NHL Center Ice 2006-07 (discussion, etc.)
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Jori
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Thanks
When it gets closer to the start of the season, check ExpressVU's website for a schedule. If it's like last year, they should have a separate one for the games that will be in HD. I found those lists to be pretty handy.
Ducksforcup
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I got a letter from COX telling me that they will automatically renew my subscription. They also had this little tidbit...
Sounds just awesome!!! 
Sounds just awesome!!!
VanIslander
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I'd pay $500 to get it.
But I can't, as I'm working in Asia and the friggin' NHL has nothing like MLB has with their online streaming package.
But I can't, as I'm working in Asia and the friggin' NHL has nothing like MLB has with their online streaming package.
Sounds just awesome!!!
They had that last year, for me anyway. It wasn't anything that special. Just a 24/7 channel that goes through the leaders for point/goals/assits/wins/shutouts/etc. Plus their live source for scores isn't updated to fast, you find yourself flipping through the channels to view the scores anyway. I'm trying not to burst your bubble or anything, but it's kind of lame, nothing to get excited about.
I paid $100-110 last year on in-demand for it in October...last year. I'd pay definiitle pay $160 for it though. I can't survive with my NHL CEnter Ice.
Does Comcast still refuse to let Center Ice carry the Flyers' feed? I was wondering if the NHL-OLN deal softened their stance in that regard.
Could be wrong but comcast is only seeming to offer it for $189 now in New England
http://www.comcast-ne.com/indemand_order.php
Do you live hockey?
Then get maximum ice time with
NHL CENTER ICE on Comcast Digital Cable.
Get the games that you couldn't otherwise see with up to 40 out-of-market regular season NHL games a week, select games from the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, plus premier Canadian coverage, including match-ups from CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
* Blackout restrictions apply.
* Full-season subscription is $189 for the regular season plus the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup.
* NHL Center Ice can be found on Comcast Digital Cable channels 621-630.
http://www.comcast-ne.com/indemand_order.php
Do you live hockey?
Then get maximum ice time with
NHL CENTER ICE on Comcast Digital Cable.
Get the games that you couldn't otherwise see with up to 40 out-of-market regular season NHL games a week, select games from the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, plus premier Canadian coverage, including match-ups from CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
* Blackout restrictions apply.
* Full-season subscription is $189 for the regular season plus the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup.
* NHL Center Ice can be found on Comcast Digital Cable channels 621-630.
The Nemesis
Semper Tyrannus
Amen. Shaw thinks its so freakin' important to have NFL Sunday Ticket and like 80 PPV Movie channels, and a dozen French language channels besides the French CBC, but no Centre Ice.
Ducksforcup
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iceblue
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I will definitely get CI again. I was hoping there might be some coverage of the pre-season though. I mean, good grief, look at how many pre-season football games are being shown on network tv. 
That's if you want to watch the Islanders and Devils or some of the crappy OLN match ups
CI is needed.HNIC.Grapes.Satellite Hotstove.TSN games.Watching Bob McKenzie between periods of the TSN games.The Sportsnet games with Vancouver,Edmonton and Calgary in the west.The WJC games on TSN
yeah, but seeing whats gonna happen to NJ or NYI has far more impact to us than say Nashville vs. Dallas. in the end, there is more invested in the other local teams for a NYR fan (or a NJ fan in NYI NYR games, etc) than the "other matchups"
cstu
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The Nemesis
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If I remember correctly, it's something like the channels they have now combined with cable internet services and their new internet phone capabilities require most of their resources, and they simply don't have the room to add the necessary channels for CI.
The stupid thing is that according to Bell's ExpressVu programming guide, Centre Ice takes up only 9 channels (#s 426-435). All they'd have to do is lose 3 or 4 PPV channels (do we really need The Pink Panther or Basic Instinct 2 to have 4+ channels apiece?) and a handful of unnecessary digital channels and they'd be set.
I guess it's just another in a long line of stupid decisions by Shaw though. I mean, according to Census figures, Francophones make up less than 2% of the population of BC, and there are something like 8 French-language channels (the French CBC [SRC], RDS, and a bunch of standard network stations.). Meanwhile people primarily speaking neither French nor English are like 25% of BC, and there are only 3 or 4 channels that carry regular programming in languages like Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, etc.
Whoa!!!
Damn! Your dollar is up to 90 cents on ours!!! Jeez, I knew it was flailing against the Euro and the Pound but whoa, I can remember when it wasnt even close to that.
Makes sense that they charge you all more; more interest. How much is Sunday ticket? Here is stupid expensive, 17 Sundays will run you $220 despite there being four to six national games every week to begin with for regular cable subscribers.
Compare that to $140-180 (dep on your service arrangement; I got NBA League Pass for $134 one year in SB) for 82 NHL or NBA games and 162 MLB games.
But I digress, how much is Sunday Ticket in Canada?
Damn! Your dollar is up to 90 cents on ours!!! Jeez, I knew it was flailing against the Euro and the Pound but whoa, I can remember when it wasnt even close to that.
Makes sense that they charge you all more; more interest. How much is Sunday ticket? Here is stupid expensive, 17 Sundays will run you $220 despite there being four to six national games every week to begin with for regular cable subscribers.
Compare that to $140-180 (dep on your service arrangement; I got NBA League Pass for $134 one year in SB) for 82 NHL or NBA games and 162 MLB games.
But I digress, how much is Sunday Ticket in Canada?
PecaFan
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The price will be the same everywhere in the US. The price is set by the NHL, not by the satellite/cable companies.
jstreet
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Cusick-n-Sanderson
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I called Comcast last night to ask if they had an Early Bird special ...
first the girl said she had no idea what "center ice" was whatsoever...
After I explained it to her, she put me on hold and came back and said, yes,
there will be an Early Bird special "around" $149, but it was not available
for order yet and she didn't know when it would be, but to "watch my cable
box for messages..." Sigh.
Does CI carry any pre-season games? AKA should I get it ASAP?
Moose Lips
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bodybreak
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Those numbers are only good for BC though. Shaw covers all of Western Canada. Right now the only French channel I get is SRC. I would love to have RDS and some of the other network channels, since they seem to show a lot of great movies.
Is there a cable company in Manitoba that gets you CI? I'm gonna try to find out if MTS TV has it, but MTS seems pretty expensive if you ask me. Stupid Shaw. I never knew they didn't have CI. This is making me angry.
Moose Lips
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Nothing but Nhl Network/TSN, Sportnet and of course HNIC for hockey in Winnipeg unless you go to a satellite service. Although MTS is much better service overall, they still don't offer Centre Ice. When I inquired about it last season both Shaw and MTS claimed it would come available this year. Still waiting and sick of watching only Flames and Leafs games on english channels. Normally end up watching the Habs on Radio-Canada on saturdays (have to put all those french classes to some use
)
Oilers Ent
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Yeah, I would gladly pay $300/year for CI if Shaw had it. It really doesn't matter to me. I live in BC and can't watch many Oiler games here. They are my favourite team. Hockey is my favourite sport. It's totally worth the money in my books.
Unfortunately Shaw doesn't see it that way...
Unfortunately Shaw doesn't see it that way...
