PDA

View Full Version : NHL to move to NBC

stevewhit0
19 May 2004, 12:31 PM
NBC will have seven regular season games, six saturday playoff games and Stanley Cup games 3-7.
Great move for the NHL. Grerat move for NBC.
Thomas A Fina
19 May 2004, 12:41 PM
Here's the link :

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/hockey/nhl/specials/playoffs/2004/05/19/bc.hkn.nhl.nbc.ap/index.html

I wonder how or if this is going to affect ESPN's renewal since their parent company isn't renewing. I'd say the lousy ratings would have more of an affect.
WarrenWallace
19 May 2004, 12:59 PM
wow. didn't see that coming.
DevilDave
19 May 2004, 01:50 PM
NBC Sports has been decimated by the fact that the major pro and college sports are on other networks, especially cable. The only thing the network has going for it has been the Olympics, and occasionally NASCAR.

But you'd think with the dearth of other sports offerings NBC and the NHL would be willing to broadcast more than seven regular season games on a handful of weekends.

Notre Dame football? Arena League? Please... :p
afgrijselijkheid
19 May 2004, 01:57 PM
cool... maybe they'll bring back peter puck :D
Cascarino's Pizzeria
19 May 2004, 10:10 PM
no panger or melrose for the playoffs? is marv albert going to do hockey now? "YEEEESSS!!"
afgrijselijkheid
19 May 2004, 10:21 PM
why would anybody miss darren pang? :confused:
DevilDave
20 May 2004, 01:57 AM
no panger or melrose for the playoffs? is marv albert going to do hockey now? "YEEEESSS!!"
I thought Marvelous sometimes did Rangers games way back when in addition to the Knicks...
soccernutter
20 May 2004, 07:57 AM
why would anybody miss darren pang? :confused:

I would. I'd miss all of them, even Melrose (I still despise him for what he did to the Kings). But only 15-18 games all season? That just doesn't feel right.
Joe Stoker
20 May 2004, 03:33 PM
I thought Marvelous sometimes did Rangers games way back when in addition to the Knicks...

I believe the Marvelous One got his start on bigtime NY radio in the late 60s broadcasting Rangers games alongside Bill "The Big Whistle" Chadwick, replacing the recently-departed Jim Gordon at the mike. He later added the Knickerbockers to his resume when Marty Glickman retired.
prk166
18 Jun 2004, 02:31 AM
cool... maybe they'll bring back peter puck :D


http://www.wingnuttoons.com/PeterPuck.jpg
Khansingh
18 Jun 2004, 03:10 AM
Hire.

Mike.

Emerick.