My Take on the Media (Part 2)

Okay, i got all the hatred of hockey being a mediocre sport in America, and am ready to move on. When hockey was first aired in North America, it was only on radio. Now there is even a channel on satellite that is dedicated specifically to hockey and the NHL(which i believe is a godsend, but I'll get into that later). With all the new technology that is around today, hockey is an ever-changing sport. But what about when hte NHL was first on the air. The farthest back i can remember watching hockey was when it was all over ESPN as well as ABC. That was around the mid 1990's. But after doing some research, i saw that NBC aired hockey games before i was even born. And apparently, that's when the sport was somewhat popular in the states, especially in the New York area. Going back to when i first watched hockey, i was intrigued by how they broadcasted the games. There were few commercials, the commentary was solid, and the overall experience was great. Personally, I thought that ESPN did the best job with broadcasting hockey games, and i am sad that they no longer do it (that may change, though). Back then, hockey was a popular thing to watch, and it was on television a lot. It was then that i first really got into the game thanks to all coverage that was on TV.