> >Tournaments are notoriously difficult to get boxscores from. Either that, or
> >it's an HTML mistake.
>
> Ahhh, now there's a great excuse from a member of the media. It's always
> the fault of the tournament. I do see that the Gopher-Tiger box score is
> present on USCHO -- what is the attitude, if they don't fax it or email it,
> then USCHO won't bother trying to track it down?
 
It's not an excuse - only an explanation.  I was only responding because that
happened to be the ONLY boxscore NOT up there - so obviously a good job was done
tracking them all down.  I don't know the answer why it wasn't there - just
providing a possible defense outside of what I thought was a silly "must hate
BU" argument.
 
 
> Mind you, USCHO still does a fantastic job. Considering that a site like
> that constitutes full-time commitments from many people -- most/all of whom
> have other full-time jobs -- I'm often impressed at the depth and quality
> of information that it does provide.
 
All have other jobs.  Everything can always be better, of course.  All you have
to know is that efforts are made.  I sometimes wonder why people don't
appreciate what is there, as opposed to complaining about what isn't.  USCHO
tries to do as good a job as possible with limited resources and is constantly
trying to improve itself.  The fact that it exists at all is a testament to a
lot of hard work for absolutely zero pay.  It's a labor of love - but it's also
a very professional site.
 
 
> For example, it cracks me up to see ads on NESN that tout CCHA broadcasts
> with the voiceover "CCHA... the best hockey, the best teams, the best league."
>
> Now I know that the CCHA squared away a good deal with Fox Sports Net, but
> why is it the other leagues -- especially Hockey East -- do such a poor job
> in getting their games on the air?
 
This is another example of perceiving the absence of something as a lack of
effort.  Why would you think that, because there aren't as many HEA games on as
CCHA, that it's a lack of effort?
 
All you have to do is look at the ratings, and the attendances of the respective
teams in the Western conferences compared to East.  The West draws more fans to
their games, more people watch the games on TV.  It's that simple.  You can't
force a network to put games on if they aren't assured making some money.
 
Everyone tries.  If an organization wasn't trying - I'd be the force to jump on
them too. But it's very rare where that's the case.
 
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