everyone contact ESPN!

http://sports.espn.go.com/sitetools/s/contact/espntv.html

*puts on Viking Costume*

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

LETS GO.. EVERY USA Fan (heck even Canadian hockey fan...just BS the TOWN and country to a USA city) go to that site and SEND THEM THE MESSAGE we want to see the game. Just remember...CLASSIC BOXING will be aired instead of the LIVE GOLD MEDAL game. I still cant believe they arent showing the game. It makes me sick.

And if you do send ESPN a message, tell them to cover the World Championships extensively this year. There will be tons of NHL players, and it will be a great tournament to watch.

Hi.

You've reached ESPN.

If you're writing to the ESPN television networks in the U.S. and have a
question that can't be answered by visiting our Frequently Asked
Questions area: http://espn.go.com/sitetools/s/help/espn-faq.html, you
should be hearing from us within a few days.

If your comment or question is about a different area of ESPN such as
the Magazine, Radio, International or ESPN.com, please visit this site
so your message can be re-directed:
http://espn.go.com/sitetools/s/contact/index.html

If you're looking for program scheduling for the ESPN television
networks, listings information can be found at:
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tvlistings/index

We appreciate your feedback. You can rest assured that your comments
will be passed on to the people to whom they'd matter the most. Your
opinion will also be reflected in our audience response report.

Thanks for taking the time to write and for visiting ESPN.com!

P.S. Would you like to continue to express your opinions about ESPN and
play a part in the programming decisions that get made? Come join the
ESPN Viewer Panel where you can take surveys, earn prizes, and have your
voice heard.

Please go to http://www.espnviewerzone.com to sign up. You must complete
the registration process to qualify.

Your opinion counts. Come join the exclusive ESPN Viewer Panel today!


Thanks!!

The boxing will get higher ratings.

The boxing will get higher ratings.
so sad :shakehead





but true

Dont give up! Maybe just MAYBE they will tape delay the game for us. C'on guys go to that site and ASK or Question WHY they wont show the game and ask if they can.

For the past couple years I wondered why the NHL and even USA Hockey didn't do more to promote the sport as a whole. International Tourny's, even college hockey...I understand the whole ratings issue, but with Directv I get 40+ regional Fox Sports channels, the other night in primetime I got to watch the World Eating Tournament and the Paper-Rock-Scissors Championships...I'm sure those were on for the ratings :banghead:

If a larger governing body got behind the sport to promote it to the networks- i would think they'd be more likely to put it on...besides couldn't one of the channels promote a Ohio St. - Michigan hockey game...even to non-hockey fans, the rivalry itself would draw some interest.

I appreciate your patriotic nature by broadcasting the USA WJT U-20 hockey games, not broadcasting the finals because of no US team involvement is sadly shocking. Though I do enjoy most of your programming, I am clearly steering away from repeats of the World Poker Tour, billiards or whatever else is deterring you from broadcasting a fantastic amateur event.

I sent a letter...doubt it'll be read though.

Are they at least airing their own country in the bronze-I really want to see Schwarz play!

*puts on Viking Costume*

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

But I used my capital one card...

Don't say spam 'em, I don't feel like getting sued.

Don't say spam 'em, I don't feel like getting sued.

my apologies

so sad :shakehead





but true

Boxing is CRAP..... i think most of it is staged... haha maybe im just bitter that the US viewers can't see this incredible game that is going to take place.

Sometimes i wonder about the average american sports fan, honestly if you like the contact in football, how come hockey has not caught on? hell even rugby?

oh well i personally can't sit through a full football game.

P.S. Would you like to continue to express your opinions about ESPN and
play a part in the programming decisions that get made?

Yes. You suck. :cry:

Sometimes i wonder about the average american sports fan, honestly if you like the contact in football, how come hockey has not caught on? hell even rugby?

I wonder too. I personally am dying without NHL hockey, these games were like Christmas in June for me lol. It boggles my mind when I see people say hockey is boring, they have no idea what they're missing.

Sometimes i wonder about the average american sports fan, honestly if you like the contact in football, how come hockey has not caught on? hell even rugby?

oh well i personally can't sit through a full football game.

Because people seem to lump it in with a lesser scoring sport like soccer that isn't big over here at all. Hockey started to take off in 94. Everyone I knew was really getting into it. Then the lockout... then the sports continued downward spiral thanks to small ice, the trap, bigger players, LESS SPEED AND OFFENSE. That's what we Americans like to see. In baseball more people want to see the 11-7 game with homers over the 3-2 pitchers duel. People want to see the offensive Colts or Packers in football not the defensive Ravens. Just the way it is...

Why has basketball caught on? It's a terrible sport played by individuals who for the most part just care about their money and reputation. Because - SCORING AND SPEED. It's a sad trend.

For hockey to pick back up we need some young visible stars that people can relate with... hopefully Crosby, Heatley etc... we need MAJOR overhaul of the game. No redline, less goalie equipment etc... ideally European ice surfaces which won't happens because these arenas aren't going to be majorly altered. The game nedds halp BAD... and thats assuming it starts up any time soon. Thats what the US needs... more fans losing interest... :shakehead

Sometimes i wonder about the average american sports fan, honestly if you like the contact in football, how come hockey has not caught on? hell even rugby?

.

Because hockey is to complicated to learn and most of my fellow americans do not want to learn a new sport when they have Snoozefest to watch..sorry Baseball i mean.

i sent them a note- worth the try i guess

here's the link to the schedule- so far, no luck:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tvlistings/index?date=20050104

So is the Bronze Medal Game going to be aired?

So is the Bronze Medal Game going to be aired?

No it is not. :madfire:

So no more WJC games being aired?!?!?!?! We are going to watch ANOTHER poker series? How many different channels are having this s***?!

"Please show the Canada versus Russia final game of the tournament. It is not fair to not show the game simply because the US is not involved. Most hockey fans know who the players on team Canada are and will be just as likely to watch the game as they would be if USA was in the finals."

I emailed this to them. But im sure its too late and they really don't care.

So sad that I work for the ever so confused Mouse House. Even though ESPN is one of our entities, I am overly upset they have never been able to grasp how to market and sell hockey (other than pay-per-view) in the States.

Jeff Dahlia - question please.....does ESPN own TSN? I read that elsewhere on these boards. If true, what's to stop ESPN from showing the TSN game feed?

I think the USA hockey fans won't care that the programming would be Canadian biased ;) J/K We are just jonezing for hockey!

Jeff Dahlia - question please.....does ESPN own TSN? I read that elsewhere on these boards. If true, what's to stop ESPN from showing the TSN game feed?

I think the USA hockey fans won't care that the programming would be Canadian biased ;) J/K We are just jonezing for hockey!

I want to see any hockey period. I would really love to see the two powerhouses go at it. How can you say that it wouldn't be a ratings success. I can't imagine the 378th re-run of some poker show is pulling many people by now.

As for Disney/ESPN owning TSN...yes, just about 30% now. Bell Globemedia owns roughly over 70% of it. I am not that too up on the numbers, but that is the last I know or heard of.

What's to stop ESPN from showing the TSN game feed?

Sadly enough....a flick of the switch!

Well a couple....:cry:

I want to see any hockey period. I would really love to see the two powerhouses go at it. How can you say that it wouldn't be a ratings success. I can't imagine the 378th re-run of some poker show is pulling many people by now.

As for Disney/ESPN owning TSN...yes, just about 30% now. Bell Globemedia owns roughly over 70% of it. I am not that too up on the numbers, but that is the last I know or heard of.

Jeff - I totally agree, and thanks for the info on Disney/ESPN/TSN.

Sadly enough....a flick of the switch!

Well a couple....:cry:

Which is why it makes no sense not to flip the switches and show the game in the USA, there's no overhead for announcers, etc. since TSN is already footing the bill. How stupid could they be? :shakehead Then again, I guess I just answered that question! :banghead: :banghead: