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ECAC Hockey Partners With NHL Network & Time Warner

ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey announced today that it has partnered with the National Hockey League (NHL) Network and Time Warner Syracuse to televise its 2009 ECAC Hockey Championship semifinals and final March 20-21 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The partnership provides for the games to be broadcast in both the United States and Canada.

"We are extremely excited to partner with both Time Warner Syracusae and the NHL Network," said Commissioner Steve Hagwell. "Partnering with these two entities gives us unparalleled coverage in that we not only will reach fans in the United States, but fans across Canada. We truly are thrilled with this relationship."

The 2009 ECAC Hockey Championship semifinals will be held Friday, March 20. The first semifinals contest features No. 4 St. Lawrence vs. No. 1 Yale scheduled for a 4 p.m. start; the second semifinals contest showcases No. 3 Princeton vs. No. 2 Cornell and is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. The following day, Saturday, March 21, the third-place game will be held at 4 p.m. and the championship final will be held at 7 p.m.

Time Warner Syracuse is producing both semifinals and championship games. Both semifinal games Friday will be aired live via Time Warner Syracuse and the NHL Network in both the United States and Canada. The championship game will be aired live on Time Warner Syracuse and the NHL Network in Canada only. The NHL Network will re-air the championship game at noon (eastern) in both the United States and in Canada Sunday.
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Following is breakdown of the championship television schedule:
FRIDAY, MARCH 20 (SEMIFINALS)
Time Warner Syracuse (Live)
NHL Network (Live in the U.S. and Canada)

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 (CHAMPIONSHIP GAME)
Time Warner Syracuse (Live)
NHL Network (Live in Canada only)

SUNDAY, MARCH 22 (CHAMPIONSHIP GAME)
NHL Network (Tape-Delayed to noon in the U.S. and Canada)

Greenberg '97
For anyone with Cablevision, the NHL Network is available as part of a sports tier, for $5.95 a month. This package also includes three Fox Sports College stations which are picking up two or three of the other conference tournament games. Unfortunately the NCAAs switch to ESPNU, which is not available on Cablevision.

Cablevision has told me that I can order the Sports Pak and cancel at anytime and get the service prorated, so if I wanted to, I could watch the semifinal for 20 cents.

upperdeck
What are the ratings numbers for replaying an ECAC title game on a sunday vs the NCAA b-ball games? why bother showing it all really.

if they want to tape delay why not that night so people might be tempted to avoid score for a few hrs rather than most of a day?

Rita
As much as I love watching HNIC, this is one weekend when I wished NHLN (USA) would do a JIP after airing the ECAC final live.

releck97
Bummer, it looks like we can't watch Princeton play the other loser in the consolation game...

BMac
Anybody know whether this is watchable in Boston? I have comcast...

Sperris
Just looked on Comcast's listings for tomorrow and the game is not on, also checked the NHL Network and not listed there. Sometimes Comcast will put a game on channel 8 if they have no other spot for it... but in this case I think we are out of luck in Boston.

Bummer.

jts15
Was it on tv? Anybody know where I can download it? The camera guy put my daughter and I on while we were watching the zamboni. He said the guys in the van said she was a newborn when we started. Anyway, she'd love to see herself on tv if anybody can help out. Thanks.

pdoriaro
what's "B2 on the Internet?"
thanks

jeffdav_CU91
I'm in the same boat as you. The B2 networks site is extremely unhelpful. I also emailed their support but haven't received a reply yet.

B2support
We will be broadcasting that event and should have it up on our schedule shortly.

For a listing of events on the B2 Networks Live TV Broadcast Schedule, please click on the link below.

[www.b2livetv.com]


Thank you,

B2 Live TV Customer Support*

Sperris
Just looked on Comcast's listings for tomorrow and the game is not on, also checked the NHL Network and not listed there. Sometimes Comcast will put a game on channel 8 if they have no other spot for it... but in this case I think we are out of luck in Boston.

Bummer.

DATE       TIME  	EPISODE
03-24-2009 4:00 PM 	ECAC Men's Hockey : Semifinal # 1 St. Lawrence v.Yale Replay
03-25-2009 6:00 PM 	ECAC Men's Hockey : Semifinal # 2 Princeton v. Cornell Replay
03-27-2009 7:00 PM 	ECAC Men's Hockey : Championship LIVE