If you’re a fan of old classic sports movies, you’re going to love the NHL lockout.
Tonight, instead of airing the scheduled hockey doubleheader that would have kicked off the season, NBC Sports Network will show The Fan, starring Robert DeNiro and Wesley Snipes. Not once, but twice.
Hey, wouldn’t Slap Shot have been more appropriate for what was supposed to be the NHL’s opening night?
In upcoming weeks, expect to see The Natural, Rocky, Rudy, and whatever else NBCSN can dig up in its vault.
The NHL stoppage (Note: Illustraton by Nate Beeler of Columbus Dispatch) couldn’t come at a worse time for NBCSN. After enjoying a terrific run during the Olympics, the network has had a dearth of live programming from Monday through Friday.
That would have changed with hockey starting. NBCSN is supposed to air games on … Continue Reading