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From: mattb@ctron.com (Matt Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey,alt.beer
Subject: Sam Adams ->was: TEAMS TO WATCH (Sabres - better watch quickly)
Date: 27 Aug 92 16:31:43 GMT
Reply-To: mattb@olympus.ctron.com (Matt Brown)
Followup-To: rec.sport.hockey
Distribution: na
Organization: Cabletron Systems INc.

(Stefano Casertano) writes:
>(Andrew W Korbut) writes:
>>Hey, Matt, I have to commend you for being a B's fan who isn't looking at the
>>hockey world through Black-N-Gold glasses. Many amusing, and more importantly,
>>accurate comments (or is that vice versa?).  I salute you, raising a Sam
>>Adams lager in tribute...
>
>Isn't that the famous Boston beer that's really made in Pittsburgh by the
>Pittsburgh Brewing Company or some such?
>Just a question... think about the hockey implications...

You must be thinking of Iron City, which is actually made in Cleveland from
Flaming Cuyahoga River runoff, and aged in EPA hazardous waste drums at Three
Mile Island.  Gives you that Pittsburgh glow. Available as a dark beer also
(extra micro-metal shavings).

And what possible connection could beer have to hockey?

Matt
Or was that Fort Schuyler?
From: Richard.S.Miyara@dartmouth.edu (Richard S. Miyara)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: ULFIE, an unappreciated artisan.
Date: 28 Aug 92 12:19:18 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

In article <1992Aug27.212730.11384@tamsun.tamu.edu>
mds8539@tamuts.tamu.edu (Michael David Slater         ) writes:

> I don't know what you mean.  No one sees Ulf for what he really is -- 
> a craftsmen of the ice.  I think it is only logical that a brilliant
> ice-smith such as Ulf would use armour to protect himself from thugs like
> Neely, et al, predators of the rink.  I consider the unsolicited and
> undeserved cheap style of play Neely et al persecute him with eminently
> comparable to the Vandals and Visigoths sacking the artwork of Rome. 
> 
> In fact, I would hope that the next coach is a better advocate for Ulf,
> and arranges to find an enforcer to protect Ulf, much like Mario has
> protection.  

I believe this belong in REC.HUMOR

Rich Miyara
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson)
Subject: Re: Die! NASTY-Pens
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 05:34:16 GMT

rademaew@ucbeh.san.uc.edu wrote:
>if I offended the only person on this earth that has never found the need to
>boast about anything.

I just don't find the need to post an article to the entire world about it
that's all. I've got plenty to boast about. The people here don't need/want
to see it.

>Pens fans took a lot
>of shit from people like you since the BEGINNING and if you dont like it back,
>than that's tough.

Like I said, I wasn't picking on Pens fans. I don't believe I made any
stereotypical remarks about fans of Pittsburgh. "Since the beginning..."
that's kind of funny. Since half the league consisted of expansion teams, I
can't see why Pittsburgh was the target of a lot of insults. I was only 2.
Anyone here know of such talk?

>I do not tell other people
>what they should and should not post.

I most definitely did not tell anyone what to post or not to post. It seems
that the DickWeed in Chicago had the same problem last year. My point is:
post crap, and I might follow up to it with crap. I'm exercising the same
freedom you are. If you choose not to post a bunch of garbage, I won't follow
up with it.

I hope this is a new argument for you...YAWN...I don't see any reason to
continue filling the group with non-hockey talk, but please do followup.

Tom
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Bri Farenell)
Subject: USA HOCKEY address needed
Organization: Clarkson University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 01:55:42 GMT

Does anyone out there have the address for USA Hockey? I am trying to
obtain a t-shirt or jersey or hat and can't find them around here. I'm
sick of looking at t-shirts with 1/2 a maple leaf and some foreign
country's name on them.			
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CLARKSON '95			         1992 CALDER CUP CHAMPIONS!!
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"Hockey must be a great game to survive what the NHL has done to it."
		---Howard Baldwin, Penguins' owner
From: tiok_jk@tac.fi (Juha Koivisto)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: SAUNA CUP: 9/2  USA-Russia
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:45:26 +0300
Organization: City of Tampere

Turku, Finland, Wednesday 9/2/92

SAUNA CUP / Match n:o 5

USA - Russia  2-6   (1-2, 0-0, 0-4)

1. period:
  3.24  2 min  Aleksander Smirnov R 
  4.18   0-1   Aleksei Tkachuk (Aleksei Barkov)  (sh)
  4.52   0-2   Sergei Sorokin (Barkov - Tkachuk)  (sh)
  6.03   1-2   John Gruden 
 15.05  2 min  Graig Darby U 
 15.46  2 min  Pat Neaton U 
 18.28  2 min  Jeff Nielsen U 
2. period:
 27.40 10 min  Ilja Bjakin R 
 28.45  2 min  Brett Hauer U
 28.45  2 min  Sergei Jashin R
 29.44  2 min  Darius Kasparaitis R 
 32.56  2 min  Hauer U
 32.56 2+10 min Jashin R
 36.47  2 min  Kasparaitis R 
 38.49  2 min  Barkov R 
3. period:
 49.17  2 min  Aleksein Tsherjakov R 
 50.22   2-2   Graig Johnson (Ian Moran - Derek Plante)  (pp)
 50.37   2-3   Ilja Bjakin (Igor Korolev) 
 51.59   2-4   German Titov (Dimitri Kvartalnov - Sergei Jashin) 
 52.41   2-5   Jashin 
 55.57  2 min  Jason Zent U 
 57.22   2-6   Korolev (Bjakin - Pavel Torgajev)  (pp)

Penalties: USA 6 x 2 min, Russia 7 x 2 min and 2 x 10 min
Saves:     Mike Dunham U 10+7+9=26, Aleksei Tsherjakov R 6+7+7=20
Referees:  Marko Lepaus (Juha Lindholm - Miikka Makela)

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From: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Devils trade Burke to Hartford
Keywords: hockey, men's professional
Date: 28 Aug 92 19:44:30 GMT
Reply-To: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Organization: Curious Goods (formerly Louis Vendredi Antiques)

clarinews@clarinet.com (UPI) writes in clari.sports.hockey:
>
>	EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (UPI) -- The New Jersey Devils traded 
>goaltender Sean Burke and defenseman Eric Weinrich to the Hartford 
>Whalers Friday for right wing Bobby Holik and a pair of draft picks.
...
>	New Jersey will also receive a second round draft pick in 
>1993 and a conditional pick in 1994.

This could be a bummer for Frank Pietrangelo, two NHL starting goalers
a la Rangers (and this fizzled for the Devils with Tererri and Burke,
one of the reasons why Sean left in addition to a crummy season) ...
UNLESS this is what Hartford had in mind with Burke's and Beaker's
tacit approvals OR if the rumours (wishful thinking) that Pietrangelo
was "loaned" to the Whalers pending a deal with Tom Barasso.

gld
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Je me souviens ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> gld@cunixB.cc.columbia.EDU		* Jean Chretien (Canada)
> gld@cunixc.BITNET			* Perot^H^H^H^H^H Elvis! (USA)
From: b_hart@odin.dev.macsch.com (Bill Hart)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: SCA Sues NHL
Date: 4 Sep 92 15:48:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: draco.1992Sep4.154820.23117
Reply-To: b_hart@macsch.com
Organization: MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation


SportsChannel America filed a civil suit in the New York State
Supreme Court against the NHL. They are attempting to overturn
the 5 year TV deal recently signed with ESPN.

The basis of the suit is SCA was not given an opportunity to
match the ESPN deal.

A hearing is set for September 9.


bill
b_hart@macsch.com
From: hersh@expo.lcs.mit.edu (Jay Hersh)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Sam Adams ->was: TEAMS TO WATCH (Sabres - better watch quickly)
Date: 2 Sep 92 19:35:27 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: X Consortium, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science

mattb@ctron.com (Matt Brown) writes:

>(Stefano Casertano) writes:
>>(Andrew W Korbut) writes:
>>>Hey, Matt, I have to commend you for being a B's fan who isn't looking at the
>>>hockey world through Black-N-Gold glasses. Many amusing, and more importantly,
>>>accurate comments (or is that vice versa?).  I salute you, raising a Sam
>>>Adams lager in tribute...
>>
>>Isn't that the famous Boston beer that's really made in Pittsburgh by the
>>Pittsburgh Brewing Company or some such?
>>Just a question... think about the hockey implications...

>You must be thinking of Iron City, which is actually made in Cleveland from
>Flaming Cuyahoga River runoff, and aged in EPA hazardous waste drums at Three
>Mile Island.  Gives you that Pittsburgh glow. Available as a dark beer also
>(extra micro-metal shavings).

>And what possible connection could beer have to hockey?

>Matt
>Or was that Fort Schuyler?


Read the label. Sam Adams is indeed made under contract by the
Pittsburgh Brewing Co.


	JaH
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From: 832989@SKUL.USASK.CA (Glenn Chin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: >FAQ
Date: 3 Sep 92 04:30:57 GMT

From: farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Bri Farenell)

>> 1991-92 World Junior Hockey Championships in Germany
>>                  W L T Pts  GF  GA
>> Gold    CIS      6 1 0  12  39  13
>> Silver  Sweden   5 1 1  11  41  24
>> Bronze  USA      5 2 0  10  30  22
>>         Finland  3 3 1   7  21  21
>>         Czech    3 4 0   6  28  24
>>         Canada   2 3 2   6  21  30

>Aren't the Canadians the SELF-PROCLAIMED kings of hockey? Even with
>Lindros, the finished 6th.

Lindros might have been one of the reasons the Canadian team showed as poorly
as they did.  As team captain, he didn't accompany the team on their flight to
Germany; he met the team in Germany three days before the start of the tourney.
Some captain.  The team was also hit with the flu bug at the start of the
tourney.

>They haven't won an Olympic gold medal since 1952. This was the first year that
>they won a medal AND finished higher than the Americans in the same Olympics.

I believe the US hasn't won an international hockey tournament on non-American
ice since 1933.

Glenn
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: 2 New Rules ???
Date: 26 Aug 92 19:25:26 GMT
Organization: HMS

In article <farenebt.714852426@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Bri Farenell) writes:
>
>What about 4:00 PM (or 10:00 AM) starting times if the Kings or Canucks 
>(or Sharks) ever make it the finals?		

Well,don't they have a couple of regular season weekend games in Philly
that have a starting time of 11:00am?

-Mark
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: 2 New Rules ???
Date: 27 Aug 92 16:46:14 GMT
Organization: HMS

In article <1992Aug27.075454.14134@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> Ryan.J.Victor@dartmouth.edu (Ryan J. Victor) writes:
>I can't beleive this league. No matter how much I think about it, I
>can't justify making helmets optional. This seems to be a case of the
>league putting TV interests ahead of the safety of the players and
>that, in my opinion, is absolutely inexcusable. The NFL would never
>make helmets optional ( yes, I know you can tell who's who by their
>position: I'm just trying to make a point). It's ridiculous to say that
>the league is going to crack down on high sticking to protect the
>players and then turn around and tell them that they don't have to wear
>helmets. What have they been smoking?

I think what will end up happening is the players will be taking off their helmets
occassionally for 1 a minute or 1 1/2 minute while they're sitting on the bench
so that ABC/ESPN cameras can zoom in on their helmetless faces provided that
there is a break in the action.

In the NFL, you always see big-star qtrbacks walking around helmetless
on the sidelines while the defensive unit is on the field. An ABC/NBC/
CBS/TNT/ESPN/CBC camera will show a key helmetless player on the sideline
while there is a break before the down. That's done purposely to identify
the player who made a huge defensive/offensive play a few minutes earlier.
Next thing you know,the guy ends up on a Wheaties box...Wow,I can't believe
it :-)

Also,a footnote to my yesteraday's post on ESPN's getting TV rights:

ABC Sports crew will be producing ALL 6 ABC weekend afternoon and ALL
20 ESPN Friday/Sunday night clashes.

Considering,SportsChannel financial woes last season and its joint
partners(NBC and CableVision) losing a fortune with the Olympic TripleCast
earlier this summer, I think SCA will go with a locally produced telecasts
like we saw in this spring's playoffs.

-Mark
From: hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu (Valerie S. Hammerl)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: nhl.c progress report
Date: 3 Sep 92 22:24:24 GMT
Organization: UB


Thanks to Tom Wilson, the schedule is in.  I have to finish proofing
it for errors but that shouldn't take too long.  I don't have any
special designation for the special away games thus far.  

In any event, please be patient, I'm working a little slower than
usual as a result of pain in my left middle finger.  It bothered me
all week and when I went to the hospital yesterday they diagnosed me
with arthritis.  I don't know if they're right or not, the medicine
isn't doing much, and my typing on it daily can't help.  The result of
all this is that my typing speed is a little slower sometimes, if I've
been doing other things and have let it stiffen before typing.  I also
can't manage to get an appointment with my doctor for weeks, so you'll
all just have to be patient and cope with me a little longer.  Thanks.

Back to nhl.c ... I have to verify known errors are modified, then 
see if any other changes need to be made.  It's working perfectly
right now, right down to the all-star game.  :-)  Give it a week or
two and you can all have a copy in your grubby little hands.  

Oh -- and for anyone who's reading this and has no clue what nhl.c is,
it's an nhl schedule program.  It'll be posted when I finish,
providing the original adaptor doesn't want to modify it (if he has
time ) (Hi Rob).  

Anyway, that's it for now, and thanks for the schedules.  



-- 
Valerie Hammerl               	Underemployed technical writer seeks
hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu        job in North America.  Willing to 
v085pwpz@ubvms.bitnet           relocate.  Can begin any time.
SUNY at Buffalo ASCIT Consultant for yet another semester (sigh). 
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Bri Farenell)
Subject: refs poll results
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 18:14:54 GMT

Earlier, I asked rsh readers to vote for the best and worst referees
in the NHL. Unfortunately, only 10 people voted. One person voted twice,
once for the best/worst playoff refs and once for the b/w regular season
refs. I counted them as one each. Each person was allowed to vote for
up to 3 in each category and everyone had at least 1 vote for a best ref.

BEST
Andy Van Hellemond	6
Kerry Fraser		3
Don Koharski		3
Rob Schick		1
Dan Marouelli		1

WORST
Paul Stewart		4
Don Koharski		3
Rob Schick		3
Ron Hoggarth		3
Bill McCreary		2
Denis Morel		2
Kerry Fraser		1
Dan Marouelli		1
Andy Van Hellemond	1

NOTE: Someone voted for Marouelli as the best regular season ref, but the
worst playoff ref.
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BRI FARENELL			  |	"Hockey must be a great game to
CLARKSON '95			  |       survive what the NHL has done	
FARENEBT@CRAFT.CAMP.CLARKSON.EDU  | 	 to it."
rec.sport.hockey's AHL contact	  |    ---Howard Baldwin, Penguins owner
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         CONGRATS TO 1992 CALDER CUP CHAMPION ADIRONDACK RED WINGS!!
                       (also: 1981, 1986, 1989)
From: assist@orion.oac.uci.edu (ASSIST Coordination Site)
Subject: Re: HATS OFF AND STICKS DOWN
Summary: Players who do not wear helmets 
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Reply-To: kris@fs2.assist.uci.edu 
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 28 Aug 92 22:14:46 GMT

In article <BtpEAn.2y8@wrs.com> gak@wrs.com writes:

>>Craig McTavish - Edmonton Oilers
>>Rod Langway - Washington Capitals
>>Randy Carlysle - Winnipeg Jets
>>Doug Wilson - San Jose Sharks
>>Brad Marsh - Detroit Red Wings
>
>Larry Robinson - LA Kings, who retired last year.
>
>gak


Was this before Larry Robinson played with the Kings? At the Kings home
games I went to last year, he was always wearing a helmet.

Kris
GO KINGS!!!

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Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Thursday, 3 Sep 1992 14:42:07 EDT
From: The illustrius Pat Ellis (the DM) <IO11330@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: BOSTON NEWS: David Shaw

According to the Boston Globe (9/3/92) they did indeed aquire David
Shaw for future considerations, I believe that he has spent his career
with three teams, the last of which was Minnesota, as to his ability
I have no idea, I cannot recall seeing him play, probably a third shifter
or something to that effect.

Nothing in the Paper about other contract Negotiations....


                                     Patrick Ellis
From: 832989@SKUL.USASK.CA (Glenn Chin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Hockey demographics in Canada
Date: 26 Aug 92 01:02:59 GMT

There was a story on women in sports Monday night on TSN (replay?).  It reported
that of 103,000 9-year-old boys registered with the CAHA as hockey players, only
8000 remained at age 21.  In comparison, 600 9-year-old girls played hockey, and
that number rose to 4000 by age 21!  I never knew there were so many women
playing hockey in Canada.  Andria, if you read this, please feel free to provide
more details.

Did you hear that Manon Rheaume has been invited to the Tampa Bay Lightning
camp?  Personally, I feel Phil Esposito is using her for marketing purposes
only.

A dropoff in men players probably comes at age 20 or 21, when they are no longer
eligible to play major junior hockey.  In fact, I believe it is this supply of
talent that the fledgling American Hockey Association (and Central Hockey
League?) is trying to attract.

On an unrelated note, Darin Bader, former Saskatoon Blade and Vancouver Canuck
draft pick, has retired from hockey because of back problems.  This news is
according to his uncle.  It was unlikely that Bader would crack an NHL roster
because he lacked speed.

Glenn
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: ESPN Followup
Date: 3 Sep 92 19:09:14 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: HMS

In article <3SEP199211415616@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov> bimson@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (GREG) writes:
>could probably support many teams, since the main reason for their 
>population growth over the past 15 years was due to Northerners moving 
>south.
>
It's the same reason for explosion of the French Canadian population 
in Southern California over many years - they're running away from the
cold weather and winter(including winter sports).

>>in Europe on tape delay. Do people in Connecticut even watch ESPN?
>> 
They watch 82(84) Whalers games on SC New England and ch.30.

>>.....now onto my second cup of coffee
>>->Lou

-Mark
From: John_Carson@mindlink.bc.ca (John Carson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Fickle Edmonton Fans
Date: 30 Aug 92 15:46:42 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

I would hesitate to buy season tickets early in the summer when PETER PUCK and
Glen Sather have unhappy players. Every year since they traded Gretzky someone
on the team is unhappy and it blows the image of the club. Part of a winning
team is having the skills to win the other half is the chemistry to work
together as a TEAM. I still have my concerns about KLIMA and NICHOLLS but PETER
PUCK has never been a GOOD owner in my opinion. I just hope he sells the team
while he is young and doesn't turn out to be a senile HAROLD BALLAND the
second.

John
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From: 832989@SKUL.USASK.CA (Glenn Chin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Habs' 92-93 schedule
Date: 26 Aug 92 03:30:43 GMT


      Away Home
Oct  6 Mon Har
Oct  8 Mon Ott
Oct 10 Pit Mon
Oct 11 Mon Buf
Oct 15 Mon Pit
Oct 17 Min Mon
Oct 19 StL Mon
Oct 21 SJ  Mon
Oct 23 Mon NYR
Oct 24 Mon Phi
Oct 28 TB  Mon
Oct 31 NYR Mon

Nov  2 Win Mon
Nov  4 Mon Det
Nov  7 Det Mon
Nov  9 Cal Mon
Nov 11 Mon NJ
Nov 14 Phi Mon
Nov 16 Bos Mon
Nov 17 Mon Ott
Nov 19 Mon Que
Nov 21 Ott Mon
Nov 23 Was Mon
Nov 25 Mon Har
Nov 28 Van Mon
Nov 30 Buf Mon

Dec  3 Mon Bos
Dec  5 Mon Win
Dec  6 Mon Chi
Dec  8 Mon LA
Dec 12 Bos Mon
Dec 13 Mon NYR
Dec 16 Que Mon
Dec 17 Mon Que
Dec 19 Buf Mon
Dec 21 Har Mon
Dec 23 NYI Mon
Dec 27 Mon Van
Dec 29 Mon Edm
Dec 31 Mon Cal

Jan  2 Mon LA
Jan  4 SJ  Mon
Jan  5 Mon SJ
Jan  9 Tor Mon
Jan 10 Mon Har
Jan 13 Har Mon
Jan 14 Mon Que
Jan 16 NYR Mon
Jan 20 NJ  Mon
Jan 22 Mon NJ
Jan 23 Mon Tor
Jan 25 Bos Mon
Jan 27 Har Mon
Jan 30 Ott Mon
Jan 31 Phi Mon

Feb  3 LA  Mon
Feb  9 Mon NYI
Feb 11 Mon Phi
Feb 13 Mon Ott
Feb 17 Bos Mon
Feb 20 Ott Mon
Feb 21 Edm Mon
Feb 23 Mon StL
Feb 26 Mon Buf
Feb 27 Buf Mon

Mar  1 Mon Bos
Mar  3 Mon TB
Mar  6 Mon Min
Mar 10 NYI Mon
Mar 11 Mon Bos
Mar 13 Que Mon
Mar 18 Mon Que
Mar 20 Chi Mon
Mar 22 Buf Mon
Mar 24 Mon Har
Mar 25 Mon Bos
Mar 27 Ott Mon
Mar 31 Que Mon

Apr  2 Mon Was
Apr  3 Mon NYI
Apr  7 Mon Pit
Apr 10 Bos Mon
Apr 12 Was Mon
Apr 13 Mon Buf
From: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: ESPN Followup
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:52:43 GMT
Reply-To: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Distribution: na
Organization: Curious Goods (formerly Louis Vendredi Antiques)

mmb@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Michael Burger) writes:
>clamen+@CS.CMU.EDU writes:
>>
>>You left out "exclusive international television distribution rights
>>(excluding Canada)".  Did Sportschannel have this plum as well?
>
>No, SCA did not have this plum, since the International Service of 
>ESPN showed NHL Games.  Ironic, isn't it?

Actually, according to the investment news that I follow, ESPN and
its parent Capital Cities/ABC bought into the ailing continental
channel ESN (European Sports Network) which would carry the games
that also appeared on British Sky.  They still had to buy the NHL
games from SC, actually from the NHL but they were SC broadcasts
edited down to either an hour or 90 minutes.  (This is stuff that
I picked up from Norm of Sky, who appears on Islanders radio once
a year when he comes over to watch games in the last season month.)

gld
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> gld@cunixB.cc.columbia.EDU		w/Canada's health care system;
> gld@cunixc.BITNET			only Americans seem to! - anon.