In response to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporationis (CBC) announcement via its website that the network will not be broadcasting games 1 and 2 and 6 and 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals between the Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes, Adelphia Communications has decided to carry all of the Outdoor Life Networkis (OLN) coverage on basic cable.
Adelphia will provide its Classic Cable subscribers (referred to as basic cable) OLNis coverage of the third-round games on Channel 71 at no additional cost. Even though according to CBCis website the Canadian network will air games 3, 4 and 5, these games also will air on Channel 71.
Schedule of Adelphiais coverage of the Eastern Conference Finals:
Game Date Match-up Time Network
1 Sat, May 20 Buffalo at Carolina 2:00pm NBC
2 Mon, May 22 Buffalo at Carolina 7:30pm OLN (Ch. 71)
3 Wed, May 24 Carolina at Buffalo 7:30pm OLN (Ch. 71)
4 Fri, May 26 Carolina at Buffalo 7:30pm OLN (Ch. 71)
5* Sun, May 28 Buffalo at Carolina 7:30pm OLN (Ch. 71)
6* Tue, May 30 Carolina at Buffalo 7:30pm OLN (Ch. 71)
7* Thu, June 1 Buffalo at Carolina 7:30pm OLN (Ch. 71)
*If necessary
iWe know how important the Sabres are to the community so it was absolutely essential to be able to provide our customers the opportunity to watch all the games,i said Tom Haywood, vice president of operations, Adelphia Communications. iWe also did not want to leave to chance the fact that CBC could change its schedule at any time so we decided to air all of the games on Channel 71 regardless of their schedule.i
As one of the nation’s leading cable companies Adelphia serves more than 5.3 million residential customers nationwide, including over 300,000 customers throughout the Buffalo Niagara region. In addition to cable entertainment, Adelphia offers digital cable, High Definition TV (HDTV), Digital Video Recorder (DVR), High-Speed Internet (HSI) and On Demand.