ECAC broadcast?

[CrimsonFan]

Not trying to jump the gun here, but Dave have you heard anything about televised broadcast of ECACs @ Union?
Should we be "cautiously optimistic"?

[dave1381]

ECACs are listed on the Harvard broadcast schedule here:
http://gocrimson.ocsn.com/ot/broadcastinfo.html
so I'd be very optimistic.

[unofan]

It's my understanding the Yale student radio crew who does men's hockey has been asked by the ECAC to do the ECAC women's tournament, and that the feed will be provided to all ECAC schools who don't bring their own crews as well as being webcast somewhere.

Can't remember where I heard that, but there was some article about Yale's radio guys that mentioned that tidbit I think.

[dave1381]

OK, it's going to be on CN8 cable (not NESN) apparently.
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http://www.ecachockey.com/Page_for_Men/championship/CN8-_The_Comcast_Network_to_Televise_ECAC_Championship s
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CN8, The Comcast Network to Televise ECAC Championships

CAPE COD, MA - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and CN8, The Comcast Network have agreed on terms for live broadcasting arrangements for the 2004 ECAC Men's and Women's Hockey Championships and the 2004 ECAC JPMorgan Chase Women's Championship.

For the men's tournament, CN8 will carry one quarterfinal game on FRIDAY, March 12 at 7:30 PM/ET at a selected campus site and both semifinal games at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, N.Y. on FRIDAY, March 19, beginning at 4:30 PM/ET. Additionally, the championship game of the 43rd Annual ECAC Hockey Championship, will be televised SATURDAY, March 20 at 8:00 PM/ET.

The ECAC JPMorgan Chase Hockey Championship at Union College will also garner television coverage. The semifinal games will be showcased on CN8 on SATURDAY, March 20 at 1:00 PM/ET. The championship game has been scheduled for SUNDAY, March 21 at 12:00 PM/ET.


"The ECAC is proud to join with CN8 to televise these special events," ECAC Commissioner Phil Buttafuoco said. "We are pleased to give CN8's 6.2 million viewers from Maine to Maryland the opportunity to see college hockey at its best."

Calling the action for the men's championship are Gregg Madden as the play-by-play announcer and Bob Norton as the color analyst. CN8's Mick Moninghoff will provide play-by-play for the women's championship with Ellen Wienberg as the color analyst.

CN8, The Comcast Network (www.cn8.tv) has quickly become one of the nation's largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television networks - serving 6.2 million cable homes on the East Coast. The network provides quality, locally produced programming in four main areas: live, interactive television; regional news; entertainment; and coverage of high school, college and professional sports. CN8 has been nominated for 144 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards since its creation in 1996. The Comcast Network is owned and operated by Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., a division of Comcast Corporation and the country's leading cable and broadband services provider.

[thumbtack]

Here's a link to an article about the broadcast in the NEW HAVEN REGISTER.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11019481&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=7592&rfi=8

Congrats to the two broadcasters, it's a big honor!

[dave1381]

How much women's hockey experience do these guys have?? I worry.

[GreenQuill]

Originally posted by dave1381
How much women's hockey experience do these guys have?? I worry.

I don't know Ron that much, but I know Will from working together with him this summer. He's the sports director at Yale's radio station, and makes it his business to know the teams that his department is responsible for. Yes, he mostly does the men's team, but he is very professional and should do quite nicely.

-GQ

[dave1381]

Cool. I mean I hope for the best, of course. Too many men's-only announcers I've heard spend too much time drawing comparisons with the men's game and not respecting what's going on the ice. Also know that covering the Women's Frozen Four will be a far greater challenge than covering the ECAC tournament if these guys have little experience covering women's hockey. That means a lot of reading, a lot of interviewing, a lot of getting background knowledge. I think the CSTV guys did that and did a pretty solid job for the most part. Most important though is just that they just have to respect all four teams on the ice, wherever they're from.