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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    polaris_x wrote:
    lukin2006 wrote:
    Sucks to be a Canadian subscriber of cable/satellite because they'll use this to drive up the already overprice cable/sat fees Canadians pay, I do love it that TSN lost hockey, now maybe they'll sell the hockey night in Canada theme song back to CBC :lol::lol::lol:.

    CTV bought the theme song

    I was hopeful CBC would get it back.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    lukin2006 wrote:
    I was hopeful CBC would get it back.

    i wonder how much money she wanted that cbc didn't want to renew it back in 2008
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,853
    RoughMix wrote:
    lukin2006 wrote:
    Bob Probert ... Wish he was around for this game.

    Probie would have loved this!
    Man,what a treat watching him play.
    I was at this game.One of the best fights I have ever seen.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... FAReX5k9cA

    thats a famous one for sure...



    Hate the Rogers deal. Fuck Rogers.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    MayDay10 wrote:
    thats a famous one for sure...



    Hate the Rogers deal. Fuck Rogers.

    i echo your sentiments but can i ask how a yank comes to this conclusion?
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,853
    I love HNIC. As a kid, when options were limited, we would watch on Saturday night, often using an antenna to grab the French broadcast.... Nostalgia. even now, Saturday night hearing the Coach's Corner music it brings me back.

    I have grown to like TSN. great sports coverage, I frequent their site for NHL news and CFL information. I also watch their CFL coverage on NBC Sports here in the US. I also like their WJC coverage (which is unchanged). I have the NHL package which often times broadcasts TSN coverage.


    Rogers represents everything wrong in television. They have the same model as Comcast here. Buy everything in site and squeeze the customer to pass on the cost (while keeping everything they bought exclusive to their subscribers). It is an evil empire and they even have a fixing to buy the Buffalo Bills and steal them from Buffalo.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    MayDay10 wrote:
    I love HNIC. As a kid, when options were limited, we would watch on Saturday night, often using an antenna to grab the French broadcast.... Nostalgia. even now, Saturday night hearing the Coach's Corner music it brings me back.

    I have grown to like TSN. great sports coverage, I frequent their site for NHL news and CFL information. I also watch their CFL coverage on NBC Sports here in the US. I also like their WJC coverage (which is unchanged). I have the NHL package which often times broadcasts TSN coverage.


    Rogers represents everything wrong in television. They have the same model as Comcast here. Buy everything in site and squeeze the customer to pass on the cost (while keeping everything they bought exclusive to their subscribers). It is an evil empire and they even have a fixing to buy the Buffalo Bills and steal them from Buffalo.

    ahhhh ... that's without having to deal with them and their tv/phone BS ... hahaha ... hopefully, the crew from tsn will move over to sportsnet ...
  • Vitalogensia
    Vitalogensia Posts: 2,197
    Has anyone else seen this? I thought it was a joke at first, and I'm still holding out hope that it is:

    http://video.predators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=494264
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    SK359828 wrote:
    Has anyone else seen this? I thought it was a joke at first, and I'm still holding out hope that it is:

    http://video.predators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=494264

    :lol::lol::lol:
  • Nami
    Nami Newfoundland Posts: 5,999
    SK359828 wrote:
    Has anyone else seen this? I thought it was a joke at first, and I'm still holding out hope that it is:

    http://video.predators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=494264

    holy f'king cheese.... brutal :lol: :fp:
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    TSN and Sportsnet its all the same to be me, they are both part of big media conglomerates here in Canada. All this monster deal means is that cable/sat subscribers (which I am not 1 of, so I was glad CBC stayed on board) here in Canada will see their monthly bill increase. Some of what I read in the past was that TSN wanted all the hockey and cutting CBC out and if this was true then that would be bad, not everyone wants to pay ridiculous monthly fees to cable/sat companies.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    according to this article it doesn't sound great for CBC either.

    NHL agrees to 12-year, $5.2B rights deal with Rogers

    http://beta.thescore.com/nhl/news/364089

    edit ... so from what I've read CBC essentially has no say ... they pay nothing to broadcast Saturday night hockey and also receive no money from the advertising. So I'm guessing here, but I would almost think that the regional saturday games in the Canadian markets will be broadcast on sports net, leaving CBC with maybe Florida and Columbus ;):lol::lol:. So glad I'm not dependent upon Saturday night hockey or any hockey for that matter. Another reason the nfl is leaps ahead of all the other major sports, I can still watch plenty of great football without paying for cable or satellite.

    So either way TSN and Sportsnet were going to take control ... too bad the CBC executives don't have balls and said no deal.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    they are saying salary caps can go up like $3 million just based on this deal alone ... in watching the production of games - i definitely prefer cbc then tsn ... sportsnet definitely on the bottom ...
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    I prefer cbc ... sounds like cbc will be out of the hockey business in 4 years, thats a damn shame ... but I doubt anyway has ever accused the nhl of knowing what there doing which is alienating people like myself who only get cbc ...
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • jlaustin
    jlaustin Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,355
    Nami wrote:
    SK359828 wrote:
    Has anyone else seen this? I thought it was a joke at first, and I'm still holding out hope that it is:

    http://video.predators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=494264

    holy f'king cheese.... brutal :lol: :fp:


    Reminds me of this:

    http://youtu.be/tX5ZRE26YWM. NSFW

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  • BLACK35
    BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,971
    SK359828 wrote:
    Has anyone else seen this? I thought it was a joke at first, and I'm still holding out hope that it is:

    http://video.predators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=494264

    why did it have to be the Leafs in the highlite package :fp:
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    The new deal with Rogers will be better for hockey fans in Canada who subscribe t0 satellite and cable. They are eliminating regional broadcast so you'll be able to watch a game in any market in Canada ... I'm always in favour of choice. I just didn't like the NHL cutting CBC out of the picture.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    lukin2006 wrote:
    The new deal with Rogers will be better for hockey fans in Canada who subscribe t0 satellite and cable. They are eliminating regional broadcast so you'll be able to watch a game in any market in Canada ... I'm always in favour of choice. I just didn't like the NHL cutting CBC out of the picture.

    president of radio canada was on metro morning ... at the end of the day, cbc will still be showing hockey games ... the style and framework is still to be worked out i guess ...

    i agree with you tho ... cbc was by far the best produced hockey show ... tsn a close second ...
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    polaris_x wrote:
    lukin2006 wrote:
    The new deal with Rogers will be better for hockey fans in Canada who subscribe t0 satellite and cable. They are eliminating regional broadcast so you'll be able to watch a game in any market in Canada ... I'm always in favour of choice. I just didn't like the NHL cutting CBC out of the picture.

    president of radio canada was on metro morning ... at the end of the day, cbc will still be showing hockey games ... the style and framework is still to be worked out i guess ...

    i agree with you tho ... cbc was by far the best produced hockey show ... tsn a close second ...

    Unfortunately for CBC its only 4 years ... but they have absolutely no say in which game they get and how its produced. I suspect in 4 years time there will be no NHL over the air, you'll either have to have satellite/cable or whatever. One of the reports said Rogers wanted this deal so they could attract cable cutters back to pay for tv again. Hate to break it to Rogers it'll be a cold day in hell before i'll ever subscribe to cable/satellite again in this country.

    This is going to seriously hurt TSN. When I did have satellite Rogers and TSN were in separate packages, so I suspect many people will drop TSN and pick up Rogers. I think it's another bullshit move by Bettman towards Canada ... I think they could have easily split the NHL up with Sportsnet, TSN and CBC.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    lukin2006 wrote:
    Unfortunately for CBC its only 4 years ... but they have absolutely no say in which game they get and how its produced. I suspect in 4 years time there will be no NHL over the air, you'll either have to have satellite/cable or whatever. One of the reports said Rogers wanted this deal so they could attract cable cutters back to pay for tv again. Hate to break it to Rogers it'll be a cold day in hell before i'll ever subscribe to cable/satellite again in this country.

    This is going to seriously hurt TSN. When I did have satellite Rogers and TSN were in separate packages, so I suspect many people will drop TSN and pick up Rogers. I think it's another bullshit move by Bettman towards Canada ... I think they could have easily split the NHL up with Sportsnet, TSN and CBC.

    i think most of the providers now include both tsn and sportsnet in their sports package ... i'm with bell and I get both those channels ...

    in the end - rogers offered A BOAT LOAD of money for the exclusivity ... what's good for the fans is obviously secondary ...
  • Vitalogensia
    Vitalogensia Posts: 2,197
    BLACK35 wrote:
    SK359828 wrote:
    Has anyone else seen this? I thought it was a joke at first, and I'm still holding out hope that it is:

    http://video.predators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=494264

    why did it have to be the Leafs in the highlite package :fp:

    Because this is Uhmurica, dagnabbit!

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