Showing posts with label NHL on VERSUS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NHL on VERSUS. Show all posts

Monday, February 7, 2011

Rangers-Red Wings Preview: Biron in again tonight

Suddenly, Henrik Lundqvist is riding the pine. The King has slumped since his best game of the year- a 1-0 shutout of the Canucks at MSG last month. Having let in questionable goals in each of his last four starts, John Tortorella has decided to give our franchise netminder a breather by playing Martin Biron a second consecutive game. Since relieving Lundqvist in a 3-2 home loss to the Devils, all Biron has done is allow one goal on 36 shots. Albeit a flukey one by ex-Ranger Scott Gomez, who picked up a hard carom of an Alexandre Picard wide shot and went upstairs during the Canadiens' 2-0 shutout Saturday.

So, Biron gets the call again in Detroit against a very skilled Red Wing team that even minus Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom can score in bunches. They enter having been blanked consecutively. Figure Henrik Zetterberg, Nick Lidstrom, Johan Franzen and Company to play with an edge. Especially with Nashville breathing down their necks. In their proud history, the Red Wings have never been shutout three straight times. I highly expect Biron to keep them off the scoreboard tonight. But that also means this MIA act by Marian Gaborik has to end. There have been too many games where our most dangerous sniper hasn't been noticeable. With his ice-time dwindling including on our dreadful power play that fired blanks on four in a row in en empty second at Molson Centre, it's time for No.10 to resemble the guy who scored 43 goals last year. Tonight is as good a place as any to start.

Hopefully, our guys who are on their first four-game skid of the season will turn it up and snap out of it. They're only making it harder on themselves.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Devil influence on tonight's game...

Hooray! Mike "Doc" Emrick will be calling tonight's Rangers-Islanders game with Brian Engblom and Billy Jaffe on VERSUS.

Bill Patrick, Keith Jones and Eddie Olczyk in the studio.

Why? Olczyk's obviously better than Engblom.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Hockey Tonight!

Finally.

Here's VERSUS' schedule for tonight:

5:30 Lord Stanley's Summer - Trivails and Trips over the Ducks' Cup Winning Summer..
6:30 Hockey Central - Pre-Game Show, New Studio, New Host, In HD.
7:00 Anaheim vs. Detroit - Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Chris Simpson
9:30 Dallas vs. Colorado - Joe Beninati, Daryl Reaugh, Bob Harwood
12:00 Hockey Central

Predictions later today.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Thoughts on the VERSUS PR

- Well, Bill Clement's firing from NBC looks less ambiguous now. It's clear he's prepping for a return to ESPN when they bid for a piece of the NHL rights, so he may re-join Gary Thorne.

- For a small profile of Bill Patrick, not to be confused with William Patrick Hitler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Patrick_Hitler), check this USA Network profile, since he heads up their PGA coverage as a play-by-play man: http://www.usanetwork.com/sports/pgatourgolf/theshow/characterprofiles/patrick/index.html

- The schedule is fairly standard, your usual load of lots of Rangers, Flyers, Wings, Avs and Pens. Lots of Sabres and Bruins as well. Once again, most of the games feature Eastern teams, and the Western Conference clubs, particularly everyone but Detroit and Colorado, are mostly ignored. Because the Stanley Cup Finalist from the Western Conference never comes from the Pacific Division or Canada or anything.

-Speaking of Canada, all 6 teams from the Great White North make at least one appearences, with the Maple Leafs making three appearences and the Canadiens making 5, more than about 15 American teams. It's clear the NHL is using these two clubs, Original 6's with fans around North America, to draw some interest into the league.

-The NHL on VERSUS' 3 Inter-Conference games are real barn-burners: Carolina-Nashville, Washington-Detroit, and Pittsburgh-Minnesota. To be fair, Caps-Wings should be exciting, but Canes-Preds and Pens-Wild? Okay, you go do that VERSUS.

-Overall, there's really not much to say. VERSUS should be covering the Saturday London game, but they're not due to a Big 12 telecast. NBC can't cover it due to their round the clock President's Cup coverage. Perhaps the first game will be a launching pad for the NHL Network? Eh, maybe they'll just be dumb enough to not show it. Never know with this league.

VERSUS Announces 2007-08 Schedule

VERSUS RELEASES NHL SCHEDULE FOR 2007-08 REGULAR SEASON
Schedule Features 57 Exclusive Games Including Game of the Week

Network Also Announces Addition of Bill Patrick as New Studio Host for “Hockey Central”

STAMFORD, Conn. (August 15, 2007)—VERSUS, the national cable television home of the NHL, today announced the television schedule for the 2007-08 regular season and the addition of Bill Patrick as the new studio host of “Hockey Central.” The network opens its coverage with a southern California showdown between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings in London on September 30 at 12 p.m. ET. Then, on October 3, VERSUS’ coverage returns to the U.S. with a double-header featuring a match-up between Anaheim and Detroit at 7 p.m. ET and Dallas and Colorado at 9:30 p.m. ET. Bill Patrick will be making his “Hockey Central” debut on October 3. All of the network’s regular-season games are exclusive and VERSUS’ regular-season schedule features an exclusive Game of the Week wherein VERSUS will be the only place on television to watch the NHL game in the U.S. at that time. Every NHL game on VERSUS will be produced and shown in hi def where available.

VERSUS’ 2007-08 NHL schedule highlights some of the most exciting hockey games of the season and every U.S.-based team will be featured on VERSUS at least once during the regular season, with teams like the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Philadelphia Flyers making a season-high eight appearances each. In total, VERSUS will present 57 regular season games, All-Star weekend, wall-to-wall playoff action and the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. Mike “Doc” Emrick will return as the network’s lead play-by-play announcer. He will be joined all season long by the best NHL announcers in the game today, including Eddie Olczyk, Joe Beninati, and Darren Eliot. Additions to the network’s hockey commentating team will be released as details become available.

“In the network's third year as the exclusive cable television home of the NHL, we worked closely with the league to deliver a schedule that features the best match-ups and most exciting games to continue building off the momentum of last year’s 31-percent increase in viewership during the regular season,” said Marc Fein, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production for VERSUS. "With our superior production quality, all games produced and available in hi def, along with first-rate announce teams and the addition of veteran sports broadcaster Bill Patrick as the host of ‘Hockey Central,’ VERSUS’ coverage this season will be the best viewers have ever seen."

As always, the network will wrap up the evening with its stellar NHL studio show, “Hockey Central,” with new host Bill Patrick and returning analysts Keith Jones and Brian Engblom. A veteran broadcaster, Patrick currently serves as an anchor for NBC’s Sports Desk and recently completed his fifth year as play-by-play host of USA Network’s PGA Tour coverage. Patrick, who first attained national prominence as a SportsCenter anchor on ESPN, has covered world-class sporting events such as the Super Bowl, NASCAR, Stanley Cup Final games, U.S. Open Golf and Tennis among other high-profile events during his 30-year broadcasting career.

The network’s full schedule follows (subject to change):
*Denotes exclusive Game of the Week

DATE GAMES TIME (ET)
Sun. Sept. 30 Anaheim at Los Angeles 12:00 PM
Wed. Oct. 3* Anaheim at Detroit 7:00 PM
Wed. Oct. 3* Dallas at Colorado 9:30 PM
Tue. Oct. 9* Carolina at Toronto 7:00 PM
Wed. Oct. 10 N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders 7:00 PM
Mon. Oct. 15 Toronto at Buffalo 7:00 PM
Tue. Oct. 16* Atlanta at Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Mon. Oct. 22 Boston at Montreal 7:30 PM
Tue. Oct. 23* N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Mon. Oct. 29 San Jose at Dallas 8:00 PM
Tue. Oct. 30* Pittsburgh at Minnesota 7:00 PM
Mon. Nov. 5 Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers 7:00 PM
Tue. Nov. 6* N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders 7:00 PM
Mon. Nov. 12 Carolina at Florida 7:30 PM
Tue. Nov. 13* Detroit at St. Louis 8:00 PM
Mon. Nov. 19 Tampa Bay at Atlanta 7:00 PM
Tue. Nov. 20* Boston at Toronto 7:00 PM
Mon. Nov. 26 Buffalo at Washington 7:00 PM
Tue. Nov. 27* Calgary at Detroit 7:00 PM
Mon. Dec. 3 Dallas at Columbus 7:00 PM
Tue. Dec. 4* Detroit at Montreal 7:30 PM
Mon. Dec. 10 Boston at Buffalo 7:00 PM
Tue. Dec. 11* Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Mon. Dec. 17* Washington at Detroit 7:00 PM
Tue. Dec. 18 Ottawa at Boston 7:00 PM
Mon. Dec. 31* St. Louis at Detroit 7:00 PM
Wed. Jan. 2 Atlanta at Carolina 7:00 PM
Tue. Jan. 8 Colorado at Detroit 7:30 PM
Mon. Jan. 14* N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Tue. Jan. 15 Montreal at N.Y. Islanders 7:00 PM
Mon. Jan. 21* Washington at Pittsburgh 7:30 PM
Tue. Jan. 22 Boston at Montreal 7:30 PM
Sat. Jan. 26 All-Star Skills 7:00 PM
Sun. Jan. 27 All-Star Game 7:00 PM
Tue. Jan. 29 Buffalo at Tampa Bay 7:00 PM
Tue. Jan. 29 San Jose at Edmonton 9:30 PM
Wed. Jan. 30 Anaheim at Minnesota 7:00 PM
Wed. Jan. 30 Chicago at Colorado 9:30 PM
Mon. Feb. 4* Pittsburgh at New Jersey 7:00 PM
Tue. Feb. 5 Carolina at Nashville 8:00 PM
Mon. Feb. 11* Phoenix at Dallas 7:00 PM
Tue. Feb. 12 Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders 7:00 PM
Tue. Feb. 12 Anaheim at Colorado 9:30 PM
Mon. Feb. 18* Detroit at Colorado 8:00 PM
Tue. Feb. 19 Chicago at St. Louis 8:00 PM
Mon. Feb. 25* Philadelphia at Buffalo 7:00 PM
Tue. Feb. 26 New Jersey at Carolina 7:00 PM
Mon. March 03* Boston at Washington 7:00 PM
Tue. March 4 Buffalo at Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Tue. March 4 Vancouver at Colorado 9:30 PM
Mon. March 10* N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo 7:00 PM
Tue. March 11 New Jersey at Montreal 7:30 PM
Mon. March 17* Colorado at Minnesota 7:00 PM
Tue. March 18 Atlanta at Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Mon. March 24* Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders 7:00 PM
Tue. March 25 Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers 7:00 PM
Mon. March 31* Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers 7:00 PM
Tue. April 1 TBD
Tue. April 1 Colorado at Vancouver 10:00 PM

VERSUS (VERSUS.com) celebrates real competition in all its forms. Now in more than 72 million homes, the network is the national cable home of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as best-in-class events like The Tour de France, the America's Cup, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), Professional Boxing, the Boston Marathon and Davis Cup. The network also offers collegiate sports from top conferences such as the Pac-10, Big 12 and Mountain West. VERSUS features the best field sports programming on television and is a destination for sports fans, athletes and sportsmen to find exclusive, competitive events that audiences can't find elsewhere. VERSUS, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.

A Battle of New York Apology...

We'd like to say we're sorry for not getting you the TV schedule.

A VERSUS PR rep and The Globe and Mail's Bill Houston told me in good faith that we would see it today (Wednesday, August 15, 2007).

Besides, we reported it first. So there.

Anyway, we'll show it to you tomorrow. We promise.

Monday, August 13, 2007

NHL VERSUS to announce sked Tomorrow

So says the title of the post.

We'll be here tomorrow to give u the official release before ANYONE ELSE. We promise.

And then, later in the day, check out our analysis of what looks to be an interesting year 3 of The NHL On VERSUS.

The NHL On NBC may be announcing their sked as well tomorrow, so stay tuned to Battle of NY ALL DAY.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

The 2007-08 NHL On VERSUS Schedule

Hey, Look what I found!

Sept. 30 – 12:00 Anaheim vs. Los Angeles
Oct. 3 – 7:00 Anaheim vs. Detroit
9:30 Dallas vs. Colorado
Oct. 9 – 7:00 Carolina vs. Toronto
Oct. 10 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders
Oct. 15 – 7:00 Toronto vs. Buffalo
Oct. 16 – 7:00 Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
Oct. 22 – 7:30 Boston vs. Montreal
Oct. 23 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. Pittsburgh
Oct. 29 – 8:00 San Jose vs. Dallas
Oct. 30 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota
Nov. 5 – 7:00 Philadelphia vs. NY Rangers
Nov. 6 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders
Nov. 12 – 7:30 Carolina vs. Florida
Nov. 13 – 8:00 Detroit vs. St. Louis
Nov. 19 – 7:00 Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta
Nov. 20 – 7:00 Boston vs. Toronto
Nov. 26 – 7:00 Buffalo vs. Washington
Nov. 27 – 7:00 Calgary vs. Detroit
Dec. 3 – 7:00 Dallas vs. Columbus
Dec. 4 – 7:30 Detroit vs. Montreal
Dec. 10 – 7:00 Boston vs. Buffalo
Dec. 11 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia
Dec. 17 – 7:00 Washington vs. Detroit
Dec. 18 – 7:00 Ottawa vs. Boston
Dec. 31 – 7:00 St. Louis vs. Detroit
Jan. 2 – 7:00 Atlanta vs. Carolina
Jan. 8 – 7:30 Colorado vs. Detroit
Jan. 14 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 15 – 7:00 Montreal vs. NY Islanders
Jan. 21 – 7:00 Washington vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 22 – 7:30 Boston vs. Montreal
Jan. 26 – 7:00 All-Star Skills Competition/Young-Stars
Jan. 27 - ??? All-Star Game
Jan. 29 – 7:30 Buffalo vs. Tampa Bay
Jan. 29 – 10:00 San Jose vs. Edmonton
Jan. 30 – 7:00 Anaheim vs. Minnesota
Jan. 30 – 9:30 Chicago vs. Colorado
Feb. 4 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey
Feb. 5 – 8:00 Carolina vs. Nashville
Feb. 11 – 8:00 Phoenix vs. Dallas
Feb. 12 – 7:00 Philadelphia vs. NY Islanders
Feb. 12 – 9:30 Anaheim vs. Colorado
Feb. 18 – 8:00 Detroit vs. Colorado
Feb. 19 – 8:00 Chicago vs. St. Louis
Feb. 25 – 7:00 Philadelphia vs. Buffalo
Feb. 26 – 7:00 New Jersey vs. Carolina
Mar. 3 – 7:00 Boston vs. Washington
Mar. 4 – 7:00 Buffalo vs. Philadelphia
Mar. 4 – 9:30 Vancouver vs. Colorado
Mar. 10 – 7:00 NY Rangers vs. Buffalo
Mar. 11 – 7:30 New Jersey vs. Montreal
Mar. 17 – 8:00 Colorado vs. Minnesota
Mar. 18 – 7:00 Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
Mar. 24 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. NY Islanders
Mar. 25 – 7:00 Philadelphia vs. NY Rangers
Mar. 31 – 7:00 Pittsburgh vs. NY Rangers
Apr. 1 – 7:00 VERSUS Choice Game
Apr. 1 – 10:00 Colorado vs. Vancouver

Games By Team:

Colorado - 8
Detroit - 8
NY Rangers - 8
Philadelphia - 8
Pittsburgh - 8
Buffalo - 7
Boston - 6
Carolina - 5
Montreal - 5
NY Islanders - 5
Anaheim - 4
Atlanta - 4
Dallas - 4
Washington - 4
Minnesota - 3
New Jersey - 3
St. Louis - 3
Toronto - 3
Chicago - 2
San Jose - 2
Tampa Bay - 2
Vancouver - 2
Calgary - 1
Columbus - 1
Edmonton - 1
Florida - 1
Los Angeles - 1
Nashville - 1
Ottawa - 1
Phoenix - 1

Sabres on VERSUS

Well...they're a New York team. Do not judge me...


Mon. Oct. 15 Toronto vs. Buffalo 7:00 PM
Mon. Nov. 26 Buffalo vs. Washington 7:00 PM
Mon. Dec. 10 Boston vs. Buffalo 7:00 PM
Tue. Jan. 29 Buffalo vs. Tampa Bay 7:30 PM
Mon. Feb. 25 Philadelphia vs. Buffalo 7:00 PM
Tue. Mar. 04 Buffalo vs. Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Mon. Mar. 10 N.Y. Rangers vs. Buffalo 7:00 PM

Friday, August 3, 2007

VERSUS info...

VERSUS' schedule of NHL games, along with likely NBC's, will be released the week of August 13. Of course, NBC's games will be flex-scheduled, with the 1 Game of the Week chosen 2 Weeks in advance.

Also, I'm sure many of you would be wondering if VERSUS is going to go to England and cover the two Ducks-Kings games at the 02 Arena in London.

The answer is yes...and no. They will be covering ONE game in England, the Sunday game on 9/30. It is not known yet whether or not they will air the Saturday game.

The thought behind that is that...NBC will air it if the plans for an outdoor game fall through, or VERSUS will move the start time of the TBD Big 12 Football Game from 12:30 to as late as 4:30, since they have less wiggle room than usual because they have a PBR event at 8 and a Mountain West game at 10

Thought you'd all like to know.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Opening Night Doubleheader

If your VERSUS, based on what's happened in free agency and whatnot, what two games do you use to open the season?

My pick:

7:00 Anaheim vs. Pittsburgh
10:00 Detroit vs. San Jose

What do you guys think? Comment it.

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