These early starts will also help to raise the Jets profile in Europe - and boy, are they gonna love Chevy's North-American-Behemoth team building strategy...
2:00 Saturday games?
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These early starts will also help to raise the Jets profile in Europe - and boy, are they gonna love Chevy's North-American-Behemoth team building strategy...
I'm not sure we can expect it to stay this way next year. I'm sure a big push for it this year has to do with maximising CBC's national advertising revenue with so few weeks to work with. Next year they'll have all those missed Saturday's back, and it may not be worth it to CBC to try to air games all day every Saturday. Supply and demand. Too many national games, and the advertising rates might actually drop!
Hank Chinaski
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Agreed.
Beyak is no great shakes, but some of those CBC games felt like they were being called from a community college studio.
EvilCoop
What year is it?
The American Center Ice doesn't get TSN-Jets, so if it isn't on CBC, I'm stuck with the other team's announce crew. Try watching a Jets vs. Caps game with Capitals homers announcing... 
Repoman
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I am not a fan at all of the 2pm starts. I work weekends so it is a pain. I can set my hours so I guess on the 19th I will be working 4am - noon but all other 2pm starts I will be giving away to family members. I wouldn't mind 5pm starts.
I agree with the CBC feeds. We get the third strings and it shows.
I agree with the CBC feeds. We get the third strings and it shows.
King Woodballs
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ajmidd12
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I don't mind the 2pm starts, it makes for a LOOOOONNNG afternoon of drinking.
Drinking at the game, cabbing home, drinking at home with the buddies, pack it in at 12:00 midnight haha!
Drinking at the game, cabbing home, drinking at home with the buddies, pack it in at 12:00 midnight haha!
The American Center Ice doesn't get TSN-Jets, so if it isn't on CBC, I'm stuck with the other team's announce crew. Try watching a Jets vs. Caps game with Capitals homers announcing...
Really I actually like Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin.
EvilCoop
What year is it?
Well, any different announcer; Tampa announcers, Florida announcers, Carolina announcers, etc.
Gil Fisher
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Afternoon games went quickly in our ticket draft because we were all looking for a game to take the kids to.
I definitely noticed an increase in kids at the Saturday afternoon Flyers game last year.
I definitely noticed an increase in kids at the Saturday afternoon Flyers game last year.
I'd much prefer my Saturday games to be in the evening as well, but I just assumed this was a way for CBC to make up for lost games. I'm not sure that they'll do triple headers every Saturday from here on out. Who knows, I guess.
Now Sundays, I like those to be matinees. Oddly enough we have just 3 Sunday home games this year, and the only one that is a matinee, is in the middle of a long weekend anyways (so no work the next day).
Now Sundays, I like those to be matinees. Oddly enough we have just 3 Sunday home games this year, and the only one that is a matinee, is in the middle of a long weekend anyways (so no work the next day).
It could be worse!! I remember the good old days of Jets 1.0 where no Saturday games were televised except for Leafs and Habs. After receiving pressure from western teams CBC finally added a late game, but that was around the same time as the Jets demise (I think). Personally, if it means getting our team's TV presence out there and branded nationally I would play at 11pm if need be!! I guess my glass is half full. It could be much worse on Saturdays just like how it used to be in the 80/90's...
Yikes, not a game for kids that day. The Flyers fan passed out behind the net who was escorted out of the game was priceless.
Just to re-iterate. I hate 2pm starts.
