ECAC on TV

[Jim Hyla]

For those with Time-Warner access, the ECAC announced TV coverage

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)

That means Ithaca and others get full live coverage. Check your local listings and post if they'll be on your cable.

[Roy 82]

Does anyone know if the B2 Newtworks coverage would be of the TV feed or something more akin to what we got in the QFs?

I am trying to figure out if I need to leave the office and find a sports bar.

[mnagowski]

In Buffalo, Time Warner 13 will be showing the semifinals live; the final will be shown on tape delay on Sunday afternoon.

http://www.timewarnercable.com/MediaLibrary/4/86/Content%20Management/Documents/TWCS%20Buffalo%203-16-09%20thru%203-22-09.pdf

That said, I hope to make it to Albany on Saturday. We'll see.

[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?

[ugarte]

[quote 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.[/quote]
Ooooo. I may do this to DVR the game (I scheduled a show! STUPID! STUPID!)

[Rita]

[quote 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?[/quote]

On Saturday's, the NHL Network (USA) has been staying with HNIC all the way through the post-game show (Afterhours) which ends at ~ 1:30 am. Yes, I would stay up and watch the ECAC replay then. I'm not sure why they wouldn't do 2 airings, since it is tape-delayed.

BTW, Scott Oakes Afterhours co-host is now Marc Crawford; Kelly Hrudey is now in studio. So instead of the "how I scored off Kelly Hrudey" segment, it seems now the player guests explain how they "helped" Crawford become a TV analyst :-}.

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.

[cbuckser]

[quote 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.[/quote]$

I am with you there.  I wish we could have some other channel available on satellite (e.g., SNY) show it live.

[releck97]

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

[sah67]

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

/woof

[BMac]

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

[Jim Hyla]

[quote BMac]Anybody know whether this is watchable in Boston? I have comcast...[/quote]If you get NHL network.

[jtwcornell91]

Strangely, Time Warner in Rochester is showing the ECACs and not the AHA tourney involving RIT.

[abmarks]

NHL network isnt showing it at the moment- wtf................. is it between games?

[marty]

Warmups. Game listed at 7:42 or so.