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sam roberts ice bowl - ron - 12-27-2007
Sam Roberts band playing during 2nd intermission at ice bowl on Jan 1st
- chris - 12-27-2007
Nice! Here's a link about it: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/237240.html">http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/237240.html</a><!-- m -->
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In related news, late last week on the radio I heard that they have a new record recorded and ready to be released in early 2008.
- mojo_mattv - 12-27-2007
if thats the truth chris then im a very happy individual
- chris - 12-28-2007
Dave Bookman, 102.1 The Edge said it... so it could go either way. But he's a Hip fan so I doubt he would steer us astray.
- BuffaloHipFan - 12-28-2007
It is confirmed, during the 2nd intermission. Figure skating during the 1st intermission. They are also putting in a small 2nd rink for kids to skate on during the game.
Irish tenor Ronan Tynan will sing "God Bless America" and long-time Buffalo Sabres anthem singer Doug Allen will perform the Canadian National Anthem prior to the start of the game.
Here's some pics that my friend took of the rink building:
http://thesportsroadtrip.wnymedia.net/blogs/2007/12/26/winter-classic-t-minus-six-days/#comments
- Tthip - 12-28-2007
I guess NHL.com has a video feed of the building of the rink.
- ron - 12-28-2007
yes they do it is in been taped the whole process you can watch it in fast motion its kinda cool
- hotmetal401 - 01-02-2008
It was a phenominal event yesterday. What a great way to end that game. Hopefully it didn't get too crushed by college football in the US ratings. Our sports reporter went on a whim and still hasn't surfaced yet. I thought the band sounded pretty good yesterday too, given the cold and how live music on television can be butchered. Not enough base in the mix, but oh well.
The new song, Fixed to Ruin was really good, and I always love to hear On The Run, especially to close. It reminds me of the summer of 03.
On another note, I was hoping to have a new Sam Roberts torrent to share by now, but it looks like I may have to do my reformat of the hard drive a little sooner than anticipated. For SRB completists, this will be a good one to get. I'll put it up as soon as I can.
Cheers,
Pat
- Tthip - 01-02-2008
hotmetal401 Wrote:Hopefully it didn't get too crushed by college football in the US ratings.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-winterclassic-ratings&prov=ap&type=lgns">http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns</a><!-- m -->
First outdoor NHL game played in US draws big TV numbers
January 2, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) -- More people tuned in on New Year's Day to see the NHL play outdoors than any other regular-season game in more than a decade.
The Penguins-Sabres game in snowy Buffalo -- the first regular-season outdoor NHL game in the United States -- drew a 2.6 overnight rating and a 5 share on NBC. Those were the best numbers since a six-game regional telecast on Fox drew a 3.0 overnight rating and a 7 share on Feb. 3, 1996.
Pittsburgh won 2-1 in a shootout on a Sidney Crosby's score before a crowd of more than 71,000 at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
The big numbers, in the stands and on TV, came three years after the NHL lockout forced the cancellation of an entire season and after last season's Stanley Cup finals on NBC drew record-low ratings.
"We're delighted by the success of this historic event," NBC Sports president Ken Schanzer said. "The Winter Classic exposed hockey to a larger audience and definitely made new fans of the game."
The Winter Classic ratings also surpassed Wayne Gretzky's final game, which was broadcast on Fox on April 18, 1999, and drew a 2.5/6.
The Buffalo and Pittsburgh markets led the ratings, at 38.2/58 and 17.7/30, respectively. But markets such as Sacramento, Calif., St. Louis and Denver also drew strong ratings, even though the game went up against a number of college football bowl games, including an intriguing Capital One Bowl between Florida and Michigan.
"This was one of the best events I've ever been a part of as a player, coach or broadcaster," NBC game analyst Eddie Olczyk said. "It truly was a memorable experience and a great day for the sport of hockey."
Overnight ratings measure the 55 largest TV markets in the United States, and each ratings point represents about 735,000 households. The rating is the percentage watching a telecast among homes with televisions, and the share is the percentage tuned into a broadcast among those households with televisions on at the time.
- hotmetal401 - 01-02-2008
Tthip Wrote:The Buffalo and Pittsburgh markets led the ratings, at 38.2/58 and 17.7/30, respectively.
I wonder if anyone in Buffalo was watching anything else at the time. 72,000 at the venue, another 11,000 at HSBC, and then 58% of the TVs in Buffalo were all watching the game. That's an incredible number.
Cheers,
Pat
- mojo_mattv - 01-08-2008
Does anybody have any recordings of the half time show?