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HNIC Radio Begins Next Month

by Paul on 09/07/07 at 11:25 AM ET
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from CBC,

The CBC announced the launching of HNIC Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio Friday, bringing back the show’s radio roots which started 74 years ago.
HNIC Radio will air Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET beginning Oct. 1 on channel 122, and will be available to Sirius listeners throughout North America. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
“This is a wonderful extension of the Hockey Night in Canada brand,” said Scott Moore, executive director of CBC Sports.

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High Prices In Russia

by Paul on 08/25/07 at 11:20 PM ET
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from the Ice Hole,

The Moscow reality is high prices. Just how high?
Two TSN crew members sat down for dinner. They had two lobster pastas, four bottles of water and two tomato and bocconcini salads.
The total? Try $360 Canadian.
They couldn’t believe it.
“I just paid $25 for a tomato,” one said.

a little more...
Heck, I would have sent them 40 tomatoes, which would leave me with about 100 (neighbors love giving away tomotoes!).

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Soon We Will Have Ice

by Paul on 08/25/07 at 11:06 PM ET
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Saturday night, humid as heck- Well this should get you in the mood..
The extreme sport of underwater ice hockey played upside down.

To see the video…

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You’re Invited - But Don’t Tell Anyone

by Paul on 08/21/07 at 01:01 PM ET
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from James Fitzpatrick at About Hockey,

In light of this summer’s many scandals - Michael Vick, Tim Donaghy, the Tour de France - a CBC Radio show invited a sports reporter to take calls from listeners last week. Simon Dingley, who works for the CBC, used the opportunity to take several shots at his profession.
He began by telling how a prominent NHL agent took several members of the hockey media on a junket to Scotland a few years ago, all expenses paid. Of course, the hopeless conflict of interest got no mention in any of their stories.

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Media Responsibility in Hockey Coverage

by Alanah McGinley on 08/15/07 at 08:42 PM ET
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Motivated by the recent story by David Shoalts which—incorrectly, it turned out—speculated that Scotty Bowman was offered a position with the Maple Leafs organization, Tom Benjamin comments on the issues facing those who write about the game of hockey.

-Shoalts could have avoided the error simply by picking up the phone and calling Bowman. Deciding not to do that because Bowman might not tell the truth was inexcusable. Steve Simmons made a similar mistake earlier this summer when he incorrectly reported that Mats Sundin required surgery. The error could have been avoided with a phone call.
-I do not understand why competition among reporters excuses sloppiness, particularly when the story is hardly a “scoop”. If the Leafs were going to hire Bowman, we’d all hear about it soon enough. There really isn’t any gain to anyone if the Globe breaks the story a day or two early. A real scoop involves a story that would not come to light but for the reporter’s work.

more… *looking at Shoalts, Simmons, Eklund and others

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Hockey Loses An Institution With The Passing Of Dave Fay

by Paul on 07/18/07 at 12:50 PM ET
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Long-time Washington Times hockey writer Dave Fay has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. Dave recently was named winner of the Elmer Ferguson Award for his years of service covering the Capitals since their infancy.
The Hockey Hall of Fame will honor Fay’s memory with the official presentation of the Ferguson award to Fay’s family in November.

“He was one of the most beloved characters in our association,” said Professional Hockey Writers Association president Kevin Allen. “He was the loveable curmudgeon, an old-school reporter who played the journalism game with his elbows up. He had a biting humor that has entertained his colleagues for many, many years. We have lost a hockey institution.”

You can read more about Dave from this press release from the Hockey Hall of Fame (scroll down).

added 9:25pm, Nice write up on Dave at the Caps website...

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Hockey Beat Writers Laid Off

by Paul on 07/04/07 at 09:46 AM ET
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PJ at Sharkspage sent me an email late last night notifying me of this…

The San Francisco Chronicle laid off Sharks beat writer Ross McKeon, who has been covering the team since 1991. Also, Sharks beat writer Victor Chi is on the list of 31 San Jose Mercury News employees who were laid off on Monday.

click to Sharkspage to read more on this.  As many of us know, the newspaper industry is struggling these days and many papers are making these types of tough decisions…

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Jay Onrait Entertains

by Alanah McGinley on 07/01/07 at 02:58 PM ET
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TSN’s Jay Onrait is doing the liveblog thing again today, if you’re interested…

12:46 - A reader named Jeff Lush asks: “Does the TSN Brass realize the risk of having these free agent/trade deadline shows? What happens if nobody signs today?” I’m sure they’re not that concerned. What else were you planning on watching today, the U.S. Women’s Open? Boo-yah! Take that Lorena Ochoa!

more…

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Free Agency Deadline: All the News

by Alanah McGinley on 06/30/07 at 08:28 PM ET
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Kukla’s Korner will, of course, be updating all free agent news as it breaks after the deadline tomorrow. However, there are a variety of other ways you can keep on top of things.

Here are six good sources of UFA news for your viewing, listening and online entertainment for July 1st

#1. TSN / TSN Broadband / NHL Network - Free Agent Frenzy Show
Airing Sunday July 1, from 11am to 2pm ET and 6pm to 7pm ET. 
The program is being produced partly as a celebration of Canada Day, NHL style. Only available in Canada that we know of right now. (more here)

Update:NHL.com will be streaming the feed from the NHL Network online. Excellent news for U.S. fans!

Note: Here is the direct link to 56K online video feed at NHL.com. (only available in USA).  For higher quality video stream 300K - go here.

#2 Spector’s Trade Rumors
Can’t ever forget Spector. Watch for breaking news and analysis all day long.
Link

 

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Where Is The Outrage

by Paul on 06/09/07 at 01:36 PM ET
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form the AP via Sports Illustrated,

Game 1 of the NBA finals drew the lowest rating ever for an opening-game in prime time, dropping 19 percent from last year.
The San Antonio Spurs’ 85-76 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night earned a 6.3 rating and 11 share on ABC. The previous low was a 6.4/11 in 2003.
Last year’s Game 1 between Miami and Dallas earned a 7.8 rating and 14 share.

thanks to a KK reader for the pointer…

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