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The King
07-16-2013, 07:47 AM
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OpIv37
07-16-2013, 07:49 AM
Why would EPSN show hockey playoff highlights when there is an April regular season Yankees-Red Sox series to occupy 40 minutes of a 1 hour Sportscenter?
mightysimi
07-16-2013, 11:38 AM
Do you find that the coverage in the US is starting to increase? Not that it is any way good but getting better. It seems that way from here but I wanted to find out for sure.
OpIv37
07-16-2013, 11:46 AM
Well there is NHLN and NBC Sports Network does some hockey stuff, so there are more outlets. As far as ESPN, apparently they are still bitter that they lost the contract after the last lockout because hockey remains an afterthought to them.
Skooby
07-16-2013, 01:22 PM
The better question is when will ESPN let Melrose out of his summer cage?
mightysimi
07-17-2013, 12:06 PM
Well there is NHLN and NBC Sports Network does some hockey stuff, so there are more outlets. As far as ESPN, apparently they are still bitter that they lost the contract after the last lockout because hockey remains an afterthought to them.

Do they steal any of the TSN stuff or do they just ignore it all together?
OpIv37
07-17-2013, 12:13 PM
I've never seen them use any TSN stuff.
ckg927
07-17-2013, 05:05 PM
I've never seen them use any TSN stuff.

Funny, 'cause ESPN owns 20% of TSN.
OpIv37
07-18-2013, 09:05 AM
Funny, 'cause ESPN owns 20% of TSN.

Yeah and TSN has good hockey coverage. I use their trade deadline and FA tracker every year. You'd think ESPN would find a way to leverage that somehow, but they'd spend half their time on Lebron James and the other half on Red Sox/Yankees.
The King
07-18-2013, 09:30 AM
Yeah and TSN has good hockey coverage. I use their trade deadline and FA tracker every year. You'd think ESPN would find a way to leverage that somehow, but they'd spend half their time on Lebron James and the other half on Red Sox/Yankees.

Me too, I always go to tsn on the web for hockey stuff.
JATMtheJATM
08-18-2013, 12:07 AM
sorry to bump this, but the real sad thing is ESPN still has gary thornes contract. id imagine if it expires, he could go to NBCsports. that would be great for them.
ckg927
08-18-2013, 07:30 PM
Yeah and TSN has good hockey coverage. I use their trade deadline and FA tracker every year. You'd think ESPN would find a way to leverage that somehow, but they'd spend half their time on Lebron James and the other half on Red Sox/Yankees.

You and me both....:)
gebobs
08-19-2013, 07:54 PM
Why would EPSN show hockey playoff highlights when there is an April regular season Yankees-Red Sox series to occupy 40 minutes of a 1 hour Sportscenter?

March even.
JATMtheJATM
08-19-2013, 09:17 PM
Yeah and TSN has good hockey coverage. I use their trade deadline and FA tracker every year. You'd think ESPN would find a way to leverage that somehow, but they'd spend half their time on Lebron James and the other half on Red Sox/Yankees.

i find the fact that they talk about the NFL in early spring even more repulsive. ESPN also reporting tweets from/to athletes is also getting obnoxious.