{"id":31608,"date":"2025-08-05T06:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/?post_type=event-post&#038;p=31608"},"modified":"2025-08-05T06:54:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:54:35","slug":"sportsnet-slap-shot-showdown","status":"publish","type":"event-post","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/leaders-events\/leaders-sport-awards\/2025-shortlist\/sportsnet-slap-shot-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Sportsnet Slap Shot Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/1746234278.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                \/\/ SHORTLISTED                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/leaders-events\/leaders-sport-awards\/2025-shortlist\/\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Media\/Broadcast<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Sportsnet Slap Shot Showdown<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n                  <div class=\"hero__logos\">\n              <ul class=\"hero__logos__list\">\n                                        <li>\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquimo.com\/\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/LSA-Website-Logos-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                                    <\/a>\n                                            <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/LSA-Website-Logos-1-1-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                                    <\/a>\n                                            <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><p>In December 2024, to help SportsNet \u2013 Canada&#8217;s #1 sports network deepen fan engagement during its primetime NHL broadcasts, Aquimo launched \u201cSlap Shot Showdown\u201d \u2013 a real-time, second-screen mobile game designed to bring fans off the couch and into the action.<\/p>\n<p>Built on Aquimo\u2019s proprietary multiplayer gaming platform, the experience let viewers test their shot-on-goal skills against other fans from home, live during Saturday night hockey games. Activated instantly via QR code \u2013 no app needed \u2013 \u201cSlap Shot Showdown\u201d gave fans the chance to compete for prizes from brand sponsors like Tim Hortons, SharkNinja, Hyundai, and Today\u2019s Shopping Choice, while seamlessly integrating branded content into the gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>The results exceeded expectations: over 100,000 total game plays in just four weeks, with average users playing more than 3 times per session and top fans playing over 100 times to climb the leaderboard. SportsNet was able to gather key data insights and saw strong return rates, organic sharing, and rich engagement metrics \u2013 over 120 brand interactions per user, per session.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond performance, \u201cSlap Shot Showdown\u201d set a new standard for interactive sports broadcasting. It turned passive airtime into a monetizable, data-rich environment and gave sponsors more than just impressions \u2013 offering deep, trackable engagement. For SportsNet, it validated a scalable second-screen strategy and opened the door for future sponsorship integrations.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, it proved that as media consumption evolves, the fan experience can too. 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