Just a couple quick comments on the whole topic...
1) Were the games that were televised "sell-outs"??? I would
guess the answer is "no". That leads me to believe that those people in
Boston who wanted to see the games were at them... I think that's a
reasonable conclusion, right? So why do they need to appeal so much to
the Boston "community"??? Wouldn't this mass of people (bostonians) like
to see games they aren't a T-stop away from seeing???
2) Gionta vs Krog. Both are truly talented hockey players.
But what about Kariya, Stringer, just to name a few...
3) I have seen the latest add for Fox Sports Boston promoting
Hockey East as "pure adrenaline" or whatever it is, and I must say I'm a
little disappointed. Was UMASS-Amherst even in the commercial??
4) And what about Kariya??? I would expect that Maine fans may
have a little something to say as well about Fox Sports Boston and how
they cover certain players...
5) The Krog Ad...
a) I truly think it was a defense mechanism
b) When was the last time a Hobey Baker Winner was given a
commercial spot??? I certainly cannot remember Drury having one last
year...
c) The puck idea didn't work last year, probably
because...
d) The people on the Hobey Committee are smart people, and
can see right through all these marketing schemes...
e) I can't stand that I'm saying this, but I kind of hope
Krog DOESN'T get it now, so we don't turn such a prestigious award into
one of Money and who has the best production equipment. I'm all for Krog,
as he is truly an outstanding player, but I'm for college hockey first,
and its future (campaign slogan???)
6) May the best Man win...
Drop the Puck
Marcus
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On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Chris Craig wrote:
> Another reason UNH may have felt it necessary to produce the Krog ad is
> that, so far, the Fox Sports New England Hockey East game of the week
> might just as well be called the Boston College game of the week. Three
> of the first four, and five of eight scheduled games involve BC, while
> UNH has yet to appear (the Wildcats do appear in the next two games,
> however, and I'd be surprised if the March 6-7 TBD game doesn't turn out
> to be one of the UNH-Maine games). For non Eastern Hobey voters (and
> fans in general), the Fox game is pretty much the only chance to see HE
> players, and Gionta is getting a lot more air time so far. And Sean
> Grande, who I suspect may not even seen UNH play this year because of
> his busy broadcast schedule, has already anointed Gionta as HE player of
> the year. I suspect UNH just felt they had to do something to counter
> this.
>
> (Don't get me wrong. I'm not suggesting that there's a conspiracy
> involved here. BC was projected to be the class of HE before the season
> started. It's probably easier to get the equipment and personnel to BC
> than to UNH. And, frankly, UNH really hasn't played in any "marquee"
> games that would be attractive to a TV audience this calendar year. I
> think those are the main reasons BC has been featured so often.)
>
> Chris
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