ELynah Forum

For those who won't be able to get to Providence, R.I., this Saturday, you can watch the No. 6 cornell men's lacrosse team battle America East champion Stony Brook live at noon (eastern). The game is being televised by Fox Sports NY, which can be seen with the correct packages on either DirecTV or the Dish Network.

On DirecTV, Fox Sports NY is channel 624. You must have the sports package to get this channel.

Fox Sports NY is also available on the DISH Network as channel 413. You must have the Multi-Sport Package or the America's Top 100 programming package to get it.

Fans in the Ithaca area can get Fox Sports TV as part of the "Standard Plus" package on Time-Warner Cable or as a basic channel on the digital cable system. In both cases, it will be seen on channel 24.

Cornell Hockey To Be Televised This Weekend

ITHACA, N.Y. -- If you didn't get tickets for this weekend's NCAA Men's Hockey East Regional Championships you can still catch the Big Red in action via DirecTV, the Dish Network or on Time Warner Cable in Ithaca.  

Fox Sports New England will show all four regional games this weekend  live from the Centrum Centre in Worcester, Mass.  FSNE is available on DirecTv on channel 620, but you have to have the "Sports Pak" package or higher to get this channel.  

FSNE is also available via the Dish Network, channel 435 (satellite: 119).  You must have one of the following packages to get FSNE on the Dish:  America's Everything Pak, America's Top 100 CD, America's Top 150 or Multi Sport.

Games featuring Maine will be blacked out in the state of Maine, but the NCAA assures that those with FSNE as part of their satellite packages will be able to see the games everywhere else across nation.
 
Time Warner Cable in Ithaca will also show Cornell in action this weekend.  Tune in to channel 77 for Saturday's game, which starts at 3:30 p.m.  If the Big Red beats Quinnipiac in the first round, TWC will also broadcast Sunday's game vs. New Hampshire.

Saturday's game vs. Quinnipiac will also be shown on Fox Wisconsin, while the Sunday game is also being picked up by Fox North.

A complete television broadcast schedule of all championship games can be found at www.ncaachampionships.com.

This came up during yesterday's conference call........

The Centrum will NOT allow re-entry . . . If you leave the building, you must purchase another ticket to get back in.

The Cornelll athletic ticket office has tickets available for the NCAA men's hockey East regional which takes place this weekend (March 23-24) in Worcester, Mass.  

The tickets are sold as a two-day package only and are $50 each.  

Tickets can be purchased in person at Bartels Hall or by calling 607-254-BEAR (2327).

For those of you in the Ithaca area who might have missed out on tickets.....or would like to tape the Cornell-Yale game tomorrow night (Sat. March 9), Time Warner Cable in Ithaca will now broadcast that game on channel 77.

Time Warner will also broadcast next week's semifinals (Friday, March 15) and the championship game (Saturday, March 16) from Lake Placid.

An additional bonus . . . TWC will also broadcast the ECAC women's championship game on Sunday, March 17.

All games will be shown on channel 77.

Cornell Men's Hockey Playoff Tickets On Sale Now!

ITHACA, N.Y. --  The Cornell men's ice hockey team has earned home ice for the first round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference  playoffs and tickets are on sale now!  Season ticket holders have first crack, and are able to claim their seats through March 1.  Non-season ticket holders will be able to purchase tickets after that date.

Tickets are $12 each for the general public and $7 each for Cornell students.  Season ticket holders need to bring their playoff coupons with them in order to purchase their tickets.  Doing so prior to March 1 guarantees them their regular seat preference for the playoffs.  After March 1, all remaining seats will be made available for sale to the general public.

The Cornell athletic ticket office is open Monday-Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Tickets may also be purchased during this weekend's games (Feb. 22-23).  For more information call the ticket office at 607-254-BEAR (2327).

The Cornell men's hockey team is currently ranked eighth nationally and has an overall record of 18-6-1.  The Big Red is in first place in the ECAC race with its conference record of 14-3-1 and can claim the regular season title, and the No. 1 seed for the tournament, this weekend (Feb. 22-23) with a win over either St. Lawrence or Clarkson.


note:  The March 1 deadline for season ticket holders  is an extension from the originally published date