Comments on: Blame the Rapid Change in Weather for Your Friday "Illness": Must-See Postseason Puck TV

By: Klay Key

Klay Key — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:55:21 +0000

This might be a good time to tell people about sopcast.org and hockeywebcasts.com You don’t have to have expensive cable to see these games. Also, what’s up with the frozen four in DC? Got any info on tickets?

By: sk84fun_dc

sk84fun_dc — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:50:25 +0000

I am not in front of a tv to confirm, but my local cable company has the games listed and I don’t see anything indicating it is blacked out (except perhaps for Time Warner customers in the NE.)
Live broadcasts of college hockey on NHL Network is worth a mention, IMO. IIRC, there are 6 Div 1 conferences for hockey, so yes, I think it is worth mentioning in that context, too.
As noted on the USCHO site, “For BU, Colgate and Princeton, meanwhile, it’s simple: win today and win Saturday, or you’re out of the NCAAs.” So, the game has relevance to the tourney, too; and one of the ECAC teams in action, features one of the 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker, Jubinville, Princeton.
Now on the trivia that you didn’t ask, I believe the conference produced a champion in the late 80′s, Harvard, ask the current Harvard coach, he was on the team, so no, you don’t have to go back to Dryden

By: pucksandbooks

pucksandbooks — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:25:09 +0000

sk8 -
Correct me if I’m wrong, but ECAC action on the NHL Network is restricted to the outlet’s broadcasts in Canada. That’s what I read earlier today. I may also be in error in not regarding the ECAC as a “power” conference, as it last produced a national champion around the time Ken Dryden played college hockey. (Admittedly a slight exaggeration)

By: sk84fun_dc

sk84fun_dc — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:59:00 +0000

You missed the NHL Network coverage of the ECAC tourney semis at 4pm and 7pm today.
DVR is set for the Denver North Dakota match-up

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:17:31 +0000

as a twitter friend and a huge fan of the wcha, i can tell you the final five semifinals today are going to be insane. denver/north dakota and minnesota/colorado college, both intense nail-biters, i’m sure. the play-in game last night (minnesota/st. cloud) set an attendance record at the xcel center, more than any of the wild’s 300+ sellouts (this pretty much happens during the final five each year). so if you like hockey, this is definitely the best tournament of the year to watch.