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ESPN keeping a close eye on hockey
weblogs.newsday.com - 9/11/2007
ESPN keeping a close eye on hockey
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Speaking of ESPN content poobah John Skipper, he reiterated in Bristol a couple of weeks back what he had told me earlier: That the Worldwide Leader potentially does have interest in bringing back the NHL in 2008-09 - IF it becomes available. For now Versus has the exclusive cable rights to the league, but there have been whispers it might be willing to negotiate that exclusivity away, ...

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PuckUpdate :: The Hockey Blog — ... Neil Best had two interesting posts today, that I kind of think might be related (other than that they're written by the same guy). Number one: ESPN is still keeping the door open on bringing hockey back, perhaps sharing the package with Versus. Item two: ...

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