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From: carlo@oscvax.UUCP (Carlo Sgro)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Canada Cup
Message-ID: <157@oscvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Sep-84 09:35:56 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 17 09:35:56 1984
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The reason that the American networks don't carry the Canada Cup is that
(surprise, surprise!) there's apparently no money in it.  The Olympics 
have a special mystique to them.  Add this to the fact that the networks
spend a bundle and a half for the entire package anyway and that Team
USA won last time and you get the games televised.  I'm sure that, if
they DID telecast the Canada Cup (especially with the current scheduling),
only the most hard-core hockey fans (like those who subscribe to 
net.sport.hockey :-) ) would watch it, placing the ratings on a par with 
'Hello, Larry'.

				- Carlo