Spokane Chiefs’ fans can follow the 2008 Memorial Cup

TELEVISION – The Spokane Chiefs have announced that each game of the MasterCard Memorial Cup will be available to Canadian viewers on Rogers Sportsnet, Comcast Subscribers on channel 78 in the Spokane area and Comcast Digital Cable Customers with the Sports Tier package on NHL Network channel 419.
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rThe WHL Champion Chiefs will play in the second game of the tournament versus the Belleville Bulls on Saturday, May 17th at 1:00 pm pacific. The tournament will begin on Friday, May 16th at 4:00 pacific with Gatineau from the QMJHL playing the host Kitchener Rangers.
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r“Comcast has proven to be a great partner and committed to bringing Spokane Chiefs hockey to its customers,” Chiefs Vice-President Grant Riddle said. “Because of Comcast, our fan base has been able to follow the Chiefs through this incredible post-season.”
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rThe following includes other programming options:
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rDirect TV – NHL Network is now available to DIRECTV customers subscribing to DIRECTV® CHOICE XTRA™ and above programming packages, as well as those with a subscription to NHL® CENTER ICE®.
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rDish Network – Get NHL Network with the basic HD programming package! Check out channel 559.
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rTime Warner Cable (Coeur d Alene) – not available
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rCommunity Cable (Liberty Lake)- not available
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rRADIO
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rMike Boyle will call each game from Kitchener, Ontario on the voice of the Chiefs, 1510 KGA, Everything Sports. As in the regular season and playoffs, Mike will go on the air a half-an-hour prior to each game with Comcast Hockey Tonight.
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rINTERNET
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rToronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) and Interactive Netcasting Systems Inc. (INSINC) today announced plans to broadcast the entire 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup via the Internet live on a pay-per-view (PPV) broadband basis.
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rFans that are not able to watch the television broadcast on the NHL Network, RSN or RDS will be able to watch the Championship through this unique partnership.
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rFeeds will be supplied courtesy of RSN & RDS making games available with both English & French commentary.
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rAll games will be available live on a PPV basis for $6.95 and fans will also have the ability to watch archived games for $3.95.
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rThis program gives fans, as well as the family and friends of players the opportunity to watch the event no matter where they are in the world.
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rhttp://memorialcup.insinc.com
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