The songs premiered on a network broadcast, and were released in album form on CBC Records and iTunes, on November 23.
In response to some criticism that the 2009 contest resulted in an almost entirely folk rock-based album which seemingly overlooked other genres of music, artists for 2010 were preselected in advance to ensure a more diverse roster, although the song topics were still chosen by listener vote.
On January 1, 2014, during the 2014 NHL Winter Classic, Dave Gunning and David Francey's "A Game Goin' On" was announced as the winner of the competition.
[4] The second-place finisher was "For the Love of the Game" by The Puckhogs, a one-off collaboration between Sudbury musicians Sean Barrette, Chris Leblanc and Brent Wohlberg.
[5] The remaining top ten finishers were Harlan Pepper, Francis Arsenault, Jon Abrams, Cassandra, Kenn Coutu, Willhorse, Annex and The Dusters.