Jason Kay's blog: THN.com Playoff Blog: NHL has a pulse in America

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 Jason Kay's blog: THN.com Playoff Blog: NHL has a pulse in America
Is it lucky happenstance or the payoff from hard work and prudent planning? We won t know the answer to that question for several months or years, but finally the NHL is showing signs of life in the United States. The ratings for the Stanley Cup final, both on Versus and NBC, have been strong, particularly by NHL standards. Versus drew a reported average of 2.426 million viewers for Games 1 ... [link]

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NBC Excellence
Published 5/31/2008 by Alanah at KK Hockey
... the occasional report on trash talk. When Tomas Holmstrom was injured late in Game 3 after being dumped by Hal Gill, McGuire told us one of the Penguins skated by the bench (Tyler Kennedy if memory serves correctly) and said in a disbelieving tone to the combative Swede, “That hurt you?” That was followed by another Penguin telling Wings forward Kirk Maltby it was time he retired. It wasn’t earth-shattering, but it’s the kind of inside-the-game feel you don’t get anywhere else. more

Game 4 previews and a bunch of other stuff
Published 5/31/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... about the referee's journey to the NHL; The Hockey News : The Hockey News's Jason Kay lauds NBC's work in covering the Finals--and their ratings--and Mike Brophy says that the ...

News You Can Use
Published 6/2/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (kanadienkyle) at IllegalCurve.com
Is an NHL spring league a possibility? Has hockey officially returned to the US? Memorial Cup History: 1962 and 1963 Ken Campbell discusses the potential Barry Melrose hiring. An interview with Archie Henderson.

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