Hockey Coverage the Next to Days on NBCUniversal
February 18, 2010 6 Comments
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Crosby, Ovechkin and Team USA all skate in men’s hockey on USA Network and CNBC. On USA Network, live coverage of men’s hockey includes undefeated Team USA facing off against Norway. Also live, men’s curling with Team USA taking on Denmark. Two of the NHL’s biggest stars compete live on CNBC as Team Canada, led by Sidney Crosby, takes on Switzerland, and Alex Ovechkin leads Russia against Slovakia. Both Canada and Russia are undefeated in the tournament thus far. Also live on CNBC, USA’s women’s curling team goes up against Denmark. MSNBC’s live coverage includes women’s hockey with undefeated Team USA facing Finland.Highlights for Thursday, February 18 include:
Thursday, February 18 (DAY 7)
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USA
Noon – 5:30 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – USA vs. Norway (LIVE)CNBC
5:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – Canada vs. Switzerland (LIVE)
Slovakia vs. Russia (LIVE)
Women’s Ice Hockey – Russia vs. China (LIVE)MSNBC
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey – USA vs. Finland (LIVE)USA HIGHLIGHTS:
Men’s Ice Hockey: USA vs. Norway – The most anticipated international tournament in the sport – men’s hockey at a Canadian Olympics – continues as Team USA takes on Norway, LIVE.CNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Men’s Ice Hockey: Canada vs. Switzerland – One of the faces of the Games, hockey superstar Sidney Crosby, leads the Canadians in their drive for gold LIVE against Switzerland. “Sid the Kid” was controversially left off the 2006 Canadian Olympic Team roster. Now, he’s arguably the tournament’s best player. No medal means more to the host country than gold in men’s ice hockey and the atmosphere will be electric.MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Women’s Ice Hockey: USA vs. Finland – Coached by 1980 “Miracle on Ice” hero Mark Johnson, the USA women’s hockey team is favored to meet Canada in the Gold Medal Final. Today they place their third game and toughest test yet of Vancouver tournament, LIVE vs. Finland, the team that Team USA beat for bronze in Torino.Highlights for Friday, February 19 include:
Friday, February 19 (DAY 8)
MSNBC
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – Belarus vs. Sweden (LIVE)Midnight – 3:00 a.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – Finland vs. Germany (LIVE)CNBC
5:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey – Czech Republic vs. Latvia (LIVE)MSNBC HIGHLIGHTS:
Men’s Ice Hockey: The men’s tournament continues with LIVE action featuring the teams that met for gold in 2006; the defending Olympic gold medalists from Sweden take on Belarus while defending silver medalist Finland clashes with Germany.
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I think it is safe to say that we will have the same problem with the start of the Canadian game tonight that we did on Tuesday, because CNBC is showing Curling first. Here’s hoping that the curlers will “hurry hard” and get their game over fairly quickly so we don’t miss to much of the hockey game. The NBC Olympic website should have a feed of the Canadian game up 5 minutes or so after 7:30 eastern. Whether or not there is play-by-play remains to be seen…
This article looks at some of the complaints aimed at NBC. It’s well worth a read.
http://deadspin.com/5473975/nbc-responds-to-olympic-complaints-you-cant-please-everybody
I also saw your post on the complaints picked up by Fang’s Bites in their daily Sports Media links.
I think Tonight will be a repeat of Tuesday night as far as what’s given to us as bonus coverage on MSNBC, approximate start time on CNBC, and what’s available online and from whom.
You guys are funny. You have no problem with the end of a hockey game being shown over the beginning of a curling match, but when it’s the other way around? “Who cares how curling (a sport that’s decided right at the end more than even basketball) ends, give us our hockey!”
NBC at least has the sense to stick through with everything until it finishes.
We’re not angry at curling. We’re angry at NBC not using it’s 100′s of cable channels to show hockey.
Exactly….