Re: 2012 Northeast Regional: Boston College, Air Force, Maine and Minnesota Duluth
ESPN3 is a joke. Online only? The NBC Sports Network has been showing regular season college hockey games nationally, and ESPN bought the Rights to college hockey playoff games only to have big playoff match-ups shown on the Internet only and force fans to use their "service." ESPN is doing a great disservice to college hockey fans if it refuses to allow other carriers to pick up the ESPN3 stream to watch on TV locally. Duluth fans and Maine fans should unite and tell the NCAA that this is unacceptable to not be able to watch the semifinal live on TV. A rebroadcast of the game on TV two hours later is insulting for the defending National Champs and Maine Hockey fans both. When you can't even go to a bar to watch the game because it's only available online and bars don't carry online streams you know we have a problem.
ESPN3 is a joke. Online only? The NBC Sports Network has been showing regular season college hockey games nationally, and ESPN bought the Rights to college hockey playoff games only to have big playoff match-ups shown on the Internet only and force fans to use their "service." ESPN is doing a great disservice to college hockey fans if it refuses to allow other carriers to pick up the ESPN3 stream to watch on TV locally. Duluth fans and Maine fans should unite and tell the NCAA that this is unacceptable to not be able to watch the semifinal live on TV. A rebroadcast of the game on TV two hours later is insulting for the defending National Champs and Maine Hockey fans both. When you can't even go to a bar to watch the game because it's only available online and bars don't carry online streams you know we have a problem.
You do realize that ESPN only has college hockey because it's tied in with other (bigger sports) NCAA contracts, right? If it were up to them, I don't think they'd show any of the games, on any channel.
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You do realize that ESPN only has college hockey because it's tied in with other (bigger sports) NCAA contracts, right? If it were up to them, I don't think they'd show any of the games, on any channel.
Regional networks would, just like they used to
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You do realize that ESPN only has college hockey because it's tied in with other (bigger sports) NCAA contracts, right? If it were up to them, I don't think they'd show any of the games, on any channel.
That certainly may be a correct assumption, but regardless, it is a great injustice not to show the Duluth vs Maine game live on TV only to "force" fans into watching an Internet stream if they are capable. We the fans deserve better, and ESPN better take notice and allow local Television stations to buy their signal at a reasonable rate to show live on TV in the local markets to prevent any more dishonor of the ESPN brand name.
Every year, ESPN gets thrown under the bus (rightfully so), and many do not understand that the contracts/ratings that come in to play.
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Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens
That certainly may be a correct assumption, but regardless, it is a great injustice not to show the Duluth vs Maine game live on TV only to "force" fans into watching an Internet stream if they are capable. We the fans deserve better, and ESPN better take notice and allow local Television stations to buy their signal at a reasonable rate to show live on TV in the local markets to prevent any more dishonor of the ESPN brand name.
Not sure what to make of it, hopefully it is picked up in Duluth for the fans up there. I am content to watch in on ESPN3. I wish it was on ESPNU because that is in HD now
Any UMD game that I cannot make I am happy to watch somehow someway
Am curious about UMD this year. Any fans care to chime in with a scouting report?
I'll do my best.
UMD is the highest scoring team in college hockey (when I last checked)
The two best players are Jack Connolly and JT Brown. Jack will make some awesome passes that few players can do. He is a great leader for the team and hopefully with an extended run can gain 6 more points to reach 200 in his career (200 career points is like the 300 game winner in baseball). JT Brown is one of the fastest guys on skates in college hockey. He is electric with the puck, watch out for him on any break away as he will dangle the **** out of you. Travis Oleksuk is a 50 point scorer on the second line with JT and can score some goals. Been awesomse to watch him develop as his career has gone on. THe defense for UMD is led by Brady Lamb and gets the job done. (I hope someone can say more about our defense)
UMD usually has a killer power play, but this year it is just average. The PK is usually average but is slighly below average, that would be our biggest weakness.
Kenny Reiter has come out of nowhere to become one of the best goalies in UMD history. He has been clutch in the post season (although he was great and only okay at times against DU in the Final Five). Kenny somehow finds an extra gear in the playoffs.
IF anyone can add to this it would be great.
Read up on Abbott, sounds like it will be tough for him to play this weekend. But you never know...
Can anyone say something about UMaine?
tUMD Hockey
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Re: 2012 Northeast Regional: Boston College, Air Force, Maine and Minnesota Duluth
Umaine
Not very deep, 1st line might be the best in college hockey if Abbott is 100%, if not???????
Matt Mangene, best skater in the East that I've seen, never used to be able to finish, this year is different
Goalie, Sully has improved by leaps and bounds this year, thought he kept Maine in the game against BC, Last year BC would have put up 20 on him but he has really improved, not Jimmy Howard but better than we had since Bishop
The D, can be ok, can be awful. If UMD can skate like BC can, then our D will be exposed.
PP is good when Abbott is playing, otherwise, who the F knows
PK less than stellar, better later in the season than early though.
Maine is the underdog especially if Abbott can't go, also none of these players know whats its like to be in the NCAAs, been quite a drought
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Umaine
Not very deep, 1st line might be the best in college hockey if Abbott is 100%, if not???????
Matt Mangene, best skater in the East that I've seen, never used to be able to finish, this year is different
Goalie, Sully has improved by leaps and bounds this year, thought he kept Maine in the game against BC, Last year BC would have put up 20 on him but he has really improved, not Jimmy Howard but better than we had since Bishop
The D, can be ok, can be awful. If UMD can skate like BC can, then our D will be exposed.
PP is good when Abbott is playing, otherwise, who the F knows
PK less than stellar, better later in the season than early though.
Maine is the underdog especially if Abbott can't go, also none of these players know whats its like to be in the NCAAs, been quite a drought
UMD is similarly built like BC. Smaller sized players who can skate fast and pass well. That bodes well for tUMD!
tUMD Hockey
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Every year, ESPN gets thrown under the bus (rightfully so), and many do not understand that the contracts/ratings that come in to play.
Which is fine if you live in the home region. Absolutely zero chance My9 (local from Duluth) will be found in the Twin Cities market. Looks like we will just have to find a fast computer and watch ESPN3 or listen to the radio feed.
How do they expect us to throw hotdogs at the gophers with that [Expletive deleted] net in front of us?
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