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The NHL Winter Classic continues to demonstrate its success as it has now produced five of the six most-watched NHL regular-season games in the past 37 years. Yesterday’s 2012 NHL Winter Classic between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers from Citizen’s Bank Park averaged 3.74 million viewers, according to fast national data provided by [...]

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2012 NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game featuring former Philadelphia Flyers against former New York Rangers in a New Year’s Eve showdown on Dec. 31, which was scheduled to air at 1 p.m. ET, will now air live at 3 p.m. ET on VERSUS. The delayed start time decision by the NHL was based on tomorrow’s [...]

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NBC Sports Network debut a 90-minute documentary ‘Cold War on Ice: Summit Series ’72′ on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 at 4:30 PM the same day the channel is re-branded from VERSUS. Cold War on Ice, produced by 51-time Emmy Award-winner Ross Greenburg, chronicles the historic 27-day Summit Series in September of 1972 between a team [...]

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Versus will become NBC Sports Network on Tuesday, January 2. NBC Sports Group as it broadcasts the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and launches the NBC Sports Network, currently VERSUS, immediately following the game at 4 p.m. ET with a special NHL Live post-game show hosted by Bob Costas from [...]

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Following are the highlights of an NBC Sports Group media conference call conducted last week regarding the NHL Winter Classic and the rebranding of Versus into NBC Sports Network. Bob Costas – NBC Sports Winter Classic host Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick – NBC Sports NHL lead play-by-play commentator Sam Flood – Executive Producer, NBC Sports & [...]

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HBO Sports presents 24/7 Flyers/Rangers:  Road To The NHL Winter Classic on Dec. 28. pisode #3 Debut:  WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) Other HBO playdates:  Dec. 28 (11:00 p.m.), 29 (5:00 p.m., 11:50 p.m.), 30 (11:00 a.m., 8:00 p.m.) and 31 (noon), and Jan. 1 (9:00 a.m.), 2 (7:00 p.m., 1:55 a.m.) HBO2 playdates:  [...]

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2012 NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game will be broadcast live on VERSUS in the United States; CBC in Canada and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia in the Philadelphia area. MSG Network will show the game on a tape delay in the New York area at 4 p.m. ET p.m. In partnership between the NHL and its broadcast [...]

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NHL Network U.S. and USA Hockey have agreed to a long-term extension of their media contract that will keep the Network as the exclusive television and streaming home for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in the United States through the 2018 event. NHL Network U.S. will provide live broadcasts and NHL.com will [...]

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HBO Sports will present 12 minute “Preview to 24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road To The NHL Winter Classic” on Friday, November 25 at 9:15 p.m. ET/PT. Preview to 24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road To The NHL Winter Classic featuring the spirited rivalry between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers. The special will serve as a primer to [...]

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