Flash 2011 Schedule - TV Coverage

Taken from Devo's Direct Kicks Blog - January 6, 2011.

The WPS announced its schedule for its first two weekends and the
Western New York Flash, will play the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium
on Sunday, April 17. The Flash’s first-ever match will be televised nationally
on Fox Soccer Channel. The WPS season opener is Saturday, April 9 when
Boston plays at Atlanta. The full WPS schedule, including the Flash’s nine
home matches is scheduled to be released next month.

LB: Was hoping that their first match would be at home and not liking
that Boston gets an early advantage of already playing a real match.
Guess the Flash didn't want the pressure of opening at home and also
the weather isn't all that great here in WNY come early/mid April so if
they do what their roommates (Rhinos) usually do - expect the Flash
to play their first two or three matches on the road before playing a
home match.

Glad to see their opening game being on National TV. Wouldn't be surprise
if the Flash have half of their matches on FSC. Aside from their opener -
I expect their home opener and both matches against Abby and the
Washington Freedom will also be on FSC.

As for local TV - I expect Time Warner Cable Sportsnet (the local sports
network which has channels in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany etc)
will televise whatever matches that arn't on FSC - producing the home
games themselves and picking up away coverage that the other teams
produced. Unfortunately for fans outside of the TWCSN viewing area -
TWCSN is only available via Time Warner in most of NYS and not available
via satellite so you will have to hope one of the regional sports networks
pickups coverage - if its a match vs Sky Blue FC - Sportsnet NY? MSG?
MSG Plus? will have to pick it up.


LB...

UGH! Its 2011 not 2010! Can a mod edit the title of the thread and make it
the correct year. The title of this thread should be - "Flash 2011 Schedule -
TV Coverage" - Thanks.

 

Taken From Devos Direct Kicks Column - February 17, 2011.

Call it the Marta Factor. The Western New York Flash soccer team,
Rochester’s first professional women’s squad, will play to a national
television audience on Fox Soccer Channel eight times, the most of
any club in Women’s Pro Soccer.

The Flash released its schedule today which includes nine home games
at Sahlen’s Stadium. Their home opener is May 1 against Atlanta.
The 6 p.m. match will be on FSC. The home schedule also includes two
matches against Abby Wambach’s Washington Freedom on May 22 and
July 20. The Flash play their historic opener April 17 against the Boston
Breakers. That 6 p.m. match is also on FSC. The WPS will take a break
from June 25-July 4 because of the Women’s World Cup in Germany.

Western New York Flash 2011 Schedule -
Sunday, April 17: WNY at Boston Breakers, 6 p.m. (FSC)
Sunday, April 24: WNY at Atlanta Beat, 6 p.m. (FSC)
Sunday, May 1: Atlanta at WNY, 4 p.m.
Friday, May 6: Sky Blue FC at WNY, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 13: Boston at WNY, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22: Washington Freedom at WNY, TBA (FSC)
Sunday, May 29: WNY at Philadelphia Independence, 6 p.m. (FSC)
Friday, June 3: Sky Blue FC at WNY, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 12: Philadelphia at WNY, TBA (FSC)
Saturday, July 9: WNY at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 17: WNY at Sky Blue FC, 6 p.m. (FSC)
Wednesday, July 20: Washington at WNY, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 24: WNY at Boston, 6 p.m. (FSC)
Saturday, July 30: WNY at Sky Blue FC, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 3: Boston at WNY, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6: WNY vs. Atlanta at KSU Stadium, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 10: WNY at Washington, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 14: Atlanta at WNY, 6 p.m. (FSC)

LB...

 

Taken from the Rochester D&C Website - Friday, Feburary 18.

WNY Flash to get national soccer exposure - Call it the Marta Factor.
The Brazilian superstar and the Western New York Flash soccer team
will play on national television eight times in its inaugural season, which
starts April 17 at Harvard Stadium against the Boston Breakers.

Rochester's first professional women's squad plays its home opener
on Sunday, May 1 at 4 p.m. against the Atlanta Beat. Women's Pro
Soccer released its schedule on Thursday and it includes nine home
games for the Flash at newly named Sahlen's Stadium on Oak Street.

"We're stoked. Eight games (on national TV), not bad, huh?" said
Flash head coach Aaran Lines, the former Rochester Rhinos midfielder.

The 6 p.m. season opener is on Fox Soccer Channel but the May 1 home
opener isn't scheduled to be on national TV. However, the first of two
matches against Pittsford native Abby Wambach and her Washington
Freedom is. That one is Sunday, May 22. The second is July 20.

A five-time FIFA World Player of the Year, Marta is the star attraction for
the Flash and, largely, the league. But Wambach, 30, the U.S. women's
national team star, is expected to bump ticket sales in her hometown.
The largest crowd in league history is slightly more than 8,000.

"We're happy with the schedule," said Lines, whose team starts training
camp March 7 and will be based at Sahlen's Sports Park in Elma, near
Buffalo. "It allows us to have our World Cup players on the field for most
of our home games." The WPS will take a break from June 25 to July 4
because of the Women's World Cup in Germany.

LB...