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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 12/29/2008
2008 in review: NHL.
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2008 was a good year for the NHL in the ratings department. The year started out with a highly-touted outdoor game on New Year's Day. The first Winter Classic featured star Sidney Crosby scoring the game-winning goal in driving snow -- a perfect showcase for the league on network television. ...
Video: OFFICIAL HIGHLIGHTS --- NHL Winter Classic
nhl.tv - 1/2/2009
Video: OFFICIAL HIGHLIGHTS --- NHL Winter Classic
— nhl.tv — January 1 ---- NBC / NHL.com: Over seven minutes of the best from the NBC live telecast... on New Year's Day at Wrigley Field. --- All 10 goals are included with other key action from the 2nd annual NHL Winter Classic where over 40,000 spectators saw the Chicago Blackhawks host the Detroit Red Wings. (more) Video: OFFICIAL HIGHLIGHTS --- NHL Winter Classic

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With Crosby disregard, NHL obviously endorses genital walloping
sports.yahoo.com - 12/22/2008
With Crosby disregard, NHL obviously endorses genital walloping
— sports.yahoo.com — When it comes to analyzing the NHL's system of discipline, it's foolhardy to play the "if Player... X had done Action Y, then he would have received Punishment Z" game of hypothetical comparisons. One, because acts of hockey violence are ... (more) With Crosby disregard, NHL obviously endorses genital ...

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The year of Puck Daddy 2008: Slimy octopi to sloppy seconds
sports.yahoo.com - 12/31/2008
The year of Puck Daddy 2008: Slimy octopi to sloppy seconds
— sports.yahoo.com — Puck Daddy started publishing on Yahoo! Sports in April, at the cusp of a very entertaining Stanley... Cup playoffs that provided enough controversy, frivolity and drama to fill an entire season. Little did we know the rest of the year would provide so ... (more) The year of Puck Daddy 2008: Slimy octopi to sloppy seconds

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Monday Morning Linkage
Fang's Bites — ... goes over the Best Sports Image of 2008. William Houston of the Toronto Globe and Mail reviews the year in TV sports. Christopher Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media is on vacation, but mentions that a good spot to visit in New York is the Sports Museum of America. Steve Lepore's Puck The Media blog says NBC's schedule of NHL games will start mostly at 12:30 p.m. on Sundays. The Sports Media Watch continues its look back at 2008 with a review of the NHL. Wayne Friedman of Mediapost says college football gained ...

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