thenhlarenaprogram.blogspot.com - 10/13/2008
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Steve strikes again with a simple look at the ratings bonanza and of course our TV Guide for the week which is great because where else can you get it that fast. Great stuff as always from Steve.
'MSG, NY' to ditch current format effective January, '09
weblogs.newsday.com 11/20/2008 — Speaking of scoops (see post below), I broke the news in the Thursday newspaper that as of the end of the calendar year, "MSG, NY" will cease to exist as we have known it lo these past two years. (As will "Hockey Night Live" on Saturdays.)
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Conundrum
bfloblog.wnymedia.net 10/15/2008 — After the Sabres take on the unbeaten Rangers tonight at MSG (and on MSG for that matter), we will, depending on the outcome, hear one of two narratives from the national hockey media:
Rangers win - “The Rangers are clearly the class of the ...
MSG's "MSG, NY" fading to black after New Year -
newsday.com 11/20/2008 — MSG's nightly "MSG, NY" no longer will exist in its current form, effective at the end of the calendar year, MSG Media president Mike Bair confirmed yesterday. Instead, it will be "repurposed" as something more closely resembling a traditional ...
The ratings game.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/1/2008 — Ratings for the start of the NBA season were solid in the #1 and #3 markets. In New York, the Knicks' opener against the Heat drew a 1.45 rating on MSG Wednesday, up 101% from last year's opening game. Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Bulls' opener against ...
Giants play-by-play man Papa calls Jets game -
newsday.com 11/14/2008 — "If I go get a car that's a used car and I'm not really sure where it's been, when it breaks down on you, you can't be upset," he said. "I didn't want to be a part of that. I'm not a used car. I'm a top-of-the-line car." Yikes! Smith had his moments, ...
Rangers Eye History Tonight at Garden
rangers.nhl.com 10/15/2008 — The New York Rangers have been playing in the NHL since 1926, and in those 82 years, no Blueshirts team has ever started a season with six straight wins. Tonight, the 2008-09 edition will look to achieve that feat when they face Buffalo at MSG.
Pregame: Rangers vs Devils — Two teams going for 5-0
rangerland.net 10/13/2008 —
Don’t Lundqvist and Valiquette make a cute couple? Awww. Seriously, both are doing a fine job in net so far this season. (Tom Mihalek/Associated Press)
The Rangers are back home at Madison Square Garden for their first game of the ...
Cablevision, MSG prefer that Isles stay -
newsday.com 1/23/2009 — First of all, if the Islanders ever do leave, they must take into account a big drop in TV rights fees. No one doubts owner Charles Wang is absorbing huge losses, but the blow is softened by $20 million or so per season that MSG Media pays to carry ...
Rangers' Prospect Cherepanov Dies —
Capitals Insider 10/13/2008
As a blog reader pointed out in the comments section, TSN.ca is now confirming that New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov died during a KHL game today. Omsk head coach, Wayne Fleming said Cherepanov collapsed on the bench during the third period ...