gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Apr 16, 2010 4:44pm
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/04/nhl-versus-ratings.html
Most-watched opening night since 2004.
Most-watched opening night since 2004.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Apr 16, 2010 4:52pm
Interesting.
Very interesting.
of course..i couldnt watch...becuase we dont have VS....
This will no doubt sway the NHL to take NHLers to the olympics nxt time.....i woudl think.
Very interesting.
of course..i couldnt watch...becuase we dont have VS....
This will no doubt sway the NHL to take NHLers to the olympics nxt time.....i woudl think.
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rock_knutne
Apr 16, 2010 5:22pm
Hopefully, someone like ESPN will consider another stint with the NHL. Although, hockey has become pretty regionalized since the lock out.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Apr 16, 2010 5:23pm
I never get to watch the pens...and it sucks. Watch more CBJ games actually......
I loved it when ESPN had it.
I loved it when ESPN had it.
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Apr 16, 2010 5:44pm
^^^^^If ESPN picks up the NHL they better sign Doc Emirck to a contract to announce big time games.
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rock_knutne
Apr 16, 2010 5:46pm
You can watch every single game right here my friend:thavoice wrote: I never get to watch the pens...and it sucks.
http://www.justin.tv/steelcitytv/all#r=SYlGVHo~
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rock_knutne
Apr 16, 2010 5:52pm
Doc Emerick is great but if ESPN ever decided to pick up hockey again, I'd say their long time hockey play by play guy Gary Thorne would get the nod. Since they dropped the NHL five years ago, he's been doing baseball and college football, he's also the voice of the Baltimore Orioles. He's one of the three or four best hockey announcers I've heard.The_Crosby_Show wrote: ^^^^^If ESPN picks up the NHL they better sign Doc Emirck to a contract to announce big time games.
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rock_knutne
Apr 16, 2010 7:58pm
I just checked and that site is down.rock_knutne wrote:You can watch every single game right here my friend:thavoice wrote: I never get to watch the pens...and it sucks.
http://www.justin.tv/steelcitytv/all#r=SYlGVHo~
Pens are right here tonight:
http://www.justin.tv/dfgrrf#r=SYlGVHo~
KnightXC1
Posts: 1,031
Apr 17, 2010 11:35am
ESPN getting the NHL would be the best thing that could happen to the league (as much as I despise ESPN). They would actually put marketing and promotion into the games and the players and the ratings would be great. Ratings just need to be good for the playoffs and sooner or later, a bigger network will get the games off of VS.
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Apr 17, 2010 4:14pm
^^^^^I agree. I hate ESPN but for the league to be noticed more it needs to be on ESPN.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Apr 17, 2010 4:15pm
How long does VS have their contract?
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Apr 17, 2010 4:42pm
let me look that up.wes_mantooth wrote: How long does VS have their contract?
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Apr 17, 2010 4:43pm
The NHL's television deal with Versus was made at the conclusion of the 2004–05 NHL lockout that caused the cancellation of an entire season. At the time, Versus offered a two year, $130 million contract (with a network option for a third year) that delivered guaranteed money for Commissioner Gary Bettman (ESPN, which previously held the rights, wanted a revenue-sharing deal similar to NBC's). Versus was expected to use NHL coverage to show it was a legitimate suitor for Major League Baseball and National Football League packages that were to be negotiated later in 2005, but they did not land agreements with either league. In 2007, the NHL signed an agreement to extend the NHL on Versus to the 2010–2011 season. Versus paid $72.5 million for 2007–2008 and will pay inflationary increases over the next three years.
[edit] Terms of the deal
Under the terms of the contract, Versus will show 54 or more NHL games each season under the agreement, generally on Monday and Tuesday nights. They will also provide nightly coverage of as many Stanley Cup Playoff games as possible (generally two per night in the first two rounds; the Conference Finals are usually played on alternating days), and two games of the Stanley Cup Finals (games 3 and 4 in 2009 and games 2 and 3 in 2010)
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Apr 17, 2010 9:54pm
94.3% of all statistics are made up
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Apr 17, 2010 9:57pm
No, 87.4%.Ironman92 wrote: 94.3% of all statistics are made up
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 3, 2010 9:27am
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=5152366
Best first-round ratings in 10 years.
Best first-round ratings in 10 years.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
May 3, 2010 10:00am
Veeeeery interested to see how this plans out.
I am not much of a hockey person myself, but I have found myself watching more and more each year. The playoffs are great, and Doc Emrick is a GOD on the mic. Hearing his "shot..WIDE" or "shoots..SCORES" calls are great, and can be an instant connection newer fans (like myself) can have with the game of hockey...much like Keith Jackson had with the Rose Bowl (and other big time college fball games), Jim Nantz and the Masters, and Jon Madden used to have with prime time NFL games.
If I were ESPN, I dont see how they could ignore these ratings and NOT pick up NHL for a few years.
*insert futbol for hockey in the above posting, and I would have the same feeling.
I am not much of a hockey person myself, but I have found myself watching more and more each year. The playoffs are great, and Doc Emrick is a GOD on the mic. Hearing his "shot..WIDE" or "shoots..SCORES" calls are great, and can be an instant connection newer fans (like myself) can have with the game of hockey...much like Keith Jackson had with the Rose Bowl (and other big time college fball games), Jim Nantz and the Masters, and Jon Madden used to have with prime time NFL games.
If I were ESPN, I dont see how they could ignore these ratings and NOT pick up NHL for a few years.
*insert futbol for hockey in the above posting, and I would have the same feeling.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 3, 2010 10:03am
Bill Simmons tweeted last week that ESPN has been trying for 2 years to get the NHL; it's Bettman that's the holdout. Doesn't surprise me though ... he's a grade A dumbass.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
May 3, 2010 10:10am
I will say this...yesterday at a family function..only a few of us usually watch hockey...but since the olympics....when we all got together to watch......pretty much everyon ewas watching the playoff game instead just the 2-3 of us.
It did spark interest in people who havent normally watched. They have even discussed goin to games nxt year
It did spark interest in people who havent normally watched. They have even discussed goin to games nxt year
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
May 3, 2010 10:20am
Versus signed an extension in late 2007 that gave it to them through 2010-11, so I doubt ESPN has been trying THAT hard in the past year or two.gorocks99 wrote: Bill Simmons tweeted last week that ESPN has been trying for 2 years to get the NHL; it's Bettman that's the holdout. Doesn't surprise me though ... he's a grade A dumbass.
But, I did see somewhere where ESPN is interested in regaining the rights at the end of that Versus deal. I forget where I saw it
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
May 3, 2010 10:22am
^^was thinkin the same thing......Vs reupped a few years ago so how could ESPN take them away.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
May 3, 2010 10:25am
The two most important things in the world, ESPN has...money and power.thavoice wrote: so how could ESPN take them away.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 3, 2010 10:27am
Yeah, if Bettman wanted to go to ESPN and ESPN wanted the NHL, we'd all get Gary Thorne back.
KnightXC1
Posts: 1,031
May 3, 2010 11:02am
I won't be surprised at all if ESPN goes after the NHL next year while bargaining goes on for the rights. Adds to their long list of sports they cover and would immediately make the NHL much more relevant. Especially after watching the first 2 games of the second round on VS, I never want to watch another game on that station again. It is awful.
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May 3, 2010 1:14pm
If the NHL gets put back on ESPN, that means less NBA! 