AHL All-Star Classic to be carried by My Network Television
Published on January 23, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
WILKES-BARRE, PA - The 2009 AHL All-Star Classic, presented by Charter Communications, will be carried live locally on My Network Television (WQMY-53).
The All-Star Skills Competition takes place on Sunday, January 25 at 4:00pm, while the All-Star Game hits the ice on Monday, January 26 at 7:00pm.
Ben Lovejoy, Jeff Taffe (PlanetUSA All-Stars) and Chris Minard (Canadian All-Stars) will represent the Penguins at the event.
The broadcast crew for the event is led by NESN's Tom Caron (play-by-play), a two-time winner of the James H. Ellery Award for outstanding media coverage of the American Hockey League. Providing color analysis will be former AHL and NHL defenseman Bob Beers, a member of the 1999 Calder Cup champion Providence Bruins who now serves as a commentator on Boston Bruins radio broadcasts. The third member of the team will be rinkside reporter A.J. Mleczko, who won a gold medal with the United States women's ice hockey team at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano and a silver medal at the 2002 games in Salt Lake City.
Fans not receiving My Network TV can tune in the events live on-line via AHL Live (www.ahllive.com), which will also be providing extensive coverage of the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic, hosted by Bridgeport Sound Tigers radio voice Phil Giubileo and Albany River Rats broadcaster Owen Newkirk. In addition to access to the Skills Competition and All-Star Game, AHL Live's weekend subscription will also include coverage of the 2009 AHL Hall of Fame inductions on Monday afternoon. AHL Live can be accessed through the link on the newly redesigned on-line home of the American Hockey League, theahl.com.
The 2009 AHL All-Star Game on Monday night can also be heard anywhere in the world via audio cybercast on theahl.com. Worcester Sharks play-by-play voice Eric Lindquist, Lowell Devils broadcaster Ryan Johnston and WTAG News/Talk 580 will provide the radio broadcast of the 2009 AHL All-Star Game, which will also air on the NHL Home Ice channel (XM 204, Sirius 208) on Sirius XM Radio - America's satellite radio company - and XM Canada with nearly 20 million subscribers across North America.
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