Congratulations, John. This just arrived in my email:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Tuesday, March 15, 2005)
CSTV To Show Both ECACHL Semifinals on FRIDAY
ALBANY, N.Y. - The Fans have spoken. Due to numerous requests by fans of
the ECAC Hockey League, and college hockey in general, CSTV will air both
men's semifinal games on Friday evening. This is a change from their
original schedule.
However, fans of Cornell and Vermont will have to wait until 10 p.m. to
watch the tape delayed broadcast of semifinal #1. Semifinal #2 featuring
Harvard and Colgate will air live at 7:30 as originally planned.
A second tape-delayed airing of the Cornell-Vermont game will also be shown
on Saturday morning at 11 a.m.
Here's a look at the full broadcast schedule for this weekend:
Men's Semifinal No. 1
Friday, March 18, 4:30 p.m.
LIVE
Adelphia Cable (Hanover, N.H., and Burlington, Vt.) - CHANNEL 74 IN VERMONT
(70 IN NEWPORT)
Time Warner Syracuse (Ithaca, Syracuse, North Country)
TAPE DELAYED
CSTV (two airings: 10 p.m. Friday & 11 a.m., Saturday)
Cox Cable (Noon, Saturday, March 19)
Time Warner Albany (TBA)
Men's Semifinal No. 2
Friday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
LIVE
Adelphia Cable (Hanover, N.H., and Burlington, Vt.)
Time Warner Syracuse (Ithaca, Syracuse, North Country)
CSTV
TAPE DELAYED
Cox Cable (2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 19)
Time Warner Albany (TBA)
Men's Championship Final
Saturday, March 19, 8 p.m.
LIVE
CSTV
Time Warner Syracuse (Ithaca, Syracuse, North Country)
Adelphia Cable (Hanover, N.H., and Burlington, Vt.)
TAPE DELAYED
Cox Cable (3 p.m., Saturday, March 20)
Time Warner Albany (TBA)
CSTV is available nationally via several cable outlets. Check with your
system operator for more information. CSTV can also be seen via satellite
through DirecTV (channel 610) ... you need to be a "SportsPack" subscriber.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John T Whelan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 3:36 PM
Subject: Letter to CSTV about ECACHL Tournament Coverage
> I just sent the following comment to College Sports Television, which
> is broadcasting the ECAC Hockey League tournament, but tape-delaying
> the Cornell-Vermont semifinal.
>
> ======================================================================
> Dear CSTV:
>
> As a college hockey fan, I've appreciated the nation-wide coverage
> CSTV's Friday Night Hockey has given to this great sport. I live in
> New Orleans, but am able to watch college hockey live every weekend on
> CSTV (which I get, along with numerous regional sports networks, via
> DirecTV). As a Cornell alumnus and ECAC Hockey League fan, I'm also
> pleased that CSTV will be broadcasting the ECACHL tournament with
> play-by-play by former Big Red radio announcer and CSTV hockey analyst
> Adam Wodon.
>
> I am disappointed, though, to see that the first semifinal (Vermont vs
> Cornell) is not scheduled to be broadcast live on CSTV Friday, March 18.
> CSTV's schedule during that game (4:30pm-7:30pm EST) contains no live
> sporting events. (It's a half-hour of Full Court Press, 90 minutes of
> The 1 College Sports Show, and two episodes of Coach.) I am writing
> to express the desire I'm sure is shared by many Cornell, Vermont, and
> other ECACHL hockey fans to see the ECACHL semifinal live.
>
> John T. Whelan, Cornell '91
> [log in to unmask]
> ======================================================================
>
> I imagine we're fighting a losing battle, since the Friday schedule
> contains what look like a bunch of NCAA basketball tournament analysis
> shows. The sad truth may be that hype for basketball games broadcast
> on another network is a better sell for them than actual live playoff
> hockey, but we can only change that equation if we make our voices
> heard as hockey fans. I encourage anyone else who cares about this to
> make their opinion known via
> <http://www.collegesports.com/feedback/cs-feedback.html>. I'd
> recommend being respectful and stressing how much you appreciate the
> live hockey coverage they do provide.
> John Whelan, Cornell '91
> [log in to unmask]
> http://www.amurgsval.org/joe/
>
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