Comments on: NHL on NBC Game of the Week 2011 schedule

By: vegas54

vegas54 — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:49:04 +0000

I can never forgive NBC for discontinuing the 2008 Eastern Conference Final game 6 OT for pre-race coverage of the Kentucky Derby – that’s PRE-race, sappy, buildup coverage of a 90-sec horsie run when the Ottawa-Buffalo series was about to end. As far as I am concerned NBC, go ahead and show the irrelevant American big-market teams while I continue to ignore you.
Go Canes, Nucks, Yotes, Thrashers, Ducks, and all the other teams NBC disrespects with their lopsided sched.

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By: bigrevkev55

bigrevkev55 — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:42:31 +0000

Why are you amazed that we want to see our favorite teams. I understand why the Preds will never be the game of the week but it doesn’t make me a clown or bozo for asking for it. In fact by voicing that I want to see the Preds lets the execs know that there may be an audience for them. It probably won’t help but if I say nothing then everyone will keep thinking that there is no market for hockey in Nashville, when in fact there is. It is a great hockey city. We love the Preds, sell out many games, always meet the attendance minimum for revenue sharing.

By: Mutuelle santé

Mutuelle santé — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:48:27 +0000

Thanks for the full list of matches, it`s very helpfull, i already downloaded to my calendar.

By: Scarletcat

Scarletcat — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:27:58 +0000

I agree totally with those that have said the NBC coverage is a joke. That’s perhaps kind. You cover hockey like football or baseball with horrible stupid time filling stories and announcers that are not just biased but talk about anything but what is on the ice. You know there’s an audience because of the Olympics. That means, look for good match ups NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE and your audience will come and build.
Oh yeah, I’ll be watching games, just will not be on the peacock network.

By: ManUtd

ManUtd — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:54:08 +0000

Well I’m guessing there are no Canadian teams because they don’t usually play on Sunday afternoons. The Nucks and Habs each have one early Sunday game and at least the Nucks one is at 2 PST. I assume the other four teams are similar. Don’t know though since I don’t follow the Sens or Oils and I despise the Lames and Laffs. Besides, I’m pretty sure at least two Canadian teams (one at 4 and one at 7) are scheduled to play every Saturday for CBC’s HNIC. I think you’d find most Canadians would never watch the game on NBC unless it was the only option. It’s just really sub par coverage.
I don’t think Canadian teams would bring in good ratings anyways. Isn’t Sunday afternoon coverage more aimed at the super casual fan? Aren’t they the kind of person who would just turn it on to see Crosby, Ovie, the Wings or 20 cent and Toews? The amazing thing is that they’re even bothering to pretend they might air the Tampa game over the Pens v Caps one.

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:41:18 +0000

I’m still amazed at all the clowns that want to see the Ducks or Oilers or Coyotes or Preds on NBC…..NBC wants RATINGS! No one wants to watch those teams except you bozos. Do you see ABC/NBA showing the Memphis Grizzlies or NJ Nets…? Ah…NO! Does FOX/MLB show the Kansas City Royals or Florida Marlins??? NO! The networks show the big cities with the best teams. That equals ratings! Stop whining…PLEASE!

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:52:08 +0000

Just like ESPN, NBC has decided to ignore us west coast NHL viewers and have us prevent our teams (lifelong suffering Kings fan here) from hosting a home game on an over-the-air national television network. What? 3 pm Eastern is “too late” for you guys at the network? Spare me the excuse. I get annoyed and tired of the stupid east coast people who complain during baseball season that “10 pm is too late for us to watch a west coast team play.” Well, stupid, that’s your damn fault for living on the east coast in the first place. Move out here and you get all the games done by 10 pm or earlier (sometimes later but its not like any of your east coast games end early anyways). Anyhow, good job NBC, make us have breakfast just to watch hockey instead of opening up a cold one. Can’t blame the NHL for this since they have no control over what time and network you guys want to have.

By: San Jose Cup Crazy

San Jose Cup Crazy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:39:58 +0000

Well, the eventual Stanley Cup Champion doesn’t get to play on NBC this year, huh? Good thing they got Columbus, Tampa Bay and Florida on their schedule!

By: Not again

Not again — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:17:35 +0000

SURPRISE US NBC! FEB. 6TH IS PENS-CAPS, SHOW THE BLUES GAME INSTEAD!!!!!!!!!!!! PENS-CAPS DON’T NEED TO BE ON NATIONAL TV TWICE!

By: What the

What the — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:06:56 +0000

I was wondering about the no Canadian teams as well until I noticed these are all Sunday matinee games. All the Canadian teams will be on HNIC the night before on CBC.

By: GLR54

GLR54 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:53:42 +0000

Whoopie……. if it’s anything like last year, I dreaded the game of the week and it only being televised on NBC. The coverage sucked and the announcers were decidedly biased in every game.

By: Lady B

Lady B — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:03:41 +0000

David Triplett, it’s all about ratings. NBC is all about primetime. No they are not going to put Canadian teams because most people watching will be in Canada, and the ratings from Canada don’t count. However, you shouldn’t be pissed. Watching a NHL game televised on CBC is much more enjoyable than watching it on NBC.

By: David Triplett

David Triplett — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:51:11 +0000

Why are there no Canadian teams? Didn’t Canada invent the game? How can you have a “game of the week” in hockey without Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Los Angeles, or Anaheim?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:38:49 +0000

OK, so NBC is the network of NHL teams in the northeastern U.S.
Which networks will be televising games for teams in Canada, the south, and the western U.S.?

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:23:36 +0000

Uh they’ve been showing 1230 GoW on NBC for a few seasons now

By: Drewski

Drewski — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:22:49 +0000

I like how they act like they dont know which ones they will play on NBC. They will play the same 4 match ups they have been playing the last two years and any team west of Chicago or south of Washington is screwed.