In a somewhat frightening turn of events, the World Cup of Hockey television schedule was released about three weeks ago and there was not a peep about it. Whether it was from lack of looking constantly at ESPN’s NHL page or the simple idea that they buried the news, it went unnoticed.
It’s a worrying idea, especially given the fact that the network is only placing two primetime games on their flagship station. The other ones are on ESPN 2.
Now, unlike the old days when only a handful of people got “the deuce”, it’s a channel almost everyone with a sports package that would carry ESPN has.