this from my correspondance with the CCHA below.  the new deal looks to be
an improvement!!
 
Actually FOX Sports Detroit will be doing the production but the games will be
distributed to all FOX Sports affiliates (owned and operated, etc.) around the
country which comprise 55 million homes.
 
Jeff Weiss, CCHA Assistant Commissioner
>Does anyone know if these games will be part of the DirecTV sports
>package?  I know that DirecTV has a lot of FOX sports channels, but I
>don't remember seeing Fox Detroit.
>
>Thanks
>
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>>From:  John Haeussler[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>>Sent:  Monday, August 18, 1997 10:09 AM
>>Subject:       New CCHA TV deal
>>
>>As reported recently in the Ann Arbor News:
>>
>>The CCHA has reached an agreement with Fox Sports
>>Net to broadcast 20 games on the national sports cable
>>network this season.  Games will air locally on Fox Sports
>>Detroit, which does not yet have a home on any local
>>cable systems.  The agreement ends a 10-year run for
>>the CCHA on PASS.
>>
>>
>>John Haeussler ([log in to unmask])
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