2006 ArenaCup to be televised throughout the country
Published on August 22, 2006 under arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The 2006 ArenaCup, the championship game of arenafootball2 (af2), will be televised nationally on Comcast SportsNet, it was announced today. The ArenaCup, which will be played this Saturday, August 26 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet's family of regional sports networks. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The American Conference Champion Green Bay Blizzard (12-6) tackle the National Conference Champion Spokane Shock (16-2) for the honor of being called the 2006 af2 Champions.
"We're very pleased to have our national championship game televised live by Comcast SportsNet," said af2 President Jerry Kurz. "Our championship event, thanks to the power of a national broadcast, will showcase the beautiful island of Puerto Rico and the exciting sport of Arena Football. This also gives our many loyal fans, who may not be able to see the game in person, an opportunity to view the game from their homes across the country."
The game will appear both live and on tape delay on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet West, SportsNet New York, Comcast Sports Southeast, and Comcast Local in Detroit. Combined the networks reach over 23 million viewers.
Shock fans in Spokane, Wash. and Blizzard fans in Green Bay, Wisc. will also be able to watch the game live locally as well. Spokane's local Fox affiliate, KAYU-TV, will carry the game live while Fox Sports Northwest will show the game on a tape delay basis. Green Bay's Time Warner Cable station will also broadcast the game live locally in the Green Bay and Fox Valley markets.
For the first time in league history, this year's ArenaCup championship game will be decided outside of the continental U.S. This will also be the first Arena Football game ever played in Puerto Rico.
Tickets for the 2006 ArenaCup are available by logging on to www.ticketpop.com or by calling (866) 994-0001.
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