Niagara get's a 4 seed in the Albany (East) Region

Posted by Dave Weldon at 3/23/2008 12:30:00 PM

On Friday March 28th at 4pm, the CHA Champion Niagara Purple Eagles will take on the #1 Team in the Nation, the Michigan Wolverines, in the first round of the Frozen Four Tournament in Albany New York. The winner of this game could potentially play either Clarkson, or St. Cloud State in the Regional Final on March 29th at 7pm.

It looks like ESPN is more concerned with airing the McDonald's High School Basketball All-Star game, as well as a pointless episode of NFL Live during the 4pm time slot when the first round of the Frozen Four begins. I don't want to get into a huge argument about how ridiculous ESPN is with their bias on which sports they will air, but honestly, it's the Frozen Four, why aren't you airing it?

 

2 Comments:

  1. Unknown said...
    March 24, 2008 at 2:30 PM  
    Not to get into an argument about this, but it's not ESPN's job to televise stuff just because it's on.

    Basketball will get decent ratings (especially a HS All Star game) and NFL Live is cheap to produce and they already have the talent to put on air.

    The regionals will get their ESPNU spot and the Frozen Four will get their ESPN2/ESPN slot and that's not going to change unless there's a mass of people that decide to start watching hockey (college hockey at that).
    Anonymous said...
    March 25, 2008 at 9:12 AM  
    I noticed NHL Network broadcasted some of the ECAC tournament, and their friday programming listed in the digital tuner looked to be a bit up in the air with regards to what they might be showing. At least with NHL Network helping out, the sponsors know that they are getting viewed, what diehard hockey fan wouldn't want to watch some of the one and done action of the NCAA's. One thing that helps, is that more 1st round draft picks are heading for the NCAA than ever before, maybe a little more of a piggyback effect from the NHL viewers in the future.

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