Mayhem ruining good story for NHL playoffs
The storyline is being hijacked for the NHL. Instead of talking about exciting series leading to strong increases in the ratings for NBC and the NBC Sports Network, the story is about a continuing...
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NBC Sports Network exec: Patience required; viewers want alternative to ESPN
To hear all the initial reports, you would think they would be in panic mode at 30 Rock. The reports detail how the newly branded NBC Sports Network is off to a slow, slower, slowest start. It seems...
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Grantland’s Simmons right to complain about denied Blues credential
Bill Simmons is right. For a league striving to grow its profile, it doesn’t make sense for an NHL team to deny a credential to a reporter from a national site. In this case, the site is Grantland.com,...
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Who needs ESPN? NHL exec: Playoffs validate choice of NBC Sports Network
ESPN’s Vince Doria definitely stirred the ire of hockey fans last week. In an interview with this site, he attributed hockey’s limited presence on SportsCenter to the sport not generating “a national...
View ArticleESPN late SportsCenter chooses NBA first round over Rangers-Caps thriller
Not to beat a dead horse here, but… I found it interesting that the late version of ESPN’s SportsCenter led with the NBA over the NHL Tuesday morning. My son, Matt, who knows what I have been writing...
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Just like Scully, all praise for beloved Mike Emrick; Even Mushnick likes him
It’s official: Mike Emrick is the Vin Scully of hockey. In an era of rip, rip and then rip some more, Emrick finds himself buried by an avalanche of bouquets during the Stanley Cup playoffs. The only...
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NBC Sports Network will feel pain of NHL lockout starting tonight; forced to...
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...
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Sunday books: How Gary Bettman changed hockey
With Gary Bettman into another major work stoppage, and hopefully not his second cancelled season, it seems to be an appropriate time to evaluate the tenure of the NHL commissioner. Jonathan Gatehouse...
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