Hockey showing signs of life on local TV

MVNsoccer posted 11/9/2007 from weblogs.newsday.com [flag]

I made a reference in my newspaper column last week to the encouraging very early TV ratings for the Islanders. A week later it turns out all three local NHL squads are off to fast starts, which I'm happy to report because I've spent the past two years making fun of hockey's awful ratings, but I'm a hockey guy from way, way back. [link]

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