Wednesday, October 30, 2013

CBC Show Takes on NCAA Feel

Princeton alums pitch ‘Shnarped’ app on popular show Dragons’ Den.

CBC Show Takes on NCAA Feel
Kyle Hagel (left) and Dustin Sproat wore Princeton jerseys for their appearance on CBC’s Dragons’ Den.

Dragons’ Den, a popular CBC show featuring entrepreneurs seeking funding for start-up projects, takes on an NCAA hockey feel tonight as two former Princeton players pitch their idea.

Dustin Sproat and Kyle Hagel were teammates at Princeton and are the co-founders of Shnarped, a mobile app that lets users follow and interact with their favorite hockey players.

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On Dragons’ Den, the pair donned their Princeton jerseys to pitch the business concept to five Canadian business moguls. If those business leaders like what they hear, they will put their own money behind the project.

Sproat, who lives in Vancouver, and Hagel, who is playing for the AHL’s Portland Pirates, taped the show in April. They were sworn to secrecy about the result, but viewers can tune in to CBC tonight and find out how they did.

The popular show, now in its eighth season on CBC in Canada, airs each Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.