ECAC Hockey Partners with NHL Network & Time Warner
ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey announced today that it has partnered with the National Hockey League (NHL) Network and Time Warner Syracuse to televise its 2009 ECAC Hockey Championship semifinals and final March 20-21 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The partnership provides for the games to be broadcast in both the United States and Canada.
"We are extremely excited to partner with both Time Warner Syracusae and the NHL Network," said Commissioner Steve Hagwell. "Partnering with these two entities gives us unparalleled coverage in that we not only will reach fans in the United States, but fans across Canada. We truly are thrilled with this relationship."
The 2009 ECAC Hockey Championship semifinals will be held Friday, March 20. The first semifinals contest features No. 4 St. Lawrence vs. No. 1 Yale scheduled for a 4 p.m. start; the second semifinals contest showcases No. 3 Princeton vs. No. 2 Cornell and is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. The following day, Saturday, March 21, the third-place game will be held at 4 p.m. and the championship final will be held at 7 p.m.
Time Warner Syracuse is producing both semifinals and
championship games. Both semifinal games Friday will be aired
live via Time Warner Syracuse and the NHL Network in both the
United States and Canada. The championship game will be aired
live on Time Warner Syracuse and the NHL Network in Canada
only. The NHL Network will re-air the championship game at
noon (eastern) in both the United States and in Canada Sunday.
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Following is breakdown of the championship television
schedule:
FRIDAY, MARCH 20 (SEMIFINALS)
Time Warner Syracuse (Live)
NHL Network (Live in the U.S. and Canada)
SATURDAY, MARCH 21 (CHAMPIONSHIP GAME)
Time Warner Syracuse (Live)
NHL Network (Live in Canada only)
SUNDAY, MARCH 22 (CHAMPIONSHIP GAME)
NHL Network (Tape-Delayed to noon in the U.S. and Canada)
ABOUT ECAC HOCKEY
ECAC Hockey boasts elite student-athletes and teams from 12 of the
nation's most prestigious institutions - Brown University, Clarkson
University, Colgate University, Cornell University, Dartmouth
College, Harvard University, Princeton University, Quinnipiac
University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence
University, Union College, and Yale University.
