Cornell @ Clarkson on TV

[nyc94]

Do you know of an easy way to find out when games are going to be available in NYC?  I was more than a little surprised to see the NCAA games on the Yankee channel (YES).  Also, I went to the ESPN Zone to watch the Cornell-
Harvard ECAC Final which I believe was on Empire Sports Network.  They were able to pick it up presumably off of some satellite.  I had to stand next to the control booth behind the bar on the second floor and watch the game on a tiny monitor without sound - and suffer the agony of a double OT defeat but still. . . It was the best they could do because of college basketball was on just about every TV in the place.

[jtwcornell91]

There's a listing of TV games at http://pubpages.unh.edu/~jdgibney/hockey/chtv.html

As far as sports bars go, I've had good results with Damon's, which has these nifty little personal speakers so different people can listen to different games.  Dunno if there's a branch in NYC, though.

I got a minidish so I wouldn't have to do the sports bar thing unless I'm travelling and not at the game.

[judy]

So how would the minidish help, John? Does this mean I can stop my search for a place in DC to try to catch this game if I have one? Or should I continue my hunt and call in any possible favors?

[mha]

DISH Network and DirecTV often have the regional sports channels that tend to carry these games. I actually added the multi-region Fox Sports package to my DISH Network lineup last fall early in the first game at BU, so I could watch both of those via Fox Sports New England.

If the game's on TV, but not on a channel you get, someone with a full-size ("real") satellite dish can often pull in the game by tuning to the same satellite signal the TV stations are using to receive the game. For example, Time Warner Cable receives ECAC tourney games via satellite to put on cable for Ithaca subscribers.

[judy]

How big is full size? I have a mini dish on my balcony.
I guess I should start cozying up to someone with a full size dish now...