CN8 to televise six Phantoms games
Published on October 1, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Adirondack Phantoms News Release
(PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1, 2003) - The Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League are proud to announce that CN8, The Comcast Network, will be televising six games during the 2003-04 season. CN8, a leading regional news, sports and entertainment network, reaches 6.2 million homes spanning from Maine to Maryland.
CN8's six-game package begins on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 5:00 p.m. ET, when the Phantoms host the Binghamton Senators at the Wachovia Spectrum. The schedule also features a Saturday afternoon showdown with the Milwaukee Admirals at the Wachovia Center on Jan. 31; road games in Hartford, Hershey and Manchester; and an important end-of-season home match-up with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Friday, March 26.
The CN8 broadcast team will include play-by-play announcer Mick Moninghoff and color commentators Orest Kindrachuk and Brad Park. A two-time Emmy winner, Moninghoff has been with CN8 since 1996, doing play-by-play for their coverage of college football, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, wrestling and the Trenton Titans (ECHL). Kindrachuk, who will work the three home games and the contest in Hershey, played six of his 10 NHL seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers. A 1988 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, Park will call the two games in New England.
The Phantoms open the 2003-04 regular season on Friday, Oct. 10 at 7:05 p.m., when they host the Binghamton Senators at the Wachovia Spectrum. Tickets to all Phantoms home games are $19, $18 and $14 for adults, and $8 for all children 14 and under, and are available now at the Wachovia Center box office and all Ticketmaster locations throughout the Delaware Valley. Tickets can also be charged by phone by calling (215) 336-2000, (856) 338-9000 or (302) 984-2000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Contact the Phantoms office at 215-465-4522 or log on to www.phantomshockey.com for information on group discounts, birthday packages and the Family Four Pack.
CN8, The Comcast Network (www.cn8.tv) has quickly become one of the nation's largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television networks - serving 6.2 million cable homes on the East Coast. The network provides quality, locally produced programming in four main areas: live, interactive television; regional news; entertainment; and coverage of high school, college and professional sports. CN8 has been nominated for 144 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards since its creation in 1996. The Comcast Network is owned and operated by Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., a division of Comcast Corporation and the country's leading cable and broadband services provider.
PHANTOMS 2003-04 TV SCHEDULE
Date Time Opponent Location
Sun., Dec. 28 5:00 p.m. Binghamton Senators Wachovia Spectrum
Sat., Jan. 31 3:00 p.m. Milwaukee Admirals Wachovia Center
Fri., Feb. 13 7:00 p.m. Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford Civic Center
Sat., Feb. 21 7:00 p.m. Hershey Bears GIANT Center
Sat., March 13 7:30 p.m. Manchester Monarchs Verizon Wireless Arena
Fri., March 26 7:00 p.m. Bridgeport Sound Tigers Wachovia Spectrum
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