The Tournament (2005) TV Show

First Air Date: 2005-01-03
Last Air Date: 2006-01-31
Total Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 16
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Network: CBC Television, Versus

The Game. The Dream. The Parents From Hell

The Tournament was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television in 2005 and 2006. The series, a mockumentary show about a community minor hockey team, depicted the behind-the-scenes interactions between the players, their parents and coaches as the team competed for a spot in the annual youth hockey championship tournament. The cast included Alain Goulem, Paula Boudreau, Christian Potenza, Emily Tilson and Ari Cohen. Seven episodes were produced in the 2004-05 television season, airing in the winter of 2005, and ten episodes were produced in the 2005-06 season. The CBC announced on February 13, 2006, that the show would not be brought back for the 2006-07 television season.