MSG Network to Televise Red Hot Hockey
NEW YORK – MSG Network announced Tuesday that for the
first time it will telecast the Red Hot Hockey game between Boston
University and Cornell University live from Madison Square Garden
at 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 26. The matchup, which is expected
to be sold out, is the third installment of the rivalry in New York
City following games in 2007 and 2009.
The telecast will feature MSG Network's Bill Pidto, a 1987 Cornell
graduate, calling play-by-play alongside Billy Jaffe, a
“HOCKEY NIGHT LIVE” contributor Billy Jaffe.
“We're excited to bring our audience Red Hot Hockey,
featuring two of college hockey's premiere programs, for the first
time,” Dan Ronayne, executive vice president and general
manager, MSG Networks. “MSG Networks telecasts more hockey
than any network in the country, so it's a great opportunity and a
natural fit to add one of the year's most anticipated collegiate
hockey events to our programming schedule.”
The BU/Cornell rivalry dates back to 1925 and includes two matchups
in the NCAA title game (1967, 1972). BU has won the national
championship five times (1971, 1972, 1978, 1995 and 2009), while
Cornell has claimed the title twice (1967, 1970). Cornell leads the
all-time series 23-17-2.
The inaugural Red Hot Hockey game in 2007, which BU won 6-3,
reunited the two teams for the first time since 2002. The teams met
again at the Garden in 2009 and tied 3-3 for only the second draw
in the series history. Both games were played in front of sold out
crowds.
For more information about the game and matchup, including video of
former Rangers star Brian Leetch discussing the game, a
tale-of-the-tape, interactive polls and photo galleries, go to
www.msg.com/rhh. To follow the conversation on Twitter, use the
hashtag #RHHMSG.
MSG Networks telecasts more than 300 live NHL games each year and
“HOCKEY NIGHT LIVE,” the only comprehensive hockey show
in the New York area, every Saturday night throughout the hockey
season.
