I miss hockey on ESPN2

[PP]

Fuck NHL being on VS. Ya'll remember when this was on ESPN2 every Wednesday Night? Damn. I miss watching hockey. I am glad NESN does good coverage for the Bruins.

sidenote: I miss the Whalers too.

[killgod]

Who doesn't miss the Whalers? Cmon, that logo was sickkkkkkkk.

It sucks ESPN and NHL aren't friends anymore. Wouldn't mind some more national HD games throughout the week, instead i'm stuck watching the fucking leafs/bruins/sabres/habs/pens/rangers every god damn night.


Ah well.

[Apocalypse]

Yeah, i miss both hockey on ESPN and the Whalers,

maybe sometime in the future Hartford will get a team back, they deserve it.

I have the NHL Ticket thing from Direct TV, so i watch 2-3 games every night, it's fun.

[Bomberooski]

Fuck NHL being on VS. Ya'll remember when this was on ESPN2 every Wednesday Night? Damn. I miss watching hockey. I am glad NESN does good coverage for the Bruins.

sidenote: I miss the Whalers too.

Right with you Premier. I miss the theme song

[PP]

Right with you Premier. I miss the theme song

idk how to embed a youtube link soooooooo here ya go

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKSpEfPOTo"]YouTube - Brass Bonanza[/ame]

nevermind it does it automatically.

[Bomberooski]

idk how to embed a youtube link soooooooo here ya go

YouTube - Brass Bonanza

nevermind it does it automatically.

I was thinking about this theme premier but the Whalers one is cool too:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlKtlFJYAhU"]YouTube - Alternate "ESPN National Hockey Night" Theme[/ame]

[celtsxpatsxsox]

Once the NHL had its strike it lost so much popularity. I see it slowly gaining its popularity back in the US.

[Roogy]

The NHL would have been best served before they signed that Versus Deal to take the ESPN deal even if it wasn't the best in regards to money.

ESPN would have been better in the long run in terms of visibility and as a result, would have generated more revenue for the NHL in the long run. Due to the financial issues the NHL has had, I think they took VS for a short term fix.

I could be totally wrong but I remember it going down this way and the NHL turning ESPN down.

[celtsxpatsxsox]

they definitely are increasing because if I can remember the year they came back from the strike they implemented new rules to make the refs call more penaltys and kind of take away from the physical aspect of hockey, which so many americans love. Now they are kinda going back to the physical game of hockey which is why I think Americans are gaining interest again. Now all we need is for them to get rid of the instigator penalty so we can see some big team fight lol.

[celtsxpatsxsox]

you cant fit that into one post?