All-Star Game to be cybercast live
January 30, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, MA ... The 2003 AHL All-Star Game will be cybercast live worldwide on the official web site of the American Hockey League, theahl.com.
The annual All-Star Game, which concludes the 2003 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic, will be played at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine, on Monday, February 3. Coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Ken Cail, the voice of the Manchester Monarchs, will be joined in the broadcast booth by Lowell Lock Monsters broadcaster Ryan Johnston, while Michael Thornton of the Worcester IceCats conducts interviews from the PlanetUSA and Canadian All-Star Team locker rooms. In addition to the cybercast, the game will also be carried over the airwaves on the Pirates Radio Network, led by flagship stations WJAB-AM 1440 and WJAB-FM 95.5 in Portland.
The 2003 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic, which begins with the 2003 Pepsi AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Feb. 2, will also be televised to 60 million homes on Rogers Sportsnet nationally in Canada and 15 regional networks across the United States. Former Portland Pirates broadcaster Tom Caron and ex-Maine Mariners forward Andy Brickley, both of whom currently cover the Boston Bruins for the New England Sports Network, will provide the call on the telecast. Dave Ahlers, the current voice of the Pirates, will work as a rinkside reporter.
Of the 262 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 92 percent have competed in the NHL, including Tyler Arnason, Eric Boguniecki, Valeri Bure, Anson Carter, Pavol Demitra, J.P. Dumont, Mike Dunham, Patrik Elias, Martin Lapointe, Mattias Norstrom, Steve Sullivan and Jason Williams. Coaches who have worked behind the bench at an AHL All-Star Classic include Peter Laviolette, Bob Hartley, Robbie Ftorek, Barry Trotz, John Tortorella and Bruce Cassidy.
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