On Sat, 8 Apr 2000 22:43:25 -0400 wrote...
>Congrats to the national champions from North Dakota!
>
>Here's my theory on the TV coverage. It's the same coverage that they do
>for
>the NHL broadcasts on ESPN/ESPN2/ABC. Focus on the star players to the
>exception of everyone else. Period. End of coverage. It's not Pittsburgh
>versus Philadelphia, it's Jaromir versus Eric. It's not BC versus St.
>Lawrence, it's Mottau, Farkas, Bellefeuille, Gionta, and Clemensen versus
>who exactly? Now, as fans of the college game, we all know that the
>superstars are rarely the difference. It's the whole combination of team
>play, but we can't expect ESPN to change the way they cover sports to fit
>college hockey.
 
 
You really shouldn't claim this is that different from the pro game.  The
two guys you listed from the NHL have exactly 0 championships.  Guys like
Yzerman, Shanahan, and Modano all had to play team hockey and sacrifice
some scoring in order to win their cups.  The real statement here is that
ESPN has no clue about either college or NHL hockey.  In fairness, I
think they're just trying to find a way to sell their product; something
they have struggled to do w/ the NHL game for years now.  Good point
though, hockey is very much a team game, more so than the other 3 big
'team' sports.
 
Andrew
 
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