I think the reason a lot of us in Fighting Sioux country don't do that 
because we can't get the home games that are on TV. Also, local cable 
provider gives us a lot of college hockey it just happens every year during 
the NCAA playoffs.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Woodbury" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: a hockey nightmare


>I have DirecTV and saw every game with no problem this weekend. Which  is 
>why I ordered DirecTV. Watched the WCHA, CCHA, ECAC and Hockey  East all 
>year. Ths year, last year, the year before that, etc. If you  want to watch 
>college hockey, as I do, you go where it's being shown.
>
> On Mar 29, 2009, at 4:06 PM, mike patten wrote:
>
>> you can always get a real cable provider like directv, but if the  games 
>> were on the channels like they used to be almost everyone  here would not 
>> have seen more than 1-2 of the games if at all.
>>
>>
>>> For those w/o ESPNU, you might want to check out ustream.tv,
>>> where broadcaster "Seminole" streamed all of the hockey games.
>>>
>>> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/seminoles-station
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eric Burton
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 13:29
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: a hockey nightmare
>>>
>>> I agree with Carol my cable provider Midco.net decided in the
>>> past
>>> that they don't want to have ESPNU and they don't want to or plan
>>> on
>>> adding it anytime soon.
>>> --
>>> Check out Goon's World: http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting "Carol S. White" <[log in to unmask]>:
>>>
>>> > This is the weekend I look forward to all year! Now that the
>>> stupid,
>>> > money-grubbibg NC$$ has chosen to show GREAT college hockey
>>> playoffs on
>>> > two obscure ESPN channels, I can only watch a few games.  (And
>>> don't
>>> > blame ESPN, because I am sure the NC$$ could specify to them in
>>> their
>>> > contract that they be shown on the regular and the deuce.)
>>> That
>>> > stinks! We were able to catch a couple of games at the bar
>>> before the
>>> > West Regional, which we attended... and these games provided
>>> MORE than
>>> > the usual entertainment, chills, thrills and excitement.  Give
>>> me some
>>> > more of THAT, please!
>>> >
>>> > Nightmares be danged!
>>> >
>>> > Carol
>>> > GO Gophers!!! (next year please!)
>>> >
>>> > Mark Lewin wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Here's how you know you've watched too much hockey.
>>> >> Last night I dreamed I was at a regional in which Michigan
>>> played in one
>>> >> game and Notre Dame played in the next.   Imagine an entire
>>> day of listening
>>> >> first to repetitive Hail To The Victors and then the Notre
>>> Dame Fight Song.
>>> >> And my worst nightmare came true; both teams won and would
>>> face each other
>>> >> the next day.
>>> >>
>>> >> There's a lot to be said for watching on TV and having a mute
>>> button
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>
>