Impact fans all across the province will get their first glimpse at the squad put together by head coach Nick DeSantis on Sunday, June 6 at 4 pm, as the team will host the Richmond Kickers at Claude Robillard Stadium. It will be Montreal’s third home game of the season.
Five of the six games to be broadcast will be during the second half of the season, when the Impact will try to finish on top of its division for the third straigth year. There will be three broadcasts in July: Friday, July 9 in Rochester against the Rhinos, as well as two consecutive Wednesdays, July 14 and 21, at home against Syracuse and Calgary, respectively. Two more games will follow in August, Friday the 6th against Vancouver and Sunday the 29th against Richmond. The last RDS broadcast will coincide with the team’s last match-up of the regular season.
"We are very happy to be able to count on the support of Le Réseau des sports again this year," said Mr. Tony Laurenzana, the Impact’s Vice President Marketing and Administration. "RDS is an important partnership for us, not only because they are the Impact’s official broadcaster, but also because they will provide the team with visibility throughout the season, which is an important promotional asset."
"RDS continues to offer first-rate visibility to our professional sports teams. The broadcast of Impact games will also profit from the enthusiasm surrounding Euro 2004, which will be broadcast on our airwaves this June," said Mr. François Messier, Vice President for programming at Le Réseau des sports.
Four of the six broadcasts will be live on RDS. Only the July 9 game in Rochester and the August 6 match against Vancouver will be presented on a tape-delayed basis. Those two games, however, will be live on Fox Sports World, giving the Montreal club visibility all across North America. Once again this year, FSW will broadcast A-League games on Friday nights.
The Impact will kick off its season April 25 in Puerto Rico against the Islanders. The home opener at Claude Robillard Stadium will be Sunday, May 16 against the Virginia Beach Mariners.
The games to be broadcast on RDS in 2004:
June 6 vs Richmond – 4 pm
July 9 @ Rochester – 8 pm
July 14 vs Syracuse – 7:30 pm
July 21 vs Calgary – 7:30 pm
August 6 vs Vancouver – 8 pm
August 29 vs Richmond – 4 pm
* tape-delayed on RDS, live on Fox Sports World
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