It's too bad they couldn't find any other local teams from Michigan to air that day. Change the name to "NO hockey in Michigan Day". Granted MU vs ND will be a good game, but it doesn't fit the motif.Nine of the CCHA’s 11 teams will appear in regular-season action on FOX Sports Detroit, including four during the fifth annual ‘Hockey Day in Michigan’ on Saturday, Jan. 29. Miami will visit Notre Dame in the first game at 5:05 p.m., followed by Michigan and Michigan State playing at Joe Louis Arena at 7:35 p.m.
6 games on Big Ten Network.
Now that we get the Comcast Channel, it looks I'll be keeping an eye on a lot more CCHA games while listening to the Tech audio stream. The silver lining to the forced digital transition, I guess.
And I completely agree on the scheduling FAIL for Hockey Day in Michigan.
It's too bad they couldn't find any other local teams from Michigan to air that day. Change the name to "NO hockey in Michigan Day". Granted MU vs ND will be a good game, but it doesn't fit the motif.
The Notre Dame game was likely picked because the production truck and cameras are already in town for the day before for FSN-Det. So they stay the extra day and air the second game on CBS-College before FSN does their "Hockey Day in Michigan" coverage from the Joe.
Funny how Comcast Television (a local produced channel) has no problem paying for a truck to drive all across the western side of the state and FSN-Detroit (a regional sports net) sh**s their pants if they have to drive further than Lansing.
*edit* I think the last time NMU faced off against Western on TV was during a Hockey Day in Michigan telecast... in 2006.![]()
Looks like I'll have my fair share of early games that I can check out before the Gophers' games. Thank you, sports package.![]()
Team On TV Home Team
Alaska 2 0
Bowling Green 3 1
Ferris State 6 2
Lake Superior 1 0
Miami 8 3
Michigan 19 12
Michigan State 19 14
Northern Michigan 3 0
Notre Dame 4 3
Ohio State 7 3
Western Michigan 4 2
Team On TV Home Team
Alaska 1 0
Bowling Green 1 0
Ferris State 3 1
Lake Superior 0 0
Miami 7 3
Michigan 12 7
Michigan State 11 7
Northern Michigan 1 0
Notre Dame 2 2
Ohio State 5 3
Western Michigan 1 0
FSN-Detroit On TV Home
Alaska 1 0
Bowling Green 1 0
Ferris State 1 1
Lake Superior 1 0
Miami 1 1
Michigan 1 4
Michigan State 1 4
Northern Michigan 1 0
Notre Dame 1 1
Ohio State 1 0
Western Michigan 1 0
Team On TV Home
Alaska 1 0
Bowling Green 2 1
Ferris State 3 1
Lake Superior 1 0
Miami 1 0
Michigan 7 5
Michigan State 8 7
Northern Michigan 2 0
Notre Dame 2 1
Ohio State 2 0
Western Michigan 3 2
Does the "Comcast Channel" that you get air all the Notre Dame/MSU/UM games? Or is it just regional where you'll get the Wolverines, South Bend gets ND only, etc.?
*EDIT*
Ouch. CCHA Championship relegated to FSN-D+? <strike>Pistons/Red Wings conflict?</strike> Yep, Wings are at Predators at 8pm ET on FS-D.
So now pretty much no one will get to see the CCHA Championships outside of Michigan. Between that and the epic fail for Hockey Day in Michigan is Tom trying to run the non-Big 10 teams into the ground prior to his bid to become the BTHC commissioner?