The Canadian men’s team will host the Netherlands for a friendly on July 2 which will live stream on CBC Sports digital platforms and WBC YouTube

Wheelchair Basketball Canada (WBC) and CBC Sports will provide live streaming coverage of the Canadian Men’s Feature Game taking place this Saturday at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Audiences from coast-to-coast-to-coast will be able to watch the action on CBC Sports digital platforms including the free CBC Gem streaming service, cbcsports.ca and the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices, as well as on WBC’s YouTube channel, when the Canadian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team takes on the Netherlands on Saturday, July 2 at 4 p.m. ET.

The Feature Game is part of Team Canada’s preparation for the IWBF Americas Cup, where Canada will compete in qualifying for the 2022 IWBF World Championships. The Canadian Men must finish in the top four at the Americas Cup in Brazil to qualify for the World Championships.

Viewers will be able to follow the journey of some of Canada’s top Paralympians from the Senior Men’s National Team, including Nik Goncin (Regina, Sask.), Bo Hedges (Wonowon, B.C.), and Tyler Miller (Kitchener, Ont.), among others. Additionally, the Feature Game will be an opportunity for fans to see athletes who will represent Team Canada this summer at both the Americas Cup and Commonwealth Games.

“The Feature Game will give fans an opportunity to see all the hard work our athletes have put in during training over the past seven months,” said Wendy Gittens, Executive Director, Wheelchair Basketball Canada. “The Feature Game is a chance for Canadians to experience live wheelchair basketball as we build towards this summer’s Americas Cup, Commonwealth Games, and the World Championships in November.”

The Feature Game will take place at the WBC National Training Centre at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre located at 875 Morningside Avenue in Scarborough, Ont. Admission is free, and the game is open to the public.