thepensblog.com - 4/17/2009
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From PittsburghPenguins.com :
Game 3 Sunday Won't Be On Outdoor Screen Pittsburgh Penguins Apr 17, 2009, 1:36 PM EDT The Penguins will not show Sunday’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs on the outdoor screen in front of Mellon Arena because of a decision by NBC Sports. Sunday’s game ...
sports.yahoo.com - 4/18/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced today that Game 3
of their Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Philadelphia...
Flyers will not be televised on the big screen outside Mellon Arena due to "a decision by NBC Sports." More to the point: "NBC Sports does not allow teams to show ...
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Why NBC Sports pulled the plug on Penguins' big-screen party
sports.yahoo.com - 4/18/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Just a quick update from yesterday's story about
NBC not allowing the Pittsburgh Penguins to show Game...
3 of their series against the Philadelphia Flyers on the big screen outside Mellon Arena. Canadian rights-holder CBC Sports made an ...
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No CBC Sports feed for Pens' cancelled Game 3 viewing party
thepensblog.com - 4/19/2009
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thepensblog.com —
Here is the thing. It is the playoffs.
Pens are fighting the Flyers. We're battling retard Flyer...
fans. A lot of stuff going on right now. Then all of sudden, some suit, who has never watched a game in his or her life, decides to ...
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... UPDATE** NBC is shutting down the outside screen for Game 3, since they're broadcasting it nationally. What a joke of a move. Pensblog has email addys for some NBC bigwigs so you can let them know how you feel about that decision. ...
View from the East: Ovechkin wasn’t happy with the goals let in, Kovalev losses his stick to a Bruins fan, Lundqvist gets bumped in practice and NBC eliminates outdoor hockey viewing in Pittsburgh
IllegalCurve.com —
... The Penguins will not show Sunday’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs on the outdoor screen in front of Mellon Arena because of a decision by NBC Sports. ...
Why Versus Coverage Beats NBC's in my Book
Bangin Panger —
... Yet this is supposed to be a "partnership" between the league and NBC. Not Gary Bettman bending over backwards so that NBC can squeeze every single rating out of his product. Oh we know that's how NBC works, we saw that in Pittsburgh during the Cup finals. ...
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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 4/19/2009 — .nobrtable br { display: none }NBC enters its coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the heels of flat ratings during the regular season.Ten NHL telecasts averaged a 1.0 rating on NBC during the 2008-09 season, even with last year's mark. Ratings had ...
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Crosby/Ovechkin draws 1.1.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 2/24/2009 — The increasingly heated rivalry between NHL stars Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin did not light up the ratings on NBC Sunday.NBC drew a 1.1 overnight rating for the Capitals' win over the Penguins on Sunday, up 10% from a 1.0 overnight for lone ...
NHL Playoff Standings —
Bleacher Report - NHL 4/18/2009
One-Boston bruins, twoWashington Capitals. Three New Jersey Devils, four Pittsburgh Penguins, five Philadelphia Flyers, Six Carolina Hurricanes, seven New York Rangers, eight Montreal Canadiens.
Anaheim leads by one against the Sharks.
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