Hockey might not be the most popular sport in America, but in this area it gets more than its fair share of exposure.
Thanks so NESN, the Canadian Broadcast Company, and a combination of NBC and Versus, students will not go long without seeing a hockey game while flipping through channels. In any given week there can be ten games broadcast on television.
Being in New England, coverage of the Boston Bruins on NESN is mandatory, but because of CBC, NBC and Versus extra games can be viewed every week. CBC covers three games every Saturday during the season showcasing Canadian teams like Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary and more. Versus, which is now owned by NBC, covers between one and two games per week broadcasting some of the most sot after games. As well as covering games on Versus, NBC covers its own game each week naming its broadcast the NHL “game of the week.”
This is the first season after NBC and Versus merged together and the ten year deal they just signed with the NHL will allow coverage of ninety games on Versus and over twenty on NBC. This number is substantially higher from last season when the two broadcasting companies were not one and Versus covered only 50 games.
In Vermont, and specifically at LSC, hockey-watchers are spoiled. Due to how far north and close to Canada they are, they are able to watch CBC. Other states are only subject to the two or even one network that broadcasts the hockey games.
While flipping through the channels in the North East Kingdom, hockey has and will continue to be a dominant entertainer. Students will be able to watch hockey almost every day of the week, leaving potential for the sport to become more popular in this area.
NBC channels 2, 5
VERSUS channel 24
NESN channel 27
CBC channel 13
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