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[Ducksforcup]

http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/...e.jsp?id=108422

The league is currently testing distribution of its cable and satellite NHL Center Ice out-of-market game package on the Web, and it could make it available to any hockey fan with a high-speed-Internet connection before the end of the season, according to Keith Ritter, president of NHL Interactive Cyber Enterprises.

What fantastic news for hockey fans all over the world! I SO hope they do this!

[Dark Knight]

It's about time! The technology has been there for years. Excellent news for our Duck fans around the planet

[Always Mighty]

That sounds great!!!!!!!!!
But would the quality be good or would it look like it did on TVU?

[finagler]

I would assume it would be as good as the yahoo feed, which by the way is better quality than KDOC!

[Dark Knight]

If they're going to require people to pay for it, it'd better be great quality. If the NHL makes this happen they will make a huge profit.

They also need to give TV Center Ice subscribers a code that can be used when on the road so we can watch the games online

[Excoriar]

About TIME!!! TVU worked great until NHL threatened with legal action....

Streamtv worked pretty good for a while, then they decide to go with that new pay service which doesn't work...

Hopefully the quality will be high and so I can watch Ducks hockey again!!

[BritDuck]

I hope this happens. I miss TVU.

[GiantDuck]

I wonder how the pricing structure will work. Will Center Ice subscribers get the online content for free, or will the online content be a completely separate product? I pay for MLB.TV to watch baseball games on the Internet, but it is a completely separate product from MLB Extra Innings (baseball equivalent of Center Ice). The NHL is wise to embrace online media. The revenue MLB is gaining from online media is tremendous.

[ahtikullervo]

Sounds goooooooooooood!

[Tomato Assasin]

It's about time! The technology has been there for years. Excellent news for our Duck fans around the planet

I agree, it is about time. They made good progress for exposure with google video showing full games and youtube.com/nhl but this, this is what they should have done from the beginning. If the quality is good (there is no point even testing it if its not) it will be awesome!!!

[stecube]

I can't wait!!!

[finagler]

Just got the email, it's available!
http://www.nhl.com/nhlhq/centerice_online.html

[Dark Knight]

Wow... The NHL has joined the 21st century

[Tomato Assasin]

NHL Center Ice Online is available only in the United States and Canada at this time

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic Cool for all you guys in North America though.

[Dark Knight]

Ok... I'll take that back. They've only joined the 20th century ... Maybe they're testing it in NA and next season it'll go worldwide...

[Todrick]

$109

that's insane!!!!

[finagler]

I wonder if that's the discounted rate for the remainder of this season, or that's the cost of a full season. For that price I could go to 3 or 4 games with my wife. Also, local games are blacked out.

[BritDuck]

Stupid people. Surely it's the worldwide market that would benefit most from online hockey?!

[Dark Knight]

Let them know your opinion

[Todrick]

well worldwide and the fact that sometimes i work late and don't have a cable TV in my office

[BritDuck]

Let them know your opinion

Don't worry, DK, I regularly let the NHL know my opinion on their actions!