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Good Weekend to You, Here’s Your HNIC Talent

Mar 12, 2010 9:00am

Edmonton vs. Toronto, 7PM, CBC Play by Play: Jim Hughson Color: Craig Simpson Inside the Glass: Glenn Healy Reporter: Elliot Friedman Boston vs. Montreal, 7PM, CBC/NHL Network Play by Play: Bob Cole Color: Greg Millen and Guy Carbonneau Reporter: Cassie Campbell Ottawa vs. Vancouver, 10PM, CBC Play by Play: Mark Lee Color: Kevin Weekes Reporter: Scott Oake ...

Your NHL Network Featured Schedule For Next Week

Mar 12, 2010 7:00am

Monday, Mar. 15 12:00 NHL Live 4:00 NHL Power Play 8:00 NHL On The Fly Tuesday, Mar. 16 12:00 NHL Live 4:00 NHL Power Play 8:00 NHL On the Fly Wednesday, Mar. 17 12:00 NHL Live 4:00 NHL Power Play 8:00 NHL On the Fly 10:00 LIVE: Chicago vs. Anaheim 1:00 AM NHL On the Fly Thursday, Mar. 18 12:00 NHL Live 4:00 NHL Power Play 7:00...

Morning Music Breakdown

Mar 12, 2010 5:00am

I’m gonna tell you, folks. I got nothin’ today. I’ve had a long, stressful week and I want it done with. So I’ll do you a solid. You’ll get the NHL Net schedule for next week and the HNIC talent list, but unless the NHL signs a new 20-year deal...

HBO Sets Dates For Broad Street Bullies Doc

Mar 11, 2010 2:09pm

BROAD STREET BULLIES, HBO SPORTS DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE LEGENDARY CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY TEAM, DEBUTS MAY 4 DURING THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS The HBO Sports documentary BROAD STREET BULLIES, a look at one of pro sport’s most polarizing teams, the legendary Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup championship squads of the 1970s, debuts TUESDAY, MAY...

Interesting Study on the Demos of DC Sports Fans

Mar 11, 2010 11:00am

This isn’t quite media related, but check out this interesting report from Dan Steinberg, with little factoids like this: The Caps had easily the highest proportion of fans who lived in households with incomes of more than $100,000, at 59 percent. Region-wide, that number is just 41 percent, which means Caps...

HNIC to be Streamed on Yahoo!… in Canada

Mar 11, 2010 9:00am

Sorry, folks looking for a free look at the late HNIC game. From William Houston: Yahoo! Canada will begin streaming the CBC’s Hockey Night In Canada on Saturday, March 13. Yahoo and the CBC this week announced the partnership, which runs through the end of the 2009-10 season including the playoffs. In a...

Could Motion Sensor Cameras Be Next in the NHL?

Mar 11, 2010 7:00am

From Honk If You Love Justice (Awesome blog name): With the struggles of some sports franchises (especially in the NHL), this technology I’m sure will get a long look. It’s called APIDIS, or Autonomous Production of Images based on Distributed and Intelligent Sensing. They’ve talked about it at New Scientist. It’s apparently easy...

Morning Music Breakdown

Mar 11, 2010 5:00am

Rough day ahead for me. I may be in and out, but it’s a big technology day on PTM. A new place to see HNIC up north, and a new way that hockey could be brought to you. ...

Local Ratings For Red Wings/Blackhawks in Detroit a Tad Soft

Mar 10, 2010 11:00am

From Sports Media Watch via Pifeedback.com: NBC’s Red Wings/Blackhawks game drew a 5.9 in Detroit (peaked with an 8.4) and a 5.3 in Chicago (peaked with a 6.5). This seems sort of low, right? For Detroit, at least. The ratings in Chicago topple any rating on Comcast Sportsnet or WGN this season,...

Weekend CBC Audiences

Mar 10, 2010 9:00am

From William Houston: Hockey Night in Canada pre-game, Saturday, CBC, 793,000. Toronto Maple Leafs-Ottawa Senators, Saturday, CBC, 1.812 million. Montreal Canadiens-Los Angeles Kings, Saturday, CBC, 793,000. ...