0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 3/28/2021
The Stanley Cup Playoffs will provide extra excitement this year because of the changes the league adopted this season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The league’s seven Canadian-based clubs are all in the same division and they have played all their games so far this season against each other. In addition, the revised playoff format […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 1/11/2019
Buying is not at all easy, and this applies for anything you buy regardless of the price. Of course, you must be extra careful when purchasing big-ticket items assets such as car, house or even Kwik Rink Synthetic Ice Rink. As synthetic ice rinks grow in popularity, more and more people are installing it at […]
0 comments by Ted Winters on 3/14/2018
The National Hockey League or NHL, is a US based professional hockey league that has 31 professional teams 24 or whom are located in the US and seven in Canada. The League actually began in Montreal in 1917 and has steadily grown in popularity and size since that time. Today the NHL is the premiere […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2016
With the NHL regular season over, it’s now time for the 0ne 0f the best postseasons in sports. In the United States, the networks of NBC Sports Group will be airing games, NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and USA Network will be involved. NHL Network will also air a few contests when necessary. In Canada, CBC, Sportsnet […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/28/2015
It seemed that it just over a month ago that the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup and it was! Well, the NHL and the NBC Sports Group have announced the 2015-16 schedule. It’s a combined 105 game schedule between NBC and NBCSN, 12 of which will air on the NBC Television Network and the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/18/2015
To the notebook: NEWS The big sports media news from Wednesday came from a feature on HBO in this week’s Hollywood Reporter. In discussing the new era of HBO with its HBO Now over the top service was a line that the network is looking at luring soon-to-be ex-ESPN’er Bill Simmons. On June 21, HBO […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2015
Ok, let’s do this. NEWS The 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final ended up being the second most-watched series on record just below the most-watched 2013 SCF between Boston and Chicago. This year’s series averaged 5.551 million viewers which is just off from 2013 which averaged 5.753 million. For Game 6 on Monday, the series-clincher for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2015
To the notebook now. Lots of things to get to. NEWS The Women’s World Cup is still scoring for Fox. After the U.S. Women’s team’s debut last week vs. Australia which drew 3.331 million viewers on Fox Sports 1, Friday’s game against Sweden and the US’ former coach Pia Sundhage averaged 4.5 million viewers. That […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/11/2015
Let’s do another notebook for you on this Thursday. NEWS The NBA Finals are breaking records. Through three games, the series between the Cleveland Cavs and Golden State Warriors is averaging almost 18.5 million viewers and a 10.8 rating which is slaughtering all programming on broadcast and cable. Game 3 drew an 11.1 rating on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2015
Oh, bloody hell, it’s been a while since I’ve done a sports media notebook. We have quite a few things to provide so in lieu of me explaining why you haven’t seen one in months, let’s just get to the news, linkage and other stuff. NEWS A couple of things to lead with this morning. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2015
Well, the final ratings for the NHL Stanley Cup Final are out and NBC is finding a way to celebrate the numbers. Game 1 of Chicago-Tampa Bay saw the Blackhawks come from behind to win 2-1 over the Lightning. The game drew a U.S. household rating of 3.34 which is up from last year’s opening […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2015
Well, it wasn’t the dream matchup that NBC was hoping for, but with Chicago in the Stanley Cup Final, the Peacock should still do well even with Tampa Bay. NBCSN registered a very strong 2.65 overnight rating for the Eastern Conference Final Game 7 between Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers on Friday. That’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/30/2015
With the 2nd Round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs starting today, NBC Sports Group has unveiled its announcers for the four matchups that will result in the Final Four for the Conference Finals. Once again, Kenny Albert and Pierre McGuire will be workhorses as they’ll both work two series. Albert will be calling the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/20/2015
Three Games Three tonight in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. NBCSN will air one game in its entirety as the New York Rangers at Pittsburgh plays at 7 p.m. ET. The old TSN team of Gord Miller and Pierre McGuire reunite on NBCSN. Then at 9:30 p.m., NBCSN picks up Anaheim-Winnipeg in progress. NHL Network […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/15/2015
So we have the announcing and network assignments for what will eight Games 2 and four Games 3 for what will be a busy weekend for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Friday, CNBC and NBCSN will air doubleheaders. Saturday and Sunday, NBC will air doubleheaders while technically NBCSN will as well involving three games. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/14/2015
After March Madness, the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are the best drama series on television for two months. Starting Wednesday, the tournament to determine the Champions of Professional Hockey will provide lots of drama, controversy and great athletic competition. In addition to the NHL’s flagship cable network, NBCSN which will air three games between Wednesday […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/12/2015
Just what the NHL was thinking in releasing the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 1st round schedule at 1:50 a.m. ET Sunday is beyond me. Why it couldn’t wait until later in the morning or even in the afternoon when it could maximize its exposure shows some strange thinking at the NHL offices. It’s not like […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/4/2015
In a surprise when it was first reported early last month, ESPN has won the rights from the NHL to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. It will air a minimum of 16 games, 17 if the final goes 16. The event occurs starting in September and will last until October 1. Traditional […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
As we hit mid-week, let’s do another edition of the notebook. NEWS CBS announced on Tuesday that it has hired former Colorado, Washington and UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel as a studio analyst. He’ll join the cast of College Football Today before SEC games and Inside College Football on CBS Sports Network. Neuheisel had been […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/3/2015
Back to do a sports media notebook for you. Let’s get to it. NEWS NASCAR beat reporter Jim Utter of the Charlotte Observer notes that Sunday’s Sprint Cup race in Atlanta did well for Fox and was up from last year’s second race which was held in Phoenix. That along with increased viewership for the […]
