COMETS TO BE FEATURED IN NEW MASL NATIONAL TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP WITH ELEVEN SPORTS US

by Jeff Husted

Comets to host Three Games on Eleven Sports

KANSAS CITY (Dec. 20, 2018) – The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) has announced a partnership with Eleven Sports US to televise select MASL games on their digital and linear platforms this season. As part of the agreement, the MASL will broadcast selected games, including playoffs, on Eleven Sports US television and OTT networks this season.

The Kansas City Comets will be featured in three of the Eleven Sports US broadcasts. February 2 against the Florida Tropics at 1:00 p.m. CT, February 24 against the Orlando SeaWolves at 4:00 p.m. and March 3 against the Harrisburg Heat at 4:00 p.m.

“Our league continues to grow, and this is the next step in that growth,” said commissioner Joshua Schaub. “Eleven Sports US is the perfect place for our fans. They have a wide reach already and with the addition of Eleven NEXT, we will be able to put some of our highest profile games in front of an extremely wide audience.”

“Eleven Sports is excited to expand our relationship with the MASL,” said Steve Hurlbut, Vice President of Production and Programming for Eleven Sports, US.  “The MASL has resonated with our viewers and now they’ll have a steady diet of great MASL action, all the way through the Championship.”

The full schedule of games that will be broadcast on Eleven Sports US is below. Games Broadcast on Eleven Sports and Eleven Sports NEXT will be archived following the game on MASL.TV and on Eleven Sports NEXT. Eleven Sports MASL broadcast match-ups chosen based on schedule availability. Additional games may be added in the future. All other games will continue to be broadcast on MASLtv at MASLSoccer.com.  

DateTime (ET)HomeAwayFacility
Feb 2, 20192:00 p.m.Kansas City CometsFlorida TropicsSilverstein Eye Centers Arena
Feb 7, 201910:00 p.m.Ontario FurySan Diego SockersCitizens Business Bank Arena
Feb 10, 20192:00 p.m.Utica City FCMississauga MetroStarsAdirondack Bank Center
Feb 17, 20193:00 p.m.Mississauga MetroStarsHarrisburg HeatParamount Fine Foods Centre
Feb 17, 201910:00 p.m.Ontario FuryEl Paso CoyotesCitizens Business Bank Arena
Feb 22, 20197:30 p.m.Baltimore BlastMilwaukee WaveSECU Arena
Feb 24, 20195:00 p.m.Kansas City CometsOrlando SeaWolvesSilverstein Eye Centers Arena
Mar 3, 20195:00 p.m.Kansas City CometsHarrisburg HeatSilverstein Eye Centers Arena
Mar 10, 20198:00 p.m.Tacoma StarsTurlock Expressaccesso ShoWare Center
Mar 17, 20192:00 p.m.Utica City FCMississauga MetroStarsAdirondack Bank Center
Mar 24, 20198:00 p.m.Ontario FuryEl Paso CoyotesCitizens Business Bank Arena
Mar 31, 20198:00 p.m.Tacoma StarsSan Diego Sockersaccesso ShoWare Center
Apr 7, 20198:00 p.m.San Diego SockersRGV BarracudasPechanga Arena San Diego
Apr 14, 20198:00 p.m.Ontario FuryMonterrey FlashCitizens Business Bank Arena

*schedule subject to change

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