The Semi-Official Hockey Thread...
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From: This is not my house!
NHL I take?
I like it here on the whole. TV is a big negative here though. Sports? Tons but not what I like... no motorsports to speak of except NASCAR and that's not for me. Not much hockey and none that isn't NHL (none this year of course).... oh the exception is if the US makes the finals in anything... you won't hear squat til then.
And then there's regular TV... not much in the way of import TV (UK, Cda etc) and oh the hoopla if someone ever shows a boobie.
TV sucks here.
Weather is good though.
I like it here on the whole. TV is a big negative here though. Sports? Tons but not what I like... no motorsports to speak of except NASCAR and that's not for me. Not much hockey and none that isn't NHL (none this year of course).... oh the exception is if the US makes the finals in anything... you won't hear squat til then.
And then there's regular TV... not much in the way of import TV (UK, Cda etc) and oh the hoopla if someone ever shows a boobie.
TV sucks here.
Weather is good though.
Which is why TV sucks here. Who needs to watch when there is so much to do outside? 
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The house of cards begins falling:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2070927
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2070927
LOS ANGELES -- ESPN will not pick up a $60 million option to retain NHL broadcasting rights for next season, the network said Saturday.
ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said the network would have further comment next week. The option deadline is Wednesday.
The decision was first reported by the Los Angeles Times and Rogers Sportsnet in Canada.
While ESPN will not pick up the option on the deal it agreed to in May 2004, the longtime NHL broadcaster could try to retain the rights for less money.
The NHL, in negotiations with the players' association to end the lockout that wiped out all of last season, has a two-year deal with NBC to televise games when play resumes. The league also has TV deals in Canada with CBC and The Sports Network.
ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said the network would have further comment next week. The option deadline is Wednesday.
The decision was first reported by the Los Angeles Times and Rogers Sportsnet in Canada.
While ESPN will not pick up the option on the deal it agreed to in May 2004, the longtime NHL broadcaster could try to retain the rights for less money.
The NHL, in negotiations with the players' association to end the lockout that wiped out all of last season, has a two-year deal with NBC to televise games when play resumes. The league also has TV deals in Canada with CBC and The Sports Network.
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From the world of 'politicians pandering to their own interests' :
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2071410
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2071410
TRENTON, N.J. -- What chance do the New Jersey Devils give a proposal that would give the NHL team a less demonic name?
Think hell freezing over.
"I can assure you the Devils name will never change, and I think there are more important things to be thinking about than something that will never happen," chief executive officer Lou Lamoriello said. "It's who we are and what we want to be."
State Assemblyman Craig Stanley is taking issue with a satanic symbol representing the team, which has won three Stanley Cup championships.
"This is an age where symbolism is very important," said Stanley, a Baptist deacon whose resolution to rename the team is to be introduced in the Assembly next month. A new name would be chosen in a statewide competition.
Stanley's legislative district includes parts of Newark, where the Devils are scheduled to move into a $310 million, 18,000-seat downtown arena in September 2007, from the Meadowlands sports complex in East Rutherford.
"I've always cringed when people say they're going to see the Devils," Stanley said. "The merchandise, the paraphernalia is based on the actual demonic devil. Personally, it causes a little bit of an issue with me."
The team's mascot is a red, cartoonish figure with horns and a goatee.
However, the team's name, chosen in a 1982 fan contest, comes from the mythical Jersey Devil, not the Christian symbol of the antichrist, according to Weird N.J., a travel guide to the state's most offbeat attractions.
The mythical Jersey Devil -- with batlike wings, a forked tail and oversized claws -- was said to terrorize Pine Barrens dwellers in the 18th century after being born the 13th child to poor south Jerseyans and morphing into a dinosaurlike beast.
Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey agrees that the name should stay as is. Team owner Jeff Vanderbeek gave the proposal a less-than-enthusiastic reception.
"He's hellbent on keeping the Devils name," Stanley said.
Think hell freezing over.
"I can assure you the Devils name will never change, and I think there are more important things to be thinking about than something that will never happen," chief executive officer Lou Lamoriello said. "It's who we are and what we want to be."
State Assemblyman Craig Stanley is taking issue with a satanic symbol representing the team, which has won three Stanley Cup championships.
"This is an age where symbolism is very important," said Stanley, a Baptist deacon whose resolution to rename the team is to be introduced in the Assembly next month. A new name would be chosen in a statewide competition.
Stanley's legislative district includes parts of Newark, where the Devils are scheduled to move into a $310 million, 18,000-seat downtown arena in September 2007, from the Meadowlands sports complex in East Rutherford.
"I've always cringed when people say they're going to see the Devils," Stanley said. "The merchandise, the paraphernalia is based on the actual demonic devil. Personally, it causes a little bit of an issue with me."
The team's mascot is a red, cartoonish figure with horns and a goatee.
However, the team's name, chosen in a 1982 fan contest, comes from the mythical Jersey Devil, not the Christian symbol of the antichrist, according to Weird N.J., a travel guide to the state's most offbeat attractions.
The mythical Jersey Devil -- with batlike wings, a forked tail and oversized claws -- was said to terrorize Pine Barrens dwellers in the 18th century after being born the 13th child to poor south Jerseyans and morphing into a dinosaurlike beast.
Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey agrees that the name should stay as is. Team owner Jeff Vanderbeek gave the proposal a less-than-enthusiastic reception.
"He's hellbent on keeping the Devils name," Stanley said.
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Jun 1 2005, 08:41 AM
