Frost Heaves partner with Northeast Sports Network for online broadcasts

January 8, 2009 - Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Vermont Frost Heaves News Release


South Burlington, VT - The Vermont Frost Heaves are proud to announce their partnership with the Northeast Sports Network to provide live basketball coverage of Frost Heaves upcoming 2008/2009 Premier Basketball League season. The partnership allows Frost Heaves fans around the world to watch action live on their computer and view archived game webcasts on Northeast Sports Network.

"We are extremely proud to be affiliated with the Vermont Frost Heaves in bringing professional basketball to the internet," Northeast Sports Network CEO Eric Berry said. "They are the preeminent professional sports team in Vermont and we are pleased to bring this exciting coverage to Vermont and a worldwide audience."

"We are very excited about our partnership with NSN to bring fans around the globe, the webcasts of our games for the upcoming season," Michael Healey, GM of the Frost Heaves said. "NSN is becoming a leader in their field and it seems like the timing is perfect for us to join forces.  We are looking ahead to the future and we believe this partnership will take us both a long way".

"We are obviously very pleased by this newest development in the growth of our business model," added Northeast Sports Network COO Jim Davis. "This partnership with the Vermont Frost Heaves is full of synergy. Our goal of providing live video streaming of local sports and community events with professional broadcasters is ideally served with this partnership and will provide the friends and fans of Vermont Frost Heaves basketball with a new avenue of watching their favorite team."

Northeast Sports Network will stream 14 Frost Heaves games live over the internet during the 2009 season.

Northeast Sports Network is dedicated to publishing comprehensive high school sports information for Vermont and New Hampshire on the web. Northeast Sports Network publishes schedules, scores and standings, and streams live games complete with professional announcers for high schools, colleges and professional sports teams participating in athletics throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Northeast Sports Network is headquartered in Lyndonville, Vermont.

The Vermont Frost Heaves are in just their third season of competition but they have already achieved great success, winning championships in their first two seasons. The Frost Heaves are a professional basketball team that plays in the Premier Basketball League (PBL). Log on to www.nsnsports.net for a schedule of upcoming Frost Heaves video streams or www.vermontfrostheaves.com.



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