Hi -
 
On Wed, 11 Mar 1998, David W Hatfield wrote:
> The [regional] tourney is not just PPV, but also some sites such as MSC
> and a few other regional networks...
>
> Does anyone in the Boston area know of public establishments that typically
> carry them, so that an interested spectator not making road trips to Albany
> or Ann Arbor can enjoy some of the regional action?
 
  I have the same question on behalf of those of us who *WILL* be making the
road trip to Albany.  Since the Western Regionals begin on Friday, and both
the Eastern Saturday games are afternoon affairs, there will be plenty of
time (and no overlap unless one/both games of the Sat. Albany games go into
overtime) to watch the evening matches from Yost in Ann Arbor.  The problems
as I see it are two:
 
  *  As I understand it, you must ante up the $$ for the package broadcast
     even if you already pay for a DSS subscription.  Thus, any Albany
     sports bar that is accoustomed to showing DSS sporting events to its
     customers must be persuaded to pay the additional fee.  Do any of our
     Albany fans (Brian ?? Mark ??) know of a *specific* Albany Sports Bar
     that is already advertising that it's planning to do this ??  We're a
     party of 15+ UNH fans that would love to watch the Western Regional
     Games *someplace* Friday/Saturday night (and hoping/praying that UNH
     is NOT one of the participants) - any tips/leads as to where to do
     this would be most appreciated ....
 
  *  The squeak-ball semi-finals are on the tube Sat. evening as well.
     How much of a conflict will this present to a college hockey fan
     looking for a fix ??  You'd think that with the Eastern Regionals
     being held in town, that some enterprising bar owner would look to
     capitalize (pun intended :-) on the pent-up demand of the many hockey
     fans in town by arranging/advertising to show the games, but I'm not
     particularly optimistic.  I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised !!
 
  Many thanks in advance .... Cheers from Maryland - Jim
 
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