Edmonton Expo Centre.


Mirroring their coverage from 2024, Game+ will broadcast at least one game in every week of the CEBL’s regular season. The full 33-game Game+ CEBL broadcast schedule in 2025 is as follows:




2025 GAME+ BROADCAST SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (ET) AWAY HOME
Sun, May 11 6 p.m. Calgary Edmonton
Fri, May 16 7 p.m. Calgary Niagara
Wed, May 21 7:30 p.m. Brampton Ottawa
Sat, May 24 9:30 p.m. Niagara Saskatchewan
Sun, May 25 2 p.m. Scarborough Brampton
Sun, May 25 4 p.m. Winnipeg Calgary
Wed, May 28 8 p.m. Vancouver Winnipeg
Fri, May 30 7 p.m. Saskatchewan Niagara
Sat, May 31 8:30 p.m. Ottawa Winnipeg
Sun, Jun 1 8 p.m. Calgary Vancouver
Wed, Jun 4 11 a.m. Montréal Brampton
Fri, Jun 6 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg Brampton
Sat, Jun 7 8 p.m. Winnipeg Scarborough
Wed, Jun 11 8 p.m. Montréal Winnipeg
Fri, Jun 13 9:30 p.m. Scarborough Saskatchewan
Sat, Jun 14 7:30 p.m. Edmonton Brampton
Wed, Jun 18 7:30 p.m. Scarborough Montréal
Fri, Jun 20 8 p.m. Saskatchewan Brampton
Sun, Jun 29 6 p.m. Scarborough Edmonton
Tue, Jul 1 3 p.m. Winnipeg Ottawa
Fri, Jul 4 7 p.m. Winnipeg Niagara
Sat, Jul 5 9:30 p.m. Ottawa Saskatchewan
Sun, Jul 6 8 p.m. Brampton Vancouver
Wed, Jul 9 12:30 p.m. Ottawa Brampton
Fri, Jul 11 8 p.m. Vancouver Brampton
Wed, Jul 16 7 p.m. Brampton Niagara
Fri, Jul 18 10 p.m. Saskatchewan Vancouver
Fri, Jul 25 7:30 p.m. Scarborough Brampton
Fri, Aug 1 9 p.m. Vancouver Edmonton
Sun, Aug 3 8 p.m. Winnipeg Vancouver
Wed, Aug 6 9:30 p.m. Edmonton Saskatchewan
Fri, Aug 8 7:30 p.m. Montréal Ottawa
Sun, Aug 10 3 p.m. Vancouver Ottawa

The seventh season of the CEBL tips off May 11 with a total of 120 regular season games in the 2025 campaign, leading to playoffs that begin August 14. Championship Weekend, which features the league’s top four teams during the regular season vying for the league title, will be held at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, August 22-24.


Season tickets and flex packs are now available league wide with priority seating access and preferred pricing. Ticket information for all CEBL games, including single-game tickets, can be found by visiting
cebl.ca/tickets and cebl.ca/cw25/tickets.



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About the CEBL

A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 75% of its rosters being Canadian and a record 12 players with NBA experience in 2024. Players also bring experience from the NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, NCAA programs, as well as U SPORTS and CCAA. More than 20 players have signed NBA contracts following a CEBL season, and numerous CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps every year. The CEBL season runs from May through August with games broadcast live on CEBL+, TSN, TSN+, RDS, Game+ and Next Level Sports & Entertainment. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.


About Game+

Game+ (www.gameplusnetwork.com) is a North American sports channel that airs both live event and studio-based programming featuring emerging and popular sports content. In addition to fast-paced live action sports programming from across the globe, Game+ presents the best in sports analysis, wrestling, strength and endurance, action-adventure series and lifestyle programming. The channel is available on IPTV, cable, satellite systems and subscription streaming services across North America. Game+ is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., a leading global sports media company. For more information, visit www.gameplusnetwork.com and @GamePlusNetwork on X.

About Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc.

Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc. is a global multi-platform media company with an expansive portfolio of diverse properties that includes AXS TV, a leading television, streaming, digital, social music and entertainment brand; Fight Network, the world's premier combat sports channel available globally through multiple OTT platforms; TNA Wrestling, one of the world's leading professional wrestling organizations; Invicta Fighting Championships, the world’s premier all-women mixed martial arts promotion;  Game+, a North American sports channel featuring emerging and popular sports content;GameTV, the home of game shows and competition-based reality series; and HDNet Movies, which features theatrically released films, including blockbusters and Academy award winners. For more information, visit www.anthemse.com.

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