Thanks to Channelsurfing.net and to a rearranged schedule today I got to catch the 3rd overtime, which wrapped up around 1:45 pm Suncheon time. Unfortunately I have no sound on my computer in the office, and the TV-computer connection in the Language Lab doesn't work, in spite of the thousands of dollars spent to furnish the room. Petr Sykora scored early into a four-minute powerplay, meaning I have, like, 90 minutes to kill by studying Korean. I really wish I were back home for a series like this: my hometown team versus the team I rooted for as a kid. Sucks too that, except for the games I've caught this past week, I've never seen Fleury, Crosby, Malkin, or Whitney play. Game 6 will be in Pittsburgh, and on television here (via the internet) starting at 9 am Thursday morning.
Ratings are way up this postseason. Game 1 was the hightest-rated Stanley Cup game in six years, and a 157% increase over 2007's Game 1. You may remember---but probably not---that last year's Game 3 was the lowest-rated primetime program in NBC's history. If I hadn't just googled around these few minutes I wouldn't have even known Anaheim and Ottawa played in the Final last year.
As a former goalie that is like porn for me.
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The ratings are still in the dumps as their are well over 300 million people in the U.S.; however, Saturday's game did catch the eyes of slightly more than 4 million people.
http://tvbythenumbers.com/
Again, not great when both teams are from the South, so the networks don't have to worry about Canadian teams depressing viewership numbers. Beats me, but I have no idea what's happened to all the viewers who used to watch the NHL. Any clue as to where they have all gone to besides to that damn Extreme Fighting on CBS that actually beat the NHL on Saturday night? I know I tuned out after the strike, but this is still unbelievable.
Yeah, I don't know where they went. I suspect there weren't many hardcore fans anyway, and with the lockout people just forgot about it. I don't know anything about viewing habits back home (and dont' really want to look into it) since I don't spend much time there these days. But just from observing people and talking with friends and family, it looks like the NHL ranks behind the three major sports, the two major college sports, plus NASCAR, golf, and evidentally mixed-martial arts, in terms of popularity. Hell, Pittsburgh has Cup Fever now, but it wasn't but a year ago that the team was in danger of moving to Hamilton or Kansas City or wherever.
Let's GO Pens! Fingers crossed!
Me too. Fingers crossed and stomach tied.
I just saw highlights from Game 5, and that must have been insane to watch live. When I wrote the post I didn't realize that Talbot scored with, like, thirty seconds to tie it up.
I have classes all morning and I really must resist the temptation to check the score during my break.
3:2... Bummer... Next year...
Yep, just checked it after my last class. Sounds like they played a good game, though. Reaching the Finals was more than anyone could have expected from the team, and I think everyone in Pittsburgh will be proud of them. A year or two ago the team was ready to move, and even a few months ago lots of people were on the "Fire Therrien" (sp?) bandwagon. It'll be interesting to see who they can keep this offseason.
Are you from Pittsburgh, too?
Yes, I suppose that is the only way to look at it since second place is load of crap.
I was born in PGH and grew up in a cornfield about 35 miles north of there, near New Castle. I remember well the first 2 Stanley Cups for the Pens, especially running around town in 1991. But I am a bigger Steelers fan. I am going to training camp again this August.
The way it looks, Pittsburgh could be the City of Champions again next year. I'd rather think about that than beef imports.
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