Matt Murray has been a Kings fan since the late '80s, when Wayne Gretzky grabbed headlines by defecting to the West Coast. Since then, he has been a card-carrying bandwagon member as the club soared in popularity with their sole Stanley Cup appearance to their position near the bottom of the Pacific. But things are looking brighter, as he is anxious to witness the rise of the new Kings.
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Turns out, the two Kings games over in jolly Ol' England will be shown on the telly. However, instead of chugging a beer as you watch the game, you might want to consider a nice cup o' joe.
According to NHL.com, the game on the 29th will be shown at 9 a.m. (a.m. as in ahhhhhh, man!) on HDnet and on CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada" (More like Hockey Brunch in L.A.) The game on the 30th is also at 9 (That's right, 0900 hours, maggot!) on Versus.
Now, I have Versus, so the game on the 30th ain't a problem. But what am I going to do to watch the season opener? Unless my invitation, plane tickets and hotel room got lost in the mail, it looks like I'm out of luck. I doubt I'll be able to sell the wife on letting me head down to the local watering hole to watch the Kings beat the holy snot of of the Ducks. So, if you have any suggestions, by all means.
That was the good news...
The bad news is that the game on the 30th will be the last time the Kings make it on national television. According to Versus.com, the Anaheim Ducks will make appear at least four more times on Versus. The Kings? Yeah, right.
Hey, I understand the logic. Los Angeles is coming off its worst season. Why should I expect the Kings to get national TV exposure? This just underscores, more than ever, that the NHL has to get off that joke of a network and back on ESPN. Not that L.A. would appear any more if the NHL was, but they might have the clout to change games later in the season.
I see that there is ONE game on Versus that is TBD, on April 1. Turns out, that's the same day the Kings are playing Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks. I say we start a letter-writing campaign right now to get the Kings on there right now. Of course, that might mean less people actually see the game locally, since Versus is about as available as the Playstation 3. You can get it, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg to get it.
Comments
Any idea if Fox Sports will televise the game on the 29th?
I regards to Versus doing more Kings games, honestly I could care less about getting the Kings games televised nationally on Versus, Bob and Jim do a better job than any sportscasters out there
Posted by: Mike | August 22, 2007 11:31 AM
That's harsh, Shakes... Kick a guy when he's down.
Posted by: Mateo | August 17, 2007 8:53 PM
...or we can find a meeting place to gather in London before the game for like-minded Kings fans who are flying out for the game to hang out at....oh wait, that wasn't nice of me was it...
Posted by: Shakes | August 17, 2007 7:53 PM
Such BS that the first game is on HDNet. The Kings organization better put together some party in LA where we can gather, party, and start a riot.
Posted by: kms2 | August 17, 2007 12:41 PM
HDNET is standard on all HD packages with DishNetwork and DirecTV. All you have to do is buy an expensive HD TV and then subscribe to one of the aformentioned satellite TV services. I am not sure if HDNET is standard on TimeWarner's HD Digital cable.
Good Luck!
Posted by: Good2BKings | August 16, 2007 11:51 AM