Its hard to remember - LOL....I think so.
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I have had Center Ice for 3 years now and they have never shown preseason games. Too bad actually.Steveknj said:
If I remember correctly they do NOT cover the pre-season games. However if you have the CI and sports pack you can watch PSG's out of market.Nightfall said:I have had Center Ice for 3 years now and they have never shown preseason games. Too bad actually.
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wow, that wasn't obvious
Instead of starting a new thread I figured I'd just tag onto this one.
Several times this year I've tuned in to watch a game that is in the Center Ice package only to get the message that this game isn't available in my area.
The latest was last night, I wanted to watch the Maples Leafs at Avalanche..tuned in about 10:30 or so and got the "not available' message on my Center Ice channel.
Ended up watching the Lightning v Kings game instead.
Anybody else had this happen and/or know why I'd get that message? I'm not in either teams blackout area (South Carolina is a loooong way from either team).
Several times this year I've tuned in to watch a game that is in the Center Ice package only to get the message that this game isn't available in my area.
The latest was last night, I wanted to watch the Maples Leafs at Avalanche..tuned in about 10:30 or so and got the "not available' message on my Center Ice channel.
Ended up watching the Lightning v Kings game instead.
Anybody else had this happen and/or know why I'd get that message? I'm not in either teams blackout area (South Carolina is a loooong way from either team).
Steve,
I've been a Stars fan since I was in 5th grade (1993) when they moved to Dallas.
I would say to anybody from the north or more traditional hockey areas, you'd be surprised at how popular the team is around Dallas. The problem with this area is that Dallasites (and many Texans, given that Houston is that terrible) are diehard Cowboys fans, given their success in both the 70's and 90's. For a long time the Mavericks were embarrassingly terrible and thus the Stars were a breath of fresh air when they had moderate success in the mid-90's.
I think by the late 90's when we became a serious juggernaut in the league (and had back-to-back Finals appearances) we had peaked in favoritism around Dallas. As we moved into the American Airlines Center things were still riding high all the way until the lockout.
Present day, attendance figures aren't as spectacular as they once were a couple years ago, but the team is off to a terrific start and it seems buzz is building up around here agin. The Cowboys have moderately improved, so they're getting some of their bandwagon fans back again, and the Mavs are almost as much of a force in the NBA as the Stars are in the NHL. The Rangers are kind of mediocre and don't seem to evoke much emotion out of the fans, so they probably place 4th among local teams.
So for a quick summary, the way it seems to me is --
1. Cowboys
2. Mavericks
3. Stars
4. Rangers
With the Mavs doing well and Cuban maintaining a fantastic job at filling seats and building interest, the Stars kind of automatically have to take a bit of a back-seat to them post-lockout.
Pardon the length.
I've been a Stars fan since I was in 5th grade (1993) when they moved to Dallas.
I would say to anybody from the north or more traditional hockey areas, you'd be surprised at how popular the team is around Dallas. The problem with this area is that Dallasites (and many Texans, given that Houston is that terrible) are diehard Cowboys fans, given their success in both the 70's and 90's. For a long time the Mavericks were embarrassingly terrible and thus the Stars were a breath of fresh air when they had moderate success in the mid-90's.
I think by the late 90's when we became a serious juggernaut in the league (and had back-to-back Finals appearances) we had peaked in favoritism around Dallas. As we moved into the American Airlines Center things were still riding high all the way until the lockout.
Present day, attendance figures aren't as spectacular as they once were a couple years ago, but the team is off to a terrific start and it seems buzz is building up around here agin. The Cowboys have moderately improved, so they're getting some of their bandwagon fans back again, and the Mavs are almost as much of a force in the NBA as the Stars are in the NHL. The Rangers are kind of mediocre and don't seem to evoke much emotion out of the fans, so they probably place 4th among local teams.
So for a quick summary, the way it seems to me is --
1. Cowboys
2. Mavericks
3. Stars
4. Rangers
With the Mavs doing well and Cuban maintaining a fantastic job at filling seats and building interest, the Stars kind of automatically have to take a bit of a back-seat to them post-lockout.
Pardon the length.
Hey thanks for the insight. I do recall, before the lockout that the Stars would regularly fill their arena, and any dropoff is probably attributed to the lockout. I really want hockey to succeed in non traditional areas as it is good for the game, but, I just have my doubts that it will really happen in many. Even in the hockey hotbeds, hockey is more of a niche sport with a core of diehard fans and not much else. It's been said in NY, that the Rangers seem to draw the same 18,000 fans night after night and that there is very little casual interest, which does occur with the Yankees or Mets, or even the football teams. I just wonder if that is the way it's going to be non traditional areas, a few die hards, but not much interest otherwise.jurysch said:Steve,
I've been a Stars fan since I was in 5th grade (1993) when they moved to Dallas.
I would say to anybody from the north or more traditional hockey areas, you'd be surprised at how popular the team is around Dallas. The problem with this area is that Dallasites (and many Texans, given that Houston is that terrible) are diehard Cowboys fans, given their success in both the 70's and 90's. For a long time the Mavericks were embarrassingly terrible and thus the Stars were a breath of fresh air when they had moderate success in the mid-90's.
I think by the late 90's when we became a serious juggernaut in the league (and had back-to-back Finals appearances) we had peaked in favoritism around Dallas. As we moved into the American Airlines Center things were still riding high all the way until the lockout.
Present day, attendance figures aren't as spectacular as they once were a couple years ago, but the team is off to a terrific start and it seems buzz is building up around here agin. The Cowboys have moderately improved, so they're getting some of their bandwagon fans back again, and the Mavs are almost as much of a force in the NBA as the Stars are in the NHL. The Rangers are kind of mediocre and don't seem to evoke much emotion out of the fans, so they probably place 4th among local teams.
So for a quick summary, the way it seems to me is --
1. Cowboys
2. Mavericks
3. Stars
4. Rangers
With the Mavs doing well and Cuban maintaining a fantastic job at filling seats and building interest, the Stars kind of automatically have to take a bit of a back-seat to them post-lockout.
Pardon the length.
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